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The live-action fantasy genre has certainly taken off in the last few decades. The Lord of the Rings and Game of Thrones franchises take place entirely in their own worlds without acknowledging the one we live in.  For many years, this was not the case. Other popular live-action fantasy movies from the 1980s and early 1990s often had characters that came from the “real” world that were magically transported to the fantastical world. Movies like Labyrinth and even the infamous Super…

While Universal Epic Universe is set to open in Orlando on May 22nd, 2025, company employees and annual season pass holders recently got a chance to check the park out during its preview period. During this sneak peek, word of mouth coverage has gotten out about attendees spotting Zelda series characters emblazoned inside a store at Epic Universe. While photos have since been posted online to confirm these sightings, Zelda Dungeon was fortunate enough to attend a recent preview of…

As someone who has been playing Zelda games for as long as I can remember, all I know is that back in my Ocarina of Time days on the Nintendo 64, staying alive just seemed much more… difficult. The same goes for The Wind Waker, Majora’s Mask, Twilight Princess, and the large number of 2D and top-down titles. In Zelda, there are usually plenty of hearts to go around to recover health, but once you snatch them out of broken…

After the announcement that Tears of the Kingdom would reuse Breath of the Wild‘s overworld, an immediate concern for many fans was if Tears could make another trip to that iteration of Hyrule worthwhile. What could be done to keep that world feeling fresh and exciting? What new gameplay elements could possibly be entertaining enough to justify revisiting a world that fans had already scoured inside and out? The answer to those questions mostly came in the form of Ultrahand, an ability…

One of the first announcement Nintendo made on their new app Nintendo Today! was that the live-action Zelda film is scheduled to be released on March 26th, 2027. This announcement means that the current release date for the Zelda film is less than two years away. While release dates are subject to change, this is significant because it means that the preproduction process is moving forward; there is the possibility that fans might hear about casting in the next few…

Andy and Al are back at it after a crazy week of news updates regarding tariffs, Switch 2 pre-orders, and misinformation about game prices, to only name a few things! We catch everybody up on the latest happenings, and then finally jump into the Age of Imprisonment trailer to dissect who we might be playing as, what details we can discern from the footage, and if we believe Nintendo that this time, the Hyrule Warriors story will be canonical or…

It’s no surprise that we here at Zelda Dungeon love our Zelda spin-off games. While there are plenty of games adjacent to our beloved franchise that we can currently enjoy, the opportunity for more games with a Zelda skin on them feels endless. With The Minish Cap celebrating its 20th birthday last year, I have been thinking about the kinds of ways we could see our friendly, little elf-like folks in a new game, and maybe in a new light. Then,…

Despite the crowded nature of today’s video game landscape, I still make sure to revisit some of my favorites throughout any given year. That said, the longer the game, the more difficult it can be to find the time for another full playthrough. Persona 5 Royal, for instance, is among my top five favorite titles; but considering its 150-hour runtime, I have completed it only twice since its release in 2020. Similarly, Tears of the Kingdom is still recent enough,…

The Legend of Zelda has its fair share of strong characters. Thanks in part to sharp dialogue, believable motivations, and satisfying arcs, the likes of Midna from Twilight Princess, Groose from Skyward Sword, Tatl from Majora’s Mask, and Linebeck from Phantom Hourglass represent the larger abundance of effective characterization found throughout the Zelda series, as each game hosts its own significant cast of relatable and endearing personalities. However, for all that Zelda accomplishes in terms of characterization, development of its…

The Kinstone mechanic is one of the most singular gimmicks in the Zelda franchise, melding the quiet frustrations of randomness with a desire to treasure-hunt. The first time I played The Minish Cap, I remember feeling so enthralled by the novelty that it made me eager to talk to every NPC (more than I am already inclined to). As you can see in our deep-dive about the Kinstone function, it succeeded in encouraging players to interact with  NPCs. Unlike other some other…