Turkey Day Update

[mark_asphodel]

Thanksgiving went well.  Small splashes of drama, but nothing too bad.  

The spouse and I provided the following:
Sweet Potato Gratin (me)
Cornbread Stuffing w/ sausage and chestnuts (me)
Cranberry-Orange Relish (him)
Innkeeper's Pie, which is a sort of "cake batter poured in a pie crust with sauce underneath" thing.  It's a favorite in my mother's family. (me)

I was literally baking cornbread at two AM to get all this staged, so I'm glad it turned out well.

-x-

Zelda: Skyward Sword is probably the most engaging Zelda console game since the 2D era.  We're about 2.5 hours in, and I'm genuinely excited to see where it goes next.  I don't think Ocarina of Time really aged that well (I have been trying to play the 3D remake, and... snooze), Twilight Princess just seemed overly serious and honestly quite dull, and I liked the aesthetic and feel of Wind Waker but wasn't enchanted by it.  Skyward Sword is just hitting on so many ideal points for me already that I can't wait to see where things are headed.  It's sweet, and sly, and has already thrown up out unexpected creepy dark moment, and the bird thing is wonderful.

[Never got far in Majora's Mask because our version was buggy and kept crashing.]

-x-

So behind on NaNo that it's not funny.  I am also behind on correspondence and laundry. Sigh.

Comments

[kyusil.livejournal.com]

I might just stay home tomorrow to play Skyward Sword. I'd have a nice TV all to myself, so I'd be able to get into no-holds-barred Zelda wonderment mode. It's a little embarrassing, heh.

In the meantime, I'm going to listen to the symphony CD! 10 minutes of Wind Waker music, omgggg *^*

[raphiael]

I'm totally Zelda illiterate, but I've seen a lot of screens from SS and it looks really fun.

And NaNo. . . aha. I kind of failed even my meager wordcount goal after getting so sick, myself :x

[seraphicdylan.livejournal.com]

;~; I need to get SS now, it looks really good.

I've played almost all the games, barring the CDI ones >.> And I'd have to say my favorite is Majora's Mask, along with the gameboy titles next (Oracle of Ages/Seasons, and Link's Awakening), then followed by A Link to the Past, then Ocarina. I love them all but MM was my favorite, and SS looks really promising. >.>;

Hopefully I can get away from Skyrim for two seconds before I try playing SS.

[crimsonmorgan.livejournal.com]

Oh god, I love gratins so much <3

I really like Zelda, but somehow the release of SS totally took me by surprise. XD I thought they still need time to develop it. So behind the news. And now I'm not ready yet to buy it.
The graphics look really pretty. Zelda´s design looks kinda strange on screenshots, though.

[mark-asphodel.livejournal.com]

I think Link looks a little odd, myself-- the way his lips and eyes are emphasized, it's almost like seeing a theater actor too close-up, or a silent-movie star.

It's a fresh take on Link and Zelda as characters, too-- as big a break with tradition as Wind Waker. This, to me, is a plus.

[samuraiter.livejournal.com]

I provided the banana pudding! And I managed not to blow it up! ... Hey, for me, it's an achievement. And the new Zelda isn't scratching any itches; I'll do what I've been doing and wait 'til it drops to $20 or less. Or not buy it at all; I seem to have not gotten the DS Zelda titles at all.

[mark-asphodel.livejournal.com]

I think SS promises to be a great deal of fun. I'm skeptical of Zelda hype after Twilight Princess, which IMO was a step in several wrong directions (Zelda + LotR + Okami - fun = WTF), but SS has a lot that's genuinely likable about it so far. TP was trying too hard, IMO.

[mark-asphodel.livejournal.com]

I need to get a functional copy of Majora's Mask. I'm very intrigued by it.

[mark-asphodel.livejournal.com]

I've been skeptical of Zelda hype since TP, but SS is clicking for me in a way TP just... didn't.

My husband prefers the Zelda handhelds to any of the GC/Wii ones. He really, really liked Phantom Hourglass. His favorite is Link's Awakening, though.

[seraphicdylan.livejournal.com]

I would send you mine if my N64 wasn't taken >.>;

Though, I think I still have some games. If I find it ever I'll tell you xD

[kyusil.livejournal.com]

I think Link looks a little odd, myself-- the way his lips and eyes are emphasized, it's almost like seeing a theater actor too close-up, or a silent-movie star.

Now that you mention it, though, that might be intentional considering the art style of the game. Since most of our view of Link isn't in close-up, and the visuals have got this sort of Impressionism thing going on the farther away things get, it would make sense to over-emphasize his facial features to get his expressions across.