We are, we admit, fans of T. H. White’s The Once and Future King. And as a child, who didn’t love the Disney classic, the Sword in the Stone, watching it either on the (what then passed for big) screen in the theater, or better still, bundled in pajamas with pillows and blankets, gazing out the back ofContinue reading “The Once and Future Link: Obtaining the Master Sword”
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Of Divine Winds and Beasts: Freeing Vah Medoh
When last we left our hero Link, he had boarded the flying Divine Beast Vah Medoh. In this follow-up post, we cover activating the terminals in the mechanical eagle and fighting WindBlight Ganon to free Vah Medoh. Dungeon Map First things first: to access and activate the terminals, we’ll need to maneuver the beast, and that requiresContinue reading “Of Divine Winds and Beasts: Freeing Vah Medoh”
Vah Medoh Pre-Flight Planning
Before you can free the Divine Beast Vah Medoh, you must first prime the pump – or in this case, the bellows. Here we discuss the necessary preparations to board the flying beast, which resembles a mechanical eagle (or perhaps a chicken) circling the skies over northwestern Hyrule. As with the other divine beasts, this journeyContinue reading “Vah Medoh Pre-Flight Planning”
Gerudo Town and Kara Kara Bazaar
Ah, the challenges of a desert clime! Hot, sometimes blisteringly so, during the day (“but it’s a dry heat”), and yet, the dryness of the air causes the temperatures to drop to bitter cold at night. In Hyrule, that’s just the beginning of the desert’s inhospitable nature. Let’s add in electrified Lizalfos, giant sandworms called Moldugas, blinding dustContinue reading “Gerudo Town and Kara Kara Bazaar”
Hylian Homeowner
We recognize that not everyone completes the Hylian Homeowner quest in BOTW. We understand that it’s not necessary. We realize that this quest may, in fact, be a vanity, and that we of A Certain Age are more inclined to assume home mortgages than younger (and perhaps more astute) players. Nonetheless. Here’s what we loved about acquiring a homeContinue reading “Hylian Homeowner”
Vah Ruta, Freed
By now you have the Zora armor set and a quiver of shock arrows, you’ve enjoyed a Blue Lagoon, and you’re raring to free a Divine Beast from the clutches of – but wait. First, you must board the beast before you can free it from any clutches. In this post, we discuss the remaining three parts ofContinue reading “Vah Ruta, Freed”