Also how am I just now noticing YEARS later that the BotW/TotK heart container is basically the exact same as the Skyward Sword one?? Totally blew my mind when looking up the images to make this edit

I put my pre-order in on day 1 when it released and swear it said it would be arriving on launch day but I changed my payment method to a different card today just cause I wanted to use that card instead and noticed it says it's now delivering November 9th. Did this happen to anyone else?? I pre-ordered early to get the foil, what are the chances that I'll still get the foil if I cancel and pre-order again to fix the delivery date?

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​I made this diorama featuring the Great Deku Tree and the Master Sword in its pedestal. It is entirely handmade using wooden sticks, acrylic paint, and Das clay. Hope you like it!

I’m imagining Sheik as an independent male character who isn’t Zelda in disguise, maybe just a Sheikah agent?

Darkiron is a mix of Iron Knuckle and Darknuts, maybe could come up with a better name 🤷‍♂️ I’ve always loved every variation of those enemies

A user in the previous post mentioned how it would be interesting to see the connection between Picori and Koroks/Kokiri explored, so I made a sketch of a few tiny forest characters gathered together

I’m also imagining that Link is married to Malon here. She would probably not be wearing the exact same outfit she did as a young adult but I wanted to keep her recognizable

More to come! Let me know if you have other interesting ideas or anything you’ve wanted to see explored more in Zelda

The Phantom Ganon fight is one of my favorite moments in Ocarina of Time! It's such a creative boss fight!

I didn't draw Phantom Ganon from the front because it was way too complicated, haha. So I went with a silhouette instead to keep things simple.

The Biggoron one is pretty much how I imagined the scene in my head! All I remember is hearing those eye drops falling into his eyes and echoing through the valley, haha. So this is how I pictured it! 😂

Hey...not bad for not having carved a pumpkin since 1993!

It's now one day prior to release, and at this point it's clear that Amazon's "pre-order guarantee" was a lie to manipulate people into overpaying significantly for their consoles, as the price has remained steady at £499.99 which is £70 above RRP & it seems very likely to remain there given that they should start shipping within 24 hours.

Don't encourage these manipulative & predatory business practices, this is no better than the scalpers on eBay, cancel your preorders before it's too late. While most retailers are currently out of stock, GAME isn't & ordering from them would mean overpaying by only £20 rather than £70, but also there's been no confirmation that this is going to be a limited release, so there's a good chance that other retailers will get more stock after the initial release date anyway & most of those retailers won't price gouge you just because they can.

Just a PSA for anyone in the same position as me, who preordered their console via Amazon trusting that the "pre-order guarantee" would mean that the obscenely overpriced listing would drop to be in line with other retailers before release, when it's now clear that isn't going to happen. Save your money & cancel the order before it's too late.

A short animation inspired by the redesign of adult Link and the recent trailers

The remake of The Legend of Zelda is coming this november, and i got inspired by the remake cause the game was a big part of my childhood, and was my fav game til i play majora's mask. So, here it is!

you can also see another arts in my IG - m4teusuarts and on pixilart m4teusu

(This is all in my opinion and experience, of course)

Whenever I get burnt out of gaming, the older 3D Zelda titles scratch an itch that no other games really do. The linear nature of them means that the more you play them, the more you remember how to play them, and subsequent playthroughs almost start feeling like youre watching a playable movie (or playing a watchable video game?). You can just turn your brain off and flow through the game like water, knowing where the keys are, where the chests are, where you need to go next, what enemies are where, etc. These actions become automatic in a sense, and for me, it's incredibly meditative.

Ocarina of Time, Majora's Mask, Wind Waker, Twilight Princess, and Skyward Sword all have this effect on me- but I constantly find myself replaying OoT in particular multiple times a year, and its been this way my whole life. I haven't always had a 3DS either so I've mostly gravitated toward the N64 version, and since that version came out on NSO, that's been my go-to.

Now here we are in 2026, 28 years after the original's release, and as the release date approaches its dawned on me that while I'm definitely still going to replay the original 1998 game, this new 2026 remake is what I'm likely going to be playing and replaying over and over again for the next few decades of my life every time I feel burnt out.

