http://www.zeldablog.com A Community Blog about The Legend of Zelda Thu, 08 May 2008 11:19:37 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en A grim title, but the experience of death, for most people is a grim thing. Be that the death of a valued family member, the death of a loved pet, or just a disaster in the world. All of these things are negative experiences in life, and we all mourn ... http://www.zeldablog.com/2008/05/08/death-in-hyrule/ Zant, for those that are unaware, is the second to last boss in Twilight Princess. Most people find his story to be in distaste, that Zant really turned out to be a disappointing character. Up until you find out his real story, he really seems to be one of the ... http://www.zeldablog.com/2008/05/05/zant-a-store-of-revenge/ In November of 2004 when the Nintendo DS was first released here in North America, gamers feasted their eyes on Super Mario 64. It was the same game that had been released on the Nintendo 64 nearly a decade earlier. Sure there were a bunch of miscellaneous upgrades here and ... http://www.zeldablog.com/2008/05/02/ocarina-of-time-for-the-ds/ This is my first "blog" here at Zelda Blog, and whether or not this is part of a series is yet to be seen, but for now, I'm just gonna talk about what's on my  mind. Because after all, what are blogs for? =P Any real fan of the Zelda Franchise ... http://www.zeldablog.com/2008/05/01/link-keller-the-silent-hero/ Well excusseee me, princess! **Shutter** This was Nintendo's first attempt at adding voices to rather timeless characters. Though the line above did not come from a Zelda game, it came from a show based off of the Zelda games. These horrendous voices have stuck to The Legend of Zelda throughout the ... http://www.zeldablog.com/2008/05/01/voice-acting-in-the-legend-of-zelda/ Over the past several years the Legend of Zelda series has been pretty cut and dry in my ever so humble opinion. Don’t get me wrong, that is by no means to say that the games have not stayed somewhat fresh and without a doubt entertaining; they have. I enjoyed ... http://www.zeldablog.com/2008/05/01/the-hylian-collective/ That’s right! ZeldaBlog, the Blog about Zelda that you all love and cherish, is back. For those who may be newer to the community, ZeldaBlog is a community blog, showcasing Zelda based articles, written by members across the community. Originally opening in 2005, ZeldaBlog was popular site in the community, before ... http://www.zeldablog.com/2008/05/01/welcome-to-zelda-blog-again/ There has to come a point in time where you don’t just get beat, you get really beat. I’m talking about the same ol’ scenario playing over and over again. Subject A (Usually the Hero) goes on a quest, and after X amount of time beats down Subject B (Usually ... http://www.zeldablog.com/2005/12/16/assa-linkwhopin%e2%80%99/ Ocarina had it, Waker didn’t have enough of it, and fans can’t get enough of it. No, I’m not talking about being free of Tingle! I’m talking about dungeons! Not surprisingly, the dungeons are the life-blood of the Zelda games; they’re the parts that make us rack our heads about ... http://www.zeldablog.com/2005/11/29/most-famous-infamous-dungeons/ Aside from the neverending shipping debates and the timeline debates, the biggest debate—what some would actually call… controversy… le gasp!—in the Zelda community is the whole concept of genre. It seems to be mankind’s incessant desire to classify things. From the whole taxonomy of life divided into kingdom, phylum, class, ... http://www.zeldablog.com/2005/11/22/to-rpg-or-not-to-rpg/