In Breath of the Wild, one learned certain rune skills on the Great Plateau before one ever left – well, the Great Plateau. And this was fine and good. Then there was the Ta’Loh Naeg Shrine near Kakariko Village, in which one was to learn such useful tactics as sidehops and backflips, parrying, flurry rushes, and chargedContinue reading “To Train or Not to Train”
Author Archives: Demelza
Returning to Hyrule with the Switch 2
It’s been a long time since we graced these pages, we own.[1] Life happens. Some people get new jobs, other people retire. Some people travel, other people move (admittedly not as often as Itzal does). When last we blogged, Demelza was carrying the Zelder banner on her own, as Itzal was busy with a new job inContinue reading “Returning to Hyrule with the Switch 2”
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”