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[DownGrader]

A short note, but I think it's thread-worthy since it touches some of most important parts on discussions when it comes to Zelda development:

http://www.ign.com/articles/2015/10/23/aonuma-teases-surprise-twist-for-zelda-wii-us-open-world

“We actually had some feedback from Skyward Sword, where people were saying, 'This is not exactly the Zelda game I was looking for, I was looking for a bigger open world.'" Aonuma told IGN. “Unfortunately, I can’t go into details but I’m hoping to put a surprise, or kind of a twist, on my view of an open world game. I hope that you’ll look forward to it.”

Aonuma acknowledged the development team reads a lot of what fans think about the series, but not all of their feedback will make it into future Zelda games.

“If we put all the feedback the fans write directly into the game, there won’t be an element of surprise,” he said. “If there’s a comment and they’re asking for certain element, I would think, 'Oh, why not interpret this in a different way that you wouldn’t expect?' That’s how we create a new element in a Zelda game. I always want to implement something new and surprising into every game.“

Provide feedback if old.

 

[L~A]

That's more or less what he said in EDGE a while ago:

Aonuma: "Since we're talking about open worlds, let's state upfront that we don't plan to have an open world in the same way other companies have been doing in recent years."

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=882608

The tidbit about fan feedback is really interesting (and spot on).

 

[Spring-Loaded]

You have to physically travel around the real world to move through the game world

 

[AdventureRacing]

Agree with his comments and I do hope they go for something slightly different. Personally I'm not a fan of how open world games are made right now and it's not really what I want from Zelda. At this point though I can barely miter any hype for the game until we see some more concrete information about it.

 

[DownGrader]

That's more or less what he said in EDGE a while ago:

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=882608

The tidbit about fan feedback is really interesting (and spot on).

Well, to be honest, I would be surprised if Nintendo developer will say "Yeah, we are going to do the same exact stuff as other developers"... but I think fan feedback note is the key element of this article.

 

[James Scott]

You have to physically travel around the real world to move through the game world

Zelda Go

 

[Boy Wander]

“If we put all the feedback the fans write directly into the game, there won’t be an element of surprise,”

If there’s a comment and they’re asking for certain element, I would think, 'Oh, why not interpret this in a different way that you wouldn’t expect?'

Polite way of saying. If we put everything in that fans say they want, the game will turn out shit. And he's correct.

 

[EatChildren]

You play as the open world and explore Link.

 

[Litri]

If they really take some of the fans feedback into consideration this cannot be bad.

 

[Golnei]

You have to physically travel around the real world to move through the game world

Pokemon GO is clearly going to do well enough, so integrating that sort of system into this Zelda is a fairly reasonable idea, especially since they've shifted development from Wii U to iOS and Android.

 

[TVGamer]

Can't wait to see more footage of this game. I'm hoping for a 3D LBW, but with new stuff added in hopefully like he said.

 

[Zalman]

My hype for this game is extreme.

 

[Moff]

it's litereally open, as in unlimited. New content will be generated randomly as you ride or fly onward.

 

[Broken Joystick]

The surprise is that it's not on Wii U

Spoiler

¯\_(&#12484_/¯

 

[Fuu]

You play as the open world and explore Link.

Oh my.

 

[Litri]

You play as the open world and explore Link.

Amazing!

 

[Golnei]

You play as the open world and explore Link.

See that mountain? You can go there.

 

[EhoaVash]

I need new Zelda info soooo badly pls Nintendo a direct before year end ???q.qqq

 

[Always-honest]

“If we put all the feedback the fans write directly into the game, there won’t be an element of surprise,”

If there’s a comment and they’re asking for certain element, I would think, 'Oh, why not interpret this in a different way that you wouldn’t expect?'

Polite way of saying. If we put everything in that fans say they want, the game will turn out shit. And he's correct.

Absolutely.

 

[Henkka]

The last footage we saw wasn't so hot, but I'm still excited.

 

[matrix-cat]

The towers climb you.

 

[Forkball]

Procedurally generated perhaps? I hope not, give me a well-thought out landscape like Witcher 3.

 

[ramparter]

The tidbit about fan feedback is really interesting (and spot on).

Fans: "We want a good game"
Aonuma: "Hmm, what if we make a bad game to surprise everyone?"

I'm only kidding.

 

[Nibel]

You play as the open world and explore Link.

