Official "How come in Zelda...?" thread

King: Spin. Besides it's really not that big a deal. You could just move so it's approaching from another direction.

Originally Posted by King KK

Why is it that in the Game Boy Zeldas, Link can swing his sword in every direction except South East? From a gameplay perspective, it drives me crazy. >.<

Yes, you can swing your sword eouth-east. You need to turn east, because he swings only 90 degrees. (Also writing 90 degrees made me realise there is no degree mark on my keyboard). -__-

uh, you can swing southeast. Just turn to the southeast and push B.

Originally Posted by Lysis

uh, you can swing southeast. Just turn to the southeast and push B.

Link can only face in 4 directions.

Originally Posted by calc84maniac

Link can only face in 4 directions.

In most 2D games.

Originally Posted by PimPSlaP

Yes, you can swing your sword eouth-east. You need to turn east, because he swings only 90 degrees. (Also writing 90 degrees made me realise there is no degree mark on my keyboard). -__-

No, actually, you can't. When you face north, he swings northeast, when you face west, he swings northwest, when you face south he swings southwest, but when you face east, he swings northeast again.

EDIT:

Originally Posted by Oni Dark Link

King: Spin. Besides it's really not that big a deal. You could just move so it's approaching from another direction.

What if I don't have enough time to charge a spin or move out of the way? Like I said, it's a gameplay thing. It can make fighting things a little more irritating then it should be.

Well which game are you talking about?

Originally Posted by King KK

Why is it that in the Game Boy Zeldas, Link can swing his sword in every direction except South East? From a gameplay perspective, it drives me crazy. >.<

Maybe it hurts his arm.

how does a bomb fit on the end of an arrow?!?!

It's tied on or something...

That's a pretty easy question.

Don't the cows talk and give you free milk if you play a certain Ocarina song? :-S

Originally Posted by HylianPwnage

Well which game are you talking about?

Link's Awakening, Oracle of Ages, Oracle of Seasons.

Originally Posted by Ivysaurusz

Maybe it hurts his arm.

=P
Doesn't really make any sense.

Originally Posted by cheesecake

how does a bomb fit on the end of an arrow?!?!

How is an arrow cold enough to freeze things but it doesn't freeze the wood of Link's bow and damage it?

How can fire be on an arrow and not burn it or the bow?

Ozzie: Since fire arrows are actually used in real life I'll just have to find someone to ask.

Fire arrows are very impractical, though. They weren't used that commonly, only for sieges and destroying wooden buildings, and only became common in warfare when they could be filled with gunpowder. They were made so they would burn, but not explode. Some did explode, though, and basically became the first propelled explosive in europe.

Valhelm: The mongols used them quite a bit from what I hear.

They could only use them for short distances, though. If the arrow gained altitude, the flame might go out. You'd have to reach a high altitude to shoot far distances, though. Also, the advent of the crossbow made fire arrows more popular, as they shot straighter and farther.

Why bother shooting from far distances. They had horsemen so they could just perform a hit and run with flaming arrows.