Well, it's Switch launch day. I hope you got your console if you ordered one and you're having a lovely time tasting all those cartridges. Or whatever people do when they get new consoles. Playing games maybe?
Anyway, the big release is The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. Apparently it's pretty good. You can read Pocket Gamer's review in progress of it by clicking on this link right here.
But what if you haven't got a Switch? Or what if you ordered one and Game forgot to send you one? Well, we've got some mobile games right here that might sate that Zelda craving for a bit.
Click on the emboldened names of the games and you'll be swooshed to the App Store where you can grab the game. And if you've got any recommendations of your own, throw them in the comments. Let's help each other out, yeah?
It's fair to say that Oceanhorn owes a little to the Zelda series. It might not have the scope and size of Breath of the Wild, but there are shades of the earlier games in the Zelda canon all over this adventure.
It looks absolutely stunning, and there's so much to do here you're spoilt for choice. Wander through dungeons, go fishing, just marvel at the inherent loveliness of everything. Definitely the closest you're going to get to a Zelda game on the App Store.
Read the Pocket Gamer review here
If Oceanhorn relies on modern Zelda conventions to get its kicks, Ittle Dew takes its influences from further back in Hyrulian time. It's a top-down, bright and cheery dungeon crawler with a focus on smarts rather than violence.
It's really well written too, with a cheeky sense of humour running through everything it does. Plus there's an awful lot to explore. A challenging and engaging old-school experience with a heart made of both stone and gold.
Read the Pocket Gamer review here
A third person action adventure that fits more in the Infinity Blade mould. But there are definite Zelda influences here, with a much lighter tone than the grim and heavy warblings of the IB universe.
It's getting on a bit now, but it still looks pretty damn good, and wandering around its lush worlds, hacking things to bits, still feels really good. Combine all three of these games and you might just be able to stave off Breath of the Wild pangs for, ooh, about four minutes I reckon.
