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Ocarina of Time
Apr. 18th, 2019 08:07 amIt's been a difficult semester; so, instead of taking another stab at Nier Automatica or finishing Gris, I started playing Ocarina of Time again.
Ocarina of Time is a beautiful and perfect game, but some of its dungeons are rather difficult, and there are the infamous one hundred Gold Skulltulas to collect. I therefore haven't ever played the game without a walkthrough, meaning that the experience can sometimes feel a little like homework.
What I'm trying to do this time around is to train myself to memorize the game so that I'm able to get 100% completion without a walkthrough. This involves playing two save files simultaneously, the first with a walkthrough and the second entirely from memory a few days later.
Back when people were still posting garbage hot takes about "walking simulators," I often heard the opinion that playing a video game shouldn't be like walking through a museum. I actually really enjoy walking through museums, and I'd like to be able to walk through Ocarina of Time like a museum. I think it's very relaxing, not necessarily to know exactly where you're going or what you're going to see, but rather to have confidence that you're not going to get lost or stuck or miss something important.
Ocarina of Time is a beautiful and perfect game, but some of its dungeons are rather difficult, and there are the infamous one hundred Gold Skulltulas to collect. I therefore haven't ever played the game without a walkthrough, meaning that the experience can sometimes feel a little like homework.
What I'm trying to do this time around is to train myself to memorize the game so that I'm able to get 100% completion without a walkthrough. This involves playing two save files simultaneously, the first with a walkthrough and the second entirely from memory a few days later.
Back when people were still posting garbage hot takes about "walking simulators," I often heard the opinion that playing a video game shouldn't be like walking through a museum. I actually really enjoy walking through museums, and I'd like to be able to walk through Ocarina of Time like a museum. I think it's very relaxing, not necessarily to know exactly where you're going or what you're going to see, but rather to have confidence that you're not going to get lost or stuck or miss something important.
