Category: Tri Force Heroes

A good or bad gimmick can elevate or detract from a game, and the Zelda series is unique in that every single game has a distinct, unique gimmick associated with it that makes them ripe for examination! This week, we’re diving in and discussing what’s worked and what needed improvement over the years with Zelda gimmicks; Dual worlds are a favorite staple, but maybe stylus or motion controls weren’t for everybody. Transforming via masks was likewise awesome, so why did…

With such a stellar pedigree, the Zelda series has long since earned the benefit of the doubt from many gamers. That said, if our annual Best Zelda Ever list is any indication, then we each have distinct tastes. Certain entries just speak to us more strongly than others. Of course, that becomes evident only after we’ve actually played the game ourselves. You know what they say about  judging a book by its cover — even if the game’s initial reveal…

Zeldathon is streaming Zelda games now through Sunday, January 2nd to raise money for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Right now, Vidya James is playing Ocarina of Time, then Bassoonify will be playing Tri Force Heroes at 4:00am EST. Donors can affect gameplay, trigger secret sounds in the stream, and be entered to win prizes depending on the amount contributed (even just posting about the marathon on social media enters posters into certain giveaways). Zeldathon has also partnered with creators…

It’s the most wonderful time of the year! No, not Christmas — it’s Zelda Dungeon’s annual BEST. ZELDA. EVER! This year was an exciting and eventful year for the Legend of Zelda series, as we saw a couple new releases and a tease of what’s to come. Just missing the cuff of last year’s Best Zelda Ever list was Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity, a game that was billed as the prequel to Breath of the Wild, which will enter…

Ah, Hyrule. Beautiful, scenic, and trapped in the eternal conflict between good and evil. But what exactly is Hyrule? While it is often described as a kingdom, game maps label the entire explorable area as Hyrule. This suggests that all races and all locations, despite their presumed independence from the Hylian crown, are still considered part of Hyrule. Yet the races Link encounters during his adventures also swear fealty to the Hylian crown, and share the same currency. So is…

If you are visit Zelda Dungeon often, you are probably aware that the ZD staff have a wide range of topics related to their favorite and least favorite Zelda games. The site publishes the “Best Zelda Ever” list each year, and the individual lists are usually very different. The diversity in opinion is part of what makes the Zelda community so fun to be a part of. Overall, it is important to remember that just because you have a least…

Since Ocarina of Time, Nintendo has generally divided the Zelda series into two halves: 3D home console games and 2D top-down games for their handheld consoles. With Nintendo merging their home and handheld consoles into one package with the Switch, the future of top-down Zelda games has been unclear. On the one hand, we did receive Link’s Awakening for the Switch in September 2019, but the last new 2D game was Tri Force Heroes in October 2015, over five years ago. On home consoles…

On The Champions’ Cast, Zelda Dungeon’s own podcast hosted by Andy Spiteri and Alasyn Eletha, there’s an often repeated saying that The Legend of Zelda games should always be ranked on “the Zelda scale,” meaning that even the worst games in the franchise are still often better than most video games; to put it more simply–there’s no such thing as a bad Zelda game (except for you Triforce Heroes!) So for today’s Daily Debate, we thought it would be worth asking: what Zelda game in your…

I’ll be the first to admit it—there are quite a few Zelda titles I’ve either never played or never completed. Like most kids, my access to video games was limited to what my parents picked up for me. Or, what was handily available for rental. And, as an adult, there just simply is never enough time. I realize how ancient that lament makes me sound, but it’s really the truth! At the start of the year, I had the wayward…

The end of this year is rapidly approaching, which means that it’s time for my favorite annual tradition here at Zelda Dungeon: Best. Zelda. Ever! While no new Zelda games were released this year, we did have some DLC come out for Cadence of Hyrule and we’re looking forward to the upcoming release of a new Hyrule Warriors game: Age of Calamity! The prequel to Breath of the Wild just missed the cut for this year’s list, so you’ll have…