#ngl I find it incredibly sus that the one time we see a character in a speedo it's a non-LI (Elijah OPH)

[cadybear420]

PB designing swimsuits for male characters:

[dekuhotnugget]

My Journey in Breath of the Wild

As promised, I will describe how my journey and experience went throughout Hyrule's vast world in Breath of the Wild. From what I can remember, I've always loved exploration and open world games and I think, that's what made me love this game every day that passes because, there are so many things for you to do and see and even to this day, we are always discovering new things from this amazing game. I promise not to make such a big post but still, I hope you like it and have fun reading!

First appearance of Farosh

The first time I saw a Dragon in the game, it was crazy. At first, I didn't even know it was a dragon, I wondered, "Bro, what the hell kind of creature is that? So cool!" I remember looking at Farosh for minutes because, it was something so new and incredible for me at the time that I just fell in love with it (especially also because, I am in love with Dragons, in general).

Arriving at Kakariko Village

In the game, one of the first villages you arrive is the Kakariko village. There I met Impa, leader of the village of Kakariko, Paya and many other characters. When we go to talk to Impa for the first time, she tells us the story of what happened 100 years ago and with that, she gives us the mission "Free the Divine Beasts" where we will have to go to the locations that the mission marks on the map to free Divine Beasts from the malicia of the Calamity Ganon. Impa also gives us the mission "Captured Memories" where we will have to find 12 memories spread across the game map. In fact, it is not mandatory you capture all the Bivine Beasts and also, you have the option of not having any Divine Beasts with you, this will depend on your choice as a player but, in my case, I decided to acquire them all.

That was the order I made the Divine Beasts. Of course, you can order as you like:

- Divine Beast Vah Ruta of Zora's Domain

- Divine Beast Vah Naboris of Gerudo Desert

- Divine Beast Vah Medoh of the Hebra Mountains

- Divine Beast Vah Rudania of Death Mountain

Arriving in Zora's Domain

Arriving in Zora's domain, there I met Sidon, a really nice guy and the King of Zora Domain, King Dorephan. It was there also that I could get my first memory from the quest "Captured Memories". Before I went to face Vah Ruta, Dorephan gave me Zora's armor, made especially for me by Mipha, one of the game's champions.

After having managed to pass through the challenges of the Divine Beast, Vah Ruta and saved people of Zora's Domain, I'm consecrated with "Lightscale Trident" which was used by Mipha.

After all that, I also managed to make some friends along the way, like this Guardian here, for example. You thought being friends with a Guardian was impossible? Well, here is proof that they can also be very sweet, apart from the fact that he shot and killed me one day, he is very friendly.

Arriving in Gerudo's Town/Desert

One thing I learned on Gerudo was that if you are a woman and you interact with a man, he will want to take you to some secret place (really sus, imo) or just start flirting with you and what is this rule that you don't let men (Voe in Gerudo language) into the city? What have voe done to you, people of Gerudo?

Jokes aside, Gerudo is also pretty cool heheh. The city, from what I understood throughout my exploration outside the city in other, around the Gerudo Desert, is known for commerce, which I find very interesting, ngl.

Afterwards, a little way away from Gerudo City, I came across not only the Divine Beast Vah Naboris but also with, the Kara Kara Bazaar. Kara Kara Bazaar is the last stop on the road through the Gerudo Desert before Gerudo Town. However, I met a rather peculiar person. They was known to be a suspicious person and was supposed to know how I could enter Gerudo City without them knowing I was a voe. If I remember correctly, their name was Villian, or something like that (I don't really remember, sorry).

During our conversation, he told me that he had the perfect outfit for me to wear to go unnoticed by Gerudo but, he said that I give 600 rupees out of my pocket. At first, I called them crazy because, where would I get 600 rupees but now, that I think maybe it wasn't that expensive because, they have clothing stores that they sell separately at a much higher level. After selling some stuff to get my rupees to buy my outfit, I finally I got it and I looked fabulous heheh.

After that, I finally managed to enter Gerudo Town and that's where I met Riju, the current chief of Gerudo and it was also in Gerudo, that I got two more memory (one in Kara Kara Bazaar and the another, in Gerudo Town).

After having managed to pass through the challenges of the Divine Beast, Vah Naboris and saved people of Gerudo Town and from the Desert too, I'm consecrated with "Scimitar of the Seven" and "Daybreaker", used by champion Urbosa in battle.

