The Zelda Cast

Another week down as we continue to make our way through the mammoth game that is Tears of the Kingdom! This week, we're exploring the Regional Phenomena main quest, with a focus on what's going on in Rito Village in Hebra and Goron City in Death Mountain! Come hear our thoughts how how we thought those quests progressed, what we thought of the dungeons (albeit, a brief synopsis), how Yunobo chang...

We're back with week two of our Tears of the Kingdom initial impressions! This time, we're talking about our thoughts on the Surface and how it differs from Breath of the Wild in places like Hateno and Lurelin, how Lookout Landing is a great introductory town, what some of our old favorite characters are up to, and the extensive cave systems hidden throughout Hyrule. We then shift over to talk abo...

Welcome to the Tears of the Kingdom era of the Zelda Cast! We spent all weekend pouring every ounce of our being into the game, but for today, we're going to talk about our initial impressions! We go over the opening prologue of the game, detailing our thoughts on the story so far, including the Zonai and the how the opening compares to the initial reveal trailer, what we think of the Great Sky Is...

IT'S THE FINAL WEEK! This will be our final show before Tears of the Kingdom finally releases, and we're wrapping up our Shrine Quest Ranking from Breath of the Wild! Al returns to finish the last 20 or so Shrine Quests from the game, so strap in and come tell us if you agree or disagree with our final rankings, and if we ranked any of your favorites too low! PLUS, we take a look at the recent Zel...

We are now less than TWO WEEKS away from Tears of the Kingdom, and to get us in the mood, Andy is joined by Gooey Fame to answer YOUR Zelda questions! On the docket this episode: Do we think Tears of the Kingdom will be worth the $70 price tag? Was Nintendo right by not showing us anything for so long? What are our thoughts on Tulin? Do we think the original runes from Breath of the Wild are comin...

Alasyn is away for the next couple weeks, so for this episode, Andy orchestrated an Omega Metroid takeover! Omega Metroid Podcasts' Dakota Lasky and Community Manager Lillith join the show today to talk some Zelda in general and Tears of the Kingdom specifically. We discuss how the two of them became Zelda fans, which games are their favorites and why, which Zelda games they're not in love with, a...

WOW! THAT'S what we've been waiting for! In case you've been living under a rock, Nintendo released the third and final trailer for Tears of the Kingdom and it was by far the most exciting trailer shown so far! This week, the gang break down the trailer frame by frame, discussing where (or when) Zelda could have gotten off to, who the mysterious woman with light in her hands could be, the re-imagi...

With Tears of the Kingdom so close we can almost touch it, we thought it would be a great time to reflect back on Breath of the Wild and break down one of the most crucial elements of the game: Shrine Quests! We're ranking each and every single Shrine Quest, although there's no way we could have fit it all into one episode, so we're giving you PART ONE this week! We discuss what we like in our Shr...

We finally got a new look at some of the gameplay of Tears of the Kingdom this past week, and we have A LOT to say! Come hear our thoughts on Link's new abilities, what possibilities Fuse and Ultrahand present, our thoughts on the Zonai being more-or-less confirmed, what we noticed in terms of Easter eggs in the trailer, the Skyward Sword influences and new Construct enemies, how this game can mak...

It's another slow week of Zelda news - which is crazy, considering Tears of the Kingdom is 6 weeks away - so to pass the time, we asked YOU for your Zelda-themed "Would You Rather" questions, and you guys delivered big time! On the docket: would we rather wait longer for a new 3D game or have more new 2D games? Would we rather have non-Zelda costumes in future games or no Zelda representation in S...

After taking a break from the game last week, the Cast are back to finish off their discussion on The Minish Cap! This week, we dive into the numerous charming dungeons in the game, expand on our "less is more" mantra, talk about the bosses and items, and count just how many Darknuts you actually fight in Dark Hyrule Castle! We don't see the dungeons eye to eye, so some negotiating might be in ord...

Get ready for the fifth annual Musical March Madness ! As we do every year, The Zelda Cast goes and picks our favorite songs of the tournament one by one until we arrive at a winner! Joined by our resident frenemy Corey Richmond , the crew takes some dark horses far, talks about what different pieces of music mean to them, and crown a new winner of the tournament! Make sure that you get in on the...

