Date played: June 8th
Platform: Switch
I didn't play for that long, but I managed about an hour of exploring. I followed one of my markers, which led to a shrine in the southern portions of central Hyrule. I haven't climbed many towers yet, so I didn't see much of the map, so I followed the road towards the shrine. I spent a bit of time gathering ingredients, hunting and chopping down trees for fun along the way.
The shrine was kind of weird, because I solved it, but I'm fairly certain I didn't do it the intended way. The high-celinged room had three raised platforms in the corners. Nearby were 3 metal boxes stacked on top of each other, just high enough to reach the first platform. I put on my climbing gear, moved them a little bit with magnesis and reached the top. I got a chest, then did the same thing with the second platform.
That one had an elongated metal platform on it, which I could move with the spell. The third platform was very far away, and higher than the others, so I couldn't use the same trick to reach it. I decided to bring up the 3 boxes from the nearby platform and build a tower on top of the platform with them. I climbed it, jumped and glided to the final platform. I still have no idea why there was a long metal thing on the 2nd platform... I guess I could have built a sort of bridge? Who knows...
Just outside the shrine was Hetsu, the Korok forest guy who can upgrade my equipment. I had found about 13 korok seeds since the last time I saw him, so I was able to afford quite a few upgrades. I now have 12 melee weapon slots, 6 bow slots and 6 shield slots. It helps a lot! I also picked up a couple of side quests from a nearby stable.
I decided to head to the nearest tower to reveal more of the map, so I went south, near the opening area of the game. I fought a few monsters and gathered more materials during my travels, then reached a giant stone bridge. That's when I had my best "Oh shit!" moment of the game so far.
Before me, gliding graciously through the air, stood a beautiful dragon, surrounded by sparks of lightning. I admired it for a while, watching it's movements. It didn't seem hostile, but it didn't seem all that friendly either. He was pretty far, so I watched him as he slowly flew around the area, then went up into the sky, disappearing inside a mysterious vortex. That's when I had to stop playing, but the tower isn't that far away, so I'll continue my journey towards it next time.
Platform: Switch
I didn't play for that long, but I managed about an hour of exploring. I followed one of my markers, which led to a shrine in the southern portions of central Hyrule. I haven't climbed many towers yet, so I didn't see much of the map, so I followed the road towards the shrine. I spent a bit of time gathering ingredients, hunting and chopping down trees for fun along the way.
The shrine was kind of weird, because I solved it, but I'm fairly certain I didn't do it the intended way. The high-celinged room had three raised platforms in the corners. Nearby were 3 metal boxes stacked on top of each other, just high enough to reach the first platform. I put on my climbing gear, moved them a little bit with magnesis and reached the top. I got a chest, then did the same thing with the second platform.
That one had an elongated metal platform on it, which I could move with the spell. The third platform was very far away, and higher than the others, so I couldn't use the same trick to reach it. I decided to bring up the 3 boxes from the nearby platform and build a tower on top of the platform with them. I climbed it, jumped and glided to the final platform. I still have no idea why there was a long metal thing on the 2nd platform... I guess I could have built a sort of bridge? Who knows...
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| After a few upgrades, Hetsu remembered the way to his home |
I decided to head to the nearest tower to reveal more of the map, so I went south, near the opening area of the game. I fought a few monsters and gathered more materials during my travels, then reached a giant stone bridge. That's when I had my best "Oh shit!" moment of the game so far.
Before me, gliding graciously through the air, stood a beautiful dragon, surrounded by sparks of lightning. I admired it for a while, watching it's movements. It didn't seem hostile, but it didn't seem all that friendly either. He was pretty far, so I watched him as he slowly flew around the area, then went up into the sky, disappearing inside a mysterious vortex. That's when I had to stop playing, but the tower isn't that far away, so I'll continue my journey towards it next time.
