Tag: maturity

If a franchise lasts as long as Zelda does, you’d eventually need to mix things up a bit or fear stagnation. Gameplay wise there have been a lot of different things, for better or for worse: boats, trains, time loops, physical transformations, time travel, alternate worlds and many more things have been used to keep every Zelda game fresh. The same goes for stories: the more simplistic ones in the original and the GameBoy games, the more complex ones like…

The Legend of Zelda has always stayed true to previously established traditions. Sexuality in these games is no different, as the series has stuck to a rather strict “no sexuality” policy. This establishment recurs in Nintendo video games since the company typically develops family-oriented games that lean toward younger audiences. Zelda is overdue for the inclusion of more mature happenings and conversations. The Adventure of Link and Skyward Sword broke the mold, daring to hint that perhaps the relationship between…