Players in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom have shared their thoughts on how Bolson, an NPC Link spent a lot of time with in the previous game, reacts to seeing them when they encounter him near Lurelin Village. The character treats Link like a stranger, which is bringing out all sorts of emotions from fans.
Bolson, an NPC Link can spend a huge amount of time with in The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, acts like he doesn’t even know Link in Ters of the Kingdom. Players have been sharing their feelings on the matter, ranging from acceptance to deep sorrow over the loss of a relationship that they believe might have formed in their past adventure.
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Bolson Doesn’t Seem to Remember Link From Breath of the Wild, and His Terrible Memory is Hurting Players’ FeelingsTears of the Kingdom is a direct sequel to Breath of the Wild, meaning many of the NPCs in the game are the same characters players have encountered or spent time with as Link relatively recently, according to the timeline of the games. However, Bolson, a character players can spend an incredibly long time with, doesn’t seem to remember their time together.
One player posted on the ToTK Subreddit about how Bolson’s poor memory makes the things they did together in the past game feel insignificant, and many others joined in with their thoughts. Most players agree with the feelings expressed, “Like, dude you helped me build my house. I let you crash on my lawn for as long as you needed. We both attended Hudson’s wedding.” In the real world, Bolson and Link would have a fairly close relationship. Link has presumably stayed at the house the pair built
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