Nintendo held their 78th annual general shareholder’s meeting at the end of June where executives fielded questions about the future of the Nintendo Switch, and more specifically, about the future of indie games. During the meeting, a shareholder asked: “Indie games have become a hot topic recently. As games made by small-scale developers around the…
A huge complaint commonly shared between Wii U owners was the drought between games. Nintendo set out early to eradicate this problem for the Switch, and part of that strategy involves a huge push on glorious indie games, while simultaneously releasing regular AAA titles. Indie games such as Celeste, Snake Pass, Stardew Valley, Overcooked and…
Here’s an unpopular opinion: I adore Zelda II: The Adventure of Link. It took me years to learn to love the game, but now that I do, I find myself wanting to play it regularly. Just a couple weeks ago, I spent time standing in lines at PAX South, and Zelda II was one of my go-to…
The Swords of Ditto is a new adventure game from Devolver Digital that debuted last year, and I had the opportunity to play it at PAX South 2018 earlier this month. I unexpectedly picked up a game that a pair of players had already begun, and I was stuck playing co-op by myself. Fortunately, another…
Developed by Comfox and Brothers, Oceanhorn: Monster of Uncharted Seas is an adventure game inspired by Zelda games such as Wind Waker. The swashbuckling Switch version sailed on to the eShop in June this year, priced at $14.99. Building on the positive reviews it received, the developers have decided to offer a free demo of their game too. Sadly there is no confirmed…
Back in February our own Joshua Lindquist went hands-on with Oceanhorn, a Legend of Zelda clone that released for Mobile, PS4, Xbox One, and PC. Despite taking many pages out of Link’s book, Oceanhorn managed to deliver a sound gaming experience; scoring an average of around 70 on Metacritic. Later this year it will be both the PS Vita’s and Nintendo Switch’s turns to…
I recently had the opportunity to spend a few minutes playing Oceanhorn: Monster of Uncharted Seas running on a Playstation Vita. Oceanhorn is already available for mobile devices, PC, and consoles, and it’s coming to Vita a little later this year. Oceanhorn plays very similarly to a Zelda game and has an art style that is…
Two-man indie video game development team, Woke Interactive, have recently announced a Zelda-inspired action adventure game for PC titled Aendis – The Black Gate. Along with the announcement, the developer has launched a new website for the game and released the first trailer. The game is still in the early development stages, and there is no word…
Heads up Wii U owners! Elliot Quest is coming to the North American eShop next Thursday, March 19. The title will release a little later on the European eShop with an April 16 release date. Ansimuz Games announced the information on their site earlier today. I had the chance to review the Steam version of Elliot Quest late…
Stefan Lange of Radical Fish Games sat down recently with Siliconera to chat about his recent upcoming title, CrossCode. Lange mentioned two very interesting facts regarding the game: the Wii U is the console of choice, so to speak, and aspects of the game are specifically inspired by The Legend of Zelda series. “We use pretty uncommon technology…
Indie games can be imaginative, creative, and display how a small team of dedicated people can create a memorable gaming experience. These types of games can be very innovative, yet many do seem to draw influence from titles that came before them. This doesn’t mean they are any less creative. In fact, some games can take…
Fans of Zelda often face a frustrating dilemma: after you beat the latest game, there’s not much else to do but wait a whole year or two until Nintendo releases the next one. The blueprint for a fantastic gaming experience is encased in the DNA of nearly all of the Zelda titles, but the fact…
The New Year is underway, and deviantART user ditto9 decided to create a Zelda Zodiac (based on the Chinese zodiac), with each real life zodiac receiving an accurate Zelda-themed representation! Each animal is drawn in a style resembling Okami, which results in the creatures looking quite adorable. 2014 is the year of the horse, so…
In this episode of “Games Like Zelda” we review the critically acclaimed–but Japanese only–third entry in the Mana series. Suggestions at illegality are purely coincidental. View the video after the jump!
In this episode of Games Like Zelda we review one of the first action RPGs to be released after the original Legend of Zelda, the first game in the Ys series! View the video after the jump!