Arriving in Rito's Village

Arriving in Zora's domain, there I met Teba and the current chief of the village, Kaneli. When I met with Theba, he challenged me to a challenge, in which I would prove that I truly had the ability to defeat Vah Medoh, the Divine Beast of the Hebra Mountains and just like in all other places and villages, I managed to get one more memory.

After having managed to pass through the challenges of the Divine Beast, Vah Medoh and saved people of Rito village, I'm consecrated with "Great Eagle Bow" bow used by the champion, Revali and however, I also managed to buy Rito's outfit.

Saving Naydra from Calamity

Before leaving for the next city and Divine Beast, I had to complete some quests and one of them was to save Naydra from Calamity that had consumed him. Having saved Naydra from Ganon's calamity, I can say that we've become great friends ever since.

Over time, I was also able to ride some legendary creatures and horses like, Ganon's horse, The Royal Horse (I still have these two horses), The Lord of the Mountain and the Skeletal horse (this was after i had all Divine Beasts).

Arriving in Goron's City

Unlike the other cities and towns, I didn't go straight to the Divine Beast, before that I had the opportunity to do the "From the Ground Up" side quest where I had to do various things and search for various people around the villages and cities of Hyrule. With all that done, I managed to get together the beautiful couple, Hudson and Rhondson and after that, then yes, I went to the Divine Beast and that's where I met Yunobo and Buldo, the chief of Goron's City.

After having managed to pass through the challenges of the Divine Beast, Vah Rudania and saved people of Goron's City, I'm consecrated with "Boulder Breaker" weapon used by the champion, Daruk and with that, I also complete the quest "Free The Divine Beasts".

By that time, I already had all the memories I needed so, with that I went to Kakariko's village to talk to Impa and when I go there, she gives me information that there is one more memory for me to go after. I went after the memory and with that, I complete the quest "Captured Memories".

After all that, I had decided to buy the game's DLC and that's what I did, I bought the DLC and with that, I received "The Champions Ballad" quest, along with other side quests, of clothes or rare things I had to find. After completing all the DLC, I received Link's famous and legendary motorcycle, "Master Cycle Zero".

After that, I was just doing really random and funny things in the game and finally, last week, I finally got to face Ganon and save Zelda and with that, I officially ended my journey in BotW. This is just a summary of some things I did during the game and it would be quite exhausting to write everything in detail because, it's over 200 hours of gameplay. I also got to complete all 120 shrines and all the quests i had. I just didn't do all the Koroks because there are 900 of them and I don't have the patience for it, ngl.

This game for me and a lot of people, it was the best game of 2016/2017 and to this day, it's a great game. Can't wait for TotK that will explore much more than we've seen in BotW. Thank you BotW for coming into my life. 🥰

In case you are interested in taking a look at my Zelink analysis, here is the link Zelink.

[luque-moreau]

y'know i think its about time ive refurbished my psychonauts headcanons/theories

what??? me??? rewriting my psychonauts headcanons in a more comprehensible and informed way???

ye

alright, i think everyone knows what im talking about, by headcanons i mean headcanon as in singular, and as singular, i mean my "raz is somewhere on the spectrum of adhd".

so lets just get into it:

what is adhd actually?

adhd by definition stands for attention deficit hyperactive/hyperfocus disorder (yes, let me get into the details in just a sec). it is a nerodevelopmental disorder that is almost completely reliant on genetic factors, however conditions during pregnancy can sometimes contribute to certain aspects of how adhd manifests itself.

long story short, people with adhd have a smaller frontal lobe, and therefore less dopamine in general (even though yes, it is more complicated than that).

theres also a little bit of "chicken or the egg first" goin on here, certain behaviors or personality tendencies can also affect how adhd is presented in one individual to the next, however its still not clear if that is because it is an accommodating for a certain thought process or if someones experiences and personality shape their symptoms of adhd entirely. its a very blurry line, and the answer is different for everybody.

hyperactive type

hyperactive type is probably the closest to most stereotypical depictions of adhd, think the 5 year old whos parents brush off their child’s hyperactivity as something that will “go with age”. however, this isn’t only present in children, adults with adhd have to deal with a constant need for stimuli to make up for the lack of dopamine their current activity is providing them. this results in someone fidgeting frequently in repetitive or predictable motions, unable to hold attention to a specific task for long periods of time, or many other of the symptoms associated with adhd.(i sadly cannot provide more information in this area, i am not knowledgeable enough to...)

