Beat Majora’s Mask yesterday. Stone Tower Temple was brain wracking in the best possible way, though I am upset that they removed all the (in-universe) blasphemous imagery from the walls. It’s just not that interesting visually anymore. Overall though I kinda regret pretty much doing all of the side quests remaining before that dungeon since it was kinda underwhelming going right there. Overall I think the end game might be my least favorite part of MM. the moon interior is very cool with its beautiful field and tree, but the mini dungeons in there are either boring or immensely frustrating (the Goht Mask dungeon nearly broke me). Also just... from a story standpoint the end just feels a bit anticlimactic. You just... do what you set out to do and, as Tatl put it, “we both got what we wanted”, and everyone just says goodbye and it just doesn’t resonate that hard with me. I did, however, enjoy seeing what all the townspeople were up to in the epilogue. Also, fierce deity completely trivializes the final boss but I am absolutely willing to forgive it since all of that power you get actually feels earned imo. It would kind of counterintuitive to go out of your way and not use it. Even though I’d played MM before, it was an incredible experience this time around. I’ve always liked it but now it’s probably in my top 3 favorite 3D Zeldas. It’s really great.
Oh, cool. I'll be here then.
The alpha chapter one looks like it might be ready soon. I’ll probably be sending you something then.
That video was amusing. I do love it when a game is good enough that you honestly just don't want it to end.
Also, THE YouTube algorithm never seems to disappoint
Majora’s Mask is giving me that feeling that I haven’t had with a game for a while. I looked at my progress and I’ve got just one dungeon to go, six hearts left to collect, as well as fewer than ten masks left to uncover, and in my head I go “I’m not ready for this to end”. It’s been a good while since I’ve felt that about anything really. Didn’t know I was still capable of that lol
Yeah Ikana Valley was one of the best parts of the game for me. Still hate the Zora section.It was just designed to eat up your time.
I’ll definitely have a listen, thanks! I’ve yet to see Akira. Someday though! And yeah, I remember the Stone Temple and Ikana Canyon in general, so I can’t wait, but I’m probably gonna stick around the Great Bay for a while first for side quests. Gyorg I think is actually specifically worse than the original because they added an underwater phase which was horrible and almost made me waste all of my time. I love how into the whole thing Aerith’s VA is. She’s very active on YouTube and she’s great.
I never liked that boss fight. The next section is my favorite of the dungeons. I'm probably having a rougher time here because we're going through my favorite section of the original. I'm sure if the Whispers were pulling this trout in Junon or during the Big Materia quest, I'd be like "whatever" but I am playing the part of the game I actually do have real nostalgia for, so I'm probably being more sensitive than I thought I would be. I must say, this game has the best Aerith I've seen since the original. She's been a whoot and I like how she doesn't put up with Cloud's trout. I did find a really cool mix based off the Akira OST. Thought you might like it.
Well I hope that in the end you enjoy it with just some caveats at least. Though an ending can ruin the rest retroactively, judging by fan reactions I don’t think this is the case. Those most disappointed still say stuff like 90% of the game is great, but the dementors”. I’m still interested to see where they’ll go with this down the line, and I hope your sensibilities don’t get offended to the point of frustration Meanwhile, I beat the Great Bay Temple which wasn’t actually that bad. It was pretty enjoyable in fact. Except for Gyorg who can smurf right off.
