Chapter 1

🌿 Ordon Village

The game opens in Ordon Village, a small pastoral settlement where Link lives and works as a ranch hand. Chapter 1 establishes the controls, introduces Epona, and sets up the central characters before the Twilight invasion begins.

Roadmap for this chapter

This page condenses spoiler-light planning: skim it before a session when you want to remember pacing, dungeon loot, or Dusk quirks without rereading an hour-long retrospective.

Rough session length for story beats sits around 45 min; doubling that is normal if you're multitasking Poe souls, bugs, heart pieces, or recording footage.

Objectives mirror the designers' gating—you can zig-zag earlier for collectibles once you recognize backtracking costs in Ordon Province, but quests won't hard-block you with surprise flags as often when you stick to the order below.

At a glance

Chapter 1 — Ordon Village
Region highlight Ordon Province
Estimated story pacing 45 min
Boss spotlight Story or overworld pacing — see objectives
Tone tags Tutorial, No combat required

Major beats (first objectives)

High-level checkpoints before you dive into the full ordered list:

  • Help the Ordon children complete their tasks
  • Retrieve the Fishing Rod from the pond
  • Learn sword basics from Rusl
  • Herd Epona back to the ranch
  • Rescue the Ordon goat from Bokoblin attack

Regional focus

Ordon Province

Featured items & abilities

  • Wooden Sword
  • Slingshot
  • Lantern

Goals checklist

  1. Help the Ordon children complete their tasks
  2. Retrieve the Fishing Rod from the pond
  3. Learn sword basics from Rusl
  4. Herd Epona back to the ranch
  5. Rescue the Ordon goat from Bokoblin attack
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Dusk tip: This chapter serves as the tutorial. Dusk's Instant Save is available from the start — save before any difficult jump or combat practice sequence.

Typical pacing: 45 min