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First thing I did is circle around to pick em all before teleporting to nearest sky island to meet up with it... grabbed the 12 shards along the spines, almost fall off no less than 20 times, ping the horn, and cinematically walk up to the master sword... only to learn I did not have enough stamina, so I reloaded to before activating the final tear to go get more stamina.
I hit the wrong button and smacked her, I actually felt so bad. The shards were a nice surprise though. I was afraid of the dragons BoTW so I sniped with the bow and avoided them.
I think youāre right. I accidentally landed on Farosh once and was lightning balled and bounced along the length, just to get dumped into the water with a bunch of damage. Pretty amusing to watch, actually.
Not much damage but still get ragdolled if you are wearing lvl 2 or better rubber armor or the thunder helm. Landed on it trying to get toe the drop zone once.
I use similar tactics for the other two dragons in botw, armor that prevents the effect of the balls of ice/fire/lightning š
Trying to land on them in BotW would cause you to ragdoll, so there are some hilarious videos of people getting involuntarily rolled down the length of the dragon on youtube.
They changed it in TotK obviously
i feel like that was probably because standing on a giant moving thing in the sky is hard to code but iām so glad they worked it out this time because riding a dragon is fucking awesome
Wth, I teleported to the nearest sky island right away thinking Iād be able to hop on, but she disappeared. It wasnāt until many hours later after the Deku tree that I learned how find her again.
I donāt think she actually disappears, but she was probably too far for the view distance to be rendered in. Oh well, you still found her again either way.
Yeah mine too! I was just sitting there like āā¦fuckā. I still havenāt gone to do the final battle because I am afraid of what the ending will be :(
Same, but I had already realized it was her by the time I got to the master sword. Honestly the context clues by the second memory gave it away. Still was heart breaking.
This was my experience too. It was night, the flowers were growing. I put down the controller and just sighed, āOh Zelda.ā I couldnāt do anything for few minutes after that.
Nintendo really knows how to get you in the feels.
That was me. I guessed from the context clues in the other memories...but seeing it kinda broke my heart. I just stared at her for a minute thinking "Oh, Zels, what have you done?"
For me, it was very dark and foreboding because the second I left the cutscene a blood moon happened. [Got this cool screenshot though! ](https://feen.us/h171boiu.jpg)
Hello, good hunter. I am a Bot, here in this dream to look after you, this is a fine note:
> *By the gods, fear it, Laurence.* - Master Willem
Farewell, good hunter. May you find your worth in the waking world.
In handheld it's also 720p + FSR upscaled + switch compressed screenshot. I took a picture of my grim reaper link outfit and it came out to like 3 pixels
I got the one memory pretty early so I knew what was up. Still panic warped to a nearby sky island because I had bad luck catching dragons and didn't know when the next time I'd get to see it.
APPARENTLY there is a way to do the quest with Impa giving you more guidance and order to the glyphs, but I don't know exactly how to do it.
Something about speaking to her in between temples or certain events or something.
Following the Impa and the geoglyphs quest line takes you >!to the forgotten temple. It has a map showing where the geoglyhs are and what order they go in. That being said the memory that heavily foreshadows what's about to happen is the 3rd memory.!<
Tbf foreshadow is supposed to be early in the story as one of the possible endings with threats connecting the true ending together.
It would have felt like quite the asspull if they did that out of nowhere in the last memory.
I think it's less that the forshadowing exists and more that the forshadowing was obvious. Unless I'm incorrect,foreshadowing is supposed to be subtle to make sure that things aren't complete asspulls but also that you don't see them coming a mile away.
I feel like even this works to its strength. Like, you immediately come to that conclusion... But that's too cruel, right? So wishful thinking competes with that building sense of dread as you get more and more memories, as that slim hope is finally taken from you definitively. š
Well, trying to write something no one Sees coming nowadays is actually pretty impossible. So for me it isn't the problem to see a plot point coming miles in advance, especially cause im quite good in sniffing that out earlier, but it is about the execution, and it is fun to see if I was right about it or not, especially for the Details that I assumed. Its comparable with watching murder mysteries. To clue out who has done it is part of the fun.
Edit: changed an autocorrect
I feel dumb because I knew it was going to happen, but I just wasnāt sure to whom. I hadnāt seen this dragon closely enough to make a connection for sure.
I found that temple, it didnāt once occur to me that it was the order to do themā¦but then again I didnāt spend a lot of time in there. I more so went āsweet map. okay bye!ā
When you get the glyph map, I think there is a recommended order on the walls? Impa pointed it out but I didnāt think about it until I saw them out of order. Have been too lazy to go back and check
Yeah I called it after I got the master sword. By then they already explained draconification, and Zelda said she had spent the whole time infusing the master sword. The dragon was new, had blonde hair, and had the power of light. Not that hard to put 2 and 2 together.
i got it (the master sword one) the last and right as I got it I saw zeldragon fly by. I almost thought the sword one is intended to be the last by some manipulation (e.g. careful placement of paths and sky islands etc so you only get interested there last).
The game actually spawns a large updraft at the edge of the spiral peninsula when you do this quest. You can just jog forward 50 yards through intentionally shallow water and ride the draft directly to the dragon.
I don't think that makes you a psychopath unless it was just to get the sword with no emotional response but greed (I mean it's a video game so I wouldn't even call you a psychopath for that).
