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When scenes from Echoes of Wisdom began to come out, one thing that stood out as a huge part of the game were the “Rifts” that were taking over Hyrule. These huge holes spreading across the land reminded me immediately of Chasms from Tears of the Kingdom. While I know that these two openings operate differently, the similarity was hard to ignore — especially since Echoes immediately follows Tears in terms of Zelda game releases. While contrasting worlds are a consistent theme in Zelda,…

This week Andy is away, so Al is joined by Zelda Dungeon’s Editor-in-Chief, Rod Lloyd! Rod is here to share about his experience at PAX West and his thoughts after playing the demo for Echoes of Wisdom! What portion of the game did he get to play? What kind of Echoes did he get to encounter? How did he feel about puzzles and combat after all was said and done? Rod and Al chat about all this, as well as…

As someone who grew up with the NES, SNES, and Game Boy as a kid, I have a deep fondness of 2D games and controllers with high-quality D-pads. However, with the release of Ocarina of Time on the N64, Zelda 3D console games have never looked back on switching over to the use of an analog stick for movement instead of the D-pad. On handhelds, the D-pad continued to live on a bit longer, but with the release of Phantom…

Among the myriad highlights of last week’s Echoes of Wisdom trailer, one reveal in particular stood out to me. Near the end of the trailer, we were shown a brief glimpse of a dragon that looked virtually identical to Ocarina of Time’s Volvagia. Now, I don’t want to read too deeply into the implications of his supposed return. With the rise of multiverse-centric stories in today’s popular media, it’s tempting to theorize that this game’s mysterious Rifts might be connected…

This article contains spoilers for the following games: Link’s Awakening, Majora’s Mask, Oracle of Ages, Twilight Princess, A Link Between Worlds, Skyward Sword, Breath of the Wild, and Tears of the Kingdom. It is recommended that you experience those stories as intended if you have not already. Proceed at your own risk. The Zelda franchise is one that has a history of diving headfirst into narratives that keep us on our toes. Although there are exceptions, the story teams over…

We return to the wonderful world of Crossing Crafts as creator Diana continues building all kinds of things from the world of video games. Previously, we got a chance to see what the Kochi Dye Shop would look like in miniature form, and now we head on over to a creature that roams Hyrule in Tears of the Kingdom. This isn’t just any creature, as Diana ventures into the Depths in order to craft a light-up figure of the Obsidian…

We’re only a few weeks out from playing the latest Zelda adventure, The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom. It promises a sprawling map, open-ended gameplay, and is the first Zelda game to have the series’ titular character as as the primary protagonist. One returning feature, and the subject of this Daily Debate, is Echoes of Wisdom‘s art style, which is carried over from 2019’s Link’s Awakening remake. This art style has a claymation, almost toy-like quality to it and…

Warning: This article contains spoilers for the opening portions of The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom. The Legend of Zelda‘s namesake character is set to star in her first true solo adventure later this month in Echoes of Wisdom. Retaining the charming art style of 2019’s Link’s Awakening remake, this new Switch title will see our beloved princess take on the forces of evil and save her kingdom with the help of a new companion named Tri and a magical…

The Zelda Dungeon YouTube team is back with a major Echoes of Wisdom episode. In this new episode, Gooey, McKenna, Corey, and Nico are joined by Zelda Dungeon Editor-In-Chief Rod Lloyd to discuss his hands-on experience with the recent Echoes of Wisdom demo. A fifteen-minute timed Echoes of Wisdom demo was available at the Nintendo Booth at the gaming event PAX West; the event took place between August 29th and September 1st in Seattle.  In this exciting video, Rod and the…

29 years ago, The Legend of Kora (no, not that one!) was born. On this occasion, I’ve been reflecting on the game that came out closest to my birth year: 1993’s The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening. It’s a game I’d actually like to get to know better. It would be well into the 2000s before I would even become aware of the existence of Link’s Awakening, when a family member lent me the cartridge that I would pop a…