While there is certainly no shortage of oddballs among the citizens of Hyrule, there are some notable weirdos that defy explanation. Most notable for being a straightforward Heart Piece to retreive, the Man on a Roof of Kakariko Village gives Link a Heart Piece if he is spoken to while Link is also on the…
Lo-fi musician Caspian has released a sequel album to his Zelda cover project, Hyrule Lofi. The tracklist for part 2 has even more selections than the first installment had, with some of the new tracks being Linebeck’s Theme, Lost Woods, Lanayru Desert, and several original themes from Tears of the Kingdom, which wasn’t yet released…
Look, I wasn’t the biggest fan of Ocarina of Time. I’ll admit it. It’s fine, I guess. There are just other games I’d play over Ocarina. It’s a me thing, not a you thing. However, outside of Majora’s Mask, the latter half of the game has the spookiest atmosphere. The sky is always dark in…
While Nintendo might not have made mention of Ocarina of Time’s 25th anniversary this year, gamers around the world certainly did not forget. Often hailed by many as the crown jewel of the Zelda series and even touted as far as one of the greatest games of all time, our beloved Ocarina of Time has…
Do you ever wish you could turn the clock back (or whip out the Ocarina of Time) to return to simpler days? You know, those “after-school-Smash-Brothers-machinima” binges and “listening-to-Zelda-music-remixes-while-doing-homework” kind of days? Well, now you can. (Minus playing that Ocarina of Time part.) The fine folks at ZREO: Reorchestrated rereleased two classic albums from their…
In 2017, a very special Zelda project was released to the world. It was a monumental success on Kickstarter, accruing well over $50,000 in backer contributions, and the quality of the end result speaks to how well those funds were utilized. The project? A full album of musical arrangements from Ocarina of Time, decadently performed…
A hero’s journey could never be complete without two crucial chapters: the return home, and the “dark forest”. The former can be anything from a heartfelt reunion to a grim reminder of the evil our hero stands against. The latter is a time-tested trope of a threat unfamiliar or unknown in a treacherous place. On…
Perhaps it’s because of my overall fascination with shiny objects, but I’ve always had a bit of an unhealthy obsession with minerals and gemstones. Their vibrant colors, their shimmering surfaces, their unique textures – everything about them is utterly mesmerizing to me, and when I was a child, I would frequently seek them out as…
I did not play too many videogames in my childhood. My parents were not huge fans of video games; they felt it was mostly a waste of time. Fortunately, they were not totally opposed; I still had a Gamecube and a Wii. I only really had Mario, Sonic, and Madden games though. Since I was…
Ahh, Ocarina of Time, the Zelda game I watched my brothers play before daring to give it a try myself, the game I replayed several times before I had even turned ten years old, and the game I loved so dearly (and still do!) that I pictured Epona race along car rides and even carved…
I didn’t have a religious upbringing, so throughout my childhood, I found it difficult to understand why many of my peers derived such profound comfort from spending time in churches. Sure, the structures themselves were pleasantly spacious, cool, and quiet, with dazzling stained glass windows I could lose myself in for hours, but that soul-stirring…
Every once in a while, a talented individual takes something that they love and turns it into something even better. Whether it be a piece of fan fiction that turns into a series for fans to love, or a fan-made video game that garners enough attention to eventually become a new entry for gamers to…
Happy Halloween! In a time where the spooky and the dangerous are celebrated, we turn our attention away from the heroes and villains that dominate the Zelda story and focus more on the legions of baddies that haunt our every step. By the time we’ve slain our thousandth keese, they seem pretty uneventful, but what…
The games schedule is out at last for the annual charitable speedrunning event Awesome Games Done Quick (AGDQ) 2024, and several list items include impressive runs to look forward to. This time, AGDQ returns in full force as an in-person public event for the first time since the pandemic occurred. The event will take place…
For most people, a cup of coffee or tea is enough to give them a head start in their morning. But for sleepyheads like me who could use an extra jolt out of the bed, sometimes a heavy metal track is a useful way to provide a good kick in the pants. After their notorious…
