Finally - FINALLY - I got to explore West Necluda. Which unfortunately means I don’t have too too much to talk about, but I had a lot of fun.
The first thing I learned is that bokoblins can’t swim. I started over by Lake Hylia and made my way east, where I quickly came across a bokoblin camp. The first one I attacked got knocked into the water, but I definitely didn’t kill it. But after I killed the rest of the group, I turned my attention back to the first one and it was gone. That dude sank.
Shortly after that, I met Brigo, a swell fella who guards the bridge from monsters so humans can pass. The bokoblins I just finished fighting were camped out right next to the bridge, but to be fair to him, they weren’t ON the bridge, so I guess he’s doing his job. He also told me a little bit about Kakariko, the Great Plateau, and Hyrule Castle.
I noticed at this time something that looks an awful lot like a city in the sky? I later learned it’s not a city in the sky, so what is it?
Down the road from Brigo is a guy named Mezer, who sells meat. He was camped out at what looks like a bokoblin camp, but there were no bokoblins there. Did...did he kill all those bokoblins? Is he selling bokoblin meat? He’s selling bokoblin meat, isn’t he.
It’s also at this point I learned that when you attack a blue chuchu with fire, you get red chuchu jelly.
I also met a guy named Giro who sells stuff (this era of Hyrule is capitalist as hell; everybody sells stuff around this place). There’s not much to say about him, to the point that he’s my first BotW note I’ve had to look up to remember what I was talking about, and I still barely remember him.
I couldn't pick him out of a lineup of one.
On the side of the road, I came across a bombable wall, which led me to a cave with some ore deposits inside. I got a new kind of mineral, diamond, but since I don’t have much to say beyond that, I’ll instead talk about a little about the camera and how I keep finding things that I’m able to add to the Compendium. Weapons and animals are obvious, but what about treasure chests? Ore deposits? These are things I never would’ve guessed, but stumbled upon them accidentally. And that means I can dowse for these things, which is super cool.
Not long after this, I found a new stable - the Riverside Stable - and I met a couple people there. Gotter is another merchant who told me his ancestor (great-great-grandfather, he thinks) was the chef at Hyrule Castle, and he asked me to enter the castle and find the royal cookbook. I also met Parcy, who used to loot the dilapidated castle before it was taken over by monsters, and she wants me to go to the castle and find the royal guards’ gear.
It seems like every town and stable has a shrine nearby, and this one’s no different. The challenge at this shrine was called “Metal Connections”, and it wasn’t much of a challenge at all. I just had to stack up different metal things to reach platforms.
Down the river from these places was an island with another shrine, and this one was intriguing because there was a person outside it. Her name was Magda and she planted flowers around the shrine to spruce it up a bit. She asked me not to step on them. The flowers create a maze you have to go through to reach the shrine, which has a challenge called “Drifting.” This one also wasn’t much of a challenge was the only element of danger was some easily avoidable TNT barrels. And drowning, I suppose. Afterward, I accidentally stepped on the flowers and Magda got really upset.
Hmm.
What will she do if I step on them again?
I know I shouldn’t.
But I had to know. And it was worth it. I’d describe it, but I wouldn’t be able to do it justice. Just watch for yourself.
The final thing I did was explore a pond in the area, and I came across a tall diving platform that’s not close enough to the water to actually dive. I think something else is going on here, but I’m not quite sure what.
Tomorrow: More Necluda!
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