591 zelda breath of the wild - hyrule cathedral ruins

Dear Readers,

From the last post I headed north to what was called Hyrule Cathedral. All that remained of the building were the four corners of the foundation.

Suddenly it was a thunderstorm, it was night and I got attacked by another Guardian, three Stalkoblins, a Yiga, and a Keese. They all kept me busy for a while but I got rid of them all one by one.

After that I was free to excavate the foundation. There were some crates here I broke open. Then I spotted a stone buried under some leaves with Stasis. I cut the leaves and lifted the stone for the Korok seed that was here.

590 zelda breath of the wild - heavy metal door at east castle town

Dear Readers,

Very close to the flagpole from the last post was a heavy metal door. I lifted it with Magnesis and lifted the stone underneath that to collect another Korok seed.

589 zelda breath of the wild - castle town watchtower flagpole

Dear Readers,

I headed to East Castle Town, taking down at least one Guardian and a Yiga along the way, thankfully not at the same time. When I was done with them I climbed the Castle Town Watchtower flagpole and got a Korok seed for reaching the top.

588 zelda breath of the wild - hyrule castle town wall balloon shooting challenge

Dear Readers,

On the wall east of the gate to Hyrule Castle Town was a pinwheel with a balloon shooting challenge. There were a few balloons circling around and at one point they lined up, which may suggest I'm able to shoot more than one at a time, but I never did. I popped them all eventually and got the Korok seed.

587 zelda breath of the wild - racing to central square

Dear Readers,

On the west side of the gate to Hyrule Castle Town was a platform with a timed race to reach the ruined structure in the central square. I just went for broke and ran.

I ran through sludge and eventually made it to the structure — I dunno what it was maybe a fountain? Anyway I got the Korok seed.

I thought I'd be zapped by many Guardians but just the one came after me. I took it on and made short work of it.

586 zelda breath of the wild - hyrule castle town gate korok

Dear Readers,

I headed north to Hyrule Castle Town Ruins, fully expecting to be targeted, and I was. It was from a decayed Guardian a good ways away. I was going to avoid it but I was looking for the Korok around the front gate so I decided to deflect its laser to smash it up.

It took me ages to find the Korok at the front gate. I even went inside the walls to look for it. Eventually I got fed up and looked up a guide. The guide said the Korok appears when you shoot the shield above the inside of the gate and that the arrows already stuck in the shield were supposed to be a clue. I groaned after all that searching in such a dangerous place but I won't complain too much as it only took another arrow for it to appear.

585 zelda breath of the wild - sacred ground ruins korok

Dear Readers,

From the last post I headed northeast to the next stop, the Sacred Ground Ruins. I was here before but I didn't get the Korok seed so I came back. I was attacked by the same Guardian as before but I'm much more confident in dealing with it now. Three shield deflects and it was gone.

The Korok itself was on the northeastern pillar, under a stone. I uncovered it for another seed.

584 zelda breath of the wild - tree balloon in passeri greenbelt

Dear Readers,

From the last post I headed east towards another wooded area. I found one of the Korok seeds that were here but I came back to find the other one. I thought it might be another apple tree matching puzzle but it wasn't, thankfully. Up in one of the thicker trees was a balloon and I struck it with my double axe for another Korok seed.

Also I was attacked by Stalkoblins on the way here but they were easy enough to handle.

583 zelda breath of the wild - tree hollow in west woods of passeri greenbelt

Dear Readers,

I hung around in the same bit of woods as last time because there was another Korok seed to find. I found it in a hollow of one of the bigger trees in this patch of woods.

582 zelda breath of the wild - korok sprite in west woods of passeri greenbelt

Dear Readers,

From the last post I headed northeast to a small patch of woods. It was dark, it was rainy, but it was peaceful, thankfully. When I got there I heard a Korok fairy flitting around the ground and caught up to it for another seed.

581 zelda breath of the wild - flagpole north of central tower

Dear Readers,

Northwest from the last post was a big flagpole. All I had to do was run up to it and climb to the top for another Korok seed.

Well... that wasn't all I had to do as I had to deal with Stalkoblins and Guardians targeting me again. I managed it handy enough though.

580 zelda breath of the wild - rocky patch north of central tower

Dear Readers,

I warped to the Central Tower and flew northeast from it. Just north of this tower was a patch of trees and on the edge of that was a rocky patch. In the middle of that was a stone with a Korok underneath. Very unsafe place as you get targeted almost immediately by Guardians when you glide from the tower.

579 zelda breath of the wild - golfing badly at boneyard bridge

Dear Readers,

I followed the river further north from last time until I got to Boneyard Bridge. There were many stones and a circle of stones in the rapidly flowing river.

I tried golfing stones into the circle but I just kept missing and my "clubs" kept breaking so it was hard to come up with good practised strategy. I ran out of stones and I got attacked by another Yiga. I was getting fed up.

I spotted a raft across the river and I eventually decided to swim across for that. It wasn't easy but I managed to lodge it in place at the circle of stones in the water. After that I picked up a stone that respawned and threw it onto the raft. Then I quickly hopped onto the raft and tossed it into the circle of stones to make the Korok appear.

Whew! That was a hard-earned seed!

578 zelda breath of the wild - acorn hanging from orsedd bridge

Dear Readers,

I followed the river north from the last post and got to Orsedd Bridge. I found a Korok in the acorn hanging from the bridge. All I had to do was shoot it. I was attacked by a big Yiga along the way but I decided to ignore him. I could also hear a Hinox sleeping nearby and I didn't want to wake that creature.

577 zelda breath of the wild - the korok of applean forest

Dear Readers,

I went northwest from Rebonae Bridge to this forest, which had many apple trees. I knew there was a Korok here so I carefully searched around the place. By sheer luck I found a group of three trees that looked the same but one of them had a different pattern of apples growing in its branches. I picked some to make it match the other trees and out popped a Korok to give me another seed. I was glad to get it right because it was nicely placed among the other apple trees!

576 zelda breath of the wild - under rebonae bridge

Dear Readers,

I headed to Rebonae Bridge to collect the Korok seed. It was under bridge, on the bank under the stone. I did a bunch of other stuff too like beat up a Bokoblin and a Yiga and get a nice reward from a nice lady.

575 zelda breath of the wild - golfing near benny's mound and rebonae bridge

Dear Readers,

From the mound in the last post I headed further east to an even bigger mound. There was no Korok seed here, but I climbed anyway to find a friendly camper named Benny. Benny shared her food with me and she had a cooking pot as well. She was nice. I may have been here before but I don't remember.

The Korok seed I was looking for was south of here around the shorter of two pillars. There were three boulders in grooves surrounding it and one empty groove. The missing boulder was on top of the pillar. I knocked it off with Stasis but hit it too hard and it went too far. Then I had to knock it back, though my shots were still a bit too powerful.

Suddenly I was interrupted by a big Yiga. I spent a while dealing with him, throwing weak weapons at his face. I eventually beat him up and took his bananas.

Then it was back to my boulder golfing. I finally found a use for my spring-loaded hammer and used it as a putter, helping me to make tiny shots so I could finally get the boulder into the groove, earning me another Korok seed.

After all that was done I headed back to Benny on the mound and spent the night there, eating cooked bananas and waiting for Daruk's Protection to recharge. It rained at one point and the only shelter was this huge slanted rock. We crouched under it while waiting for the rain to pass.

574 zelda breath of the wild - mound south of mabe prairie

Dear Readers,

From the Korok seed in last post I headed directly east, past the crossroads and through some trees. I was looking for a mound. When I looked around I saw a Guardian scuttling around south of here. I decided not to bother with it and stayed out of range. I got to the mound and climbed it to find a stone with a Korok seed underneath.

573 zelda breath of the wild - mound northwest of ranch ruins

Dear Readers,

Northwest of the troublesome Ranch Ruins was a big stony mound. On top of this mound there was nothing to bother me at all except for a couple of Stalkoblins during the night, which was nice after what I had to deal with at the Ranch Ruins in the last post. I found the Korok here under a lone stone and waited the night out with it in peace while waiting for Daruk's Protection to recharge.

572 zelda breath of the wild - the dangerous ranch ruins

Dear Readers,

I had to go to the Ranch Ruins for my next Korok seed. There was a guardian and a couple of silver Bokoblins on horseback. I was able for the guardian but the Bokoblins were very annoying. I just had to get them out of the way first. I got rid of one of them and then made the other fall off its horse. They were both archers thankfully. I left the second one alive and it stayed at a safe distance. I wish I could've been stealthy but a Yiga had to interrupt me as well. Bleh.

The puzzle was walking over groups of sprouts in ascending order, going from 1 to 5. I then got my hard earned Korok seed.

571 zelda breath of the wild - wilderness east of hyrule garrison ruins

Dear Readers,

From Hyrule Garrison Ruins I hiked east, going off-road where the road forks so I could follow the faint trail of trees. It wasn't absolutely clear but there was a Korok near one of them.

Along the way I had to smash another Guardian, adding to the two I smashed last time.

Eventually I could hear the familiar jingling and rattling of a Korok sprite. It wasn't the easiest to see but it was sparkly enough to be noticeable. I used my ears as well and got closer and closer until I was able to catch it for another seed.

570 zelda breath of the wild - smashing the guardians at hyrule garrison ruins

Dear Readers,

I was in fairly bad shape so I decided to warp to Korok Forest to cash in a good chunk of my seeds for extra inventory space and to get some sleep. I ran out of bow space upgrades. It's only the shield space upgrades I can do now.

After a nice sleep I warped back to the shrine near Windvane Meadow and marched straight northeast along the road to Hyrule Garrison Ruins. Miraculously I didn't meet any Yiga but I had to deal with at least two guardians and a Bokoblin on horseback. I just did some shield deflects and won the confrontations handily.

With things quietened down, I explored what little there was of the Hyrule Garrison Ruins. I found the Korok on top of the flagpole.

569 zelda breath of the wild - nice metal puzzle south of sage ruins

Dear Readers,

I headed south from the last post while being chased by Stalkoblins. I beat up the ones that came after me and continued to a bank on the river with a metal puzzle on it. The metal block was in the river.

I defeated an Octorok with its own rocks and got surprised by a straggler Stalkoblin that followed me all the way here from the ruins. I defeated this one as well. It wasn't much trouble. 

Now that I had some peace and quiet I finished the metal puzzle here on the beach/bank of the river.

