Tag: Stalfos

The Earth Temple is my favorite dungeon in The Wind Waker, and has been for a long time. Because the things it succeeds at are less nuanced than those of Dragon Roost Cavern, it’s the only dungeon in The Wind Waker that I loved outright, whereas it was only upon further analysis that I came to understand why I appreciated Dragon Roost Cavern. That lack of nuance combined with the fact that the Earth Temple’s problems are few — regardless…

Hi fellow Zelda Dungeon fanatics and welcome, once again, to another Timeshift Thursday feature! This week I’m looking forward to sharing and discussing a climatic battle scene with you from Link’s latest adventure, Skyward Sword, in which I’ve found the combat before the corresponding final battle to be a richer, more difficult experience. Because Skyward Sword doesn’t include the most amount of highlights for a Zelda game, in my opinion, I haven’t leaned toward writing a feature revolving around the…

There are a variety of different enemies in the Zelda series that are constantly changing. But, some enemies have been in the series for almost all of the games and have changed dramatically between games. One of these enemies is the stalfos. I’m not going to lie, when I played my first Zelda game; this enemy killed me about ten times because it was so hard being a new Zelda player (Skyward Sword). But after doing more extensive research, I’ve…

I think the funniest aspect of the content from Completely Serious Comics is how blatant the humor is. Though I love subtle artwork and profound messages that comics can embody, sometimes I also just appreciate an easy laugh. And that’s what happens every time a new Completely Serious Comic is made. This past week, the author Jesse wrote two comics that combined both this simple humor with our favorite video game character. You should be able to tell from the title image that…

My apologies for the delay in writing this review, but now I can finally cover Arbiter’s Grounds. Scary dungeons are common in the Zelda series, starting with Ocarina of Time’s Shadow Temple. The Zelda games have often had a single dungeon ripe with scary elements, and Arbiter’s Grounds continues this trend but combines it with multiple other elements, particularly those of a desert dungeon. But how does it stack up to other dungeons in general, scary or otherwise? Arbiter’s Grounds…

The Lost Woods is one of the more well-known recurring overworld regions in the Zelda series. First appearing in the original Legend of Zelda, the Lost Woods have become a mainstay in the landscape of Hyrule, alongside Death Mountain and Lake Hylia. In most appearances the player is required to journey through the Woods in a very specific pattern to make it to the other side safely. If this pattern is not completed correctly, the Woods will often repeat or…

Hey there guys! First video discussion in a while. I wanted to do something seasonal for Halloween, and ultimately settled on doing a few videos about the monsters in the series, starting with this one. This video is going to be about which monsters I would like to see again, because we haven’t seen them in while, or haven’t seen them in 3D, or haven’t seen them in the way I want them to appear. This is a good topic…

If you’ve been tracking Skyward Sword, you may remember the appearance that Nintendo of America President Reggie Fils-Aime made on the Late Night Show with Jimmy Fallon. During this brief session, we got a chance to see Jimmy duke it out with the mini-boss of the very first dungeon, Stalfos. Stalfos appears as a giant skeleton – as always – and wields two giant swords to attack and defend with. To much of my own surprise, Jimmy Fallon was able…

The folks over at IGN had the opportunity to play through the three demos of Skyward Sword that were available at E3. In the video above, an aerial race is shown where Link needs to collect statues for Princess Zelda while flying on top of a bird. Once the race has started, the Wii remote can be tilted left and right to change direction. You can also move the Wii rmote up and down to fly higher or dive, while…

Amongst all this jazz we’ve been hearing about the game – things like graphics, story and Wii Motion Plus – I managed to hear some talk about the Skyward Sword enemies. Enemies are an important aspect to the game, especially if you consider the new combat with the Motion Plus controls, and the focus on it. Furthermore, besides the gigantic scorpion, we have also not heard much talk about the game’s bosses. Then there’s the main villain. So this article…