BRB, Saving A Princess

Hello there lovelies,

My lack of posting this week isn't due to my laziness, but my reignited obsession with The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (which is almost the same as my laziness, but not quite). This may come as a shock to some, but I can be quite the little gamer when the mood strikes me, and this is one game that I come back to over and over. I first played it in primary school, and have since played the entire game through at least five times, and played the "child" part at least ten times. No matter how hard I have to shake my good old Nintendo 64, or how loudly I have to cry to make it keep working, I'll do it. I grew up with this game, and I like to think I've learned alot from it.

Anyone who is familiar with any game in the Zelda franchise will know that these games test your logic skills. They make you turn your brain inside out, wish you could burn holes into the T.V. with your eyes, and if you're anything like me, they make you swear and throw your controller across the room. But when it comes down to it, these games are more about brain than brawn. The enemies aren't particularly hard to beat - if you can figure out the trick to it. There is very little bloodshed, but lots of infuriatingly difficult puzzles. This is one of the main reasons I love Ocarina of Time - who wouldn't love a cool video game that exercises your mind and isn't reduced to mindless gore?

The other reason I love this game (apologies to anyone who I spoil, but this game did come out over 10 years ago) is that although you're trying to save a princess, she doesn't really need saving. At the end of the game, you find out that she is the one that has been helping you all along, and without her, you would have been useless. It is the princess who supplies the hero with all the things he needs to complete his quest - without Princess Zelda, Link wouldn't be a hero, just some dude blundering around in the dark. Call me crazy, but I think that this is pretty cool.

Now, if you'll excuse me, I'm off to the Water Temple.

Until next time, xo.

P.S. Read the article by Vanessa, at Chicken Soup for the Dorky Soul that inspired all this madness.