[MM]Why can't Link go further back in time?

In the game MM, Majora takes your stuff, screws Links over, and tries to destroy everything. If only Link can go back to the point before the Skull kid steals the Majora's Mask in the first place and stop this entire tragic from happening in the first place.

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Good point.

If you notice; it only sent you back in time IN Termina; not in Hyrule; he only goes as far back as when he goes to Termina.... In OOT; song of time had no affect on time, but in MM it does, so... take it what you will..

The Song of Time itself doesn't activate the time warp, but instead calls to the Goddess of Time. She is what sends Link backwards 3 days. So apparently, she wants Link to stay in Termina until he fixes the entire ordeal.

HERE is my thread with my theory. (Don't post in it!) This time inconsistancy, as well as many of the inconsistancies in MM to OoT or in general or what have you, supports my theory on Termina's true properties.

Originally Posted by Aura Pulse

The Song of Time itself doesn't activate the time warp, but instead calls to the Goddess of Time. She is what sends Link backwards 3 days. So apparently, she wants Link to stay in Termina until he fixes the entire ordeal.

HERE is my thread with my theory. (Don't post in it!) This time inconsistancy, as well as many of the inconsistancies in MM to OoT or in general or what have you, supports my theory on Termina's true properties.

Good explanation. Besides, what fun would MM be if he takes that easy road?

Termina is a different world so I think Link can only go back to the moment he actually came to the world not to mention that the Skullkid took the MM somewhere else (in the same world/reality where Hyrule is) so the song that has the power to take you back in time that works in Termina does not work anywhere else. And if you prevent Skullkid from getting the mask you don't get the game and never get to go to Termina and see the people and the world. So STOP BEING A KID AND just don't play the game if you want to change everything about it. Why do we have these threads where people whine about thing they don't even have to do.

Originally Posted by Guilthas

Termina is a different world so I think Link can only go back to the moment he actually came to the world not to mention that the Skullkid took the MM somewhere else (in the same world/reality where Hyrule is) so the song that has the power to take you back in time that works in Termina does not work anywhere else. And if you prevent Skullkid from getting the mask you don't get the game and never get to go to Termina and see the people and the world. So STOP BEING A KID AND just don't play the game if you want to change everything about it. Why do we have these threads where people whine about thing they don't even have to do.

Harsh, he was merely pointing out a possible plothole. Chill.

If Link wanted to retreat from the tragedy, he could of played any of the warp songs he learned from his adventure in OoT. But he's better than that.

Do you seriously want a zelda game to be THAT easy?

Because going back further would prevent a game and rearrange the timeline, Alot of the events that happened needed to anyway as the people came out of it with something gained, emotional or experience. The Ikana for one realised what they had done, The ranch girls saw eachothers potential and maturity, the Researcher and his daughter, Anju and Kefai learned alot in the time of those 3 days.

It's strange, but Japas remembers his and Mikau's jam session during rehearsal even if they didn't do it in that 3-day cycle.

If Link went further back he would break his deal with the Mask Salesman about getting his mask back. If he prevented it from being stolen in the first place he'd never be able to come through with his promise. Link is bound by honor to not go too far back.

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In all seriousness, though, Link doesn't control how far back he goes. All Tatl asked of the Goddess was more time to finish their job, and that's all that they were given. They never prayed for a chance to preemptively stop the crisis, only for a chance fix it.
Also, by limiting Link to those three days, we got a very specific outcome. If Link had prevented the mask from being stolen in the first place all of its negative energy would have continued to exist within it just waiting for another chance to manifest itself. Even if the Skull Kid never used the mask the threat still very strongly exists for it to destroy the world. Instead, Link ends up destroying all of the negative energy, preventing this particular threat from ever rising again. Perhaps the goddess kept him in Termina specifically for this one outcome.

Originally Posted by Guilthas

Termina is a different world so I think Link can only go back to the moment he actually came to the world not to mention that the Skullkid took the MM somewhere else (in the same world/reality where Hyrule is) so the song that has the power to take you back in time that works in Termina does not work anywhere else. And if you prevent Skullkid from getting the mask you don't get the game and never get to go to Termina and see the people and the world. So STOP BEING A KID AND just don't play the game if you want to change everything about it. Why do we have these threads where people whine about thing they don't even have to do.

A classic example of the SHR quantum ****tardical theory:

Originally Posted by Aura Pulse

The Song of Time itself doesn't activate the time warp, but instead calls to the Goddess of Time. She is what sends Link backwards 3 days. So apparently, she wants Link to stay in Termina until he fixes the entire ordeal.

I agree with this. The intention of the goddesses was for Link to save Termina from it's destined doom.

If he were to be sent back to stop Skull Kid from getting the mask, Skull kid would never have learnt his lesson, and he still would have been a thief. Not to mention that Link wouldn't have chased him into Termina, which would have resulted in the destruction of the country which contains an evil spirit mask which could find its way into Hyrule.

By keeping Link in Termina, you have one less bandit, one less apocalyptic demise, and one less evil mask to worry about. When you look at things from the perspective of the goddesses, everything makes sense.

because if he went back in time before that, the kick-ass game couldn't occur xDD I don't think sense can be made out of it.. they just wanted to incorporate the three-day system. Simple as.

Realistically? Because if that was possible the game would be incredibly short.

Theoretically? Because if link hadn't done it properly, all the things he fixed later on would never have happened.

my only quirk is u can only use fierce deity's mask 5times (the bosses) and thats it after that its useless T_T
and the fact it was too quick in my opinion but maybe thats just me lol
i can blow thru 3temples in a single hour on OoT so in majoras mask i blew thru the game in 1day T_T
but i love both games i just wish theyd make a direct sequel to MM and lets you keep the Fierce Detiys Mask or at least get it back & use it more XD

Because the game developers told him not to do that.

Originally Posted by Seen

Because the game developers told him not to do that.

thats rather stupid,alot of ppl who are fans of the games that ive talked to would love that, and so would i lol

like a game to follow TP (cuz face we all know TP is brilliant) but also continue the story of the hero of time lol in another game

If only Link can go back to the point before the Skull kid steals the Majora's Mask in the first place and stop this entire tragic from happening in the first place.

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When Link played the song of time, he appeared right infront of the Clock Tower, which is the same spot he was in when the time cicle started. If Link could go back even farther, he would most likely appear in the spot he was in at that time and Tatl too. The only way Link could stop the Skull kid from stealing the mask is if Link already knew where the skull kid was when he stole the mask.