The Diary Shall Continue!

I've been wanting to play another Legend of Zelda game. They're great, so why wouldn't I? The problem is they're on older systems with limitations my, evidently, millennial soyboy brain can't get over. Either that or they won't run well on my computer. But, well, tough times call for tough men, so I'm gonna grow up! I'm gonna play Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX! It's on the GBA, and it continues the story of Link from a Link to the Past. This means I can keep writing that diary I started back in February or whenever it was I last played a Zelda game. So I play a new entry to the franchise, and I get to change up my writing style. Two birds; one stone.

"Dear Zelda,

Maybe I shouldn't have left Hyrule. This is my first time leaving our country, and guess what happened. I nearly drowned.

It was a stormy night, and the ship I hired was struck by lightning. I don't know what happened to the rest of the crew, but I was saved. Obviously.

Just now, I woke up in a warm bed. A girl named Marin found me washed up on the beach. She said I was tossing and turning, crying out for you, so I guess I was thinking of you the entire time. As soon as I could move, I crawled out of bed and spoke to her dad, Tarin. He had my shield, which was all they could find. Before I left, they warned me that their home island of Koholint has been besieged by monsters since I showed up. Am I the cause of this? Are they following me? Is this just bad timing?

I went back to the beach to see if I could find anything. After guarding my way through spike balls, creatures called moblins, and an angry monkey who throws coconuts, I found my sword. It's not the Master Sword, so I'm a little worried. But I guess it's better than nothing. As I picked it up, an owl came to me. He instructed me to visit the Mysterious Forest, as it contains a key to my next destination. I'll skip to the important bits, but I'm trapped on Koholint because the Wind Fish is sleeping. To awaken it, I'll need to collect instruments on the island.

In the forest is a key to the Tail Cave. To get it, I needed to get past a mischievous raccoon. He could somehow force me to get lost in these woods. I found my way out through another exit and found a witch that wanted a mushroom. Gathering one in a cave in the forest, she turned it into magic powder. Sprinkling it on the raccoon and his sensitive nose, he began to panic. After running around the clearing, he ended up transforming into Talin! He came here to find mushrooms but was changed into a beast. What a strange place I've wound up. The key I needed was just behind him. Zelda, I'm suddenly feeling like this happened to sabotage me for some reason.

I found my way to Tail Cave and began my discovery of this island's secrets. Many of their monsters are similar to Hyrule's, so I quickly figured my way through. They have these strange things called goombas, though. Which reminds me, do you know what a Yoshi is? Inside this cave is something I think I'm in love with? Did you know I can jump? And it's a good thing I learned how to because I needed it for the dungeon's mini boss. He liked to push a log against me, but with my newfound aerial prowess, I made quick work of him. I still got it, bay bay!

Shortly after this, I found an old friend. That guy with the glowing weakness on his tail stood in my way. I fought a similar creature on Hera's Tower. It was annoying, but I managed to win with relative ease. Behind him was the Full Moon Cello. I don't know how to play it well, but I tried a tune Marin taught me.

As I left this place, the owl told me to visit the swamp up north. As I tried to get there, two kids told me Mabe Village was attacked. Moblins didn't do too much, but they kidnapped a dog like creature that resembles a steel ball on a chain. It does bark, I guess... Wanting to rescue the dog to please its owner, I proceeded to get lost. I'm a warrior, Zelda, not a navigator! But I somehow found a cave with many moblins in it. I defeated the boss because he likes to headbutt stone walls. I took the chain chomp home, but the owner wanted me to take it for a walk. Now the Hero of Hyrule is a dog walker... Zelda, I hope you appreciate what I'm going through for us. That being said...

I'm glad I did! The doggy likes to eat and attack anything in our path! This includes sharks and plants. A balanced diet is a good diet! I found the next place my stalker owl wanted me to go, so I'm off to explore Bottle Grotto! I hope this owl at least delivers this.

- Link"

Jumping is so fun! From a gameplay perspective, I might find LA better than LttP!