Part 14 - Ganon’s Tower: Wherein Link proves that three heads are not better than one net.
It is time.
Funnily enough, when initially doing this LP, this was sort of an epic moment not just within the game, but for me. This was about the farthest I have ever gotten in this game before I got distracted by something shiny, and this would be my first time actually completing this game, modded or no.
That barrier is deader than disco.
Who are these statues supposed to impress? I doubt he actually figured anyone would get this far and, if so, that those who visit would care. Maybe he just really likes looking at statues of himself. While standing near the entrance. Even though he probably rarely if ever really exits this tower.
The Triforce has taken on a lot of colors, hasn’t it?
The previous room had a key atop a tall object that needed to be rammed into to knock said key down. This has these. I suppose I would expect nothing less from Final Exam Tower.
Not that it is a bad thing, mind – The final dungeon should use all of the skills and powers one has accumulated over the game. That said, I will fatigue both you and I if I point out every question on this exam, so I shall refrain from doing so unless it is of particular interest.
…I may be here a while.
Finding the right switch makes things explode though, so yay!
As well as giving me more tools to create my own.
Funnily enough, I remember these invisible walkways, but I could have sworn I remembered them coming into play far earlier in the game.
Ha! Your feeble attempts to make tile attack rooms more challenging are no match for…
…Well, crap.
I have no shame.
I do not remember lighting a light source to reveal the path, though.
Ah yes, the boss rush.
Fortunately, these ones are pansies, only requiring one shot per.
Okay, actually, it’s probably just a matter of having better gear now.
I may as well, since I had to use a potion.
I have you in my clutches once again, bouncy skull thing…
These things are much less threatening once one realizes that their shots are blockable with the mirror shield.
Ah, so that’s where it is!
Now you feel more like a tortoise than a hare!
But those aren’t as adorable…
Okay, I imagine someone will post an image link in the comments to prove me wrong, on that count. Or draw something themselves, if they cannot find anything.
It looks decently well, though I think white would have worked better than yellow. That said, white is the default color, so it seems Ryusuta felt differently and, admittedly, since she saw the white version on Bunny Link, I suppose that qualifies as knowing something about the situation I don’t.
I should probably be scared by this.
But I’m not.
Also, you may notice that Link now seems somewhat discolored. The lighter pink areas of his body are now more yellow-ish. This seems to be triggered by opening the map screen, I think, and seems to be fixed by Link entering or exiting a building (but not going between rooms in a dungeon), leading me to believe that it corrects itself upon entering a room with a different palette. I think Ryusuta fixed this in a later update, though.
A fairly creative puzzle.
For a somewhat useful reward. Well, not for me at this time, having no empty bottle and barely any health down, but for others, perhaps
A decently challenging room, perhaps, but just imagine how silly it would look in real life….
Ah yes, these things…
…Just got iced.
The Wizzrobes are not an issue, but clearing this room by trial and error is, sadly. At the time, I didn’t know about revealing the path with Ether.
Or I could just bomb-boost over this invisible gap.
I am awesome bun.
They’re just jealous because I have skin.
Also, I have lucky rupees!
Well, that’s inconvenient.
Here’s hoping I can get a repeat one-try wonder performance…
Easy mode activated!
Weeee…
There are a number of chests like this in this dungeon. One even had a green rupee. Ganon, you are a dark lord; have bigger treasure hauls for the sake of your own dignity, if nothing else.
Aaand here we are!
…Oh. It’s you…
Aghanim: I’m very happy to see you again, but you’d better believe me that we will not have a third meeting!
A lovely choice of wording, because whether he wins or loses, he is not incorrect.
Aghanim: Reverse the spell? HA! So long as the Dark Lord rules, my magic will NEVER die!
Oddly specific counter-spell. I could understand if killing you reversed it, but him? And if he’s the source of your power, why are you the one who has this job? Couldn’t anyone have done it?
Actually, if you’re doing the self-duplication thing, wouldn’t this count as the second, third, and fourth encounter?
Well, that was… not exactly three times harder.
Seriously, only one time did any of them use the blast I can’t deflect back.
And a pig ghost flies out of the body, which is sadly obscured by my massive life bar, and then it turns into a bat and flies away. Because pig ghosts will do that.
…How? I could understand if it were a Slayer song I was playing on the thing, but I doubt my ocarina flute-playing was loud enough to hear across the dimensional gap.
Well, that bat definitely had its daily spinach…
And so, I arrive on the scene. This is it. Time for the final battle!
But first, I’ll go ahead and wimp out and refill my potion stock.
After that, though, we end this once and for all!
…By which I mean the bunnification. Aw…