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on November 14, 2025
The final moments still make me tear up, acting as the perfect distillation of why these characters are so excellent. Zelda is steadfast in her resilience, but willing to fall victim to her emotions when it really matters. She’s vulnerable, but in a way that simply serves to make her stronger as she moves proudly into the future. Breath of the Wild 2 presumably takes place in the present, with Link and Zelda exploring alongside one another as they rebuild the region into an image they can be proud of. This inevitably leads them to investigate some unusual occurrences beneath Hyrule Castle. Because they’re the unluckiest duo in the world, this releases yet another ancient evil as Zelda is yeeted into a pit and Link finds himself adorned with a bad case of neon zombie arm. Time to save the world again, I gu<br><br> <br>But Resident Evil 4 always stood seemingly as a stand-alone storyline with very little connectivity to the Resident Evil universe and its backbone, specifically Resident Evil 's Umbrella and their T-Virus , which manifested most of the corporation's monstrosities both in the past and after its shutdown following the years after Resident Evil<br><br> <br>For the most part, Resident Evil 4' s only connection to the rest of the main backbone of Resident Evil's lore was in Albert Wesker's small role in the game. Albert Wesker had a lot of long history with Umbrella and is a longtime iconic villain of the Resident Evil franchise, both serving as an agent for them and turning his back on them later<br><br> <br>Grogu steals just about every scene he's in , but as cute and funny as Grogu is, he has a tragic past. Grogu was a Jedi padawan at the Jedi Temple on Coruscant at the time of Order 66. Someone - it remains a mystery who - saved him and whisked him away to safety as Anakin Skywalker led a bloody rampage through the sacred tem<br><br> <br>Star Wars movies, comics, books, and more have shown that there are many Jedi survivors after the shocking betrayal by the Clone Army in Revenge Of The Sith . Some of them are among the most powerful and important Jedi in the galaxy, while others are just people trying to stay alive in a universe that has turned completely against t<br><br>Final Fantasy 9 ’s Princess Garnet is the closest comparison to Zelda in the gaming world, largely because their circumstances, personality, and overall drive are so similar. Garnet takes a dagger to her hair at a pivotal point in her character arc. Her kingdom is approaching ruin and her mother is gone, so this moment is a reclamation of agency that has long been kept away from her. Gone is the received pronunciation and royal procedures that have long held her back from living a normal, fulfilling life. Travelling with Zidane and company has taught her the importance of this heritage while simultaneously inspiring her to walk away from it. However, blood remains thicker than water, so returning to the city that helped shape her only to solemnly leave it behind is poetic.<br><br> <br>The Bad Batch continues the story of the elite Clone Force 99 from the last season of The Clone Wars into the Age of the Empire. It also adds to the larger narrative of a galaxy far, far away from providing a new perspective on one of its biggest events: Order 66. In the first episode, fans witness the squad's role in the survival of a key Jedi from the s<br><br> <br>The Bad Batch opens with the end of the Jedi in the waning moments of the Clone Wars. It also provides a very different take on a scene from canon Star Wars comics : the escape of Caleb Dume from the clones. Caleb Dume and his master Depa Bilaba are fighting on the planet Kaller against Separatist forces when the Bad Batch comes in to lend a hand. Right as the fighting winds down, Order 66 is given. Dume goes on to be Kanan Jarrus, a major figure in the early Rebellion and one of the lead characters in Star Wars: Rebe<br><br> <br>RE4VR doesn’t function like a remake or remaster at all. When I play it, it's a way of experiencing something I’m intimately familiar with. It’s somewhere between nostalgia and deja vu - like going somewhere you’ve only been in your dreams. When I’m fully immersed in a VR game, <a href="https://adventuregameland.com/posts/elden-ring-s-hidden-wonders-secret-areas-you-absolutely-can-t-miss">Moonlight Altar walkthrough</a> it's the closest I ever get to that childhood feeling of getting totally lost in a game, and the familiarity of RE4 makes that even more profound. I know every inch of this game, yet somehow I’m also seeing it all for the first t<br><br> <br>Resident Evil 3 Remake , still fresh from release in April, has successfully continued to enrich the Resident Evil universe by recreating past installments of the series. With a rumored Resident Evil 4 Remake in the works, and potentially new story elements that will link the plot to the Nemesis monster in Resident Evil 3 , there is still plenty in Resident Evil' s past worth delving into with more insi<br><br> <br><img style="max-width:400px;float:left;padding:10px 10px 10px 0px;border:0px;" alt="" />VR remakes like Resident Evil 4 are a much easier sell to non-VR players than other games in the medium. I can preach about how remarkable Half-Life: Alyx is until everyone hates me (which happens often) but it's impossible to really understand how great that game is unless you play it for yourself. This has always been a huge barrier for VR, which is why Oculus was so keen on developing a wireless model that could more easily be taken on the go and shared with friends. People need to try VR before they really get it, but remakes of classic games like RE4 might just be compelling enough to convince people to take the dive sight unseen. "It’s Resident Evil 4, but you’re actually walking through the village yourself" is easy to wrap your head around, and a pretty intriguing premise<br>