Why Hyrule Warriors is Important

Why Hyrule Warriors is Important

The Zelda series needed Hyrule Warriors. 

First party Nintendo games, aside from Mario and Pokemon, don't really have any spinoff games. Namco Bandai's partnership with Nintendo and the games success will bring forth more spinoff games of great quality.

Hyrule Warriors is Namco Bandai's love letter to the Zelda series,simply put. This is a game of many firsts for the series.

• Play as the villains
• Play as the side characters
• Play as Princess Zelda

That last one isn't new since you've been able to play as her in the Super Smash Bros. series. However, this the first time you can play as her in the actually series (canon or not).

It brings a wave of empowerment to the Princess of Hyrule. No longer just taking a backseat to the hero of legend. It's refreshing, to say the least. 

Hyrule Warriors is also spells one of the most worthwhile DLC content in sometime. Nintendo is a relative newcomer in the world of DLC and at one point was adamantly against it.

Nintendo's concern on DLC has been legitimate. Activision and EA are companies notorious for on-disc DLC hated by many.

Fire Emblem:Awakening first brought forth DLC in 2013. Containing new maps, classes and skills the DLC brought HOURS of gameplay to an already massive game. 

This spells a reversal of thought over at Nintendo. Future titles now have potential of having content-expanding DLC without hindering the primary content. 

Happy Birthday Mewtwo!

Happy Birthday Mewtwo!

Today marks the day the iconic legendary pokemon is born. For those curious, the diary entries come from Pokemon Red/Blue in Pokemon Mansion on Cinnabar Island. 

Mewtwo was the victim of horrific gene-splicing experimentation and grew too powerful and fled. Mewtwo escaped to the Cerulean Cave where trainers in Pokemon Red/Blue can capture him.

Mewtwo remains one of the most popular pokemon in the series. Mewtwo has had movies, pokemon cards, game appearances, and even a new "Mega Evolution" in the new pokemon games. Not to mention he's upcoming DLC in Smash Bros. 4.

Pokemon:The First Movie was based on Mewtwo. Here's a link to the full movie for those curious or nostalgic. 

He's remained a pokemon that's as well embedded in the series as Pikachu. Despite the new legendaries, he's remained one of the most powerful, and regularly used in the metagame. Mewtwo has solidified his mark in gaming history, Happy Birthday Mewtwo!

Majora's Mask DLC Collides With Hyrule Warriors Feb. 5

 
Majora's Mask DLC Collides With Hyrule Warriors Feb. 5
Thirsting for more Hyrule Warriors? The Majora's Mask DLC is out tomorrow Feb 5 with a batch of new content. Two new characters, character skins, and a whole new Adventure Mode map.

Young Link and Tingle are ready for action.

 Young Link and Tingle are the two new additional characters to the mix of varied warriors. Young Link fights with his Kokiri Sword and Fierce Deity Mask and Tingle fights with his...Kooloo Limpah! 

Sheik and Impa don their Ocarina of Time outfits as a welcome throwback to their first days in the 64 bit era. Lana sports a homage to the Skull Kid from Majora's Mask.

Despite the insane amount of content, it feels disappointing that there is no actual Skull Kid WARRIOR to play as. Feels like Nintendo trolled it's fans with Tingle while everyone so dearly hoped for the Skull Kid. 

With the release of Majora's Mask 3d just around the corner, I can't help but feel like Namco-Bandai and Nintendo missed a HUGE opportunity with Skull Kid.

It's still a very worthy investment into an already vast game. 
Check out the trailer below with all the content. Thanks OfficialTGAVideos!

More in-depth details courtesy of VG247 

http://www.vg247.com/2015/01/17/majoras-mask-dlc-hyrule-warriors-wii-u/

A Promo to the Past

A Promo to the Past
 If you've ever played LoTZ: Majora's Mask, you should be no stranger to the Razor Sword. Sleekly designed to look bad ass, it's always been the awkward middle child on your way to getting the endgame sword, the Great Fairy Sword. 

After 100 strikes it dulls out and reverts back to the Kokiri Sword. Going through the trouble of making so much artwork for the sword only for it to be a stepping stone to a better but unimpressive looking sword. 

Why was this awesome looking sword so heavily promoted then? It might have been reasonable had the sword been a secondary permanent upgrade. 

It's funny because for the new remake Majora's Mask Nintendo seems to be doing the same thing again. The picture above is official promo art for both the original and the 2015 remake due out in February.Such a shame, the only other time you get to use this sword isn't even a first party game.

Soul Calibur II included the razor sword as an additional weapon to use for Link. Hilariously enough, it's pretty crippling to use. While your attack increased, your range suffered and you took chip damage, thus, making you spring for another weapon eventually. 

It seems even Namco took a "stab" at this cool looking blade. Hah, get it? Stab? Sword? Haha! No? Okay. In any case, there are glitches out there to permanently keep the razor sword with it breaking, although it retains the form of the kokiri sword. It's a curious glitch and worth checking out, at least.



Hyrule Warriors poses a new hope for the quirky blade. The new Majora's Mask DLC brings Young Link equipped with the kokiri sword. Here's hoping we can use the razor sword as a level 2 upgrade and not the Great Fairy Sword!

 
I do one day hope to get a replica of that sword for myself. One that won't break, or turn back into kitchen knife if I so much as drop it.

Happy New Year and Welcome!
Welcome to my blog! I know it's about a month into the year but I feel this picture is fitting! I'm going to keep this short and sweet so I can start up. Thanks for reading!