For those anticipating the Zelda sequel

[The Gunslinger]

As my title says, for those of you who are anticipating the next Zelda sequel, as i am, what would you rather have as the next means of exploration? Since, if i am correct, the creator/president/director...something like that, he said that he was/wanting for Link to have a new land to explore. now when he says that, does he mean another sea? Or an actually NEW land to explore? A.K.A. the next hyrule. Because if i am correct in a Zelda timeline i found, A Link to the Past is the next game, with the new Link and new Hyrule. So, anyway, to the point of the post. Would you rather have the new means of exploration be on a boat in a sea? or On a horse (optional) actuall on a giant mass of Land? Me? i would rather have the old giant mass of Land.

[PhixedDice]

Mass of land.

[TheGreenElf]

I liked sailing, but and it was cool as the idea of being a vast ocean, but the sailing kinda got old, or at least having to change the wind direction. So the sailing was fine, but the wind direction was annoying. A land explored on "Epona" would be cool too, and whatever they do, I stand behind it. Preference=Land.

[Sockey]

Mass of land.

[disrupter006]

sry but the next one will b with the same link ........ to put it simplier than that ........ its like majoras mask was to Ocarina of Time (i liked majoras mask more so if this sequal is a step up like majoras mask was i will buy hell ill buy even if it sux)
another adventrue in clocktown :D would b nice lol

[Chris]

I am really looking forward to the erradication of the sea. I thought that the sailing got really boring after a while, I still haven't finished the game because I don't want to sail around looking for the triforce pieces.

[scotty2hottie180]

land with epona deffinitly. btw, has any new info been revealed on if it will deffinitly be cel-shaded or not? i kno mr. aounuma gave an interview and said it would awhile back, but sumthing tells me that was fake. it said in there that it was aounumas idea to go with cel-shading, not myamato. but in real life it was myamatos idea not aounumas. so any1 hear nething?

[Chris]

It's been said by Nintendo that the next one is going to use the same engine as Wind Waker, anticipate cel-shading.

[DLX]

I think it would be very interesting to base the next game in a time period where flying ships exist(Ala final fantasy 9) so you could travel in the air.

Now now young lads, Before you start flaming me for trying to convert Zelda's gameplay into an RPG like several other indivuduals on these forums, rest assured that is not what im doing, i simply think it would be highly interesting if you could fly in a hyrule that has gained partially terchnology, like thew world of Final Fantasy 9. In other words the world of hyrule doesnt necessarily have to exist in the future(Although making a Zelda game in the future probably wouldnt be a bad idea either as long as you can still do what makes a Zelda Game a Zelda Game)

It doesnt have to be a large cruiser with its own crew, just a small Air Vehicle.

[firefly]

Has anyone of you idiots ever actually beat WW? If you did you would know pretty much what the next ones gonna be about.

[JasonMans]

The Wind Waker was not a good game in my honest opinion. Quite short and tedious.

[Michael Bluth]

The ability to see where I am going. Okay, maybe it was just the demo units that were like that.

Maybe.

[KamiKaZe]

the water thing was a good idea, but it's not "zelda", u know? the legends speak of the great land of hyrule...not the infinite seas w/ islands here and there. i thought the zelda storyline grew up around the setting of medieval times. sword fights, great battles, forts, castles....i would love to have a giant ass war going on where u had to defend hyrule castle against ganondorf and his army of gerudo....that'd be awesome. they'll probly just screw it up and go w/ the cel shading/endless seas thing though, like i read. so....so much for what i think

[buddha]

i'd like to keep the sea, but hav larger land masses that take a while to explore, so less sea exploration and a bit more land. oh and the next zelda is gunna be using an improved wind waker engine.

[The Gunslinger]

Yes, a giant mass of land is a must for the next Zelda game, at least for me. And what do you mean, improved? have you heard any details on it, as i am just curious, not trying to prove you wrong or flaming you and such.

Oh yeah, and i did beat the WW, so i know what the next one is basically going to be about. But i am just hoping that you sail for about 5 minutes, cutscene happens, and you then are washed ashore and are on the new soon-to-be Hyrule.

[firefly]

That land will not be Hyrule, IT WILL BE YOUR LAND!

[Sendok]

i would like a mix of land and see adventure, but the land portion would would be the majority of the game.