568 zelda breath of the wild - sage temple ruins korok

Dear Readers,

From the last post I headed west into the Sage Temple Ruins. I wonder what temple from Hyrule's history they were referring to? A temple on the west side of Hyrule Field? Right now it was all ruins and rubble and just flooded.

I had some annoying trouble with a Silver Lizalfos that fired shock arrows at me. I whacked it all over the temple, which took a while, until I beat it. It took a good chunk of health from me as well but I was ok.

It took me a while but I found the Korok under a stone on top of a wall near a ruined wagon. I then got the heck out of there.

567 zelda breath of the wild - chasing through the giant's forest

Dear Readers,

I headed north from the Ancient Tree Stump into the Giant's Forest. I guess the giant they were referring to was the Hinox that was sleeping here. Luckily I didn't have to go near it to get the Korok seed. I was attacked by a Yiga though. After clobbering him I found a chaser sprout on a tree stump and chased it through some trees to get the Korok seed.

566 zelda breath of the wild - exploring the ancient tree stump

Dear Readers,

North of Mount Daphnes was an area called the Ancient Tree Stump. It's simply a huge tall tree stump surrounded by water with a narrow bridge leading to it. It's a fun place to explore, though it is crawling with enemies. At least they're not that strong to me at this point in time, just some Blue Bokoblins and Moblins with some Lizalfos way down below in the water.

I whacked the blue Bokoblin guard on the bridge and crushed the other two enemies on the actual stump itself. There were some random weapons and trash here, including a great flameblade. Other than that and its natural aesthetic, there really wasn't much to this place at all. The Korok seed I was looking for wasn't even here! It was way down in the water. I only had to dive into a circle of flowers to get it.

There's possibly some interesting lore to this place though I've no idea what it could be. Maybe it was a great deku tree once?

565 zelda breath of the wild - well north of gleeok bridge

Dear Readers,

I headed north from Gleeok Bridge and found some ruins of a very small patch of housing. There was a well here with a Korok under a stone in it. It feels like a very empty place here. It feels like it was mostly here for the early game where you start exploring a lot.

One strange thing about this area is that there's a bridge but there's no road connected to it. It really feels like a disused or abandoned place.

564 zelda breath of the wild - gleeok bridge woods

Dear Readers,

I took a hike towards Gleeok Bridge. There was a patch of trees near there and in the biggest one was a hole with an acorn inside. I shot it with an arrow for another Korok to appear. I picked up the arrow afterwards. Those are scarce! 

563 zelda breath of the wild - south aquame bridge korok

Dear Readers,

This Korok was a bit easier to find than the last one. It was hanging from the bridge inside a nut. I shot it with an arrow using the midair bullet time ability. I landed in the water one seed richer.

562 zelda breath of the wild - north aquame bridge korok

Dear Readers,

Neither of the Koroks on this bridge were on the actual bridge. The one near the north end was on the cliff below it under a stone. The stone almost completely blends in to the cliff so I had to find it with Stasis. Another seed for me.

561 zelda breath of the wild - circle of stones towards aquame bridge

Dear Readers,

From the last post I headed back west towards Aquame Bridge. I was immediately attacked by another Yiga. I don't wanna come back here. Exploring sucks now.

Anyway I found a circle of stones while I was being attacked and there was a loose one nearby. I completed the circle for another Korok seed.

560 zelda breath of the wild - chasing through windvane meadow

Dear Readers,

The next Korok Seed I got from Windvane Meadow was in the trees east of Exchange Ruins.

There I found a chaser sprout and chased it through some of the trees. I chased until I got another seed.

559 zelda breath of the wild - exchange ruins glowing sprite

Dear Readers,

I warped over to the shrine near Windvane Meadow and headed to the Exchange Ruins. On the way I was attacked by both the small and big Yigas. I whacked the small one and just ran away from the big one.

At the Exchange Ruins I caught a little glowing sprite for another Korok Seed.

558 zelda breath of the wild - little woods west of whistling hill

Dear Readers,

I headed further west from the last post and climbed the big mound. There was a circle of stones here but I already found the Korok here. I gave him a quick hello before heading into the woods north of here to find his friend and neighbour, who was flitting around as a bright white sprite.

557 zelda breath of the wild - big and little trees near whistling hill

Dear Readers,

I warped to the shrine near Whistling Hill and headed west. I came across a big tree surrounded by smaller trees. Up in the big tree was a stone with a Korok underneath.

556 zelda breath of the wild - west of gatepost town ruins

Dear Readers,

I warped to a shrine near Gatepost Town Ruins. West of the ruins there was a Korok just wandering around the rocks that I didn't find yet. It was a very early game Korok and all I had to do was examine it. I have hundreds of seeds but there are going to be little stragglers like these!

555 zelda breath of the wild - pinwheel at east post ruins

Dear Readers,

From the last post I headed north and found a pinwheel next to a stump. I looked around and saw some ruins with a tiny window where a couple of objects were being juggled. I didn't know what the objects were or what was juggling them and I didn't worry about it.

I shot two arrows, hit both targets and got another Korok seed.

554 zelda breath of the wild - atop the flagpole near proxim bridge

Dear Readers,

I continued north and east until I got to another early point in the game, Proxim Bridge. I waited for the rain to stop by standing in at the shrine nearby and then I started climbing that tall flagpole that was also nearby.

There was a Korok hiding at the very top of it. I found him for another Korok seed.

553 zelda breath of the wild - mound with cave north of lake hylia

Dear Readers,

From the waterfall in the last post I hiked back to the road that takes you north from Lake Hylia until I came to a big mound with a cave. Inside was a chuchu.

Also inside were bunches of flowers starting from 1 flower to 5 flowers. I went over them in ascending order and got another Korok seed. I don't know if I ever came across this type of puzzle before. The chimes are different at least.

552 zelda breath of the wild - hylia waterfall metal puzzle

Dear Readers,

Hylia River ends with a waterfall into Lake Hylia. On either side of this waterfall there are two parts of a metal block puzzle. I had to bring the block from one side to the other using Magnesis and Cryonis.

I pulled the crate up the waterfall first. After that I made Cryonis platforms in Hylia River. From there I was easily able to place the metal block to get the Korok seed.

551 zelda breath of the wild - deya village korok seed under stone

Dear Readers,

I made my way down to Deya Village ruins. When I was here before I found a Korok seed on the big island. This time I found another Korok seed in the hollow structure south of that island, under a stone. I beat up a Lizalfos while I was here too.

550 zelda breath of the wild - hollowed out tree near deya village ruins

Dear Readers,

From the last post I went southwest along the hilly terrain until I got to a huge hollowed out felled tree that looked like a tunnel. Inside was a chaser Korok puzzle. I had to chase a Korok sprout down through the passage until I got another Korok seed.

549 zelda breath of the wild - ball and chain in tree near hylia river

Dear Readers,

From the last post I hiked south through hilly terrain. I had to go uphill, a big dip downhill and another climb uphill until I came to a hollowed stump with a ball and chain coming out of it. I used Magnesis to put the ball inside for another Korok seed. 

548 zelda breath of the wild - a stone on the bank of hylia river

Dear Readers,

I hiked west across the Hills of Baumer towards Hylia River. I reached the beach where there was a metal puzzle I completed before. I said hi to the Korok there.

I was looking for his neighbour, who was hiding under a stone nearby. I uncovered him for another Korok seed.

547 zelda breath of the wild - matching apple trees west of dueling peaks

Dear Readers,

I continued west along the path after the last post and I got attacked by a big Yiga. He beat me up quite a bit and at the same time there were two Octoroks shooting at me. It's a very dangerous place for such an early place in the game.

Anyway I eventually beat up the Yiga and I hunted the annoying Octoroks until they died.

After that I hiked up the hill and came across three apple trees. I had to make the apple patterns on them match for a Korok seed.

After this I headed to the camp nearby to cook some food as I was actually low on health.

546 zelda breath of the wild - cute little cave west of dueling peaks

Dear Readers,

In the same little wood as in the previous post, there was a very obvious mound sticking out from the trees. There was a Korok here and I couldn't find exactly where it was. I was also trying not to alert the Bokoblin camp that was very close by.

The Korok was not on top of the mound so I went down and checked around the sides. I then spotted a tiny opening blocked by cracked rocks. I used a sledgehammer to break them because a bomb would've been too loud. I then found the cosiest little hollowed out interior where I found goodies, including another Korok under a stone.

What a cute little shelter! I would've loved finding this in the early game. I should've been more curious back then.

545 zelda breath of the wild - early game boulder and hole west of dueling peaks

Dear Readers,

I glided west from Dueling Peaks and down into the little wooded path I travelled on so many times in the early game. There were still secrets to find here.

This one wasn't a huge secret at all. It was just a hole and a boulder right next to it on the west edge of the little wood here. I simply had to give a little push and I got another Korok seed.

544 zelda breath of the wild - a stone on a ledge of the southern dueling peak

Dear Readers,

The next nearest Korok seed from my location in the last post that I had yet to find was at the Dueling Peaks, specifically the southern one.

I warped to the top of the mountain and parachuted down to check its cliff ledges. I found a stone on one of them and checked underneath to obtain another Korok seed. I also paused briefly to let a charging goat dash past me.

543 zelda breath of the wild - heavy slab in popla foothills

Dear Readers,

From the last post I hiked northwest a little bit, looking for any signs of Koroks.

I found a very obvious one, which was a heavy slab with a stone underneath it — a sure fire sign of a hidden Korok. I knocked it away with Stasis and got myself another seed.

542 zelda breath of the wild - crazy golfing in popla foothills

Dear Readers,

From the last puzzle I headed east up into the Popla Foothills. It was dark, it was murky, it was very hilly and hostile too. It's hard to navigate places like these. I'm glad I have maps and guides to find stuff.

The next Korok puzzle I did was like another crazy golf puzzle. I came across the hole and with Stasis I found three boulders that were some ways away. It was nighttime and I got attacked by Stalkoblins and regular Keese a few times. I guess this is meant to be an early-game part of Hyrule since the enemies weren't too much trouble.

Anyway, the golfing wasn't much trouble either, despite the distance. A couple of hits with Stasis and I was able to sink the boulder into the hole easily. Not a hole in one, mind you - I guess you could say it was a birdie or a par!

