The Face Shrine is the sixth of Link’s Awakening’s eight dungeons. It is where you find the Powerful Bracelet, a tool used for lifting exceptionally heavy objects, and the Coral Triangle, one of the shimmering musical instruments that Link will need to perform the Wind Fish’s symphonic ballad. Functionally, it is a rather standard Zelda…
The masks of Majora’s Mask provided our hero Link with some truly outlandish powers that had never been seen before in the Zelda series — and with those powers came some equally outlandish designs. Chief among them is, in my opinion, the Fierce Deity Mask. Granting Link immense strength and speed, eyes brimming with ethereal…
We all know the arresting effect Breath of the Wild’s natural environment had on us at one point or another. Within its vast fields and forests, there’s something spectacular to behold for players of all sensibilities, ranging from the epic to the serene. I’m partial to both, but when it comes to one of my…
No one will argue that Breath of the Wild goes easy on you at the start. On top of skipping out on a traditional tutorial, your three tiny hearts will be depleted by nearly everything in the game if you’re not careful. From encounters with monsters big and small to powerful and deadly weather to…
Recently, I wrote a Medli’s Melodies article for Marble Pawns’ Ocarina of Time remix, “Zeldawave,” a loving vaporwave tribute to Koji Kondo published three years ago. Earlier this year, to the joy of many fans, Marble Pawns returned with the continuation, “Zeldawave II.” As a sequel to his Ocarina of Time remix, it is fittingly…
Ocarina of Time is a legendary game in the eyes of most, and for more than the simple fact of being an incredible game. Many of the biggest fans of Ocarina of Time were kids when they first experienced it, and it shaped them as they transitioned into adulthood. The nostalgia of traversing Hyrule, traveling…
Link has been through a lot in his many iterations. Throughout The Legend of Zelda series, he’s been “skyward bound, adrift in time [and] steeped in the glowing embers of twilight” (according to Zelda’s speech during Link’s knighting ceremony). But Breath of the Wild brought about a very different kind of trial for the hero,…
Majora’s Mask is indisputably a dark game. The atmosphere created by the writing, stylistic choices and thematic events is heavy and unsettling. The effort is helped greatly by Koji Kondo’s disquieting soundtrack, which results in the game working on all fronts to set the player adrift with uncertainty and anxiety. One of the eeriest parts…
Majora’s Mask is a game full of darkness and danger. Depending on the player’s age, they should understand this when they start playing, especially with the very telling music. With this special re-orchestration of the game’s first few minutes, there should be no mistaking that the path the hero walks is not only legendary but…
From the very moment I booted up Breath of the Wild, I was enveloped in the overwhelming natural beauty of the game. It is far and away the most photogenic Zelda game there is, and the Nintendo Switch’s capture button lets you take perfect advantage of that. I was instantly compelled to document my whole…
Here on Medli’s Melodies, all sorts of Zelda covers and remixes are featured: Lo-fi beats, jazz renditions, full orchestrations, and so much more. But it’s a rare treat to find a remix that draws all its elements directly from the sounds of the game. That is what liltommyj has done with his “Open Your Eyes”…
On March 3rd, 2017, the world was rocked by the release of both the Nintendo Switch console and its premier launch title, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. In the three years since then, fans have poured hundreds, even thousands of hours into the game, exploring, experimenting or simply appreciating. This is one…
The Legend of Zelda is known for many iconic musical pieces. Some, like “Zelda’s Lullaby” and “Ganon’s Theme,” permeate the series at large, forming the base for dozens of variations to be capitalized upon. Other themes only show up once, period, and thus become iconic in their own way. Songs like the “Ballad of the…
Breath of the Wild and Ocarina of Time are renowned in the Zelda series, and in gaming in general, for their own reasons. Ocarina of Time emerged on the Nintendo 64 with a timeless narrative and a revolutionary breakthrough into the third dimension for the Zelda franchise. Breath of the Wild, meanwhile, proved once again…
Masahiro Sakurai, the creator of the Super Smash Bros. series, has announced an upcoming Smash Ultimate-focused Nintendo Direct, designed to announce and showcase the fifth DLC character in the coveted Fighters’ Pass. Fans flocked to Twitter this morning to share their reactions and predictions. The livestream will be about 35 minutes long, which surprisingly isn’t…
