Tag: Platforming

Alright, well here we are. Time to review the last of The Minish Cap’s dungeons before the last hurrah in Dark Hyrule Castle. It’s not my favorite dungeon in The Minish Cap — that award still goes to the Temple of Droplets — but it is my second-favorite and it’s also the only wind-themed dungeon in the series that I like. I’m sure you’ve noticed the trend if you’ve been keeping up with my Dungeon Reflections, how I’ve bashed the…

Playing Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time was one of the most rewarding experiences I’ve ever had in gaming. While almost everything about the game–from the friendly protagonist to the exotic, fully realized world–made it an absolute work of art, it was the gameplay that really captivated me and kept me playing straight through its ten hour length. The Prince controlled flawlessly outside of combat, and the environments were designed with his parkour style of platforming in mind. Sadly,…

The Legend of Zelda is the game series that we all know and love. Almost all of us hold the Super Mario series very close to us as well. For a lot of us, Super Mario 64 was our very first video game ever. I love them both, but has the Zelda series made decisions so that the games are stuck at a standstill?