Tag: Ikana

Who is Majora?

July 20 2013 by Cameron Smith

Before we begin, I’d just like to say that this editorial was originally going to come after ‘Who is Skull Kid?’, which would’ve been my next one, but after my rather narrow-minded take on the origins of the Happy Mask Salesman, I decided I’d do this one early, while the idea of exploring the multiple theories around the origins of Majora’s Mask is still fresh in my head. There are multiple, separate ideas on the origins of Majora’s Mask and…

“Psychopomp” is a really funny-sounding word that simply refers to a figure or entity who escorts deceased souls to the afterlife. Each psychopomp has different rules, behavior, treatment or transportation of souls, and indeed even send them to different afterlives. With legends about what happens when people die being so prominent in religions both old and new, it should be no surprise that the Zelda series takes a lot of influence from the many psychopomps featured in them. While of…

Hello again Zelda Dungeon readers and welcome to another Timeshift Thursday feature! I must express my sadness in not being able to write a feature last week yet it’s great to be back and I hope you will forgive me. Anyhow, I look forward to exploring another iconic area in the Zelda series as this week I’ll be covering a special section found in Majora’s Mask. Let me get this straight first, though. I have never played Majora’s Mask at…

This review is going to be really weird for me to write. Stone Tower Temple has long been my favorite dungeon of the Zelda series, even though I’ve never committed to saying it’s the best one. I’ve always loved the dungeon for its concept and style, but design-wise it probably isn’t the best. As with Great Bay Temple, my opinion about the game has matured during my last run through the dungeon: now Stone Tower Temple makes me feel both…

I’ve made no secret of my love for Majora’s Mask. I’ve stated numerous times across all my videos and articles that it’s my favorite Zelda game, and although I haven’t written about it recently, that hasn’t changed. Of all the things I love about Majora’s Mask, it’s actually a single region that stands out the most for me. That region is Ikana Canyon, the last full area that is visited in the game. Part of my affinity for this region…