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![]() ![]() Acclaimed Zelda producer Eiji Aonuma stated that-after fans played, beat, and engaged with Skyward Sword on a critical level-he received an abundance of emails and messages requesting the Zelda team to incorporate more modern mechanics into the franchise. Our story begins immediately after the release of Nintendo’s The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword. The decision was risky, but ultimately paid off-the game was met with overwhelming critical acclaim.īut how did we get here? Why did Nintendo take such a risk with a franchise so beloved by their fans and run the chances of changing it into something unrecognizable? Was there a need to adapt to the ever-evolving trends of the game industry, especially for an icon? Well, allow for us to answer all these questions and more with another installment of Origin Story! The Conventions of Zelda Implementing an unstructured open-world concept, Nintendo sought to create a nonlinear experience for fans of the iconic franchise, allowing the player to play and beat the game however they liked. Flipping The Legend of Zelda on its head, Nintendo released Breath of the Wild as a launch title for the Nintendo Switch and the Wii U on March 3, 2017. A franchise known for its genre-defining gameplay, narrative, and everyone’s favorite semi-silent hero, Link, The Legend of Zelda has worked to captivate gamers of various generations for thirty-six years with games featured across Nintendo’s home and handheld consoles alike.īut with three decades worth of familiar dungeons and narrative progression, the late 2010s saw Nintendo taking a bit of a risk with their beloved iconic franchise. A true icon moves the zeitgeist forward in ways we once thought were impossible.Īnd, if we were to speak honestly on games that deserve to be categorized and heralded as “iconic,” Nintendo’s The Legend of Zelda is a franchise that should always be considered for this title. The mark of a true gaming icon is the ability to exude excellence through its gameplay, immersing its players in a world of possibilities and jaw-dropping creativity. What does it mean to be an iconic game? In a world where the term has been overused in the confines of “internet speak” on a plethora of playable experiences that have come (all too quickly) and gone (all too quickly), the word in question has begun to lose a bit of its mythological weight. ![]()
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