Death Mountain has always been known for housing the most burning hot areas in Hyrule, but only in Breath of the Wild did it take some kind of heat resistant clothing merely to reach the Goron settlement, Goron City. The Goron Tunic was needed to survive the depths of Death Mountain in Ocarina of Time,…
With the release of Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment we are perhaps witnessing the end of an era — one that started back in 2017. Breath of the Wild’s impact is still being felt almost a decade later, as its newest spinoff still features some of the same characters and art direction that were introduced…
Welcome to the October edition of The Zelda Universe Podcast. In this episode, Connor and Cayden are joined by Features Editor Jeff as they discuss incidental sidequests in Wind Waker and Breath of the Wild along with Ocarina of Time’s grimdark designs. Then the trio focus on the different dungeons and lands focused on the…
Nintendo announced on social media channels Wednesday that all-new vinyl record sets of the Breath of the Wild original soundtrack are now available to preorder for fans in Europe and the United States. Customers have the opportunity to preorder a color 2LP or an 8LP box set through the My Nintendo online store as well…
Happy Halloweek! From the Shadow Temple and the Depths to Skull Kids and Poes, Hyrule and its parallel worlds are riddled with spooky places and characters. I wrote recently about the uncanniness inherent in the Twilight Realm and its battle music. Spookiness and creepy music come easily to darker Zelda games like Twilight Princess and Majora’s Mask. Breath…
With less than two weeks to go until the release of Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment, Nintendo shadow dropped a snazzy third trailer of the game online. Plenty of fun details were teased across the board, including more combat mechanics involving hands, the return of Tears of the Kingdom bosses, and just enough story to…
People seem to have the belief that video games are bad for children and teenagers. While this is true for some games, others such as Animal Crossing and the most recent entries in The Legend of Zelda franchise have proven them wrong. Studies show that playing Breath of the Wild has improved symptoms of depression…
A Breath of the Wild themed gachapon machine featuring various weapons from the game is coming to Japan in February 2026. For those unfamiliar with gachapon, it’s a machine filled with novelty items where you can insert money into to receive one of the items inside at random. (Think Kirby and the Forgotten Land.) They…
No matter how hot it may have been this summer season, we can all be thankful that we never had to deal with the same heat that Link has been forced to endure while exploring any of the volcanic environments in The Legend of Zelda. The series’ adventures have frequently sent players into dungeons that…
Attendants at the 2025 Tokyo Game Show are making their rounds at the game demo booths, which include a simple but snazzy display at the Koei Tecmo booth featuring Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment. One of those attendants is none other than Ikabozu, the Japanese fellow who managed to beat Calamity Ganon and trigger the…
There’s a broken-down, half-sunken shack in the northeast corner of Deya Lake. As far as I can tell, it’s not a quest marker. There’s no Korok seed. Other pieces of Breath of the Wild‘s Deya Village Ruins hide metal chests, and nearby, there’s a Stone Talus you can wake up. But this quiet wooden house…
The first time we played Breath of the Wild and travelled down from the Shrine of Resurrection to the Temple of Time unlocked a core memory. For some it came with the curiosity to discover, explore, and uncover the broken past they had wandered into, just like the Link of the story. For others, it…
In the wake of the Great Calamity, the way of life changed for Hylians and all creatures across Hyrule. While the Calamity itself was contained within the confines of the ruined castle, the blood moon rises time and time again raising monsters across the land. A simple stroll across the fields now requires swords and…
A Short Hike, which is an indie adventure game that released in 2020, was greatly inspired by the exploration of Breath of the Wild. With its open world format, players can choose to follow the marked trails as in a linear game, or explore the back country to their leisure as they make their way…
Welcome to the August edition of ZUCast. This month, Connor and Cayden are joined by new Features writer, Dominic, to explore a prog rock take on Ocarina of Time before looking at the nature of gods in Zelda and how it feels to have all your equipment ripped from you. They then discuss the emotional…
