Tag: Dark Souls

Nintendo does not often offer its classic franchises to third-party developers. Only with a precise combination of quality, consumer appeal, and creative control will Nintendo even consider handing off one of its big IP’s to an outside company. The Legend of Zelda is no exception. Only a few rare third-party studios have had their hands on Zelda, each with a varying degree of success. However with the third-party success of Hyrule Warriors, we should discuss what other developers deserve a chance to make their own Zelda game…

There are often a lot of comparisons between games like Elder Scrolls, Dark Souls, The Legend of Zelda, and any other high fantasy adventure/RPG type game. What we haven’t seen is a lot of crossover art. Today that changes, thanks to deviantArt user mintyfreshmangos. He decided to capture the essence of Dark Souls and Majora’s Mask in one piece of art, which was crafted as a piece of cover art for a crossover album of sorts. Head inside.

As much as we love them, it’s hard to deny that most every game in the Zelda franchise follows a highly formulaic structure. Start off in a small, cozy village, something bad happens, get a sword, collect three major items, a plot twist happens, collect a few more items, final dungeon, Ganon, game over. Usually the boss fights at the end of the dungeon require the item you just found to complete. The slingshot is ignored as soon as Link…