I love playing story games with my mother ^u^
She's been watching me play Skyward Sword, and while I wasn't sure if she'd like it initially, she quickly got so invested in the story and the characters, and it's made the whole experience 10x better with someone to bounce off of (especially since she doesn't really have that much Zelda knowledge, so it's all new to her)!
She's been getting hyped up with battles, cheering with me, and then in the next minute she's noticing all these little details in the background, like how much Link has grown and how admirable he is for standing up to insurmountable odds. She's cooing at the remlits and then deeply feeling for how Gaepora laments the loss of his daughter, because she can imagine how devastating it would be to have your child disappear so suddenly. Her perspective on the story is really fascinating, and it speaks to the timeless nature of Zelda games that they truly can be loved by any generation.
She may raise an eyebrow at the occasional odd character design, but she's really grown to like the others. Seeing her go from despising Groose and how he picked on Link to smiling and "aww" ing at how Groose cares for Grannie was so rewarding ^u^ She also really likes Owlan and says his hair is handsome like Legolas’s 😂 And she thinks Link has a gentle, sweet face, and I have to agree, he's just so kind and expressive in this game!
Plus I adore how she's so protective of Link when Ghirahim shows up. During the last Ghirahim fight, I paused it and we were talking about how cool it was that he's Fi's parallel, and then when I was about to unpause the game and asked if she was ready for the final fight, she told me, "Oh yeah! He's a big piece of dirt, and I can't wait to see him IN the dirt!” 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣💀 If Ghirahim could hear her I don't think he'd ever recover, I was laughing for a solid two minutes after that 🤣
We were both on the edge of our seats at the end (Well, I was OUT of my seat flailing around against Ghirahim and Demise respectively), and even though I had seen the ending cutscene many years ago, my mother had not, and it made both of us emotional, her especially so. It also made me realize that Link, Zelda, and Groose ALL had to let go of their steady companions on the Surface: Fi, Impa, and the elder, respectfully, and boy that hit hard >u< I absolutely ADORE this game, and getting to play through it, and take time to explore at my own pace, talk to everyone, and discover secrets has been more fun than I can put into words. Going from playing Nancy Drew PC games with my mother to having her be a part of this adventure has been extra special, and time that I wouldn’t trade for anything. In the words of Fi, “Thank You,” Skyward Sword, for being an amazing adventure ^u^
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