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  Hi, friends! My name is Fae and according to my friends I've never played a videogame before. Well, that's not completely true but there are a lot of classic and well loved games that I've never touched or even know anything about! Last year I knocked one of these games off my list by finally beating Ocarina of Time for the first time, aided by my good friend and Designated Navi ChaosArgate, a whole host of friends and guests and my own wits! Majora's Mask was on my list pretty much the moment I beat OoT and a lot of people have been very excited to see me play it! Released for the N64 in 2000 (April 27 in Japan, North American on October 26th and Europe on November 17th) and remastered for the 3DS early last year, its certainly one of the more divisive Zelda games! Opinions tend to range from people considering it the best Zelda game to thinking its the worst, and in my experience there's not a lot in between. But I'm getting ahead of myself. I know very little about this game and have never played it or watched it being played. I know literally three things about the game going in, and they're very obvious things like "there are masks" and "its built on the OoT engine". I'm going in with no foreknowledge or preparation whatsoever and everything you see in these videos is something I'm seeing for the first time! But its not all bad! As usual I'm dragging Navi aka ChaosArgate with me, and I'm also joined by a new permanent co-commentator Tatl aka Artix, who has assured me that he knows this game like the back of his hand. Along with you guys here in the thread, the two of them will be helping me bumble my way through Clock Town and beyond as I make new friends, smash my face into new enemies and die in stupid ways that are 85% of the time, my own drat fault. So let's get started shall we?  This is a blind LP, so the spoiler policy is very strict. Since I can't write something forceful even if my life depended on it, I outsourced the spoiler policy to Artix. So here's what he has to say. Artix posted:No. loving. Spoilers. None whatsoever. That means no black bars, no wink-wink-nudge-nudge bullshit, no leading questions, no direct messages, not even vague warnings of upcoming sections. If it has not appeared on video or been directly addressed by either myself or Argate, it is a spoiler. Period. ....thanks, Artix! Now, without further ado...  A note on the first session: A couple of things went wrong. First of all I accidentally hosed up my audio recording a little bit so my video ended up having the audio from my two co-commentators baked into it. Their audio isn't as good as it should be and ChaosArgate's smoke detector is beeping periodically in the background. Secondly, Majora's Mask doesn't emulate well without some fiddling. There are a few audio issues with the game itself (a little bit of skipping and slowdowns, etc) and the cool transition that's supposed to play as the day is ending doesn't play. That's the nature of blind LPs I suppose, I couldn't exactly load the game up to make sure things worked perfectly before I started! The good news is that we fix it after episode 4 thanks to my buddy FPzero who helped me get everything working correctly! Episode 1 - I Know Three Things About This Game Episode 2 - Dog Wants My Bones Episode 3 - Weird Kid Cult Episode 4 - A Selfie Gone Wrong Episode 5 - Bumbling Into The Plot Episode 6 - Tingle, What Did You Do!? Episode 7 - Throw Tingle Into A Ditch Episode 8 - Mail Fraud Episode 9 - Featuring LP Superstar Blind Sally Episode 10 - Properly Adorable Episode 11 - I Remember Things Episode 12 - A Nice Relaxing Boat Ride Episode 13 - Tactical Stealth Action Pt. 2 Episode 14 - I Hate This Couple Episode 15 - High Explosives You Put On Your Face Episode 16 - This Is So Unnecessary Episode 17 - Buttwings Episode 18 - Link Has Mad Ups Episode 19 - I'm Not Good At These Games Episode 20 - Just A Regular-rear end Frog Episode 21 - At Least Six Problems Episode 22 - He's Just Looting A Corpse Episode 23 - You're Completely On Your Own Bonus 1 - Artix's Combat School Episode 24 - My Favourite Character In FFXIII Episode 25 - Technical Difficulties Episode 26 - This Is A Cool Hallucination We're All Having Episode 27 - ChaosArgate Learned A Thing Episode 28 - I Hate Mazes Episode 29 - Please Don't Punch The Baby Episode 30 - Fairy Hunting Episode 31 - Morph Ball Experiments Episode 32 - Shut Up, That's Why Episode 33 - Firing Blind Episode 34 - Lunch Break Episode 35 - Literally Standing On The Answer Episode 36 - Can We Do That Again? Episode 37 - Its Been A While Episode 38 - The One Where Everyone But Me Is Playing Pokemon Episode 