Take me home…country oceans
In this issue of“I can’t believe it’s inZelda,”folks are coming to terms with the fact that Outset Island has been re-created inZelda: Breath of the Wild. What’s old is new again on multiple tiers, asBreath of the Wildis over two years old at this point and this concept was briefly discussed in the past, andWind Wakeris…considerably older.
As popularized by Twitter user Jon Cartwright, who recently tweeted “…how am I only now realising this is Outset Island,” with the above image, folks have been rushing to visit the little hamlet. The classic crow’s nest ladder climb is in, as are the NPCs and even the boat vendor. In case you’re curious, the location isLurelin Village, which is location on the southeast corner of the map, slightly northwest of the Gogobi Shores.
My mind immediately zipped through every singleLegend of Zeldastarting location, and I thinkWind Wakeris definitely in my top five. Although it drags a bit the actual area is mesmerizingly beautiful in its simplicity. MechanicallyBreath of the Wildkind of rules given how freeing the Great Plateau is, even if it has that “tutorial” vibe rather than the provincial one from so many otherZeldaintros.
Other contenders for bestZeldaintros: the music alone that communicates the harrowing urgency of theLink to the Pastsequence, and the off-the-wallMajora’s Maskcraziness that’s unlike anyZeldagame before it.