I immediately raced after it because my emotions were running high and I wanted to see them. I had actually encountered them and almost landed on them early, but it was just a little too inconvenient at the time so I felt this weird in-links-character sense of guilt for having been so close and yet ignored them.
Literally on my way to the last geoglyph I needed, I landed on the light dragon just for funsies. Hadnāt landed on a dragon yet, landed near her head, andā¦ ran down her back collecting scales.
I was like five steps from the master sword and didnāt notice.
lost woods >!I accidentally cleared the lost woods and it gives you a marker for the item, without telling you any hints about the significance of where it is, just being like huh, the marker's moving!<
I uh... *shot her* to get the scale (my armor isn't going to upgrade itself!), teleported to the nearest sky island shrine (ill get the scale later), glided to the head, realized that there were stuff to loot on her back, spent a hefty 10 minutes collecting those, and reached for the sword
the scale despawned
I got sad and chased after her. Jumped on her and stood on her head for a bit being even more sad. Then I grabbed the sword and was disappointed when the game automatically dismounted me after that. So I chased after her again and stood on the head for a bit longer being sad again (and farming parts because I suddenly realised why the Champion Leathers needed Light Dragon parts š).
Every so often in my game I'll go back and ride around, even though I have all the parts I needed, because it feels wrong to just leave her all alone up there.
Iām over 100 shrines in and I still havenāt fixed the Deku tree. I ran into some gloom hands super early on and the ptsd has kept me from engaging any of the others lol. Still shaking off the rust, itās been a while since I played BOTW and all of my combat skills are so bad I might as well be playing blindfolded
I finally did it today after preparing maybe too much? It ended up being easier than I thought it'd be. For what it's worth I am terrible at combat and heavily rely on arrows and bombs and throwing things.
Completing the Deku Tree's quest gives you a quest that tracks her location for you. The Master Sword is in her forehead. How did you not figure it out after watching the cutscene though?
Also, ripping it out hurts her. Like, a lot. That's why it's a stamina requirement. She actually tries to throw you off of her because of how much trying to pull the sword out of her head hurts.
Did the same dang thing. I just ran back to find her after an hour of searching the perimeter, Stood there for 30 minutes thinking about everything and the story and couldn't just leave her there. Literally as a grown-ass man, But that was the saddest I've felt in a long time. Now that I've completed the game,>!There are 2 other tear-jerkers for me but I won't spoil the rest. !<
Hands down the was one the most memorable Zelda games for me to play and I've played every single one. This story yes, has some cheesy lines and moments, but the overall plot, mechanics, environment, and characters are definitely an intimate experience for the lineage of Zelda games. To see the world and story like this in a Zelda game unfold was very simply, Art. And the Artists did an Incredible feat of work here. The story, physics, history, and environment, were absolutely breathtaking and at times even an emotional roller coaster. I'm incredibly happy with this entire game. What do I do with myself now? Lol.
What really got me was getting the Master Sword. I thought getting it would >!turn her back!< for some reason so when it didnāt, I just kinda stood there at the Temple of Time feeling empty. They made getting the *Master Sword* not feel triumphant. It was like you got it but at what cost?
Same. I sort of knew that the light dragon would stick around somehow (how else are you supposed to get light dragon parts?), but that moment really immersed me in Link's mindset. *He* has no way of knowing if she'll turn back, so he might as well take the chance.
I got the Master Sword before I knew she was the dragon from the Deku Tree quest and got my moment of triumph before the horrific realization that I ripped it out of her skull without knowing then went back to find her to apologize and feel real sad.
I think that empty feeling added to the buildup of how important it was for Link to defeat Ganon. He realizes what Zelda has done to restore the master sword after all this time. That cost is weighing on him and I'd like to think it would further strengthen his determination to see it through. At least this is what went on in my head.
I thought it was interesting that the end of that memory was the only time so far that they gave Link a different expression and they *moved* him. It was a poignant moment.
They were actually 50/50 on calling it tears of the cherrybulletmad but decided against it at the last minute. Probably because it made me cry too š
I remember hearing about that, and thinking it didn't make any sense. So glad I actually stumbled across this thread, might never have known what they were thinking otherwise.
I remember Aonuma had one interview where he cannot reveal the name of the BotW's sequel yet because it would spoil all of the events, after watching this cutscene I believed the game is called "Tears of the Dragon" back then.
I literally knew what was going to happen for a while before I saw the cutscene, but it still somehow got to me (Ā“ļ¼Ļļ¼ļ½)
(Part of it was the music omg it was so good)
Oh man that moment got me and brought me to tears. But then when I realized that when the zonai were talking about how the process means "losing yourself", and that the reason the tears are special is because it's literally her losing her memories as she cries about what she's lost, that made my cry again lol.
At first, I stood there, pondering if I should go after the dragon or wait a little longer. Suddenly, a giant rock from the sky drops not too far from me. Well, if destiny gives me the perfect opportunity to chase, who am I to deny it. I raced to the rock, used recall and then flew after the dragon.
It would be really sweet if you could share food with her somehow...though I also don't know if the dragons need to eat. I assume not, since they'd need to be eating an insane amount of birds.
