What we know about Legend of Zelda Wii prior to E3 2010
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Wow, than you a million times for posting those pics. I remember seeing those in the NES instruction booklet when I was like 6 and it carried my 6 year old imagination to a mysterious, magical place. Ah sweet childhood memories.Haunted said:Atmosphere like this, please!
Does anyone remember the Zelda commercial where that guy was shouting "Zelda"? Didn't Nintendo advertise Zelda as a never ending game?
EmCeeGramr
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oh fuck i totally forgot about that :lolMvmntInGrn said:
Haunted said:
But only by a technicality on account of Zant being a shit character, a douchebag Ganondorf, Zelda being a piece of cardboard, and all of Link's friends being part of a lame throwaway subplot that you couldn't care about.
Regulus Tera said:
Considering the Master Sword obviously existed before Ganondorf's time, my guess is no, at least not the same Ganondorf...
(That is, of course, depending on this being an actual Master Sword origin story...)
EmCeeGramr said:
Ugh, don't go off on this "technicality" bullshit; Midna was a fantastic character through and through. And I also don't really understand the hate for Zant, considering the whole point of his character was to be "Holy crap this guy is so bada...Wait, what the hell!?" It actually gave him far more personality than to just be a Ganondorf retread...
The Technomancer
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Anyone else think that the ghostly girl as Link's sword is an excuse for them to "disembody" the sword from his hand, like a floating ghost sword? Would make sense to make M+ swordplay easier to animate, with his arm and wrist and everything.
GoldandBlue
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Along with the 20 "NEW ZELDA OFFICIAL NOW" threads, I expect a couple of "Anyone else disappointed by the new Zelda trailer?"ShockingAlberto said:
Link has a girlfriend that joins him on his journey. Halfway through Ganon strikes her down with his sword. Link lays her body to rest in a lake and then goes snowboarding.Haunted said:
Vizion28 said:
You mean this commercial? : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=teB2xkUw3bI&feature=related
Always loved that advert
EmCeeGramr
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wrong-oAkai said:
wrong-o cheesierAkai said:
anyway i just remembered this quote from the roundtable last year:
Zelda II sequel?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?! (no it means absolutely nothing like everything miyamoto says but i'll post it anyway)
ThatObviousUser
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AniHawk said:
Yeah. It's pretty scary.
I thought I remember reading somewhere in an interview that Link's animation in the game was looking really good with the sword in his hand. I don't remember where I read this, but it was on GAF. So I guess the sword isn't going to be disembodied?The_Technomancer said:
Regulus Tera
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Akai said:
But wasn't Ganondorf already like hundred of years old in Ocarina?
It would explain why he was so knowledgeable of its function as the door to the Sacred Realm. He would have been there when it was laid as the gateway.
viciouskillersquirrel
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VOICE ACTING, IN MY ZELDA? BAD Anth0ny! BAD!
Regulus, they never mentioned Ganondorf's age in OoT. The Twinrova (who raised him) were a few centuries old, but Ganondorf seemed to be in his thirties or forties when he
Regulus, they never mentioned Ganondorf's age in OoT. The Twinrova (who raised him) were a few centuries old, but Ganondorf seemed to be in his thirties or forties when he
obtained the Triforce of Power on both timelines, thus making him more or less immortal.
AceBandage
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Anth0ny said:
Samuel L. Jackson is voicing all the characters, didn't you hear?
EmCeeGramr
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AniHawk said:
nintendo already broke that ground in wind waker with those amazing lines
"come on"
i think i nearly dropped my controller and did a spit take when that happened
Regulus Tera
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viciouskillersquirrel said:
Yeah, I was mistaking him for his TWW's incarnation.
On the other hand, time travel!
Azure Dream
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EmCeeGramr said:
Tetra's Trackers/Navi Trackers on the Four Swords Adventures disc actually had lots of voice acting for Tetra, the King, etc, but NoA said, "No, that will actually cost money!" and just axed it from the US release.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UhZccQ4_Bb0 (Intro, some speaking on the GCN link-up screen)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=usTS0RpA-OA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OZaGPbLBR4A (Actual gameplay, but off-screen recording)
I really think they're going to go in the direction of simplifying and streamlining the controls.
I expect less, more focused items. I wouldn't be surprised if they go back to the old Zelda interface of one item equipped at a time. I also expect the hud to be simplified a lot, it's a mess right now.
I expect less, more focused items. I wouldn't be surprised if they go back to the old Zelda interface of one item equipped at a time. I also expect the hud to be simplified a lot, it's a mess right now.
I could definitely see this before OOT in the timeline if she's the master sword. Maybe before the sword stays in it's ultimate form. If this is the case then there would be no Ganon yet as he wouldn't have existed. Hell, they could even tie in the original Zelda (who the legend is based on) from Zelda II: Link's Adventure. I could see the game ending with Link placing the master sword (now just a sword) in the temple of time to await another hero. Can't wait.
badcrumble
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developing console zelda games is like being president, but even worse because it's more importantAniHawk said:
Nazgul_Hunter
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badcrumble said:
Presidents are able to at least please 50% of their constituency...
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jett said:
I betcha it's gonna come right at the end. In fact I'd be disappointed if it doesn't.
viciouskillersquirrel
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I would be careful about speculating storyline right now, given that we practically know nothing about the game. I know that the artwork comparison pic with the Master Sword is pretty convincing, but then so is the comparison with the Queen of the Fairies from WW.
