Sometimes a blessing shrine is no blessing in Tears of the Kingdom. Consider, for example, the High Spring and Light Rings shrine quest.
Yearly Archives: 2023
Alas, poor Lurelin!
Alas, poor Lurelin! We knew you well, and you’re not what we remember. It’s been a minute since we last posted, we know. We’ve been busy playing Tears of the Kingdom, but for various and sundry reasons, not playing together. (No, we haven’t broken up!) Demelza’s been doing what she does – hunting and gathering and cooking, meticulously upgrading armor,Continue reading “Alas, poor Lurelin!”
Got to Ultrahand it to Nintendo
Day One on Great Sky Island
After a very long wait, Tears of the Kingdom finally made its debut on May 12. For the first time, we, Itzal and Demelza, were there from the start! We didn’t take up the game four years after the rest of the gaming world, as we did with Breath of the Wild; we didn’t wait even four days. Preparing for a return toContinue reading “Day One on Great Sky Island”
Why the Kingdom Cries
Today, we were excited to watch Eiji Aonuma demonstrating Tears of the Kingdom on Nintendo’s YouTube channel. But no sooner than three minutes in, Itzal quipped: “Now we know why the kingdom is crying.” The twelve-minute video focuses on new skills that Link will, ahem, enjoy in TOTK. There’s Recall, which, by way of example, enables Link to clamber aboard aContinue reading “Why the Kingdom Cries”
If Elden Ring Met Tears of the Kingdom
During the current, albeit happily soon-to-be-ending Zelda drought, we’ve spent considerable time playing Elden Ring. We’ve dispatched Godrick the Grafted, Rennala, Radahn, Morgott the Omen King, Rykard, a host of smaller albeit still “great” enemies, and even now we have Godfrey, First Elden Lord, in our sights. True, it’s been no speed-run, nor even a speed-walk. Our eyes nowContinue reading “If Elden Ring Met Tears of the Kingdom”