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The Legend of Zelda

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.

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Created by
Shigeru Miyamoto, Takashi Tezuka
First TV Show
The Legend of Zelda
First Episode Air Date
September 8, 1989
Cast
Jonathan Potts, Cyndy Preston
Character(s)
Link, Princess Zelda, Ganon
Video Game(s)
The Legend of Zelda, Zelda II: The Adventure of Link, The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past, Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity

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Wide-eyed Links from Majora's Mask and Skyward Sword in front of Hyrule Field with a red sky.
After Seeing The "Worst" Zelda Game's Metacritic Score, I'm Here To Defend It

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.

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A surprised Link and a screaming Ganondorf from Zelda The Wind Waker.
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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.

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Link looking contemplative in TOTK with Sidon and Riju behind him.
After 300 Hours In BOTW & TOTK I Realized What Crucial Element Is Missing

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.

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Link from BOTW looking stern with another version of him with a bow and arrow behind him.
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Hollow Knight art with an enemy from Zelda 2: Adventure Of Link
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Wind Waker and BOTW link
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Art of Link holding a sword from Breath of the Wild next to art of Link pulling out the Master Sword in Tears of the Kingdom.
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Link running in Breath of the Wild.
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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.

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Link from Breath of the Wild with his arms up with the Switch 2 boxes for TOTK and BOTW behind him.
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Link Zelda and Female characters from Tears of the Kingdom.
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The new Sidon and Riju amiibo with some scenery from TOTK.
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Link holding a broken master sword in TOTK next to Link with the Master Sword in BOTW.
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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.

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The key art from Age of Calamity featuring Link, Zelda, and the four champions next to Hyrule castle.
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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.

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Link from TOTK in front of gameplay of Hateno Village and the Zora Domain.
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Zelda looking angry next to a Breath of the Wild Switch 2 box surrounded by gold coins.
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Link from The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom sitting and thinking with his hand on his chin.
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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.

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TOTK Link holding a switch 2 In front of BOTW Link on his Master Cycle Zero
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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.

Art from Breath of the Wild and Mario Kart 8
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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.

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Link pulling back his bow in BOTW while another Link scales a sheer cliff
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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.

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Link from Totk shocked
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The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom saw a lot of fan rumors come true that people forgot were only theories before the game released.

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