This post is purely theorizing on the idea of having Dark Link in Skyward Sword.
I was thinking about possibilities for what could happen in the next Legend of Zelda title, Skyward Sword. Dark Link has not been actively present since Four Swords, the last game where he played as a main enemy in a game. Alright, he wasn't the main enemy, but he certainly was one of the higher tier bosses Link encounters throughout. But ever since then, he hasn't played any big roles other than appearing in a cutscene in Twilight Princess and appearing in a mini-dungeon in Spirit Tracks.
But if there is any game perfect for his return, it would be Skyward Sword. Dark Link proved a huge challenge in Adventure of Link (his first appearance), where Link had to put all of his skills with the sword to the test. Dark Link also accomplished to do that as well in Ocarina of Time.
Clearly, Dark Link's biggest mechanic is his sword fighting. Skyward Sword has been confirmed to be one of the earliest games on the Zelda timeline, before the events of Ocarina of Time. Ocarina chronologically introduced Ganondorf in this game, so he clearly could not be the main enemy in Skyward Sword. To me, that leaves an open door for Dark Link to shine again.
With MotionPlus in hand, a fight against your own copy would be the ultimate challenge a Zelda fan would want to face. It would take all the skills the player learns throughout the game and throws it right back at the player.
I can't think of a better enemy, especially with this premise.
But if this isn't the case, I would at least want to face him at some point in the game.
What do you guys think?
Microsoft announced its financial results for Q3 of fiscal year 2026, including an update on its gaming Xbox business and more.
Not looking good. Hopefully Asha Sharma is able to turn Phil’s disaster around.
To me it's still quite remarkable how they can cash-in 5.3bn in revenue in a single quarter, since their hardware is basically dead.
The stock mark is what makes Microsoft remarkable, They have convinced every institutional and retail investor to just keep piling money into them. Like many big tech giants they are just a big growing pyramid scheme. As long as people keep dropping money into ETF's that cover the market Microsoft will always be liquid. At the same time it is completely stifling innovation and competition. People need to start being more discreet in how they invest their money as it's killing the system.
Riiiiight because people will just flock back to them for one or two games per year.
15+ years of bad performance is what they call irreparable in business. It is time for them to sell off the assets and get out of entertainment.
These declines are on the back of extra revenue received from releasing games like Forza horizon 5 on PlayStation. So I’m being sarcastic here when I said they should go back to exclusives. Killing off a revenue stream from Ps5 sales will only make things worse
The charity event will be streamed live from Gamescom in August.
Thanks to the slip-up of an artist working on the title, we now have more evidence that a new Injustice game is in the works.
Yes, could be like the "creation of dark link" or something. Interesting.