Tag: Hyrule Castle

Alright, well here it is: The last leg of the journey. The final destination. The Minish Cap’s end dungeon! Now this is an interesting one. Hyrule Castle is visited surprisingly rarely in the series, and when it is it’s usually a hostile place under enemy control. And as was the case in Twilight Princess, Hyrule Castle is again the final dungeon. It’s kind of funny too, because at first it seemed like The Minish Cap broke this tradition: It’s one…

Admit it, if you had the opportunity to live in a castle you’d jump at the chance but living in Ganon’s Castle might not be your first choice. It’s dark, gloomy, (somehow) hovering over lava and there are a few death traps in there. However, if that type of castle did happen to take your interest and you wanted to buy it, how much would it cost? Well, be prepared to beg the bank for one massive mortgage! The people…

Just imagine: As you finally conclude harsh trials necessary to prove yourself hero enough — several steps above “man enough” — to acquire the means to defeat the ancient evil that took your sister, your talking boat and teacher whisks you beneath the waves to- Oh, wait, you’ve played The Wind Waker? Ah. No imagining necessary then. Who didn’t have their mind blown pretty severely by this part of The Wind Waker? The journey down into Hyrule was both extremely…

As most Zelda fans know, many fan-made covers can be found on YouTube of various musical arrangements from the Zelda franchise. I always find it fun to see talented musical artists take a twist on different Zelda themes, adding several instruments together to make a well-rounded sound. Here is a mainly string arrangement of the “Castle Town Market Theme” by YouTube user Shinainaru. Click the jump button if you would like to check it out!

A few of the recent Favorite Zelda Moments posts I’ve written have covered fairly obscure moments that I’m not sure a ton of people would have considered one of their favorites — such as fricken’ Moldarach — but this one’s different; nearly everyone knows about the introductory portion of A Link to the Past and I’d be surprised if there were not a number of people who loved this part of the game. This section is what the game starts…

Ever wanted to live in Hyrule Castle? Of course you have, who are you kidding? Well, ever wonder what its property value is? No? Well you can probably be forgiven for that. Not many would think of something like that, but Natalie Grigson of the real estate blog Movoto did. Jump over the moat and crawl through the delivery area to see what they had to say about Hyrule Castle from Ocarina of Time!

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…

Hyrule Castle might just be the most recognizable single location in a Zelda game. It makes for a rousing start to A Link to the Past and an intense ending to Twilight Princess. It’s interesting in other games as well. In Ocarina of Time, The Minish Cap, and Spirit Tracks, it helps flesh out the world of Hyrule just a bit more. For the most part, it’s a safehaven or it’s barely seen at all. The Wind Waker’s might just…

A recent article over at Zelda Universe has been written and it discusses the Geography and Cartography of Hyrule. In particular it takes a look at the different Hyrule overworld maps in the various Zelda games and how they relate to one another. The author proclaims that all the lands known as Hyrule are in fact the same place. In some cases it’s blatantly obvious that the overworlds are in fact related, such as the case with the Legend of…