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The Hero of Time is a rather silent savior, he doesn’t speak casually but we do see him gesture and make mouth movements as if he is speaking to someone. Though we are not privy to these conversations and we rarely hear our hero’s voice, it is clear that at times he is capable of speech. Selective Mutism is a condition that often occurs due to genetically predisposed Anxiety Disorder or Sensory Processing Disorder which results in children not being…

That Hyrule Warriors Legends livestream yesterday was chock full of delicious details about the upcoming hack-and-slash 3DS title and as translations come through, even more interesting tidbits make their way to us. In this case, Linkle’s opening cinematic and first battle’s narrative have revealed much about our new heroine. She believes she’s the reincarnated hero thanks to a momento given to her by her grandmother, and she’s a bit impulsive– which leaves her lost in the woods with a familiar…

Back in 2012, ahamling27, a map maker over on Curse.com, started releasing alpha versions of a Terraria map based on A Link to the Past. This past March, it finally released from alpha stages, and has fully released! YouTuber HERO, known for his extensive channel of How-To and Let’s Play videos based on Terraria, has begun a Let’s Play of the map. The map is also downloadable, and supports multiplayer, so join with your friends to venture through nine dugeons,…

Throughout the Legend Of Zelda franchise, we have seen many back stories regarding Link. An example of this would be in Ocarina Of Time when the Deku Tree Sprout tells us about how Link was taken to the Kokiri Forest and we learn that his mother brought him to the Great Deku Tree during the events of the Hyrulean Civil War. The absence of family in most games in the series leaves us thinking about how Link came to be an orphan….

The Zelda series is loved by many for its adventurousness and compelling storylines. I doubt that anyone would argue with the statement that any one of Link’s numerous journeys can be called a quest. But what few know is that the concept of a quest is so prevalent in stories from all around the world that a set structure has been made which outlines the stages of the quest. The majority of the Zelda games fit perfectly into this pattern,…

The Wonderful 101 is an action-packed Wii U game to be released on September 15th. Its rather simple in design, but it contains extremely exciting battles featuring the Wonderful 100, a band of heroes on a mission to wipe the invaders out of Blossom City. The game looks, well, wonderful, with its three difficulty levels, extensive content, quirky character design and… Pieces of Heart? To learn more about this awesome reference, hit the jump!

Gender swapping and role reversals generally seem to be a popular fad among fandoms, whether it’s video games or books or anime or television shows. This is evident in many fan communities and even among official media such as when Nintendo released the game Super Princess Peach. The Zelda community is certainly no stranger to the idea. Many concepts have been halfheartedly drawn up, thought out, or put together of Zelda being the protagonist of her own game. Although some…

Ever wonder what it would be like to become a hero? Well, that is what Zelda games are for. Ever wonder what it would be like to become a hero by fulfilling your fate of fitness? Look no further! Nerd Fitness guest writer Anthony Mychal recently wrote an article entitled, Hero Training: Fulfill Your Fate of Fitness. The article explains how starting a workout regiment is just like Link’s quest to save Princess Zelda in a multitude of factors. Jump…

When theories of the timeline and how each game connected were getting more and more confusing, Nintendo decided to clear up much of this and released the official Hyrule Historia book. With it’s release not only have our questions of the timeline been answered, but with each passing day more of the pages are being translated and it seems we are still learning new answers to mysteries that have gone unsolved for years. Last night a Zelda Universe forum member,…

The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past is a game with some truly revolutionizing techniques that helped shape the rest of the series. It also enhanced many of the techniques from the older games and built upon their themes and stories. But was it a truly amazing game, or was it just an average game that people have over-glorified? Well, we think that it was an amazing game, even though it could be very much improved with today’s…