[scotty2hottie180]

firefly i think u forget, A Link to the Past would be next in the timeline, which was in hyrule, so it would be the new hyrule.

[freakonalimp]

ill take walk on some land then do a little sailing some more land, kind of like the old final fantasy where you had to earn a ship to progress to new areas of the world

[Batmanuel]

I want it to a large mass of land, bigger then the world in WW but you use a horse to get around. and link will go around saving chicks like in LTTP, and it will be called Zelda:link's quest for ass.

[smellslikenintendospirit]

Originally posted by firefly
That land will not be Hyrule, IT WILL BE YOUR LAND!

At least firefly knows what he's talking about ;) Please tell me your thoughts on what the new Zelda will be about.

[Blaksmoke]

How about both?

[The joker]

No it should be like most of the world is land and at some points you will not be able to progress any futher on foot and so you use your boat to navigate through the rivers and marshes to get to other areas, sort of like how Star Fox Adventures was except this time there's no arwing.

[buddha]

i read somewhere (i think nintendo gamer- australia) that sum nintendo guy said that an improved wind waker engine wuld be used, hence meaning it will be cel-shaded. but u cant rely on nintendo, could be sumthin completely different, thats why nintendo is so great, constantly improving.

[Kliq]

Originally posted by buddha
i read somewhere (i think nintendo gamer- australia) that sum nintendo guy said that an improved wind waker engine wuld be used, hence meaning it will be cel-shaded. but u cant rely on nintendo, could be sumthin completely different, thats why nintendo is so great, constantly improving.

Yea, they did that so they could save time. I'd like to see a new engine in the next-generation consoles (REALISTIC BABY).

[dork]

i think link should explore NYC or Philly next

[firefly]

Originally posted by scotty2hottie180
firefly i think u forget, A Link to the Past would be next in the timeline, which was in hyrule, so it would be the new hyrule. I think it would make more sense for Link's Awakening to be next in the timeline, think about it.:durrr:

[The Gunslinger]

no no no, you forget. OOT was first, then MM, but in all acutallity, MM didn't really happen, as it was in a alternate universe, so technicaly (sp) there became two Links, otherwise, why were there two of everyone in OOT and MM. Unless, Link was like a twinner, like in Black House or The Talisman, except he didn't have a twinner, which is the whole reason for him being brought into the forest half dead. So, after OOT/MM happened, LA was brought in, as Link is in the sea, just like in WW. Then AoL happened, as link wakes Zelda, who was actually the windfish, so that is why link then wakes up too, because Zelda, the Windfish, and Link were all one, Because the Windfish was actually ganon in disguise, which is why Link had to wake him up, because Ganon thought that was impossible, and so link would never return to the waking world, which would make Zelda also not return. They were all united because of the triforce, which made them all one. Then OOA OOS happened, which is why the graphics were better than the AoL and LA. THEN!!!! WW happens because that was where the triforce (a.k.a. Link, Ganon, Zelda, Windfish who is actually ganon who is actually the stupid little fish in all the Zelda games that either hurt you and piss you off (NO NOT THE BAD ZORAS!!! TOTALLY DIFFERENT STORY!! or the little fish guy in WW) trasported him/her/it/them. And then aLttP happens after WW because as Link/Zelda/Ganon/Windfish/fish bad guys/regular fish guy went even deeper in the sea (not talking about actual depth here, sheesh get a grip on reality, people!!) they all were going back into time, and so they came upon Snes Hyrule, which was about the same size as Koholint island, which makes them the same. Size does matter, at least when talking about time paradox's here. As going back in time makes you younger, or older in this/both cases. young graphics/old game.And then aLttP happens, and then the next Zelda game. Now, nomatter what, there will be Ganon and Zelda in everygame, because you have the windfish, who is actually Ganon, who is actually zElda who is also Link who are all the little-itty-bitty fish BIATCHES who piss you off because you either get hurt by them or because you need to hear their stupid HYHOI!~! in order to complete the game. now you know why Curious George was actually a ......Now you know why Ganon is in every game. It has nothing to do with time or the master sword releasing him. Just the size and the fact that the triforce made Link, Zelda, Ganon, Windfish, and stupid little fishy men who like to have bad graphics and get all pisssy when youwalk by them so they shoot you with an ill-dodgable blast bomb that makes a lot colors, all one. What a slut, that Tri-Force.

