The first time we played BOTW, we entered the Great Hyrule Forest without having activated Woodland Tower, which illuminates this area on the map. Before we’d learned to scale towers the Zelder way, we made a failing pass at Woodland and then abandoned the effort. Still, we wanted to meet up with Hestu again; weContinue reading “Into the (Lost) Woods”
Category Archives: Breath of the Wild
I Left My Heart in the Goron Mines
Once upon a time, when Itzal and Demelza were playing Ocarina of Time, they were having a rough go of things with the Infernal Dinosaur, King Dodongo, who was himself making life miserable for the poor Gorons. Brave Itzal-as-Link had been in Dodongo’s Cavern for some time, fending off Keese, Beamos (remember them?), Lizalfos, and Skulltulas,Continue reading “I Left My Heart in the Goron Mines”
Climbing Towers the Zelder Way
Remember back on Day One on the Plateau, when Link found himself rising up from the ground on a tower, and all around him, similar spires were emerging from the Hyrulean earth? There are 15 Sheikah towers in BOTW. Placing the Sheikah slate on the tower’s guidance stone opens up a different section of your adventureContinue reading “Climbing Towers the Zelder Way”
Noble Pursuit: The Secret Ingredients Quest
We’ve said it before, we’ll say it again (and likely won’t remember having done so): Breath of the Wild is enthralling in its wealth of methods of play, neat tricks to learn, undiscovered areas to stumble upon. Your game won’t be the same as ours. Ours won’t be the same as ours, in fact, inContinue reading “Noble Pursuit: The Secret Ingredients Quest”
Lurelin Village: Faron’s Gem by the Sea
Bored with the workaday life of exploring Hyrule? Villages like Kakariko and Hateno not holding the same interest they once did? Exhausted from opening shrines and fighting Guardian Scouts? Lurelin Village awaits! Nestled along the coast in the Faron Region, Lurelin offers sandy beaches, palm trees, a high-quality inn, and unique experiences to choose from. Continue reading “Lurelin Village: Faron’s Gem by the Sea”
Stranger, Danger
As with previous games in the Zelda franchise, BOTW’s Hyrule is populated with plenty of chatty Cathy types in the form of Non-Player Characters, or NPCs. Indeed, with few exceptions, if you see someone, they’ll want to say something. Often, the character in question will have advice to offer, a clue to move Link’s journey forwardContinue reading “Stranger, Danger”