The Legend of Zelda franchise follows the adventures of Link, an elf-like Hylian, and Princess Zelda as they protect the land of Hyrule from the evil warlord-turned-demon king Ganon. The series is known for its mix of action, adventure, and puzzle-solving elements, often revolving around the collection of the Triforce, a powerful relic left by the goddesses who created Hyrule. Each game features different incarnations of Link and Zelda, maintaining core elements while introducing new characters and settings.
Zelda creator Shigeru Miyamoto says that one of the best Zelda games almost turned out very different - and I’m glad it didn’t in the end.
The Legend of Zelda series only has a couple of mishaps, but one of its biggest flops might just be a misunderstanding - it has a lot going for it.
After a lifetime of playing Zelda games, and several runs of The Wind Waker, I’ve discovered a terrifying detail about its most powerful enemy.
Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom are practically flawless games, yet they are lacking one staple RPG feature that would improve them both.
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild’s most impressive gameplay mechanic has surprisingly not been used by many other open-world RPGs.
Hollow Knight is a critical darling and fan favorite, but without one game that has a more controversial legacy, it might not exist at all.
Nintendo's most successful Zelda games have left a large shadow on the franchise, with the next entry needing a big change to fully set it apart.
While Tears of the Kingdom couldn’t quite capture Breath of the Wild’s magic, a sequel could absolutely achieve it with one simple twist.
During a Nintendo Switch 2 preview event, a speedrunner has already finished the unreleased Switch 2 version of Breath of the Wild in 7 minutes.
Nintendo can’t seem to get the Switch 2 versions of Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom right as it makes yet another major mistake.
After some comments from BOTW's producer, there is the possibility of getting a new kind of Link, and Zelda fans have been open to it in the past.
Zelda: BOTW and TOTK are coming to Switch 2 with a new line of amiibo featuring some of the Sages. Here’s when and where to preorder them.
Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom’s most annoying feature just got fixed, except Nintendo’s implementation of it is just sad.
The next massive open-world Legend of Zelda game needs to ditch Breath of the Wild’s best feature in order to avoid making a major mistake.
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom may keep the same Hyrule, and, if it does, it absolutely needs to change one major feature.
The Nintendo Switch 2’s version of the critically acclaimed The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild shows Nintendo doesn’t understand its fans.
In what is a weird catch, the Switch 2 Editions of the Zelda games will Switch 1 saves, but they will not cloud saves for data backup.
Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is missing the opportunity to make the game bigger than ever with a buffed up launch version for the Switch 2.
Getting the same games on a new console always comes with some frustrations, but Nintendo is leaving the best thing about the last transition behind.
The Nintendo Switch 2 version of Breath of the Wild will make weapon degradation a little more tolerable, but players will need to use Zelda Notes.
