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Zelda players are certainly no strangers to the necessity for patience. And due to the announcement that the Breath of the Wild sequel’s release is being pushed back to Spring 2023, we’re settling back to wait a little longer yet. The update naturally brought disappointment, but it also gifted us with a few seconds of…

Are you among the millions of game fans who have fallen in love with all of the browser-based games that have sprung up since the advent of Wordle? If so, you’ve probably had the same thought I did: Where’s my Zelda-themed Wordle game? Well, it seems we still need to wait on that one, but…

Akira Himekawa, composed of Japanese comic book duo A. Honda and S. Nagano, are the creators of the longest-running Legend of Zelda manga series. Beginning with the release of the Ocarina of Time manga in 2000 in Japan, the two would go on to release more manga for several of the mainline games. Their most…

Most everyone can agree that Link is an amazing hero who is beloved across multiple generations. There have been many times when the hero of Hyrule proved that he is the coolest person ever by facing insurmountable odds with unwavering courage. He is never the most powerful hero around, but he knows how to protect…

It is a situation that every Legend of Zelda player will find themselves in, without fail — you’ve taken a heavy beating in a major boss battle, or a bunch of minor enemies have gradually whittled your hearts down to almost nothing. And now, the game is making that annoying beeping sound that tells you…

Let’s say that it’s 1989. You go to a garage sale and find something you’ve never seen. You recognize the Nintendo logo, but not the console or the games. The price is right, so you buy it all anyway. You take them home and put everything together with your TV. You then boot up リンクの冒険.…

If you’re like me, you’ve been waiting for this moment since the days of the Nintendo 64. Finally, after more than 25 years, Kirby takes his first true steps into the realm of 3D with his latest game, Kirby and the Forgotten Land.  Is it everything we’ve dreamed of though? Yes. I can’t even force…

There’s no denying that the mystical land of Hyrule is rich in geological activity. Vast mountain ranges, steep cliffs, mysterious deserts, and an enormous volcano are all teeming with rare treasures that are often mined and bartered between Link and the various races who live there. Curiously, most of these minerals bear the same names…

Picture this blend: Zelda-style game mechanics and ninjas. Does that sound like the most amazing mixture ever? Apparently, the folks at Robi Studios thought so. And they turned it into a real thing with the 2021 indie game Blue Fire. Blue Fire is an action-adventure set in the fantasy world of Penumbra. You must brave…

Link has used a wide variety of equipment and items over the years to battle evil, but his arsenal got a huge upgrade in 2017’s Breath of the Wild. The biggest Legend of Zelda game yet offered all kinds of weapons to wield while exploring Hyrule, many of which had never appeared in the series…

The Legend of Zelda fans are accustomed to the excitement that a new Zelda game brings every few years, but it’s safe to say that no other game in the series has had the impact Breath of the Wild has. While many games have their moment of high relevancy for a short while, this game…

One of the core aspects of The Legend of Zelda is the mythos surrounding Hyrule and its creation. Every story of Hyrule is grounded in the idea that the three Golden Goddesses created the world and the ultimate power of the Triforce, although the exact story of the Goddesses and the beliefs of those inhabiting…

The Ancient Shrines are some of the most important gameplay elements in Breath of the Wild. There are numerous shrines found throughout Hyrule (120 in total, not counting the DLC shrines), with each of them serving as miniature dungeons full of logic puzzles and the occasional combat trial. They reward the player with Spirit Orbs…

The Hylian tongue has taken many forms across the Legend of Zelda series. When it first appeared in A Link to the Past, it was an entirely meaningless string of symbols. In the following games, however, it began taking the form of a cipher, in earlier games for Japanese Kana and later for the Roman…

Beware: Read no further unless you want to be frightened within half a heart of your life meter. This is an article about the most dangerous, most terrifying creature in all of Hyrule. The Hinox? Of course not. The Lynel? Not even. Calamity Ganon? Pfft. I speak, of course, of the Cucco. If Hyrule had…