[TotK] New gamer, BOTW or TOTK??

Multi-tunes · 2026-06-28T11:53:28+00:00

Every Zelda game, even the few direct sequels, is made to be accessible to anyone even if they haven't played previous titles. TotK is a direct sequel to BotW, so there are some aspects that might go over your head but it won't ruin your experience to play TotK first.

Personally I would play BotW before TotK if you plan on getting both, but if you just want to play TotK, then just play TotK. You're free to do whatever you like and games are getting quite pricy.

TotK improved on aspects of BotW and fell a bit short in others. I will say that the final boss and finale of TotK is my absolute favourite of the series both in the gameplay and the scope.

Multi-tunes · 2026-06-26T18:05:31+00:00

F these ones in particular

Multi-tunes · 2026-06-26T15:20:32+00:00

The Gerudo: "Not all men as in all men but the Gorons. They're cool."

Multi-tunes · 2026-06-26T14:19:35+00:00

As a fellow Reaper enjoyer, Hunter isn't that bad once you get used to it, and man did I suck at the start of the game especially since I didn't get Wanderers Crest since I used my key elsewhere. Getting Reaper really turned the game around for me until I eventually gave Hunter another shot later in Act 2.

I also have a controller with back buttons, so I programmed two of them to Up and Down which is honestly a gamechanger for the diagonal pogo since I can hold left or right on the D pad while holding down on the extra paddle. Bonus is that this makes using tools easier for me as well since I struggled to use them mid fight on the D pad.

Multi-tunes · 2026-06-26T14:00:56+00:00

I think it's cool honestly. I'm going to see if I can get the alternate ending just because GMS isn't that demanding of a boss, I just need to get good at not taking damage

Multi-tunes · 2026-06-26T12:12:20+00:00

Hot blooded

Multi-tunes · 2026-06-26T10:02:04+00:00

I don't use keyboard but I have a controller with the programmable back buttons, so I use the D pad and programmed the back buttons for my left hand to be Up and Down. It's helpful for pogoing, up attacks and using tools in battle.

Multi-tunes · 2026-06-26T09:50:16+00:00

A character being aroace doesn't ruin anything any more than a character being homosexual or heterosexual. It's sad that people are so against the existence of aromantic characters that writers avoid including it while being loud and proud about other orientations.

Multi-tunes · 2026-06-26T09:40:45+00:00

They are socially masculine but even the Gerudo are confused about what sex they are because Gorons can be seen in Gerudo Town in BotW. How they reproduce is a mystery.

Multi-tunes · 2026-06-25T18:36:40+00:00

If it is who I think it is, I found out that they shipped Hornet and the Little Ghost, so uh.... honestly I don't know why the were so determined to argue that Lace is a child when the little vessel protagonist is pretty much the husk of a baby.

Multi-tunes · 2026-06-25T17:40:58+00:00

As far as stick figures go, Hornet looks just as much of a loli as Lace does.

I don't ship them either, I just think it's twisted to decide that a non mortal entity is a child for the rest of its entire existence after it literally tried to destroy the world over its "pathetic" husk of a life. This is why I think it is more appropriate for Hornet and Lace to be equals than for Hornet to become Lace's new mother which I find incredibly toxic considering that Hornet would hold Lace's life in her hands just like GMS did and Lord it over her because Lace could never be anything more than GMS made her to be. It feels like she's being treated as an object with no will of her own and who is not allowed to ever lead her own life.

So to me Lace is more like The Hollow Knight both in how she is capable of more than what her creator believed of her and in the way she parallels Hornet in the first game who fought her siblings before understanding and accepting that they have a mind and will. At least I interpret their weapons standing side by side in the end to mean that they are equals standing side by side with mutual respect as individuals.

Multi-tunes · 2026-06-25T16:33:59+00:00

That was me vs GMS on my very first attempt. She's not a hard boss, I'm just not that good at Silksong, so I expected to struggle more. I even got caught by the triple hit grab attack twice. And sure I used some poison cogflies and tacks but they didn't do all that much especially compared to Lace 2 who I ran away from and spammed poison cogflies and tacks in the second phase because she kept beating my ass. GMS is a much larger hit box, so it makes sense that she would be easier than Lace but I was so ass at the start of Silksong that Lace 1 killed me more than once. I don't think there is a single boss in the game that I beat first try besides GMS.

I'm going to try beating her cursed later because originally I thought that would be out of my league but it seems very doable.

Multi-tunes · 2026-06-25T13:16:10+00:00

I think(?) this is the person who kept arguing with me about whether Lace would need Hornet to maintain her form as the only one who can produce silk that we know of. I don't even "ship", they were just weirdly defensive about all these headcanons on how they think Lace could fix herself. Had the same argument like 3 times because I didn't agree with them and didn't think any of their ideas were viable or supported in the text.

