Helios on 11 July 2011
That was it, actually. It’s a simple puzzle made difficult only by our (potential) preconceptions. The patterns in the two rooms are just similar enough that the player is goaded into thinking they are related. I was personally dead set on a pattern-based solution, to the point that when the blocks failed me, I considered ways to incorporate the crystals. I don’t recall anything else quite like it in a Zelda title, hence why I wanted to hear another opinion of it, and you at least knew what I was talking about.
In any case, I guess it just goes to show how subjective our experiences are.
As for the necklace, yes it is part of the trading sequence. You do need to get it (and the next item) in order to navigate the final maze.
