Twilight Princess

After the cel-shaded graphics style of 2003's "Wind Waker", it was now time for a more realistic graphics style, a darker theme and the last Zelda game for the Nintendo GameCube. Here is a breakdown of the game's storyline:

A dark threat enshrouds the lands of Hyrule. You take on the role of Link, a young ranch hand who looks after the animals of Ordon Village, and who sets out on an adventure like no other. The village mayor asks him to deliver a gift to the royal family of Hyrule, but before he can leave, monsters raid the village. When he follows them into the Twilight that has covered Hyrule, he transforms into a wolf and is captured. A mysterious figure called Midna helps him break free, and with the aid of her magic, they set out to bring light to the land.

Twilight Princess includes massive bosses, hordes of enemies, horseback fighting and new and old weapons. During his journey through the lands of Hyrule Link will also meet Zelda and other characters, with plenty of references to be found to other Zelda games such as the legendary "Ocarina of Time".

There is a kind of light/dark world element in the game. The Twilight represents the dark and evil spreading throughout the world of Hyrule. Some puzzles will require you to go back and forth between the two worlds much like time travelling did in Ocarina of Time and Majora's Mask. When in areas covered by Twilight, Link is transformed into a wolf, and gains new ways of attack and abilities, such as the ability to talk to animals.

Midna, the magical and mystical person/creature seen riding on Link's back while he is in wolf form, at first helps Link only for her own reasons, but the two become true allies against a common enemy.

The game is much larger than Ocarina of Time, and finishing everything, including the side-quests, can take around 70 hours.