A lot of gamers these days complain that there are too many tutorials, too much hand-holding, and no confidence that players will understand new controls. While I do agree with this most of the time, there are some cases in older games where the game could stand to help you out a bit more. This…
After stepping out of Impa’s house, I faced one of Breath of the Wild’s endless choices: which Divine Beast (if any) I was going to set off to free first. The game subtly nudges you toward the realm of the Zora in that early stage of the story, and I was already in the area,…
It’s an unfortunate truth that even in this beloved and extremely popular franchise there exist wonderful games that, despite their high quality, are severely underrated. The Minish Cap and the Oracle games are a prime example of this, but there’s another Zelda game that is sadly talked about even less than those titles. That game…
As much as I am a huge Zelda fan, I have to confess: I have not finished all of the games in the series. There are some I haven’t even played yet, and while there is no shame in that, I know I might be missing some important details or moments from the franchise. So…
When I first played Four Swords Adventures, I was relatively new to the Zelda series and had only played a couple of games prior. I knew some of the lore and history of the series, and I had fought Dark Link in Ocarina of Time, but I wasn’t aware that an evil version of Link was a recurring or popular…
I love Makar. Like, he’s one of my favorite Wind Waker characters ever. I tell you this because the story I’m about to share is about the time I did something stupid, and poor little Makar got tangled up in the mess. It was a total accident and I feel really bad about it. But…
The Wind Waker has always been one of my favorite Zelda games. I never hopped on the hate train for its graphics as I had fallen in love with the exploration of the game. With 49 islands to investigate, Wind Waker features a great volume of elements to play around with and explore. One of…
12 rounds. 12 enemies. At the end of it, the promise of massive riches — or you can bow out in the middle and still get a pretty decent prize. This is the Skyward Sword Boss Rush: an optional part of the game, but one of the reasons I find myself going back to it…
You ever just wanted to smack the smugness off someone’s face? In Skyward Sword, it didn’t take long for a villain to start causing trouble for Link and Zelda. In timing reserved only for the most central of characters, a massive cyclone wreaked havoc upon what was supposed to be the most important day of…
Having not played Phantom Hourglass since it released in 2007, my general memory of the game is admittedly rather hazy. There is, however, one puzzle in particular that still stands out to me to this day. That’s because it was the first time that, after really struggling with a Zelda puzzle, I experienced the eureka…
Ocarina of Time was a blast to explore my first time around. I was a 13-year-old kid with an overactive imagination and an obsession with fantasy, but after rolling across Hyrule Field a few hundred times, even my amazement could not help me ignore the tediousness. A better mode of travel quickly moved to the top…
I was always that kid who had an extreme passion for video games and other geek culture, but would always get super shy and never mention it in public. I was always afraid that people would make fun of me, and yet I still always engrossed myself in it. I’d always be the one to…
A few years ago, I played Ocarina of Time’s Master Quest for the first time on Nintendo 3DS. The game featured a mirror version of Hyrule, with each dungeon being rearranged to present more difficult challenges. Every dungeon definitely challenged me, but none really stood out — except for one. Anyone who has played this game…
When most people think of Majora’s Mask, they think of the moon, the timer, or the masks themselves. They think of the game’s contrasting themes, the music which seems so lighthearted at first but grows darker as the days progress, or the numerous characters you run across as you race across Termina under the pressing…
Ocarina of Time still remains one of my favorite Zelda games to this day. With the cheery music of Hyrule Field to “Epona’s Song”, each aspect of the game still resonates with me and brings back positive childhood memories. The ocarina was actually my inspiration to start taking music lessons, which opened up a whole…
