Zelda Legend of Zelda General Discussion

[spamurai]

Can you imagine if they released Links Awakening in the style of Twilight Princess... I would pass out with excitement... would love to see a 3D version of that game >.<

 

[Trent the Paladin]

Can you imagine if they released Links Awakening in the style of Twilight Princess... I would pass out with excitement... would love to see a 3D version of that game >.<

That reminds me that I never beat that game. :X I should probably do that once I finish Twilight Princess and after Triforce Heroes.

 

[spamurai]

That reminds me that I never beat that game. :X I should probably do that once I finish Twilight Princess and after Triforce Heroes.

I could never complete it without a guide for the egg at the end... I always got lost aha

 

[Stalfos]

I could never complete it without a guide for the egg at the end... I always got lost aha

Oh, can't you find the solution to the maze in one of the books in the library using the magnifying lens? Man, I haven't played Link's Awakening in a while. :/

 

[GuerreraD]

I would prefer it in the style of WindWaker, just because of the "sea" feeling (since I didn't really enjoy WW itself). But since Awakening belongs to the line of Oracles and Past, a remake with BetweenWorlds graphics would also be great.

... Sigh, who am I trying to fool? Just ANY kind of remake would be awesome for Awakening, I love that game dearly!

 

[windloft]

i got ocarina of time for my 3ds yesterday .... it's super fun so far.
it's actually my first real zelda game, so i'm hoping to play it for a bit every day since i'm now on summer break. B)

 

[spamurai]

Oh, can't you find the solution to the maze in one of the books in the library using the magnifying lens? Man, I haven't played Link's Awakening in a while. :/

Oh really?
Well now I feel stupid... haha oops

 

[Katie1313]

I would prefer it in the style of WindWaker, just because of the "sea" feeling (since I didn't really enjoy WW itself). But since Awakening belongs to the line of Oracles and Past, a remake with BetweenWorlds graphics would also be great.

... Sigh, who am I trying to fool? Just ANY kind of remake would be awesome for Awakening, I love that game dearly!

I think it would look cool in a Link Between Worlds style!

 

[suede]

https://twitter.com/NintendoEurope/status/740517889741033473

The artwork for this game is a++.

 

[D i a]

^ Agreed. I can't wait to see more of it at E3.

 

[oath2order]

Breath of the WIld GotY 2017

 

[D i a]

I am so excited for Breath of the Wild.
Free climbing and dat world. Hnngh.
2017, get here now please.

 

[bloomwaker]

I hope Breath of the Wild comes with a collector's edition that includes an art book, or at least has an art book sold separately. I don't want one of those small books either. Give me something like the Bravely Second special edition, with a full-sized art book and tons of art. ;;

 

[spamurai]

CAN NOT WAIT FOR BREATH OF WILD.

I figured a zelda title might be the transition game between old and new console. So excited!! Looks amazing!

 

[oath2order]

CAN NOT WAIT FOR BREATH OF WILD.

I figured a zelda title might be the transition game between old and new console. So excited!! Looks amazing!

It'll be an NX system seller for sure.

 

[spamurai]

It'll be an NX system seller for sure.

Definitely.
I never bought a Wii-U, but definitely will be getting an NX, just for this

 

[Cress]

Yep, I'm convinced BOTW is a Wind Waker prequel. I've said a few of these things on other threads but I'll wrap it all up here with a few new tings I noticed.

Let's get the easy stuff out of the way first (there are Wind Waker spoilers).

Spoiler: Similarities between WW and BOTW

-Cell-shaded artstyle
-Both wear a blue tunic with white designs, also hatless
-Koroks are in both games
-Both games allow you to collect materials from monsters
-Both games won't let you access areas that are too hot/cold unless you do something specific
-Both games are the only games in the series that let you use weapons normally carried by enemies
-Both games have 2 guides, a "mysterious voice" (in WW it was King Daphnes through the Pirate's Charm) and an old man that's actively there to guide and sometimes give Link items (also the King in Wind Waker but this is more of his boat form. It's not as concrete as BOTW but let me try to connect them if I want to.)
-Both games have optional bosses in the overworld (the Big Octos in WW, and Steppe Talus in BOTW.)
-THE OLD MAN SURE LOOKS A LOT LIKE KING DAPHNES JUST SAYIN

Now for the interesting part, connecting these to the timeline.

