The Lore Research Lab

The Legend of Zelda is a franchise attributed to the memorable symbol of the Triforce, three golden triangles forming one large one. Beyond its emblematic function, the Triforce is a relic of lore in many Zelda iterations, each game providing their unique take on its role as a form of divine power. But how deeply rooted is the role of the Triforce in other aspects of storylines and the broader tim...

The Legend of Zelda is a franchise attributed to the memorable symbol of the Triforce, three golden triangles forming one large one. Beyond its emblematic function, the Triforce is a relic of lore in many Zelda iterations, each game providing their unique take on its role as a form of divine power. But how deeply rooted is the role of the Triforce in other aspects of storylines and the broader tim...

The Legend of Zelda is a franchise attributed to the memorable symbol of the Triforce, three golden triangles forming one large one. Beyond its emblematic function, the Triforce is a relic of lore in many Zelda iterations, each game providing their unique take on its role as a form of divine power. But how deeply rooted is the role of the Triforce in other aspects of storylines and the broader tim...

The Legend of Zelda is a franchise attributed to the memorable symbol of the Triforce, three golden triangles forming one large one. Beyond its emblematic function, the Triforce is a relic of lore in many Zelda iterations, each game providing their unique take on its role as a form of divine power. But how deeply rooted is the role of the Triforce in other aspects of storylines and the broader tim...

The Legend of Zelda is a franchise attributed to the memorable symbol of the Triforce, three golden triangles forming one large one. Beyond its emblematic function, the Triforce is a relic of lore in many Zelda iterations, each game providing their unique take on its role as a form of divine power. But how deeply rooted is the role of the Triforce in other aspects of storylines and the broader tim...

The Legend of Zelda is a franchise attributed to the memorable symbol of the Triforce, three golden triangles forming one large one. Beyond its emblematic function, the Triforce is a relic of lore in many Zelda iterations, each game providing their unique take on its role as a form of divine power. But how deeply rooted is the role of the Triforce in other aspects of storylines and the broader tim...

The Legend of Zelda is a franchise attributed to the memorable symbol of the Triforce, three golden triangles forming one large one. Beyond its emblematic function, the Triforce is a relic of lore in many Zelda iterations, each game providing their unique take on its role as a form of divine power. But how deeply rooted is the role of the Triforce in other aspects of storylines and the broader tim...

A repackaged version of previous information released by The Lab; The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time is often heralded as saving the franchise, and The Lab’s extremely chaotic duo unite in an effort to describe, in this third part, what life is like in the land of Hyrule, sidequests players can embark on in the game, gameplay, concluding with the lore implications and the role The Legend of Zeld...

A repackaged version of previous information released by The Lab; The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time is often heralded as saving the franchise, and The Lab’s extremely chaotic duo unite in an effort to describe, in this second part, characters, bosses, temples, enemies, and cultural groups you can encounter in this game. Timestamps: 00:43 - Principal Characters + Entities 24:34 - Temples, Dungeo...

A repackaged version of previous information released by The Lab; The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time is often heralded as saving the franchise, and The Lab’s extremely chaotic duo unite in an effort to describe, in this first part, the main story of the game. Timestamps: 00:37 - Preliminary Information 03:39 - Ocarina of Time's Story (Part 1) 24:12 - Ocarina of Time's Story (Part 2) Link...

In this episode, The Lore Research Lab’s one and only duo returns to (poorly) explain the plotline of Pokémon Sword & Shield ; listen to this episode to see what there is to know about this game's story, characters, and more with a comedic spin! Timestamps: 00:55 - Re-introducing The Parody Series 04:22 - Explaining Pokémon Sword & Shield's Story > 04:31 - Part 1: Beginnings > 18:39...

With some new footage released on the upcoming game Pokémon Legends: Arceus , The Lore Research Lab provides a summary on characters that have been introduced in the trailers thus far, discusses Pokémon lore in relation to the games of Pokémon Diamond , Pearl, and Platinum , and other thoughts on this game as we inch closer to the release date! Links/Resources: - Pokémon Legends: Arceus Official W...

