Category: Skyward Sword

If you were to ask any five Zelda fans what they think about the series’ timeline, you shouldn’t be surprised if you get five completely different answers. To say that the the timeline is a hotly debated subject would be an understatement. Almost as long as The Legend of Zelda has existed, its timeline has been debated, speculated, theorized, and revised. The crux of the whole debate, however, is if there is any value in a timeline at all. Is…

With the Legend of Zelda movie announcement, there have been ideas flying all over the internet about what a movie could possibly entail. I think all fans can agree that we are both excited and slightly wary of how well our favorite hero and princess will be portrayed on the big screen. I’ve been pondering a lot lately about the different stories we have seen in this series over the years, and I can’t help but wonder which story would…

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…

The Entertainment Software Association (ESA) recently announced that the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) would be no more. Those who have been keeping up with what’s been going on at the ESA knew this was coming. We’ve all been bracing for the worst for quite a while now, but it still hurts hearing this announcement. Many of us grew up with E3 as our “Christmas in June,” since it was always a treat to see what the video game industry would…

Of all the cozy locations in the Zelda series, the Lumpy Pumpkin is one of the most overlooked cozy places in the entire series. This fine establishment, which is located on Pumpkin Landing near the green Column of Light, is one of the most memorable locations in Skyward Sword. The Lumpy Pumpkin is run by the curmudgeonly Pumm and his friendly daughter Kina. The player can have a lot of fun in and around the Lumpy Pumpkin and Pumpkin Landing….

In a recent interview with Game Informer, The Legend of Zelda series producer Eiji Aonuma and Tears of the Kingdom‘s director Hidemaro Fujibayashi shared some of their thoughts on Tears of the Kingdom with the hindsight of being seven months since its release. They covered topics such as Tears of the Kingdom‘s reception, the possibility of a direct sequel to the game, and the Zelda timeline, among other things. Debates surrounding the importance and validity of a Zelda timeline predate its…

The Zelda series is one that is not only deeply seeded in lore, but also has enough wiggle-room to encourage branches upon branches of theories. In fact, one of Nintendo’s main goals with the Zelda series is to balance those two things. Although it is simplistic to boil an entire series down so simply, I believe that Mario games are a sandbox for gameplay and Zelda games are a sandbox for where your imagination can take you. There are exceptions…

One of the reasons we love a specific TV show is probably because you have a good feeling that two characters are going to get together, eventually. More often than not (and after watching for quite a number of seasons) they actually wind up falling in love with each other, and they all live happily ever after. However, there are those rare occasions where either they don’t make it work, or it was never meant to be. I would say…

One of the most adored elements of all Zelda games has been its music. Is it even more revered than Zelda‘s legendary dungeons? That’s a debate for another time. However, some of the most noteworthy songs from the franchise don’t come from its puzzling levels and lairs, but other environments instead — think of the areas where we learn songs like “Kokiri Forest,” “The Great Sea,” and “Ballad of the Goddess.” So, I think it’s healthy to annually revisit what…

It’s easy to say that we were all a bit taken aback by the recent announcement that Nintendo’s next foray into the world of motion pictures would, in fact, be the Zelda series. Since the news, the whole Zelda community has been abuzz with what they would want to see from a live-action film based on the franchise. Everybody’s talking about a bunch of key aspects we want from the movie, such as dream casting and setting. However, one of…