#loz tok

[ka3l]

[dandyleyen]

Twitter post | ToTK zelink x Howl's Moving Castle

[bird--egg]

I think maybe I’ve been falling for a long time

[stormcallart]

decided to draw the new canon version of Ganon with some slight variations~

[gnecrognomicon]

Very rushed because I'm extremely excited but here's a quick visual analysis of the new footage! Neglected to note that images 5 and 9 are different crops of the same relief

[jackzarts]

I think I never shared this drawing of the Light Dragon that I did a couple of months ago ✨

I also made this into a tshirt and you can preorder it here

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[nolongerapileofashprobably]

I remember a while back you said that TOTK ranks as one of the best narratives in the series, and replaying it again, I’m inclined to agree. Fans criticized it for being “incoherent,” but there’s literally nothing that happens in the story that isn’t set up in the opening/tutorial. The Imprisoning War, the Zonai, the statue depicting Rauru and Sonia, the Light Dragon flying near the temple, Link diving to Zelda, the Recall ability (how it serves as Link’s connection to Zelda throughout the game and will ultimately be how he saves her at the end). The recall ability is also how Link collects and examines the dragon tear memories. Even if you don’t collect the tears, Link’s last memory of her is the vision of her giving him Recall, so it makes sense that he restores her to how he remembers her (“coaxing the object’s memory” like Sonia says in one of the memories). The theme of community and togetherness is also woven into every aspect of the gameplay and story. BOTW and TOTK are both extremely narratively and thematically coherent.

THISSSSSS

Ive played the majority of Zelda games and some stories are iconic (OoT), some are DARK (MM), some are DIFFERENT (WW & TP), some are ROMANTIC (ST & SS), and all are adventurous and fun. This series has a plethora of interesting characters and captivating stories, but none truly compare to the intricacies of BoTW&ToTK. And this is achieved through the vast amount of details offered to players in each game.

BoTW has a TON of details for players who go looking for it, however none of them are actually necessary in completing the game. We know this is simply bc of the direction of botw and totk in terms of gameplay.

The stories are OPTIONAL in both of these games, but as you pointed out in ToTK, you don’t escape the Recall memory. And that ability is the one that is truly unique to the story and connects us directly to Zelda, and ultimately Zelda to her old self. Both of these games are directly related to Zelda’s journey as a character and are a testament to this Zelda and Link’s relationship. Without a romantic perspective (which actually requires you to neglect details given to us in both games), the story still stands in terms of development and emotional appeal.

I think everyone can agree that BoTW/ToTK Zelda is the most developed Zelda we have ever gotten, and if you accept that her development goes hand in hand with the story (which duh it does lol) then you realize that for all its faults, BoTW & ToTK has one of the best narratives of the series. To me, you can’t separate the games, because BoTW was the foundation of Zelda’s growth as a person and Zelda & Link’s relationship which resulted in the dedicated loyalty we see six years after the events of BoTW. Without that knowledge, we wouldn’t get the same emotional connection or understand how intimate the ending of ToTK is.

Link’s use of Recall, backed by Rauru’s light magic and Sonia’s time magic, is only achievable by HIS ability to remember Zelda, his own memories and the ones Zelda gifted him through the tears, in order to bring her back. This gives us the EXACT answer to the question BoTW ends on: “May I ask; do you really remember me?”

Like that is so impactful, it clears every other story in my opinion by a LONG SHOT. This doesn’t negate how amazing the other stories are, they are all powerful in their own way, but none compare to the fluid and consistent themes BoTW & ToTK are founded upon.

The story has its faults (as all do) and thus fans capitalize on them in order to tear down the games (which is natural for any popular franchise). But those faults do not impact what is perfectly executed in terms of Zelda and Link’s story. The things we wish to see more of are that of side characters and questions left unanswered (which provided the series a new set of lore to explore in future games). But I will forever stand by this era and it’s overarching story that still makes me stop whenever I see the light dragon or seek out those small details whenever I replay the games.

[jadeazora]

Oh they went hard with that key art

[razorblade180]

Muscle memory

Link:*fumbles around sky island for days* (This feels pretty tough..)

5 seconds after setting foot on Hyrule

Bokoblin: *swings*

Link:*perfect parries* (How dare you even try…)

[t1m3ly]

A friend helped me come to a realization

[taliasatelier]

Some Zelda fan art because I’ve been obsessing over ToTK

Shop I Ko-Fi ✧ Insta | TikTok

2nd shop opening will be in late 2023 with stickers & prints! My Ko-Fi has free phone wallpapers ♡

[dandyleyen]

save me dragon girlfriend save me . dragon girlfriend save me 🐉

[biggest-bara-tiddies]

Trying to make a car in Tears of the Kingdom. I work in the middle of the road. NPCs can’t get around my genius project. They stare. Soulless yet judging. I finally get the wheels on and the fan in the right place. I turn the fan on. I don’t move. I’ve spent 10 minutes gluing wheels to a flat wooden board. The NPCs stare. The horses 20 feet away whinny in mockery

[lithi]

I AM BROKEN FOREVER

[serfergs]

Nintendo really said: “ok we hear you, Link takes way too f*cking long climbing shit so why don’t we give him an OP ability called “Ascend” “Beam me up Scotty”

[merlevum]

Working on some new merch, which includes these two dragons on the cover of a notebook!