You do not need to have played the first XD game to follow this one—though knowing that Link locked Zelda in his cave after a drinking night does help contextualize the opening. Some months after that incident, while Link was still trying to repair the damage, a wealthy businessman named Mr. Grump arrived in the kingdom, bought everything in it, and took over completely. This is a world where everything carries a price tag, and where the line between truth and fiction has become impossible to find.