Comparing Skyward Sword: Story and Characters
Posted On 17 Dec 2011 By admin
One of the more anticipated elements of Skyward Sword, prior to its release, was the plotline. Many of us were curious about what sort tale this prequel would tell, especially with Nintendo’s promises of it dealing with elements from Ocarina of Time. Later information released about the game implied major connections to Twilight Princess, and [...]
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Skyward Sword: The Best of the Best?
Posted On 10 Dec 2011 By admin
The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword has been officially released for almost three weeks now. Since then, the game has become a best-seller for retailers worldwide and has received phenomenal reviews all around. This is the Zelda game fans have been waiting for since Nintendo first revealed that their new home console, the Wii, would [...]
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Comparing Skyward Sword: The Overworld
Posted On 03 Dec 2011 By admin
As I did in my article last week, Comparing Skyward Sword: Game Introduction, I will be comparing a major element of Skyward Sword to previous games in the series and take a look at how it measures up. This week I shall discuss the game’s actual world. In my article, Overworlds: The Land Between, I [...]
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A World Without the Legend of Zelda
Posted On 28 Nov 2011 By admin
1up has recently posted an article about an unspeakable horror. A world without The Legend of Zelda. While it might seem terrible for us personally, it could have also changed the way other games have developed. The Legend of Zelda has made a lot of ingenious modifications to story and gameplay among other things. Have [...]
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Reliving the Wind Waker Experience in Skyward Sword
Posted On 13 Nov 2011 By admin
With Skyward Sword coming out in just a couple of weeks, fans are anticipating a whole new dimension of gameplay, and rightly so. The bits of storyline that have been revealed by Nintendo over the last two years of hyping the game have revealed quite a bit of information regarding the story and motivation of [...]
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Fi: What Is She?
Posted On 05 Nov 2011 By admin
Fi. The amount of speculation about her has been high ever since she was first seen in leaked concept art from E3 2009, and it has done nothing but rocket skyward since then. It’s been suggested that she could be the Fairy Queen from The Wind Waker. People have theorized about how the features on [...]
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The Three Goddesses: The Ally, The Enemy, and The Fallen
Posted On 21 Oct 2011 By admin
Skyward Sword has been stated to be a prequel to the entire Zelda series, meaning thus far it is the original story, the first adventure. Until another prequel is made, this is where it all began, and as I’ve discussed numerous times, it will even mark the beginning of the Kingdom of Hyrule itself. But [...]
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Zelda Stories: The Benefits of Simplicity
Posted On 23 Sep 2011 By admin
Zelda games are known for having a fairly simple plot structure. Some of them are so rife with classic tropes that a gamer can easily identify the beginning, middle, and end during their first time with the game. The original Legend of Zelda had a clearly identified hero, villain, and plot device in the form [...]
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Ikana: Hyrule’s Shadow
Posted On 09 Sep 2011 By admin
I’ve made no secret of my love for Majora’s Mask. I’ve stated numerous times across all my videos and articles that it’s my favorite Zelda game, and although I haven’t written about it recently, that hasn’t changed. Of all the things I love about Majora’s Mask, it’s actually a single region that stands out the [...]
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Dungeons: Challenging and Diverse Realms
Posted On 02 Sep 2011 By admin
The Dungeons. As I mentioned in my last article, Overworld: The Land Between, these tend to be the areas of the Zelda series that fans discuss the most, and in particular, when measuring the length of the game it’s usually measured by how many dungeons it has, whether that’s truly the best gauge or not. [...]
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