Nintendo has released the 2.0 update for Mario Kart 8 Deluxe a little bit early, however the new tracks won’t be playable until March 18th. In addition, the update shows us the names of all the new cups to be added in each new wave. Golden Dash Cup Lucky Cat Cup Turnip Cup Propeller Cup…
The heavily Zelda-inspired game about a cute fox named Tunic has released on Steam and on Xbox Game Pass. TUNIC is an isometric action-adventure indie title with plenty of puzzles to whet the appetite of even the most hardcore Zelda fan. The game also takes some inspirations from games such as Dark Souls and Bloodborne.…
Never in my life did I imagine I would ever have a chance to play Famicom Detective Club. Never would I have imagined that Nintendo would remake them and localize them in the west. Never would I imagine I’d be here, writing a review of what is to most westerners an interesting side game that…
After Link finally meets Princess Zelda at Hyrule Castle and obtains Zelda’s Lullaby, he is instructed to head to Death Mountain to find the next Spiritual Stone, the Goron Ruby. Before that, however, Link can take a small detour to a little ranch in the center of Hyrule Field known as Lon Lon Ranch. Lon…
I was already shocked by the announcement and eventual release of the original Hyrule Warriors. A dream come true for someone like me who loves the Warriors games and the Zelda franchise, it was the mashup I never knew I wanted or needed in my life. Once Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity was announced I…
In any Zelda game, the area Link begins his quest in is always an important location. In most cases, it is a safe place for the player to learn the controls and to establish some basic world-building to help the player adjust to this new adventure they’re about to embark on with Link. Though the…
I’ve always had a soft spot in my heart for credit themes in games. As the game comes to a close, it’s a time to sit and reflect on the journey in the game I just went through, and really establish any feelings I had for it. I’ve done this since a young age, and…
It is an unfortunate truth in game development that content gets created only to be scrapped or unfinished. A lot of work and testing goes into making games, from the mundane of making ramps to see how the player character responds to slopes in the engine to rooms designed solely to test the various mechanics…
After getting the lay of the land in northwestern Hyrule, Link finally traverses a very dark but not-so-dangerous cavern and arrives at the Parapa Desert on the other side. As he scans the horizon, he notices the first of the various palaces he must seal with a crystal he received from Impa if he’s to…
Just like many before and after me, Ocarina of Time is one of the most influential Zelda games I have ever played. Regardless of what will come after it, I can never deny just how much it shaped how I see and experience a Zelda game. It’s almost as if it’s a sort of standard…
Say what you will about Zelda II, but the “Palace Theme” is awesome. It’s one of the standout tracks in not just Zelda II, but you could argue the series as a whole. It captures the exploration of one of the labyrinthine and intimidating palaces while also being a catchy tune to just listen to…
When I first played on the Nintendo 64, I had never experienced 3D gaming up until that point. I was too young to have ever played an Atari, and I had never been to an arcade, so the joystick was a real marvel. Being able to move in this (literal) new dimension, broadened my horizons…
When I was a youngster, one of my favorite things to do was to pick up and read video game magazines. While I liked reading the articles and strategies for games I owned and didn’t own, I spent most of my time staring at zoomed-out, fully-fledged maps. I loved analyzing them and finding all the…
The island is a dream. To continue on would mean the destruction of the island and everything on it. Once the Wind Fish awakens, Link too will wake from his dream. Does he continue his journey knowing that it’s the only way for him to escape his dreams into the real world, or leave things…
It was a perilous trek for me, going up those rainy hills. I was still new to Breath of the Wild and I had been learning the harsh lessons of the wild; Lizalfos were constantly pelting me with electric arrows, dealing a shocking amount of damage. But I soldiered on, as the Zora had been…
