Tag: Forbidden Woods

The Forbidden Woods is The Wind Waker’s obligatory forest dungeon, so it goes without saying that it follows certain Zelda conventions. Certainly, forest-themed areas can differ a lot in their other themes, but they will always have that central idea in common, and we come to expect certain things from a forest dungeon. The Forbidden Woods is definitely this; it’s pretty conventional in terms of its look and feel. And I would say, to somewhat of a fault. This might…

Most Zelda fans were introduced to the world of Hyrule by starting off in the gorgeous Kokiri Forest; at least I was. I’m sure plenty of readers remember slotting in the masterpiece of Ocarina of Time into their Nintendo 64 console and, for the first time, control Link in a full 3D environment. Kokiri Forest was the perfect introduction for newcomers and old-timers to start a Zelda adventure because of its spacious, beautiful environment, joyous themes of its inhabitants, the…