Tag: sword

There have been many swords introduced into the Zelda series that it seems likely every fan has a personal favorite. Replicas of these legendary game weapons can be found from life-size collector’s items to elaborate key chains. Now, you can wield a Zelda sword of your very own from around your neck. Follow the jump to read more about this.

Zelda fans, rejoice! If you haven’t yet picked up a copy of The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword for some inexplicable reason, you have an opportunity to get it from Best Buy for a crazy price of $14.99. This sounds absolutely insane, as the game is not even a year old. Heck, Twilight Princess is still available for only $20 and that game is over five years old. But this deal is very real. There are a few catches, however….

Skyward Sword introduced a semi-advanced upgrade system to make leveling Link more interesting. What it brought to the table was something fresh and new while unrefined all the awhile. The acquisition of said treasures was actually enjoyable, but the amount and variety of treasures necessary to successfully refine equipment was unbalanced. When it comes to The Legend of Zelda, gamers have high standards for every new title. Nintendo was bold to experiment with a deeper upgrade system, however they nearly…

There’s nothing like a comic to put things into perspective. If you’ve ever wondered what would actually happen when Link doesn’t use his sailcloth, then today’s your lucky day. ZoDy from deviantART has made a Skyward Sword comic that proves Zelda logic wrong yet again. Would Link just lose a heart or two with all of his bones intact when he hits the ground? Of course not. Make the jump to take a look at the comic below.

Once again it’s time for another Zelda Fanart Spotlight and this time we’re showcasing a particular piece of artwork made by deviantART artist, MitsukoUchiha. This artwork consists of our very favorite Demon Lord Ghirahim posing next to his weapon form of the Dark Master Sword. The colors that were chosen to be used in this piece are good ones as they emit the very element that is mentioned in this artwork’s name: darkness. Also the slight highlighting that is used…

An interview has been posted up over at Entertainment Weekly that features Shigeru Miyamoto. It has him talking about Skyward Sword, mainly some differences between the prototype and the finished designs difficulty levels, the 25th anniversary of Zelda and Mario, and other Nintendo stuff. Here’s a good tidbit of the interview: ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: I just completed Skyward Sword, which really makes good use of the Motion Plus controller. Can you talk a little bit about how existence of Motion Control…

While I’ve seen some great gifts exchanged between family members, I think this one made by R1CKW’s grandfather over on Reddit tops them all, or at least comes pretty darn close. As the swords make is just incredible overall, and the fact that the Grandfather went to so much trouble to make this really shows how amazing of a gift this must have made. Hit up the Reddit post here, or make the jump to check out a photo of…

The Zelda franchise is famously premised on exploration. The original Legend of Zelda offered a world one could literally get lost in. Different mechanics — ranging from action to puzzle-solving — affected the way the player explored the world, but there could be little question that the whole purpose of the game was to discover. Zelda games have always struck an interesting balance. Like Nintendo’s other major adventure franchise, Metroid, Zelda games offer the player items which both advance the…

Many fans of the Legend of Zelda express their love for the game series by collecting official Zelda merchandise, write fanfiction, draw fanart, etc. This particular fan of the series, Deviantart artist L-DAWB, drew an awesome Skyward Sword fanart that showcases nearly all of the major characters in the game and features a beautiful array of colors. He also mentioned in his comments for the artwork that he used the official artwork from the game that we had put on…

The Beetle in Skyward Sword is useful for many things: getting items that are far out of Link’s reach, hitting switches, getting past obstacles by using a bomb, getting a look at the surroundings, hitting random citizens of Skyloft… Wait, what? Yes, apparently so, cause one such person has done just that. Robotortoise of youtube has recording a video showing him using the beetle to hit certain individuals around Skyloft and they react by crying out in pain and holding…