‘Tis the season to be as jolly as a ChuChu — or at least to look as jolly as their unshakable smiles do! What would the holidays look like in Hyrule, I’ve often wondered. Well, luckily, hundreds of talented artists have thought the same thing over the years and have created some truly Christmassy works…
When most of us pick up a piece of paper or a notebook to doodle on, we can’t go on forever. A sheet of A4 paper has edges, and even digital artists have to decide how much space they need for their artwork. Sometimes I realize too late that if I had just started a…
A strange sight greeted Link when he first landed on Koholint Island. Mountains, caves, forests, and beaches; all of these were familiar to him, but the Wind Fish’s egg sitting atop Mount Tamaranch must have thrown him for a loop. An egg sitting perched atop a mountain peak is a decidedly odd and illogical thing,…
Princess Zelda in Spirit Tracks is such a mixture of opposites. Throughout the whole game, she’s dressed in all the finery befitting a princess, but in order to stop the rise of the Demon King Malladus, she has to inhabit the hulking armor of a Phantom. At the beginning of the adventure, she doesn’t want…
Ever since I first picked up Breath of the Wild two years ago, I could hardly wait to see what future installments would look like for the franchise. I enjoyed this game so thoroughly that I even began to fantasize about what this new, immersive world would look like with different quests and adventures to…
It’s unclear who actually gave birth to the literal embodiment of evil in Ocarina of Time, but what we do know is that the two Gerudo witches Kotake and Koume are Ganondorf’s surrogate mothers. I for one would love to know the backstory here. Were they awaiting Ganondorf’s arrival to raise him on a dark…
When I was still a teenager, I went with my parents one cold winter day to a bookstore and passed by their never-ending shelves stacked with beautifully decorated book covers and spines. Fiction novels, memoirs, recipe books; the bookstore offered all kinds of books but none of them caught my interest enough to make me…
I’m very behind when it comes to your more traditional horror games. Growing up, I had what may as well have been a mildly traumatic experience when I watched my older brother play the original Resident Evil on the PlayStation, which created a pretty powerful fear of hallways for days as well as a fear…
For those of you who don’t know, today, the day before Halloween, is known as Mischief Night, and is a day typically associated with the pranks and trouble-making that take place during this season. That’s why it felt right to talk about the mischief Ganon creates with the Blood Moon. You probably know what I’m…
The story told in Wind Waker seemed straightforward when I first began to play through it, but eventually, I was made aware of how deep the lore in the game was. The importance of history and legends was weaved throughout almost every part of the narrative. Even the little details, such as a portrait on…
Even after Breath of the Wild‘s release two years ago, which admittedly it is hard to believe the game came out that long ago, it still captures the hearts and imagination of its players all around the world. Nintendo has always, more than any other developer, I’d argue, had that magic of creativity and wonder…
My favorite con of the year, New York Comic Con, has come and gone once again. As long as I wish it would have lasted forever, I will always have the memories of this amazing convention. My favorite part of any con is taking photos of the amazing cosplayers that attend the convention, and just…
One of the most notable features of the Link’s Awakening remake for the Nintendo Switch is without a doubt its art style. In an unexpected yet already seen twist, Nintendo decided to go for a charming, chibi, clay-like style for this release. Personally, I think it fits just right. As with any other 2D top-view…
The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening is, at long last, available to play on the Switch. As you might assume, and assume correctly, I am a Zelda fanatic, so I’ve spent these past few days in a welcomed and Zelda-focused state of excitement. The more Zelda, the better. This of course means I’m looking at…
Since The Legend of Zelda TV series aired before A Link to the Past released, the Master Sword was not yet introduced as Link’s definitive weapon. This meant that Link had a sword in The Legend of Zelda TV series which, while its ability to zap enemies was inspired by the original Legend of Zelda…