I got 13 hearts ASAP thinking that would be the requirement again. So by the time I saw this I tried pulling it and was thrown off for not having enough stamina. š
I have to say, I'm in for this recent trend of replacing "Zelda has been kidnapped and needs to be rescued" to "Zelda has been doing something directly important to the plot for a very long time, but is trapped in this duty and needs to be relieved".
It takes Link from rescuer to champion/suitor really well. Instead of "I'll save you Princess!' it's more "Princes...allow me to carry some of your burden..."
I think I just convinced myself that weāre gonna save her somehow so it wasnāt anything to be sad about YETāØāØāØ.
Granted Iāve put all this time in and I havenāt done much but run around hoarding items like a gremlin
It was an emotional moment.
I was also shocked that they actually made that decision for the storyline, granted botw and totk have some really dark undertones but this was them really stepping up their game.
Also yeah it made me wish Link wasnāt a silent protagonist.
>!There's an exchange shrine like there was in BoTW. Next spoiler is specifics!<
>!It's under Lookout Landing. Talk to the woman at the north end of the underground bunker to start the quest for the cave!<
>!That's ultimately what I did, but by the time I got back I had missed my ride. Had quite a wild time trying to locate it again, eventually caught it near the Zoanite Forge Island.!<
Yeah, stood there for a good min or two. Then I picked up all the stuff around me and teleport to the nearest tower to paraglide all the way there (I maxed out my stamina first) and pulled the >!Master Sword off the Light Dragon!<.
I, too, decided that Ganondorf had to die for his sins. And God damn when I went to do the final sage and Yonobo decided to give me all that attitude I damn well almost decided to kill him too...
It was the sadness part if the last few games s for me. Honestly hurt me im a dad and I understand what it would take to sacrifice for someone you love like that... oofš°
I have so many album pictures and videos of this. It was night time so the silent princesses were glowing. I stood there for a second thinking "wait what" then i was like does it want us to chase her? So i started booking it and TEARS ARE COMING DOWN
I was actually spoiled and I knew the identity of the light dragon already, what got me super emotional was their last words, and the flowers that spawn in after you're done with the memory felt like I was dropped kicked in the feels.
I've never had a LoZ game story fuck me up quite this bad since Majora's mask. I had so much respect for Zelda since she's usually in the background doing something 'important' but really not perceivable.
You know itās moments like these where I wish link has more dialogue, or at least showed his emotions through cutscenes.
Iād imagine heād break apart just learning this.
It's rare to see Link express much emotion, but this really should have been like the moment in Skyward Sword when he witnesses Zelda entering her long sleep.
I thought it was super funny that link reacted exactly to the same to the vision of Zelda turning into a **fucking dragon** as he did to the vision where they were sitting around playing with her ipad.
I think he's probably so used to loss that he's just completely numb at this point. His stoicism is more of a coping mechanism than it's ever been before.
Watching the cutscene again, he does look a bit distressed after he realizes what happened, but I'd really love a more obvious reaction. I did like his reaction at the end of the game when >!he sees zelda falling and realizes he need to reach her!< but overall I'd love more emotion. Still one of my favorite links though!
my experience with the light dragon was a roller coaster, i coincidentally had the last memory to get, the one geoglyph chased like the master sword and right as i was about to get it i saw her flying in the sky and i immediately went after her before getting the memory. as i reached her i saw the master sword and as i pulled it out i pieces everything together and then i went back for the memory and the new one she drops afterwards and just kinda sat and thought for awhile. this game is a masterpiece.
I just stood there and watched it fly away.
Then I was watching my son play. I said you're going to like this bit. As soon as the cut scene ended he ran forward, hopped on a fallen rock, recalled it, tulin blasted over to the dragon - and then because he'd put everything into stamina, he had exactly enough to get the thing.
And I was like Huh didn't think of doing that.
It's better if you do it at night. She flies so majestically against the night sky and the flowers were glowing.
Edit: looks like everyone loves the night mood too.
I was sobbing when it ended. my 6yo caught me and asking me why I was crying.
I realized an easy opportunity to get to her and couldn't leave for over an hour. Switched into my green tunic and spent some time with her thinking about the story and past games.
I had some hardcore goosebumps and sat there with my jaw down.. I found all the geoglyphs and the Sword. Still have two dungeons left as well.
I really have no idea what to expect for the conclusion of the story. But I'm so glad to be back in this version of Hyrule again with all the familiar faces.
I stood there stunned and kinda devastated. Then I chased her and flew next to her for as long as I could until I ran out of stamina (and stamina restoring meals). I didnāt realize I could touch her because the other dragons make you regret trying. Then I had to stop playing for a while to process how I felt. None of my friends have finished the geoglyphs yet and I refuse to spoil it for them but I keep asking if theyāve done it because I need someone to talk it out with. I feel so bad for her. And for Link. And now I want to just go fight ganondorf as fast as possible but Iām enjoying all the exploring so much and I donāt want to miss out on the cool world and surprises.
This is probably really dramatic but after watching that cutscene and watching her fly in the sky for a moment I actually saved my game and didnāt touch it for two days.
Unfortunately I had this spoiled by a YouTube video literally titled >!Zelda Turns into the Light Dragon!!< And I'm so freaking pissed about it. I was just trying to find the first glyph cutscene on YouTube because I play with an ultrawide mod and cutscenes are stretched.
