Author: Sean Gadus

Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom‘s versions of Link and Zelda have quickly become a couple that many Zelda fans adore. While Nintendo has remained vague on the exact nature of their relationship, many fans have interpreted their relationship as romantic (including myself). Artists and writers within the Zelda community have spent a lot of time and effort imagining and exploring the relationship between Link and Zelda. It is amazing to see all the great art and…

Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom represent a massive shift in the direction of the Zelda series. While Ocarina of Time established the template for 3D Zelda games (in which the game worlds gradually unfurl themselves as the player progresses), Breath of the Wild transformed the series into an open world adventure where the player can go almost anywhere at any time. Because Breath of the Wild is such a significant break with the structure of previous…

While Tears of the Kingdom was built off the same Hyrule as the one seen in Breath of the Wild, the developers of the 2023 game added some incredible new abilities to differentiate the game from its predecessor. New abilities like Ultrahand, Fuse, Ascend, and Recall transform the way that the player can traverse the world and engage with game’s complex systems. Of the four major new abilities in Tears of the Kingdom, Fuse is by far my favorite. I…

The Zelda series is one of the most influential series in video game history. Whether it is the open exploration of the original Zelda game in the 1980s, the impressive Z-targeting mechanic in Ocarina of Time, or innovations to open world design philosophy in Breath of the Wild, many designers and developers in the video game industry are influenced by the Zelda series. Many developers throughout history have taken ideas from franchise, and applied these ideas or iterated on some…

One of the things that makes the Zelda community so great is the amazing collection of artists and designers that use the series as inspiration. Whether it is remixes of Zelda songs, unique art pieces inspired by the series, or any number of other creative projects, it seems like there is no end of wonderful things to check out. This upcoming fan-made 2024 Zelda calendar by KokiriCraig is a great example of the amazing work done by artist and designers in…

Both Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom utilize the concept of small scale puzzles and challenges in the form of Shrines. Shrines are mysterious structures scattered across the massive world of Hyrule. Shrines act as fast travel points for players, and they contain a small prize at the conclusion (Spirit Orbs in Breath of the Wild and Light of Blessings in Tears of the Kingdom). There are 120 Shrines in Breath of the Wild (more if you count…

It is Wind Waker week at Zelda Dungeon, and Tier Force Heroes are back with a new video dedicated to the beloved GameCube classic. In this extensive new video, the crew ranks the islands from The Wind Waker. For this new topic, Tier Force Heroes have added a unique names for each of the tier rankings. S-Tier is “SHIVER ME TIMBERS,” A-Tier is “Aargh, this island is dope,” B-Tier is “Boy, I like this island,” C-Tier is “Could maybe sail…

Twenty years since its release, The Wind Waker remains one of the most iconic games in the Zelda series. While the game retains many of the gameplay elements that made Ocarina of Time and Majora’s Mask successful, the dramatic change in art style, improvements in gameplay, and the new mode of transportation helped The Wind Waker stand out. Overall, I would argue that the choice to put The Wind Waker‘s direct sequel (Phantom Hourglass) on the Nintendo DS resulted in…

This article was originally published on April 10th, 2021. We have decided to re-share it as part of Wind Waker Week. The Wind Waker is one of the most beloved games in the Zelda series. The stirring music, gorgeous art style, and timeless story have been lauded by fans and critics across the world. However, despite the game’s immense popularity, The Wind Waker has never received a true successor. While Phantom Hourglass directly continued the story of Link and Tetra,…

My journey with the Zelda series began with Ocarina of Time, and that was the only Zelda game I played for about a decade. To be fair, Ocarina of Time was (and is) my favorite game ever made, but I did not have any real connection to the rest of the Zelda series. I never owned the Nintendo 64 Expansion Pak required for Majora’s Mask. In the mid-to-late 2000s, I played video games with my brothers on a PlayStation 2 instead…