Why A Link Between Worlds Is a Perfect Spooky Summer Zelda Game

by Kathryn Hemmann | Aug 5, 2024 | Lists, Video Games

The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds is the perfect game in the series to play over the summer while waiting for the release of the upcoming Echoes of Wisdom. Summer is a great season for spooky video games, when a chill of unease can help alleviate the lingering heat. In his 2022 video essay “Every Zelda is the Darkest Zelda,” Jacob Geller draws out the sinister currents of the Legend of Zelda series. Instead of forcing the player to confront psychological trauma or hidden histories, however, A Link Between Worlds delights in a colorful aesthetic of spookiness in ten ways that resonate with novelty and nostalgia alike. (more…)

Kathryn Hemmann

Kathryn is a writer and comic artist who lurks at the center of a digital labyrinth in Philadelphia. They post about books, plants, and video game villains as @kathrynthehuman on Bluesky.

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