In the vast world of Pokémon, there are some Pokémon considered to be more rare than others, more powerful and vested in lore and mythology. But what are Legendary Pokémon? In the second part of this episode, the founder of The Lore Research Lab discusses the overall ranking of all the Legendary Pokémon previously mentioned in the first part. Timestamps: 00:06 - Ranking Legendary Pokémon (Overall)...

In the vast world of Pokémon, there are some Pokémon considered to be more rare than others, more powerful and vested in lore and mythology. But what are Legendary Pokémon? The founder of The Lore Research Lab struggles to form coherent sentences in explaining what Legendary Pokémon, distinctions to be made compared to other rare Pokémon, the subjective criteria constructed for ranking Legendary P...

Welcome back to The Lore Research Lab! This episode marks the beginning of another new season for The Lab, but like the introduction to Season 2, requires some housekeeping. What happens at The Lore Research Lab? What will be discussed here? What will be different from the previous two seasons? It is time to answer those questions! Reference Episodes: - Season 2 Ep 2: Explaining Pokémon - Season 2...

In this episode (that you should take seriously), The Lore Research Lab's resident fumbler of the English language presents a comedic take on explaining The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild . Possessing references to previous Breath of the Wild episodes, this has a clear goal (explaining the game poorly), but how poor of an explanation will this be? Will this be more succinct than intended? Lis...

The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask 3D is an interesting yet dark addition to the Legend of Zelda canon, a game that functions differently compared to other games within the canon, along with its status as a sequel to The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D . What is there to know about this game? How does it fit within the master Legend of Zelda timeline? How and what does this game do differe...

A brief episode discussing some more updates on Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl , along with a reaction to new footage (that came out of nowhere) released on Pokémon Legends: Arceus ; listen to this series of ramblings for some fun analyses on what we can expect from these upcoming Pokémon games! Links/Resources: - Pokémon Legends: Arceus " Mysterious Footage restored! " > Hisuian...

New gameplay footage has been released on Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl , along with some new footage for Pokémon Legends: Arceus ! This episode provides some updates as per the newly released footage (BDSP), along with a reaction to Pokémon Legends: Arceus , concluding with an analysis of the same footage.  Timestamps: 00:04 - Episode Breakdown 01:21 - Pokémon Brilliant Diamo...

The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword provides players with an ancient world belonging to an era of myth. Link must explore the world of The Surface, venturing through three vast, principal regions known as Faron, Eldin, and Lanayru. Across his travels, and as the primeval demon known as Demise’s awakening becomes imminent, Link is expected to be tested through trials in the Silent Realm, meant to ai...

The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword provides players with an ancient world belonging to an era of myth. Link must explore the world of The Surface, venturing through three vast, principal regions known as Faron, Eldin, and Lanayru. Across his travels, and as the primeval demon known as Demise’s awakening becomes imminent, Link is expected to be tested through trials in the Silent Realm, meant to ai...

A revamped version of the monumental 2011 release, The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD brightens up the visuals from the original version, added some new features, but what kind of changes were implemented for this divisive game? What else is there to know about the game? What is the nature of gameplay? Does it correct the issues from the original game, and is it a game worth getting? You can fi...

Pokémon appear in a variety of shapes, sizes, and forms; one important determinant of these characteristics is what is known as a “Type”, giving Pokémon unique attributes based on the Type’s element, power, and so on. With 18 types in total, there are many to review; in the fifth installment of this miniseries known as “Pokémon Rants”, The Lab’s verbally fumbling founder tackles “Electric Types”,...

What does it mean when a game passively tells its story, and conversely, what does it mean when a game actively tells its story? How does this impact gameplay, and what are key differences between the two formats? How is world building affected in this process? Using The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity as case studies, these questions can be answered! This...

What does it mean when a game passively tells its story, and conversely, what does it mean when a game actively tells its story? How does this impact gameplay, and what are key differences between the two formats? How is world building affected in this process? Using The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity as case studies, these questions can be answered! This...