25th September 2024 treated Zelda fans to perhaps the most unexpected release of the entire series. That of a brand new entry titled Echoes of Wisdom. But what really made headlines was the realisation of a concept heavily discussed amongst the fandom for years: Zelda as the playable protagonist of the game. The Nintendo Direct…
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Legend of Zelda Fanfiction: The Plane of Masked Yearning – Part Seven
“So, you are connected to that damn witch!”, bellowed an enraged Holu. “Forget connected! Her and the witch are one and the same!”, added an equally irate Impa. Both were convinced in their minds that Sara, the turquoise-haired mage standing before them, was their enemy. Out of instinct, Holu took out his bow and Impa…
5 Things That Would Have Won Tears of the Kingdom GOTY
As I have made clear in one of my previous features, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom was a gaming phenomenon. So much so, I rated it in my top 3 (canon) Zelda games of all time. It really took some of the best aspects of Breath of the Wild and combined it…
Legend of Zelda Fanfiction: The Plane of Masked Yearning – Part 6: Volga vs Sidon
Several Hours Earlier: Great Hyrule Bay “I’m genuinely at a loss for words, to think you’re that swords-for-brain’s little sister!”. It had been less than an hour since the unofficial resistance against Empress Ria had split off into groups to retrieve their respectively allocated Champion warriors. Zelda headed to the Arbiter’s Grounds in the…
As Tears of the Kingdom Approaches We Remember the Last Zelda Direct Sequel: Majora’s Mask
On May 12th, one of the most anticipated video games of all time (when has a new The Legend of Zelda game not been a highly anticipated title?) arrives in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. With over 30 million units sold, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, is not only…
Pitching a Zelda Cinematic Universe – The Plane of Masked Yearning: Chapter Five
It had been several hours since Link, Zelda, Holu and the members of the unofficial Resistance against Empress Ria had split up to find and free the respective Champion warriors of Hyrule. One party consisted of Link and the mysterious leader of the Resistance, the yellow-masked Keaton. Link had vowed to voyage to the home…
Pitching a Zelda Cinematic Universe – The Plane of Masked Yearning: Chapter Four
Gerudo Desert The sun was beating down onto the scorching sand. Suddenly, a shining blue light appeared to interrupt the status quo on a patch of desert sand. Out of this blue light walked out three figures. All were female, one being the figure of a child. These were none other than Zelda, who for…
Is Zelda a JRPG?
A strange topic of discussion has arisen over the past couple of decades within gaming forums: The dispute of whether or not, The Legend of Zelda (series) should be classified as an Action-RPG (which would make it a Japanese RPG), or an Action Adventure, or perhaps, both. The argument has driven many to question whether…
The Top Five Best Selling The Legend of Zelda Games of All Time
The Legend of Zelda has sold over 118 million games over the course of its 35 year old life span. These numbers make it one of the most commercially successful franchises of all time. Apart from its commercial success, The Legend of Zelda, is renowned for its actual greatness as a gaming franchise. Has there…
Pitching a Zelda Cinematic Universe – The Plane of Masked Yearning: Chapter One
Pitching a Zelda Cinematic Universe – The Plane of Masked Yearning: Chapter One After completing my fan-fiction of an original Zelda story meant as a pitch for a Live-Action trilogy series (which you can read in the Fan Fiction section of the website), I felt that, due to the enjoyment I got from writing it, I…