Comments on: Immortal Childhood

By: Gabe

Gabe — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 07:03:53 +0000

Never have I read something so deep and true. How many would just say it's a game for enjoyment and ignore the lessons that they are trying to portray. I thank you for your great story and I hope to read more from this insight. It is not something most would actually take the time to understand or even interpret. I thank you for the insight I had missed. =]

By: Brice

Brice — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 03:30:18 +0000

I can't believe you didn't mention Tingle though. He was the best example.He wanted to remain a child, and his dad told him to grow up, but why?

By: Ignacia

Ignacia — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 06:38:34 +0000

Thank you very much, your words and interpretation have opened my eyes and gotten very deep inside of me, it has moved me truly.

By: marin + link

marin + link — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 04:25:43 +0000

same hear so i kept reeplaying the game but i forget how to get the seashells cn some1 tell me wear thay r

By: shell sword 1

shell sword 1 — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 03:24:47 +0000

i just beat the game links awakening it almost ade me cry to realise that koholint island was a dream disapointing i almost wish i didnt beat the game

By: cukeman

cukeman — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 03:14:04 +0000

This was a good read, but I think you are being a bit unfair to Link in regard to the Princess Ruto relationship. First off, Ruto thrust herself onto Link, Link didn't agree to any kind of a commitment, and secondly Link had no idea he would be gone for seven years, so you can't really blame him for that…still good read

By: OnyX

OnyX — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 21:25:34 +0000

This made me cry several times.
Brilliant.

I had no idea all of this was inright in front of my very eyes, and yet I couldn't see it.

By: zeldafan

zeldafan — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 01:59:07 +0000

mabey there is something bigger then we're thinking mabey all the games have one thing in common that could explain every thing about zelda, link and all the other charactors who knows.

By: zelda fan

zelda fan — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:14:34 +0000

it's like you and good times are in an egg and the world is outside. majora was in it's own egg, then the world shatterd her egg so her forms represented the emotions majora's mask :hideing behind a mask in fear. majora's incarnation memories of old freinds and good times and liveing in the past
majora's wrath :anger rage hatred and revenge to the world for shatering the egg.but a good child will find a new egg and majora woildn't let go of her old egg.

By: ManaChwan

ManaChwan — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 01:20:25 +0000

Wow. Another amazing article. Your insight, thought and analysis are as spectacular as ever. As someone who just switched to an English major, I feel very inspired and hopeful that I'll be able to have such a fulfilling, deep process like this to think through.

Although I have to disagree a bit on some parts. I definitely agree with AverageGamer about the MM beginning and Deku Scrub. I also have find the Kafei points a bit reversed. Well, another possibility. I feel Kafei ran away, but also to protect his loved ones and himself. He ran away like a child, afraid of others perception and unable to face his loved ones, but also unprepared to force them to come to terms with his state and drag them into his problem. And like Link in the beginning, although he has an adult's mind, he only has a child's body, so he must deal with the situation as best as a child is able. He can only send letters to his mother and attempt in whatever way he can to get back his mask and hope the best for Anju.

I'm so ashamed, I couldn't even finish the whole article yet, but I'm going to take my time in reading, savoring and enjoying it.

By: Kaylee

Kaylee — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 19:17:45 +0000

I never felt that Link was too childish in his relationship with Ruto. He might not even understand that most cultures have moms and dads, let alone what marriage and engagement were. The game specifically tells us that "You don't know what she means by engagement, but you have the Zora Sapphire." They even mention his ignorance in the manga. Princess Zelda told him that he had to get Zora's Sapphire. If anything, his fault was in failing to stop and find out what this weird "engagement" thing was, but he was in a hurry. As it was, he was too late to meet Zelda in the Temple. I would suggest that he might not really understand what "fiance" means, unless his miraculous growing up added to his vocabulary. It's seems mostly a cultural misunderstanding.

By: Darkstar

Darkstar — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 17:21:53 +0000

This is probably why the Zelda games are so meaningful to people. Their hidden, profound themes of lost childhood and letting go of the past is something a lot of adults face in real life – no one wants to let go of the good times but we all learn to move on and accept it.. Excellent article Dan!
Zelda has always been and always will be an amazing legend. Too bad some of these characters and places are only in our imagination..like children's minds

By: Graham

Graham — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 12:00:27 +0000

really brilliant- consistent and kept to the point, consistently maintaining reference. a wonderful observation i'm shocked to have never noticed, and grateful to be given in this way!

By: link fan 97

link fan 97 — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 16:15:35 +0000

this is great it shows what messages that you may not have picked up off the zelda series i mean i never realised or understood most of these until i read this

By: Tizer

Tizer — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 14:04:42 +0000

I had the most terrible headache this morning, I didn't really feel like reading this article just yet but I did it anyway. I'm glad I did, this article worked better than aspirine, it seems. The way the pieces of the puzzle all fell into place, amazing, I still got shivers down my spine. I always liked MM better than OoT, when a friend of mine asked why, I couldn't answer. I said it was because of the sad ending, just like in OoT, but this ending was somehow even more sad even though everything worked out well enough in the end. I suppose Link just isn't meant to stay in any place for too long a time, he is after all the Hero of Time and not the controller of it. Thanks for this insight that has been gnawing at me ever since I played MM. Great, great article.