As Zelders of that Certain Age we’re so coy about naming, we think about time a lot. We think about the past a lot. (At our age, one tends not to think about the future quite so much, there being less of it and all…) We sometimes wish we could travel back to a time when our hipsContinue reading “It’s About Time”
Category Archives: Skyward Sword
Earth Temple
Fortified with our chosen cocktail, a Flaming Eldin Volcano, we were now ready to tackle a less enjoyable Eldin Volcano and the Earth Temple it houses. Since the key to the temple’s door had been split into five pieces, the first order of the day was to find them. The first piece is easy enough to findContinue reading “Earth Temple”
We Don’t Like Eldin In Any Zelda Incarnation
Readers may recall our distaste for the Eldin region in Breath of the Wild. It’s a hot, lava-filled, fiery, and generally inhospitable environment. We went to Eldin as rarely as possible and solely as needed to activate shrines, obtain items, or free a Divine Beast. We left as soon as our tasks were complete andContinue reading “We Don’t Like Eldin In Any Zelda Incarnation”
Why Skyward Sword, now?
A few days ago, we captured a Skyward Sword screenshot of Link falling into Eldin. (See photo at right.) It reminded us of a similar view from the latest BOTW2 trailer, from E3 2021, in which Link appears to be skydiving. And that wasn’t the only similarity to SSHD we remembered from the trailer; we recalled aContinue reading “Why Skyward Sword, now?”
Skyview Temple
Skyward Sword HD harkens back to the good ol’ dungeon days of the Legend of Zelda series. But unlike BOTW, SSHD dictates the course of play; thus, Skyview Temple, where Link goes to look for the perpetually missing Zelda, is perforce the first dungeon you’ll tackle. Dungeon Overview Like all Zelda dungeons, Skyview Temple is a combination of puzzle-solving and fighting thatContinue reading “Skyview Temple”
Flying to the Lumpy Pumpkin
When last we left our hero Link, he had, fresh from his astonishing victory in the Wing Ceremony, bravely descended from Skyloft to the mysterious Surface, whereupon he ran fearlessly into the Faron Woods, risking life and limb; valiantly battled Deku Babas and Bokoblins and rescued Kikwis; after which he returned to Skyloft and wentContinue reading “Flying to the Lumpy Pumpkin”