EGS Review - Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword

                
 This column is focused on more contemporary reviews. We'll start things out with a game that's just about a year old, LOZ: Skyward Sword. This game divided critics and fans alike with its idiosyncratic controls and rebooting of virtually every aspect to LOZ gameplay. 'Skyward Sword' might just represent the riskiest maneuver Nintendo has made with a legacy franchise in the last decade. Was it worth it? 

Borrowed Nostalgia 01 - Super Metroid 3

This kicks off EGS's retro reviews column, 'Borrowed Nostalgia'. This was written for both Metroid experts and novices alike; as it was also written from the perspective of modern audiences. In other words, this column will seek to answer the following questions about each game it analyzes: A) What's the game like? (background info, basic info) B) How does it hold up against age? (comparisons to newer games, discussions of innovation, etc) And ultimately, C) Should you play it?

Check out this awesome theory on LOZ:MM

LOZ is a series that inspires frequent theorizing, particularly from fans of its lore. Here's an interesting analysis of the Zelda title, 'Majora's Mask'. It's for fans and veterans of that game, or people who don't mind spoilers.



In LOZ: Majora's Mask, Link winds up in a seeming parallel universe version of Hyrule called Termina. That particular game is wrought with mysteries, along with a pervading dark surrealism.  In this essay over at ZeldaUniverse, someone has argued for an intriguing take on perhaps the largest question left unanswered in MM: why was the land of Termina destined for annihilation?

Via ZeldaUniverse

RETRO REVIEW SCHEDULE

Hey guys, So we at EGS are still getting our ducks in a row. There's a lot of content in the works, with a lot of people in the Houston community gearing up to participate in this little blog. In the meantime, I thought I'd post a tentative scheduling as to my retro review column, 'Borrowed Nostalgia'.

EDITED ON NOV 29: - I made some changes, because Baldur's Gate was proving way too massive to satisfactorily play enough for a real review at this time. Also, I just finished playing through an entire LOZ game, and am not particularly jumping to play another one.

 2012:
Borrowed Nostalgia 01 - Super Metroid (SNES)
B.N. 02 - Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (PSX)
B.N. 03 - Chrono Trigger (SNES)
B.N. 04 - Persona 2 (PSX)
B.N. 05 -Final Fantasy VIII (PSX)
B.N. 06 - Xenogears (PSX)

 2013:
TBA

 Subject to Change

Are you guys getting the Wii U? Cuz I'm undecided

THIS GAME IS INCREDIBLE

Art direction, concept, execution, everything - you should really play it, if you're open-minded about new styles: KEYBOARD DRUMSET FUCKING WEREWOLF

This is such an amazing gaming tumblr

GUYS - This is probably my new favorite tumblr. It's pretty much a Mecca for people into international box art for classic games - Check it out! Box vs. Box