As Link climbs out of the water into the Catfish’s Maw, he reflects on the previous dungeons he’s explored. Every crypt has thrown something new and dangerous at him. Monsters have lurked in every room. What would this monstrous stone fish have planned for Link within its dark and watery confines? Link’s first steps into…
Before I played Link’s Awakening for myself, there were three things I knew about the game: There was a girl named Marin, it was all a dream (um, spoilers?), and the “Mabe Village Theme” was a fantastic track. I actually heard this song for the first time through a medley and liked it so much…
It’s quite a time to be a Zelda fan in this day and age. We can choose from a ton of original titles, remakes, and spinoffs at our leisure. There is even a blockbuster sequel to Breath of the Wild on the horizon, and any sort of announcement for it could drop at any moment.…
Few moments in life are more satisfying or surreal than escaping reality through the medium of restful respite. Tranquil slumber wields the power to whisk the dreamer to faraway lands and relive former memories. At times, these quiescent visions are so picturesque that they must certainly be real. Even in the midst of such bliss,…
A consistent enemy in the Zelda series, the Like Like has a long-standing tradition of creating problems for Link by attempting to swallow him to steal his belongings. This trait has made them unique when compared to other monsters of Hyrule, though in a way that has generated groans from players instead of praise. As…
There’s nothing like a map to make a fantasy story seem more tangible. You open a massive tome and there, in the early pages before you’ve even met your characters, or even in the endpapers right within the cover, you’ve already experienced a sprawling continent or entire world of nations, city-states, mysterious regions and magical…
Within the last few years, I have been blessed to be able to share my love of the Zelda series with my daughter. Time brushing our teeth is often accompanied by theory videos by popular Zelda theorists. Bedtime stories occasionally take the form of the Zelda manga (but not the Twilight Princess one because it’s…
I wasn’t expecting to see a new Zelda-themed remix by GlitchxCity in my subscription box on February 26, especially a remix of “Ballad of the Wind Fish,” but after I clicked on the thumbnail and listened to the track for about five seconds, I knew it would be the next song I covered in Medli’s…
Link’s Awakening was a game that everyone and their mother was raving about, and while I had initially tried to play it, I was never able to pay much attention to see things through past the first segment of the game (not even including the dungeon). With the re-release in 2019 and it’s new, bright,…
The Legend of Zelda has always boasted a well-rounded cast of inspirational female characters. Last year on International Women’s Day I made an article about a few of these ladies who made an impact on me, but of course, there are still so many more to talk about! From fearsome warriors to kindhearted princesses, The…
We have been pleasantly astounded by the art styles of Breath of the Wild and Link’s Awakening on Switch in recent years, with both games being very distinctively different. An artist by the name of Stephen J. Plant has put together a stunning imagining of what Breath of the Wild 2 would look like with…
The island is a dream. To continue on would mean the destruction of the island and everything on it. Once the Wind Fish awakens, Link too will wake from his dream. Does he continue his journey knowing that it’s the only way for him to escape his dreams into the real world, or leave things…
A collection featuring the soundtracks of Link’s Awakening and its 2019 remake has been announced for release in Japan on March 18. With four discs, and over 200 songs, this will run potential buyers ¥4,950. Each soundtrack will consist of two discs that feature art from their respective versions of the games. Also included is…
I had to stop and read the sentence again. My book had just made an off-hand reference to a roc as some kind of bird flying over the mountain pass. I laid the book down as the gears began to shift in my head. Every time I played a Zelda title where Link acquires an…
Link’s Awakening is filled with mystery and wonder. Although the game is smaller in scale when compared to Breath of the Wild, every nook and cranny of Koholint Island is bursting with secrets. From discovering Secret Seashells to interacting with the game’s quirky cast of characters, Link’s Awakening remains one of the few games that…
