DarkestLink
Darkest of all Dark Links
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- Oct 28, 2012
What does solving puzzles have to do with the dowsing function?
Good question....
No, but seriously, instead of giving us a puzzle to solve, they just gave us Jack Sparrow's magic compass to lead the way.
You also didn't really back yourself up. If you're going to claim dowsing makes things too easy but then turn around and say the game is too hard without it, you're basically contradicting your points of interest.
The game's too hard without it because it's the only way Nintendo allows us to play. There's no alternative.
I can't tell if you're being serious or if you're buying for time. Since it is forced on us, I suppose you could call dowsing an easy puzzle...that puzzle being,
1) Can you read easy directions and follow them.
2) Can you do this 15 more times?
Think of the Triforce symbols in OoT where you play the Song of Time. Easy puzzle, no? Well how about this...do it 15 times to get all the sidequest items. It's not optional. It's a mandatory game mechanic. If you take that game mechanic out, the game becomes unplayable, much like it does if you can't trigger the cut-scenes for the dragon quest.
Likewise, the game would be impossible without dowsing. Dowsing isn't like the shield, which was optional. You have to dowse much like you need your scents in TP and the Eye of Truth in Ocarina of Time and Majora's Mask.
In short, the Triforce puzzle may be easy, but if you took it out of the game or didn't use it, there would be no way to advance.
Same thing with scents. Good luck getting through Snowpeak without em.
Have fun doing the Shadow Temple on your first run with no eye of truth.
Still, this was used...constantly. Rather than give us some clever mind boggling puzzles to decipher, we just follow the path and get there. Main quest, side quests, everywhere.
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