hyperfocus type

hyperfocus type is a tricky one, it can look like the complete opposite of adhd in theory. hyperfocus can look similar to special interests or hyperfixation, a great deal of time and knowledge dedicated to a very particular thing (although it is important to note that even though hyperfixations and special interests are incredibly similar, special interests is a term more typically used within autistic-circles, and isnt really the best word to use if you happen to be neurotypical). Think of maybe that kid who knows all the cool animal facts and won’t shut up about them. Its because certain trains of thought or activities might release more dopamine then others, so to get more of that dopamine, someone of hyperfocus type will be mentally unable to stop thinking or doing a very specific task or topic. this results in someone seemingly always spacing out, unable to change subjects or changing subjects too fast or with little to no correlation, or being completely unable to have enough motivation to do simple things.

personally i tend to fall under the category of hyperfocus myself rather than hyperactive, however the two are not mutually exclusive, its more common to find people with both types rather than just one. even myself, i might exhibit more tendencies to place me under the label of hyperfocus, but that doesn’t mean i don’t have any symptoms of the hyperactive type. its my personality that affects my mannerisms, which then makes certain aspects of my symptoms more or less apparent. Thats because im an INTP-T, i just tend to be more to myself and constantly in a state of thinking abstractly. I have trouble communicating and even sometimes recognizing my needs, and get to a point where im unable to do the simplest of things without feeling emotionally drained. Thats just my experience though, everybodys different. 

so what the fuck does this have to do with raz then?

well lets think about it, rather than have it just be me projecting myself onto a comfort character:

raz finds issue with connecting to kids his age

lets be honest. none of the campers really like raz that much. or at least some do the bare minimum to be try and be polite. it doesn’t seem like any of the other campers besides dogen, whos also socially outcasted, are really fond of raz. lili might like him, but that can definitely be interpreted as curiosity in someone new and different from the norm. It might not be that the kids despise him, but nobodys opinionated enough to care whether he is around or not.

social isolation is one of the most damning things i had to experience from an early age and still feel even today. there is a sense of feeling that you are different among your peers, whether that is a good thing or bad thing. it feels difficult to interact with other people you are not familiar with, and can really stunt you emotionally and socially. from a really early age, theres somethin in you that knows something is very different between the experiences of your peers compared to your own, and it can feel incredibly isolating.

raz and his borderline stupidity

time to get real again. raz is a fucking idiot. at least in the sense that sometimes his decisions seem incredibly spontaneous and not really thought through. he runs from home to attend a summer camp, not really thinking about the logistics of how he will get there, how the staff will react, how long its gonna take for his parent to find him, and so on. it doesn’t seem like he over or underestimates his abilities, he just goes for it without considering. that doesnt seem like the smartest thing to do, even though we know hes incredibly intelligent when it comes to larger, abstract situations. its the little details that he misses, small minuet things that seem unimportant that he overlooks, which can sometimes make things harder for him in the end.

i think its obvious that impulsivity is one symptom of adhd. however i cannot stress how difficult it is to think at supersonic speed and still feel incredibly stupid. i mean, thinking faster doesn’t inherently mean you will have better ideas, you can always be stupider faster, but being able to realize stupid mistakes or inconsistencies in your own thought process is annoying as hell. it feels like every time you try to recognize the issue, fix it, and move forward, you only end up not paying attention to another issue that gets bigger and more annoying than the first. Its always two steps forward, one step back, constantly making the same mistakes even though you try everything in your power to avoid them or grow as a person. The simplest of facts, ideas, or just things to remember end up being forgotten, and once youre reminded of them you remember them and feel like an idiot. however, arbitrary things and complex issues are much easier to digest and remember for me, things like history and the whole blame game charade of it all, biology and how every minuet thing has a greater impact on others and intertwines with every single factor of its environment, philosophy and theorizing why we think the way we do and what can be changed. but oh shit, im a dumbass i forgot to do my laundry. shit. god fuckin dammit.

empathy over sympathy

one of the basic themes of psychonauts is empathy. simple as that. raz goes around into other peoples brains, and tries to help them as much as he can, even if his efforts are not always successful in the way he intended. he never demonizes anyone to the point of unredeemability, and can empathize and understand other peoples perspectives. hes open to new ideas and

although some studies out there theorize that empathy is impaired due to adhd, from my perspective i feel like that is simply not true. if anything, i would say the sensitivity that comes with adhd (hypersensitivity) only enhances that empathy. i could definitely see social disconnection being one of the reasons it might appear that someone with adhd is less empathetic, however i would doubt that adhd would impair a persons empathy. adhd tends to also entail heightened emotions, this doesn’t necessarily mean a more outwardly emotional person, however it definitely shifts a persons perspective of their own emotions as well as others. the concept of hypersensitivity also completely contradicts the idea of people with adhd be less empathetic.

