I suppose I have a thing for the darker games, as Twilight Princess is another huge favorite of mine. I have only played this title on the Nintendo Wii, which, fun fact: has a mirrored world/map as compared to the original Gamecube version, but I would like to play through the game a few more times using a Gamecube emulator on my PC.
The story of this game is wonderfully compelling and deep, and it makes me want to replay it just thinking about it.
In Twilight Princess, you, Link, are to save two worlds in one game. Both the overworld, Hyrule, and the Twilight realm have been ravished by the evil Ganondorf, and it’s up to Link to traverse both realms and defeat evil, freeing the Queen of Twilight and Princess Zelda to return to a peaceful rule over their respective lands.
After getting a tutorial in the day in the life of Link that includes interacting with friends in your hometown, Ordon Village, goat herding, and fishing, Link’s love interest and childhood friend, Ilia, is captured by monsters. Link plans to run after her to save her, but faces a wall of darkness in his path, and is grabbed by a hand in the shadows and plunged into a Twilight infested version of the world ahead. When Link awakens in the dark area, the game introduces us to the most striking feature of this game. The spiritual power of the Triforce in Link allows him to survive in this Twilight-ridden area by transforming him into a wolf.
Link then meets an Twili imp named Midna who makes a deal to help Link in his journey as long as he helps her as well, doing whatever she says. They make fast friends, and are partnered for the entirety of the game, Midna giving Link the ability to traverse the Twilight areas proficiently, eventually able to allow Link to teleport and become his wolf version at will, and Link can allow Midna to travel as his shadow through the world of light.
As wolf Link, Link is able to run faster than his human counterpart, dig into small holes and find underground grottos, and use the heightened senses of a Twili dog to follow scents and find areas to dig for items. Also, I mean, who doesn’t want to play as a dog?
Twilight Princess is such a stupendous game, and I definitely recommend adding it to your Legend of Zelda repertoire. Now, if you’ll excuse me, I’ve got a Princess to save.
I love all your pictures and I love the background, really makes it easy for someone who does not know that much to follow along!
ReplyDeleteI really like how you included a fun fact on your post. It makes it more interesting to read. I also like how you named all of the players. You mentioned how you play on the PC and the Wii, which do you prefer? Also, how many times a week do you play? I also like how your background goes with your blog.
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