It’s always a pleasure seeing familiar characters and landscapes transformed entirely to fit new themes or design choices in video games. Whether it’s Mario’s world becoming papercraft or Hyrule seeing a vibrant, cel-shaded ocean, being able to see things from a new perspective can help enrich the experience of what might otherwise be “just” another…
There were a lot of things to expect from today’s Nintendo Indie presentation. Some new announcements, some good-looking games. What we weren’t prepared for was writing up an article about a new game with The Legend of Zelda involved, but here we are. Cadence of Hyrule is a crossover event between Crypt of the Necrodancer…
Last week Nintendo fans were treated to an exceptionally good Nintendo Direct. (You can watch us talk over it on our Twitch channel!) Of course, the big news for us here at Zelda Universe was the announcement of a stupendous looking remake of Link’s Awakening, a beloved side-story in the Zelda franchise. While there’s plenty to…
Moonlighter, from 11 Bit Studios, does well to try and combine some rogue-like style concepts with the dungeon crawling of the original Legend of Zelda. For the most part, it’s actually quite nice. However, a few key areas keep this game from being quite as amazing as it could be. I do want to start out by saying…
During today’s bonkers Nintendo Direct, in which a stunning remake of Link’s Awakening was announced, we were treated to information regarding the next Smash Bros. Ultimate update. What all is coming in this 3.0 update in the spring? Well… Um… Hang on. Let me watch it again and- Nope. So there’s no idea what will…
Online maintenance is the necessary evil of any service that requires an internet connection. Nintendo is not exempt, and is planning on starting a three-part tonight/tomorrow. There are three blocks all together. It’s not a promise that the network will be completely down in these times, but if you wanted to do some ranked play…
We are nearing the finish line! December 7 is nearing ever closer, and our final checkpoint has come in the form of the last Super Smash Bros. Direct presentation. New details are abundant, so let’s get moving. Characters: Ken, Incineroar and Piranha Plant We have our last two additions to the roster! Incineroar comes as…
It’s been just over two months now since our last Smash Bros. Direct, where we learned about new Belmonts, K. Rools, and stages. That’s not an insignificant amount of time, but the pace of this Smash Bros. is so much faster than the year or two we’re used to getting drip fed info. So I…
Your back-catalog of Switch Indie games is about to get another game deeper. In Moonlighter, from Digital Sun and 11 Bit Studios, a bored shop keeper in a fantasy RPG decides that there’s more to life than tending wares. So, he starts taking night classes. And by night classes, I mean he started venturing into Zelda-like…
It makes absolute sense that Nintendo is gearing up to push the Switch and it’s new key software this holiday. Special edition Switch bundles for Let’s Go! Pikachu, Let’s Go! Eevee, and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Are slated to come out in November. But an unforeseen contender for your currency of choice has appeared from the very…
Bandai’s candy division and Nintendo have created packs of Breath of the Wild trading cards that come with apple-flavored candies in Japan. The goal, like any trading card, is to collect all the cards, or just your favorites, while satisfying your sweet tooth as a bonus. It reminds me of when I used to collect baseball…
Yesterday’s Nintendo Direct had quite a lot packed into it. From new controllers to play the online NES games with to some exciting new details. It might be safe to say that there was a surprising amount of third party support for Nintendo’s newest platform, and at the front of that pack was Square-Enix. They…
The Nintendo Direct was shown today, and one of the more notable bits to come out of it came in the form of Diablo III information. While showing off gameplay footage, including some that included the Ganondorf costume set in action, they announced that the game will come out on November 2nd. Coming with all…
UPDATE: Due to this morning’s earthquake in Hokkaido, Japan, the Nintendo Direct has been postponed for a later time. We will post an update when available. Nintendo must be revving up the PR machine right now. The third Direct (fourth, if you count the Nindie Showcase) in less than 30 days is going to beam…
There’s something about breaking the limits of a game world and exploring what lies beyond that has become increasingly fascinating since video games made the jump to 3D. Whether developers were just hiding an item until the game needed to call on it, or burying unused and half-completed locales underground, there’s almost always something interesting…
