Very few video games understand pacing as well as The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. Even titles that share the Legend of Zelda moniker struggle to...
My father always loved video games. A Brazilian immigrant who moved to the United States in his early twenties, he’d spend the little time he had...
“Cruel, cruel world, must I go on?” Red Dead Redemption II’s epilogue is longer than it needs to be with less action than it should...
A good twist plays on an audience’s expectations in order to contextualize something. More often than not, that “something” is the story. Books and movies use...
“Ah, but child… That land will not be Hyrule.” At its core, The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker’s story is about moving on from, and...
No Legend of Zelda is complete without a game-defining gimmick of their own. A Link to the Past pioneered the dual worlds mechanic; Ocarina of Time...
It is important to recognize that embracing the past is not the same as living in the past. Although Twilight Princess’ Ocarina of Time influences are...
The Legend of Zelda originated the franchise; The Adventure of Link set a precedent for experimentation; A Link to the Past solidified a formula; Link’s Awakening...
Given the relative obscurity of the Game Boy Advance’s Four Swords, it’s by no means unusual that Nintendo would want to tackle the concept of a...
“This is but one of the legends of which the people speak…” The Legend of Zelda has always had a clear-cut chronology. The Adventure of Link...
Originally bundled on the same cartridge as the Game Boy Advance’s port of A Link to the Past, Four Swords marked The Legend of Zelda’s first...
Released simultaneously for the Game Boy Color, Oracle of Ages and Oracle of Seasons marked the first of Capcom’s three forays into The Legend of Zelda...
What makes a good video game story? Modern gaming discourse would seem to imply that the more overtly emotional a story is, the higher its quality....
It says quite a lot about the quality of the game that A Link to the Past’s contributions to The Legend of Zelda franchise are still,...
No one can, or should, deny that Zelda II: The Adventure of Link’s status as the franchise’s black sheep is anything less than well deserved. It’s...
If there’s one element that defines the original Legend of Zelda, it’s freedom. Some might argue its central theme is either exploration or simply adventure, but...
Considering how long Nintendo has kept quiet on Intelligent Systems’ next core Fire Emblem title, it was only a matter of time before fans got a...
It’s been exactly ten years since Devil May Cry 4’s release and, while Devil May Cry 5 has been teased for years, it’s only now that...
PROLOGUE: GROUND ZEROES Discussing Metal Gear Solid V without discussing Ground Zeroes is akin to discussing Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty without touching upon...
In a series where cyborg ninjas can tear through robots, psychics can read players’ memory cards, and a man can kill his father twice without dwelling...