Tag: Master

My username is Axle the Beast, so it honestly shouldn’t be all that difficult to figure out that I have a thing for monsters. I’ve loved creatures of all shapes and sizes since before I can remember. I spent a portion of October reviewing them on my website, and before that I wrote an article similar to this one, counting town my top 10 Resident Evil monsters. With Zelda, choosing my favorites was harder because what defines a good monster…

The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword is the latest addition to the legendary franchise and is widely considered to be one of its best games yet. Ever since its debut trailer at E3 2010, it’s been one of the most highly anticipated games in history. Fans were eager for a revolution in the series, and once the trailer was seen, many of us knew we had gotten what we asked for. During the wait, the hype for the game only…

Fi. The amount of speculation about her has been high ever since she was first seen in leaked concept art from E3 2009, and it has done nothing but rocket skyward since then. It’s been suggested that she could be the Fairy Queen from The Wind Waker. People have theorized about how the features on her figure resemble that of the Master Sword, saying that she could somehow be a part of the sword itself. It’s even been proposed that…

Hey guys, finally another new mailbag, Curiosity Shop #071. There’s just been an endless stream of Skyward Sword news lately, so again the mailbag focuses on that game, and to be honest that’ll likely be the case until a little while after the game comes out. Anyway, 10 questions in all, 8 of which are about Skyward Sword. Jump inside for a video embed! Questions and timestamps: (00:07) – Of all the Zelda games they could have brought back for…

What makes a game difficult or easy? Good question. Game designers walk a delicate balancing act of making a game challenging without causing it to be frustrating. Like any job, there are techniques to accomplish this goal. Major points that contribute to difficulty are the implementation of a navigator, success of game controls and mechanics, and in Zelda games the puzzle quality. However, the most important factor for determining difficulty in any game is the use of patterns. The balance…

In an official press release, Nintendo announced today that the re-imagining of Ocarina of Time for the 3DS will release on June 19. A June 19 launch date has been set for The Legend of Zelda™: Ocarina of Time™ 3D, a re-mastered edition of one of the most acclaimed installments in The Legend of Zelda series, created exclusively for the Nintendo 3DS system. While we already knew that Master Quest would make it into the portable release, the release date…

This new video discussion is a third one about Ganon, specifically how he relates or could relate to Skyward Sword. I elaborate a little more on previous statements I’ve made about thinking it’s impossible he’ll appear again, and address some comments and thoughts I’ve heard from viewers on the subject. Most of this video is explaining why I think he will not appear, but there is a moment where I bring up ways he could and say how it IS…

Hey there guys! Mailbag #016 is here. So this time I worked in some questions about the 3DS remake of Ocarina of Time and even one general Zelda question, but it’s still mostly about Skyward Sword. To be honest most of my doubts about the game (I do have them!) have been dissolving more and more as time wears on, even though there hasn’t been anything particularly new to hear about. Guess I’m just thinking about it more? Or maybe…

Hey guys! So this video discussion is all about Ganon. Specifically problems with him in some of the games. As I mention in the video, this is not a video of complaints about Ganon himself, but rather how he is treated and implemented in the stories and events of the games themselves. This video (and this will likely become common for discussion videos) is shorter than is typical for me and hopefully a little extra fun. I think this is…

Well hello guys! So finally I’ve got a new mailbag video. This one’s all about Skyward Sword, the new Zelda game. There’ll probably be a focus on Skyward Sword for the next couple weeks. That and the new Ocarina of Time remake on the 3DS. Also, a congratulations and thank you to Zeruda on the Zelda Dungeon forums for winning the Curiosity Shop Logo Contest! Here are the questions and their timestamps: (00:38) – What do you think of Skyward…