#like majoras is GOOD

[ganondoodle]

im kinda glad i was a tiny child when windwaker came out and i only played it years later without having internet access for the longest time bc i would have NOT survived the hatred i know ww got when it first came out bc it wasnt what most people expected (ww is my fav zelda)

loving botw but not liking totk and seeing the vast majority praise the latter like its the holy grail while alot also discrediting and needlessly hating on botw for it is already making it hard to stay calm about :U

#ganondoodles talks #special interest go brrrr #sucks when you care so much about a piece of media thats out of your control and it does something you hate #i do not control the hyperfixation #it wouldnt be so bad if people wouldnt keep hating on botw just to praise totk more tbh #and before people say but arent YOU doing the same thing in reverse??? #welll ... its suppposedly a sequel yes? #direct sequels should build on the first title and totk does the opposite doesnt it? #again one of my biggest problems is that it was advertised and called a direct sequel qhen it really isnt #like at all #how some characters also made a weird turn in their personality it really does feel like it did a majoras mask thing without admitting to i #like majoras is GOOD #it was weird and kinda nonsensical but ultimately worked #can you imagine if totk just went with the whole other dimension thing properly and really went ham with it- #.... i am coming up with even more ideas for totk rewritten arent it.. #anyway i dont think im gonna get a collectors edition ever again given the risk of me not liking what its for #regret spending that kind of money on it after i calmed down my fears and in the end they turned out to be mostly right #;__;

[superfruitland]

for a dude with no mystic powers, he sure is formidable... wait... what's that...?

#rise of the teenage mutant ninja turtles #rise of the tmnt #rottmnt #rottmnt leonardo #rottmnt future leo #tmnt #lee's art #heart leo #this is based in that one fierce deity link art from majora's mask :3c #i felt like official art of link makes for good sword pose references

[frobby]

#ive read all of them except twilight princess where ive only read 1 volume #im really interested to see other peoples opinions cuz ive always had clear favorites but like they're all good #loz #legend of zelda #ocarina of time #majoras mask #oracle of seasons #oracle of ages #four swords #minish cap #a link to the past #phantom hourglass #twilight princess #skyward sword #legend of zelda manga #loz manga #if anyone is wondering phantom hourglass is my least favorite #i mean its still good tho

[smilesrobotlover]

*head in hands* oot link is such a tragic character and it makes me so sad

#like everything about him was a lose/lose situation #he had to be a hero at 10 years old #and even tho he got aged up #he was still mentally 10 #so of course zelda sent him back in time #he didn’t quite understand what was happening #and having to go your whole life being judged and looked at weird simply because you don’t act your age? #or going through life not aging mentally in a natural way? #I imagine that that would screw everything up #and so yeah going back in time to age naturally was good #but then there’s majoras mask and the whole idea that nobody believes him #I mean. they believed him when he called out ganondorf #but having a 10 year old tell you about the moon falling and giants stopping it and all that #I’m sure a lot of people thought he was crazy when he wasn’t #not to mention he probably was no longer mentally 10 in mm since he not only went through all that trauma #but also was stuck in a time loop #and to top it all off. all the people. all the friends he made #were either gone or don’t remember him #because they never had the relationship he had in the adult timeline #poor oot link :( #and this isn’t to blame zelda at all #I cant imagine how hard it’d be for HER having to send him away #where she’ll never see him again when she def cared about him #just. agh #a lose/lose situation like I said #smiles rambles

[yeowche]

About Time’s trauma

(Yeah we’re doing this)

So, I like to think that the Hero of Time does not remember the time he spent in the spirit realm. He spent seven years in solitary confinement… the least the goddesses could do was remove that burden from his consciousness.

Except they didn’t, completely.

Because when he sleeps, he doesn’t dream - he returns to that place, that endless, white void. Perhaps it’s a blip in the system, an aspect that the goddesses forgot to take into account. Maybe it’s intentional. He wouldn’t know.

