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Why I Never Finished Phantom Hourglass

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Hello and welcome once again to Hyrulez! Since last time I spoke about one of my favorite Zelda games, I think, unfortunately,it is time to talk about my least favorite Legend of Zelda game. I am, of course ( it's in the title) talking about Phantom Hourglass. And to think it all started so well. I will be honest, I played this some time ago so I can't guarantee everything I say is 100% valid, but what is valid is that I never finished the game. Now not finishing a game doesn't always mean the game itself is bad, but unfortunately for Hourglass, critics agree with me, the game isn't all that great. I do appreciate what the game does well. It makes varied and interesting use of the DS' capabilities, namely the touchscreen and duel display. Drawing notes and memos on the dungeon maps is a really nice touch, essential in some areas, and something I think the devs got right. I did like the atmosphere and theme, yet I do think perhaps Nintendo should have tried som

Breath of the Wild's Divine Beasts-RANKED!- Worst to Best!

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Before we jump in, I'd like to explain a few things. First off, it took much longer than I anticipated to get some Breath of the Wild content onto this blog, so I'd like to apologize for that. Secondly, and more relevant to the post itself, I entitled this a ranking of the Divine Beasts, rather than a ranking of the dungeons, since it's debated that Hyrule Castle is a dungeon in this game, but to avoid confusion, I'm sticking to the Beasts. Buutt, it must be said, Hyrule Castle is awesome in Breath of the Wild! And, finally, ( sorry about all this rubbish!) I am ranking the Beasts, not just on the actual content within them, but the journey to them as well.  Anyway, let's get to it! NUMBER FOUR-DIVINE BEAST VAH MEDOH You would be forgiven for feeling like the developers rushed this segment of the game, because I really did. Even Rito village, the area associated with Medoh, doesn't feel as fleshed out as it could be, and getting to the Beast is far too sim

Cooking Up My Perfect Zelda Game

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From what I've heard about surviving in Breath of the Wild,a key part of it is cooking up healthy,stat boosting recipes with the game's much praised cooking mechanic. Given that Nintendo won't be making the next Zelda any time soon, I thought I'd create my vision of the perfect Zelda game. Taking ingredients from other games and combining it with splashes of new, exotic foodstuffs, my aim is to cook up a Zelda game perfect for me!Let's get started. cooking with Link The meat of any great Zelda game should be the dungeons. This is where all classic Zelda elements come into play. Puzzles,combat crafted into a perfectly complex space. Of course, Majora's Mask got away with four, as did BoTW. The latter did this by adding shrines, extra-mini dungeons of sorts. However, my perfect Zelda wouldn't have these. If I'm having dungeons in my game, they need to be the real deal, the whole meaty affair. That isn't to say I would mind only four dungeons,

Twilight Princess' Dungeons RANKED!- Worst to Best

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Hello, and welcome to the first of hopefully, many Zelda themed countdowns. This is all the dungeons of Twilight Princess ( my favorite Zelda game)ranked from the worst to the best. I've seen this particular list floating around on the net before, but so many of the opinions differed from mine that I decided it was time I stated my own views on the dungeons of a game, which, in my opinion, holds the best Zelda dungeons to date. So without further ado, let's do this thing! NUMBER 9- Less impressive than it looks at first CITY IN THE SKY The build up to this dungeon was very exciting. The sense of trepidation and anticipation builds up as you scurry across Hyrule to set up a massive ancient cannon to blast you sky-high. And when you get there, it's intriguing. There is a sense of wonderment to being in a floating city hundreds of feet up in the air. But I'm afraid I very quickly grew to hate this dungeon. To put it short, its the worst combination of boring

Welcome to Hyrulez!

Hello there! I suppose it has become tradition for me to begin a new blog with a welcome post. I won't divulge the true number of failed blogs I have created up until this point... ( pssst, it's a lot), but let's just say it has been a journey.  So why is this blog different? I like the Legend of  Zelda. Like, a lot. So, I'm hoping, if you like the franchise too, you might be able to find something that interests you here! I don't know why I didn't start this sooner, combining two of my favorite things, the Legend of Zelda video game series, and writing, it makes sense!  So why should you stick this around? At this point I can't give you a solid schedule or plan, but let's just say this is my place for everything Zelda. Stray thoughts, theories, they'll all be on here. I am hoping to get an online blog journal out for Breath of the Wild, when my Switch finally comes in (hopefully) a months time. Anyhow, in the meantime, I'll fill this blog