The Legend of Zelda: No Cheat Codes Permitted
While there are certainly many secrets to seek out and find in a Legend of Zelda title, it’s one of the few franchises that doesn’t contain “cheat codes” that artificially […]
Legend of Zelda Four Swords: It is Dangerous to Go Alone
Ironically, the series that originally taught us that “it is dangerous to go alone” all those years ago in the first Legend of Zelda title has primarily existed as a […]
The Legend of Zelda: From Big to Small, A Strategy for Them All
Adversaries in the world of The Legend of Zelda range from the small and seemingly harmless to gigantic and terrifying… and during my time in the game I learned not […]
Link, Zelda, and Becoming the Answers to Someone Else’s Prayer
For the majority of the time in the “Legend of Zelda” series of games, we play from the point of view of Link on his quest to save both Zelda […]
The Legend of Zelda: An Ever-Changing Game for a Growing Franchise
There’s been many shifts in the ways that we’ve experienced the Legend of Zelda series over the years… the classic top-down perspective of the original NES title, the side-scrolling style […]
Link: A Silent Protagonist and the Importance of Watching Our Words
For years, one of Link’s most consistent and defining characteristics was that he didn’t really have much to say. While many adventure games give their protagonists robust dialogue trees or […]
Legend of Zelda: A Unique Transformation for Every Situation
While almost every gaming protagonist typically grows and adapts to the demands of the story they are in, Link takes this one step further by LITERALLY becoming what his missions […]
Appreciating Navi’s Navigation
In the interest of being 100% honest, I have a confession to make… I haven’t always been Navi’s biggest fan. Having my game interrupted by Navi’s persistent cries of “Hey, […]
Fight, Flight, or Choosing the High Ground?
From my very first experience playing Legend of Zelda on the original NES through the Zelda games of the modern era, I’ve found a very important fact to be proven […]
The Irony of “The Legend of Zelda”
Of all of the ironic twists that exist in the world of video games, one of the greatest is that Link, one of the most well-known characters in the entire […]
Finding God in Video Games 