Whilst easily being the darkest installment of the franchise, Majora’s Mask still has its fair share of light-hearted moments, and an equally enjoyable soundtrack to underscore them. The Deku Palace theme song is by-and-away one of my favourite songs from the game; for me, it’s an example of a song perfectly encapsulating the theme of…
We’re rounding off our Halloweek with this incredibly fitting photo from Deviantart user, johwee, who has carved this beauty of a pumpkin to celebrate both Halloween and the upcoming release of Breath of the Wild! Officially titled, ‘Wake Up, Link – Sheikah Slate Pumpkin’, I have to admit that I’m absolutely in love with this.…
At work, I’m known as a bit of a perfectionist — in fact, my colleagues have been known to throw around phrases like “OCD”, “robotic”, and “anal” when it comes to the way I go about my work. Admittedly, my desk is always ‘just so’, and I do tend to go about tasks in a…
A slight deviation from the norm for our Music Monday this week, in that I’ll be sharing my thoughts on the wonderful Legend of Zelda: Symphony of the Goddesses show that I attended in Manchester, England, last week. I’m not going to go over every detail of the show, as I’d rather encourage you to…
I am an unashamed fanboy of Link Between Worlds. It’s a game that took an absolute classic and brought it into the twenty-first century of gaming; adding some modern dynamics, visuals and sound to an already impeccable title. For a man cynical of remakes, I took a great deal of pleasure roaming around the retooled…
Humans have, for centuries, enjoyed hobbies that allow them an escape from the toils of everyday life — whether through paintings of magical other realms, stories of universes beyond our own, or songs of mystical plains and the gods who rule them. Through the advent of videogames, we are lucky enough to be alive in the…
I have never been a fan of the Gerudo Valley section of Ocarina of Time. I will admit to being an incredibly impatient gamer — I love to get from point A to point B as quickly as possible, so skulking around behind boxes and sniping respawning guards in the Gerudo Fortress and winding my…
If you asked a thousand Zelda fans which of the many franchise installments was their favourite, I’d bet you’d hear the answer “Oracle of Ages/Seasons” less than five times. Whether it’s because they were released on a handheld platform, or that they were overshadowed by such popular titles as Advanced Wars and Golden Sun — the…
Today, through a memory of mine, I want to address an issue that I’m sure is close to the wounded hearts of Zelda fans the world over. It’s a one of those “firsts” we have all undoubtedly shared; and in many cases, a terrifying first brought on at the hands of someone we thought we…
From the moment you switch on The Wind Waker, you know you’re involved in something that’s just a little bit different than anything that came before. The King of Red Lions edging before the sun gave an immediate impact and the sweeping views of Outset Island showed off the new love-it-or-hate-it graphics style — but…
From a gaming standpoint, I lived 2012/13 in a strange limbo between trepidation and unadulterated excitement. I’ve long been an adversary of ‘the remake’, so it was a strange feeling hearing that Nintendo would be releasing what, on the surface, appeared to be a remake of my favourite Zelda of all time, A Link to the…
To me, the art of covering a song is as much about interpreting the music in your own way as it is staying true to the original. And with that in mind, this wonderful rearrangement of “Midna’s Theme” from Twilight Princess hits the nail right on the head. The original track is only a snippet of…
This week’s Fanart Friday is one that I hold very close to my Heart Containers, so much so that I actually have a print of this very piece hanging in my lounge. “Link to the Past Final HD” by DeviantArt’s Billysan291 is a delicious rendering of Link squaring up against Ganon, showcasing the final boss battle…
This Thursday I’m throwing back (way back) to my younger days, and a surreal experience I had whilst playing Link’s Awakening. I warn you: it’s a weird one. My eldest sister had always been the one to indulge my love of gaming when I was young — I’d visit her house on the weekends, packing my SNES…
I’m sure any fan old enough to remember the release of Ocarina of Time would agree that it was a momentous day in the history of gaming. It marked the first console release in the Zelda franchise since A Link to the Past six years earlier, and made the leap into expansive 3D environments that…