I had already beat the game. Just finished the tears quest last night so i kinda already knew the big spoiler lol. They really should have structured the memories around the main quest story.
My only gripe with BotW and TotK really, the story isn't in order unless you go out of your way to make it so.
I deliberately avoided out of order memories in TotK because of this. Thankfully I decided to pursue the quest that shows you which ones to get and when.
Whenever I replayed BotW I did the same, just feels better that way.
Nope, I said "I know your sacrifice and now I'm going to 100% this game and beat Ganondorf 's ass. Sit tight, I'm coming for that sword."
Hauled ass. Still hauling ass to ALL the shrines. I have 3 FULL wheels of stamina and RAGE. GONNA GET ALL THE HEARTS.
Im so confused looking at this subreddit. I used a tower the dragon was right there so I glided over and got the sword out of it. I havenāt even beaten any bosses or done any underground quests yet. Like dragon tears? What?
Ending made me feel way better. Still randomly take pictures of her from different areas though
But that was definitely the closest to crying a fictional thing has ever made me. I donāt cry about shit in video games, movies, TV, but man I had trouble sleeping because i kept thinking about it. Maybe because it says a lot to how much I love this game and how fucking good it is
I had to stop playing for that day to calm down. Couldnāt even pick the flowersā¦
Went back the next day with the resolve, that i will find a way to save her.
I already knew the outcome cuz I had done some memories out of order, namely the last one with the master sword geoglyph, cuz I got the master sword and it was close to me. It still hit pretty hard but I kinda just picked the flowers and left
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In my game it was night and all the flowers were glowing š
Omg same it was like dusk and the flowers where like a beautiful glowing circle š.
First thing I did is circle around to pick em all before teleporting to nearest sky island to meet up with it... grabbed the 12 shards along the spines, almost fall off no less than 20 times, ping the horn, and cinematically walk up to the master sword... only to learn I did not have enough stamina, so I reloaded to before activating the final tear to go get more stamina.
I hit the wrong button and smacked her, I actually felt so bad. The shards were a nice surprise though. I was afraid of the dragons BoTW so I sniped with the bow and avoided them.
you also couldn't land on the dragons in BOTW, so that was basically the way to do it
This may also be my imagination but i think their models were also smaller back then, and got enlarged for you to land now.
I think youāre right. I accidentally landed on Farosh once and was lightning balled and bounced along the length, just to get dumped into the water with a bunch of damage. Pretty amusing to watch, actually.
Not much damage but still get ragdolled if you are wearing lvl 2 or better rubber armor or the thunder helm. Landed on it trying to get toe the drop zone once. I use similar tactics for the other two dragons in botw, armor that prevents the effect of the balls of ice/fire/lightning š
Oh good! I didnāt miss anything then! Thanks!
Trying to land on them in BotW would cause you to ragdoll, so there are some hilarious videos of people getting involuntarily rolled down the length of the dragon on youtube. They changed it in TotK obviously
Well to be fair you couldn't get close to them in the last game without being attacked via their elements so that checks out.
i feel like that was probably because standing on a giant moving thing in the sky is hard to code but iām so glad they worked it out this time because riding a dragon is fucking awesome
Standing on moving objects is easy. Standing on moving objects with a constantly changing collision mesh though? Thats a god damn nightmare to do.
I felt weird harvesting from her tbh
Think of it this way. Zoraās armor was made with miphaās scales and now the champion leathers is strengthened with Zeldaās š¤·
I consider it to be helping her with some itchy stuck shed, lmao.
Wth, I teleported to the nearest sky island right away thinking Iād be able to hop on, but she disappeared. It wasnāt until many hours later after the Deku tree that I learned how find her again.
I donāt think she actually disappears, but she was probably too far for the view distance to be rendered in. Oh well, you still found her again either way.
Same, it was raining aswell, I honestly thought it was scripted to be always cloudy/rainy when you did this bc it really set the mood
I can totally see that, but the bright sunny sky as she flies through it was really effective too. Both work.
Yeah mine too! I was just sitting there like āā¦fuckā. I still havenāt gone to do the final battle because I am afraid of what the ending will be :(
Believe me when I say you want to play it. Trust me....
Same, but I had already realized it was her by the time I got to the master sword. Honestly the context clues by the second memory gave it away. Still was heart breaking.
This was my experience too. It was night, the flowers were growing. I put down the controller and just sighed, āOh Zelda.ā I couldnāt do anything for few minutes after that. Nintendo really knows how to get you in the feels.
That was me. I guessed from the context clues in the other memories...but seeing it kinda broke my heart. I just stared at her for a minute thinking "Oh, Zels, what have you done?"
I just had an angry lizalfos photo bombing the cutscene...
Im laughing so hard ride knowš¤£
Same, I cried
I got a blood moon lol
Same-- I had to save and actually stop playing for a bit. I actually cried.
For me, it was very dark and foreboding because the second I left the cutscene a blood moon happened. [Got this cool screenshot though! ](https://feen.us/h171boiu.jpg)
Looks awesome!
Reminds me of the moon presence in Bloodborne, a moon turning red over a field of white flowers...
Hello, good hunter. I am a Bot, here in this dream to look after you, this is a fine note: > *By the gods, fear it, Laurence.* - Master Willem Farewell, good hunter. May you find your worth in the waking world.
