Category: Cadence of Hyrule

I guess it could be argued that, to some extent, Zelda has never truly been a solitary experience. I’ve read that ‘80s kids on playgrounds used to talk about their discoveries in the original The Legend of Zelda, swapping stories and hints about every secret they’d uncovered. Nintendo home consoles had long been equipped with multiple controller ports for couch co-op, but it wasn’t until the Game Boy Advance remake of A Link to the Past came out that we got…

To the surprise of many a Zelda fan, Nintendo recently announced an online The Legend of Zelda Orchestra Concert for February 9th at 5 AM Pacific Time on Nintendo’s YouTube channels. This was quite shocking, as there’s been nary a word of Zelda‘s orchestral return since the last concert in 2018, save for one appearance in 2023. Since 2018, two major installments have made their way into the Zelda franchise, namely Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity and The Legend of…

With the upcoming release of the latest Princess Peach spinoff, Princess Peach Showtime!, on March 22nd, 2024, it’s made a glaring hole in the Zelda series library all too obvious: why hasn’t Princes Zelda been the titular hero of her own adventure? The Zelda games continue to innovate and expand on the formula, and yet Nintendo refuses to budge on this one component. Princess Zelda has been playable in other spin-offs like Hyrule Warriors and Cadence of Hyrule as part…

It’s here! It’s finally here! With another calendar year quickly coming to a close, it is time once again for us to present Zelda Dungeon’s proudest tradition: Best Zelda Ever! At the end of every year, the amazing team here at ZD comes together to rank every single Zelda title from worst to best. The task is never easy, but this year’s ranking proved particularly challenging due to some major shakeups. Not only did we, as we always do, see new…

Nintendo UK announced this year’s Black Friday sale for the Nintendo eshop on their official Twitter account. The sale includes Zelda games such as Breath of the Wild for £41.99, and Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity and Link’s Awakening for £33.29 each. Other noteworthy games included in the sale are Super Mario Odyssey, Fire Emblem Engage, and Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition, all for £33.29. More games have been added to the Black Friday sale! You can now grab first-time discounts on #MetroidPrimeRemastered, Red Dead Redemption, Fae…

Games with a loose continuity like the Zelda series tend to be held together by common themes and characters rather than a continuous narrative. Elements like the Triforce, Link, Zelda, Gorons, and Zora, as well as common gameplay elements create a familiarity between games that are otherwise disconnected. One of these elements is anthropomorphic trees. Now, trees with human-like qualities aren’t original to The Legend of Zelda. They can be found in classic fantasy novels like The Lord of the Rings…

Vancouver-based gaming developer Brace Yourself Games has confirmed that their company has laid off a portion of its employees. The gaming company became popular in 2015 with the release of Crypt of the NecroDancer, and they later developed the popular rhythm game based upon The Legend of Zelda, Cadence of Hyrule, that released Summer of 2019. The layoffs were initially reported by Game Developer, which cited tweets by a former employee that the layoffs effected half of the company’s workforce….

Cadence of Hyrule: Crypt of the NecroDancer Featuring The Legend of Zelda will soon be available for Nintendo Switch Online members. The free trail begins May 1st and ends May 7th. To purchase a Nintendo Switch Online membership, click here.   #NintendoSwitchOnline members! From 5/1 at 10:00am PT to 5/7 at 11:59pm PT, you can download and try the full Cadence of Hyrule: Crypt of the NecroDancer Featuring The Legend of Zelda game at no additional cost. Learn more: https://t.co/NfBbYuZrfP…

Sometimes, it’s nice to take a break from the traditional Legend of Zelda formula, and see what other kinds of games the world has to offer. In the past, spin-offs have often taken a backseat for most franchises, allowing the main titles to shine more. Most people ignore them altogether, as they often don’t reach the same level of quality or depth as the main series. For Zelda, these include titles such as Link’s Crossbow Training or Freshly Picked Tingle’s…

Another spin around the sun has come and went, and with it, the latest installment of Zelda Dungeon’s proudest yearly tradition: Best. Zelda. Ever! 2022 marked the first year in quite some time where we had no real Zelda activity. No new games were released, no new projects were announced, it was… quiet. Although we got a title for the long-awaited sequel to Breath of the Wild, 2022 seemed like a year that could best be described as the calm…