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What heart pieces do you always forget? (Zelda) (lemmy.world)
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I'm replaying A Link to the Past (or as I've taken to calling it, Zelda III), and I've tried to 100% it from memory. Unfortunately, I wound up one heart piece short.

Before going to look up a guide and going through that checklist, I thought it might be fun to ask fellow humans.

What are some collectibles in this game or any others that you tend to miss, or just had trouble finding initially?

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[–] 7 points 3 months ago* (2 children)

It's been a long time since I've played the vanilla game as I usually play randomizer, so I don't remember if they are heart pieces, but the locations I always forget are:

  • Mimic Cave (mirror back to light world when you get outside of Turtle Rock halfway through)
  • Breakable rocks to the west of sanctuary (largely because I forget to come back after getting the boots)
  • Lumberjack cave (dash into the tree after beating Ahganim)
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  • [–] [S] 2 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 child)

    The spots on the outside ledges in Turtle Rock always confuse me a bit. I did explore them pretty heavily this time, but only because I totally misremembered where Cane of Byrna was at first.

    Randomizer seems very popular for LttP. Don't think it's my cup of tea really, but I should probably give it a proper shot sometime. Either way, love that people find the ways to keep things fresh.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 months ago*

    Mimic cave is super easy to miss because it's only accessible on that one ledge when you briefly leave Turtle Rock. So if you forget to check it, you have to do the entire first half of the dungeon again.

    With regards to randomizer, it's super fun, but the fun comes from figuring out what you can do with the items you have. The vanilla game is laid out with progression locked in a loose order, so you never need to figure out situations like how to access the rest of the dark world if you're missing the hammer, but you do have the hookshot

    It sounds like you're more than familiar enough with the game to not get stuck completely. I recommend playing it at least once to see if it's your jam

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