Me before completing the forest temple: okay I get that ocarina of time is fun and nostalgic for people but it’s a bit of a stretch to call it one of the greatest video games of all time
Me after completing the forest temple: By revealing that Link is not a Kokiri, but a Hylian, the game effectively strips him of his humble origins amongst a group of people that already fail to recognize him in his adult form. Thus, kokiri village instantly becomes a location that is no longer Link’s home in any sense, exacerbated by the fact that the game now loads up in the temple of time instead of Link’s bedroom— he is a stranger in the only place that has ever been familiar to him and he is depressingly reduced to his destiny alone. However, the subsequent introduction of the time travel mechanic, which allows the player to travel from the horrific apocalyptic future back to the idyllic past of Link’s childhood, gives new meaning to the idea of this “destiny”. In effect, Link is not a stock “chosen one”, but a protagonist who consciously decides to fight onwards. Link’s dual existence as a child who knows the grim future and as an adult who was powerless to stop disaster gives a sort of desperation to his character, because while it brings the player relief to revisit the Castle Town that is populated by cheerful villagers instead of lurking zombies, the story can only be progressed through the acknowledgement of reality — the decision to make those seven years pass again. Therefore, both the player and Link as a character must be proactive in their heroism and make the conscious choice to struggle onwards despite the darkness that permeates—
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do u know what did piss me off was everyone going “that bound by blood thing doesn’t make sense her and rhaenyra don’t share blood” as if alicent isn’t the mother of rhaenyra’s half siblings. “well why isn’t aegon-“ HES A PAWN. HES A PROXY FOR ALICENT’S POWER. SHE SPENT HIS WHOLE LIFE BEATING AND SCREAMING AT HIM JUST LIKE SHE WAS HIT AND SCREAMED AT TO MAKE HIM INTO A KING THAT WOULD KEEP HER SAFE FROM RHAENYRA IT WAS NEVER ABOUT AEGON!!!!
like the short story is called the princess and the queen WHOMST do u think is the queen in this scenario. could it be the woman who has been called queen for the ENTIRE FUCKING PRE DANCE, DANCE, A N D POST DANCE ERA, MAYHAPS???
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kaeya ily but sometimes you need to shut the actual fuck up😁
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I’m having the same reaction to Gator Tillman that Vicki Vallencourt has to Bobby Boucher. Jesus Christ 😂
All I can think of:
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losing the idgaf war just saw a tiktok of someone pulling the whole ‘pov juliet had one actual friend’ and it’s them going ‘girl how long have you known this guy be so fucking for real rn’ and juliet listening,,,, THAT IS AN ACTIVE PLOT POINT. THE NURSE ACTIVELY RAISES THAT POINT. THE NURSE ACTIVELY TELLS JULIET TO MOVE THE FUCK ON AFTER HES BANISHED. IF YOU READ THE FUCKING THING YOUD KNOW THAT.
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Me knowing the whole plot and still getting offended when Goku shows up to Namek a few levels higher than Vegeta
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I think I care enough about vintage story atm and my world that I am going to actually find a more suitable place to live more permanently. The only issue is that I’ve set up everything rn and my rabbits are there….but I haven’t spent the time to build my house yet idk
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