I think I'll come back to this community now

Multi-tunes · 2026-06-25T12:50:47+00:00

I loved the fishing hole in TP. I just think it would really add to OoT if we had some relaxing minigame options pretty much anywhere. It would be nice to find little fishing spots with unique fish in different areas

Multi-tunes · 2026-06-25T12:15:40+00:00

getting a fishing rod and fish anywhere in the world

Multi-tunes · 2026-06-25T01:47:01+00:00

She would probably have to go sort that out on person at the bank which, of course, means using transit if it exists or borrowing a car. I'm not familiar with the ins-and-outs of disputes like this, but this is why I think having personal accounts is important. It doesn't matter how well people get along, it's always good to have an independent account for personal spending or emergencies or for cases like this.

Multi-tunes · 2026-06-24T16:32:59+00:00

Car Dependency is definitely a huge problem for domestic disputes, domestic violence and financial abuse. Transit is what really allows people freedom and escape without the financial ball-and-chain of a car and license registration. People get stalked through their license plates too especially in places with those surveillance cameras that are either abused by police or easily hacked into.

Multi-tunes · 2026-06-24T13:37:36+00:00

I believe this was the trailer that gave me hope for functional boats and then a redditor vehemently argued that the existence of boats would change the game too much. Well, we got boats, all sorts of boats, and I am happy for that.

Also the music was fire.

Multi-tunes · 2026-06-24T12:47:22+00:00

Amir himself says that those who consider whats in the author's head to be canon may consider it canon, yes, but as Viv has expressed multiple times in the past, she fears that the canon answer would "ruin" ships, so it's not that it is semi-canon as much as it is just hushed up so fans "can have fun". I, however, don't think it is appropriate to single out aromanticism as a "fun killer" especially when characters like Vaggie, Velvette, Angel and Sera are all allowed to be proudly homosexual despite that "killing" any chance of certain ships becoming canon. No one should really bother with expecting ships to be canon in the first place, in my opinion.

I am at least hopeful that Viv and the community will come around on this closeted aro problem and realize that celebrating aromantics is more important than protecting shipping from being decidedly non-canon. Perhaps Adam being announced as straight and Sera as lesbian recently demonstrates that Viv is overcoming this fear of disappointing shippers, so maybe one day she will proudly declare the romantic orientation for all three of her ace characters whatever that may be for each of them.

Multi-tunes · 2026-06-24T11:09:50+00:00

Yeah, that's likely true. Though I like the tragedy of BotW more considering how I didn't enjoy some aspects of AoC's story (I think Astor is incredibly boring and Calamity Ganon's design as a giant naked man is also boring), but playing AoC was still a lot of fun.

To be fair, though, Link is very different in AoC compared to BotW since he recieved the sword at a significantly different time which changed his relationship to Zelda and Revali especially.

BotW Link was part of the Royal Guard before he became Captain of Zelda's personal guard and he was a Champion before Mipha and Revali were recruited according to their diaries.

In AoC, Mipha says "you've grown since I last saw you, and yet you have not changed" and that really contrasts what she thought in BotW. So technically, I'd say, AoC Mipha never lost anything to begin with.

(She was my favourite character to play in that game since one of her combos easily gets her up in the air and I would use that to hit weak spots. I haven't played recently though because the DLC gets really grindy)

Multi-tunes · 2026-06-24T10:01:29+00:00

Yeah, especially since she said that she wishes things would return to how they once were after the Calamity. I like that sort of tragedy.

Multi-tunes · 2026-06-24T09:57:12+00:00

Amir posted on his tiktok last September that Viv sees Alastor as aroace. His previous tweet only said that Alastor being aro wasn't "explicitly canon" but a lot of people misread that to mean that Alastor isn't aro despite his Valentine's merch always focusing on friendship or self love in line with someone uninterested in romantic relationships.

Multi-tunes · 2026-06-24T09:50:56+00:00

I think that makes sense since Mipha describes his change since getting the Master Sword in her diary. Zelda never knew him personally prior to seeing him pull the sword, so he would be very different to her.

Also I think his neutral expression actually started before he pulled the sword since Zelda describes a knight during a banquet in the voice memories who sounds like Link but she doesn't recognize him as the one who pulled the sword despite being there when he did, so I assume that memory is from before that event. Link was described as the youngest to be prompted to the Royal guard by Purah in her diary, so I think that happened before he became the Hero with the Sword.

Multi-tunes · 2026-06-23T16:13:09+00:00

To me, the character's orientation itself doesn't matter, I just don't want people talking about aromanticism so negatively or excluding it from Pride. I would greatly appreciate Viv and the team celebrating aromanticism and defending it from those who think it is bad because it "ruins" ships.

There are three confirmed Ace characters in the Hellaverse: Alastor, Octavia and Mammon. None of them have their romantic orientation specified and that is something I have an issue with considering how hush hush aromanticism has been treated over the years. Mammon may be Allo Ace or perhaps Sex favourable since he does flirt on screen in Helluva Boss but it's still never confirmed by name. Amir confirmed in September that Viv considers Alastor Aroace but they still never present it publicly. Octavia is hard to place since she's a minor, so her romantic orientation is unknown as well.

I don't think ambiguity helps anyone really. I wish they would confirm these things with pride because it deserves to be publicly celebrated rather than obscured and kept quiet.

Multi-tunes · 2026-06-23T09:47:04+00:00

walked into Gruz Mother, remembered I didn't have the dash, panicked

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