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alexiswiththefreckles's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
dragonfly142's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
wwrlad's review against another edition
adventurous
inspiring
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
rmizerek's review against another edition
adventurous
hopeful
inspiring
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
starmystique's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
inspiring
mysterious
fast-paced
5.0
ally_ally_oop's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
hopeful
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
sarahhyatt's review against another edition
1.0
HAHAHAHA I GUESS THIS IS HOW 2020 IS GOING TO GO, Y'ALL
My children made me read this despite me saying "fine, I'll check it out but you can just look at the pictures." I caved. I read badly translated, confusing comics backwards. I dramatized. I made all the sound effects LOUDLY and finally just settled for shouting, "SWORDFIGHTING! NOISES!" I read all the punctuation because half the dialogue in this book is just punctuation: ! ? !? I sang a lot of Frozen songs at moments that lent themselves to Frozen songs. ("STOP, Mama.")
There was a lot of name shouting, kind of like Titanic. "JACK! ROSE! JACK! ROSE! JACK! ROSE!" There was a baby cat. There was a near suicide, which was a plot twist I didn't see coming in a comic book based on a Zelda video game and which I conveniently glossed over. There were, oddly, some in-game tutorials worked into the story. I'm using "worked" loosely.
I was not expecting to start 2020 off this way but 2020 does what it wants and I give up trying to exert influence or control.
I write all this out of a deep love for the Legend of Zelda. Not the way the Fans™ love it but the way ENFP women love games about pretty boys running around in aesthetically pleasing and atmospheric landscapes meeting all the people! and hoarding all the things! and making friends! and helping! also cats! I did not find that charm here.
My children made me read this despite me saying "fine, I'll check it out but you can just look at the pictures." I caved. I read badly translated, confusing comics backwards. I dramatized. I made all the sound effects LOUDLY and finally just settled for shouting, "SWORDFIGHTING! NOISES!" I read all the punctuation because half the dialogue in this book is just punctuation: ! ? !? I sang a lot of Frozen songs at moments that lent themselves to Frozen songs. ("STOP, Mama.")
There was a lot of name shouting, kind of like Titanic. "JACK! ROSE! JACK! ROSE! JACK! ROSE!" There was a baby cat. There was a near suicide, which was a plot twist I didn't see coming in a comic book based on a Zelda video game and which I conveniently glossed over. There were, oddly, some in-game tutorials worked into the story. I'm using "worked" loosely.
I was not expecting to start 2020 off this way but 2020 does what it wants and I give up trying to exert influence or control.
I write all this out of a deep love for the Legend of Zelda. Not the way the Fans™ love it but the way ENFP women love games about pretty boys running around in aesthetically pleasing and atmospheric landscapes meeting all the people! and hoarding all the things! and making friends! and helping! also cats! I did not find that charm here.
thebookwyrm400's review against another edition
4.0
We finally get our first encounter with the Hero's Sage. It was nice to see how they incorporate things that Link learns from the game into the story. Seeing the moment Link finds the kids is very emotionally impactful and his relief of seeing the children again after the land is free of Twilight. Also Renado sniping the Bublins with a bow was not something I thought I wanted to see.
Like the previous volume, I only have a minor nitpick- they took away Colin's moment of braving Lord Bublin and his minions to push Beth out of the way and getting caught in her place. Instead of a large group of Bublins charging on Bulbos, we had a single Bublin footsoldier on foot, that the other children managed to take down after Colin's act of bravery. It is still brave, but just not as impressive when compared to the game. It is very minor and not enough to ruin the experience of this volume.
Like the previous volume, I only have a minor nitpick- they took away Colin's moment of braving Lord Bublin and his minions to push Beth out of the way and getting caught in her place. Instead of a large group of Bublins charging on Bulbos, we had a single Bublin footsoldier on foot, that the other children managed to take down after Colin's act of bravery. It is still brave, but just not as impressive when compared to the game. It is very minor and not enough to ruin the experience of this volume.
kal73's review against another edition
4.0
Loved it! I've been playing the video game for a while now, and I love the additional character development that happens for Link, Minda, and the other supporting characters.