When Hyrule Meets the GDPR: A Digital Privacy Quest in 'The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom'
Or, how I use 'Hero's Path Mode' to navigate through controller privacy obligations for fun and the lulz.
Loyal readers may remember that a May Bits & Bobs issue linked to an article on the elegant bridge physics found in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (TotK). As I mentioned at the time:
[TotK is] a breathtaking open world … and the development of the game, particularly its physics engine is so good that it gives players many different ways to play the game. Rather than forcing users into discovering the single solution to a puzzle or quest, TotK is extremely open-ended -- meaning that two players might solve a puzzle in very different and surprising ways.
David and I have been playing TotK almost daily since we got it, and there’s always new delights, thoughtful puzzles, and unique challenges that we discover in-game. That said, I never expected to see a data protection-related puzzle in TotK.
Heads up: There are mild spoilers in this post so if you’re spoiler-averse, you might want to skip this until after you have fully updated your Purah Pad.
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