I’ve never been much for cosplay, but I cannot dismiss the talent put on display through these creative outfits. And sometimes, the skill catches me by surprise. That’s why I’m compelled to share this amazing depiction of Impa from Hyrule Warriors. Also, to ignore this cosplay would be to disregard Impa. And even if she’s…
Linkle is a very unique fighter in Hyrule Warriors. It’s rare that a character outside of the canon Zelda lore gains Linkle’s level of popularity, and yet she was brought to life through fan demand when sketches of her in the Japanese Hyrule Warriors art book were first revealed. It stands to reason that such…
Hyrule Warriors gave us some fantastic incarnations of familiar characters from The Legend of Zelda’s many adventures. There was Link, with metal shoulder pads bolstering the chainmail he adopted from Twilight Princess and Skyward Sword, along with that fashionable blue scarf bearing the Hylian royal family emblem. Princess Zelda donned more armor than most versions…
Hyrule Warriors is a game that certainly isn’t afraid to mix things up in the Zelda series. It had a whole new gameplay style, it featured characters that had never been playable before, and it threaded multiple games and timelines together. At one point before the game’s release, Princess Zelda was even being considered in…
The re-release of Hyrule Warriors for the Switch was the first time I got to play the Wind Waker storyline, as the DLC for the Wii U only carried over the characters and weapons. I was excited to visit these new locations and explore the new story segments that gave one of my all-time favorite…
Much like the recent Cadence of Hyrule, Hyrule Warriors took us all by surprise when it was first announced, presenting us all with the Zelda spin-off we never knew we wanted. It’s already been five years since Nintendo’s and Koei Tecmo’s collaborative effort first launched in Japan on the Wii U on August 14, 2014.…
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If you’ve ever wished for a Legend of Zelda trading card game, apparently you’re not alone. Reddit user King-Magikarp recently shared their take on what such a game could look like and pulled it off so well you could easily mistake it for an official product. This Hyrule Warriors trading card game is essentially the Pokemon TCG with…
Get those Adult Wallets ready, because it’s time for a deal! Right now, Best Buy is offering a free physical game with the purchase of a new Nintendo Switch on their online store. You can see the details here, but the long and short of it is that you buy the Switch and a game…
It’s like we never left! No, we haven’t streamlined our production process so much that we can release new podcast episodes every two weeks (yet). Instead, our Roundtable Moderator, Peyton, has crowded into a tiny studio with three very special panelists for a feature-length discussion on a central aspect of the Zelda franchise: combat! If…
If you missed out on the Black Friday deals this past weekend you can still shop all things Nintendo from the comfort of your home and score some savings. Nintendo has partnered with four major retailers to offer $35 in eShop credit with the purchase of a Nintendo Switch. Best Buy, Walmart, GameStop, and Amazon are…
New York Comic-Con is my favorite time of year! There’s so much to love about it — The people, the vendors, the panels, and my personal favorite, the cosplay. The Legend of Zelda has always been well represented at this convention in the past, so this year I wanted to celebrate them with an article…
The Nintendo Switch has seen multiple re-released Wii U games in the form of a “Definitive” or “Deluxe” version: Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, Pokken Tournament DX, and then there’s the upcoming New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe releasing in January. These games may have been trapped on an underperforming console, but they were amazing titles that…
When Breath of the Wild launched last year, it broke a long-running, established custom in the Zelda franchise by letting its characters speak. Prior to the landmark title, there had been no voiced dialogue in the entire canonical series of games. To claim that mainline Zelda games had never used voice actors in their 30-year history preceding Breath of the…
Hyrule Warriors is a spin-off Zelda title which truly gives tribute to its mainline predecessors. Thus far, we’ve explored references to both Ocarina of Time and Twilight Princess, and we now finish off the Hyrule Warriors trinity today with Skyward Sword. At the point of Hyrule Warriors‘ original release, Skyward Sword was the latest Zelda…
