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Tag: metaphysics

A Comprehensive Theory of Majora's Mask

Line Analysis: “You’ve met with a terrible fate, haven’t you?”

I apply the theory developed over the course of the series thus far in an analysis of the iconic line, "You've met with a terrible fate, haven't you?"

By Aaron Suduiko, 9 years ago January 5, 2015
A Comprehensive Theory of Majora's Mask

Dawn of a New Year, and the curious case of the Happy Mask Salesman in Termina.

Discussing a Happy New Year, and analyzing the Happy Mask Salesman.

By Aaron Suduiko, 9 years ago December 31, 2014
A Comprehensive Theory of Majora's Mask

Why can’t Skull Kid be healed? Part III of III examining the Song of Healing.

Given the analysis I have offered of the Song of Healing, how can we account for the fact that Link cannot use the song to heal Skull Kid / Majora?

By Aaron Suduiko, 9 years ago December 21, 2014
A Comprehensive Theory of Majora's Mask

“If you truly can see me, then follow behind me.” Part II of III examining the Song of Healing.

A first pass at what Darmani and Mikau can teach us about heroism in Termina.

By Aaron Suduiko, 9 years ago December 17, 2014
A Comprehensive Theory of Majora's Mask

What can Deku Link teach us about the nature of gaming? Part I of III examining the Song of Healing.

In the first of three posts about the Song of Healing, I argue that Deku Link offers us unique insight into video games as an aesthetic object.

By Aaron Suduiko, 9 years ago December 14, 2014
A Comprehensive Theory of Majora's Mask

You don’t have to know anything about Buddhism to appreciate “Majora’s Mask,” but it helps.

I model Termina and Link through Buddhist philosophy, and move towards explanations of masks and their Salesman.

By Aaron Suduiko, 9 years ago December 10, 2014
A Comprehensive Theory of Majora's Mask

Mister Owl, how many timelines does it take to get to the center of free will and determinism?

With the background of Kaepora Gaebora, I take a first pass at sketching a Majoran thesis of free will / determinism.

By Aaron Suduiko, 9 years ago December 7, 2014
A Comprehensive Theory of Majora's Mask

“Even if I die… It won’t be in peace.” The dynamics of death in “Majora’s Mask.”

In this post, I explore what about "Majora's Mask" and the world of Termina makes death more imminent and haunting than any other "Zelda" title could.

By Aaron Suduiko, 9 years ago November 26, 2014
A Comprehensive Theory of Majora's Mask

“Legend of Whom?” What to do with a “Zelda” game without Zelda.

In the game entitled "Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask," Zelda does not exist. It is this anomaly and its effects that I chart in this post.

By Aaron Suduiko, 9 years ago November 24, 2014
A Comprehensive Theory of Majora's Mask

“My sorrows are melting away into the song”: how to build a universe out of music.

In this post, I argue that music is a prime example of how "Majora" is simultaneously familiar and terrifyingly different from the rest of the "Zelda" canon: it takes the significance of sound to a whole new level in game design.

By Aaron Suduiko, 9 years ago November 20, 2014

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