
There are some limitations to ensure that players won't break the game, though.
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Finally, the Tune of Ages unlocks the full power of the Harp of Ages and grants it the ability to freely travel to the opposite age. A bit further into the game the Tune of Currents becomes available that, when played in the past age, instantly creates a new portal to the present. However, at the beginning Link can only play the Tune of Echoes that activates time portals that take him to the opposite age. The item that makes all this possible is the Harp of Ages, with its ability to warp the user between the present and the past. This game takes the idea of time travel and makes it a major gameplay element, providing many puzzles around the concept. While time travel was already present in The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time and The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask, its potential wasn't fully utilised in either of them. Labrynna is smaller than Holodrum of Oracle of Seasons and its subterranean world of Subrosia but the fact that there are two time periods with often completely different looking areas makes up for it. Much like other games in the series, the goal is to explore the world and discover various dungeons to complete. Link is moved with the D-pad and both the A and B button can be used to equip one weapon or item at a time. The gameplay is very similar to Link's Awakening in terms of controls. Luckily, Link soon acquires the Harp of Ages that allows him to traverse time and look for all the Essences of Time while correcting any damage Veran has caused to the land of Labrynna.

However, they are scattered throughout time and it would be impossible for one person to find all of them. He finds out that the eight Essences of Time are the only way to defeat Veran. Link then meets Labrynna's guardian, the Maku Tree. Having full control over her, she uses Nayru's powers to her advantage and travels through time to bring untold sorrow to the world. At the beginning of the story, Link is sent from Hyrule to Labrynna where he soon witnesses the Sorceress of Shadows, Veran, possess the Oracle of Ages, Nayru.