541 zelda breath of the wild - metal puzzle in grove near deya lake

Dear Readers,

From the last post I headed northwest towards Deya Lake. I went down into a tiny sheltered little grove where I found a metal puzzle. I moved quietly as I could hear an Octorok squeaking, a Keese flapping, and a Bokoblin grumbling. I found the metal block up in a tree and moved it easily with magnesis to finish the puzzle.

540 zelda breath of the wild - directly north of damel forest under rocks

Dear Readers,

From the last post, the next Korok seed I wanted to find was directly north. I kept trekking until my trek went uphill and through what looked like a v-shaped passage. On the right hand side of the passage was a pile of rocks I didn't notice until I turned around and spotted them. I blew them up with a bomb and found the Korok hiding under a stone that was revealed.

539 zelda breath of the wild - return to damel forest and succeeding!

Dear Readers,

I returned to the area with the boulders from two posts ago in Damel Forest. The boulder was back up on its pillar, which was nice! This time I took a different approach: I simply shot a bomb arrow at the boulder.

It fell. Then the Korok puzzle solved chime played and I got another seed, simple as that! Much better than trying to use Stasis and breaking weapons!

538 zelda breath of the wild - symmetrical metal puzzle around spring of courage

Dear Readers,

Around the Spring of Courage is a big structure. On one side of it I found a metal puzzle. I didn't see any metal block so I assumed it was on the opposite side of the structure. My assumption paid off when I saw it on the other side!

I took great care carrying the metal block from one side to the other so I could get the Korok seed. I didn't want to upset any enemies in the area, even though I'd say I'd be well able for them now. The structure was in ruins and footing was uneven, but I managed it well in the end with both Magnesis and bare handed carrying.

537 zelda breath of the wild - knocking the boulder too far in damel forest

Dear Readers,

East of the last post was a place called Damel Forest. I never explored here much because I was always nervous of the place after all the enemies I had to deal with on the way to the Spring of Courage during a much earlier stage in my adventures here.

In the northern part of this forest is a puzzle where it looks like I need to make four boulders symmetrical. However, I knocked the mismatching one too far down and couldn't get it back up on the platform I needed. It looks like I'll have to come back later when the puzzle resets.

In other news, I marked off a ton of Korok Seeds I had found before in nearby areas. The map I'm using is looking better and better!

536 zelda breath of the wild - matching trees east of lake hylia

Dear Readers,

From the last post I headed up the hill and hiked southeast towards a hill with three trees on it. It was nighttime and I had to deal with at least two sets of Stalkoblins annoying me.

When I got there I saw that it was a simple make the trees match puzzle. I picked the hearty durians I needed to make the trees the same and the Korok appeared.

535 zelda breath of the wild - boulder golf on east lake hylia bank

Dear Readers,

I swam north along the shore from the last post in east Lake Hylia. I did a Zora armour attack on an Octorok that was annoying me too. I continued along the shore until I spotted a boulder shaped hole on the embankment.

From there, I climbed up the hill and spotted three boulders that were ready to be rolled down into the hole. I pushed the middle one down the hill and didn't sink it straight away, but I got it close to the hole. It was night time so I smacked a Stalkoblin that was annoying me before going down to the boulder. It was right next to the hole so I just pushed it in and got another Korok seed.

534 zelda breath of the wild - shooting balloons in east lake hylia

Dear Readers,

I swam over to the east banks of Lake Hylia from the metal crate island from the previous post. I mostly ignored the Octoroks shooting at me along the way. I found a pinwheel on the shore that spawned a few balloons that were easy enough to hit for another Korok seed.

533 zelda breath of the wild - metal crate island in lake hylia

Dear Readers,

In east Lake Hylia I found a little island that was surrounded by metal crates in a square pattern. When I used Magnesis I saw that the pattern was incomplete and there was a stray crate nearby. I used Cryonis to reach it and Magnesis to place it in the square pattern for another Korok seed. I note that I wasn't able to move any of the other metal crates.

532 zelda breath of the wild - ring of flowers in east lake hylia

Dear Readers,

I glided out to the east side of Lake Hylia and found this ring of flowers in the water below. I simply put the paraglider away and dropped into the circle, obtaining another Korok seed. Lovely and easy! The ring is found at the tip of a spit of land jutting out from the edge of the lake.

531 zelda breath of the wild - north gate of hylia bridge

Dear Readers,

The last Korok seed of Hylia bridge for me was on top of the north gateway. All I had to do was light the torches up here. I had to wait for it to stop raining however so I had to stand there getting wet. I'm glad all the bridge ones are done now!

530 zelda breath of the wild - throwing stones off of hylia bridge

Dear Readers,

I continued north along the Hylia bridge to the next Korok seed. For this one I had to throw a stone from the bridge all the way down into a ring of stones in the lake. The ring was off the east side of the bridge. It was not easy and I was down to my last stone when I sank it in! Whew!

529 zelda breath of the wild - launching a slab at hylia bridge

Dear Readers,

After the last post, I stayed in the water and swam to the next pillar to the north, which was also broken.

On the bottom there was a big slab wedged in some rubble. I used stasis and launched it far away. Underneath was a stone with a Korok underneath that.

528 zelda breath of the wild - balloon in the hollow of hylia bridge pillar

Dear Readers,

The next Korok seed on Hylia Bridge was under the bridge. North of the fountain I took a dive into the lake to swim to yet another broken pillar. I looked up to where it was broken and I saw a hollow with a balloon floating inside it. It was in such an awkward place I couldn't aim an arrow at it unless I was coming out of a midair glide and into slow motion aiming mode. I got it though!

527 zelda breath of the wild - tree branch korok near the fountain on hylia bridge

Dear Readers,

The next Korok seed on Hylia bridge was northwest of the fountain. I had to climb down to a ledge that had a tree branch on it. I picked it up and another Korok appeared. I don't think I've ever seen a Korok puzzle involving a tree branch item before. Something a bit different I suppose.

526 zelda breath of the wild - the fountain on hylia bridge

Dear Readers,

I glided down here from the tower and smacked the Lizalfos out of the way. I harpooned another Lizalfos that was shooting arrows at me.

There was nothing in the wagon but on the tip top of the fountain was a hidden Korok.

525 zelda breath of the wild - climb chasing around hylia bridge

Dear Readers,

The next Korok Seed on Hylia bridge was a chaser one. I had to climb down to catch up to the Korok though. The first point of the chase was this sprout on the right side of the bridge as you face north. I had to deal with even more Yiga including one that was in disguise too. I also had to hurry along to obtain the seed as the big electricity dragon was in the area too.

When I was done I warped to the lake tower nearby. This is pretty much my base for the area. I've already fallen off the bridge so many times trying to collect seeds.

524 zelda breath of the wild - broken hylia bridge pillar

Dear Readers,

I started collecting Korok seeds from Lake Hylia's bridge, starting from the south. The first one was way down on the bottom of a broken pillar. There was a stone with a Korok underneath. While down here I had to deal with a big Yiga and an annoying Octorok.

523 zelda breath of the wild - korok near hylia island

Dear Readers,

I warped to the shrine on Hylia Island. I don't know or care what it was called because I just wanted to collect the Korok Seed that was on one of the islands off this island. It was to the northwest, it was the largest of the other islands and it had a tree on it with a Korok to find in its branches. I beat up some Lizalfos and chuchus that were being a bit cheeky while I was here.

522 zelda breath of the wild - metal puzzle in southwest lake hylia

Dear Readers,

I continued exploring on the west side of Lake Hylia. In the southwest I found a metal puzzle on a tiny beach. I used Magnesis to pull the metal block out of the water and clobbered some big blue chuchus with it so I could do the puzzle in peace. That part was no trouble thankfully. I got another Korok seed for my effort.

521 zelda breath of the wild - tiny murky beachcombing on west lake hylia

Dear Readers,

I stuck around the west side of Lake Hylia to find more Korok Seeds.

I went south along the steep edge of the lake in the pouring rain, trying not to slip down into the water. I found a Korok under a stone on a tiny beach. I followed on from the last post. It would not have been fun exploring here on my own without maps or guides as it was very murky and unpleasant.

520 zelda breath of the wild - ring chase on west side of lake hylia

Dear Readers,

I glided south from the old man's cabin on the plateau then headed east to Lake Hylia. I found a Korok platform down there with a timed ring chase challenge. I had to hop across stones and swim some water to reach the rock that had the ring on it. It wasn't difficult so I won my next Korok seed easily.

519 zelda breath of the wild - the old man's cabin korok

Dear Readers,

I went down to the old man's cabin and poked around a bit. I slept in the bed to replenish health and went down memory lane with a look at his diary. I then climbed to the roof where I found the Korok that was hiding here.

518 zelda breath of the wild - another metal door down from the plateau

Dear Readers,

After the last seed I looked all around for another seed that was supposed to be nearby. I was even going to include it in that post. However it was not actually nearby, but it was below. It was way below and off the plateau.

When I got down there I found another disused metal door with the Korok hiding underneath.

517 zelda breath of the wild - korok seed behind ja baij shrine

Dear Readers,

I warped to Ja Baij Shrine and searched around for the Korok Seed, risking being lasered by two decayed guardians. I found it behind the shrine and over the wall and under a heavy metal door. 

516 zelda breath of the wild - plateau puddle with big rocks and a small rock

Dear Readers,

From the last post I headed northeast out of the woods and towards the puddles. One of them had big rocks around it and in the middle of the puddle was a stone that seemed too perfectly placed. I lifted it up for another Korok seed.

515 zelda breath of the wild - hollowed out tree puzzle on the plateau

Dear Readers,

To the west from the last post there was a hollowed out fallen tree with a chasing Korok puzzle inside it. I followed it along the tree until I got the seed.

514 zelda breath of the wild - burning some leaves under exposed tree roots

Dear Readers,

North of the lake near the Temple of Time is a little puddle. The guide I was using said the seed was around here but I couldn't find it in the actual water. I then looked around at all the big trees surrounding it. I found lots of bird eggs in the branches but no seed. I then found a pile of leaves under the exposed roots of one of the trees. I burned the leaves and found a Korok hiding under a stone that got revealed.

Fighting enemies is a lot more fun here now that I can just one shot them.

513 zelda breath of the wild - diving near the temple of time

Dear Readers,

I found it hard to believe I didn't get this Korok seed already! It was at the lake near the Temple of Time with the random sword in the stone. All I had to do was dive into a ring of flowers. I did swim in this lake before. I reckon I must've been too scared of running out of stamina at the start of the game when I was still getting used to controls. Anyway, I have the seed now.

