Summer Games Done Quick 2020 is now underway, taking place on the Games Done Quick Twitch channel. As with the previous event in April, SGDQ is taking place as an online-only event. This means that, unfortunately, due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, there is once again no in-person convention this year. However, that doesn’t stop…
Every time I think about amiibo, my wallet begins to shudder in fear. The last six years of amiibo hunting have definitely put a dent in my finances, but I absolutely love these high-quality figures. One of my favorite characters in gaming, Joker from Persona 5, is about to receive an amiibo on September 25.…
I had entered the castle walls with great trepidation. I had spent the entirety of my playthrough of Breath of the Wild so far with Hyrule Castle on the horizon, waiting to be explored, but I kept waiting until I was ready. In hindsight, I think I was worried that I’d accidentally wander straight into…
The Zelda series is extremely popular, so it makes sense that many developers take a ton of inspiration from the franchise. One game that has caught the attention of many Zelda fans is Genshin Impact, an upcoming open-world RPG from Chinese developer miHoYo. Genshin Impact draws a lot of inspiration from one game in particular,…
Learning the history of a video game’s development is always interesting. Most of the time, a game looks completely different early on compared to the final product, and the Zelda series has seen its fair share of new revelations when it comes to the development process. Nintendo showcased an early build of Breath of the…
With officially licensed LEGO sets based on the Super Mario franchise now available and receiving attention and interest worldwide, many LEGO and Zelda fans have begun to see the opportunity for our favorite video game series to be brought to life in the plastic medium. The latest example comes from avid LEGO artist Brixter, who…
Author John Boyne, best known for the holocaust novel, The Boy in the Striped Pajamas, included a little something extra in his latest offering: red Lizalfos tail. A Reddit user found the passage in Boyne’s latest book, A Traveller at the Gates of Wisdom. Then it was picked up and examined on Twitter. After a…
Earlier this month, Reddit user Artinusz showed off his new Zelda-themed sleeve tattoo, featuring Princess Zelda from Breath of the Wild in an anime-inspired style. She is portrayed reaching out to an upside-down Triforce, which is present with three hearts at the wrist. The artist did an excellent job transferring the likeness of Princess Zelda…
The modding community never ceases to amaze me. There’s always something new every week, and Waikuteru is back with another mod for Breath of the Wild. You might be familiar with their work, as they created the Lon Lon Ranch and Skyview Temple mods for the game. This time around, Waikuteru has published one of…
The Bokoblins, smaller and weaker relatives of the ever-threatening Moblins, have served as standard enemies of Link’s in many of his adventures. Vicious and able to demonstrate varying levels of intelligence, these monsters are not to be dismissed when traversing the many versions of Hyrule. The Bokoblins made their first appearance in 2003’s The Wind…
Luminous Stones can be found all across Hyrule, from the boiling cliffs of Death Mountain to the rainy jungles of the Faron Woods. These stones glow a distinct pale blue color in the dark, similar, if not identical, to the color of the glowing hand seen in the trailer for the sequel to Breath of…
Breath of the Wild is a punishing game. Since its launch back in 2017, fans have continued to post highlights from their experiences playing. We’ve seen awesome combos, magnificent experiments with the games physics, and of course, unfortunate deaths. Death comes easy in Nintendo’s iconic survival epic, with enemies being ruthless sometimes. However, the aforementioned…
It’s no surprise that the Master Sword is a crucial element to driving the main plot forward in the Zelda series. Drafted as the “Magic Sword” in the first Legend of Zelda title, the Blade of Evil’s Bane has become a staple weapon in most games since A Link to the Past. Breath of the…
Link has been through a lot in his many iterations. Throughout The Legend of Zelda series, he’s been “skyward bound, adrift in time [and] steeped in the glowing embers of twilight” (according to Zelda’s speech during Link’s knighting ceremony). But Breath of the Wild brought about a very different kind of trial for the hero,…
When Link emerged from the Shrine of Resurrection, he was greeted by an entirely different Hyrule from the one he left behind. As did Zelda when she materialized from Hyrule Castle after spending 100 years suppressing Ganon’s power. And yet, it was still a Hyrule in which their journeys and experiences of the world’s wonders…
