#progress notes

Hyrule Ganondorf's Castle:

I really wasn't expecting this. I really wasn't expecting this... how destroyed it is here. Shit just got real

What is this thing in front of the fairy fountain entrance? Why can I grab it but not move it?

Okay this bridge the sages just made is really pretty

Shadow Hallway:

Fuck.

*after going through all of the hallways* ... wait a second... Are y'all dead...? Did the sages die?

Ganondorf's Tower:

I like that the organ gets louder as I get higher up the tower. Builds up the suspense

Oh he's playing the organ. Ganondorf just got 100x hotter

These windows are pretty 😍

[I'm a sucker for some stained glass]

Ganondorf battle:

Chaotic ping pong

CHAOTIC PING PONG INTENSIFIES

This is disappointingly easy. The only difficult aspect is getting to the stable platforms after Ganondorf has destroyed the unstable ones.

[I will discuss this battle more in my final thoughts]

What's that green shit covering him? [It's blood, they apparently censored the 3DS version].

I love how much we experience of the story. The devs could have cut to Link and Zelda outside the tower as it collapses, but they allowed us to experience the hustle and panic of getting out of the tower in time.

Idk why I didn't expect another fight with him. From what I've seen, a second fight seems to be consistent across the titles. Again, disappointingly easy.

Zelda you're making me cry 😭 stop being sappy.

I finally finished it!

It only took me 6 and a half years.

They packed A LOT into this game. I honestly wasn't expecting how much there was to do for the main story; however, for a newbie gamer, like me, it was a bit much sometimes. About halfway through Jabbu-Jabbu, I started using a guide because there was an overwhelming amount of information that I haven't had the chance to process yet. There are so many monsters whose attack patterns are had to learn only to never see them again.

Final thoughts:

The final boss fights did not meet my expectations. Not only did the hype of the community influence my expectations, but so did the actual game. When I saw the room absolutely filled with fairies that will heal you, I got nervous. From the time I entered the castle to when I beat Ganon, I used one fairy, and it was in the shadow hallway.

Y'all thought Calamity Ganon was too easy? The final boss in Majora's Mask [the next LoZ game I will play unless I get AoC first] better be insanely difficult otherwise y'all are liars and your criticisms of the BOTW bosses are 100% invalidated. Weapon durability and the easy final boss fight are the common nitpicks of BOTW, and I've constantly heard that the fights in other LoZ games are so much harder which is why Calamity Ganon is such a disappointment. I came into the Ocarina of Time battle thinking this is unlike I've ever seen before considering how much praise this entire game gets. But this Ganondorf fight is WAY easier imo. Ping pong, shoot, whack, repeat. Shoot him when he builds up the big lightning ball, whack. Fall? Get up, get on a platform. Need some hearts? Magic? Arrows? No problem, it's all in the final boss room with you and it constantly respawns. Ffs Ganondorf/Ganon is nothing compared to Bongo Bongo, and they're in the same game.

Despite my criticisms, they didn't take away from my overall experience of the game. I thought it was amazing overall. The story was well thought out, the abilities and weapons/items were placed in great areas so you accumulate them throughout the game, it was engaging, the songs were beautiful and fun to learn, and I had an overall blast playing the game. In comparison to BOTW, I personally think BOTW has the upper hand over Ocarina of Time, but they are both fantastic games and I loved playing both of them. I'm excited to play Majora's Mask and Age of Calamity next. I'm officially hooked on this series.

Favorite dungeon: (tie) Spirit Temple, Water Temple

Least favorite dungeon: Shadow Temple

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Wow, Hospitalist Appreciating the Hell Outta Everyone in Today's Progress Note

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DURHAM, NC - In a particularly thankful mood today, hospitalist Poonam Trivedi has really gone all out, appreciating the hell out of everyone today in her progress note. "I really appreciate GI's recs today," Trivedi wrote under the patient's first problem of acute diverticulitis with poss...

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