Zelda Is Gaming's Most Evolved Female Character

Immense technological and storytelling evolutions of the last 30 years have elevated video games into a respected art form. Video games today have graphics that make them literal works of digital art and provide cinema-quality experiences to gamers. It’s allowed the industry to transition from quarter arcades to home consoles and grow into an industry with $100 billion annual revenue.

Yet, there are still those who can’t acknowledge that gaming has moved past the “damsel in distress” tropes of the 1980s. A time where Mario was perpetually being told the princess is in another castle and Link was busy fighting across the fields of Hyrule.