Every day, he wakes up with no recollection of any of it. But whoever’s with him (read: Malon), can see him thrashing and clearly not having a good time while he is asleep. She asks about it, of course – several times, to no avail. Because he genuinely can’t answer her questions.

But he talks in his sleep, and Malon is able to piece together the little bits of information she gets.

Anyway there’s that and then there’s tHe mOoN

#imagine the spirit realm being like Janet’s Void from The Good Place #if you were wondering what stuff he says in his sleep #(because you love angst like I do) #‘let me out’ #‘I don’t wanna be here anymore’ #‘please let me go’ #loz #zelda #the legend of zelda #ocarina of time #majoras mask #hero of time #loz headcanon #zelda headcanon #loz hc #loz oot #malink #oot link #oot malon

[rawliverandgoronspice]

sorry I'm having late night majora's mask thoughts and they might be half thoughts and not super coherent, but... the fact that link learns the song of healing from the happy mask salesman from an organ...... like... I don't know, I'm wondering how that fits into this whole healing thing, since what he heard from an organ last time was basically the source of all his trauma, now becoming the first anchor to help people moving on (starting with himself)

I don't know, it's also the thing about koume and kotake being basically kind swamp grandmas in this one despite the gerudos being pretty much still gerudos (even arguably crueler) otherwise...

like I don't know if that's anything, but I'm wondering how his time in Termina helps Link process This Gigantic Part of his trauma, and how that ties up with Skull Kid and Majora (and the moon itself, awful and horrendous and destructive from outside then incredibly calm and beautiful and childlike within)... and what he gets out of this and reapplies to Hyrule later, especially given we're in the backstory of Twilight Princess and we all know how that goes!!!

I don't know, I always felt like Ganondorf (and Zelda, and any of the major NPCs) just not being present in the game (Zelda memories/fisherman situation not accounted for) was actually a pretty potent choice, because these characters are everywhere but in a distilled form; and I think Ganondorf especially (given he's the reason Link is not doing fine in the first place) exists in the moon, the Mask, Skull Kid, Ikana...

But also it's a game with such tenderness for the monsters (the re-deads dance when nobody is looking, the mummy is a loving father that his daughter tries to protect from you, the dekus are fully fledged people...), and it's a game that rejects evil as a fixed characteristic safe for the corrupting object (AND EVEN THEN you get the moon's insides where every boss becomes a literal child), so I can't help but wonder how Link's little brain is processing this whole mess on uhhh This Side of the equation

(I'm taking on the metaphor angle, I'm not onboard for the "it's all a dream" game theory sides of things, I think it can both happen for real and be a metaphor at the same time, to clarify, and I think it's the most interesting setup narratively so vOv)

#thoughts #majora's mask #tloz #link #ganondorf #happy mask's salesman #koume #kotake #skull kid #majora #it's such a good complicated game!!!! #and it loves people!!! #watch all my paragraphs starting with I don't know because! I don't know #but thoughts #tl:dr I have barely ever seen theories on how ganondorf ties into majora's mask trauma reading #and I feel like there's something here to dig out #big “is this anything” type of post

[doctorcanon]

Saw a comment saying the writer was mad that totk ended az happily as it did and that there were no consequences. Ngl it irked my soul. Yeah after Breath of Wild Zelda and Link deserved a fucking break, okay? All their friends and family are dead, their home will never be the same, they collectively fought ganon for 100 years, THEY SUFFERED ENOUGH. They deserved a game where everything turned out great in the end.

