Tag: controversy

Many fans of the Zelda series will remember ReDeads as creepy reanimated corpses strewn across the damp and dark crypts of Hyrule. And while they may have caused many a nightmare among players young and old, there is controversy over whether or not ReDeads were ever actually human. YouTube channel SwankyBox decided to get to the bottom of the ReDead mystery by examining the ones that appear in Ocarina of Time and Majora’s Mask. Super Smash Bros. trophy descriptions and…

Welcome to the eighth installment of Piece of Heart, where we look at The Legend of Zelda series through the eyes of a literary professor and examine how its literary elements enhance the gaming experience. This week’s lesson is titled “It’s All Politics”. While I don’t think that any Zelda game was created as an analogy for a real-world political situation, it does usually surround war and the dangers of a power-hungry government. This lesson argues that no piece of…

One of the most extraordinary things about the Zelda fanbase is the controversy over the art style of the games. The Zelda series is probably one of the most, or even the most, varying in this department of all video game series, and though we can often expect a different style in the next game, we can’t always be so sure of what exactly that style will be. So GenGAME is curious as to what you want, and they’ve setup…