#forest haven

[xanaxfarts]

The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker (Nintendo GameCube, 2002)

[the-carnival-of-time]

The Wind Waker HD -> Forest Haven

[interlink-au]

Wind Waker and Tears of the Kingdom landscape similarities

I made an amazing discovery. I feel like I'm going nuts here. I was mapping Wind Waker onto TOTK and stumbled across some crazy coincidences. I measured out how the map would be placed if each square on Wind Waker's map was a square kilometer and TOTK's castle marked the location of the Tower of the Gods. As soon as I sized up the maps, I noticed this: Forest Haven from Wind Waker lands very close to Batrea Lake in TOTK. And what's at Batrea Lake?

Is this what remains of the Great Deku Tree from the Hero of Time's era?

I kept looking at what lined up on the map. Check out the curved shape of the snow-topped plateau that has the big shadow over it, and compare it to the curve of the treeline on the cliff on the right side of Outset. (You'll want to expand the picture to see it clearly.) It kind of took my breath away when I spotted it.

Greatfish Isle lines up close to Nero Hill, which is full of ruins, just like Greatfish is.

Ice Ring Island lines up with the large, unnamed rocky hill/plateau where Hyrule Field Skyview Tower was built. That rock rises up over the horizon like the big head on Ice Ring.

Headstone Island is a little north of TOTK's Spectacle Rock. The Earth Temple seems like a nice, sacred place for Satori to grow a sakura tree.

Alternatively, there is a cave through the Koukot Plateau that might be a reference instead. Or neither of them are. It's more of a stretch than the Deku Tree or the Outset cliff.

The northern portion of Wind Waker's map goes just a tad too far north, but that might be a miscalculation of mine. Gale Island is completely off the map, but this formation west of the Lomei Labyrinth shares a resemblance.

Though to be fair, the ice pillar that really sells the look only appeared in TOTK, not BOTW.

Forsaken Fortress is in the far northwestern part of Hyrule, in Hebra. Western Mount Drena is probably Windfall, but I couldn't compare the terrain very well because the falling snow kept limiting my visibility of the landscape. I noticed some possible similarities, but nothing obvious, like the rock arch over the ocean. Death Mountain is a little too far east, but it's always been apparent that Dragon Roost is supposed to be Death Mountain. A lot of what I pointed out are likely coincidences, but I'm pretty convinced that the Deku Tree and Outset are on purpose.

Here's my map in case anyone else wants to check things out:

If you found this interesting, here's a masterpost of other map comparisons I've done.

[minijenn]

Shades of the Sea Chapter 14: Fire

Story Summary: After spending five years stuck in the World of the Ocean King, Link returns to the Great Sea, only to find it changed beyond recognition. His friends and family view him as a traitor, accusing him of causing chaos across the ocean. With his allies all turned against him and a curse threatening to take his life, he sets out to reconnect with the one person who may be able to clear his name: Tetra.

Meanwhile, something sinister is rising over the Great Sea--a shadow seeking to spill the hero's blood and revive its fallen master. And this time, Link may not be strong enough to stop it on his own.

Ships: Link/Tetra

Rating: T

Warnings: Angst, Trauma, Violence, Blood and Injury, Torture, Harm to Children, Psycological Trauma

Chapter Summary: A hero is caught in the line of fire. A captain seeks to spark change. By the time Link finally makes it out of the snow squall surrounding Dragon Roost, night has long since fallen. And with it, so too has what could very well be one of the last three days of his life.  It’s a haunting thought that quickly spoils the newfound warmth spreading over his skin. Whether it’s from escaping the storm or from the still-spreading curse, he has no idea. He gets his answer when that warmth suddenly turns painful the second it settles in his chest.  In fact, it stings so badly he struggles to keep himself upright on his snow-battered canoe. It’s as if he’s been shoved straight into a bed of burning coals, only for those coals to turn to the coldest ice seconds later. It’s getting worse, he realizes, upon checking his chest to find those faintly glowing lines creeping their way up toward his neck. Everything’s getting worse , he thinks, with the memory of what happened on Dragon Roost weighing heavy in his heart.  He had been so close. He’d found someone willing to listen to him, to vouch for him, to save him. Only for it to all be ripped right out of his fingers at the worst possible time. Link can’t help but wonder what Medli might have said to Komali after he’d left. He hopes that she had, at the very least, been able to convince him of his innocence, if no one else.  Click the link to read more; all comments are appreciated!

[herbalnature]

Spotted a cluster of wild mushrooms sprouting with gusto in a Sydney planter box. They're turning a simple urban space into a mini forest haven. 🍄✨

[midnamemeowfries]

Color Study.

[art-in-progressosoup]

Linktober day 24- Finding Makar behind a waterfall feels a little different after finding all those Koroks in Breath of the Wild/Tears of the Kingdom lol

[vaiserbrilhante]

some video game inspired art I’ve done, I suppose