Short answer: An absolute joy to play.

This was a nicely lenghted (not a word) quest that was definitely challenging at times but didn't have many if any frustrating moments. Every boss was scripted which is always a great sight since it means you don't immediately see a boss and go "welp, here we go again with this guy". Bosses that force you to learn them is always a great thing (these bosses weren't too deep mechanic wise but still HAD different mechanics).

After as many quests it is always nice to see things I have never seen before, well done with your 20th quest Eddy!

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This quest was pretty good, with fun dungeons and a wonderfully vibrant overworld. I did stream my entire play-through of this quest, where I share my thoughts throughout, so I'll keep this review short.

I will say that my favourite thing about this quest is the overall open-world premise this quest has. Once you enter a dungeon, another dungeon in the world is made to be something harder; this was a pretty smart thing to do in terms of maintaining a sense of an increase of difficulty, and I felt it allowed this quest to not feel so easy once you pass the halfway point. I enjoyed almost all of the dungeons presented in this quest, and really enjoyed the final dungeon. I especially enjoyed the final dungeon due to the fact that it really did feel like you were traversing a Castle rather than another dungeon. There were different sectors in this Castle, and each sector played with its themes fairly well. The final boss was creative, and the ending was satisfying. I too enjoyed the post-game, probably one of the best parts of this quest, as each Dim Zone served to be a nice challenge.

Although most of the dungeons in this quest are fun to go through, there are two that don't shine as much as the others. The first of these is the Corrupt Cathedral, which I felt was too basic of a dungeon and so felt out-of-place in comparison to all the other dungeons in the quest. Normally, each dungeon has a clever gimmick which relates to its overarching theme: the forest dungeon has you destroying multi-coloured weeds, the fire dungeon has you pour water onto pools of lava in order to forge pathways, the ice dungeon has you slowly forming a path to the boss, and so on and so forth. The Corrupt Cathedral lacked this, and as a result, made the dungeon feel extremely boring and basic. The second dungeon I had an issue with was the Forgotten Grave. This dungeon saw you traverse what seemed to be the original Zelda 1 Level 1, but as you go deeper into it you find yourself in a completely different dungeon. This I liked, but as the dungeon progressed, I got more and more annoyed with it. The main reason for this is the fact that this dungeon - because it has more than one entrance - requires you to backtrack quite a bit. The item of the dungeon is the Cursed Boomerang, and is located at the top of the dungeon. Once you get it, you need to walk back to the start of the dungeon, and exit it to find the second entrance. Once you do this, you are meant to collect a special key, to which you need to go back to the original entrance and make your way back to the top of the dungeon. This, I feel, really slowed the pacing of this dungeon. Luckily, I did enjoy the second half of the dungeon, as I found the gimmick to be rather cool, but that backtracking was really unnecessary. There is also the matter of the Cursed Boomerang itself, as I felt that this item was really finicky to use, but this may just be a result of my own lack of skill rather than the quest being at fault.

Overall, this is a really good quest, with only a handful of issues. These issues aren't really anything too bad, and so the positives overwhelm them quite a bit.

As much as it pains me to say, this quest is not a steaming pile of dog poonwhich sours the name of Eddy for the rest of eternity. In fact, I would say that it is competent, nay, even... good.

The quest starts you off in Nodnol Village, playing as Link who is participating in the 20th annual rafting competition. Very quickly, the story gets started as Goriyas kidnap a boy from the village, the rafting competition takes place, and Zelda gets kidnapped by Ganon... again.

The story isn't exactly groundbreaking, this is the basic story that has been going on in the Zelda series since the beginning of time, what sets this quest apart from the average quest however is the dungeon design, the boss design, and the overall smoothness of the quest. And it's amazing the amount of stuff is able to do without scripting. Yes, he still uses scripts, but they are used when necessary, and very strongly implemented.

For instance, Eddy uses a script for his bosses, but he doesn't rely on the script. The script is just an additional resource Eddy uses to add to the atmosphere on the battle. Eddy is really good at managing his resources, and he does an excellent job at creating unique scenarios, mini games and building his world and characters. It's actually inspiring me to be less lazy with my quest design.

This quest is completely open, you can see all but one screen on the overworld without entering any dungeons.

As mentioned before, the dungeon design is fantastic. There are unique, yet simple gimmicks for each one. For instance, the Fire Dungeon has a very interesting gimmick regarding layers, and the Litora Ruins has a very unique style. There is also a certain gimmick from Twilight Princess that I am extremely fond of. Eddy has created dungeons that I wanted to make, but actually taken the time to do it.