512 zelda breath of the wild - the korok in the shrine of resurrection

Dear Readers,

There was a Korok in the Shrine of Resurrection! Right where I first opened my eyes! On the map I thought it was outside but nope! It was right in here! Apparently it only shows up once I do all the main quest stuff on the plateau. I spent an embarrassing amount of time trying to find it outside. I'm glad I looked up where it actually was.

511 zelda breath of the wild - river of the dead golfing puzzle

Dear Readers,

I went to the bottom of the waterfall at the end of the River of the Dead and found a golfing puzzle where I had to knock a stone into a circle of stones using Stasis. It took me ages and I had trouble hitting the stones with swords because the ground was uneven. I had to use jump attacks. I was able to get a stone in with exactly 3 jump attacks of a sword. I got a Korok seed for my trouble. It was fairly annoying but I'm glad I got it done.

510 zelda breath of the wild - bridge of the dead

Dear Readers,

I hiked down towards the River of the Dead and over to the bridge that I crossed so many years ago when I first started the game.

There was a sparkling spot under the bridge and I couldn't reach it on my own. When I tried my health went down rapidly due to the fast flowing icy water.

I had to cross to the other side to gather a big piece of metal with Magnesis and place it as close to the sparkling spot as possible.

509 zelda breath of the wild - ice block northwest of keh namut shrine

Dear Readers,

I warped back to Keh Namut Shrine and went northwest to a big icy block on the wall. I melted it down for another Korok seed. I had to smack some Keese along the way.

508 zelda breath of the wild - two koroks outside mount hylia

Dear Readers,

Southeast of Mount Hylia summit were two Korok seeds very close to each other. I found them on the outside of the wall on narrow ledges. Each of them were under stones and one of the stones was under a big slab I had to knock away with Stasis.

507 zelda breath of the wild - mount hylia stone circle

Dear Readers,

I'm moving back to the Great Plateau where it all started so I can get more Korok seeds. I warped back to the shrine on Mt Hylia. Somewhere near the summit I found a circle of stones with a handy stone nearby. I placed it for another seed.

506 zelda breath of the wild - nephra hill's lone stone

Dear Readers,

From the stone circles on Nephra Hill, I went down east towards the water and parachuted off the cliff to a ledge below that had a lone stone on it. I picked it up for another Korok seed.

505 zelda breath of the wild - nephra hill's stone circles

Dear Readers,

I went back to this area to take care of a couple of Korok stragglers before moving on.

There were three circles of stones in this area. I cleared the area of wolves and then had a look at it. One of the circles was missing a stone in the very centre. I used Stasis to find the stone and put it in place for another Korok seed.

504 zelda breath of the wild - korok between mount hylia and stalry plateau

Dear Readers,

I headed south from the last puzzle and glided down to a barren plateau that seemed to be there just to separate areas. There really wasn't much here except for a pinwheel Korok on a mound. I had to shoot a few target balloons for another seed. This one wasn't difficult at all thankfully.

503 zelda breath of the wild - wall metal block puzzle south of keh namut shrine

Dear Readers,

I warped to Keh Namut Shrine on the plateau, just east from my last Korok seed find. I headed south and scrambled along the walls, searching for a Korok that was on the map I was using. Eventually I found a metal block puzzle that I solved for another seed. This one was really tucked out of the way.

502 zelda breath of the wild - digdogg ring of flowers

Dear Readers,

I'm really beginning to migrate away from the Gerudo area now. I made my way to the Digdogg Suspension Bridge area. On the largest of the islands here there is a ring of flowers in the water south of it. I dived in for another Korok Seed.

I had to deal with some annoying Octoroks and the raft but I got it in the end.

501 zelda breath of the wild - ball and chain in gerudo valley

Dear Readers,

I glided across the canyon from the cliff in the last post to the one on the opposite side of the canyon, though it's not really the canyon anymore as I'm making my way out of it. Anyway, on top of this cliff was a ball and chain puzzle. I hadn't seen one of these in a long time. I put it in the hole for another Korok seed.

I had to deal with a Yiga attack as well. I beat it up handily.

500 zelda breath of the wild - metal puzzle near the lone tree in gerudo canyon

Dear Readers,

Slightly south from the lone tree from last time on some scaffolding, I spotted a metal block. Below the metal block was the puzzle to which it belonged. It was obscured by a tent. I put the block in place for another Korok seed.

499 zelda breath of the wild - lone tree on a cliff in gerudo valley

Dear Readers,

From the last Korok Seed I headed north onto another cliff and climbed a lone barren tree at the end of the cliff. Up in the tree was one of the easiest and nicest Korok finds ever. I liked this one! :)

498 zelda breath of the wild - popping balloons east of jee noh shrine

Dear Readers,

From the last Korok Seed I climbed back up the cliff and headed east to find a pinwheel Korok archery challenge.

There were a lot of balloons to shoot and I missed quite a few times. I underestimated the challenge but I didn't run out of arrows thankfully. I popped them all for another Korok seed.

497 zelda breath of the wild - metal puzzle above jee noh shrine

Dear Readers,

I headed southeast from the last Korok Seed, staying along the cliffs on the south side of the canyon. Just above Jee Noh Shrine was a metal puzzle. I parachuted down to it and solved it for another Korok Seed.

496 zelda breath of the wild - stalmoblin ambush on gerudo canyon bridge

Dear Readers,

I warped to the Wasteland Tower and glided northeast to the next landbridge in Gerudo Canyon because there was a Korok seed under a stone there.

When I got there I was attacked by a Yiga and a huge horde of Stalmoblins all at once! I've never seen so many of them in one place before! I smacked them left and right and knocked some of them off the bridge until they were all gone and I got my Korok seed.

495 zelda breath of the wild - the last korok seed in gerudo highlands

Dear Readers,

I finally got the Korok seed from the golfing puzzle north of Gerudo tower!

I went back up there and made sure the place was clear of enemies and distractions. I had to wait for a blood moon to pass so I let it pass, skip the cut scene, whatever. Then I used stasis on the rock and gave it two taps towards the hole. It got stuck so I gave it a little push. It rolled into the hole and I finally got the Korok! Area cleared! I'm not coming back!!!

494 zelda breath of the wild - two koroks on a gerudo canyon bridge

Dear Readers,

Further northeast through Gerudo Canyon from the last seed is a bridge with two Koroks very close to each other.

The first one is on the bridge. There's a Korok platform with a timed challenge where you just have to run to the other side of the bridge. Much easier than the last challenge!

The second one is tucked away in the gap of the bridge, indicated by a bunch of sparkling petals. I fell through it on my first attempt haha. I used a quick Revali's gale to get back up to collect the seed.

493 zelda breath of the wild - very short timed challenge across gerudo canyon

Dear Readers,

Northeast of the Gerudo stable is a hut high up the cliffs with a Korok platform. It sets off a very short timed ring on the plateau across the canyon. I failed to get to it a couple of times but I eventually got it for another Korok seed. I'm grateful for warps at times like these.

492 zelda breath of the wild - climbing the cliffs south of gerudo stable

Dear Readers,

I warped to the shrine near Gerudo Canyon stable. I moved on to this area to find more Koroks.

I tried to redo that golfing one north of Gerudo Tower, but I missed the hole again and the rock fell off the cliff. Bleh.

Instead I climbed the rocks south of the canyon stable and found a Korok under a stone on the corner of a ledge. Much easier. I'll come back to that golfing one someday though.

491 zelda breath of the wild - an easier korok challenge near mystathi's shelf

Dear Readers,

After the last two difficult Korok seeds, I was glad to get an easy break with this one. On the northwest part of Mystathi's Shelf I found a Korok platform on a ledge below.

All it wanted me to do was climb a short wall to get to the timed goal ring for another Korok seed. Ahh... relief!

490 zelda breath of the wild - treacherous golf near the eighth heroine statue

Dear Readers,

I ventured to the cliff on the west side of the statue of the eighth heroine where I found a hole, but no rock to putt into it.

I took to the cliff and climbed up to a platform were I found three rocks that were placed for that purpose. The only thing was, the cliffs here were steep and treacherous and I had to be careful not to knock the rocks all the way down the cliffs. I only had three chances.

I pushed the first rock and it went flying down the cliff past the hole. Uh-oh.

I pushed the second rock a bit more carefully and managed to make it land and stop near the cliff ledge. That was lucky.

I quickly glided down to it and used Stasis to putt the rock into the hole for another Korok seed. Whew!

489 zelda breath of the wild - annoying ring of stones at mystathi's shelf

Dear Readers,

I went to Mystathi's Shelf where I found a ring of stones on a mound. The missing stone was nowhere near to be found so I had to hike around a bit.

I found the stone on a mound further down the hill. I picked it up and brought it back to the mound with the circle of stones. The next problem I had was getting it up on the mound.

I used many many octo balloons to elevate the stone but I had a lot of trouble trying to blow enough wind to get it up on the platform. I eventually got it but it took ages of trying and failing. I was getting attacked by another Octorok while I trying to concentrate too.

When I got the stone up there I placed it in the circle for another Korok seed. Whew. That was a dose.

488 zelda breath of the wild - meadela's mantle and the snow white camouflage

Dear Readers,

South of the Korok seed I obtained last time were two roundy mounds. I glided down towards them and spooked some rhinos. I climbed on one of the mounds where there was a tiny little white speck going round in a circle. It wasn't easy to see with the snow but I could hear it clearly. I caught up with it for another Korok seed.

487 zelda breath of the wild - the updraught east of rutimala hill

Dear Readers,

From Rutimala Hill, I headed northeast towards a big updraught of wind. I had to deal with a few wolves and Octoroks along the way but they weren't much trouble. I found a Korok platform on the edge of the area and took the updraught to race up to the timed target ring for another Korok seed.

486 zelda breath of the wild - rutimala hill and the ring of stones

Dear Readers,

From the Korok seed I collected last time, I could see a ring of stones below. I glided down to them and used Stasis to find the missing stone. It was very close by. I put it in place to complete the circle and obtained the Korok seed.

485 zelda breath of the wild - risoka snowfield hike for a korok

Dear Readers,

I hiked south across Risoka Snowfield all the way to the cliff edge to find a Korok under a stone. Along the way I had to deal with Lizalfos attacking me. I picked up a few arrows as well from the archers.

484 zelda breath of the wild - korok above kema kosassa shrine

Dear Readers,

I warped to Kema Kosassa Shrine because I wanted to get the Korok seed on the cliff above it.