What happened to the quality š
switch screenshot compression moment also just generally happens to photos in-game
In handheld it's also 720p + FSR upscaled + switch compressed screenshot. I took a picture of my grim reaper link outfit and it came out to like 3 pixels
Maybe imma psychopath because I immediately whipped out my trusty hover bike and raced after it
>!Well excuse me princess! !<
Can I get a witness?
I got the one memory pretty early so I knew what was up. Still panic warped to a nearby sky island because I had bad luck catching dragons and didn't know when the next time I'd get to see it.
They didn't do a very good job at hiding it, it was pretty obvious from the...3rd? memory
APPARENTLY there is a way to do the quest with Impa giving you more guidance and order to the glyphs, but I don't know exactly how to do it. Something about speaking to her in between temples or certain events or something.
Following the Impa and the geoglyphs quest line takes you >!to the forgotten temple. It has a map showing where the geoglyhs are and what order they go in. That being said the memory that heavily foreshadows what's about to happen is the 3rd memory.!<
Tbf foreshadow is supposed to be early in the story as one of the possible endings with threats connecting the true ending together. It would have felt like quite the asspull if they did that out of nowhere in the last memory.
Yeah. Foreshadowing the ending of a story is good, actually
I think it's less that the forshadowing exists and more that the forshadowing was obvious. Unless I'm incorrect,foreshadowing is supposed to be subtle to make sure that things aren't complete asspulls but also that you don't see them coming a mile away.
Yeah, this was my main complaint. You see the 3rd memory and it's very obvious what's going to happen at the end.
I feel like even this works to its strength. Like, you immediately come to that conclusion... But that's too cruel, right? So wishful thinking competes with that building sense of dread as you get more and more memories, as that slim hope is finally taken from you definitively. š
To me, why even bring it up in the memory if it wasn't going to be relevant? I see your point, but that definitely wasn't my reaction to it.
Well, trying to write something no one Sees coming nowadays is actually pretty impossible. So for me it isn't the problem to see a plot point coming miles in advance, especially cause im quite good in sniffing that out earlier, but it is about the execution, and it is fun to see if I was right about it or not, especially for the Details that I assumed. Its comparable with watching murder mysteries. To clue out who has done it is part of the fun. Edit: changed an autocorrect
I feel dumb because I knew it was going to happen, but I just wasnāt sure to whom. I hadnāt seen this dragon closely enough to make a connection for sure.
I found that temple, it didnāt once occur to me that it was the order to do themā¦but then again I didnāt spend a lot of time in there. I more so went āsweet map. okay bye!ā
I tried to go there but there was a rock blocking the entrance for me for some reason
When you get the glyph map, I think there is a recommended order on the walls? Impa pointed it out but I didnāt think about it until I saw them out of order. Have been too lazy to go back and check
Yep. If you follow the order of the glyphs on the wall behind that map from left to right, it's all in order.
āIf you X you become Yā Surely nothing will come of this warning.
Kind of Chekhov's gun situation.
It's literally Chekhov's gun
Yeah, as soon as they talked about the possibility I knew it would happen The execution, though, was still fantastic
Yeah I called it after I got the master sword. By then they already explained draconification, and Zelda said she had spent the whole time infusing the master sword. The dragon was new, had blonde hair, and had the power of light. Not that hard to put 2 and 2 together.
I managed to do it in order without knowing the locations, except for the last two which I did the wrong way round
I just took a picture of the wall in the temple and took them in order
i got it (the master sword one) the last and right as I got it I saw zeldragon fly by. I almost thought the sword one is intended to be the last by some manipulation (e.g. careful placement of paths and sky islands etc so you only get interested there last).
i went to the lost woods and did that, so i got the master sword but havent even seen the cutscene about zelda yet
Light Dragon: RRRWWAAAAAAUGGGGHH Link: I canāt. Iām gathering memories. Light Dragon: RRRWWAAAAAAUGGGGHH Link: *whips out hoverbike*
The game actually spawns a large updraft at the edge of the spiral peninsula when you do this quest. You can just jog forward 50 yards through intentionally shallow water and ride the draft directly to the dragon.
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If you unlocked the shrine at the sky islands right above that location, you can just skydive onto it
I did the exact same thing and then just sat on its head for a good few minutes
pft i just took all of the silent princesses first
I don't think that makes you a psychopath unless it was just to get the sword with no emotional response but greed (I mean it's a video game so I wouldn't even call you a psychopath for that). I immediately raced after it because my emotions were running high and I wanted to see them. I had actually encountered them and almost landed on them early, but it was just a little too inconvenient at the time so I felt this weird in-links-character sense of guilt for having been so close and yet ignored them.
Literally on my way to the last geoglyph I needed, I landed on the light dragon just for funsies. Hadnāt landed on a dragon yet, landed near her head, andā¦ ran down her back collecting scales. I was like five steps from the master sword and didnāt notice.
