every now and then i think about my first full playthrough of botw and the sheer concentrated willpower and dumbassery that got me through that game.
as in. i never upgraded my stamina once. i didnt learn how to do a perfect dodge OR a flurry rush until i got totk like years later. it was also my first zelda game and i legitimately did not know what the master sword was and a friend had to explain it to my confused ass because i had no clue what they were yapping about. i skipped ALL of the cutscenes because i didnt know that there was relevant plot.
even before THAT, in my absolute DISASTER of a first attempt at the game i completely forgot about the ability to get new hearts and was just. carrying mounds of spirit orbs and wondering what the heck they were for. somehow i managed to get all the way to gerudo desert with no clothes and like maybe a stick and somehow managed to get into vah naboris (still with four hearts and my best weapon was like a travelers sword). obviously i could not beat the dang thing because well. i had four hearts a stick a prayer and no concept of a flurry rush. so i watched a tutorial and was flabbergasted by how many hearts the guy had and i thought i softlocked myself because i didnt know that you could freaking LEAVE the divine beast and COME BACK and so i deleted my entire save.
when i came back i watched the cutscenes. i had missed a lot of very crucial information.
