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[snaildog]

I'm looking forward to the game as much as the next man, but this is is getting a little bit dodgy.


Orcs

Wargs

Ents

Shelob (I know Gohma's been around since game 1, but not running after you with the camera angle from LOTR and wrapping you up in a cocoon)

Balrog

Horseback battles

Anything else?

 

[puck1337]

You forgot the overly analytical nerds.

 

[AniHawk]

Guy with a sword

Guy with pointed ears

Ghosts of soldiers

Trees

Water

 

[Nerevar]

subtly homosexual title character?

 

[teh_pwn]

Warcraft wins.

 

[snaildog]

Ghosts of soldiers

You might be being sarcastic, but that's the other thing I was trying to remember that looks straight from the movie.

 

[Ramirez]

Here's one,who cares?

 

[gamergirly]

You're really stretching that LOTR resemblance......

 

[monkeyrun]

seriously .. those things existed in books and movies long b4 LOTR movie was created.

 

[capslock]

You forgot the overly analytical nerds.

:lol


Only a blind man wouldn't see the obvious LotR influence though.

 

[Scrow]

seriously .. those things existed in books and movies long b4 LOTR movie was created.

ah... no shit... considering the movies were based on books ;P

 

[Red Scarlet]

Horseback riding battles in Zelda isn't even new, it was in OoT and got axed.

 

[Dan]

There's one major difference: LOTR was a huge disappointment while the new Legend of Zelda will rock.

Yes, I went there.

 

[DIrtyWeasel]

Shelob (I know Gohma's been around since game 1, but not running after you with the camera angle from LOTR and wrapping you up in a cocoon)

I thought it was a spider wrapping link in a web? I didn't see Gohma do anything except chase Link.

 

[Mejilan]

The Gohma chase and the small spider fight were two completely different sequences.

 

[mrkgoo]

One man's rip-off, another man's homage.

Seriously, there is influence from Lotr, but then when has any fantasy NOT? That's what makes the stories such landmarks in the genre.

Remember Star Fox? There were obvious influences from countless pop culture sci-fi. Since it was so blatant, people assumed it was homage (Independence Day?). It's not like Nintendo are claiming to have created the ent or warg.

 

[Speevy]

Zelda : Gaming :: LOTR : Literature

 

[Mejilan]

DON'T YOU REMEMBER?

LotR ripped off AD&D because AD&D had wargs first!!

Zelda's ripping off AD&D! :lol

 

[God's Hand]

I don't see any LOTR influences... this all looks like pure Zelda to me.

 

[BorkBork]

LOTR = Good
Zelda = Good
Zelda with LOTR influences = what's the problem?

 

[King Jippo]

You forgot the overly analytical nerds.

end of thread.

 

[Kon Tiki]

Horseback riding battles in Zelda isn't even new, it was in OoT and got axed.

I think there is a glitch that lets you do it anyway.

 

[Yusaku]

Yes, I went there.

Now go back.

 

[Baconäger]

I think there is a glitch that lets you do it anyway.

Not really. If you save after you loose your sword in the Ganon fight and reboot in early copies (gold version) you can pull them out, but not really use them. You could longshot to something and float away forever though.

 

[Kon Tiki]

Not really. If you save after you loose your sword in the Ganon fight and reboot in early copies (gold version) you can pull them out, but not really use them. You could longshot to something and float away forever though.

I seem to remember something else from SDA. Too arsed to look for it, since that thread is huge.

 

[Sho Nuff]

HOW DARE YOU CHALLENGE THE CREATIVE VISION OF MAGICAL MIYAMOTO-SAMA

 

[Date of Lies]

weak troll

 

[Ferrarisimo]

Hell, I'll bite.

Fellbeasts attacking Faramir's men on horseback :: Fellbeast-like creatures attacking Link on horseback

 

[Shaheed79]

HOW DARE YOU CHALLENGE THE CREATIVE VISION OF MAGICAL MIYAMOTO-SAMA

You try way to hard.

 

[AndoCalrissian]

:lol


Only a blind man wouldn't see the obvious LotR influence though.

Oh, you mean a work of fantasy was influenced by one of the best and most influential fantasy stories of all time? Weird.

 

[DyersEve]

If they have dwarf tossing in this then im sold.

 

[xexex]

Dont for get the Balrog-like boss in the first trailer....shadow & flame

GC Zelda boss monster

Balrog from LoTR film

 

[DyersEve]

Every and I mean every game or movie based on fantasy has been influenced by LOTR. Thats only common sense.

 

[xexex]

not SEGA's Phantasy though

 

[JJConrad]

Zelda rips off more than just the LotR.

Look at all that the stole from Disney:

Master Sword = The Sword and the Stone
Link clothes = Peter Pan
Link's bow = Robin Hood
warthogs & red-assed baboon = The Lion King
Gohma = Monster's Inc
cats = Aristocats
wood creature = Pinocchio
that statue = the Tikki Room
Link's fighting movement = Miracle


Then we've got:

deku plants = Little Shop of Horrors
Link's ears = Star Trek
horseback riding = Braveheart
Link's shield covering his back = Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
The giant moon = ET


They even stole the name of game from a hairy-lipped, german women.

 

[Speevy]

Snot-nosed kid: Real-life kid with cold.

 

[methodman]

Grandma... Real Grandma.

Tingle... George Bush.

 

[Odnetnin]

This thread is so many levels of pathetic.

 

[radioheadrule83]

It's not even that Zelda's visualisations are based on the books... that'd be a bit more acceptable. There's a clear influence from the films. I think you're in denial if you think otherwise.

IIRC, Miyamoto has referenced playing about near caves in his childhood and Ridley Scott's Legend as influences - and it's easy to see both. Since Ocarina of Time, they changed Death Mountain into Mount Doom, and added all the other shit as the thread starter observed.

It might be better than Wind Waker visuals to a lot of people, but not me. Personally I love the way this moves in the trailer. Technically - it's hot, lets face it. But I think it's less unique than Wind Waker, and is definately edging more towards LOTR (the movies) than past Zeldas.

 

[madara]

cats = Aristocats

ROFL I nearly peed my pants on seeing that! Too funny :lol

 

[Odnetnin]

I have a question:

IF LOZ:WW was not cel shaded but the demo version of LOZWW that Nintendo had originally demoed, would some of you even think there are similarities? Cause it would have hit before the LOTR movies.

and oh, that kickass monster that looked like the warped forest spirit from Princess MONONOKE makes this one kicks ass LOZ.

 

[SantaC]

Did you hear that Video games ripped of computer games?

Pathetic thread.

 

[AndoCalrissian]

I have a question:

IF LOZ:WW was not cel shaded but the demo version of LOZWW that Nintendo had originally demoed, would some of you even think there are similarities? Cause it would have hit before the LOTR movies.

and oh, that kickass monster that looked like the warped forest spirit from Princess MONONOKE makes this one kicks ass LOZ.

I'm pretty sure that cel-shading a Zelda game didn't delay it a few years.

 

[Trevelyon]

Nah, dodes! Tolkien like totally riped off Zelda, Mayamoto shuld sue yo!