Also the game is still very much about grief??? And there were still consquences???? Just not ones that give Zelda a cool dragon form. Which is sad but I think we'll get over it.q

#i think its a good thing that totk didnt turn out like majora's mask #botw link and zelda have had it rough i think they deserve some affirmation. #loz #legend of zelda #zelda #link #breath of the wild #tears of the kingdom

[1tsjusty0u]

wow this has such majoras mask vibes! (guy who is currently playing majoras mask)

#this is about botw (an au for it) #just. if you take it as ganon hurting everyone else like hes been hurt (being trapped under tbe castle forgotten for ages and ages with nob #ody but himself and the people who trapped him directly above him. also corrupting the sheikah tech used against him (thats a stretch consi #dering the only way he was able to do that was that the king 10000 years ago was awful and buried the tech UNDER THE CASTLE while chasing t #he sheikah out)) + the eye motifs? (majoras eyes being indicators for bosses weak points and ganons malicw eyes) it just. huh #though in botw link doesnt really. well he sort of calls out to people (the champions which could be interesting for character arcs) but ot #herwise its kind of just. three people having a 2 v 1 in a ruined world that just ended up hurtinf all of them #literally nobody can turn back to what they had. not ganon in the past. not link (though i Do have feelings about pre cal link but thats al #l hcs so im not putting that here). and not zelda #and not the champions either (though the only ones grief we really see is miphas. maybe revali?) #its just. literally everything Is There Still. #the guardians. the older ruins like the forgotten temple. the great plateau #on one hand i see the destruction of the castle/monarchy great and will lead to good. but also People Died #deya village. the tabantha village. the characters couldve seen the time before the calamity as Great (even if it wasnt? it all depends! bu #t nostalgia and all that) #so. yeah. #i dunno what the thesis is here i just think its neat #also that one image i can stretch botws theme as much as i can concieve #this also gives me a fic idea. however i feel like i would be doing characters dirty in it

[socialc1imb]

WHATS WITH THE FIERCE DIETY

OH IM SO GLAD YOU ASKED.

I AM A FIRM BELIEVER IN FIERCE DADITY AND THE IDEA THAT FD CARES FOR MASK AND WANTS THE BEST FOR HIM. BUT LIKE ALSO. THE MASK IS A PARASITE. LET ME EXPLAIN.

Just a heads up- this is actually like. Kinda gory?? I guess??

So the masks have spirits within them, yeah? And when Mask wears them, he’s allowing those spirits to use his body as a vessel. Yeah, Mask is the one in charge, but the transformation masks are still whole other entities using Mask’s body as a “host” so that their own forms can be used. The FD mask is no different. It’s a parasite!!! The deity cant exist without Link’s help!!!!

Except I took the definition of “parasite” and said “okay but literally”. The masks literally invade Mask’s physical form and take over with their own. Every time Mask puts the FD mask on, the mask tears its way into his body. Those scars on Mask’s face in my art reopen every time he wears the mask, because those tendrils from the FD mask literally connect to him, attaching itself physically to this kid. When Mask takes the mask off, he is removing something that is a part of him. He’s literally tearing away something that was attached to him and became a part of him. It’s like (and I’m sorry for this comparison because yeowch) removing your fingernail but like worse because it’s inside of you.

Fierce Deity is aware of the toll this takes on Mask. He’s aware that he is dangerous and is hurting this kid against his own will, but Mask is stubborn and FD is powerless to actually stop the kid from wearing the mask. So instead he devotes his abilities to protecting the kid when he’s needed, doing whatever he can to win a battle or a fight so that he can be safe in the long run.

#I HAVE SO MANY THOUGHTS ABOUT THE FD MASK #I COULD TALK ABOUT THIS FOR AGES #I WILL TALK ABOUT THIS FOR AGES #I KNOW ITS DARK BUT LIKE #HAVE YOU PLAYED MAJORAS MASK #SHY AND I HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THE LOGISTICS BEHIND HOW THE MASK WORKS IN TWAWB AND STUFF AND YALL #ITS SO GOOD #Lu mask #twawb mask #twawb #train whistles and wedding bells #my art #asks #the captain :3 #linked universe #Social's art

[solargeist]

i hope botw/totk encourages people to look into older zelda games as well !! bc theyre rly good !! they have a different format but they r worth it i Promise u.

