"Back to Basics" with Skyward Sword – The Feeling of Progression
Posted On 28 Feb 2011 By admin
25 years, 17 games, three Triforces, one princess, one evil king, one hero, one legacy. Perhaps the most enduring contribution The Legend of Zelda series has given to video games is the sense that as you play, your character gets stronger and can do more things, opening up more of the world to the player. It's a massive shift from previous games like Donkey Kong and Super Mario Bros. where you cleared one stage at a time, and one that couldn't have been possible without the world-based, player-driven structure of the game. The strategies through which this kind of dynamic progression is accomplished have changed somewhat over the years, particularly with the series' shift to 3D which introduced greater story and puzzle elements than the 2D predecessors. But as it focuses on going "back to basics," can Skyward Sword accomplish a clean fusion between the two styles?...
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Z-Talk: Zelda Dungeon Podcast #6
Posted On 28 Feb 2011 By admin
Welcome back to another episode of Z-Talk! Rish and I apologize for the delay as we were away on a Las Vegas trip, but now we are back to bring you more Zelda discussion as always! Continuing news; Z-Talk is now on iTunes! You can listen to all the previous podcasts as well this brand [...]
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Cartoon Network Brawler 3DS
Posted On 28 Feb 2011 By admin
If this doesn’t push Nintendo for a Smash Brothers 3DS I don’t know what will. Studio, Crave Games announced that they will be doing a multiplayer brawler which from videos looks like it’ll be similar to Smash Brothers in style. Cartoon Network Punch Time Explosion is thet itle of the game and by the looks [...]
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Community Competitions Month 2
Posted On 28 Feb 2011 By admin
That’s right folks! It’s time for the results of the second month of the Community Competitions, hosted by various users from our forums. We even have a new competition this month, the Writing Community Competition (WCC)! If you wish to participate in these competitions yourself, register on our forums and send a Private Message to [...]
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Welcome Back: Zelda Informer
Posted On 28 Feb 2011 By admin
Zelda Informer was experiencing some major technical problems with their servers the other day, making their website completely inaccessible to their readers. It seems as though now that they have fixed the problem and are back online. So we here at le...
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Haunted Majora’s Mask ARG Continues
Posted On 28 Feb 2011 By admin
Many of you may remember that a while back someone came forward with what he claimed to be a Majora’s Mask cartridge that was haunted by the spirit of a drowned boy named BEN. Since the initial writings and videos from Youtube user Jadusable, we’ve learned that it was faked. What we never reported on [...]
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