Category: Video Essays
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Legend of Zelda 2025 predictions
2025 is going to be a huge year for Nintendo with the expected release of the Nintendo Switch 2. But what does 2025 have in store for the Legend of Zelda franchise? I’m going to dive into this topic today and look at our collective hopes and dreams for the Legend of Zelda series in…
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Will the next Zelda game be a Breath of the Wild Remaster?
Breath of the Wild is apparently in development for Nintendo Switch 2, leaving many Zelda fans with the question “Is this something we really need”, given Breath of the Wild was only released in 2017. Today I’m going to look at what we know right now, how this could come to Nintendo Switch 2, and…
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Will the next Zelda game converge the timelines?
The Zelda timeline is the subject of much debate, however, recently when looking at what the next Zelda game could be the topic of “timeline convergence” came up. Today I’m going to dive into this topic and have a look at what we mean by converging the timeline, how that could work, plus look into…
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The next Legend of Zelda game needs better dungeons
The most common feedback I hear about what people want for the next Zelda game includes better dunegons. But what does “better dungeons” mean? It’s a statement that means different things to different people, and today that’s what we’re going to investigate – how exactly are Nintendo going to make the dungeons better in the…
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What could the next Zelda game learn from Elden Ring?
Recently I’ve been thinking about what the next Zelda game could be, plus I’ve been playing a lot of Elden Ring, and it feels like the Legend of Zelda series could learn a few things. Today I’m going to continue looking at what the next Zelda game could be, and some inspiration it could find…
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What will the next Legend of Zelda game be?
Zelda fans have eaten well these past few years, we had the long awaited release of Tears of the Kingdom in 2023 and that was followed up with the surprise release of Echoes of Wisdom in 2024. But what are we going to get next? That is precisely the question I’d like to throw out…
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Why the Zelda timeline doesn’t matter
There has been a lot of debate about Echoes of Wisdom timeline placement, before the game released as well as after. This week Nintendo put that debate to bed by officially placing the game on the timeline. Whenever the timeline gets brought up there’s a flurry of activity in the Zelda community, but today I…
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Gameplay is more important than story in the Zelda series
Eiji Aounma has been doing the rounds recently conducting a bunch of interviews looking back at the development of Echoes of Wisdom. We’ve had some interesting bits of information come out related to how Nintendo thinks about Zelda games including prioritising gameplay over story, how Link nearly talked in Echoes of Wisdom until Nintendo changed…
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Development Secrets of The Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time
Ocarina of Time is regarded as not only one of the best Zelda games in the series, but one of the best games of all time. This was the first foray into 3D for the Legend of Zelda, and it was widely regarded as a success. Today I’d like to take a closer look at…
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Development Secrets From The Legend of Zelda (NES)
The Legend of Zelda is one of the most famous and successful game series from Nintendo. This year is the 40th anniversary of the original Legend of Zelda, and to celebrate today I’m going to look into some of the development secrets of the original; what went on behind the scenes, early concepts, plus some…