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Twilight Princess, Part Four
Sep. 23rd, 2015 09:23 am* Did not get the snowboarding game heart piece
* Did not get the River Rapids game bomb upgrade
* Did not get the STAR game arrow upgrade
* Did not enter the Cave of Trials
* Who has time for that shit
* Somehow beat the game
* Experienced acute emotional pain
I'm still not sure I can explain why this game hurt me so much, but I suppose I can try.
The most obvious element of melancholy that arises during the game's ending is Midna's decision to shatter the Mirror of Twilight, thus preventing future passage and exchange between Hyrule and the Twilight world.
At the end of the game, Midna says, "Light and shadow can't mix, as we all know," and Zelda responds with, "Shadow and light are two sides of the same coin... One cannot exist without the other." As Link and Midna's friendship demonstrates, light and shadow can indeed coexist. Why would Midna feel the need to separate the two worlds?
The conflict in Twilight Princess isn't the result of the contact between the light world and the Twilight world, but rather the product of Zant's psychosis and Ganondorf's rage. Neither Ganondorf nor Zant would have been able to do anything without the power of the Triforce, however, so it could be that Midna was trying to protect her people from Hyrule, especially since she knew from firsthand experience how powerful even the Triforce of Wisdom can be. It could also be that she's trying to protect herself from temptation.
This would make too much sense, though. Twilight Princess is a fantastic game, but I still don't understand large portions of its plot.
And then there are my feelings about Ganondorf, who shouldn't have had to die. I'm still upset about this.
I bought a 43" television during Amazon's Labor Day sale, and it's been sitting unopened behind my couch and waiting for me to finish Twilight Princess. I have a business trip this coming weekend, but I'm going to set up the TV and play the crap out of Wind Waker HD when I get back. In the meantime, I put the Wii remote and motion sensor back their box, and I'm looking forward to never touching either one of them ever again.
* Did not get the River Rapids game bomb upgrade
* Did not get the STAR game arrow upgrade
* Did not enter the Cave of Trials
* Who has time for that shit
* Somehow beat the game
* Experienced acute emotional pain
I'm still not sure I can explain why this game hurt me so much, but I suppose I can try.
The most obvious element of melancholy that arises during the game's ending is Midna's decision to shatter the Mirror of Twilight, thus preventing future passage and exchange between Hyrule and the Twilight world.
At the end of the game, Midna says, "Light and shadow can't mix, as we all know," and Zelda responds with, "Shadow and light are two sides of the same coin... One cannot exist without the other." As Link and Midna's friendship demonstrates, light and shadow can indeed coexist. Why would Midna feel the need to separate the two worlds?
The conflict in Twilight Princess isn't the result of the contact between the light world and the Twilight world, but rather the product of Zant's psychosis and Ganondorf's rage. Neither Ganondorf nor Zant would have been able to do anything without the power of the Triforce, however, so it could be that Midna was trying to protect her people from Hyrule, especially since she knew from firsthand experience how powerful even the Triforce of Wisdom can be. It could also be that she's trying to protect herself from temptation.
This would make too much sense, though. Twilight Princess is a fantastic game, but I still don't understand large portions of its plot.
And then there are my feelings about Ganondorf, who shouldn't have had to die. I'm still upset about this.
I bought a 43" television during Amazon's Labor Day sale, and it's been sitting unopened behind my couch and waiting for me to finish Twilight Princess. I have a business trip this coming weekend, but I'm going to set up the TV and play the crap out of Wind Waker HD when I get back. In the meantime, I put the Wii remote and motion sensor back their box, and I'm looking forward to never touching either one of them ever again.