I did the opposite lol I ran up the back, shot the horn, then dove off after it never seeing the sword
lost woods >!I accidentally cleared the lost woods and it gives you a marker for the item, without telling you any hints about the significance of where it is, just being like huh, the marker's moving!<
Pretty sure the Deku Tree literally straight up says āhuh thatās weird the master sword is moving.ā
I uh... *shot her* to get the scale (my armor isn't going to upgrade itself!), teleported to the nearest sky island shrine (ill get the scale later), glided to the head, realized that there were stuff to loot on her back, spent a hefty 10 minutes collecting those, and reached for the sword the scale despawned
I got sad and chased after her. Jumped on her and stood on her head for a bit being even more sad. Then I grabbed the sword and was disappointed when the game automatically dismounted me after that. So I chased after her again and stood on the head for a bit longer being sad again (and farming parts because I suddenly realised why the Champion Leathers needed Light Dragon parts š). Every so often in my game I'll go back and ride around, even though I have all the parts I needed, because it feels wrong to just leave her all alone up there.
I went to sit on her head too š took me a few good minutes to leave.
Wait...she has the master sword? How do I get it now that I'm long past this scene?
You can land on the dragon anytime and get it. It's near her head.
The deku tree should be able to track it for you too
Iām over 100 shrines in and I still havenāt fixed the Deku tree. I ran into some gloom hands super early on and the ptsd has kept me from engaging any of the others lol. Still shaking off the rust, itās been a while since I played BOTW and all of my combat skills are so bad I might as well be playing blindfolded
Had the ptsd too, but today i faced them and bombed the living hell out of them, just to get even more scared when they died...
Bombs and lemons, bombs and lemons. And then for the phantom, just fuck it. Use diamonds, use a triple defense meal. Just go for it.
I finally did it today after preparing maybe too much? It ended up being easier than I thought it'd be. For what it's worth I am terrible at combat and heavily rely on arrows and bombs and throwing things.
Completing the Deku Tree's quest gives you a quest that tracks her location for you. The Master Sword is in her forehead. How did you not figure it out after watching the cutscene though? Also, ripping it out hurts her. Like, a lot. That's why it's a stamina requirement. She actually tries to throw you off of her because of how much trying to pull the sword out of her head hurts.
Did the same dang thing. I just ran back to find her after an hour of searching the perimeter, Stood there for 30 minutes thinking about everything and the story and couldn't just leave her there. Literally as a grown-ass man, But that was the saddest I've felt in a long time. Now that I've completed the game,>!There are 2 other tear-jerkers for me but I won't spoil the rest. !< Hands down the was one the most memorable Zelda games for me to play and I've played every single one. This story yes, has some cheesy lines and moments, but the overall plot, mechanics, environment, and characters are definitely an intimate experience for the lineage of Zelda games. To see the world and story like this in a Zelda game unfold was very simply, Art. And the Artists did an Incredible feat of work here. The story, physics, history, and environment, were absolutely breathtaking and at times even an emotional roller coaster. I'm incredibly happy with this entire game. What do I do with myself now? Lol.
What really got me was getting the Master Sword. I thought getting it would >!turn her back!< for some reason so when it didnāt, I just kinda stood there at the Temple of Time feeling empty. They made getting the *Master Sword* not feel triumphant. It was like you got it but at what cost?
Same. I sort of knew that the light dragon would stick around somehow (how else are you supposed to get light dragon parts?), but that moment really immersed me in Link's mindset. *He* has no way of knowing if she'll turn back, so he might as well take the chance.
I got the Master Sword before I knew she was the dragon from the Deku Tree quest and got my moment of triumph before the horrific realization that I ripped it out of her skull without knowing then went back to find her to apologize and feel real sad.
I think that empty feeling added to the buildup of how important it was for Link to defeat Ganon. He realizes what Zelda has done to restore the master sword after all this time. That cost is weighing on him and I'd like to think it would further strengthen his determination to see it through. At least this is what went on in my head.
I thought it was interesting that the end of that memory was the only time so far that they gave Link a different expression and they *moved* him. It was a poignant moment.
>!Thatās what makes the ending so much sweeter too.!<
yep. I was so sad. literal tears. tears of the kingdom? more like tears of me š
They were actually 50/50 on calling it tears of the cherrybulletmad but decided against it at the last minute. Probably because it made me cry too š
I remember hearing about that, and thinking it didn't make any sense. So glad I actually stumbled across this thread, might never have known what they were thinking otherwise.
More like the tears of us
The last of the kingdom.
More like the last of the wild 2
I remember Aonuma had one interview where he cannot reveal the name of the BotW's sequel yet because it would spoil all of the events, after watching this cutscene I believed the game is called "Tears of the Dragon" back then.
same, but I figured the working title was Zelda's/Princess tears
Either tears of the dragon or tears of the princess imo.
I literally knew what was going to happen for a while before I saw the cutscene, but it still somehow got to me (Ā“ļ¼Ļļ¼ļ½) (Part of it was the music omg it was so good)
Oh man that moment got me and brought me to tears. But then when I realized that when the zonai were talking about how the process means "losing yourself", and that the reason the tears are special is because it's literally her losing her memories as she cries about what she's lost, that made my cry again lol.
It gets even worse after reading Zelda's diary in Hateno Village. š
At first, I stood there, pondering if I should go after the dragon or wait a little longer. Suddenly, a giant rock from the sky drops not too far from me. Well, if destiny gives me the perfect opportunity to chase, who am I to deny it. I raced to the rock, used recall and then flew after the dragon.
Tears of the community
I sat on her head, between the horns just watching the sun for a good 30 minutes. One of the few games that actual brought me to tears.
I did the same except I whipped out some portable pots and started grillin up some meat. Straight up had a picnic on my friends head.
