|| Part Sixty-Two || Part Sixty-Four || Part Sixty-Three A crescent moon hung in the dark sky. Stars dotted the backdrop, and the salty spray of the bay filled the air as Osmond stood on the deck. Fado emerged from below deck and joined the knight looking out over the water. “He’s resting now. Fredrick says he’ll watch over him to allow us a head start.” Osmond nodded. He and Fado were prepared to head to Goron City and leave…
|| Part Sixty-One || Part Sixty-Three || Part Sixty-Two Osmond dashed forward and swung his sword at the soldier, but a shield raised in defense halted his attack. A nearby soldier lowered a spear and thrust it toward Osmond. He dodged, allowing the spear tip to strike the shield. Osmond pushed against the shield, forcing its holder backward, and then hooked his arm around the spear and twisted, freeing the weapon. Liam had taken on the captain, swinging the razor…
|| Part Sixty || Part Sixty-Two || Part Sixty-One My sword… Where is my sword… “Come with me,” he heard the woman say. When she spoke this time, her voice was cold and cruel. He tried to protest and resist, but she gripped his arm and led him to a passage in the back. A flight of stairs led him below and soon he found himself in a narrow stone hallway. The smell of water and rock filled his nostrils,…
|| Part Fifty-Nine || Part Sixty-One || Part Sixty “My liege,” the soldier placed his fist over his heart and bowed low. Adok lifted his head and plucked a tomato from the bowl in his hands. He stared down at the still bowing soldier. “I must apologize for the failure of my men. No remains of Lord Huron have been found and so I’m afraid he may have survived.” “May have? Why can’t you confirm?” “We couldn’t find any remains…
|| Part Fifty-Eight || Part Sixty || Part Fifty-Nine “Cannons!” Ralphine shouted. He had witnessed the same gruesome scene and was wasting no time. His men set to the cannons below deck as quickly as they could. The undead pirate leaped up into the air and landed on the deck just behind Fado and Osmond. It drew its sword and began to approach them. Osmond was quick though and drew his own blade. In one swing he cut through the…
It could be argued that the pinnacle of multiplayer gaming came in the mid-to-late 1990s when split-screen was the thing: You and your three best friends hooking up to an Nintendo 64 and popping in your copy of GoldenEye or Mario Kart 64. As the years have passed, online multiplayer has taken the front stage as the world of gaming has grown. And yet, there’s still something special about that shared screen experience when you can find it. Thanks to…
The world of Ocarina of Time is probably one of the most well-known iterations of Hyrule in the entire Zelda franchise. Its locations are ingrained in series history as some of the most memorable and unforgettable places, from the winding road up Death Mountain to Goron City, to Kakariko Village and the connecting graveyard, to the Kokiri Forest and Lost Woods, to the Temple of Time, to Zora’s Domain, just to name a few. Hearing those names of places surely…
When it comes to parenting and the Zelda franchise, there are a lot of places the worlds overlap. From handing the controller over for the first time to watching their excitement at defeating Ganon. From seeing them excited to dress up as their favorite character for Halloween to drawing a picture of Link and wanting it hung up on the wall. Zelda and kids just go together in a lot of great ways. This latest item from Bumkins is featured…
Iconic main themes are some of the most memorable pieces of music that our ears are ever graced with hearing. Largely, this is because they’re, well, iconic. The Legend of Zelda is no exception to this fact. While each game in the series may have its own individual title track, when it comes to the franchise, there’s only one main theme. Admittedly, the number of covers and takes on the main theme is nigh uncountable, but so many of them…
As far as iconic moments go, Ocarina of Time has some of the best, from Link leaving the Kokiri Forest, to meeting Princess Zelda for the first time, and to, of course, pulling the Master Sword. Those are only a few, but, of course, just about every temple in the game comes with some memorable moments also. And a conversation about the temples in Ocarina of Time wouldn’t be complete without some discussion about the Water Temple. Love it or…
