The Legend of Zelda

Hoo Boy Look At This Zelda Shield Parry

This is some anime superweapon-ass shit. Shot, parry and video by GirKart64. Today, I have learned many things about Breath of the Wild’s draw distance and enemy AI, and they are all good.

The Journey To Throw A Zelda: Breath of the Wild Cucco Into Death Mountain

Under normal circumstances, Cuccos are seemingly invincible: nothing can strike them without incurring the wrath of the swarm. We’ve even witnessed Cuccos killing mini-bosses. Cuccos are hardcore! But what happens when you throw a Cucco into lava? Would it still be invincible? Would the Cucco die? The fine folks over at Dorkly decided to test…

Another patch hit The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild today. According to Nintendo, Ver.1.1.2 fixes “several issues” to make for a more pleasant gaming experience. No other details have been released.

One Glitch Just Completely Changed Wind Waker HD Speedrunning

Last year, a speedrunner managed to break through an infamous Wind Waker HD roadblock that players believed was impossible to skip. No one could figure out how it was done until now, and the discovery is shaking up how runners play the game. The trick in question is called “Barrier Skip.” Mid-way through The Wind…

What Happened After Nintendo Cracked Down On A Zelda Fan Game

Following Mario Maker’s huge success, fans clamored for other Nintendo franchises to adopt easy level-creation tools. “Zelda Maker” seemed like a no-brainer, until Nintendo itself suggested such a game wouldbe difficult to pull off. One game developer took that response from Nintendo as a challenge. “I thought, if Nintendo this it’s too difficult then I’ll…

Breath Of The Wild Speedrunning Is Getting More Elaborate Every Day

I’ve been religiously tracking Breath of the Wild speedruns since before the game was released and have even started my own attempts. What started as a desperate dash to fight Ganon has changed drastically. Here’s some of the coolest stuff. Watching a new game evolve over time as more techniques and tricks are discovered is…

Nintendo Fixed a 30-Year-Old Zelda Typo For the NES Classic

An extraneous “N” inserted into the English translation of The Legend of Zelda in 1987 has finally been removed, and it only took 29 and a half years. This actually happened a few months back, because it’s in the version of Zelda included on the NES Classic Edition. But I didn’t even notice until Clyde…

The Hardest Things About Trying To Speedrun Breath Of The Wild

When you cover speedrunning for a while, you start to ask: “can I do that?” This weekend, I started doing my own runs in Breath of the Wild to see how far I’d get. As you might imagine, the results were messy. I’ve always been interested in the kinds of glitches and tricks that speedrunners…

Five Ways Nintendo Could Fix Breath Of The Wild‘s Clunky Interface

Nintendo’s latest Zelda game ​Breath of the Wild has garnered deserved praise for presenting users with an immense, emergent open world full of discovery, surprise, and charm. However, as I’ve been digging deeper into the game, I started to notice some areas that could benefit from a few quick user experience (UX) design improvements to…

New Zelda: Breath of the Wild Patch Fixes Frame Rate Issues

Last night, Nintendo put out an update for Zelda: Breath of the Wild, and their patch notes are just about the most Nintendo thing ever: “Adjustments have been made to make for a more pleasant gaming experience.” In reality, they’ve made some huge frame rate improvements. Whereas in the past, walking through the Korok Forest…

Zelda Is Also A Sick 90s Skate Video

If you’re wondering why EA don’t go and make a new Skate game, it’s because they don’t need to. Nintendo went and did it already. Know that I’m just as anxious as you watching this guy surf on that ancient shield… Vid by Run Button

Zelda: Breath of the Wild Is The Perfect Game For Non-Gamers

Breath of the Wild might be the hardest Zelda since the NES days, teaching players how to progress through its puzzles by killing them frequently and without remorse. Yet, paradoxically, it’s also one of the best games for people who don’t play a lot of video games. Last week, having spent the past month raving about…

Here’s Breath Of The Wild Running On A PC

CEMU, an emulator that lets people play Wii U games on their PC, has come a long way since it struggled with Mario Kart 8: next month, it’ll be running the latest Zelda game in an entirely playable state. The emulator’s 1.7.4 update, due in the first week of April, fixes nearly all the glitches…

The Legend Of Zelda Makes For Nice World Baseball Classic Music 

During last night’s World Baseball Classic game, people noticed a familiar song. Make that, they noticed lots of familiar ones, but if you like video games, one in particular stood out. And here is said Zelda music during the Puerto Rico versus Netherlands game. Wonderful, no? Since this was at Dodger Stadium, the organist was…

PSA: Don’t Start A New Game Of Zelda Without Switching Accounts

Did you know that trying to start a new game of Zelda: Breath of the Wild will erase all of your current save files? Please do not let this happen to you. Start a new Switch account before you start a brand new game. This weekend, I decided to get my fiancée into Breath of the…

How To Build An Airship In Zelda: Breath of the Wild

Move over, Final Fantasy—the newest Zelda has its own airship, and it won’t kill you every time you try to land. The only catch is that you have to build it yourself. Here’s how to make your very own artisanal Breath of the Wild airship: Step 1) Get lots of Octo Balloons (by killing Octoroks).…

Guardian Thought It Could Mess With Link

Today on Highlight Reel we have guardian lasers, incorrect models, salt, and much more! Watch the video then talk about your favorite highlight in the comments below. Be sure to check out, like, and share the original videos via the links below. Subscribe to Kotaku on YouTube for more! Skyrim –Water Bucket Challenge – iammeatwad…

The 12 Best Games for the Wii U

Hail, ye Nintendo faithful! Loyal folk that you are, a Wii U rests beneath your TV. The console never quite hit its stride and has now been replaced by the Nintendo Switch, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t still some good games for it. Check out the list below for the games that make the…

Tell Us About Your Video Game Pets

We often get attached to animals in video games. Yesterday I wrote about my sweetest, most darling friend: Raincloud, my horse in Breath of the Wild. She’s precious, I love her, and if anything bad ever happens to her I will murder everyone in Hyrule. You all seem just as obsessed with your horses as…

If You’re Playing Zelda, Try Fast Traveling Less

So you’ve been playing Breath of the Wild for more than a week. You’ve made some decent progress. You’ve finished some of the story and unlocked most of the map. It’s only natural that you’d start fast traveling. A few days ago I noticed that this was how I was playing, at least. After several…