Breath of the Wild Archives

The Dark Souls of Zelda, Link’s Adventure deserves a second look

Often called the black sheep of the franchise (when they haven’t already used that for Majora’s Mask or the portable versions with odd gimmicks) Link’s Adventure is a unique spin on the series’…

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Opinion

Three Reasons Traditional Zelda Fans Hated Breath of the Wild

After falling in love with Ocarina of Time as a teen, I bounced off of Wind Waker, Twilight Princess, and Skyward Sword. Since BotW reinvigorated my love for the franchise, I thought I should give the previous…

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Best Games of 2017: Mat Falvai’s Top 5 Personal Picks

I played far less new games this year since I began daily streaming. I’ve missed out on some games that look truly remarkable. I bounced off NieR:Automata very quickly but I think…

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Why Breath of the Wild is my favorite OST of 2017

Zelda: Breath of the Wild released March 3rd, 2017. It was a special, memorable day for me as I plopped into my horizontal red lounger by the window and rediscovered an…

Nintendo

Zelda Devs Left “Speechless” at Breath of the Wild Physics Tricks

In a recent interview with Nikkei Trendy, Zelda producer Eiji Aonuma discussed Breath of the Wild’s development team and their responses to players’ creative gameplay tricks (via Japanese Nintendo). The Legend of Zelda: Breath…

GameThinkTalk – Injustice 2 LA Event, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, Revisiting Zelda BotW Ending, Seedship

Matthew Hayes flew to LA to talk to Ed Boon and co about Injustice 2. They also decide whether Mario Kart 8 Deluxe is worth buying again and talk on the Breath…

Opinion

Don’t take Reviews Personally (unless you made the game)

In the increasingly hype-heavy/trailer-reaction/positivity-train culture of games and film coverage, the role of the review seems to be getting lost. An opinion about a piece of media can only be…

Review

Zelda: Breath of the Wild – Review in Progress – Part 1 of 2

After the stunning introduction via the Great Plateau, I’m still less than halfway through this epic saga; $90 (Canadian) well spent! The main quest asks you to recruit the power…

Review

Zelda: Breath of the Wild – First Impressions – (Spoiler Free)

“I wish they would have made Link climb just a LITTLE faster.” is a line my friend and podcast co-host Matthew Hayes said during our day of chat praising this landmark…

Nintendo

Despite Breath of the Wild shining reviews, gamers aren’t changing their minds about the Switch

The review embargo for The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild lifted recently, and people are throwing nothing but praise at the highly anticipated open world Zelda title. Metacritic gave the…