r/legendofzelda

In many Zelda games, the hylian shield is classified as the standard knight's shield that every knight has. You can buy it from the marketplace in OoT and if you lose it in botw/totk you can buy another one (or maybe it's a replica).

So if the hylian shield is the standard knight's shield. Why does the Knight's shield exist in botw and totk? Which one is the real standard issue shield? I understand the royal and royal guard weaponry since royal guards are not the same as knights, but I don't understand the Knight's shield in specific. And how come link isn't a royal guard if he's specifically assigned to be Zelda's knight? Wouldn't that make him a royal guard since he's guarding royalty?

In tears of the kingdom he would just be her knight since she isn't royalty anymore after the calamity happened. But during the flashbacks why was link simply just a knight?

And WHAT SWORD DO THE KNIGHTS USE WITH THE HYLIAN SHIELD IF IT IS THE STANDARD ISSUE??

Someone please Im dying from not having any answers.

The late 1980's brought The Legend of Zelda on the NES system. At the time it was the coolest thing ever. Here's a look back at it.

https://preview.redd.it/il1fnw134hbh1.png?width=805&format=png&auto=webp&s=065a371b39b43d8f83b8469febe2a4c220b19025

I’ve played about 20-30 hours of Tears of the Kingdom. I like the game, but I think the building mechanics made it feel a bit ridiculous. I would have preferred a more traditional fantasy game without having to build so many things myself.
I also struggled with the game being completely open-ended. I prefer a bit more guided gameplay.
I still have a bit of an itch for Zelda, though. So my question is: would Breath of the Wild be better for me? Do you think I would enjoy it, since it’s a bit different from Tears of the Kingdom?

I have played the majority of the series and truly love most entries from the bottom of my heart.

I also played a few of the so called Zelda clones. My favourite, by far, was Alundra on the PS1. The world, the dungeons, the puzzles, absolutely incredible.

By the end of the year my wife and I are expecting our second child. Life is already stressful as parents, but we know it'll be even more by then. Now we'd love to play just one more game together before the stressful family life will hit us. Unfortunately the expected date of birth is before the OoT remake release 🥴

I recently did some research and found two games that look very promising:

The Adventures of Elliot

and

Elementallis

We will have to select one. Which one should we play? Or do you know one that is even better than these two?

For context: We love puzzles, it's our favourite element in Zelda games. OoA is one of our favourite games, because the puzzles were actually challenging. We also enjoy exploration and atmosphere. We don't enjoy battle/ combat a lot (it's ok, though).

Thank you!