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Something Fun I Did During My Time Away Was... I Finally Played The Legend Of Zelda: Breath Of The Wild!

Something fun I did during my time away was... I finally played The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild!

Before I had only ever watched my brother play the game when it originally launched in 2017, but never had much of an interest to play it myself. After all the hype of Tears of the Kingdom upon its release back in May of 2023, I finally decided to give BotW a shot and I am so glad I did.

It definitely plays a lot different from classic 3D Zelda games, but it's a lot of fun. Main story felt weak having everything merely be flashbacks, but getting lost in the immersion while exploring the world was the highlight for me.

Cemu Emulator + Mods!

I played the Wii U version on PC via the Cemu emulator and installed a couple of mods throughout my playthrough. Mainly the Linkle mod and tried a few different music overhauls. Man, I wish Nintendo would just release PC ports. Modding games is so much fun haha. Makes the whole experience customizable and enjoyable.

Big fan of the Linkle mod. I know she's not an official Zelda character, more of a Koei Tecmo OC, but the mod is very cute. I appreciate how it affects NPCs and has them react to you being a girl, even goes as far as making her Link's sister for the story.

Co-op Mod

This game would've been an 11/10 if Nintendo officially made it 2-player co-op, so I could've played it with my brother with him as Link and me as Linkle. But it seems fan's have already got the co-op aspect down already haha. Very buggy, but playing with my bro as two Links was a blast!

Tears of the Kingdom

I did try Tears of the Kingdom too, but didn't get very far myself. I did see the entire game through my brother's playthrough and played his save a couple of times. Wasn't terribly impressed from my time with the game. Had some cool elements, but I think I prefer BotW more over TotK. Will have to give it another try sometime... maybe once the Linkle mod is out hahaha.

Star Fox Adventures (2002) ~ Krystal

By far my favorite thing about playing Star Fox Adventures again (besides ReShade, RTGI, 1440p, true 16:9 widescreen, and HD textures) was a fan patch that I applied. Fixed various game bugs and added additional features. Particularly the option to play as Krystal.

Similar to how the original Dinosaur Planet game was designed, I was able to freely swap between both Fox and Krystal throughout the game. This is actually something I've wanted since the game launched in 2002! I remember thinking it was such a waste having her only playable for the tutorial and then trapped away the entire game. Rather than being the damsel in distress, she could be out kicking butt with Fox. Now, after all these years, the dream is reality! 🦊💙