With the recent addition of Game Boy Advance games to Nintendo Switch Online, there are a ton of people checking out arguably the most underrated Zelda game for either the first time or first time a long time: The Minish Cap! One of Andy's favorite Zelda games, The Minish Cap was the one game Alasyn hadn't played in forever, so after finishing, the gang get together to dive deep into the charming...

Al has taken over the show, and while we continue to wait for more Zelda news, we thought it would be fun to talk about something a little different this week. February has been a big month for Nintendo fans, and that included the grand opening of the highly anticipated Nintendo-themed amusement park, Super Nintendo World! A few members of the ZD staff were able to visit the park this past week, s...

With each new teaser that Nintendo drops on Tears of the Kingdom comes more footage for the community to analyze and theorize about. We're back this week to discuss your latest theories, thoughts, and questions-- still so, so many questions!-- following  Nintendo's latest Direct and trailer for the upcoming title. What is all this green stuff? Is it good, or is it like Malice? Is Zelda really goin...

We've come down (a bit) from the highs of last weeks Nintendo Direct, and now that our brains are functioning again, we're ready to analyze the heck out of the newest Tears of the Kingdom trailer! Come break it down with us as we discuss voice acting, Ganondorf, Redeads, Breath of the Wild's Hyrule, Collectors Editions, amiibo, the green energy stuff, our theories on what's going on with Zelda, wh...

Wow. Wowowow. THAT, my friends, was a Nintendo Direct for the ages. Despite Nintendo arguably holding back yet again on Tears of the Kingdom, there was no doubt that the trailer we saw for the game was by far the meatiest one yet. Add in the Game Boy and Game Boy Advance NSO news, with The Minish Cap and Link's Awakening DX being playable RIGHT NOW with the Oracles not far behind it, and there was...

Open world games have come a long way in the last few years, and with Tears of the Kingdom approaching, the Cast figured it was a good time to play some contemporary titles to see what the upcoming Zelda game might learn from those titles. Joined by Rod Lloyd for this episode, the gang discuss Elden Ring and Horizon Zero Dawn and lay out what they like about those games, what they dislike, and wha...

Get ready for the rematch! Last year, to celebrate 200 episodes of The Zelda Cast , we took on the team over at Omega Metroid in Zelda & Metroid Trivia and came up short. This year, to celebrate FIVE YEARS and 250 EPISODES, the two teams clash again! Dakota Lasky and Doominal Crossing of Omega Metroid take on Alasyn Eletha and Adrielle Munger of the Zelda Cast, with Andy Spiteri as the master of c...

If you haven't heard, Zelda Dungeon is celebrating its first Dungeon Week since 2018, where the writing staff deep dives into their favorite dungeons in the series and asks compelling questions about the state of dungeons in the series. We thought we would get in on the fun by discussing EVERY Zelda game and what our favorite dungeons from each game are. From some obvious pics (*cough*ForestTemple...

Get your headphones in, because this week, we're taking a musical journey throughout the history of the Zelda series to rank and discuss every games main theme! We go back and find what works, what doesn't, which games were short-changed, and which themes we would consider the best of all time. We're playing every theme in the series, so sit back and groove out to the amazing music of the series....

In the barren landscape of Zelda news that's been the last year, everyone's favorite Zelda podcast is here to act as a beacon of light by bringing back a tried and true tradition: Guess That Zelda Character! Using 16 Yes or No questions, the gang are joined by Zelda Cast Social Media Manager Jules Gia to see if they can figure out just who the heck these Zelda characters are! We turned up the heat...

Happy New Year! We're ringing in 2023 by answering a whole slew of Zelda Daily Debates that our incredible writing team has put together! Included in the gambit are: how much influence will Skyward Sword have on Tears of the Kingdom? Why has Nintendo been so secretive with the promotion thus far? What are our biggest fears about the upcoming sequel to Breath of the Wild? Could another delay be on...

As 2022 comes to a close, the gang reflect on what ended up unfortunately being one of the worst years in the history of the Zelda series. But was it the worst? Andy started doing some research into things that happened year by year in the series and presented it to you this week to decide for yourself what were the best and worst years in the long history of the series. There is a lot of ground t...

Welcome back to another week of everyone's favorite Zelda podcast! This week, we put YOU in control and asked you to give us some Zelda questions to answer, and boy, did you deliver! What would a Zelda VR game look like? Which game had the best promotion leading up to its release? Is there a chance we could see a new ultimate weapon replace the Mast Sword? Will there ever be another main line game...