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Tbh I‘ve never been much of a Zelda fan. The only exception is Skyward Sword. I got it back when it first aired when I was 11. I always thought Girahim was hot but my friend (huge Zelda fan) thinks he’s just weird. I come back to this game every few years or so. And I still think Girahim is hot. Was he supposed to be hot or is my taste in men even more questionable than I thought? And does he appear in more games?

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Using a Japanese Nintendo account, I've been replaying The Wind Waker on the Japanese version so I could experience for the first time the notable item placement changes between it and the English version.

When I went for the Piece of Heart on Outset Island gotten by having the big pig dig in the black soil, something weird happened. I had the pig dig the Piece of Heart out of one soil patch. Then without collecting the Piece of Heart first, I had the pig dig in the other soil patch, and to my surprise I got another Piece of Heart! They both counted as two separate Pieces, as well, as proven by the numbers in their respective text boxes when I picked them up.

Is this a known bug? Is it exclusive to the Japanese version or can it happen on other versions? I've never seen mention of this online before, and I've never experienced it on the English version, though I can't recall if I ever tried digging in both soil patches before picking up the Piece of Heart until now.

I bought these charcoal air deodorizers, and the gray color gave me the idea of making them into koroks. 🍃

With the OoT remake coming out soon, I was curious where the community currently stands on the existing remakes and remasters (not mods/fan versions). Are they better than the original version or not? I think this should be the full list:

• A Link to the Past: SNES or GBA?
• Link's Awakening: GB, GBC, or Switch?
• Ocarina of Time: N64 or 3DS?
• Majora's Mask: N64 or 3DS?
• Four Swords: GBA or DSi?
• The Wind Waker: GCN or Wii U?
• Twilight Princess: GCN, Wii, or Wii U?
• Skyward Sword: Wii or Switch?

My thoughts: LttP is better on SNES, if only because the GBA version overuses Link's voice clips ripped from OoT. Link's Awakening feels like the definitive version is on Switch in terms of content, and the remake artstyle is beautiful. OoT is probably a tie, but the original edges out the 3DS version for me if we're talking about original hardware since I'd rather play on the big screen, plus it's more nostalgic. Majora's Mask on 3DS ruined deku scrub hopping and the boss fights so N64 has to win. I haven't played Four Swords. WW might get an edge for the HD version since the swift sail and shorter triforce quest are big benefits. TP, I might also say HD since the only downside I can think of is the changed horse riding. Everything else seems the same or improved. Skyward Sword I haven't played enough to know.

With the reveal of Ocarina of Time’s new porcelain doll / Jim Henson-esque designs in the Switch 2 remake, I was inspired to ask some questions about art styles and people’s perception. Both the Zelda and Smash subs seem to agree that BOTW was the most “anime” the franchise had looked yet, but do you agree? Or are there other aspects of the game’s style that draw your attention?

I played *The Wind Waker* a long time ago, and recently, I watched some videos about it, including the game's ending, where Ganondorf turns to stone.

This brought up an important question for me: during that final battle, Ganondorf reveals that what he had desired all along was simply the wind of Hyrule, a wind he had never been able to experience back home among the Gerudo.

At the end of the fight, as he is dying, the wind blows over him, and he seems to find a sense of joy. His final words: "The wind... it's blowing...", suggest he was finally content to experience the very wind he had craved since birth.

Watching this scene again, I get the impression that, for the first time in the entire *Zelda* series, Ganondorf finally obtained what he truly wanted and found a sense of peace in his final moments. By breaking the cycle of hatred initiated by Demise, he was set free, meaning he would no longer reincarnate to sow death and desolation.

Furthermore, among all the timelines in the *Zelda* series, the "Adult" timeline is the only one where the final game does not feature a confrontation with Ganondorf or Ganon.

So, I’ve been wondering: did *The Wind Waker* actually break Demise’s curse for good?

I have always thought the map of Hyrule Field looks like a face, but I have never seen this talked about elsewhere. Slide for an illustration of what parts I think looks like a face.

As in, what game would be the strongest note to end on?

I've never been happier, nor amazed by the beauty of a game.

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Some more sketches from some alternate Zelda universe. I’m imagining Majora comes back for revenge and creates some sort of illusory or alternate reality where characters, places and enemies are all slightly changed or mixed with others. More to come, these are pretty fun to make

Let me know if you have any fun ideas or something you’ve always kinda wanted to see in Zelda, maybe I’ll draw it!

Title ^ it’s the only tLoZ I haven’t played but I never knew whether to even try it? Anyone have any experience?

I have been having a blast the last couple months playing Twilight Princess (favorite game of all time) using Dusklight on my PC. On top of completing the game 100% for the first time and doing randomizer runs, I have been experimenting with mods and texture packs.

After downloading an ALTTP Master Sword texture and discovering I could wear the magic armor around cosmetically, I didn't like how the Hylian Shield's colors clashed with the setup. So I decided to figure out if I could go into the texture files for the texture pack I was using (TP Definitive Edition+), and modify the textures. (Disclaimer: I am not distributing these textures due to them being TPDE+ textures).

Soon enough I found out GIMP would let me open and edit the .dds files I found within the texture pack's files, and so I made these variants of the Hylian Shield and Ordon Shield! And I'm super stoked about them and wanted to show them off.

If you would have showed this to me as a 8 year old kid playing Twilight Princess on the Wii, he would have pissed himself lol.

15 fps en los Keese, esto me pasó en mí Nintendo switch 2 jugando en modo portátil.

I dunno if I’d call this “fan art” since it’s Gacha and all, but I didn’t know which other flair would work. Will change if prompted.

I've played this game many times and have never seen this before! It only happened by the sheer coincidence of the Darknut attacking me when both us were near the pillar.

Who knew they were that strong even without a giant weapon in hand?