Each of these dungeons also come in varying difficulties, and they are random in a certain way, so you can run into easy or hard dungeons with any dungeon.

This does sometimes lead to some dungeons being too easy or too hard, but you can always leave and come back later if your wish.

The optional items are also good, and secrets are well hinted at, some more subtly than others, but never too subtly.


I don't consider post game in my ratings, but the post game is also really neat. The statues around the overworld pay off in a really exciting and cool way.

There are places I could still see improvement. Like, I think the Western Sea could be more aesthetically pleasing, but none of these things detract from my overall rating.


This may be Eddy's best quest, I recommend it to everyone,

5/5

This was an enjoyable and worthwhile quest with lots to do. No complaints except for being a bit wordy for my taste. I can imagine downloading it for my 3DS and being satisfied in that Nintendo quality way. Nice work yet again, Eddy.

I stopped playing Skyward Sword HD to finish this quest, and I don't even hate Skyward Sword.

This game has everything to offer and nothing that stops me from recommending this quest to anyone, ZC user or not. It has an overworld that is satisfying to explore and memorable enough to navigate without a map. The fun micro areas that stem from the core area are also refreshing and unique. The secrets are fun to find, and the quests before dungeons are so memorable and unique. It feels very Nintendo in that regard. The quest does nonlinearity in a way similar to A Link Between Worlds, but- dare I say- even more open-ended. This quest is what you would get when combining that games' structure, Twilight Princess' dungeons, and Wind Wakers' exploration... and charm!

What needs to be recognized is this quests' refreshing dialogue. The characters are unique in a way that don't make them stand out and feel like they don't belong, but have enough personality to be genuinely fun to talk to. It's that charm that makes the quests before reaching the dungeons feel so memorable. Whether it be the anonymous seafarer, to the mining brothers in Death Mountain, to the bashful Samanthan village elder, there is never a moment when you feel like there's too much dialogue. It's brisk, to the point, and packed with personality. On a quick sidenote, I always thought FYS was ugly. Until I played this quest. The screens are genuinely pretty, and the cohesiveness in it's art style makes the quest stand out from the popular choice of GB nowadays. It's a perfect choice for this quest, and it's hard to divorce this game from FYS and FYS from the game. It's the perfect marriage.

The dungeons have to be the highlight. While able to be tackled in any order, the dungeons never feel lackluster, safe, or too easy. The difficulty in the entire game is built in a way where, if an area is too difficult, you can just go to another and finish a different one. It's never impossible, but always up to the players' discretion. But the dungeons themselves are packed with devilish puzzles, great gimmicks, and engaging enemies. None of them drag, and one thing that's so refreshing is the fact that none of them are big for the sake of being big. In my honest opinion, a pitfall a good amount of ZC dungeons fall into is the scale of the dungeon being so massive that navigating them is the only real challenge. Some more so than others, but this game offers dungeons that are always the exact right size. Never short, never long, and just the right length to explore their concepts perfectly. Even Hyrule Castle, the massive last dungeon, is never confusing or overwhelming. It's a genuine achievement that Eddy was able to design dungeons that are so well designed in this aspect. Some highlights have to be the Royal Grave with it's amazing orb puzzle at the end, The Sand Winds with it's amazing theming and miniquest before hand, Helmaic Claw's wonderful pace and water gimmick, and my absolute favorite dungeon of all of ZC that even rivals some Nintendo dungeons, Frosted Peak. God I adore Frosted Peak. It's main gimmick of blowing up floors to drop down to the boss room is just so much fun, and it's such a well themed experience front to back. Every dungeon is stellar, and it's so great you can tackle them any way you please.

This quest just feels so Zelda. Never derivative and always fresh with ideas, this is, without a doubt, my new favorite quest in the database. There's nothing not to love, my only complaint being that the end felt sort of rushed. It ends with a bit of exposition that felt a little flat to me, but even then, the post game content is extremely fun with some rewards that make going back for 100% even more exciting. I ended with 59 deaths (trust me, I'm just bad), and I only needed a guide for the last 4 HPCs and magic container for 100%. Eddy made a stellar quest; not only one that I think anyone on ZC should play, but anyone into Zelda should play. It's definitely the closest you can get to an actual Zelda game on PureZC.

5/5

edit: i finally beat skyward sword hd

i like to play ...but the elder gave me a sword i cant use ...am not able to slashing or attack a bushes xd

Everything you make looks dumb.


Anyways, time to download this.

looks interesting. But no music.

Just downloaded the quest, but I don't see where the credits.txt file is nor the Heart Piece guide.