kcduckling's favorite:
- items
- characters
- dungeons
- bosses
- games
Today's will be first on that list, my favorite Legend of Zelda items. These are both the practical and the fun to use. Although, this was actually one of the tougher lists I made because there are so many different items represented throughout all of the various games. But, I ended up with these:
Honorable Mentions:
Roc's Cape
Pegasus Boots
Bow and Arrow
3. Boomerang
The boomerang has made its appearance in several different games, but the boomerang I want to talk about is the version that we see in Phantom Hourglass. Many people are split on Phantom Hourglass being good or not, but I absolutely loved it and one of the reasons was the touch screen controls that allowed fluid and easy game play. One of the best examples of this was with the boomerang item. Trace any path on the touchscreen and the boomerang would follow that path before returning back to Link. This allowed some complex puzzles and was also useful for chucking through a room and stunning several different enemies all with one toss.
2. Bombchu
The bombchu hasn't seen quite as much screen time as the boomerang, but it is a blast (ha) to use when you do receive it. The bombchu is available in Ocarina of Time, Majora's Mask, Oracle of Ages/Seasons, and Phantom Hourglass. Ocarina of Time bombchus travel in straight lines, will home on enemies, and can even scale up walls. All pretty cool, but once again the usefulness of the DS's touch screen shows with the bombchus. Trace a path for the bombchu to follow, and let it do the rest. They can go through holes in the wall and Link can move simultaenously. Quite handy for a whole plethora of tasks.
1. Beetle
The beetle is special in that it is exclusive to one Zelda title: Skyward Sword. The beetle was a fairly early-game item that could be used to scout out upcoming areas, retrieve hearts and rupees, cut down rope or string, and activate switches. A later upgrade allows the beetle to be away from Link for longer and to carry and drop bombs on enemies and switches. The beetle is one of the most outrageously useful items in any Zelda game, simply because of its versatility. That is why the beetle takes the top spot on the items countdown.Items in Breath of the Wild
After each list, I'll do a quick summary of what that subject is going to look like in the upcoming Breath of the Wild.
Not too much has been shown of traditional items in Breath of the Wild. Link will have a bow and his sword, and other than that there are tons of other items that can be used for similar purposes, like sticks and spears. We do know that the days of attaining an item and then using that one item to move through a temple or dungeon are gone, so the number of items could be down.
However, Link now has access to runes, which are similar in some ways to Link's old items. For example, one of his runes allows him to set down or throw bombs while another allows him to raise ice blocks out of water to jump on. It appears these runes will take the place of his more traditional items.
I'll see you all pretty soon for the next installment: favorite Legend of Zelda minor characters. Until then, kcduckling out.
