Clarke's Blog

Mario and Bowser's rivalry after 30 years: Exists mostly just to uphold the status quo, instantly dissipates whenever the situation calls for it, Peach's kidnappings probably follow a very specific schedule and after every single one they all go out for coffee together. Luigi is unironically Junior's favorite babysitter.

Link and Ganondorf’s rivalry 30 years: We are inexorably tied together by fate and ideology. We are each other’s opposite in the worst and most poetic way possible. We are enemies, we are brothers, we will destroy each other and the world around us over and over again.

even if you've never played mysims i think we all need to appreciate how cute the characters are. also i love the style of the game so much it feels so nostalgic and early 2000s

My current favourite character in Breath of the Wild is Pikango, the incredibly shit artist who turns up around Hyrule to badly paint landscapes and hint me towards my lost memories. If you just talk to him, he seems to be this amazing and talented painter, but like if you look at the canvas

Turns out someone on Reddit put together all of his paintings and the scenery they are supposed to be and it's exactly as glorious as I'd hoped, but I just had to screenshot my favourite, which is this horse: