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(Do we still call them d-pads?
I call it a d-pad.
Ive hardly scratched the main quest.
I fought four Hinoxes day one.
I felt like that was abnormal.Craig Jenkins
On Shrines and Temples
The shrines are deranged.
Theres so much verticality and vehicle building to think about LOL.C.J.
The one thatteaches you about rocketsmade me laugh out loud.J.M.
Its very funny to go into a (very remote!)
Should this just be a live blog of the gaming Slack?
Day 10: The Gang Makes It Into the Depths.N.Q.
Theres one on the way to the Wind Temple that was just a big wall inside.
The trip was already stressful enough.C.J.
Fly, You Fools
N.Q.
:The Depths stuff is so cool.
Nice to seeZeldaandElden Ringstealing from each other.
:Yeah seems theoretically possible.
Though it helps to start out doing the quest chain of investigating stuff there.
J.G.:Yes.
Falling from the sky to the earth = fun.
But, what if you could fallfurther.
The trip to the Wind Temple took me maybe a full hour beginning to end.
So cold, so many sky trampolines.
Im in a love-hate relationship with Tulin.E.V.B.
Was wondering how they were gonna top the epicmap-unlocking sequencesfromBOTW,and the answer was Hylian Cannonball Link.E.V.B.
I cant stop launching myself into space.
It feels so good.N.Q.
Rocket Science
C.J.
:I dont use shields enough.
The best use for a shield is sticking a rocket to it imo.
:What happens if you do that.
:You shoot up into the sky real quick and it gives out.
I make a point to bring at least two to a temple now … N.Q.
:Shield rocket is great.
:…Where you could casually skip a floor.
E.V.B.:Nice.
Small Gripes
I need gems.
Im so poor in this game.
Wheres all the rupees at?J.G.
Im still pretty annoyed by weapons breaking all the time, but its nice to fuse random shit together.
I have so many meats on sticks to beat people with.N.Q.
Ive given up on the Koroks that want you to transport them places.
Theyre always in some crucial expanse.
I find the erasure of all the Sheikah tech somewhat disappointing.
Like, Id like to see an old shrine just sitting here or there as an Easter egg.J.G.
I do miss summoning ice over water.
I keep expecting to be able to swim much farther than I can.J.M.
Theres one in each cave somewhere, and your map marks the ones youve found.C.J.
On Electioneering
K.V.A.
:I like stupidpresidential sign man.
:I want to help him, but they wont let me.
:Why not?!!
:Oh you cant fasten it!
You just have to build something around it
K.V.A.
:Yeah, just prop something up under there, and then be like Hey, let go!
:Wow, so I just flaked on him 19 times, nice.
Playing the Hits
J.M.
:I will be getting this french horn player out of a pit.
:Man, fuck that french hornist.
[One day passes.]
:Im gonna be honest, I just left that french hornist in that pit.
I got a snippet of an eerie version of the Hyrule Field theme while riding around that was amazing.
Its great getting my horses back.J.M.
Found a kid in a tree jamming along to the stable music on flute.
Theres a lot of bards.C.J.
Our Proudest Achievements
Can I contribute a blooper video lol?C.J.
Realizing I could ascend through a Talus was thrilling.
Horrified to discover theres fake trees in the depths too.
Really hopeTOTKis alluring enough to perfectly captivate a 16-month-old.
Margot, look at this: Dada built a tank and then accidentally set himself on fire and died.J.G.
Every time I tried to move, Id just do an awkward spin instead of going forward.E.V.B.
He does every single thing you tell kids not to do.