It wasn't too bad of a climb, but there were ice keese around here. I lured them down to lower ground with a whistle and smacked them out of the air.

Then I climbed up to the lump of ice and melted it down to reveal a Korok.

483 zelda breath of the wild - a long climb up the cliff of gerudo plateau

Dear Readers,

From the last puzzle I went south and descended all the way down to a platform that had a Korok sprout I had to chase. This time I had to climb all the way back up the cliff to make it to all the points it was appearing. It took all my stamina plus two cooked staminoka basses before I could reach the top. I got the seed at least.

I must remember to pick up another sledgehammer and make some stamina restoring consumables.

482 zelda breath of the wild - west gerudo plateau metal puzzle

Dear Readers,

Immediately after the last Korok seed I could see a metal puzzle on the platform below so I glided down towards it. There were frost pebblits that were troublesome because my sledgehammer was now broken. I was able to deal with them with bombs though.

The metal block itself was on a narrow ledge jutting out from the cliff with two bokoblins dancing around it. I knocked them off the cliff and took it from them to complete the puzzle.

481 zelda breath of the wild - gerudo highland plateau timed korok platform

Dear Readers,

I climbed to the plateau of Gerudo Highlands and hiked west across it, sneaking past the Lynel with my mask. I had to take off my snow boots though, because I needed my warmer gear to make up for it. I kinda wish the snow boots had better cold resistance and my Rito gear was better for trudging through snow.

Anyway I reached the west end of the plateau and found a timed platform. I had to glide through a ring and hit an updraught on the way to get another Korok seed.

480 zelda breath of the wild - korok in the scaffolding at gerudo highlands

Dear Readers,

I warped to Keeha Yoog Shrine. It's that one with all the lightning symbols around it in the Gerudo Highlands. I went east along the ledge until I came to ladders and scaffolding going downwards. On one part of the scaffolding was a stone with a Korok underneath.

479 zelda breath of the wild - joining three circles at labaroh mesa

Dear Readers,

I had to parachute down from Labaroh Mesa again, this time from the northernmost point of it and all the way down to an area with three circles of stones. One of them had a stone in the middle. They were all complete circles but only two of the circles were joined by a single stone. I had to fill in the remaining connection with the remaining circle so they were all joined in a row.

478 zelda breath of the wild - lone tree on northeastern slope of laparoh mesa

Dear Readers,

On the northeastern slopes of Laparoh Mesa are two big cliff ledges that jut out in a similar way. In between them is a lone tree with a Korok hiding in it. I parachuted down to this tree to find it hiding in the treetop. After I was finished, I used 3 full Revali's Gale moves to get back up into the mountains. I wasn't finished there yet. I'm having to do a lot of recharges because I am using this very handy move a lot!

477 zelda breath of the wild - more ice melting at laparoh mesa

Dear Readers,

Just west from the previous ice melting spot, and past some trees with a bear in them, is a little pillar top with another lump of ice on it. I melted this down with one of my fiery swords to find another Korok for another seed.

476 zelda breath of the wild - melting the ice at laparoh mesa

Dear Readers,

While up on Laparoh Mesa I found a block of ice on a hill north of some trees. I melted it all the way down until it turned into some magical leaves. I examined them for another Korok.

475 zelda breath of the wild - confusing laparoh mesa's two natural land bridges

Dear Readers,

I used Revali's Gale to get back up into the mountains and continued north until I got to the land bridge over to Laparoh Mesa. On the map was what I thought was a Korok seed, so I went searching for it everywhere. After a while I realised I had the wrong land bridge. An honest mistake in a confusing snowy area with low visibility. Later on I made it to the other land bridge which had a metal puzzle for a Korok seed. This one was very easy and tidy to do - just make a complete simple square of the blocks.

474 zelda breath of the wild - korok northeast of zirco mesa

Dear Readers,

From the last Korok seed I headed north, sticking along the steep slopes of the mountains. At a certain point northeast of Zirco Mesa I used Revali's Gale to ascend back up into the snowy part of the mountains again where I found a circle of stones. I used it one more time because the missing stone was on higher ground somewhere. It was on another cliff ledge just above the one with the circle of stones. I was a little bit worried but I picked up the stone anyway and managed to jump down to the circle while holding the stone without dropping it down the mountain. I took a tiny bit of damage so it wasn't any biggie and I was able to get the Korok seed.

473 zelda breath of the wild - korok southeast of zirco mesa

Dear Readers,

From Zirco Mesa, I had to glide southeast and down the mountains for a little bit until I came across another metal puzzle. It was very easy to do. The only tricky part was trying to find it. I'm just glad I had the map!

I had to leave the snowy part for a while but at the same time not go down so far that I end up in the canyon. I breathed a sigh of relief when I saw the puzzle in the wall.

472 zelda breath of the wild - zirco mesa's korok

Dear Readers,

I hiked from Sapphia's Table to Zirco Mesa, trying my best to stay away from trouble. Unfortunately I was drawn to what might've looked like a friendly camp with tents and a cooking pot and it turned out to be a big Yiga camp! What were they doing here anyway in this cold? There were several of them but I was able to handle them. I knocked them all out cold.

I plundered some bananas and hiked the rest of the way to Zirco Mesa. There was a Korok on top under a rock.

471 zelda breath of the wild - sapphia's table north korok

Dear Readers,

I flew north from Gerudo Tower and climbed up into the cold areas again. This particular mountain range I barely explored at all. The west part has a golfing Korok puzzle but the snowball rolled down the hill on me. I'll have to come back to it later.

I hiked to the northern slope of this mountain range instead and completed a circle of stones for another Korok. The missing stone I had to be careful not to drop or fall while holding it. It was a pretty treacherous area.

470 zelda breath of the wild - karusa valley's final korok seed

Dear Readers,

From the platform with a hole in it from the previous post, I hiked west along the cliff of Karusa Valley until I came across a metal block puzzle. The block I needed was further west and on top of a big rock pillar that seemed to be bombable from below. I didn't bother bombing it though. I just used Magnesis to move it gradually back to the puzzle so I could get another Korok seed. I don't know if you can actually blow up that part of the stone pillar. I might check that out next time.

I could start hearing the hostile environment music since I was very close to Gerudo Highlands. I might just start searching for seeds there next since I was now finished with Karusa Valley...

...and that's no joke!

469 zelda breath of the wild - a nice view of karusa valley

Dear Readers,

Above upper Karusa Valley is a platform with a big hole in it. On one of the cliffs of this platform is a smaller platform with a Korok hiding under a rock. I warped to Gerudo Tower and flew northwest in order to reach it. I wasn't gonna climb all the way up here from below in the valley itself!

468 zelda breath of the wild - found the four mighty banana offering statues

Dear Readers,

I was right, it was five statues in that group of mighty banana offering statues in Karusa Valley that I found and mentioned in the previous post. That means up until now I had found groups of 1, 2, 3 and 5 but I hadn't found the 4 statue group yet. Luckily it was just a brief glide down from the 5 statue group. I went down for another Korok seed. I was beginning to lose concentration as I missed some of the offering bowls when I was dropping bananas. It all ended well though when I fixed it and I got the Korok seed.

467 zelda breath of the wild - five (or six?) offering statues in karusa valley

Dear Readers,

I found the group of six statues in Karusa Valley where you offer mighty bananas to get a Korok Seed. It's on one of the platforms on the right hand cliffsides as you go up the hill. Or was it five? I'm not sure I remember. All these Koroks are starting to blend together.

466 zelda breath of the wild - more mighty banana offering statues in karusa valley

Dear Readers,

Following on from the last post about a mighty banana offering in Karusa Valley, there were another two places where I had to make offerings. They were on platforms on cliffs directly across the valley from the first one. The second area I came across had two statues, and the third area I came across had three, so I had to make that many offerings of mighty bananas. That's another two Korok seeds collected. I don't know yet if there are any more of these offering statues in the area.

465 zelda breath of the wild - mighty banana offering in karusa valley

Dear Readers,

I scanned along the left hand cliffsides as you go up the hill in Karusa Valley. Up on a platform I found an offering statue decorated with a Yiga symbol. Usually it was apples that these things wanted, but this time it was a mighty banana it needed to get the Korok seed. Just for fun I tried using apples but they didn't work.

464 zelda breath of the wild - climb chasing up the weird karusa cliffs

Dear Readers,

The next Korok seed I found involved having to climb up the cliffs on the left side of the valley. I had to look carefully to see a Korok sprout and climb up after it as it popped up along the cliff to the top. The cliff was kind of weird shaped but I was well able for it with my full stamina wheels. Another one collected!

463 zelda breath of the wild - karusa valley intersecting stone circles

Dear Readers,

I started collecting Karusa Valley Korok seeds. The first one I found was on one of the highest parts of the area that had intersecting circles of stones. I had to place a stone in the right place for a Korok seed.

462 zelda breath of the wild - ring of stones west of gerudo tower

Dear Readers,

Further west from the balloon popping Korok was a ring of stones on a cliff near the opening to Karusa Valley. I'll be going there soon for more seeds.

For now I had to find a missing stone from this ring of stones. I used Stasis so the missing stone would show up as it was almost impossible to see otherwise. It was hiding behind a nearby wall. I picked it up and placed it for another seed.

461 zelda breath of the wild - popping korok balloons west of gerudo tower

Dear Readers,

This time I flew west from Gerudo Tower for more Korok seeds. The first of which was a shooting gallery at the edge of a cliff. I popped the first two balloons no problem but the third one was higher and I had trouble with it. I used up quite a few arrows trying to pop it.

I briefly went back to Gerudo town and bought more arrows. 20 Rupees for 5 arrows is not a good deal...

460 zelda breath of the wild - metal puzzle far away from its matching model

Dear Readers,

Also southeast of Gerudo Tower was another metal puzzle but this time the model and the destination blocks were on completely different cliff walls, but there was a long bridge between them. In the middle of the bridge was the metal block.

I took a picture of the one to copy and used that photo to see where the gap was in the destination model. I was able to figure out where the metal block had to go then.

459 zelda breath of the wild - metal puzzle southeast of gerudo tower

Dear Readers,

I warped to Gerudo Tower and paraglided southeast for the next couple of Korok seeds.

The first one was a metal puzzle. As usual, the blocks were almost completely camouflaged into the cliff wall so I had to use my Magnesis to make the movable metal piece stand out more from them. I found the right place for it and got another Korok seed.

