Twilight Princess Game Guide

It’s been almost two and a a half years since the release of The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker for the Nintendo GameCube. While there have been a few Zelda-related releases between then and now, such as The Four Swords and Minish Cap for the Gameboy Advance, The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess is really the first full-fledged home console entry in Nintendo’s flagship series since Wind Waker won GameSpot’s Game of the Year in 2003.

As you may expect, you take on the role of Link, a young hero who sets out to defend Hyrule and save Princess Zelda. In Twilight Princess, you’re fighting against the forces of shadow, which is slowly creeping throughout Hyrule, perverting the land into a twisted version of itself and changing all of its citizens into vague spirits. It’s up to you to cleanse the land of shadow, which entails – you guessed it – entering dungeons, grabbing heart containers, finding new weapons, and defeating numerous bosses.

Now that we’ve had time to play through the entire game, this guide now features a complete walkthrough for Twilight Princess, along with almost 20 videos (in the HTML version) for all the major boss fights. We also have a separate list of all 45 Pieces of Heart.

Ordon Village
You begin your journey with Link in a small village, where Link is apparently a well-known farmhand. Considering that there are less than ten people in the town, though, perhaps it’s not too surprising that everyone knows your name. Under the tutelage of a local familyman, you’re also being prepared for the adventuring life, as he asks you to travel to Hyrule to deliver something to the royal family there.

There’ll be plenty of time for foolishness later, though. You have to head back to your house after the little talk that Rusl here gives to you. The day passes, and you’re summoned just before dusk by the village idiot, who requests that you help him herd goats. Oh, the ignominy! Doesn’t he know that you’re the next savior of Hyrule?

Not much to do but help him out. Take the time to get used to the game’s controls here. You have to find Epona before you can move on; there’s only one path you can currently take from this area, which leads back to the lake you were at the night before. Head there to encounter Ilia, a local girl, who’s washed Epona for you. Maybe you like your horse smelly and unclean, did she ever think about that? Ilia wants you to play a melody for her and Epona on the grasses that grow along the lakeside. If you walk over to one of the stalks near the entrance to the area and stand on top of it, you’ll get the Pick option; pick up the grass and blow it to get on everyone’s good side.

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