Category: Podcast

It’s hard to believe, but it’s been one year since the launch of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, so this week, we’re reflecting back on the game and talking about how our thoughts or opinions have changed or been cemented now that the dust has settled. We discuss Tears’ legacy as a sequel, as a standalone Zelda game, and where it ranks among our favorite Zelda games. Andy and Al both have strong opinions on the game,…

Unfortunately, Andy is out sick this week. So we thought we’d take it easy and discuss some of ZD’s latest Daily Debates! And joining Al in place of Andy is The Zelda Cast’s podcast producer extraordinaire, Adrielle! Here’s what’s up for discussion: What is the best final dungeon in the Zelda series? Is Adventure of Link really that bad? What is our favorite item in our personal Zelda collections? And also, what the heck are the snapper turtles saying in…

Al’s away and Andy’s taking a spa day this week, so we have a first for our show: we’re unlocking the very first episode of the Zelda Cast Top Tens that we ever did! For our debut episode, the one and only Alasyn Eletha joins the show for a double header Top Ten list: The moment emotional moments in the Zelda series, and the cheeky-but-fun Top Ten Ugliest Twilight Princess characters (paying off a running joke that’s been running hard…

It’s time for the triumphant return of the best game in this Legend of Zelda business – The Zelda Cast’s Guess That Zelda Character! The premise is simple – we have 16 yes or no questions to guess a Zelda character from any game in the series! This time around, our competitors are “The Canadian Nightmare” Andy Spiteri, “The Rain Waker” Alasyn Eletha, and “Main Event” Jules Gia. Come play along with us and try not to pull your hair…

Welcome back to the show this week, as we delve into a fantastic new Zelda fan album from acclaimed producer Jokabi and record label GameChops called “Zelda’s Lofi Kingdom“! This is a soothing, melodic album that remixes some of the best tracks from Tears of the Kingdom, so this week, we delve in and review the album, talking our favorite tracks, nicest remixes, differences between this album and the Zelda & Chill series, what tracks we might have left off…

Recently, our Zelda Dungeon Writing Staff released a feature that collected the various writers’ SPICIEST Zelda hot takes, and just like we did on the podcast a few months ago, we’re now reacting to each take and assigning it a SPICE meter. On the table: is the downfall timeline the only logical conclusion for the timeline to go following the events of Ocarina of Time? And speaking of that game, is nostalgia the only thing keeping it atop our Best…

The Zelda Cast Top Tens returns, with a special April Fools theme! This month, Al is back on the show to talk about the funniest moments from the series, from Link getting shoot out of a cannon to the residents of Animal Village throwing out viscous burns to the ongoing shenanigans of Groose and Linebeck. We also talk about the best boss themes in the series, from obvious picks like Ganondorf and Monk Maz Koshia to some lowkey gems from…

Welcome to a nice and cozy edition of the show today, as have a chill time answering some of the amazing Daily Debates our Writing Team ha created! On the docket today: is 5-6 years between 3D Zelda games the new norm now, and if so, should it be? What’s one of the more underrated themes in the series? What’s our favorite piece of Zelda content in Super Smash Bros.? Why wasn’t underwater exploration included in Tears of the Kingdom?…

Welcome to another episode of the show, where this week, we have the honor of closing out Zelda Dungeon’s Four Swords Week celebrating the twentieth anniversary of the single most unheralded Zelda game of them all: Four Swords Adventures! Andy and Al recount their memories of the game from the time it was first announced, to the first time they played together at the Zelda Dungeon Marathon, and reflect on the things that held it  back from being a huge…

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…