Deep in the Minish Forest lies a small surprise. Well, it’s a big surprise, but small. As in, it’s small size-wise, but big as in it’s another race of sentient beings. Of course, The Minish Cap is full of small big surprises, but this is the first time Link actually gets to meet his new…
Echoes of Wisdom opens like any other Zelda game ends. Link, wearing a brand new cape, traverses through a typical dungeon. An enemy here, a puzzle there… basic stuff. Then, he enters the boss chamber and faces… Ganon. Princess Zelda is trapped in a crystal, watching the fight unfold. Link triumphs, the Princess escapes, but…
I hate desert regions in 3D video games. Yes, even in Zelda games. It’s a completely personal choice for me. I think it’s hard to make a vast, open area like that very interesting. I mean, that’s the whole point of a desert, right? It’s supposed to be a vast, open, empty area. It’s, as…
Link’s Awakening is a game centered on mystery. Link wakes up on an island besieged by monsters. He has no idea where it is, who the inhabitants are, and why the heck there is a giant egg on top of a mountain. Through the course of the game, obviously, the mystery gets unraveled. It all…
A Link to the Past starts off in a rather auspicious way. Link hears the voice of a woman in his mind and rushes out and into the storm to save her. It’s a quick way to establish two things. First, Link is the hero and he needs to save people. Second, there is something…
The mini games in the Zelda series give a break for the player, and Link, to pause their heroic adventure and allow Link to have some fun and be more like a normal kid. For some reason, I had a poor sense of direction my first couple of moments in Clock Town, but I eventually…
Far atop Mount Crenel, if you listen very closely, you can hear the tiny ting-ting-ting of small hammers. On clear, lightly windy days, you swear you can even hear the sound of Minish voices, singing about the joys of the mines. Of course, you are probably mistaken. The Minish are just stories, bedtime tales for…
Link’s Awakening opens with a lightning crack. His ship is struck by a bolt of lightning, causing his ship to run aground on a mysterious island. He awakes in a small house, surrounded by people he’s never met before. Marin and Tarin fuss over him before Link runs out of the house, ready to find…
There’s a broken-down, half-sunken shack in the northeast corner of Deya Lake. As far as I can tell, it’s not a quest marker. There’s no Korok seed. Other pieces of Breath of the Wild‘s Deya Village Ruins hide metal chests, and nearby, there’s a Stone Talus you can wake up. But this quiet wooden house…
Deep in the rocky terrain of Akkala hides one of the three sacred springs, the Spring of Power. This holy spring is a shrine dedicated to the Goddess Hylia. One may make an arduous journey to this hallowed ground to be closer to the Goddess when they pray, as Zelda herself came here to plead…
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate gives enough representation to keep the most zealous Zelda fan satisfied. While I believe we’ve covered every single Smash Bros. stage, there is one location that has not been mentioned and I think is often forgotten about due to how simple it is. This was one of my favorite boss fights…
Although Echoes of Wisdom is Zelda’s first solo adventure as the heroine who will save Hyrule, a Princess is still entitled to her royal quarters. After regaining access to Hyrule Castle, Zelda once again may find respite in her bedroom. Resting between two radiant beams of sunlight shining through ornate windows is Zelda’s bed. Ensconced…
A hero’s adventure is not complete without a noble steed to aid the journey. And Princess Zelda, who adorns the hero’s mantle in Echoes of Wisdom is no exception. The call to adventure beckons our heroine to many locations across the troubled land, aiding those in need. One location, however, will provide Princess Zelda with…
I’ve been dabbling in the early Zeldas once more, probably because of the release of Echoes of Wisdom; I’ve been thinking about the developers using what little tools they had to convey the complex ideas and stories that they were trying to tell. This brings me to Zelda II: The Adventure of Link. A flat,…
The latest entry, Echoes of Wisdom, offers a wondrous overworld for our new protagonist, the titular Zelda herself, to explore. One of the most enjoyable aspects of a good Zelda game is discovering optional dungeons, which makes you feel like a true adventurer, taking on unexpected challenges. Deep in Hyrule’s hinterlands lies an abandoned dungeon…
