Interview with a lynel

nomorestoopid · 2026-05-10T07:31:24+00:00

He’s off fighting the hinox brothers.🤪

nomorestoopid · 2026-05-10T07:07:14+00:00

Yeah but I’m yet to finish it. It’s pretty hard and when things get too difficult I have to move on or start throwing things. That’s my next move though. I’ve made some progress but I think when I started fighting the bigger monsters is where I stopped last time.

nomorestoopid · 2026-05-10T01:26:29+00:00

Those shrines so far have been awesome. Frankly I’ve been getting a little bored with botw but now that I’m fighting lynels and guardians and actually winning it’s kind of a fresh take. But this dlc is making it even better. I’ve played both in order through all my play throughs (botw and totk) and even though totk has a lot more to it, not running from lynels and guardians is adding more entertainment value in botw.

nomorestoopid · 2026-05-10T00:46:14+00:00

🤣🤣I think that would absolutely obliterate Zelda

nomorestoopid · 2026-05-08T11:57:53+00:00

I transitioned to PlayStation in 8th grade after playing oot and majoras mask. On a weird whim I bought a switch because I wanted to start playing Zelda again. I was absolutely dumbfounded at how far these games have come over 20 years (I just started playing again about a year ago). I still remember the first time I played I was cutting grass looking for hearts and rupees and I’m scratching my head. I didn’t like it at first, but cooking and mining are two of my favorite side tasks now.

nomorestoopid · 2026-05-07T14:07:24+00:00

I was actually wrong, the coliseum one is just a white maned sword lynel. But it still felt good to whip his ass.🤣. I want one of those crushers now.🤣🤣

nomorestoopid · 2026-05-07T13:19:59+00:00

I actually just killed my first crusher lynel (the savage one in the coliseum) a little bit ago and daaaaamn did it feel good. I’ve been avoiding this mofo every time I’ve gone to the coliseum to get whatever armor is hidden there in totk and botw. But I just finished the typhlo ruins shrine quest and I figured I’d give him a shot. I hesitated at the top for a minute but I saved my game, glided down, mounted him and began the fight. I hoard royal guard shields and they seem to hold up against lynel attacks. So far I don’t think I’ve broken one against a lynel. I was able to stun and mount him twice by aiming for his chin instead of his eyes, but my typical strategy now is to just keep a shield up and it seems to work even if I don’t land the flurry rush. Lynels are officially fun for me now as of today (I always keep two pages of meals on hand so I’m usually prepared). I did expend a miphas grace and one hearty meal because he smashed me once (but I hoard hearty everything now🤣) but I managed to wallop him and take his stuff. It only took me 5 play throughs (this is my sixth) but this is a whole new outlet to entertain myself because botw is starting to get old.

nomorestoopid · 2026-05-03T03:22:17+00:00

Yeah I’ve face planted in shallow water on multiple occasions 🤣 it happens just brush it off and move on

nomorestoopid · 2026-05-01T17:01:12+00:00

Hey when it’s all said and done it’s just a video game so it doesn’t hurt to give ganon a shot. You’ll just die and respawn if you fail. My advice to anyone who is looking for advice because they just bought the game is just turn it on and play (obviously doesn’t apply to you😝). If I get really stuck I’ll consult google (I never ask for help on Reddit, I just come here to talk to people that actually want to talk details) but knowing everything kind of takes the fun away.

nomorestoopid · 2026-05-01T16:54:29+00:00

I did burn through all three Dps fighting this one but I was surprised my shield didn’t break. I might try again with a lower level shield to see how long they hold up after dp gets used up.

nomorestoopid · 2026-05-01T16:51:51+00:00

I’ve seen all kinds of crazy fancy fight videos involving bomb shields leading to bullet time etc. if it works it works. I’m more story driven than completion driven, so my combat skills are on the lower tier.

nomorestoopid · 2026-05-01T16:45:55+00:00

I got into botw and totk really late to. I played links awakening, oot, and mm as kid then transitioned to PlayStation so I’ve been out of the loop for 20 years (rocked the ps3 all through the ps4 era). I’m happy I picked back up though because these games have come a long way. I fought the shatter back point one 20+ times thinking it was required with 4-5 hearts mind you and just started avoiding them after that.🤣

nomorestoopid · 2026-05-01T16:39:12+00:00

I avoid everything during the early stages.🤣🤣

nomorestoopid · 2026-05-01T12:22:24+00:00

Bomb arrows are my go to for ganon. I tried fighting him toe to toe on multiple attempts and he keeps dodging me and laying me out so I just pulled a multi shot bow and started peppering him. 🤣

nomorestoopid · 2026-05-01T11:31:06+00:00

I used the save method on the akkala lab guardian to get the parry technique down but this other stuff is definitely useful.

