How the hell is April half-way done?
Unicorn Overlord has been dominating my time and my sleep schedule. I do plan on talking about it but will probably do so after I give it a 2nd go on the highest difficulty because I overestimated it’s difficulty. It’s a great game it’s definitely a gameplay first type appeal.
The previous two Zelda games were directly tied to one another and thus the intro sequences were nice and short. ALttP is the first to create its own backstory with deeper history than the previous two with 7 sages, Ganon’s imprisonment, and the Golden Realm. Instead of exploring a Hyrule that has been abandoned, ALttP would have the first lasting town name mainstays such as Kakariko Village to make the land of Hyrule feel more lived in. It’s also the first appearance of Hyrule Castle as a level. This theme is also used for the beginning sequence of Link trudging through the rain in search of a way into the castle.
Lair of the Idle 