Well this is going to be a little blog feature that's going to be mostly about the video games I played over the weekend. I'll likely also put some of my thoughts on upcoming games and such. Keep in mind that this is new to me so it may not be as specific as I meant it to start out as.
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This weekend has been a great one for me as far as gaming goes. Unfortunetly, I put Paper Mario on the backburner for the time being since I decided to get started on The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess. Furtunetly, I've decided that I'm going to be doing a little bit of a trade off where one weekened I'll play Twilight Princess and the other Paper Mario. So Paper Mario well get all the attention it deserves this weekened.
Well on to this weekend's game: Twilight Princess
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It has been a good long time since my last encounter with the Zelda series. The last Zelda game I played was the original Legend of Zelda on the NES. As you can see it's been a long while since I last played the game, around 16 years atleast I believe. Now imagine for a moment going from that all the way to Twilight Princess.
You can probably guess how much of an experience that was now, atleast I hope you do. Considering I was only around 4 years old at the time I don't remember that much of the first Zelda but what I have and always will remember is how difficult that game was. It made a lasting impression on me being the first game I ever played that had a story, something that would influence my taste of games from then on.
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess is a game that had me interested for a while ever since I watched footage of it on Gamespot back around 2005. I couldn't play it obviously up to about a week ago because I lacked both a Gamecube and a Wii to play it on. Luckily that was taken care of that said week.
So far I'm about 10 hours into the actual game and it's been very enjoyable. The graphics are great and really blew me away. It has a few blemishes here and there but they were hardly noticeable to me once I started to really get into the game. I also stared at the water for a good 5 minutes and it still blows me away how good the water effects are. Also the twilight areas that are explored during Link's wolf form are very eye pleasing with a darker tone filled with particle effects and a good amount of bloom. In contrast there are very bright and lush forest areas with lakes and streams. The environments are fun to explore and if you haven't played the game you'd be surprised at how long it takes to explore areas on foot. That is because of how huge the areas you'll be exploring are.
The characters are all interesting and I love especially how Link is mute but shows so much expression through his face. That has become something that I have liked very much in Twilight Princess. Many of the characters have such an array of expressions that make them feel tangible and that caused me to care for their well being. Midna (who is a character Link first meets when he turns into a wolf) is also very interesting. She's provides some mischief and humor and becomes a good opposite to Link forming an interesting team.
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess is a wonderful game and I don't regret the purchase at all. The story is interesting and the characters are great. It has beautiful environments and also puzzels that will stump you at times but that don't really feel frustrating at all making for some great gameplay.
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Well that is it for this weekend's note. It's a little bit on the short side from what I had intended. Next weeks will likely be longer since now I have a better idea of what I want to do with this. Thank you for reading down this far and stay tuned since I'll likely start another new little blog feature sometime this week.
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