25th March 2003, 9:26 PM
Wow! Placing Link of LTTP in Seasons/Ages is a lovely stroke! I haven't thought the whole storyline through for problems as of yet, but as I see it, it explains quite well how the kingdom had the triforce, and what "many other adventures" Link went on between LTTP and LA (as told in the LA instructino manual). I think I may just do that. It beats the alternate universe thing. I always prefer placing stuff in the same universe to alternate storyline cheapness.
Speaking of which, I HAD expected Substance's Snake Tales missions to be what Snake was doing while Raiden was on the Big Shell, but instead I get this alternate reality stuff. I mean sheesh, he WAS doing a LOT of stuff as far as the Sons of Liberty story goes, so there was PLENTY of room to think up the details of those missions. Oh well, those missions were still fun, and the exchange of the first game for the + version is still worth it.
Back on topic, I haven't played Wind Waker all day (sadly), and likely won't be able to until tomorrow. So, I'm certain everyone is ahead of me and will probably remain that way. Anyway, where's lazy? I'm sure he has some amuzing anecdotes to relay to us regarding his game time.
I too think games in a single series get easier as you play more, regardless of the order you play them in. Zelda 1 was the hardest for me, and the puzzles there were pretty much just bomb placement and which block to slide (the puzzles of how to do combat were far more intense though, though now they seem rather easy, same with Zelda 2, though since that one was quite different, most people who play it for the first time after playing many other Zelda games have lots of trouble). I'll reserve difficulty judgement for when I beat it. All I can say now is the world seems quite massive and sprawling, a good sign.
Speaking of which, I HAD expected Substance's Snake Tales missions to be what Snake was doing while Raiden was on the Big Shell, but instead I get this alternate reality stuff. I mean sheesh, he WAS doing a LOT of stuff as far as the Sons of Liberty story goes, so there was PLENTY of room to think up the details of those missions. Oh well, those missions were still fun, and the exchange of the first game for the + version is still worth it.
Back on topic, I haven't played Wind Waker all day (sadly), and likely won't be able to until tomorrow. So, I'm certain everyone is ahead of me and will probably remain that way. Anyway, where's lazy? I'm sure he has some amuzing anecdotes to relay to us regarding his game time.
I too think games in a single series get easier as you play more, regardless of the order you play them in. Zelda 1 was the hardest for me, and the puzzles there were pretty much just bomb placement and which block to slide (the puzzles of how to do combat were far more intense though, though now they seem rather easy, same with Zelda 2, though since that one was quite different, most people who play it for the first time after playing many other Zelda games have lots of trouble). I'll reserve difficulty judgement for when I beat it. All I can say now is the world seems quite massive and sprawling, a good sign.
"On two occasions, I have been asked [by members of Parliament], 'Pray, Mr. Babbage, if you put into the machine wrong figures, will the right answers come out?' I am not able to rightly apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas that could provoke such a question." ~ Charles Babbage (1791-1871)