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.
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.
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.
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.
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.