Game Guides

In-game money has been a mainstay in video games since the beginning. Collecting coins for a high score in the original Donkey Kong or Super Mario Bros was added to embellish the game world and create satisfying challenges. As gaming moved on and game worlds became bigger and more complex, so did the importance of […]

Aside from Link, only three other Hylians in Breath of the Wild remember the Calamity: Impa, Purah, and (most importantly for us) Robbie. 100 years ago, Robbie was one of the top Sheikah researchers employed at the Hyrule Royal Palace, and he’s continued his work in the wake of the apocalypse. Now that Link’s woken

Sometimes, a character in a series will make a big impact despite not having a big role to play. I argue that one such character is Malon, first seen in Ocarina of Time. A little girl with a big heart, a lovely singing voice, and a fervent love of animals. Despite not having a major

The Legend of Zelda franchise has always presented players with rich worlds full of exciting towns and locations. However, in particular, Breath of the Wild didn’t pull its punches. Each community you visit, big or small, is a respite from the solitude you face in your adventure, and no place in this era’s Hyrule feels

The Hyrule we get to explore in Breath of the Wild is expansive and detailed. Notable among those details are the hints at an older history. We’ve seen the evolution of Hyrule all the way from the first incarnations of Link and Zelda in Skyward Sword, but the Leviathan bones suggest a history beyond even that. The three

Shadow Link is quite the enigmatic character. Unlike similar incarnations of Link, we fight this opponent several times and across multiple games in The Legend of Zelda franchise. Having played each of the games Shadow Link appears in, I’ve had my fair share of encounters with him, and in this guide, I’ll cover everything you

Breath of the Wild introduced so many colorful, interesting characters to the world of Zelda. Link encounters countless people on his journey to defeat Calamity (and has lost so many others), and the Rito bard, Kass, is prominent among them. As a fellow traveler, you meet Kass in numerous places across the Kingdom of Hyrule and come

Games in the Legend of Zelda franchise often have an aura of domesticity that many other games lack; I’d say it’s one of the series’ biggest charms. Whether it’s herding goats in Twilight Princess, chasing the Killer Bees around Windfall Island in Wind Waker, or the countless fishing minigames across the series. Hyrule can feel

The Legend of Zelda is home to hundreds of loveable and incredibly unforgettable characters who join us on our adventures through Hyrule. Of course, everyone has a favorite character, from personalities as prominent as Daruk to sizes as small as Makar. But some of these characters still slip through the cracks, despite their importance to

Although Link’s Awakening is one of the more cutesy Zelda games, that doesn’t make the puzzles and dungeons any less challenging. But among the game’s premade dungeons and preset puzzles, Link’s Awakening is also home to a new mechanic that lets us control our gameplay completely. Link’s Awakening was initially released on Game Boy in