The Legend of Zelda: A Timeless Classic

Link staring off into Hyrule (Nintendo) There’s a certain game within the Legend of Zelda franchise that stands out, even among countless classics, that have redefined the way we think of  open-world games . The year was 2017 and unless you lived under a rock there was only one game that redefined this medium,  “The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild” . It was perhaps the most ambitious game ever released in the series and surpassed the expectations of many people including myself.  Making roughly a third of sales from every Zelda game combined , people who have never played a Zelda game before most likely played “Breath of the Wild”. It goes to show how a beloved classic of gaming history is able to keep up and even innovate to inspire many other similar games in the future. In order to explain what exactly made “Breath of the Wild” such a popular phenomenon we must explore the innovations that came with breaking the linear storyline that redefined how the game was played. In terms o

Credit: Nintendo Within the Legend of Zelda franchise, “ The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask ” is a standout game that seemingly does not belong. People either love it or hate it for the same reason because it's so different. Why you may ask? There are few titles if any that have been able to uniquely tell a story as profoundly as “The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask”. Like most games in the Legend of Zelda franchise, they will often follow a certain formula where the character you play as, Link, is tasked with the goal of defeating Ganon and saving Zelda . Though in the case of Majora’s Mask, a direct sequel to Ocarina of Time, Ganon and Zelda do not play a major role in the game at all. It was a fresh breath of air in the franchise, but for many people the mechanics, story, and progression system were too much to handle. But there's more to the surface than meets the eye, and beneath the mask, hides an emotionally mature story that holds its own right to be called a ma

Photo by: Nintendo Have you ever had a special game that brings you a kind of nostalgia you can’t forget? Well, I have and, that game is The Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time . My name is Alex and I am an avid fan of the Zelda series, I also have played many kinds of games throughout my life. I remember playing Ocarina of Time when it first came out on the 3DS, I was 8 years old and it was my first ever experience playing a game like Ocarina of Time, and technically my first ever “game”. To this day I enjoy playing all kinds of video games, but the Zelda series and Ocarina of Time in particular hold a special place in my heart. Not only did it revolutionize gaming for me but it opened my eyes to the genius mechanics and storytelling Ocarina of Time had to offer. Ocarina of Time, a game created by Nintendo for the N64 ( Nintendo 64 ), was the fifth installment of the Zelda series and was the most highly anticipated game of its time. The game has cemented itself in history as a classic whe