Tag: Picto Box

I’m not exactly sure why Tingle is in The Legend of Zelda. He’s strange, that’s for sure, and for this, as far as NPCs go in video games he’s quite the famous character. Since appearing in Majora’s Mask he’s made a few other appearances, notably in The Wind Waker, where he was imprisoned for being a troublemaker. He’s a bit more useful in The Wind Waker, but still definitely his odd self. Since The Wind Waker HD’s release, Tingle is again topical, so Awkward…

With just a few weeks left to go until the release of The Wind Waker HD, along with these past few months comprised of emerging details, changes, interviews, bundles, and release dates, there may have been a handful of details you might have missed out on. And just in case you have, we’re here to fill you in on exactly everything we know. Announced back in January this year on a Nintendo Direct, we anxiously awaited news of a brand…

The Pictograph Box. More commonly referred to as the Picto Box, this little gadget plays a particularly interesting role. The concept within the Legend of Zelda world is pretty original and unexpected for the supposed time period, and the clever, but arguably notorious, addition of the box to The Wind Waker greatly expanded the gameplay and quest options, albeit in a fairly lengthy, possibly grueling way. It is somehow pivotal but also oddly out-of-place in the games, which makes it…

Thanks to Nintendo giving multiple reporters another chance to try it this week, we have seen plenty of new details about the upcoming remake, The Wind Waker HD. Among this new information was some confirmation of previously teased news but there were also a few newer tidbits in there that we hadn’t heard before. One of the notable new bits of news was new info about the Picto Box item. Not only is this wooden camera available in full color…

These days we seem to be hearing more and more talk about the Zelda series getting stale. Nintendo reusing the same structure in each game is a good example. And I don’t just mean the game in general (collect three items, plot twist, collect some more items, final showdown). I’m also talking about specific elements, such as dungeon structure. Even other elements of the series have been reused again and again. Villains, items, plot twists, kidnappings, magical objects. Some people…