#how would their hyrule look like

[rawliverandgoronspice]

I've been thinking about the way we tend to attribute qualities to how Hyrule should "feel like" to feel authentically like itself (I often hear child-like, full of wonder, mysterious, playful but also mystical in that vague "we sort of know when we see it" sort of vibes), especially backed against common interpretations of the setting commonly heralded as "wrong" (mostly thinking about the "edgy" thing, but also when it's too childish, or when it's too dense with lore, etc), and that led me to think that Hyrule (and consorts, Lorule/Labrynna/Termina/etc), in all its known shiftiness, kind of feels like the materialization of a pathetic fallacy to me (without the negative connotation that comes with fallacy).

As in: Hyrule feels that way because Link feels that way about Hyrule. But when Link needs to feel something else, Hyrule becomes Termina. Or a Link that doesn't care about Hyrule, and that's a plot point, demands a setting like The Great Sea instead. A more mature Link that already has a community built around him will fare better in the Twilight Princess' Hyrule than he would in ALTTP's.

I feel like Hyrule, in narrative faming (and honestly there's a point to be made that it reflects the current values of the setting itself and it could be fun to consider this literally even), will always be the Hyrule of the eyes of its beholder. I'm not sure every character would even experience the very same Hyrule in the same way; but because Hyrule is built for Link, in many ways, we will very often (though not always!) see that evergreen kingdom that's always vague enough to be enticing, but precise enough to be worth the adventures.

[raycatzdraws]

ribbonwood

[inumbrapugnabimus-maybe]

I’m choosing to ignore the fact they probably wouldn’t have space heaters…

[muchmossymess]

Every day I urge closer to finding every single cave in botw and then comparing them in totk

[the-knife-consumer]

"Yona was just added bc Nintendo wants people to stop shipping sidlink!" Literally what the hell are you talking about

[jellyfishvibes]

Getting hella frustrated about zelda wikis and how limited each are but not insane enough to join the wiki team to add all the shit their missing

[phoenixcatch7]

Looking through the transformation page of the zelda wiki (whoever did that I love you thank you for supporting my late night fixations) and NO ONE EVER TOLD ME

Oracle Link, aka Legend, has a ring THAT TURNS HIM INTO HYRULE??!!

WHY - WHAT - IT DOESN'T EVEN DO ANYTHING

Oh the SHENANIGANS

[peachssodapop]

I have been totally obsessed with the missing poster since I first saw it. I think the way that they're depicted in it is a pretty good look into how Hyrule views the two

[ruairy]

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[junietuesday]

"Ghost Goodbye", for WIP Wednesday?

He fumbled to light the lamp near the door; when his hand finally found it, he flicked the switch and soft firelight flooded the room. The bed was pristine as always, given that no one used it. In the back corner of the room, his empty hammock hung limp.

[rawliverandgoronspice]

sssstop!!!!!! assuming ganondorf is a rapist random youtube videos I'm literally eating my own fingers and swallowing the bones whole like one of those weird birds aaaaaaa!!!!!!!!!

[impostorsshow]

"if i looked as good as you, i could run a very different kind of business..." guy shut the hell up you look like a fucking worm got turned into a portal turret and then got put in a cartoon full body cast

[waywardsalt]

very freeing to actually own up (to myself) abt post-ph being an au. now i can make a little list of the little ways it deviates from leading to st

[nintendoduo]

Nintendo Announces That The Switch's Successor Will Be The Wii U Again

Putting an end to months of intense anticipation and speculation, Nintendo announced today that the Nintendo Switch's successor console will have the exact same name as its predecessor, the Nintendo Wii U. It will also have the exact same technical specs and game library, and Nintendo projects the exact same lackluster sales.

In a press conference at the company's Kyoto headquarters, senior executive officer Yoshiaki Koizumi explained the reasoning behind the move: "We decided to release Wii U again because it's pretty good. It rules, actually. I love it."

Nintendo President Shuntaro Furukawa further elaborated: "Nintendo Land was my shit. Game & Wario was so underrated. So was Kirby and the Rainbow Curse. So was Star Fox Zero. So was Animal Crossing amiibo Festival. So was Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric." Furukawa went on to list every single Wii U exclusive game over the next minute and a half, as Koizumi cheered and applauded.

Also present at the press conference was legendary developer Shigeru Miyamoto, who mostly talked about how much he misses Miiverse. "I'm so nostalgic for Miiverse. When I look back on my life, I realize that without exception, my most cherished memories and friendships all happened within Miiverse. In fact, it was in the Meme Run community that I met my current wife and children."

"Splatoon 1 is the best Splatoon," Furukawa continued. "Mario Maker 1 is the best Mario Maker. Hyrule Warriors 1 is the best Hyrule Warriors. Mario Kart 8 non-Deluxe is the best Mario Kart 8."

"Yooooo, the battle mode with the racing tracks was so much fun!!!" Koizumi exclaimed, as Miyamoto vigorously nodded in agreement. "Underrated," Furukawa repeated. "So underrated."

The press conference concluded with all three agreeing that the Nintendo Switch "sucks" and "ain't shit," deciding on the spot that they would deactivate its online servers in order to reconnect the Wii U ones as soon as possible. "If you like Switch better, I'm very sorry, but it's inferior and we're shutting it down."

"I'm not sorry," Miyamoto said, addressing Nintendo Switch fans directly. "Fuck you. I wish I could shut you down, too."

[ganondoodle]

actually, this one might be my favorite

its so well put together and i like its structure, not too noisy, not too simple and a little more practical (though it looks a little warm for the desert .. would have been interesting to have the ancient gerudo live in the highlands) i like how the shoulder and arm armor look alot like the voe armor from botw (the pants too .... but the shoes idk, if those are metal AND open theres no wonder hes grumpy if hes got sand in his probably sweaty metal shoes all the time) with the long sleve and fur making him more distinct and regal looking- and while the beard is a little unusal for ganondorf i honestly think it could have worked, he looks very different from his other designs AND connecting more to the gerudo of this era and i like that

but i cant be mad they didnt go for it bc then i would have been even more frustrated that he was written so damn flat in the game and ... what game he was in in general :I

you know im unable to shut up when i have any opinion on zelda (though i try and have thus far succeeded at not commenting on any other concept from the darn book)- i find most totk ganondorf concept art worse than what we got to insulting even (of those i have seen) ..... this one though

much more the one in the background than the one up front, still at least he has the collar and the weapon we saw in the first trailer of things that never happen in the end (like so much else)