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Oct 9, 2023Liked by Jason

You might think that its difficult to find a unique voice or thesis, but you don't have to create someone new for everyone, just something new for one person. I find the following paragraph:

Ocarina is a story interested in exploring what it means to grow and fit into a community space as an intrinsic outsider. [...] Here, as the child hero, Link fights for that consideration exactly, while also chasing after his lost princess Zelda.

To be an excellent thesis that I seldom hear about, and never heard put in such words eloquently. Don't get too lost in the sauce! Sometimes, it's already great :)

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Thanks Francisco! Appreciate the thought and consideration. Our conversation definitely helped me shape that very thesis

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As much as I love OoT I've always taken it at face value and never really considered the deeper meanings. Most of if not all of my experiences with Ocarina has been from borrowing/renting the game or watching a friend's older brother play it.

You make me want to charge up my 3DS and give this game a real honest crack at actually completing it.

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It's worth it! I'm a firm believer in play until you stop therapy where you revisit a game with fresh eyes and then suddenly, without cause, completely drop it with no regrets.

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"Most of if not all of my experiences with Ocarina has been from borrowing/renting the game or watching a friend's older brother play it."

I think you'll enjoy my retelling of my first playthrough of OoT when the podcast episode comes out lol

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I look forward to hearing it!

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