#and like. does that EXCUSE the way zelda is often fridged or ignored in her own games?? no. | Explore Tumblr Posts and Blogs

blueskittlesart · 2 years

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i agree that we likely wont get playable zelda but ill be lowkey disappointed if the game starts and they just immediately fridge her until the end of the game 😭😭😭 like at least make it like impa in botw where we can visit ☹️

i really. wish that the formula that these games have relied on since 1986 didn't require zelda getting fridged halfway through the game at the very least. but the way the lore is written combined with the 35-year precedent of this formula makes it. genuinely very difficult to deviate from it. sequels definitely have some leeway but a lot of sequels in this franchise elect to just... remove zelda entirely instead of having to figure out how to write her into a game when she's not the mcguffin. it sucks but like. i do kinda understand the deviation to the formula bc it really just makes the game instantly recognizable to longtime fans and takes away some of the learning curve that might be there otherwise

#like i don't like it anymore than the rest of you but i do kinda understand that the formula is important to the overall context of loz #and it HAS to be followed to a certain extent in order for the game to 1. fit into the overarching lore #and 2. be recognizeable as a zelda game. this franchise thrives on repetition. its entire lore is based around cycles of reincarnation #it is the same story over and over again by design #and like. does that EXCUSE the way zelda is often fridged or ignored in her own games?? no.#but like. when i was writing sword of fate i encountered this problem #it's SO difficult to give her agency in a story whose formula relies on her lack of agency to progress #asks

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