Not sure if anyone else feels the same way, but its as if I'm getting pre-nostalgia for the fact that this game is going to have such a prominent role in my recreational life for quite a long time, and for all I know, I may not even live to see the next remake two or three decades down the line. I intend to be around in two or three decades, but life's weird like that. Sometimes you don't get to choose when you exit this game.

It's a strange feeling, as if I'm self-aware of being present in the past of a future I can see in my mind's eye so clearly. Nine days away until I get to meet the new sanctuary of my escapism, soon to be eight days away as the planetary cycle spins anew.

TLDR: Despite being over a week away from its release, I'm already nostalgic for the fact that I'm going to be replaying the 2026 remake for many, many years.

Put on some headphones and jump to the 2:30 mark in this gameplay video of Kokiri Forest

Notice the transition from the Overworld Kokiri Forest Theme to the Shop Theme. The Overworld Theme utilizes the entire soundstage spectrum, creating a vast sonic image. As Link approaches and enters the shop, the Shop Theme plays on a narrower audio layer positioned from above and is reverberated. This seems to mimic a real world store, where background music plays from overhead speakers and bounces off the walls.

I really thought i had a chance this time...

Anyone have any idea when Walmart (specifically in the US if that matters) takes money for pre orders? I just want to know when to expect the money to be taken because I've been screwed by places like Best Buy and Amazon before.

I was one of the lucky few who were able to secure a special edition switch when it first went live for preorder right after the direct. The console comes out in 2 days and it’s still showing it’s in Washington and FedEx hasn’t picked the package up yet. Has anyone gotten an update past the label being created yet or is it just me. I ordered directly from Nintendo

For me it was kind of late. It started with us getting a Wii U secondhand and the person who sold us this was my childhood best friend‘s family back in elementary school. They gave us lots of games alongside it too so we don’t leave empty handed and having to buy some games ourselves and one of them was The Legend of Zelda Twilight Princess. I remember the father of my best friend telling my older sister to play it since it‘s a really good game. My sister knew nothing about Zelda but the cover caught her interest. I didn’t understand much of Zelda because i was back then 7 but i knew there‘s a princess named Zelda and the Hero who never talks Link. That was the game that told me "the legend of Zelda exists! Yay". I watched my sister play the game often. It was normal for me to watch my older sisters play video games cuz i was mostly not old enough to play myself or to understand controls, unless a minigame was involved which my sisters allowed me to try out. About a few years later it was Corona time so i was like 11 and my best friend and i hung out a lot despite the virus wandering around and she introduced me to breath of the wild and later on hyrule warriors. I was intrigued and it looked so interesting to me. She explained the ENTIRE lore to me while i listened and nodded. She often let me try some stuff in breath of the wild, even explained to me how to defeat Ganon (i died a lot but she had great equipment). I don’t have contact with her anymore but she made me want to get the game and now i‘m in the middle of breath of the wild. I plan on getting tears of the kingdom soon

Hello again everyone! Here is the accompanying video for my MOC post from yesterday. I hope you enjoy the remake next week—and perhaps I’ll see you all again in two years for the next post!

Of course, I’m still happy to answer any questions you might have! 😊

Yesterday’s post:

https://www.reddit.com/r/lego/s/FdAjacuWPD

I think it’s finally the time!! Just received shipping notification from Nintendo online store (Canada). Would it arrive tomorrow or on launch day? Wireless controller is still showing as preparing to ship (it’s on separate order). Is everyone getting tracking #?

Edit: it’s for 40th anniversary switch 2

My Zelda 40th Switch 2 preorder from Best Buy says it’ll ship by Thursday. Does anyone know if Best Buy generally gets it to you on release day? Also, my OOT preorder is on Nintendo’s site. Does anyone know if they’re good with preorders as well? Thanks!

I'm not saying like a full rework of the swimming system, but maybe some underwater parts in the ocean on the eastern part of the map, like a mini dungeon or something, that requires a key item or armor piece that lets you dive. And I was also thinking about fishing, which I believe isn't the favourite part of games like OoT... But still could've been cool. What do you guys think ?