#TWILIGHT PRINCESS. WIND WAKER. AND MINISH CAP I ASSURE U #if u like botw i feel like u would like those.... #these r old so u can emulate them probably #ocarina and majora are wild and hard but also worth it i just have finished neither. very funky vibes #U CAN ALSO JUST READ THE MANGAS ONLINE they r not canon BUT you get a good idea of the stories #i cant play four swords bc u need other players BUT the manga was rly fun n cute ^_^

[doodlboy]

Ppl get so pissed that botw and totk's music isn't "iconic" enough like the older games, but like

*grabbing you*

Look me dead in the eye and tell me you want to hear the exact same 1 to 3 minute loop of notes over and over and over for several hours while you're trying to do literally anything at all.

Like- completionists, you're going to all the shrines [120 in botw, 152 in totk], collecting all the korok seeds [900 in botw, 1000 in totk], doing side quests, finishing your hyrule compendium and so on. That takes a long ass time, do you really want to hear a song you might not even like for a minimum of 190 hours?

Botw and Totk are very audio focused games in terms of gameplay anyway. The devs put a lot of effort into the sound design of the game. How are you supposed to feel like you're sneaking through a dangerous area when you have a constant tune playing in your ears 24/7.

Besides, with how sparse the main overworld music is, it makes the parts of the game that have actual songs in it count so much more. Instead of having constant noise and 1 or 2 songs that stand out, now you have more impact because the music kicks in when its important for it to be there.

Ik people were probably gonna hate the botw/totk ost if it was like the older games anyway because of those points. So it's a double-edged sword, but the way the ost is now? It's supposed to be like that. It fits the format, the sound design, and the length of the game. Which was the point.

#going off on a ranty tangent purely bc i hate when ppl complain abt the botw & totk ost #could it have been better? sure why not #but as much as i love lost woods and whatever #if i had to hear a similar song for several hours without being able to turn it down or turn it off. i wouldn't like the song anymore #“uhm axcually it sucks because they didn't make good music. its just a few notes on a piano most of the time☝️🤓” SHUT UP #there are worse songs in the older iconic games than the entirety of the botw/totk ost #ppl hate the Keaton music from majoras mask. ik theres like- 2 or 3 songs people hate from oracle of ages #and yeah sure the blight ganon's songs were samey samey and boring but the emotional connection 2 the champions made up 4 it #but then the wind fire water and lightning temples came along and fucking killed it #so like- fuckin- go be pissed abt literally anything else #the ost fits the game #botw #totk #elliot rambles

[ganondoodle]

to be honest i liked the zonau more when they were a barely if ever mentioned mystery and a meme in the part of the fandom that watched theory videos

i know their designs are neat but i think their sudden introduction was pretty unnecessary and robbed us of more interesting concepts than it gave us new ones

#ganondoodles talks #zelda #totk #if they had their own game thats well and good #but them suddendly being the only thing anyone cares about in a supposedly direct sequel #like i guess some ppl were tired of the shiekah but theres always someone who doesnt like something #i just think they already had a cool mysterious ancient civilization that could have been more explored #they already had their place and werent mysterious to a point were it added anything #like the zonau being something that was just a lost part of history made botw feel more lived in #keep that mystery #and expand on the shiekah- the one that we know alot of but also theres enough to get to know about to make another game with #....sorry here i go rambling in the tags again #i will never understand why they didnt do a majora thing #make it a different dimension and do whatever you want with all those models you want to reuse #its such a failure at being a sequel it just wont stop hurting

[sysig]

A hero is only as good as his weapons, so make ‘em count (Patreon)