458 zelda breath of the wild - all main gerudo desert koroks found!

Dear Readers,

I warped back to Gerudo Town and sat by a fire until morning. After that I warped to the East Gerudo Ruins and climbed the southmost structure for the Korok seed on top.

After that I hiked out west to the final giant skeleton for a sprout chasing puzzle. That was the final Korok for the main Gerudo desert area! Hooray! I still have to go after the Yiga trail Koroks but the main ones in the desert are all done! Hooray!

457 zelda breath of the wild - giant skeleton platform korok seeds

Dear Readers,

I continued northwest to the corner of the desert and snagged 4 more Korok seeds. One was another cactus puzzle. The others as far as I can recall were on top of big skeletons and some of them were very annoying to obtain because I had to stand straight on a tiny sliver of a platform to get the "examine" prompt to pop up. I got them all though! Just a few more left for the main desert area!

456 zelda breath of the wild - shortest timed korok puzzle yet on a sandy pillar

Dear Readers,

From the 3 cacti puzzle in the last post, I continued hiking along the ridge of the peninsula-like shape on the map until I reached some ruins. There were tall pillars here. On one of them was a tree stump. It set a very fast timer! The shortest one I had come across yet! It went so fast I missed even seeing where the target was on the first try. On the second try I saw that it was on the next pillar so it was just a hop over there to get the Korok seed.

455 zelda breath of the wild - 3 cacti north of skeleton near gerudo town korok

Dear Readers,

From the skeleton west of Gerudo Town, I headed directly north and hiked until I found another three cacti matching puzzle. I removed some voltfruit to make them match and got another Korok Seed. To get here I followed along a ridge that looked a bit like a peninsula on the map.

454 zelda breath of the wild - skeleton west of gerudo town korok

Dear Readers,

West of Gerudo Town is a big ol' skeleton where I had to go for my next Korok. It was one of those appear and disappearing sprout ones and I had to chase it across the ribs of the skeleton. The Lizalfos who lived in the camp below were getting upset with me but they couldn't shoot at me, so I just ignored them and got my next seed.

453 zelda breath of the wild - korok directly north of great fairy in desert

Dear Readers,

I stuck along the western edge of the desert and headed north from the Great Fairy of the desert's place. I took a sand seal through a bit of a sand storm and made a mark on my map of the Korok I was looking for.

Using my navigational skills I found the Korok puzzle, which was a cactus voltfruit matching one.

I got attacked by a Lizalfos archer as well, who was probably thinking he was so smart with his bow and arrows. Little did he know that I had two boomerangs so I was well able to beat him up from a distance, even after breaking one of them. I love throwing boomerangs in the desert.

452 zelda breath of the wild - korok at the desert great fairy fountain

Dear Readers,

I visited the Great Fairy in the corner of the desert because there was a Korok on top of the dragon skeleton above her.

I climbed up its tail and there was a bone sticking straight up in the air. At the highest point was another Korok.

451 zelda breath of the wild - molduga attack while korok hunting across arbiter's grounds

Dear Readers,

I really didn't want to bother with Moldugas, but there were two of them that kept picking on me as I went Korok hunting across the Arbiter's Grounds. I got thrown up in the air a lot around here. Many Lizalfos and Stalizalfos picked on me as well. I had enough food and boomerangs to deal with them though.

Most of the Koroks here were under stones and one was a cacti voltfruit matching puzzle. The ones under stones I made sure to bop on the head for being in such a troublesome place.

450 zelda breath of the wild - misae suma shrine korok seeds

Dear Readers,

I warped to Misae Suma Shrine and went west for the couple of Korok seeds here.

One I had found already with the stone puzzle so I just marked that off.

The other one required me to make three cacti match so I shot an arrow at the voltfruit that was the odd one out for another Korok seed.

449 zelda breath of the wild - timed dash across the east barrens for a korok seed

Dear Readers,

In this area of the Gerudo Desert were some ruins. On top of one arch was a starting point and on top of another some distance away was the finish point. I'm not sure what the intended equipment was but I had the sand boots and a maxed out stamina gauge. I dashed as much as I could without running out of stamina fully and I made it just in time to get the seed.

It was on the second attempt mind you! I failed the first try. It was ok though. I had fun boomeranging wolves on the way back to the starting point.

448 zelda breath of the wild - korok metal puzzle in lizalfos nest near champion's gate

Dear Readers,

I hiked out into the desert from the entrance to South Lomei Labyrinth. I could see there was a Korok I had yet to find on the south of three round structures.

When I got closer I found that these structures were skull lairs inhabited by Lizalfos. I bashed them all. There was only one treasure chest and nothing else except for another metal puzzle.

This puzzle was a little strange because the metal piece was high up in the room. I didn't notice it at first and thought it was maybe in one of the other skull dwellings.

Once I found it I just placed it in the other group of blocks to complete the pattern and the Korok appeared.

447 zelda breath of the wild - south lomei labyrinth mountain koroks

Dear Readers,

I warped back to the shrine in South Lomei Labyrinth and walked straight out to climb the surrounding mountains to the west for more Koroks.

It wasn't too high up and it was although it was nighttime, I never got attacked, which was nice.

One of the Koroks was a timed task to race from one mountain to another. Nice and manageable.

The other two I needed were metal puzzles. I solved the one in the wall of one mountain and the other that was near the entrance to this area. After that, I hiked out into the desert to continue my search.

446 zelda breath of the wild - north of spectacle rock koroks

Dear Readers,

Three more Koroks were north of Spectacle Rock.

The two in the watery area I had already found. I marked them off on my map.

The one I hadn't found yet was further along on top of a short, thick tree. It had a stone with a Korok underneath.

445 zelda breath of the wild - northeast of spectacle rock koroks

Dear Readers,

Northwest of Spectacle Rock were two Koroks that were close to each other but were different in how I found them.

One was under a rock on one of those wooden platforms jutting out from the slopes. Straightforward enough.

The other I had to do a timed challenge to reach a goal for another Korok. For this I had to hop and glide across several wooden platforms.

444 zelda breath of the wild - koroks south of spectacle rock

Dear Readers,

South of Spectacle Rock were some Koroks I had found already. On the slopes to the southwest were a couple I hadn't found yet.

One was on top of a spike coming out of the ground, underneath a rock on top of it. The other was northwest of here to where there was another metal puzzle for another Korok.

443 zelda breath of the wild - spectacle rock koroks

Dear Readers,

I warped to where Vah Naboris had settled and looked for Koroks arround here.

There was a handy stone bridge between here and the Wasteland Tower. Under here was a Korok balloon.

Towards the west there was a metal puzzle for a Korok, then further west was a lone stone with a Korok underneath. Big difference between them and they so close to each other.

442 zelda breath of the wild - hard to see korok at east gerudo mesa

Dear Readers,

This one was very annoying to find. I scanned the cliffs with stasis, hoping to see any stones pop out from the cliffs. Instead all I saw were rushrooms. I had to look up the solution and it said to look for some rocks to blow up on the ground. I dropped to solid ground and found the rocks to blow up. A Korok was inside hiding under a stone. Glad to get that done.

441 zelda breath of the wild - east gerudo mesa easy to see koroks

Dear Readers,

South of this marking on the map were three Korok seeds I found. I'll mention two of them in this post that were easy to find.

One was on a spit of land jutting out from the mountain and had a rock with a Korok underneath.

Another was part of a puzzle with a pattern of stones way below this area. It was in a square and had a few dots in it. I completed the pattern of dots and got the Korok here. The rocks were very difficult to see because it's in the shady part of the area.

440 zelda breath of the wild - korok south of daval peak

Dear Readers,

I warped back up to the shrine on Mount Granahj once again and ventured south towards Daval Peak. The Korok I was looking for was just south of here and its puzzle was a square arrangement of stones that was missing a corner. I found another stone that was very close by and filled the corner for another Korok. I made sure to keep wrapped up warm too.

439 zelda breath of the wild - mount granahj marking off koroks and finding one on a cliff

Dear Readers,

I warped to the shrine on Mount Granahj. There are a bunch of Koroks here, many of whom I had found already, so I just marked them off of my map. There were two in this area I hadn't found yet and one of them was to the west, on the cliff dropping down into warmer Gerudo land. The one I found here was on a shelf jutting out from the cliff under a rock that was almost the exact same colour as its surroundings. I would not be able to find this on my own!

438 zelda breath of the wild - taobab grassland and mount faloraa korok seeds

Dear Readers,

Three more Korok seeds for me at this area. On the mountain it was up on top of a tree. In the middle of the grassland it was hanging from a tree and the one to the west was a metal puzzle in the cliff. I had a fun time when I dropped the metal block and it rolled all the way down to the grassland. I searched all over before I realised it had despawned and went back to its original position. I climbed back up and did the puzzle.

437 zelda breath of the wild - korok seeds at oseira plains and grinnden plains

Dear Readers,

I continued north through Oseira Plains and found three Korok Seeds on both sides of the valley and on a tree in the middle. One of them was a balloon to pop and another was a nut to crack inside a log. They were both easy to reach and I used my weapon to slash at both of them to win their seeds. Nice to know I can do that at least.

52 51 worldwide games - 6-ball puzzle and credits

Dear Readers,

This is just like a Tetris-derivative bonus game that was in Mario Party 9. You gotta match balls of the same colour to clear them. In this version there's an opponent. I'm not sure if the Mario Party 9 one had an opponent. Anyway there are sparkly and water visuals with nice sounds and music. I played one round and won against the opponent so hooray!

That's all 51 games played! It seems the piano doesn't count as a game but I made a post about it anyway.

I also had to play Hanafuda and Riichi Mahjong again because I didn't finish a full session of them. I still don't know how to play them but I can always use the tutorial to learn. I replayed them to unlock the credits.

I don't recognise any of the voice actors in the credits. I saw a lot of localisation companies. This wasn't a collection that was thrown together. I'll come back to it now and again.

51 51 worldwide games - shooting gallery

Dear Readers,

This one was quite fun and the aiming controls worked really well! I didn't even have to adjust the grip or anything! Just tap a button to calibrate and I was all set! Very easy to recalibrate too. Gyro aiming is really nice for this little shooting gallery game.

It's presented with passing trains and a lovely landscape on a nice day. Shooting balloons and targets and UFOs is fun and satisfying and looking at the passing trains with targets on them is fun. I really enjoyed this and it's a great demonstration of the Joy-Con's aiming controls.

