The Legend of Zelda has always offered players the ability to upgrade equipment as the game progresses, but prior to The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword most upgrades were required to complete the game and given to you as a reward for completing a mandatory task. The best examples are the swords used in each…
In my last article, I discussed some of the most basic pieces of the Legend of Zelda “core”, and this time I’m going to begin looking at some of the larger pieces. I’m going to begin with one of my favorite piece of The Legend of Zelda: puzzles. At a glance, The Legend of Zelda…
How would you define The Legend of Zelda? It is difficult to define something that covers such a large number of subjects and genres. The Legend of Zelda is not solely a puzzle game, an adventure game, or a role-playing game, but it contains elements from all of them. The Legend of Zelda series regularly…
Nintendo has a always been a leader in the video game industry, but their inability or unwillingness to follow the lead of others has repeatedly hurt them. Nintendo’s online presence is a common example. What does this have to do with the Legend of Zelda? While many consider the Legend of Zelda series to be…
Skyward Sword is already famous for the vast number of references to other Legend of Zelda games that the developers included in celebration of the series’ 25th anniversary. New Skyward Sword players will encounter the first reference as soon as they journey outside the Skyloft Knight Academy, which just so happens to be celebrating its…
Last night, I had the honor of attending the world premier of the complete four-movement Symphony of the Goddesses in Dallas, Texas. Late last year, many Legend of Zelda fans, including some members of the Zelda Universe team, were given a taste of the symphony at special 25th anniversary concert events. When Skyward Sword was…
It is no secret that The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword introduced a brand new control scheme for The Legend of Zelda. The advanced sword controls allow you to swing the sword in any direction, the enemies have also been updated so that they must be attacked a certain way to be defeated. The result…
Spoiler Warning: I hope it goes without saying, but guides for a brand new game include spoilers. If you haven’t played or haven’t finished Skyward Sword and don’t want to know specifics about sidequests or other parts of the game then please do not read the rest of this post. Most of the Zelda Universe…
We’re hard at work on new Skyward Sword guides! Today, we’ve got details on completing two sidequests as well as updated boss strategies and item locations. We’ll be continually updating these guides as our staff plays through the game. There are many more guides currently in progress that will be published in the coming days.…
A lot has happened this year. Nintendo has celebrated anniversaries in the past, but I think it’s safe to say that what they’ve done for the Legend of Zelda outshines anything else they’ve ever done. Better yet, this year won’t be the end of the festivities. The Legend of Zelda concert series will be going…
2004 was the beginning of a new era in the Legend of Zelda series. After years of revising what was more or less the same gameplay formula, extensive changes were being made to the series. Miyamoto promised these changes in 2004 and Japanese and European gamers were the first to experience them when The Minish…
“I am not Link, but I do know him! Even after 18 years, the Legend of Zelda never stops changing and this game is no different. We are now taking you to a world where Link has grown up – a world where he will act different and look different. In order to grow, Link…
The year 2001 gave us both Oracle of Ages and Oracle of Seasons and the year 2003 gave us The Wind Waker. At a glance, the events of the year 2002 don’t appear worth mentioning. The highlight of 2002 is a remake that was bundled with a multiplayer game that many fans weren’t able to…
Over the last 24 hours, Nintendo (and some other sources) have released tons of new information about Skyward Sword. The most exciting news is the revealing of the last major area in Skyward Sword. As usual, this post contains a ton of spoilers, so hit the jump for details. Spoilers Ahead: You have been warned!
IGN has published yet another Skyward Sword trailer for us to enjoy. This one focuses on the instrument we’ve seen a handful of times before and is made up almost entirely of new footage. A lot (if not all) of this footage is from cinematics in the game, and could spoil some important story moments…