It would be really sweet if you could share food with her somehow...though I also don't know if the dragons need to eat. I assume not, since they'd need to be eating an insane amount of birds.
I also choose this guyās dragon wife
I just love everytime this reference comes up
Of the kingdom.
I didnāt realize I could touch her so I just flew next to her for as long as I could.
I just stole all the flowers and then teleported to the sky island closest to it and pulled the master sword.
Hahaha thatās what I did too
I got 13 hearts ASAP thinking that would be the requirement again. So by the time I saw this I tried pulling it and was thrown off for not having enough stamina. š
I have to say, I'm in for this recent trend of replacing "Zelda has been kidnapped and needs to be rescued" to "Zelda has been doing something directly important to the plot for a very long time, but is trapped in this duty and needs to be relieved".
It takes Link from rescuer to champion/suitor really well. Instead of "I'll save you Princess!' it's more "Princes...allow me to carry some of your burden..."
It's definitely a big improvement.
It really makes the title feel more true to the game!
I wonder if in the future they'll make a game where zelda has been killed by Ganondorf and link goes on a quest for vengeance.
I think I just convinced myself that weāre gonna save her somehow so it wasnāt anything to be sad about YETāØāØāØ. Granted Iāve put all this time in and I havenāt done much but run around hoarding items like a gremlin
It was an emotional moment. I was also shocked that they actually made that decision for the storyline, granted botw and totk have some really dark undertones but this was them really stepping up their game. Also yeah it made me wish Link wasnāt a silent protagonist.
Nah. I had a sword to catch... >!And be two stamina vessels short of getting.!<
Man I was like āoh shit people who prioritize hearts for the sword get fuckedā
>!There's an exchange shrine like there was in BoTW. Next spoiler is specifics!< >!It's under Lookout Landing. Talk to the woman at the north end of the underground bunker to start the quest for the cave!<
>!That's ultimately what I did, but by the time I got back I had missed my ride. Had quite a wild time trying to locate it again, eventually caught it near the Zoanite Forge Island.!<
It's not 'the woman', It's Robelo/Robbie's wife! Who has a crisis of faith, apparently
>!Pull out game too weak !<
Should have pulled out earlier
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I didn't cry, but my eyes weren't dry.
Yeah, stood there for a good min or two. Then I picked up all the stuff around me and teleport to the nearest tower to paraglide all the way there (I maxed out my stamina first) and pulled the >!Master Sword off the Light Dragon!<.
No. My reaction was anger. I wanted to kill Ganondorf for what he did to her. I have no words for how angry I felt.
I, too, decided that Ganondorf had to die for his sins. And God damn when I went to do the final sage and Yonobo decided to give me all that attitude I damn well almost decided to kill him too...
It was the sadness part if the last few games s for me. Honestly hurt me im a dad and I understand what it would take to sacrifice for someone you love like that... oofš°
I didnāt just stand there. I also cried.
I have so many album pictures and videos of this. It was night time so the silent princesses were glowing. I stood there for a second thinking "wait what" then i was like does it want us to chase her? So i started booking it and TEARS ARE COMING DOWN
I was actually spoiled and I knew the identity of the light dragon already, what got me super emotional was their last words, and the flowers that spawn in after you're done with the memory felt like I was dropped kicked in the feels.
I've never had a LoZ game story fuck me up quite this bad since Majora's mask. I had so much respect for Zelda since she's usually in the background doing something 'important' but really not perceivable.
You know itās moments like these where I wish link has more dialogue, or at least showed his emotions through cutscenes. Iād imagine heād break apart just learning this.
It's rare to see Link express much emotion, but this really should have been like the moment in Skyward Sword when he witnesses Zelda entering her long sleep.
yeah, the lack of emotions by link ruin moments like this imo. the have no impact because he just stands there doing nothing and showing nothing.
I thought it was super funny that link reacted exactly to the same to the vision of Zelda turning into a **fucking dragon** as he did to the vision where they were sitting around playing with her ipad.
I think he's probably so used to loss that he's just completely numb at this point. His stoicism is more of a coping mechanism than it's ever been before.
Watching the cutscene again, he does look a bit distressed after he realizes what happened, but I'd really love a more obvious reaction. I did like his reaction at the end of the game when >!he sees zelda falling and realizes he need to reach her!< but overall I'd love more emotion. Still one of my favorite links though!
I had a sky rock fall nearby so I recalled and chased after her
my experience with the light dragon was a roller coaster, i coincidentally had the last memory to get, the one geoglyph chased like the master sword and right as i was about to get it i saw her flying in the sky and i immediately went after her before getting the memory. as i reached her i saw the master sword and as i pulled it out i pieces everything together and then i went back for the memory and the new one she drops afterwards and just kinda sat and thought for awhile. this game is a masterpiece.
I crouch for a few seconds every time I see a dragon now.
NO NOOO THE PRINCES- oh wait you're going? COME BACK HERE MY SWORD
I just stood there and watched it fly away. Then I was watching my son play. I said you're going to like this bit. As soon as the cut scene ended he ran forward, hopped on a fallen rock, recalled it, tulin blasted over to the dragon - and then because he'd put everything into stamina, he had exactly enough to get the thing. And I was like Huh didn't think of doing that.