Super Monkey Ball meets Zelda

 

[Kouriozan]

Kinda glad they delayed this game, just make it the best you can, Aonuma!

 

[Nightbird]

You play as the open world and explore Link.

I'll buy 10 copies

See that mountain? You can go there.

Amazing xD

 

[DriftingSpirit]

You play as the open world and explore Link.

Now we're talking.

 

[BY2K]

Expand on the Dark Link idea from ALBW and do straight up Souls style invasions.

 

[Aostia]

Polite way of saying. If we put everything in that fans say they want, the game will turn out shit. And he's correct.

absolutely agree with you here.

 

[mclem]

it's litereally open, as in unlimited. New content will be generated randomly as you ride or fly onward.

That's technically not new: The very first Elder Scrolls, Arena, did this; you could leave a city and keep walking, but you wouldn't really travel anywhere.

 

[JordanKZ]

Twist: They just got Skyward Sword's open world and made it fifteen times bigger with even less to do in it.

 

[mrmickfran]

You play as the open world and explore Link.

( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

 

[llehuty]

FFXII type of open world. No more collectathons or towers, pls. Just an organic world, open early on, with lots of optional challenges and things to do. Lik a more inspired Twilight Princess, with no wolf filler or ugly art style.

 

[Gentle Rodriguez]

Souls style

no

get your multiplayer out of my zelda

 

[ElTorro]

It's a shared open world where you fight with 2-5 other people against an evil RNG loot system.

 

[DownGrader]

no

get your multiplayer out of my zelda

To be honest, I won't be opposed to separate multiplayer mode like in DS Zeldas. Just keep it out of the single player mode.

 

[thekonamicode]

Tilt the level to move Link through the obstacles.

 

[decoyplatypus]

Can't wait to see more footage of this game. I'm hoping for a 3D LBW, but with new stuff added in hopefully like he said.

I think you're setting yourself up for disappointment. LBW (and, by extension, LttP) featured one of the most compact overworlds in the series. Walk any direction for 20 seconds, and you were bound to find something interesting to do. The console games haven't been like that in a long, long time. And with Zelda U, signs (and the footage they showed last year) point to Nintendo going for scale without much regard for density.

 

[Hot Coldman]

Based on the Game Awards footage, it sure looked like a standard open-world, so I have no idea what this could mean.

Maybe it'll be like Hyrule Field in OoT, and it gets dangerous at night?

 

[pizzacat]

Expand on the Dark Link idea from ALBW and do straight up Souls style invasions.

What would you lose? What if you steal other peoples zeldas

 

[SomTervo]

You play as the open world and explore Link.

"Zelda U: Step into the boots of the magical land Hyrule, on its quest to save the Princess Zelda while travelling through the vascular system of our hero, Link"

 

[Narroo]

I think you're setting yourself up for disappointment. LBW (and, by extension, LttP) featured one of the most compact overworlds in the series. Walk any direction for 20 seconds, and you were bound to find something interesting to do. The console games haven't been like that in a long, long time. And with Zelda U, signs (and the footage they showed last year) point to Nintendo going for scale without much regard for density.

Right, which is why I'm worried about "open world." I'm not horribly interested in "open," so much as interesting. The kind of open world Zelda has is different from the definitions other people use.

 

[Aostia]

Tilt the level to move Link through the obstacles.

I've always seen Dewy as a possible Hyrule character, after all!

 

[Sulik2]

So no fast travel to make the experience incredibly annoying?

 

[Acquiescence]

You play as the open world and explore Link.

So the open world is a hamster?

 

[papercan55]

Stop toying with us Aonuma, either show us or at least give us a break until nintendo's dreadful christmas is over.

If your making it open world please make it a busy and lively world.
I'm so sick of big empty open world games, it's getting ridiculous these days, and the demo they showed looked so bland and empty just for the sake of having a huge world.

 

[OBias]

What would you lose? What if you steal other peoples zeldas

What if you can then dispose of them? If players dispose of enough Zeldas, they will unlock the hidden last chapter.

 

[LiK]

are they able to finally end the fetch quest nonsense that plague open world games?

 

[llehuty]

Minish cap 3D open world could be really cool concept (it would also work well with the two screens from the Wii U when you turn small)

 

[Zarovitch]

The land is empty except for Ganon outpost. You solve puzzle or kill enemies or destroy outpost to break curse in area. Then town, dungeons, etc... appear. You make that in the order you find how to solve an area.