Another day, another Zelda thread from myself, to all of you.
The Loftwing. A flying mount introduced in The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword. A creature only seen once in physical form in the Zelda series, yet it's symbol is in almost every Zelda title.
Look at this thing. It is absolutely oozing with personality. I want one. If Wolf Link can exist alongside you in Breath of the Wild, I don't see a canonical reason not to include a single Loftwing in Breath of the Wild 2. Make it a late game reward. Some mystery that's hinted at by various NPCs and quests throughout the game, leading you to the location of perhaps the last remaining Loftwing, or even a sanctuary of Loftwings where you must choose and tame the Loftwing of your choice.
Imagine the interplay of dismounting the Loftwing into your paraglider, or even dismounting into a slow motion shot with your bow and arrow. Imagine your Loftwing catching you as you fall, run out of stamina paragliding or just paragliding right onto your Loftwing's back in mid-air flight. Loftwings could have a stamina bar and a cool down to keep them from breaking the game entirely. As I said, it should be a late game reveal to really open up one final form of traversal.
The Hylian symbol itself represents a Loftwing. They deserve to be in more Zelda games.
Here's my scenario for why a Loftwing could be necessary:
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The castle rises into the sky, a flying mass that you cannot reach, no matter how far you advance your skills.
Enter the Loftwing.
Using the Loftwing, you finally advance on Ganondorf's floating fortress.
It would be reminiscent of these scene from an older game:
That's all I got. Breath of the Wild 2 needs more animal friends that can actually become your primary mount. Riding deer, bears, stalhorses or the Lord of the Mountain was really cool, but we need an NPC who specializes in registering unusual mounts.
The Loftwing. A flying mount introduced in The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword. A creature only seen once in physical form in the Zelda series, yet it's symbol is in almost every Zelda title.
Look at this thing. It is absolutely oozing with personality. I want one. If Wolf Link can exist alongside you in Breath of the Wild, I don't see a canonical reason not to include a single Loftwing in Breath of the Wild 2. Make it a late game reward. Some mystery that's hinted at by various NPCs and quests throughout the game, leading you to the location of perhaps the last remaining Loftwing, or even a sanctuary of Loftwings where you must choose and tame the Loftwing of your choice.
Imagine the interplay of dismounting the Loftwing into your paraglider, or even dismounting into a slow motion shot with your bow and arrow. Imagine your Loftwing catching you as you fall, run out of stamina paragliding or just paragliding right onto your Loftwing's back in mid-air flight. Loftwings could have a stamina bar and a cool down to keep them from breaking the game entirely. As I said, it should be a late game reveal to really open up one final form of traversal.
The Hylian symbol itself represents a Loftwing. They deserve to be in more Zelda games.
Here's my scenario for why a Loftwing could be necessary:
The castle rises into the sky, a flying mass that you cannot reach, no matter how far you advance your skills.
Enter the Loftwing.
Using the Loftwing, you finally advance on Ganondorf's floating fortress.
It would be reminiscent of these scene from an older game:
That's all I got. Breath of the Wild 2 needs more animal friends that can actually become your primary mount. Riding deer, bears, stalhorses or the Lord of the Mountain was really cool, but we need an NPC who specializes in registering unusual mounts.
