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This month marks 20 years since the release of The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures. Even if you’ve been a longtime Legend of Zelda fan, however, there’s a good chance that you still haven’t played Four Swords Adventures or Four Swords. The most likely reason for this is because, to access these games as fully intended, you are required to play with friends. While multiplayer may be a simple proposition now, the hardware requirements for these games were a…

The Legend of Zelda fans were feasting in 2011. With the series celebrating its 25th anniversary that year, Nintendo pulled out all the stops to make sure every corner of the fanbase was well fed on Zelda goodness. Ocarina of Time 3D — a remake long desired by fans — released that June, Skyward Sword — the first home console Zelda game in five years — released that November, Hyrule Historia — and the official Zelda timeline with it —…

Welcome to the Zelda Cast, where this week, we’re not really talking about Zelda! Well, that’s not entirely true, but this week’s show is all about the sequel to one of the best new franchises we’ve played in recent years: Horizon: Forbidden West! Listen as we explore our thoughts on what this sequel did differently than Tears of the Kingdom, being an open world sequel itself, and what areas Forbidden West did better, and what areas Zelda came out on…

Since August 2021, Zelda Dungeon’s YouTube Team has been creating Tier Rankings lists for fans to discuss, debate, and enjoy. Taking inspiration from Tri Force Heroes, the show was titled Tier Force Heroes. With the release of Tears of the Kingdom, the YouTube Team saw the perfect opportunity to pay tribute to the latest Zelda game. The series has relaunched with a fantastic new title: Tiers of the Kingdom. The new show retains all the wit, joy, and fun that fans…

We celebrate many anniversaries here at Zelda Dungeon. When you cover a longstanding game series like The Legend of Zelda, with over 20 games under its belt, it makes sense that there will always be a special date to mark the calendar by and always a prestigious title to look back on. For example, we honored Ocarina of Time with a retrospective staff feature on its 25th anniversary last November, we remembered A Link Between Worlds with a special editorial on its tenth anniversary…

Are you a recent Zelda fan who arrived during the Switch generation and are interested in playing through the full catalog? Are you a veteran Zelda fan who is tired of dusting off that old system to play your favorite Zelda game one more time? Regardless of when you found The Legend of Zelda, I think we can all see the value in having the complete saga on Switch so that it is both accessible and convenient for recent and…

Barring several exceptions, I am a completionist. Collect-athons have been my jam since my first experience with Spyro the Dragon’s gems, eggs, and orbs. This desire translated into my Zelda experience, spending countless hours tracking down Heart Pieces, masks, and yes, even Korok Seeds and Minish Cap’s figurines. I regret the latter the most, even more than Korok Seeds. In Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom, the Zelda series introduced its first strictly-defined completion percentage feature, visible…

The time has come once again to showcase Zelda Dungeon’s wonderful and furry companions! This has been an on going series, so if you’ve missed the first two parts, you can start here with Part One, and read Part Two here. You won’t want to miss the legendary companions that join us on our adventures here at Zelda Dungeon. This has been a really fun series to bring together because I feel like it gave me the chance to learn…

We’ve all had that moment where we’re playing through a game and, all of the sudden, progression comes to a grinding halt. Sometimes, we get lost and don’t know how to reach the next objective. Other times, a difficult boss may bar the path forward and we lack the skill or knowledge to defeat it. Regardless of the reason, the sense of accomplishment that we feel once that challenge is finally conquered can be unmatched, and it cements those moments…

There’s no question that Hyrule Warriors – the closest thing to a consistent spin-off series within the greater Zelda franchise – is geared toward a very specific niche. For as simple as its moment-to-moment combat can be, the sheer variety of playable characters keeps the experience from growing too stale for me. Indeed, since the original Wii U title’s release, Hyrule Warriors has become one of my go-to comfort games. At least a few times throughout any given year, I…