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Here we are: Hyrule Castle, the last dungeon in Twilight Princess left to review, is so much of a mixed bag for me, you have no idea. And I don’t mean that like it’s got some good and some bad, so it just ends up being mediocre. Hyrule Castle has some really great aspects but also so many things missing, that while it’s good, I get a sense of disappointment when I go through it. But, before I discuss what’s…

Skyward Sword has been stated to be a prequel to the entire Zelda series, meaning thus far it is the original story, the first adventure. Until another prequel is made, this is where it all began, and as I’ve discussed numerous times, it will even mark the beginning of the Kingdom of Hyrule itself. But there’s another event within the series that Skyward Sword may mark as well. The original event. “The Goddess”, the deity of the Skyloftians and seemingly…

The Dungeons. As I mentioned in my last article, Overworlds: The Land Between, these tend to be the areas of the Zelda series that fans discuss the most, and in particular, when measuring the length of the game it’s usually measured by how many dungeons it has, whether that’s truly the best gauge or not. This article is about the dungeons in the Zelda series, about what they are, how they should play, and what they should be like. The…

Overworld. This is a common video game term used when discussing adventure titles and RPGs, and as such it is frequently used in Zelda discussions. Wiktionary defines “overworld” as: Noun: In certain video games, the space connecting disparate towns/dungeons/levels. It can encompass the entire world, but doesn’t necessarily have to. So by definition, any area that cannot be classed as one of the “safe areas” (towns) or the dangerous caves, tunnels and fortresses through which you battle (dungeons, levels) is…

Sheik is a well known and in many ways controversial character. A fan favorite character, Sheik was Zelda’s disguise in Ocarina of Time. Fans still debate about many aspects of the character, as well as aspects of the mysterious Sheikah race, the enigmatic Shadow Folk who serve the Royal Family of Hyrule. Due to their mysterious yet important past, many fans have discussed the possibility of them appearing in Skyward Sword. I’ve written a theory article about Skyward Sword before,…

Ocarina of Time is the single most highly regarded and famous Zelda game. The majority of gamers in general look to it as the single shining example of a perfect Zelda title, and even outside the Zelda series, it is regarded as the greatest game of all time by most. That said, there are those that believe that Ocarina of Time didn’t actually surpass its precessors, or possibly that it has been surpassed since. The game most commonly said to…

In discussions and debates about the Zelda series, typically the word “race” is used to describe all the different tribes, species, and creatures who seem to act with human intelligence. The Hylians, the Gorons, the Zora, the Deku, the Gerudo, and many more fall under this term. Among them are the many “human races” or traditional races or breeds of human, such as the Hylians, the Gerudo, the Sheikah, and more traditional humans like the Ordonians. Before Ocarina of Time,…

So new mailbag. However, since there was that new trailer for Skyward Sword, virtually this entire mailbag is devoted to Skyward Sword questions! There’s 8 questions in all, so enjoy. For next week, how about a bunch of Skyward Sword questions again? Questions and timestamps: (00:11) – Is any Zelda mystery hidden from you? (01:01) – What did you think of the new Skyward Sword trailer? (02:00) – What do you think about the pale character at the end of…

Hey there guys! Yeah, another mailbag! Don’t worry, the whole once every two weeks schedule was unintentional, and I think we’re back to the normal schedule now, so there ought to be weekly mailbags! I have 9 questions this time, so enjoy! Questions and timestamps: (00:22) – Which Zelda game do you think has the best soundtrack, and why? (01:52) – What does the scene at the end of Twilight Princess mean, where Zant snaps his neck before Ganondorf dies?…

Twilight Princess. As of this writing, the most recent entry in the epic Legend of Zelda series, barring handheld side-games that came out afterward on the Nintendo DS. It had one hell of a build-up, too. The hype over this game was phenomenal. Everyone was waiting for it. Fanboys even cried. It was delayed long enough during development that eventually it came to be released on two different systems, the GameCube for which it was originally developed and the Wii….