Spoiler: Yee speculation

Well, this Hyrule is the one underneath the sea in Wind Waker (also the one seen in Ocarina of Time). Koroks and potentially King Daphnes are there. The Temple of Time is there, but ruined after however many hundreds of years.

"But Ganon is sealed away after OoT, and isn't released until right before WW!" Yes Ganon does return, but not normally. He's the fog around Hyrule Castle. Say hi, he's been going through some hard times.

So even though Ganon wasn't actually released, part of his dark power or w.e. is getting through the sages' weakened barrier. So possibly the final boss isn't Ganon, but whoever is trying to free him?

"But Hyrule is flooded before Wind Waker, how could it be the same?" Well, time to brush up on some history. Take out your textbooks, because teacher Zelda is here to give you some Hyrule Historia.

(Never thought this would be used with any actual context) The Great Flood happened hundreds of years before Wind Waker. Hundreds. BOTW Link was asleep for 100 years. The game could have taken place multiple times between OoT and WW. It may have even been thousands of years between OoT and WW, since the legend of OoT Link is a, well, legend, and they messed up a few of their facts. (Boys put on the hero's clothes at 12?? OoT Link was younger than that before the Master Sword's insta-puberty-skip time warp happened, 10 iirc.)

Now to link their similar fashion. This was my big "aha!" moment today. Here's a quick side-to-side look.

The blue is almost the same (going to blame lighting differences and the fact that 1 is a game model and the other is artwork). No hat. White designs on their tunic. Hm... I'm going to remind people of Wind Waker's second quest, where he was given the "Hero's New Clothes" that were just invisible and worn over his pajamas. I thought this was a reference to "you beat the game, so you're the new hero so these are the clothes the hero should wear now" but what if BOTW Link is the New Hero they used this design with? They weren't exactly spot-on with OoT Link, so they were probably a bit off with this outfit as well, hence the different design and orange pants. Also if OoT Link was the old hero and BOTW Link is the new hero then, yep, that puts BOTW right between OoT and Wind Waker yet again!

Finally the Koroks. Well let's just do a quick check on what the Koroks are.

The Koroks are said to have once been the race of humanoid children-looking creatures called Kokiri. The Koroks became these creatures when they gave up their human selves for the ability to fly, with the help of an item called a Deku Leaf.

So after OoT, they got tired of standing in 1 place in a forest for all eternity like any other NPC so they tried flying and it worked out. Cool. So they probably changed while Link was sleeping for those 100 years. What's strange is how they look identical to the Koroks in WW, just like the old man looks like King Daphnes.

(There's 3 other koroks shown in BOTW and they also have twins in WW, I'm just showing this 1). Same leaf shape, same body shape, same color, EVEN THE EYE AND MOUTH PATTERN ON THE LEAF ARE THE SAME.

And after all of that typing, there's 1 other option that wasted this 90 minutes of typing and searching pictures and finding that 1 gif deep in some random folder (I COULDN'T RESIST USING IT).

Spoiler: Because it's Zelda...

BOTW could be A FOURTH TIMELINE branch from OoT.

Many generations after the departure of the Hero of Time, the seal of the Seven Sages began to weaken for an unknown reason, and Ganondorf managed to escape his imprisonment. Ganondorf intended to make good on his threat to the Hero of Time and the Seven Sages that he would escape one day to make their descendants pay for his imprisonment. As the darkness was covering the land, the people of Hyrule prayed that the Hero of Time would once again come to save them, but the hero did not appear.

So what if this event is the split, where 1 timeline is where Link wakes up from his 100 year nap and save Hyrule (BOTW), and the other one is if Link decided to hit snooze on his alarm for another century or 2 (WW). Both games are extremely similar so they could've happened at the same time. The similar clothing could also be coincidence.

OK I'm done now.

 

[Trent the Paladin]

Until we get our hands on the game, I'm more inclined to believe this is a fourth split from OoT.

 

[GhulehGirl]

OH i can't wait for Breath of The Wild to be released. I want to explore that huge map, cook stuff and fight new baddies and stuff!

 

[bloomwaker]

Ambient piano music in Breath of the Wild is the Song of Time, it seems: