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Way back during E3 2010, we got our first real look at Skyward Sword, but for the most part it was impossible to make out its music. It might be natural to assume the songs back then were the same as they are now, but forum user and article writer JuicieJ pointed out something extremely interesting that I had to share with you guys. The song that Levias is fought to in the final game was used as the battle…

In my old article, Overworlds: The Land Between, I took the time to define the personal names I have for four styles of overworld commonly seen in Zelda. The wilderness is a wild and dangerous area where you are left on your own, while the map is either a miniaturized representation of the world or little more than a menu. But it’s the hub and transportation overworlds that I will be focusing on in this article, for I believe that…

Hey guys! New mailbag. Minimal focus on Skyward Sword this time, and a wide variety of interesting questions actually, including some ones that deal in fact rather than opinion, which I guess is refreshing. But don’t forget about the mailbag intro contest! Check out the rules here and submit your intro before September 6. Anyway, 13 questions in all. Enjoy! You can watch the video here or check out the embed after the jump. Questions and timestamps: (00:23) – What…

“Goal-oriented gameplay and environmental presence exist in unavoidable tension. In moderation, sense of purpose can make a place come alive. But when we focus on moves, strategy, puzzles, and other performance-oriented tasks, we’re left with little cognitive room to appreciate the surrounding environment.” – Douglas Wilson, “Look Before You Warp”1 The above quote is from a chapter in The Legend of Zelda and Philosophy: I Link Therefore I Am (a collection of essays, edited by Luke Cuddy) in which Wilson…

Hey there guys! New mailbag, but before I talk about that, the mailbag logo contest concluded and I’m now starting a new contest, this time for an intro! Check out the rules in this thread and submit your intro video, which will start being used in Mailbag #100! Anyway, we’ve got 12 questions this time. Skyward Sword seems to be a major topic, being relevant to multiple other questions. Enjoy! You can watch the video here or view the embed…

Hey there guys! New video discussion. I want to talk about an observation I recently made regarding the series, which is that I think it’s rather flawed. This isn’t a hate video though; I think Zelda is a great series, and that’s the point of this video. The series is flawed, but great anyway, and I want to discuss that. Enjoy! You can watch the video here or check out the embed after the jump. It relates to a topic…

Hey guys! That mailbag logo contest is being extended to August 8th, so you have just a little longer to submit your logo. Check out the terms of the contest here. Anyway, Mailbag #094! Got a lot of broad questions this time, with few that relate to any one game exclusively. 13 questions in all. You can watch it here or check out the video embed after the jump. Enjoy! Questions and timestamps: (00:42) – What is your favorite graphical…

New mailbag, guys! This one is actually pretty broad without questions about any game specifically, though numerous ones are about dungeons. Bigger news is the contest I’m starting for a new Curiosity Shop logo. The new logo is due July 31st, and should have the mailbag’s name, be a transparent GIF or PNG, and look good in both small and large resolutions. Check out the logo contest thread on the forums to review the rules and/or submit your logo! Anyway,…

This is a question that’s been raised a lot recently in many discussions about Skyward Sword: Which is better, having a lot of enemies or having complex enemies? Skyward Sword obviously took the latter approach, offering very few enemies (I got 29 in a casual count, excluding all alternate versions of the same basic foe, though it would be significantly larger if I were to include them all). Is it best to have a huge variety of foes that do…

Alright guys, it’s time for a new mailbag. This one’s huge! 18 questions in total. I’m pretty sure that’s a new record for the Curiosity Shop. There’s some really good variety, too, with questions spread out across numerous games and only a single short one that’s Skyward Sword related. Hope you enjoy! You can watch the video here or check out the embed after the jump. Questions and timestamps: (00:15) – Would you like future overworlds to be like the…