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This is a bit of an odder video. It’s not a serious discussion topic, but something I kinda wanted to get off my chest. I think that Skyward Sword had a number of missed opportunities. There were a lot of things it seems like Nintendo missed out on doing that would have fit the game really well and been really awesome, so this video is about two of my ideas. You can view it here or check out the embed…

Alright, by this point you probably know I’ve written a lot about the Dark Tribe. It’s kind of hard not to when they’re so incredibly cool, but I’ll admit it’s getting a little excessive. This article is the next logical step after the ones I’ve written before and probably the last one I’ll write for quite some time; Skyward Sword is out now, and I’ve had plenty of time to think about the storyline and lore and see how much…

This video is about Demise from Skyward Sword. (And naturally, since it’s about the game’s final boss, there are heavy spoilers in many parts of the video.) I really liked Demise. I thought he was an all-around awesome villain that was really cool to see in the game, so this video is largely me defending him against criticisms I’ve heard often about him. You can view the embed of the video after the jump or watch it here. Some of…

I think we’re at a bit of a turning point in the Zelda franchise. Nothing as major as a reinvention and it probably won’t mean any significant changes to the standard formula we’ve seen in every Zelda game, but a slightly new flavor in terms of the setting and story. I wrote a broad article about the future of Zelda in the past, but that was pre-Skyward Sword, and involved a lot of speculation and conjecture based on numerous factors…

Alright, so lately there’s been a lot of talk about the latest Zelda news, which is the Hyrule Historia book. That’s what this video is about, as I’m sure you can glean from the title. I’ve received questions about the book numerous times the last week, but I didn’t answer them on the mailbag because I’ve been planning this video, so now you can hear me thoughts on it. You can view the video here or check out the embed…

The topic of this video is Skyward Sword’s similarities to Twilight Princess. Even when I was still in the early portions of Skyward Sword, I had already begun to think that the game was very similar to Twilight Princess, and now that I’ve completed the game I only think so more. I think that, in a way, Skyward Sword is Twilight Princess’ personal sequel, sort of like how Majora’s Mask was a sequel to Ocarina of Time and how Phantom…

In this series of articles comparing major elements of Skyward Sword with those of previous titles in the Zelda series, I have already covered the introduction, the overworld, and the story and characters. This will be the final article in this series, comparing the core gameplay of the game to that of its predecessors. The core gameplay of a Zelda game, arguably, is the combat and the puzzle-solving; the skills you use the most while navigating the overworld and that…

One of the more anticipated elements of Skyward Sword, prior to its release, was the plotline. Many of us were curious about what sort tale this prequel would tell, especially with Nintendo’s promises of it dealing with elements from Ocarina of Time. Later information released about the game implied major connections to Twilight Princess, and potentially to The Minish Cap, so naturally this made fans more excited and many, including myself, began to theorize about what might happen in the…

As I did in my article last week, Comparing Skyward Sword: Game Introduction, I will be comparing a major element of Skyward Sword to previous games in the series and take a look at how it measures up. This week I shall discuss the game’s actual world. In my article, Overworlds: The Land Between, I applied some of my own terms to a few different styles of overworld travel, and the ones that are particularly relevant here are “transportation overworld”…

So now that I’ve started Skyward Sword, it’s time to give you guys my first impressions! This video is my initial thoughts on the game, recorded when I was only to the second dungeon of the game. This is not a full review or anything like that, just running over my thoughts. I do include some problems I have with a handful of flaws, but for the most part my views on the game thus far are positive, and I…