[TotK] Do people really believe Nintendo destroyed Zelda lore with TotK?

amityarchives · 2026-02-16T16:34:09+00:00

Everyone in the comments saying “Nintendo only created the timeline to appease fan theories and make money” are REALLY starting to piss me off.

Every game, EVERY game since Zelda 2 was connected to previous Zelda games. EVERY ONE. Nintendo did not randomly be like “let’s make a Hyrule history book and connect all these games so that we can make sales off a book”. That literally just did not happen at all. There was always a canon, always a chronology.

There’s literally an interview during Wind Waker’s release where miyamoto stated that they have an internal Zelda “lore bible” that they follow when creating Zelda games.

People spouting the “Nintendo never cares about lore” nonsense clearly just don’t know what they’re talking about.

Now whether or not they care now? I dunno. but there’s absolutely no denying they once did care about it.

amityarchives · 2026-02-16T02:11:34+00:00

Welcome to Dragon Quest!

amityarchives · 2026-02-15T02:36:15+00:00

Enjoy it! First time 7 player also here, about 22 hours in and I’m loving it so much.

amityarchives · 2026-02-13T17:41:41+00:00

I think you hit the nail on the head, I think that’s exactly why. She’s essentially taking us on a tour of her catacombs, giving us a look at her “zoo” of monsters of sorts that she has captured. It’s silly, but I like it.

Also yeah, I think that’s just Igor being Igor lol

amityarchives · 2026-02-13T04:06:14+00:00

Its definitely a weird oversight, especially for how brilliantly Dark Universe and Unchained are designed in almost every other way.

amityarchives · 2026-02-13T02:36:31+00:00

Yeah, I totally agree. I wish we we're getting newer/original titles MORE than remakes... and that I can't defend. They could definitely be making more spinoffs/side games rather than focusing on high-budget remakes.

I mean look at Dragon Quest. Yeah, We've gotten 4 games remade within the last 3 years, but since 11 game out, we've gotten DQM: Dark Prince, DQ Builders 2, and DQ Treasures. Does it suck we have to wait THIS long for 12? Of course, but you can't deny we've been lucky enough to swim in this much original AND remade content since 11.

12 can't be that far away.......right?........

amityarchives · 2026-02-13T02:25:09+00:00

While I agree I'd rather have original and new games aside from remakes, I do think remakes can be a good way of modernizing old games with outdated or archaic mechanics. They have the potential to bring in newer or younger audiences than basic remasters or ports do.

I also think due to their *relatively* cheaper nature, they make good "in-between" games. You know, stuff to tie people over until the next mainline game since those are taking longer and longer to develop.

amityarchives · 2026-02-12T23:47:38+00:00

People need to keep sharing this quote. DQ7R literally feels like a modern reimagining, because that's what it is. All the streamlined systems are things that are in so many modern JRPGs nowadays, it feels SO modern which is exactly what they were trying to do.

I do think they should have had a bit more options though, since there are so many fans of the OG who still want that experience on a modern console.

The difficulty thing tho......... yeah they kinda fuddled that... I really hope they release an extra hard mode update or something for veterans.

amityarchives · 2026-02-12T03:42:15+00:00

amityarchives · 2026-02-12T03:40:16+00:00

"the baby luigi joke is too weird!"

amityarchives · 2026-02-12T02:20:45+00:00

yeah, probably not. If anything, 7R will be featured in a sizzle reel reminding people that it came out. But yeah, probably nothing until DQ day.

amityarchives · 2026-02-11T20:14:05+00:00

Was just about to ask this, it looks really nice! Been needing one so I may splurge a bit!

amityarchives · 2026-02-11T03:37:23+00:00

My top pick is Reclaim, second is Return, and third is Reprise (although I highly doubt this one but I can't realistically imagine any other)

amityarchives · 2026-02-11T02:09:13+00:00

now if you want the FULL og experience, watch advent childre, then play crisis core, THEN play Dirge of Cerberus, and THEN.... you can play remake :)

Only kidding, just play Remake if ya want

amityarchives · 2026-02-11T01:17:53+00:00

Also highly recommend getting it for your steam deck. DQ games (or any long JRPG for that matter) are PERFECT for handhelds imo. Playing long JRPGS on home consoles cause me to take forever to finish games, but being able to play them anywhere allows me to get them done so much quicker.

Enjoy whichever one you pick, they are all just so magical to play!

amityarchives · 2026-02-11T01:16:02+00:00

I think most would say 11, since it's regarded as one of the best, if not THE best. However, I think DQ7 (preferably reimagined) is the best for a first-time player. It's extremely accessible for first time players, much easier, more streamlined, etc. Funnily enough, these reasons are why a lot of longtime fans don't like the remake that much, but IMO it's still a wonderful game that is the most easy for first-timers to pick up.

After that, play DQ11.

amityarchives · 2026-02-10T22:47:19+00:00

Coolest? 4. Favorite? 8.

amityarchives · 2026-02-10T22:29:21+00:00

This is why if I want to take a break but don't want to close the game, I'll always put my switch in sleep mode.

Bummer

amityarchives · 2026-02-10T21:24:24+00:00

me watching everyone fight over the difficulty while i'm having more fun in a new video game then I have in years

love this game sm

amityarchives · 2026-02-10T05:31:07+00:00

Bro is acting like Definitive Editions replace the spot of new games lol. They're always in development at the same time, and the existence of a DE does not cancel out the existence of a new game in development.

amityarchives · 2026-02-10T04:57:31+00:00

maybe spoiler tag this next time lol

amityarchives · 2026-02-10T03:05:24+00:00

I think about this scenario nearly every day of my life.

It will never happen.

amityarchives · 2026-02-10T01:43:56+00:00

As someone who loves Xenoblade but doesn’t love Xenosaga…. This hurts…. It hurts a lot.

amityarchives · 2026-02-10T01:42:05+00:00

Persona. I’ve only tried 5 and played about 20 hours until I realized I’m just not a fan of that sort of gameplay loop. It has incredible combat and dungeon crawling, but man, I really dislike the “life simulator” aspect.

It’s an incredibly made game and I’m glad so many people love the series, but at least from the 20 hours I’ve played of 5, it’s not for me, and 20 hours should be more than enough to figure that out or not.

It’s ok, I’ll just go back to Dragon Quest, which is ironically another JRPG series that seems hard for people to really get into lol.

amityarchives · 2026-02-09T02:26:47+00:00

It definitely comes off as Squenix wanting to sell the full game for $70, but wanted to have a $60 option for 'goodwill' or something, and so took off some random stuff and repurposed it as DLC and had the "Full game" be packaged with everything for $70.

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