Tag: Author: Thomas Jacobs

If a franchise lasts as long as Zelda does, you’d eventually need to mix things up a bit or fear stagnation. Gameplay wise there have been a lot of different things, for better or for worse: boats, trains, time loops, physical transformations, time travel, alternate worlds and many more things have been used to keep every Zelda game fresh. The same goes for stories: the more simplistic ones in the original and the GameBoy games, the more complex ones like…

YouTuber TrailerDrake, known best for his Unpopular Opinion series, has finally caved to the demands of his viewers. Drake made his name by pointing out the weaker parts of popular games and series gathered a few million views combined over all of these videos. But now he’s done with being so negative all the time and drawing flak from all the over-protective gamers who love their series and will hate everyone who speaks otherwise to death, so he decided to…

Two years ago, YouTuber Josh M. of the channel Really Freakin’ Clever created the tongue-in-cheek video 64 Things Wrong with Ocarina of Time. He did this as an April’s Fools joke, somehthing that unfortunately went over the heads of many fans, believing OoT to be an immaculate game and all those who do not accept its word should be put to the torch. After the success of this video he turned this into a series, making the 64 Things Wrong…

In the last few years in gaming, linearity has become something of an ugly word: it is considered bad design to have a linear game and players absolutely need freedom because it is thought to be better than a linear experience by its very nature. Given the immense success of linear games such as The Last of Us this is proven to be incorrect, yet the call for nonlinear games exists. In games such as the Zelda series exploration is…

Nintendo CEO Satoru Iwata has stated that the rumors regarding Netflix’ adaptation of The Legend of Zelda is based on inaccurate information. In a recent interview that Time Magazine had with the Nintendo executive he mentioned a variety of things including the news on Nintendo developing on handheld devices, the free-to-play market, the Amiibos and other toys and a big reveal: the rumors that started a month and a half ago on the website of the Wall Street Journal that…

Ben “Yahtzee” Crosshaw is no stranger to reviewing Zelda games. Since his debut on The Escapist in 2007 this fast-talking self-styled jaded misanthropic Brit has reviewed all but one of the Zelda games that came out since. He started with Phantom Hourglass, skipped Spirit Tracks and has reviewed Skyward Sword, A Link Between Worlds, Hyrule Warriors, Wind Waker HD and Ocarina of Time 3D. Yahtzee has finally reviewed the latest release in the series: Majora’s Mask 3D. Watch the review…

The Cucco is one of the most lethal enemies in the Zelda series. While initially docile and not afraid of people, picking them will spook them and have them run away. If you attack them, and heavens forbid that you do, you can expect Link to die a very painful and fluttery poultry-induced death if you don’t escape quickly. All the way from A Link to the Past to Hyrule Warriors these feathered fiends have been Link’s allies, obstacles and…

In the last two weeks famous acapella singer and YouTube personality Smooth McGroove has done three covers of Majora’s Mask songs. McGroove is no stranger to Zelda acapella covers; twenty six of his covers are Zelda related, a dozen of those covers have one million views, and his Palace Theme cover is well on its way to joining those ranks. Additionally, McGroove has covered many Majora’s Mask songs in the past, including the Song of Healing, Stone Tower Temple, Astral…

YouTube animating personality ScottFalco has created an animated fan trailer in homage to Majora’s Mask and to celebrate its re-release. ScottFalco, perhaps known best for his Pokémon animation regarding rare candies, his Dark Souls videos, his Robot Masters short series or maybe his very old (by internet standards) Zelda animations. Normally he makes animations that are a lot more whimsical, funny or have the serious dialogue offset by a humorous and unexpected ending, but this one is a by far…

For anyone who has played a 3D Zelda game it is a familiar sight: as you watch Link run around you see his shield on his back, and his sword hilt sticking out on one side. If you have to haul a sword around on long trips it is a good way to carry one, but is it the best way to use it on the battlefield? A number of inventive people have managed to rip the models from various…