50 51 worldwide games - team tanks

Dear Readers,

In this mode of tanks there are three more levels and you fight with a friend against a bunch of enemies at once. In the final level there's also a huge boss to fight. So far, everything's been a breeze for me except for the boss fight which I've tried a few times and haven't beaten yet. I'll get it sometime in the future when I'll play again.

49 51 worldwide games - battle tanks

Dear Readers,

Two tank games on this collection that are really just two modes of one game. In this one you fight over three levels with infinite spawns of one opponent. Winner gets the most kills within a time limit. You can shoot over walls which is nice.

I did well in this one on the easiest setting. Tank games are generally a nice time.

48 51 worldwide games - toy curling

Dear Readers,

Nice simple version of curling where you just have to shoot. You don't have to go after the iron with a sweeping brush or anything but you have to be aware of how much of the analogue stick power you want to put into shots to make it as close to the winning circle as possible. I did okay for a while but I narrowly lost at the end. It's not bad and it's quick.

47 51 worldwide games - toy football

Dear Readers,

This isn't foosball but it's very similar to it as an idea. The figures just move differently. It's awkward and difficult to get used to, though I only tried it once. I didn't really like it very much.

46 51 worldwide games - carrom

Dear Readers,

I never heard of this one before but it feels familiar, like pool or marbles, and it uses pieces that look like draughts pieces. It's very nice and easy to play, with a similar aiming to the billiards game that's on here.

I got on very well sinking my pieces, but I forgot to sink (or is it pocket?) the queen before doing my last one so I lost. I'll do it properly next time I play it!

45 51 worldwide games - darts

Dear Readers,

I've played real darts and video game darts before. This version is very easy to get into! You have to use touch or motion controls. All I had to do was detach one Joy-Con and position, hold button and make a dart throwing motion and that was it. No hassle whatsoever! I like this a lot!

This version lights up and makes arcade sounds when you hit targets so it's quite pleasing as well. I did the counting up thing but you can do the counting down thing as well like regular darts rules. For my first game I didn't win but it wasn't by too much.

44 51 worldwide games - billiards

Dear Readers,

Here's a very nice version of billiards! You can do nine ball, eight ball and the simple rules where they're all the same colour and you just need to sink a certain amount. It doesn't have the red and yellow ball pool rules that I'm used to seeing, but eight ball is more or less the same as it.

I had a go of the simple rules and won it very quickly. Then I had a go of the eight ball rules and had a very nice time. The assist is very nice and it shows a little aiming guide which I appreciate. In real life I was never good at pool and I just went along with friends who played and they were really good. I never had much interest in the game.

43 51 worldwide games - mini shogi

Dear Readers,

For the mini version, I decided to be a bit more serious. I'm still very much a beginner but thanks to the assistance mode I know where and how to move. I had to use undo a couple of times as well.

I forgot about the mechanism of using captured pieces as your own until the computer started using it. I was winning and I won the game much faster when I realised I could do that. Even though I was winning, I was being very careful in case the computer pulled some kind of a comeback.

The smaller board still makes it a challenge but there aren't as many pieces to be worried about. I won the game this time so that was nice.

42 51 worldwide games - shogi

Dear Readers,

Never played this before and it hits like a more exotic chess with more rules. Lots of familiarity at least but I wanted to fly through it for the first go without paying too much attention to strategy so I could get a feel of the flow. It's strange how there aren't any queens.

I could get used to it but then I'm not really in the humour for chess-like games right now.

41 51 worldwide games - chess

Dear Readers,

The famous chess! I know about this but I always take it for granted. I'm also jealous that it's one of those games that's accepted everywhere. In this version there's all these kinds of aids and lessons. They're very handy because sometimes I just don't focus on every piece. I had to undo a few times. I won in the end. This game takes a bit of time, even when I was just running through it. It's a good version of the game.

40 51 worldwide games - renegade

Dear Readers,

Here's Othello! Or reversi or as it's known here, renegade. It probably has a whole bunch of other names. Also, the other names may have slightly different rules?

Anyway, I've played many computer versions of this and when I played the one session of this one... I lost. Ah well, no worries!

39 51 worldwide games - backgammon

Dear Readers,

The famous backgammon! I never heard of anyone in real life play it but from the sounds of it here it seems to be very common and very famous. This is my very first time playing it and it seems to be very strange and unfamiliar, going into different sections and doing a big U-turn to reach the goal. I absolutely needed the aid feature to show me where I was able to move. I won the game which was nice but I still feel very much like a beginner. I notice many more features and rules in the game too that I haven't even tried yet.

38 51 worldwide games - chinese checkers

Dear Readers,

Here's a game that always seemed too exotic and complicated for me to play, but in this video game form it's very helpful to learn. It's kinda weird how there are more than 2 players on the board but it's fun. It's also quite fun to do so much leapfrogging. I played just the one session and I won! On the easiest setting of course!

37 51 worldwide games - gomoku

Dear Readers,

I thought this was Othello at first, but no you have to make five in a row with your colours. I played one short game of it so far and I won, so that was good. Might be a good one to try on higher difficulty. It's easy to mix up with Othello because they look very similar to begin with.

36 51 worldwide games - hare and hounds

Dear Readers,

Here's a nice simple short game with figurines. I played a few times - as hounds and then as hare. The hare has chess queen-like movement ability so it's tricky to win against, whereas the hounds are a bit more like pawns I suppose. I won with both and it has a different feeling. I feel clever for winning as the hounds, but I feel like I've won against the big lads when I win as the hare.

35 51 worldwide games - hex

Dear Readers,

Another game where the strategy hit me pretty quickly and I lost just as quickly. I wasn't paying much attention in the start to the opponent's path making and suddenly they were blocking me and making their own path to win. I played once and might play again if I feel like it.

34 51 worldwide games - nine men's morris

Dear Readers,

My first time playing this and wow the demand for strategy hit me straight away. I got stuck in a bad way and I got defeated quickly on a loop of the opponent making mills. It was a very fast game. I might try again and actually put some thought into it.

33 51 worldwide games - yacht dice

Dear Readers,

It's Yahtzee! Or at least I think it's Yahtzee? Maybe Yahtzee is trademarked? I don't know for sure. I just remember playing a computer version of Yahtzee a long time ago and this seems like a throwback to it.

It's fun to roll dice and let the computer take care of the rules like I usually did with Yahtzee. I had one game of it and lost but it was fun trying to get matching numbers. I never did take it seriously.

32 51 worldwide games - hit and blow

Dear Readers,

I've played a version of this before on the Macintosh and I think it was called Masterguess. It had lovely sound effects. Actually I think I may be mixing it up with a game that has very similar gameplay. It took a long time for me to suss the game out.

Now that I play this version it's like I have to learn how to play this game all over again. I remember cues like something belonging but in the wrong place or something that needs to be swapped with a different thing. It's a nice throwback but of course doesn't have the same exciting sound effects. I only played one game of it so far and I didn't win.

31 51 worldwide games - dots and boxes

Dear Readers,

Here's one that it feels like everyone knows! It's a nice way to play it too with its scribbling and affirmation sounds. I did the normal strategy of drawing just enough lines that I don't let the opponent get a chance to fill boxes. I could only do this so many times of course and I was lucky enough to get many boxes in a row that gave me a significant win.

30 51 worldwide games - mancala

Dear Readers,

I had never heard of this game at all before this collection came along. The beads make a pleasing sound and the hints make it fun to learn. I still don't have much of a feel for it yet. Without the hints I think I'd be very lost between all the holes and piles of beads to keep track of. I'd need a lot of practice before I'd play a real life version of this. I just played one game for now and I won nicely.

29 51 worldwide games - golf

Dear Readers,

Just a nice miniature version of golf. Looks like it's taken inspiration from the NES Golf as well. I haven't played much of it yet but I think it's very nice and easy to get into.

28 51 worldwide games - air hockey

Dear Readers,

I tend to really like air hockey video games and this one's really nice to play! It's got the fun sounds and you can play with controller or touch screen. Just very pleasant. I didn't play at high difficulty but I had fun!

27 51 worldwide games - bowling

Dear Readers,

I didn't play this properly but from the looks of things it seems like it's almost every bit like Wii Sports bowling! In fact, this compilation has tennis, golf, boxing and baseball as well, but in miniature or mechanical toy form. I daresay this collection is better than whatever sequel Wii Sports has on Switch.

26 51 worldwide games - toy boxing

Dear Readers,

This is another cute and fun mechanical game that's very much like the tabletop ones where you have to knock your opponent out of the ring. I played a very brief session and I had a nice time of it. It reminded me of playing those kind of tabletop games as a kid too.

25 51 worldwide games - toy baseball

Dear Readers,

In this game you just have to swing and pitch. It's cute with the players running around the bases by themselves and the little areas where the ball can land. There's a little bit of strategy where you can tilt the analogue stick but it's all very simple and playable. This is nice because baseball is another game that's a bit of a culture shock to me.

24 51 worldwide games - toy tennis

Dear Readers,

Here's another nice mechanical toy aesthetic. It's a very simple and pleasant version of tennis and it seems like it's not as physical or realistic as other tennis games. You can do these powerful shots with the right timing as well. I only played a couple of brief sessions of going to 40 and winning on the easier setting and it's quite nice to jump in and out quickly.

23 51 worldwide games - riichi mahjong

Dear Readers,

I was inspired to try this out after watching a video about it. The thing is, it's a complete culture shock of a game for me. The solitaire type is okay because you're mostly making matches but this is just so strange to me.

What I can say for now is that there is a big learning mode and I only did one of the lessons. I'm seeing a lot of terminology and I'll probably have to repeat the lesson. I'm glad I got to see some bit of what it's like.

22 51 worldwide games - dominoes

Dear Readers,

I have never played a proper game of dominoes before now. I always just stood them up and knocked them over. After playing a single round with this game, with all its automation and suggestion and quality-of-life ideas, I feel like I'm no more knowledgeable about it. I'd have to play more.

21 51 worldwide games - draughts

Dear Readers,

Here we have a solid game of draughts and it feels fine and fast to play. I only played the one game so far and it was on the easiest setting. I'm not that good at draughts but it's one of those games that everyone knows how to play. Personally I don't like that "pick you up for not jumping me" rule. I prefer the way a computer forbids you to make a move until you jump like what happens here. Actually I'd prefer to have neither of those things.