39 - The Truth Is Out There Episode 40 - Fae, Please Pay More Attention Episode 41 - I Know This Stand Episode 42 - You Are A Slimy Fish Episode 43 - Wasps Are Avatars of Pure Hatred Episode 44 - There's No Joy At The End Of This Road Episode 45 - The Hookshot Is Not A Fish Episode 46 - Sweet Jam Sessions Episode 47 - Let's Not Try Again Episode 48 - Old Man Yells At Moon Episode 49 - Artix, Hero Of Baked Goods Episode 50 - I've Played A Link To The Past Episode 51 - Stupid rear end in a top hat Frog Episode 52 - The Definition Of Insanity Episode 53 - I Did Not Look Up Episode 54 - I Broke It Episode 55 - This Is Not A Good Boss Episode 56 - Nobody Has Faith In Me Any More Episode 57 - I Shouldn't Have Wasted All That Time Episode 58 - I've Learned To Look Up Episode 59 - Now I'm The King Of The Research Episode 60 - Look At This Majestic Seagull Episode 61 - All Up In Its Grundle Episode 62 - Extreme Gibdo Racing Episode 63 - I Wanted To Stand On It Episode 64 - I Have Some Questions Episode 65 - Can I Unlearn This? Bonus 2 - Parade Episode 66 - Don't Look Down Episode 67 - Well, Isn't This Nice? Episode 68 - Why's This Plant Screaming At Me? Episode 69 - This Is So Cool Episode 70 - There's Lava On The Ceiling Episode 71 - I'm Sorry, Artix Episode 72 - You Didn't Accomplish Much Episode 73 - Frogs Episode 74 - Water Is Nature's Puzzle Episode 75 - This Is A Sting Operation Episode 76 - A Learning LP Episode 77 - Deja Vu Episode 78 - Pizza Is Not Passover Friendly Episode 79 - Bug Hunting Episode 80 - Mom's Spaghetti Episode 81 - Happy Fun Slide Episode 82 - Fae Fights A Wizard Episode 83 - Why He Scream? Episode 84 - Losing Time]  FINAL EPISODEEpisode 85 - Victory Lap Faerie Fortune fucked around with this message at 17:13 on Nov 27, 2018 |
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Fanart And Other Works!Shiny777 posted:
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Morroque posted:This LP's #selfie game is en pointe. Pyroi posted:Zora is the coolest transformation, as evidenced by this undoctored image. ZeeToo posted:Yeah, "Hatsune Mikau" amused me a lot, too. Faerie Fortune fucked around with this message at 20:22 on Feb 7, 2017 |
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Jun 4, 2016 17:10
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Take a good long look at that spoiler policy, folks. We're in full zero-tolerance mode after the last go-around, and both Argate and myself will be watching this thread like a hawk. We have an agreement with Fedule to keep an eye on things, so don't make us enforce it. 
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Jun 4, 2016 17:12
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Please don't be stupid folks, for the good of everyone involved.
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Jun 4, 2016 17:14
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Nobody needs to be hit with an N64. Those things are chufty. I think we can all agree that it's a good idea to avoid it becoming YOUR TURN.
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Jun 4, 2016 17:18
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All I'll say is that you'll enjoy the hell out of this game! I'm looking forward to this run~ Edit: Holy poo poo fix your smoke detector! Zain fucked around with this message at 17:22 on Jun 4, 2016 |
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Jun 4, 2016 17:18
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Artix posted:Take a good long look at that spoiler policy, folks. We're in full zero-tolerance mode after the last go-around, and both Argate and myself will be watching this thread like a hawk. We have an agreement with Fedule to keep an eye on things, so don't make us enforce it. Well I've never played this game before so you don't have to worry about me  The next poster though is a real rear end in a top hat, so you watch out for that.
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Jun 4, 2016 17:18
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Cathode Raymond posted:Well I've never played this game before so you don't have to worry about me [probation queued for mod sass]
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Jun 4, 2016 17:26
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Zain posted:Edit: Holy poo poo fix your smoke detector! I fixed it the day immediately after we recorded the first session, don't worry!
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Jun 4, 2016 17:27
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ChaosArgate posted:I fixed it the day immediately after we recorded the first session, don't worry! Good, that is killing me right now.
