Tag: Castlevania

It’s no surprise that our influential video game series has garnered some imitators over the years, but you may be surprised just how many games are Zeldas in disguise. What if I told you the Binding of Isaac was a Zelda clone? How about Star Fox Adventures? Darksiders? Okami? That’s exactly what WatchMojo is going to tell you in its Top 10 Zelda Clones video. Some of the games you’ve no doubt heard of, others maybe not. But in any…

Koji Igarashi, a frequent producer for the gothic-styled Castlevania series, has announced his departure from Konami. In a panel following this news, he talked about how Zelda originally inspired his work on the games famous for their outlandish vampire lore and whip-lashing action. Read more after the jump.

What seems to be a pretty clear Zelda reference can be found in the newest Castlevania game, Lords of Shadow. The screenshot below mentions a Great “Dekuh” which was “the most gorgeous tree in the forest” and its “magical power protected the forest from the attacks of dark creatures”. If you haven’t figured it out yet, it seems like a pretty clear reference to the Great Deku Tree from Ocarina of Time, and later The Wind Waker. Whether this was…