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…
