The Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time
This game has some of the best storytelling I've ever seen. They really hit the nail on the head with this one. There are some key details that give us an idea of how the timeline unfolds, but let me just explain the plot first. Just kidding it will take too long. Read This if you have to.
Take note of where the Master Sword is in this game. It's in the Temple of Time. But wasn't it in a forest in A Link to the Past? So that means it either wasn't always there or something happened to the Temple of Time. Either way, I think we all can assume that Ocarina of Time has to come before A Link to the Past.
Remember the ending to the game? You defeat Ganon and Zelda sends you back in time and you put away the Master Sword. Well that means in the time where you came from there is no hero, right? I'm not going to get into how time works because I don't have all day. But just think about it, you go through all these events which is one timeline, then you get sent back in time which makes another point in time. If you've ever played the game Timesplitters: Future Perfect then I think you will understand it. But just remember this because it creates a split in the timeline.
Another important note to remember is something in the Biggoron's Sword Quest. When go to return the strange potion to the creepy cuckoo guy that Kokiri girl tells you he turned into a stalfos after getting lost in the woods. I know many people have heard this theory and probably know what I'm talking about, but some people may not. A lot of you are probably bashing your heads against your desk too because I know a lot of people strongly disagree with this, but either way keep this in your head because it serves an important role to my timeline.
There's a lot of unexplained things at the end of the game as well. Like what time was Link sent back too. Was it before or after he got the Spiritual Stones? If it was before, how is the Door of Time open? If it's after, then why do we see Zelda in the Castle Garden? It's all a mystery but my guess is there has to be a way that the Adult Timeline Zelda opens up the Door of Time without the use of the Spiritual Stones. Then Link would be able to warn Zelda of what Ganondorf's intentions were which is probably what you see in the Castle Garden cutscene at the end of the game.
So Ocarina of Time is kind of confusing, right? Hopefully it might make more sense as more games are released.
The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask
This game starts you out in a forest looking for your bud, Navi the Fairy. You get attacked by a skull kid wearing a crazy mask and he steals your Ocarina of Time then turns you into a Deku Scrub. He accidentally leaves one of his two fairies behind who happen to be sisters. This upsets the fairy and asks you to help her find her sister and in return she will help you become human again. Okay, that's cool. You go set out to go find him and you run into the mysterious Happy Mask Salesman. He tells you that the mask skull kid is wearing is very rare and holds mysterious power. So you agree to help him too. So you go to find the Skull Kid and right before the moon crashes into the clock tower, you get your Ocarina back and play the Song of Time which sends you back in time kind of like the end of Ocarina of Time. So with your Ocarina you learn a song that turns you back into human and you get a mask that can turn you back into a Deku Scrub. Okay now you have to find the four giants in order to stop the moon from crashing, so you do that the moon stops, but then the mask goes into the moon and starts to bring the moon down again. So you go in the moon, fight the mask, and win. The end.
Okay, so my storytelling isn't as good as the game's storytelling but you get the point of what happens. There's only a few things to remember in this game. Remember the design of Majora's Mask and the idea of Link searching for Navi through the woods. The second part is really important.
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Stick around for more updates on the timeline it gets pretty interesting after this.