miscommunication and disconnect

sigh, the dad thing. yup. raz has that very iffy relationship with his dad at the beginning of the game which is eventually resolved. very abruptly, might i add. but thats not what this is about, thats a topic for another day. miscommunication seemed to be the root of the issue, however we only get razs side of the story. not to mention the severity of his claims and willingness to seemingly drop everything afterwards. kinda sus, ngl.

alright this ones a doosey. this, i feel, cements my theory pretty well. like i mentioned before, social disconnect and hypersensitivity are side effects of the symptoms of adhd.  this means people with adhd are highly more likely to either misinterpret someones words or actions if those in question are not completely transparent, its because they tend to overthink and interpenetrate responses with too much thinkin n such. the social disconnect makes a whole lot of it worse, it can just pile on top of already established feelings of inadequacy and isolation. and oversharing as a poor coping mechanism isnt an exclusively adhd related thing, it tends to be shared within similar neruodevelopmental disorders such as autism or even ptsd. i find it incredibly easy to disconnect myself from my own emotions at times and think critically at what i feel and how it affects me. which is a bad thing. if i dont acknowledge my emotions like they are my own for too long, everything falls apart. its not fun. but, that disconnect can make talking about certain more traumatic experiences or instances that had deep personal effects on my life and development as a person much easier to just share. and not always in an appropriate manner, comedic opportunity can be   v  e  r  y   enticing. this also explains why raz might have been able to drop everything about his dad after he apologized. he didn’t really, he probably still suffers just as much afterwards as he did before. but he probably wont realize that for awhile, since logically, the issue has been resolved. long story short, he has not had the time to cope, and to put that off he detaches himself from those feelings. w a c k

of course i have other reasons why i feel like raz could potentially have adhd, or at least be accurately represented in headcanon with adhd, some minor mentions being:

he uses his camp map as a journal to track his in-game progress, list of goals, and notes/snip-its of information. writing down information on some form of notepad or book is a common tool used by kids and even adults with adhd to help them keep track of minuet, individual tasks. its just using a planner, but with a bit more information. 

just from my personal perspective, the lengths raz goes to pursue his dream of being a psychonaut feel more like a special interest/hyper fixation sort of thing. he can jump between having genuine conversations with his fellow campers and just exploring the campground, to investing himself entirely in obtaining his goal, even when it seems almost impossible. thats some serious dedication to one very specific thing, y’know?

this one isnt as solid as the other but: m̶̖̰̯̫̍͝o̵̦͖̟͈̹̤̥̝͐̿̄̀̀̎̓ņ̶̛̭̠̐̊̆̍͝ķ̸̝͈̺̙̰̊e̶͉͚̼̅̔͗̂͐̍̕͝͝y̶̦̖̼͖̪͎̝̖̠̐̑͋̾̔̑́͐͘ ̵̢̲̘͎͉̔̀͒̄͌͊̀͌̀m̴̲̫̮̪̖̍̐͆̕͜͝ͅả̶͙͚͗n̶̗̳̩̙̘̼̦̦͇͝ ̷̡̨̡͔̗͕̘͍̥̑͒̎̐̃g̴͔̔̈̅̐̏́̌̔̈́́o̶̥̱̽̆̂͌̀͗ ̶̝̩͙͕͛́s̴̛͓̥̲̜͓͚̣̠̆̓̌͌p̶̜̹̯̦̫̯̣̎͐̽̉̾ḙ̴͇̬͑̈́̐̈́͘͠ͅȅ̶̡̗̞̩͔̫̪͈͑̓͗d̵̠͇͎̜͔͇͒̈́́̀̅̈́̒͘y̸̡̦̠̻̖̥̿ͅ. yeah, its the most generalizing reason but look, hes moving nonstop the entire game, climbing and running around the entire goddamn place wrecking havoc. a bit of imp can be found in most people with adhd if you look hard enough.

so thanks for reading this far i guess? im oversharing even right now with this, like an i d i o t but yknow what i dont want to read the great gatsby rn, so ive got nothin better to do. who knows, maybe the second game will give us more info to either support/discredit this theory? gotta wait for pn2 i guess

:^)