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Tag Archives: Zelda
Watch the First Tropes vs Women in Video Games Video
The first Tropes vs Women in Video Games video is here! It covers the history of the Damsel in Distress trope and the classic games that make use of the trope (over and over and over…). There is a transcript … Continue reading
Posted in General Gaming, Web
Tagged anita sarkeesian, criticism, feminism, Feminist Frequency, mario, tropes vs women in games, Zelda
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Dad of the Year Changes Pronouns in The Wind Waker for his Daughter
Mike Hoye has been playing through The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker with his daughter Maya and got tired of making the pronoun translations on the fly while reading the game’s text aloud to her. This was the motivation … Continue reading
My Super LE3T Feminist E3 Review
The following is a guest post by Zaewen: Zaewen is a white, straight, cis woman and avid feminist gamer, with MMOs being her favorite genre. She has a degree in psychology, a Texas accent, and spends most of her free … Continue reading
Posted in General Gaming
Tagged assassins creed 3, batman arkham city, battlefield 3, dragons crown, e3, fable 3, kingdoms of amalur, mass effect 3, Neverwinter, RIFT, Saints Row 3, skyrim, SWTOR, tomb raider, uncharted 3, Zelda
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3DS: The Border House guide to Nintendo’s new handheld
Nintendo held a press release today, finally releasing lots of juicy tidbits about their new portable. The 3DS is the next installment in the DS line of handhelds, and looks to be an expensive way to get your gaming in … Continue reading
Posted in Casual Games, Handheld Games
Tagged 3D, 3DS, DS, DSi, handheld, Nintendo, portable, Zelda
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Characters Done Right: Midna the Twilight Princess
A few years ago, on my personal blog, I started a series called “Characters Done Right” to highlight positive examples of women in video games. I hope to revive that series now, and invite other authors to write their own-characters-done-right … Continue reading
Posted in Console Games
Tagged Characters Done Right, feminism, link, Midna, princess, Twilight Princess, Zelda
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What Makes a Game Epic?
Contains minor spoilers for Dragon Age: Origins and The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. A great many games, particularly in the fantasy and sci-fi genres, seek to be epic in scope, or evoke a feeling of epicness. It’s an … Continue reading
Posted in Console Games, General Gaming, PC Games
Tagged BioWare, Dragon Age: Origins, epicness, game design, N64, Nintendo, Ocarina of Time, pc, PS3, Xbox 360, Zelda
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