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Realm of Memories: Okay with not starting

Tell me if this sounds familiar: You’re streaming a song you absolutely love (or, if you’re old like me, listening to it on the radio), and you find yourself cranking up the volume and singing like there’s no tomorrow. And from that point on, that song just travels with you. You might not hear it…

Realm of Memories: Goht and the bow

“This is so boring, who made this thing a boss?” As is the case with most quotes, this one has a story behind it. It involves possibly the easiest boss in the history of the Zelda franchise, one that, if you play it the safe and boring way, cannot possibly defeat you, or really even…

Realm of Memories: The necessity of failure

I didn’t want the day to be saved. I didn’t want hope to prevail. I wanted to see all the struggle, heartache, and pain that these characters endured and find out how they were able to overcome it. I wanted a firsthand account of how Calamity Ganon took over the Kingdom of Hyrule and ravaged…

Realm of Memories: The illusion of size

Growing up can lead to all sorts of strange realizations. That the people you observed at a young age, either in real life or in various forms of entertainment, were discussing things you didn’t completely understand at the time. Or that certain tasks that seemed insurmountable when you were a child are actually quite simple.…

Realm of Memories: Where did the disc go?

The Wind Waker was the first Zelda game I actually owned. No, I didn’t buy it with my own money, but it was specifically bought for me and only me. The other Zelda games we had were the Legend of Zelda Collector’s Edition disc that came with my GameCube, which was for everyone in my…

Realm of Memories: The moment I knew

When did you become a Zelda fan? Maybe you’ve been playing so long that you can’t remember a time when you weren’t a fan. Perhaps your love for the series was built patiently over time and over multiple games. Or, maybe you can pinpoint the exact moment when your status as a fan was solidified.…

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