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Jun 4, 2016 17:32
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Gonna be the first to say this game is Through the Looking Glass to OoT's Alice in Wonderland. You'll see familiar faces in entirely different roles, everything is just a little bit out of place. This is one of the few games I've seen where re-using assets works to its benefit (most of the others have "Metal Slug" in the title). This game does a lot with mood, the intro especially does a fantastic job establishing it and we'll probably never see another Zelda this atmospheric from start to finish again.
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Jun 4, 2016 17:32
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I genuinely love this game, but my first experience was on Project 64, which does not share my opinion of it. And the 3DS version of it blew me out of the water. I'm so glad I'm getting in on the ground floor this time around.
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Jun 4, 2016 17:32
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I'm so happy I got in on the ground floor of this! I'm like Artix, Majora's Mask is my favorite Zelda game, one of my favorite games in general and I know way way too much about it. Edit: Jesus Christ, I just reread the spoiler policy. What the gently caress happened to force that issue? Some Numbers fucked around with this message at 17:38 on Jun 4, 2016 |
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Jun 4, 2016 17:36
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Actually! One thing if I can say Faerie is if you do have a 3DS get and play Majora's Mask for it right after this LP. If we're going on about our love for Majora's Mask it is and still remains one of my favorite Zelda games and especially the 3D zelda games. So much so that I got the Majora's Mask New 3DS and the Majora's Mask 3DS bundle the moment it was announced. Also the Majora's Mask Pin from pre-ordering PROJECT S.T.E.A.M. Yes I have a problem.
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Jun 4, 2016 17:41
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How far are you gonna go? Are you going to fill out the quest log and get all the heart pieces? It's not a spoiler to say you can skip fishing because it doesn't contribute to anything and didn't exist in the original. edit: [the concept of "hair trigger spoiler policy" means nothing to me] Somebody fucked around with this message at 18:03 on Jun 4, 2016 |
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Jun 4, 2016 17:43
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We're going to finish the Bomber's Notebook and pick up whatever heart pieces we stumble on out in the field. No promises with 100% or anything, because there's 52 goddamn pieces of heart and that's a lot of dumb minigames and poo poo.
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Jun 4, 2016 17:48
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Artix posted:We're going to finish the Bomber's Notebook and pick up whatever heart pieces we stumble on out in the field. No promises with 100% or anything, because there's 52 goddamn pieces of heart and that's a lot of dumb minigames and poo poo. Dumb minigames? I don't know what game you're playing but Majora's Mask has only THE BEST minigames.
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Jun 4, 2016 17:50
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47 minutes for the first wink wink nudge nudge. Jesus loving christ. Our lowest guess was 12 hours. liquidypoo fucked around with this message at 17:58 on Jun 4, 2016 |
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Jun 4, 2016 17:54
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Some Numbers posted:Edit: Jesus Christ, I just reread the spoiler policy. What the gently caress happened to force that issue? liquidypoo posted:47 minutes for the first wink wink nudge nudge. Jesus loving christ. Our lowest guess was 12 hours.
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Jun 4, 2016 17:54
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I'm pretty excited for this. It's easily my favorite Zelda game and I think you're gonna have a lot of fun with it.
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Jun 4, 2016 17:56
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I always drop Ocarina when I fail to catch a drat ten-pounder. Really, the minigames in Majora can be difficult but I somehow managed to master the game twice. There's no absurd grinding for figurines nor do you have to score a perfect game of softball.
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Jun 4, 2016 18:02
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Oh, yessss. I've been waiting for this for a very, very long time! Hope you enjoy the most convoluted Zelda game to date! 
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Jun 4, 2016 18:03
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The distance you can fly as a Deku is indeed forward motion, not radial. Flying backwards cancels the loss of stability from flying forward, and likewise, if you fly backward far enough that you lose stability, you can recover by flying forward. You can actually cover quite a lot of distance given sufficient height, by turning yourself around mid-flight so that you're flying backward but moving in your original direction of travel. There aren't many places in the game where that's possible, though, and fewer where it's of any practical use.
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Jun 4, 2016 18:23
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Nidoking posted:The distance you can fly as a Deku is indeed forward motion, not radial. Flying backwards cancels the loss of stability from flying forward, and likewise, if you fly backward far enough that you lose stability, you can recover by flying forward. You can actually cover quite a lot of distance given sufficient height, by turning yourself around mid-flight so that you're flying backward but moving in your original direction of travel. There aren't many places in the game where that's possible, though, and fewer where it's of any practical use. Huh, didn't know that. I always figured it was radial. Now I need to test this out.