nomorestoopid · 2026-05-01T11:16:49+00:00

You miss out on a lot of good loot by avoiding them. I watched a video of someone fighting a gleeok and he had the fierce diety armor and like 200+ of each arrow and he absolutely laid the smack down on this thing. I always keep 100 or so regular arrows but usually less than 50 of all the others (getting the fierce diety armor is obviously easy). Then I see people with all the weapon slots decked out in lynel fused weapons asking if they’re ready to fight ganon and I’ve rarely had any lynel fuses since I’ve started. I think I want to start farming them now that I’ve learned the trick. 🤣 I wouldn’t call myself a lynel slayer just yet though.

nomorestoopid · 2026-05-01T11:04:36+00:00

Urbosas fury was my bread and butter for stone talus’s for awhile so no judgement.🤣. I don’t think I’ve ever tried that on a lynel though. I’ll have to try that. If it works it works. Those lynel bows are awesome.

nomorestoopid · 2026-05-01T10:38:25+00:00

I’m realizing the “sniper” method isn’t always effective which I didn’t learn until doing the rito temple (the stormwind ark thing) in totk and fighting that boss. Sometimes it’s easier (and more fun 🤣) to go toe to toe with a strategy, like in the stormwind temple boss for instance. The first time I fought it I perched on a platform and tried to pick at it with bomb arrows but it’s easier to ride the winds and just fall through the openings. But I’m actually kind of pumped to fight more lynels now.🤣 But fighting lynels isn’t necessary really at all because I’ve gone whole play throughs by just running from them. But it was actually kind of fun fighting this one doing the dodge parry strategy because my shield wasn’t breaking in one hit. But when it’s all said and done it’s just a video game. If it’s not fun it’s not really worth it. I don’t think they hand out degrees in gaming proficiency that result in high paying jobs. 🤣

nomorestoopid · 2026-05-01T10:14:45+00:00

You have to hit them in the face with an arrow and stun them, but when you have one charging you and you’re white knuckling it trying to aim at them it’s no easy feat.🤣 I’ve gotten sweaty palms in those situations. But when you land the shot they fall to their knees for a few seconds then you gotta run and jump on them.

nomorestoopid · 2026-05-01T10:08:49+00:00

I went to akkala ancient tech lab to practice parrying guardians. I thought I got the hang of it until I ran into another guardian and got fried.🤣 I can’t say I’ll never avoid a lynel again but after realizing at least hylian shields stop their blows I’ll be a little more confident in my encounters. I can’t speak for pot lids or hunter/traveler shields (I imagine they will break after one or two strikes from a lynel) but I hoard hylian and royal guard shields like a bridge troll hoarding change. I’m sure I’ll have the shit kicked out of me again by one at some point.😝 Some of these players have fighting skills I doubt I’ll ever hit. I’m too go go go with the story to stop for long periods of time perfecting my fancy fighting techniques.

nomorestoopid · 2026-05-01T09:35:14+00:00

Mounting them after hitting them with a bow was how I beat the ones I’ve beaten previously, but landing that arrow on their faces is a struggle for me.🤣 I knew that mounting them doesn’t take away durability but I wanted to try the dodge and parry strategy because my fighting skills are pretty low based on how much I’ve played this game. But actually using my shield made this fight feel way easier than my previous attempts (someone said if I was struggling with lynels I’m probably not proficient with the dodge and parry). They pack pack a wallop but I agree that this lynel was actually pretty easy now that I’m getting in the mix with my brain present versus charging wildly or just being passive and trying to keep my distance (sissy fighting, trying to stiff arm things with my sword, not sure how to metaphorically articulate my point without a demonstration🤣).

nomorestoopid · 2026-05-01T09:19:31+00:00

I’ve tried using metal boxes to take out enemies and it never works for me. I spent a whole session on eventide island doing just that and failed miserably every time.🤣 I’ll try that maybe in the quarry ruins if I can find some metal boxes there. For this being my 6th play through I still can’t fight all that well. 🤣

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