#Doodles #Original #Another idea smol and I are working on together :D Been a bit! #She came up with the concept on this one and I fell in love with it <3 She's very cool hehe #If you're familiar with the game Minit it has Something of a similar premise - not the same strict time pressure but yes on the time loop #Y'ever notice how in some games it seems like the wandering trader or traveling shop seems to come upon you rather than the other way around #:3c Hm ♪ Wonder how they'd know where you were gonna be :3c #The crux is that you play as the weapons shop owner and you're responsible for supplying the hero and his team with weapons! #Except the BBEG has gotten wise to how the hero keeps defeating him and it sick of it - so the shop owner is cursed to be in a time loop! #I love the concept <3 It sounds so fun to play in and there's still plenty of room to think about the mechanics and how it would be played #As well as the art design! :D #We threw around some character concepts - she's really into Baldur's Gate 3 at the moment so of course they had some influence in hers hehe #Only got the starting party for the moment but there are plans for a full team of 4 plus the shopkeep >:3c And various other NPCs lol #A lot of the gameplay would basically boil down to being a bartering simulator hehe ♪ #Very RPG trade-this-for-that style quests - under a time limit! Hehe #Since it's the type of game that pretty much requires replaying sections time-loop-style it's all about how quickly you can trial and error #And then hightail it to where you need to be lol #I think we were also tossing around a nap mechanic to skip right to the time loop reset in case you mess up a run haha #I gotta get back to Majora's Mask at some point I swear #We still have a good bit of concept work to do on the art side of things - she's also been really into pixel art lately and I love pixel art #I also managed to pick up a full release of one of the RPGMakers :D So that's an exciting possibility! #I haven't learned most of its ins and outs yet but I do know About importing custom assets at the very least >:3c #Same with Novelty and I haven't done that yet either lol - all in due time! I hope!!

[the-squeege]

Trauma Loop

#my art #majoras mask #loz #I guess this is kinda vent art? #had a bad depression swing and mm is like my big comfort emotional game #this kinda just happened one night and I’m like yeah cool! this is nice #good to be drawing again #posting before I forget #the dichotomy of what I just posted and this 😭😭😭

[dark-falz]

Kinda personal but about Tumblr

I just wanna say I'm probably gonna pick Tumblr back up as my main and now only social because I can't stand Instagram anymore and that's all that was left.

Since the editor change hasn't effected my gif quality (Tho I'll no longer be dealing with HTML cause it's a different headache with this editor I feel) and this blog is the main reason I'm even still on this site, if you see a follow from me after years of interaction through here but nothing else, it's because I felt I was never active enough to bother, cause I didn't look at my dash.

Now there's other PSO content so. More reason to look at my dash. And I need something that isn't Instagram to scroll idly when my dogs don't show up at work lmao.

So? Thanks Phantasy Star fandom for making the NSFW ban irrelevant to me 🙃🥰 (why I stopped using tumblr and why my old account kept getting shadowbanned and i made a new one but still fuck u tumblr for not letting me appreciate hot nakey anime grills the same)

#i also remade my account under the same url so i do need to start following blogs that arent mine lmao #my feed be lookin good tho pso and majoras mask like #also like maybe not cause i'm shy now lmao tumblr is kinda weird from what it once was #by weird I mean gross but I dealt with neopets

[gideonnavsenormousbiceps]

I have a majora’s mask tattoo and the uptick of people talking about/asking about my tattoo since totk came out is really fun to experience. like I already loved my tattoo, and I get compliments for it a lot, but random people are now coming up to me at stores and being like “so i saw you have a majora’s mask tattoo...how about that new game?” and I have to be like “amazing, 10/10, would die a million times again” 

#totk #loz #the legend of zelda #tears of the kingdom #zelda #majoras mask #fun fact people are mildly unsettled by majoras mask in real life and its entertaining #people have told me the eyes make them uncomfortable when theyre facing it #it brings me great joy #anyways if you were looking for a sign this is it #I was like oh people are going to think its weird #and they do but in a good way #only bad thing about totk is that now I have a million more tattoo ideas #that I currently dont have the money for lol #im shamefully horrible at totk #I like to joke that my tattoo is apotropaic so it drives off evil for me