Midna Recognition
GameRant (Top 10 'Legend of Zelda' Music Themes)
The story of Twilight Princess seemed to be more focused than the story in Ocarina of Time. Whether that’s good or bad is subjective, but one thing that is almost universally agreed on is the depth of the true central character of the game: Midna.
Diehard GameFAN: Hall of Fame Nomination: The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
Twilight Princess was nominated for Diehard GameFAN's Hall of Fame for the week of September 20, 2010. One of the editors of the article refers to Midna as one of his favourite characters ever by Nintendo. Twilight Princess, however, was rejected.
411 Mania: Eight Simple Rules For Great Zelda Games
The article showcases two of the most fleshed out characters in Zelda lore for a great, supporting cast. One of them is Midna, "who actually has a character arc and grows as the story plays out."
Zelda Informer: The Decade of Zelda
This article calls Midna the best sidekick in LoZ in a decade.
NTSC-UK: Twilight Princess Review
Midna is “an instantly likable creation, and arguably one of the most compelling and interesting characters to ever grace a Zelda title.”
UK’s Official Nintendo Magazine: Zelda Wii: Your Ideas!
A collection of popular fan ideas for the upcoming Wii Zelda game. Number six is, predictably, “Bring back Midna”.
IGN: Twilight Princess Review
IGN states that “Midna is the best thing to happen to Zelda games since they started,” and jokes that Nintendo should assign her to the top D-pad button for all future Zelda games on the Wii. Now there’s an idea.
UK’s Official Nintendo Magazine: Leading Ladies
The results of a poll place Midna as the fifth-best female video game character of all time, just behind Nintendo’s Samus, Peach and Zelda, and Okami’s Amaterasu.
Games Radar: 25 Best New Characters of the Decade
A list of twenty-five of the best characters to be introduced in the 2000s. Guess who makes the list?
RPGamer: Twilight Princess Review
According to this review, Midna is “quite possibly the best character the series has generated since Link himself.” The realism she adds to the game with her voice and animation is also praised.
The Game Reviews: Top 10 Non-Playable Characters
A list of top ten (see: eleven) non-playable characters of all time. Unsurprisingly, our Twilight Princess makes the list.
1UP: Twilight Princess Review
A review of Twilight Princess, praising its greater depth of story and Midna’s contribution to it.
The Tanooki: Midna Spotted at the Hyatt Regency Hotel
Just a paragraph, but it links to us, so we thought we’d return the favour. Once again, an affirmation that Midna has one of the biggest character fanbases of any Zelda character.
IGN: Save Midna
An article written on IGN in the honour of the Midna Fan Forum, who, as WMB was just starting up, had just as much fervour as we do. A few jabs at the idealism of the movement are there, but it’s clear both by this articles and others on the site that IGN loves Midna. It should also be noted that Midna is in second place behind Link in the poll there for a favourite character (roughly twenty percent).
Nintendo Power report
Nintendo Power calls Midna the “Best Supporting Character” of the Zelda series.
GameDaily: Twilight Princess Review
“Midna is a likable character, one of the better ones to be introduced to the Nintendo universe in quite some time.”
MundoRare: Twilight Princess Review
“Twilight Princess offers one of the greatest narrations in the series. Dialogues and cutscene animations are also above the norm. And the character of Midna itself is so powerful and fascinating that she deserves an animated film all for herself.”
Nintendo World Report: Twilight Princess Review
This review briefly compares Midna to Navi, saying that she is similar but with a genuine personality and moral sensibility, and a notable lack of “HEY, LISTEN”.