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In this episode, I will discuss side quests in two Zelda games and side quests in some of the medieval romances.
Sources mentioned in the episode.
Howard, Jeff. 2008. Quests: Design, Theory, and History in Games and Narratives. 1st edition. A K Peters/CRC Press.
Lacy, Norris J. 2000. “From Medieval to Post-Modern: The Arthurian Quest in France.” South Atlantic Review 65 (2): 114–33. https://doi.org/10.2307/3201814.
A trial shrine in Breath of the Wild
A howling stone from Twilight Princess
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