The Legend of Zelda franchise has been around for over thirty years, and in that time Nintendo has released a lot of entries. Technically, most of these stories have a shared storyline, but trying to make sense of it can be migraine-inducing. Officially, the franchise's overarching story is split into three different timelines with some great non-canon Legend of Zelda games thrown in for good measure. However, that makes things sound deceivingly simple.