Ah, Yuga. How the internet exploded when we got our first glimpse of you. Your flamboyant wardrobe and catchy theme music compliment you greatly. How I long to see you in a home console Zelda title; you would be perfect for the big screen. This being said… let’s explore you a bit more in depth.
In 1986, The Legend of Zelda introduced some of the most recognizable video game superstars of all time, and since then, each new Zelda game has added to the series’s dramatis personae, introducing new characters and re-imagining familiar ones. A Link Between Worlds, the most recent continuation of the Zelda legend, is no different. It brings together a diverse cast of fun and likable characters, doing its best to make each one – no matter how minor – stand out. To celebrate…
An image posted to Reddit a few days ago shows an excerpt of an interview in Game Informer with Hiromasa Shikata, the Director of A Link Between Worlds.
The image shows the text of a question that asks if there any Majora’s Mask references in A Link Between Worlds that we may have missed. The answer given is,
[Having Majora’s Mask in Link’s house] was a special request from Aonuma’s production team. Now why would they ask us to do that? – Hiromasa Shikata
Is Aonuma planning on doing more in the world of Termina? We can’t be certain, but it looks like the signs might be pointing that way. Read after the jump for more!
Did you ever wonder why the bird themed weather vanes encouraged you not to play too long? It’s not out of concern for your health and to remind you to not spend too long looking at the 3D screen, the bird has a much more important message. In fact, in A Link Between Worlds, there’s a very good reason why the bird reminds you to save and quit every once in a while. Curious? Hit the jump to read!
In a recent editorial, I theorized that the Dark Triforce might just be an idea, and if Lorule was specifically created to mirror Hyrule, then that idea is still valid. However, if Lorule is a completely new world in its own right, then the Dark Triforce would be a very real object. So if the Dark Triforce is a real object, what could this imply? Just as Lorule appears to be a dark reflection of Hyrule, could this mean that…
Iwata Asks are always great for information about new games. It’s a chance for the team to discuss how the creation process went, even going back years when the ideas for games were first conceived. In this section, the team talks about a few of the creative decisions they made to make A Link Between Worlds an enjoyable experience. Curious? Hit the jump for more!
Since it was confirmed that the Dark World would be appearing in A Link Between Worlds, I was always suspicious as to whether it would be the same Dark World as A Link to the Past. I had heard others talking about how it couldn’t be the same world, as the Dark World from A Link to the Past was reverted back to the Sacred Realm at the end of the game. It has since been confirmed that Lorule is…
Now that a lot of certain people are getting their hands on copies of A Link Between Worlds, much more footage is coming in, presumably of areas that Nintendo has approved. Yesterday we saw GameXplain gameplay of the Eastern Palace, Tornado Rod, and the Overworld, what else does this game have to hold before release? Hit the jump to see!
Among the information we have about the story of A Link Between worlds, we know that the clown-like villain Yuga is capturing Sages and turning them into paintings, presumably whining when confronted by Link about how no one understands his art. We’ve seen all seven Sages, and we know they retain their elemental affiliations. But who are some of these people? There’s the obvious ones, of course. The Leader of the Sages is Zelda. The Shadow Sage is Impa. The…
