The Franchise Festival crew discusses 2014 beat-’em-up Hyrule Warriors. Chris dives into the history of the Dynasty Warriors / Musou series more generally, along with the serendipity of Hyrule Warriors‘ creation, while Hamilton explains ‘Musou fatigue’ and Jasmine details the surprising origins of character weapons. Everyone has a good laugh about the reformed Ganondorf.

Selected Sources:

• Game Informer: Hyrule Warriors Interview – Breaking Down The Dynasty Warriors And Zelda Overlap
• Nintendolife: Interview – Eiji Aonuma and Yosuke Hayashi on Hyrule Warriors and Shigeru Miyamoto’s Definitive Role
• Nintendo Everything: Another look at the Hyrule Warriors concept art
• ShaneBrained: All 166 Costumes Origins EXPLAINED – Hyrule Warriors Definitive Edition (YouTube)
• ShaneBrained: All 189 Weapons Origins EXPLAINED – Hyrule Warriors Definitive Edition (YouTube)

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