Comments on: Anatomy of a Game: Zelda VIII

By: Thad

Thad — Thu, 25 Oct 2012 04:31:07 +0000

Course, the other point that makes it clear that 7 was meant to come after 6 is that all the dungeon maps fit together like puzzle pieces. But yeah, definitely lighter on the combat and heavier on the “puzzles”.

I’m pretty sure the phrase “you will be confronted by a hungry Goriya” appeared somewhere in the manual (or maybe the map, or SOME form of documentation that came with the game). But yeah there is no indication whatsoever that “GRUMBLE, GRUMBLE” means “Feed me”; I’ve seen it retranslated as “My stomach grumbles” in the fan translations of BS-Zelda, but from what I’ve read in the original Japanese it really is the equivalent of somebody muttering under his breath, not any kind of reference to a grumbling stomach. Go figure.

By: Tomm

Tomm — Wed, 24 Oct 2012 18:31:41 +0000

Yeah I always did/do 7 first. It solves a lot of problems in the long run.

also, Goriya–not Moblin.

-original Kishi

By: McClain

McClain — Wed, 24 Oct 2012 13:50:59 +0000

I always liked Level 7. I agree partly with the idea that it’s a palate-cleanser, but I also think it’s meant to encourage players to sequence break. I know that sounds crazy compared to modern Zelda games, but once you know how the game works, clearing out 7 early, at least to get to the Red Candle, makes a lot of sense. In fact, I regularly try to grab the Red Candle and the Lion Key as soon as possible, though I always feel compelled to still wait to beat the bosses in order. Gamer habits are weird.