Deep in the Minish Forest lies a small surprise. Well, it’s a big surprise, but small. As in, it’s small size-wise, but big as in it’s another race of sentient beings. Of course, The Minish Cap is full of small big surprises, but this is the first time Link actually gets to meet his new…
Echoes of Wisdom opens like any other Zelda game ends. Link, wearing a brand new cape, traverses through a typical dungeon. An enemy here, a puzzle there… basic stuff. Then, he enters the boss chamber and faces… Ganon. Princess Zelda is trapped in a crystal, watching the fight unfold. Link triumphs, the Princess escapes, but…
I hate desert regions in 3D video games. Yes, even in Zelda games. It’s a completely personal choice for me. I think it’s hard to make a vast, open area like that very interesting. I mean, that’s the whole point of a desert, right? It’s supposed to be a vast, open, empty area. It’s, as…
Link’s Awakening is a game centered on mystery. Link wakes up on an island besieged by monsters. He has no idea where it is, who the inhabitants are, and why the heck there is a giant egg on top of a mountain. Through the course of the game, obviously, the mystery gets unraveled. It all…
A Link to the Past starts off in a rather auspicious way. Link hears the voice of a woman in his mind and rushes out and into the storm to save her. It’s a quick way to establish two things. First, Link is the hero and he needs to save people. Second, there is something…
Far atop Mount Crenel, if you listen very closely, you can hear the tiny ting-ting-ting of small hammers. On clear, lightly windy days, you swear you can even hear the sound of Minish voices, singing about the joys of the mines. Of course, you are probably mistaken. The Minish are just stories, bedtime tales for…
Link’s Awakening opens with a lightning crack. His ship is struck by a bolt of lightning, causing his ship to run aground on a mysterious island. He awakes in a small house, surrounded by people he’s never met before. Marin and Tarin fuss over him before Link runs out of the house, ready to find…
I’ll admit it. I didn’t beat Ocarina of Time until two years ago or so. I know, I know, but I had a very good reason, I swear. When I was in middle school, I spent a majority of my nights playing on my GameCube. It was silver and beautiful. We had a hefty CRT…
Middle school is an awkward time for the best of us and, shockingly, I wasn’t the best of us. I wore black ALL the time. My hair was super long and so flat. Like, the flattest hair. I was mad at the government for reasons I couldn’t really explain, but mainly because I liked System…
Look, I wasn’t the biggest fan of Ocarina of Time. I’ll admit it. It’s fine, I guess. There are just other games I’d play over Ocarina. It’s a me thing, not a you thing. However, outside of Majora’s Mask, the latter half of the game has the spookiest atmosphere. The sky is always dark in…
Portraiture is a great way to capture a specific moment in time. Royalty have used portraits for centuries to ensure that future generations could see what past rulers looked like. Luckily, an up and coming artist named Yuga has captured some amazing portraits of different denizens around Hyrule. Let’s check them out! Yuga’s first portrait…
A Link Between Worlds, unfortunately, gets overlooked in the Zelda community. It sucks because there are just so many weird and wonderful characters in this delightful romp. There are the weird mask cult people in Thieves Town. The grumpy Milk Bar owner in Lorule who hates having customers. And, most importantly, you’ve got Bee Guy.…
Back in 2012, I had just found out about speedrunning. It was AGDQ 2012, short for Awesome Games Done Quick. It was the second official AGDQ event and speedrunning was popping off in a big way. A ton of the guys on my dorm floor would gather in the lounge to watch the stream. Someone…
Earlier this week, you may have noticed some sort of shift in your life. Maybe you can’t quite put your finger on it, but you know that something has happened to make your outlook on life a little bit better. Indeed, on Monday, March 20th, those of us in the Northern Hemisphere were treated to…
I like writing about games that I feel don’t get enough love. I mean, I’ve been writing about The Minish Cap since I joined the staff, which was way before people could play it on their newfangled Nintendo Switch device. Have you read my love/hate letters to the Oracle games? I love being able to…
