Link’s Awakening
Mar. 23rd, 2019 10:23 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
rynlingDuring the past week I finished another playthrough of Link’s Awakening. I now have two Nintendo DS systems, one Nintendo 3DS, and one Nintendo 3DS XL, all with Link’s Awakening downloaded onto the console and three perfect save files on each version. I’m not self-actualized enough to be able to say whether Link’s Awakening is my favorite Zelda game, but wow I sure do play it a lot.
Shigeru Miyamoto has said (as quoted here, for instance) that he intended for the Zelda games to resemble miniature gardens that you can visit anytime you like, and that’s exactly what Link’s Awakening is for me. The game is a lovely green space that’s relaxing to wander around while following any number of branching paths, and it’s almost meditative in that I often find myself thinking about other things while I “walk.” As much as I enjoy the stories of the various Zelda games, I think it’s nice that you can play most of them without having to bother with too much text or context.
And honestly, although I’ve probably overanalyzed the game halfway to death, I play Wind Waker for the same reason, to chill out and clear my mind. I’m looking forward to the day when Nintendo releases the game for the Switch (or another portable console), because it’s exactly the sort of digital garden I’d like to be able to walk through the next time I’m stressed out on an airplane or in a hotel room.
Shigeru Miyamoto has said (as quoted here, for instance) that he intended for the Zelda games to resemble miniature gardens that you can visit anytime you like, and that’s exactly what Link’s Awakening is for me. The game is a lovely green space that’s relaxing to wander around while following any number of branching paths, and it’s almost meditative in that I often find myself thinking about other things while I “walk.” As much as I enjoy the stories of the various Zelda games, I think it’s nice that you can play most of them without having to bother with too much text or context.
And honestly, although I’ve probably overanalyzed the game halfway to death, I play Wind Waker for the same reason, to chill out and clear my mind. I’m looking forward to the day when Nintendo releases the game for the Switch (or another portable console), because it’s exactly the sort of digital garden I’d like to be able to walk through the next time I’m stressed out on an airplane or in a hotel room.
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Date: 2019-03-27 02:51 pm (UTC)