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Jun 4, 2016 18:43
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Inspector Gesicht posted:How far are you gonna go? Are you going to fill out the quest log and get all the heart pieces? It's not a spoiler to say you can skip fishing because it doesn't contribute to anything and didn't exist in the original. ...skip...fishing? You DID see Ocarina of Time, right?
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Jun 4, 2016 18:49
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Pyroi posted:...skip...fishing? You DID see Ocarina of Time, right? There is no fishing in Majora's Mask N64. It literally does not exist in the game. 
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Jun 4, 2016 18:50
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Adding it back in for the 3D remake was enough on its own to launch it to "best remake" status. EDIT: Removed spoiler. Apologies! Griptape fucked around with this message at 19:18 on Jun 4, 2016 |
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Jun 4, 2016 18:54
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Aaaand we got the 2nd spoiler for this thread. Going well!
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Jun 4, 2016 19:16
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christ in a hat everything is a spoiler. Also +1 for favorite Zelda aww yesss.
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Jun 4, 2016 19:21
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Artix posted:There is no fishing in Majora's Mask N64. It literally does not exist in the game. Wait, there isn't? Worst game 0/10
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Jun 4, 2016 19:22
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So I'm a dumbass and I thought that particular plot point came up way earlier than it actually does. Whoops. Anyway, this is the Best loving Zelda game with the Best loving Atmosphere and the Best loving Sidequests and I'm really looking forward to seeing what Fae thinks of it.
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Jun 4, 2016 19:25
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Yay this is happening! I am looking forward to experiencing another Zelda game for the first time with you Fae. I really feel it is the best way to see them for the first time if you can't play them yourself.
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Jun 4, 2016 19:26
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This is a good, if dark game. I hope you enjoy your playthrough! oh poo poo is saying its a good game a spoiler too???
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Jun 4, 2016 19:39
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Guys, the spoiler policy is the exact same one that every other blind LP on the forum has ever had, just spelled out more clearly so people know exactly what constitutes a spoiler, and a little more aggressive because we knew people would try to skirt around it from the get-go. This isn't my first rodeo, I know what people are like when it comes to popular and well-loved games like this. If you absolutely can't engage in this thread without breaking our (very clear) spoiler policy there are plenty of other non-blind LPs you can post in. I am sharing this fun, blind experience with you and all I'm asking in return is that you don't ruin it for me. If that proves to be too much for you then maybe consider that this thread isn't for you.
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Jun 4, 2016 19:59
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This is a very good game, the LPer is good, and I hope Fae ends up liking the game as much as many other people (including me!) do. All that said, ChaosArgate, I'm glad you fixed your smoke detector, because dear loving god. As for the elephant in the room: if something hasn't explicitly appeared in a video, just don't post it. It's not hard!
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Jun 4, 2016 20:14
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Mask Salesman's choppy motion pretty much has to be intentional; it's not like they can't animate movement. I really like the effect, it's creepy as gently caress
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Jun 4, 2016 20:15
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Faerie Fortune posted:Guys, the spoiler policy is the exact same one that every other blind LP on the forum has ever had, just spelled out more clearly so people know exactly what constitutes a spoiler, and a little more aggressive because we knew people would try to skirt around it from the get-go. This isn't my first rodeo, I know what people are like when it comes to popular and well-loved games like this. Same but I'm not asking.
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Jun 4, 2016 20:24
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The reason why Majora's Mask was so great was that 1) they had a prior game to establish all the traditional zelda stuff 2) Were given free range to do their own thing for this game, so basically this is what a sequel should be. Wish that Miyamoto would just let other studios do their own thing. Like trust your teams to produce something amazing without you!
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Jun 4, 2016 20:26
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I thought Epona was too young to ride in Young Link's time or does this take place a year afterwards? EDIT: A big improvement in Majora 3D over Ocarina 3D, the one map occupies the bottom screen instead of having a map on both screens for some reason. You can also drag and drop items smoothly unlike Ocarina 3D. Inspector Gesicht fucked around with this message at 20:47 on Jun 4, 2016 |
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Jun 4, 2016 20:34
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Inspector Gesicht posted:I thought Epona was too young to ride in Young Link's time or does this take place a year afterwards?
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