The world of Hyrule is often filled to the brim with life, in terms of both the people and the different kinds of enemies that our hero Link encounters in his grand adventures. In fact, it could be said that Link interacts with such creatures more often than he does with civilization proper. Some meet…
DLC, the abbreviation for post-release “downloadable content” for games, is fairly commonplace these days. But it turns out the DLC packs Pulse of the Ancients and Guardian of Remembrance for Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity weren’t actually planned for release at first In a recent interview with the Japanese publication Nintendo Dream, several members of…
I’ve always had a fondness for when games reference other games, whether they be within the same series or not. I’ve seen it especially within the Legend of Zelda franchise, whether it be those Mario paintings in the courtyard of Ocarina of Time, or the numerous locations in Breath of the Wild named after iconic…
Whether exploring the great sea or hiking the mountains of Hyrule, Koroks are one of the cutest elements of The Legend of Zelda series. More than once I have found myself mimicking their “Ya-ha-ha” voice clips while smiling in awe. The musical spirits of the forest have been around since we first set sail in…
If I could add one feature to Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity, it would be a freeplay mode where I could explore Hyrule as the balance tips from peace to war. I’d like to explore these environs at my own pace, rather than under battle conditions, but I understand that this game is not Breath…
One word that could easily be used to describe Breath of the Wild would be epic. The world you explore dwarfs any other version of Hyrule in size as does the possibilities afforded the player. Link’s arsenal is also incredibly expansive, and his wardrobe is so diverse that he’d need a shrine-sized closet just to…
Winter is officially upon us. The temperatures are below freezing and scarves and mittens are taken from their hidey holes to keep us warm. It’s the only time of year where it becomes an ice level outside your door. I love it. The snow, the cold, the smell of a subzero wind, it’s all amazing.…
Back in late October, just a week shy of Halloween, the West Coast of the United States was alerted to the presence of an ominous meteorological phenomenon gradually approaching from the north. The term “bomb cyclone” splashed all across the news as the swirling storm loomed large on the horizon, and to complicate matters further,…
What’s a great endnote for a turbulent, remarkable year? Another heralded ranking for Breath of the Wild. What’s an even better way to cap off 2021 for Zelda fans? Mr. Miyamoto himself taking over Nintendo’s Twitter account to talk about it. On December 27, 2021, the Japanese television network TV Ashai ran a special three-hour…
For over eight years, Nintendo Minute brought joy to Nintendo fans across the globe, which makes it sad to see the YouTube series come to an abrupt end. However, despite the formal end of the show, it will always remain as an archive of Nintendo and Legend of Zelda history. With the show following the…
At this point in time, I believe that most of us are quite familiar with the opening sequence of Breath of the Wild. When our mute hero drowsily emerges from the Shrine of Resurrection into the piercing light of day, clad in humble peasant garb with a memory bank robbed of all its most precious…
A new collectible Zelda figure is now available from First 4 Figures, a company that specializes in creating figures and props from video games and anime. Alongside a handful of other Zelda figures available in its catalog, such as Link and Princess Zelda from Breath of the Wild, First 4 Figures has revealed a Hylian…
While 2021 has come and (almost) gone with no main timeline releases for The Legend of Zelda, it has still given a lot to its Zelda community, not least of all included a remaster of Skyward Sword, two waves of DLC for Age of Calamity, and a teaser for the Breath of the Wild Sequel.…
When a video game takes place over a massive plot of land, it is almost essential to include some sort of method to quickly travel. This is the reason that fast travel or “warping” has been a staple of The Legend of Zelda, even all the way back to its original NES titles. Since then,…
It’s no secret that many gamers immerse themselves in the stories of the games they play. Whether we play for pure enjoyment or sheer escapism, there is almost nothing that compares to getting lost in the stories of the games we play. There’s no arguing that The Legend of Zelda franchise is an iconic video game series…