It's possible that the fairy girl is not in fact the Master Sword, but could be the spirit of some other sword, perhaps one we've never seen before. It's not like there's any shortage of candidates:
- The Magical/Golden/White Swords (LoZ, AoL, aLttP)
- The Great Fairy Sword (MM)
- The Picori Blade / Four Sword (TMC)
- The Locomo Sword (ST)
Fun fact: There's a scene in Wind Waker where you fight a phantom wielding a huge sword. If you look at the symbols etched on the blade and translate them using the Hylian Script chart that came with the Japanese release of Wind Waker, the symbols read "Zubora and Gabora" (the master swordsmiths from Majora's Mask), implying that Hyrule and Termina have regular contact on both timelines
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It's possible that the fairy girl is not in fact the Master Sword, but could be the spirit of some other sword, perhaps one we've never seen before. It's not like there's any shortage of candidates:
- The Magical/Golden/White Swords (LoZ, AoL, aLttP)
- The Great Fairy Sword (MM)
- The Picori Blade / Four Sword (TMC)
- The Locomo Sword (ST)
Fun fact: There's a scene in Wind Waker where you fight a phantom wielding a huge sword. If you look at the symbols etched on the blade and translate them using the Hylian Script chart that came with the Japanese release of Wind Waker, the symbols read "Zubora and Gabora" (the master swordsmiths from Majora's Mask), implying that Hyrule and Termina have regular contact on both timelines
that one was for you, EmCee
Shadowlink
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I think this is what everybody is expecting, unless they have a bigger announcementAndrex said:
, but we know they won't announce the next Yoshi's Island.
E3 needs to happen now!
EmCeeGramr
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viciouskillersquirrel said:
well that's obvious, considering that the skull kid in mm spent his time in termina even when the giants were still around, yet was the same skull kid you met in OoT in the lost woods
not to mention the happy mask salesman
and finally tingle, who is clearly the most powerful being in the zelda universe (as well as the best character)
hell yes we are doing this story shit
welcome to nam, bitches
where doing it man
where MAKING THIS HAPEN
AceBandage
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DanteFox said:
Well, sane people agree that.
Hardcore Zelda fanatics, on the other hand, will fight to the death trying to establish a timeline that makes sense.
DreadTheUnDead
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I come from the future, June 15th to be exact...
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Someone at the IGN boards said they should announce that they ran into difficulties and won't be able to show it at E3, right before a 10 second silence after which they reveal it, just to troll the entire internet.
I personally think that's a little cruel. Five min in they should show a 30 second teaser, and say that's all they have to show. Have it show nothing of substance. Then at the end of the conference, bring out the ol' 2 min one with more info.
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Andrex said:
Someone at the IGN boards said they should announce that they ran into difficulties and won't be able to show it at E3, right before a 10 second silence after which they reveal it, just to troll the entire internet.
I personally think that's a little cruel. Five min in they should show a 30 second teaser, and say that's all they have to show. Have it show nothing of substance. Then at the end of the conference, bring out the ol' 2 min one with more info.
AceBandage
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DreadTheUnDead said:
Which makes me wonder when a good point during their conference is to show the trailer.
The beginning to get the hype ball rolling, or the end as a big finish?
EmCeeGramr
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you know what
i always wondered about that hero's spirit dude in tp
who is that guy
he seemed like a Generally Cool Bro
i always wondered about that hero's spirit dude in tp
who is that guy
he seemed like a Generally Cool Bro
viciouskillersquirrel
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Only if you try to shoehorn in the older games into one grand scheme. Console Zeldas post-OoT and handheld Zeldas post-PH have very definite official placements.DanteFox said:
Others are obvious sequels to one another, but trying to tie them ALL together at once brings in a lot of fan conjecture.
Just assume all the 3D and DS Zeldas (including Freshly Picked Tingle's Rosy Rupeeland) and the older games exist in separate universes for the moment and it's actually not that hard.
EmCeeGramr said:
HELLZ YEAH LET'S DO THIS SHIT!
THAT DUDE'S TOTALLY THE HERO OF TIME BRO EH WEARS THE MADAWESOME RUPEE SUCKING ARMOUR AND DOESN'T AFRAID OF ANYTHING!EmCeeGramr said:
abstract alien
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They should tease us right at the front with a 2 second clip of Link doing the critical slash( or what ever it was called) on something, then cutting out to a sales chart.jett said:
EmCeeGramr
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viciouskillersquirrel said:
see that's what i thought
cause at first oot was supposed to be before them all which would make the next one lttp since that's about ganon breaking out of the golden realm/dark world, but then they just kept making sequels to oot so it fucked things up all righteous
because otherwise they'd have to say that ganondorf took a vacation out of hell for a li'l bit before getting re-sealed in a separate but identical war involving 7 sages
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jett said:
If it's one hour: first 30 minutes is 3DS, 15 minutes of sales and Wii stuff, 2 minute Zelda trailer, 10+ minute Zelda on-stage demo.
AceBandage
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abstract alien said:
No no no!
Better yet, have the background of all the sales charts be Link in different posses!
Oh the tease! Oh the torture!
Andrex said:
It's two hours long, actually.
Nintendo has obviously been more conscious of the timeline post-NES era. And Wind Waker and TP clearly established parallel timelines as canon.
OoT Adult timeline ---> Wind Waker
OoT Child timeline ---> Twilight Princess
LttP is after one of these timelines, not clear which one.
OoT Adult timeline ---> Wind Waker
OoT Child timeline ---> Twilight Princess
LttP is after one of these timelines, not clear which one.
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DreadTheUnDead said:
Best E3 moment ever....that video will never get old!