Oh I know The Biggoron Sword is not hard at all. I don't think I've even failed any of the time challenges. Maybe I did once, but it was a long time ago and I probably don't even remember it. The reason I wouldn't get it because it makes the game real easy and the battles a little less epic. But it is indeed fun.

Anyways, I played a round tonight despite my controller not coming in. I 99% expect it tomorrow, but even if it doesn't come I'm going to play probably a dungeon every 2 days it doesn't come. Just because classes have started and I'd like to finish the game before I get into the thick of the semester.

So...Entry 4: Jabu-Jabu's Belly

-I can't say it happened to me, but did anyone have the crap scared out of them with the camera shot of that gigantic Octorock? They so intentionally shot it for that purpose.

-One reason I consider this game inferior to Link to The Past is because the bosses in Link To The Past were so much more inspired. The Armos Knights, The Helmasaur King, Moldorm (pain in the ass he was), Arrghus, Trinnexx; I loved these bosses so much I made Better Blocks (remember those?) constructions out of them. But the bosses in OoT were just...eh. That being said, Barinade is clearly an exception to this rule. It's like a cross between the Red Falcon heart and every reactor core in a space shoot em up ever. Fighting a reactor core with medieval weapons is pretty badass.

-Young Ruto is kind of a slut.

-Who has two thumbs and beat the treasure shop minigame without the Lens of Truth? This guy.

-Say what you will about the N64 graphics, but I think one of the all time great shots in a video game is the area right outside the Temple of Time. People forget that in the 90's photorealistic graphics were all the rage, but this shot literally looked like it was outside any kind of church in rural America, and it's awesome. (Imagine if the Catholics complained about that).

- I will also say that what happens after you pull the Master Sword out for the first time was a brilliant twist. First time I saw this I thought I made a fatal bad ending error. You could totally tell this was inspired from Final Fantasy 6. It wasn't quite as brutal as what happened in FF6, not to mention having a lack of [SPOILER:ed5180786d]Disc One Final Dungeon Syndrome[/SPOILER:ed5180786d], this was kind of neat. I also liked the fact that [SPOILER:ed5180786d]Zelda was ultimately not kidnapped (at this point)[/SPOILER:ed5180786d] for once.

-"...evil power radiated, and in seven short years, it transformed Hyrule into a world on monsters..." Just like the Republican Party.

-Total cutscene time between pulling out the Master Sword and regaining control: 6'40"

DUN DUN DUN

Well that's all for now, unless I get my new controller tomorrow, I'll continue on Saturday.

Drew Linky wrote:

I think the bosses in Ocarina of Time were pretty okay.

That's just it though...they were merely ok.

I was talking about the design of the bosses rather than the difficulty of the fights themselves. But you are correct. I remember this being a problem with Morpha in particular.

My gold controller came this morning…Fuck yeah


Another if the all time great shots: Link and Epona leaping over Lon Lon Ranch.

Ingo is kind an idiot. He locks Link in a horse ranch not realizing he has weapons to reduce him to a pile of mush. No one would convict Link of murder either, as all of Kakariko has labelled Ingo a no good shuck.

Also, why would Ganondorf give two fucks if Ingo lost a horserace? When Ganon took over he was probably pestered to hell by Ingo, and rites him off as a useless suck-up. Somewhere in here there's a great Robot Chicken sketch waiting to happen regarding Ingo crying to Ganondorf of his loss while Ganondorf is all like "hey…it's no big deal you tried your best" while make a jerking off motion to his buddies.

There are no monsters that come out at night when Link is an adult, what the hell is this shit? Land of evil my ass. This place should be crawling with baddies.

I am officially going to sequence break and start with the Fire Temple first. Never done it this way before, so I'm excited!

Unless I'm mistaken, Death Mountain has both places where you can fall from an absurd height and hurt yourself. But boy is it fun.

Muslim Chanting!! Did this remind anybody else of that weird middle eight of Disturbed's Stupify?

Jesus Christ getting the Megaton Hammer is a pain in the ass. This is the hardest time I've ever had getting it

Well, that took much longer than expected, but Fire Temple is done.

You know the medallions are really kind of useless. They don't add any actual power to you, no life force, no defense, no strength, nothing. The crystals in Link To The Past didn't do that either, but they never claimed to be part of your strength to begin with.

I love how the Sages are all yelling and calling for Saria and she can't hear shit but she hears the Ocarina call just fine.

Also, the Moblins are fucking intense in this game. An excellent transition from 2D to 3D. In the 2D games they looked like wimps.

Finding keys in the Forest Temple would be the worst if not for the Water Temple.

Also I find it to be completely ass backwards for you to enter the boss arena, nothing come out and you try to escape in order for the event to be triggered. Why would Link cower away? It's not that he's scared, he would just think it was in a separate room and look somewhere else.

I killed an Iron Knuckle with Deku Sticks.