Tag: Free Will

What is it that controls our respective destinies? Do we have a choice in where life takes us, or is every chapter of our lives mapped out, fated to follow one singular path despite our feelings of our own freedom? Questions like this have plagued the philosophical world for centuries, and The Legend of Zelda is a franchise where the debate is prevalent. Do the people of Hyrule and its many parallel countries have a say in their futures, or…

There are some video games that make you wonder if the actual characters would have chosen a different destiny if they had the choice. Would Link go riding off happily into the sunset and retire from fighting evil or is he too much of a hero for that? CRACKED had some ideas on what would happen if the characters had their own free will. Along with Zelda, there are various other games represented by 23 pictures including Mega Man, Mario…