Austin Tries Not To Kill Link in 'Breath of the Wild'

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Welcome to Permadeath, a series where we play one game with *special* limitations. In Breath of the Wild, Austin has three lives: three game over screens, specifically, then, that's it, forever. We'll erase the file, and never hear from that particular Link EVER AGAIN.

He's already down to two lives, since he had an unfortunate incident on an early mountain in part one. You can watch that here.

Breath of the Wild is something we are (almost) all enjoying here at Waypoint, and Austin has beaten the game before. But with only three deaths, the tension is HIGH. Watch as he gets "creative" with fishing on such a flimsy stamina bar. Or "good" with a spear and longer-range weapons when he takes on monsters.

Unfortunately, he can also be swayed. Since he has a pro-level Zelda coach by his side (me, naturally), and a devil on his shoulder in Social Editor Danika Harrod, our hero needs to know who he can trust. Hint: it's not Danika.

Check back next week as we continue our run, and be sure to follow us on twitter for updates on the additional challenges—yes, we're making this harder on Austin with every installment.