Tag: gods

Hey everyone! Welcome back for the last Voidcast of this year! To end off 2014, I wanted to look at the divine bodies of the Zelda series, and how they could be used in future games. With the holiday season’s several religious holidays coming up, it seemed appropriate to examine the religious elements of Zelda, and to think of the impact they could have if used right. Hit the jump to check out the new episode!

For over 25 years, the Zelda series has built a centuries-old legend around the mighty embodiment of the three golden goddesses’ power: the Triforce. And it has worked wonderfully well. Ocarina of Time, after so long, gave the golden triangles a back-story, and the most recent game, A Link Between Worlds, has even given it an alternate universe counterpart. But, could we have some other plot device or story line relating to the gods, without using the Triforce? It may…

Out of all of the recurring items in the Zelda franchise, Heart Pieces and Containers are some of the most useful. Not only do they extend Link’s heart meter, prolonging the length of your survival for the rest of the game, they give the player a sense of accomplishment after defeating a boss or managing to scrounge up the pieces necessary to complete an entire Heart Container. They also mark the completion of a dungeon, rewarding you with a trinket…