20 51 worldwide games - slot cars

Dear Readers,

It's Scalextric! It captures all the fun of it and all the risk of flying off the corners if you go too fast. There are a few different tracks and a mode where you can play through all of them in a big competition. This is another one with extra screen options but I just have fun with the one screen.

19 51 worldwide games - sliding puzzle

Dear Readers,

Here's a version of a puzzle found in many video game minigames. It seems to pop up in many Konami games and it feels like a variant of Pipe Dream. It's presented here as a mechanical turtle crawling along a path and you have to keep the path going by sliding the tiles around. It's probably based on an old mechanical toy. I didn't get very far but it seems nice enough.

18 51 worldwide games - piano

Dear Readers,

The piano is a nice little distraction in this collection! You can change it to an electronic style as well, which is nice. There's some logo on it and I'm here wondering if it's a Famicom keyboard maybe? I'll have to look it up. It's not a game but it's a nice little thing.

17 51 worldwide games - mahjong solitaire

Dear Readers,

Here's another matching game but in a different style with different rules. I learned how to play this a few years ago when I used some form of Linux(I think it was Ubuntu) and it had a version of this built in.

With this version there are all these puzzle preset levels which is a very nice treat! Quite a bit of replayability here.

Every now and again a person figurine will show up with a curated list of games based on a theme. I like the 1-player game guy.

16 51 worldwide games - war

Dear Readers,

Here's a fun and simple one that comes presented with clashing weapon sounds. All you do is present cards and the one with the higher value wins. Very accessible with fewer rules than some of the other card games.

15 51 worldwide games - pig's tail

Dear Readers,

Here's a fun one with a circular arrangement of cards and pig squealing sounds. I don't have a full grasp of it but it seems fun enough, having to play cards and not end up with too many at the end.

14 51 worldwide games - matching

Dear Readers,

It's concentration! All about matching cards and trying to remember the ones that don't match. It's a very common minigame in other video games. In general I find that the presentation of the game is very important. In Mario 3 I like to skip it if I'm in a hurry, in some other games it can be presented in a very exciting way. In some games you're forced to play it and it can be a slog in that sense. On TV I love the game show Classic Concentration because it's so fun to watch and it's got that rebus puzzle underneath.

This version of concentration has the very nice unlockable of its own Mario cards, different from the other regular Mario themed playing cards I also unlocked. The illustrations look lovely.

The game also refers to the fact you can play it in a solitaire way, but it doesn't have the option of playing it that way as far as I can see. Ah well.

13 51 worldwide games - takoyaki

Dear Readers,

Here's another imaginative scenario where you imagine the cards as this type of food. I don't feel adventurous enough to try this food but the whole scenario of playing cards like this is quite tasty.

12 51 worldwide games - president

This one is fairly complex and has a lot of cards and moves to make, so I'm glad this does a fairly nice job of suggesting what cards I can and can't play. I'm still not fully comfortable with the rules but I had a good time playing it. I kind of like the imaginative scenario of president and dethroning and all that stuff.

11 51 worldwide games - texas hold 'em and mario cards unlocked

Dear Readers,

It was my first time trying this one. I didn't know it was a variant of poker and it seems to be a tidier form of it since it uses fewer cards. It seems nice enough. I don't know if I'll play it much though.

After playing a bunch of these card games and getting on ok at them, I unlocked some Mario themed cards! They look pretty nice!

10 51 worldwide games - sevens

Dear Readers,

This one seems nice and easy enough to understand. 7 is like the midpoint in the ranks and you see all the cards laid out on either side so it seems neat. I only played this once so far so I haven't really done that retaining strategy.

9 51 worldwide games - blackjack

Dear Readers,

It's 21 and it's the casino style with the chips and all. I played this back in the day but didn't do the betting thing. It's normally associated with betting though and that's the case here with casino chips. You play against three others and it's not bad at all. Way shorter than the solitaire card games and that's kind of a relief.

8 51 worldwide games - speed

Dear Readers,

Here's one I remember from the DS original! I had a lot of fun back then playing this with a friend of mine and since you're using reflexes (like with snap) I imagine it's way safer playing this in video game form than with real cards. There must be so many accidents with hands bumping together with the non videogame version!

7 51 worldwide games - spider solitaire

Dear Readers,

This version is really hard! Especially the 4-suit version! It's almost dizzying trying to keep track of all the piles of cards and the suits and everything. It's very easy to get lost. I was just barely able to complete the single and 2-suit versions. I haven't been able to beat the 4-suit version yet. It seems it's very dependent on chance even when you do your best. I still like it but it's very hard.

6 51 worldwide games - klondike solitaire

Dear Readers,

The classic that everyone knows from their own computer! I like how you can double click the cards to get them to move into place. I spent a lot of time playing this, a lot more time than I thought I would.

I like the single card pick. The three card pick makes it more complicated than it needs to be. 

5 51 worldwide games - last card

Dear Readers,

Here's a derivative of Uno or "switch" (on my Switch!) that I played with family, except this is its own version. I played a very short session where I got in about 2 cards before I lost to one of the three computer players, or at least I think it was three. I wonder if I can play against just one other player like in real life? It seems nice but I don't have a fully developed impression of it so far. I'll play again later.

4 51 worldwide games - fishing

Dear Readers,

Nice little miniature fishing game in this! I was trying to play it like the Animal Crossing fishing, but there's also reeling with the analogue stick. You can use buttons or motion controls and I chose the endless mode, which seems to be easy-going and non-competitive. It tells you what fish you caught in the moment but there doesn't seem to be any collection or "bestiary"? At least none I can see so far. That multi Switch set up might be something worth looking at later.

3 51 worldwide classics - ludo

Dear Readers,

I played Ludo as a kid but I had no idea there was an ounce of strategy involved. This version showed me you can knock an opponent back to base by landing on them. Other than that it's a fairly easy-going dice rolling race game. This version is nice and simple too with its little tips and taps, though the white background can be a bit overwhelming.

2 51 worldwide games - hanafuda confuse-a

Dear Readers,

I really dove into the deep end with the hanafuda. I looked at general tips but I ended up not learning the game properly so I just pressed buttons to start with, playing some kind of pair-making, positioning thing with really pretty and tall cards. I played against the computer and eventually lost. I'll come back to this and maybe learn how to play properly. For now, I enjoyed the pretty cards. In general I like the chatty voice-acted figurines introducing the games too.

Next time I play this I'll have to look at the instructions more carefully.

1 51 worldwide games - four in a row and menus

Dear Readers,

I've been itching to try out this lately and I wanted to learn how to play a few of these games too.

I fully recommend downloading the demo because it has a Connect 4 derivative that you can play anywhere with anyone on the same Switch. I've played it in pubs and cafés with friends. It's tidy and pieces will never go missing. I've been playing it for years and it is one of the best freebies. Everybody loves Connect 4 and I never went wrong with it.

I started up the main game after doing all the updates and it took me through a rigmarole of selecting an avatar and connecting to the internet and prompting me to join up for the online service, which is not what I like at all. I was able to get to the curated games menus on the cart eventually. It isn't service dependent for the basic stuff thankfully, only the online play.

I'd like to add that the DS equivalent of this, 42 All-Time Classics, is superb.

436 zelda breath of the wild - almost impossible to see korok puzzle at cora lake

Dear Readers,

I had a bunch of Koroks to find in Cora Lake, south of the Lake Tower, so I went there.

Most of them were easy to find and some were fun to find like the diving ones. There were two in particular that were almost impossible to find. The first was on the west side of the lake in a very narrow passage between cliffs. It was on a ledge and showed up with stasis.

The main one that caused me so much trouble was in the middle of the lake. It didn't snow up with stasis because it was a metal block puzzle. The block showed up with Magnesis but I had no idea where the puzzle was. I eventually found the puzzle on one of the surrounding cliffs. I reached it with cryonis. It was almost impossible to see because it's so murky here, even during good weather in the daytime. It's one of those times when the game really doesn't look good. 

435 zelda breath of the wild - faron grassland korok hunt

Dear Readers,

I stayed in the stable in Faron for a while. There were a bunch of Koroks to find around here.

Many of them were on the road to the horse god's place, or at least on the surrounding cliffs. I did a lot of climbing and pushing of rocks into holes. I made the mistake of bringing a horse as well that got spooked by the rolling rocks. I put it away when I got back to the stable.

I found some more Koroks in the very steep cliffs to the west. One of them was very hard to find because the cliff was so steep and I was looking at top down map. I spent a lot of time looking on high ground but in the end I found it at the very bottom of the cliff behind some blastable rocks.

434 zelda breath of the wild - back out through faron woods for more korok hunting

Dear Readers,

After the waterfall puzzle, I headed west along the main road to collect Korok seeds littered all along the way. I say littered, but they were of course hidden well enough, and I wouldn't be able to find them if I didn't have the online map.

I got attacked by Yiga constantly. At one stage I was attacked by a big Yiga and a regular Yiga at the same time. I'm experienced enough and strong enough to hit them head on without much hassle, thankfully.

Besides them, I encountered red Bokoblins and green Lizalfos and it was lovely to beat them up quickly. I hope to see many more early game difficulty enemies! I'm getting tired of getting tangled with silver enemies that take forever to beat up.

Anyway, one of the puzzles along this road involved metal balls that were chained together. I had to use stasis to keep one in place while getting the other into place.

433 zelda breath of the wild - reattempting the annoying waterfall puzzle at corta lake

Dear Readers,

The metal block went back to its original position after that time I dropped it down the waterfall. I assume it was because of the blood moon? I wasn't sure though.

This time when I made the cryonis ice block emerge from the waterfall, I stood on it myself instead of placing the metal block on it. From there I was able to reach both the metal block and its destination to solve the puzzle. Very glad I can mark it off this time.

432 zelda breath of the wild - beachcombing for koroks at faron sea

Dear Readers,

While I was in the area I decided to continue west along the coast to collect more Korok seeds.

I got attacked by Lizalfos and Octoroks but I was well able to handle them. Most of the Korok puzzles here were metal block and under stone ones. There was the odd diving one which is still one of my favourite types of Korok puzzle.

I'm not sure but I think I can use the Zora attack to deflect Octorok rocks? I might have done that by accident. If that's the case then it's a game changer.

It is nice to walk along the beach looking for seeds. Sometimes it gets murky and I have to use Stasis to make the stones visible.

I finished up on the beach and fetched the Nautelle Wetlands Korok Seed. I spent the night in the tree, watching the blood moon pass by.