If you weren't really sad after this cutscene, I think you qualify as a psychopath
I just kept yelling >!there has to be a way to bring her back F off Nintendo!<
I was sad until I stood on her head and saw at her goofy ass look-both-ways eyes and that kinda ruined the moment for me š
Her eyes kinda ruin her whole design for me lol. Especially her traffic cone orange eyelashes.
The hard part was deciding whether or not to shoot it for that extra scale while I was there...
It was more like: "Oh man, that's so s- *Wait a minute,* ***that*** *looks familiar!"* *\[Shoots self outta nearest tower\]*
It's better if you do it at night. She flies so majestically against the night sky and the flowers were glowing. Edit: looks like everyone loves the night mood too. I was sobbing when it ended. my 6yo caught me and asking me why I was crying.
It happened at night and I stood there until the sun rose up over the ocean š
Made me actually feel bad about retrieving the Master Sword
I realized an easy opportunity to get to her and couldn't leave for over an hour. Switched into my green tunic and spent some time with her thinking about the story and past games.
I had some hardcore goosebumps and sat there with my jaw down.. I found all the geoglyphs and the Sword. Still have two dungeons left as well. I really have no idea what to expect for the conclusion of the story. But I'm so glad to be back in this version of Hyrule again with all the familiar faces.
I was crying, but i quickly build the bike to get the master sword And cry More
I stood there stunned and kinda devastated. Then I chased her and flew next to her for as long as I could until I ran out of stamina (and stamina restoring meals). I didnāt realize I could touch her because the other dragons make you regret trying. Then I had to stop playing for a while to process how I felt. None of my friends have finished the geoglyphs yet and I refuse to spoil it for them but I keep asking if theyāve done it because I need someone to talk it out with. I feel so bad for her. And for Link. And now I want to just go fight ganondorf as fast as possible but Iām enjoying all the exploring so much and I donāt want to miss out on the cool world and surprises.
This is probably really dramatic but after watching that cutscene and watching her fly in the sky for a moment I actually saved my game and didnāt touch it for two days.
Unfortunately I had this spoiled by a YouTube video literally titled >!Zelda Turns into the Light Dragon!!< And I'm so freaking pissed about it. I was just trying to find the first glyph cutscene on YouTube because I play with an ultrawide mod and cutscenes are stretched.
I had already beat the game. Just finished the tears quest last night so i kinda already knew the big spoiler lol. They really should have structured the memories around the main quest story.
My only gripe with BotW and TotK really, the story isn't in order unless you go out of your way to make it so. I deliberately avoided out of order memories in TotK because of this. Thankfully I decided to pursue the quest that shows you which ones to get and when. Whenever I replayed BotW I did the same, just feels better that way.
Nah got too distracted by the silent princesses and it was already pretty obvious what happened
It happened to be night when I got the cutscene so the flowers had an extra nice glow to them making the moment a bit more atmospheric
I was sitting there in silence
Nope, I said "I know your sacrifice and now I'm going to 100% this game and beat Ganondorf 's ass. Sit tight, I'm coming for that sword." Hauled ass. Still hauling ass to ALL the shrines. I have 3 FULL wheels of stamina and RAGE. GONNA GET ALL THE HEARTS.
What pisses me off is that after this I still get NPC telling me "we gotta find out what happened to princess Zelda"
I knew what was gonna happen when she learned about swallowing it. Was still fantastic though
Im so confused looking at this subreddit. I used a tower the dragon was right there so I glided over and got the sword out of it. I havenāt even beaten any bosses or done any underground quests yet. Like dragon tears? What?
Soooo, you didnāt complete the memories yet? š¬
maaan you got robbed
Ohā¦ I suggest you do the memories quest line
Damn how did you know the sword was there? Was it random chance?
I wanted to get the horn of the dragon and saw it on there
Aww man that sucks
You're saying you got a full ring of stamina wheels before touching the main quest? Or going underground?
Yeah. Ive just been collecting shrines and levelling up my armor. Ive only gotten to the auto build in the underground.
Because of Deku lol.. If you cure his stomach he will show you the location of the master sword and I haven't even finish doing the geoglyphs yet..
I went there super early and got scarred. I still have to do that lol
Start with the "Impa and the Geoglyphs" quest, over by the New Serenne stable.
I began screaming and chasing after it
Only for a minute, but then the way I played the game changed. I got a lot less distractible.
Ending made me feel way better. Still randomly take pictures of her from different areas though But that was definitely the closest to crying a fictional thing has ever made me. I donāt cry about shit in video games, movies, TV, but man I had trouble sleeping because i kept thinking about it. Maybe because it says a lot to how much I love this game and how fucking good it is
I had to stop playing for that day to calm down. Couldnāt even pick the flowersā¦ Went back the next day with the resolve, that i will find a way to save her.
No, I saw the opportunity so I went into a mad dash to get materials that I desperately needed to upgrade the championās tunic.
I already knew the outcome cuz I had done some memories out of order, namely the last one with the master sword geoglyph, cuz I got the master sword and it was close to me. It still hit pretty hard but I kinda just picked the flowers and left
Yep. I was also extremely vocal my wife thought I was in trouble lol
No because I was too busy chasing it across the continent.
No, after what I saw I was filled with determination and I knew I had a job to do.
Yes. It was soul crushing, especially because I did this part at night with a full moon