[smellslikenintendospirit]

Majora's Mask happened directly after Ocarina of Time. Link found termina while looking for Navi.

How the hell could LTTP be after WW? Hyrule gets completely washed away. It is implied that Hyrule is the past; that it will never again exist. WW is the latest in the series.

^And are those fishy things oktoroks?

[DLX]

^Actually Smells, hes right, The seven wisemen that are spoken of in Lttp are the seven sages from OoT(if you include Zelda), and theres no record of LTTP in WW, the only thing we know is that the events of OoT have become a tradition that will give rise to the next Link.

Surprisingly my comment about an air vehcile was ignored entirely. I personally think its an excellent idea,One can visit aerial enchanted Dungeons and other such interesting things, of course there would be times where your vehicle couldnt land exactly where you want, so you would have to land in a place fairly far from your target and travel on foot from there.


Now as for the storyline, I do know for sure that The Original Legend of Zelda and Link's adventure both take place after WW, and the land they travel is still known as Hyrule, so wether the Link of WW named the new land they find Hyrule after the old land, or if they simply found some way to rise the sunken Hyrule from the sea is anyone's guess but im sure that the events of the original Zelda and Zelda 2 take place after Wind Waker. Trust me, I know what im talking about far more than anyone one of you of that you can rest assured.

[firefly]

I think you guys are way too into this

[The Gunslinger]

well, just to let any of you know, I made all that up off the top of my head. But somehow, i was actually able to make everything fit together. Oh yeah, and the fish guys were actually the "bad zoras" in all the old zelda games that shot you and you could never really dodge their fireballs.

[The joker]

Originally posted by DarkLink-xXx
^Actually Smells, hes right, The seven wisemen that are spoken of in Lttp are the seven sages from OoT(if you include Zelda), and theres no record of LTTP in WW, the only thing we know is that the events of OoT have become a tradition that will give rise to the next Link.

Surprisingly my comment about an air vehcile was ignored entirely. I personally think its an excellent idea,One can visit aerial enchanted Dungeons and other such interesting things, of course there would be times where your vehicle couldnt land exactly where you want, so you would have to land in a place fairly far from your target and travel on foot from there.


Now as for the storyline, I do know for sure that The Original Legend of Zelda and Link's adventure both take place after WW, and the land they travel is still known as Hyrule, so wether the Link of WW named the new land they find Hyrule after the old land, or if they simply found some way to rise the sunken Hyrule from the sea is anyone's guess but im sure that the events of the original Zelda and Zelda 2 take place after Wind Waker. Trust me, I know what im talking about far more than anyone one of you of that you can rest assured.that you can rest assured.


Actually the seven wisemen are not the seven sages from Oot. They are seven wiseMEN which means they are all men. That counts out Zelda, Ruto, Nabooru, Impa, Saria. The wisemen have to be descendants.

[ReallyBigBox]

wisewomen can be reffered to as wise men, especially if you have men and women, its just not very politcally correct. and its a lot easier than saying wisepeople. but either way I really don't know. If LTTP is next in the time line then the next Zelda could be between LTTP and WW and in that one that water goes away for some reason.

As for flying, I wouldn't want to see an airship, it just doesn't really seem to fit the Zelda series, BUT I could see link taming a giant bird or dragon, or one coming along to help him on his quest, and he could ride it.... or even that stupid annoying owl could give link rides, he did take him down from death mountain in OOT

[KamiKaZe]

wtf....? i'm so confused. i gotta sit down...there. ok, somebody do us all a big favor and call Nintendo!!

[Dorbin]

How about we just wait and see what the next one's like? Otherwise, our heads might explode.

[freakonalimp]

something like final fantasy 7s game world would be pretty sweet. a super technoworld in which undeveloped areas still exist. you travel through downtown on your monorail get off at the stop and load up in a chocobo carriage.

[Dorbin]

For a Zelda sequel? Not likely. It doesn't mesh at all with the current game world.

[KamiKaZe]

really....i just want it to be a really fun game that's not too kiddish and so easy i can beat it in like a week. hm....let retro make it! we may have to wait few years, but it'll be worth it! lol

[scotty2hottie180]

I believe myamato said at one point the order of the games was like this:

OOT
MM
Oracle of Seasons/Ages

WW

ALttP
Links Awakening

The Legend of Zelda
Zelda 2: Links Adventure

ime not sure bout Seasons/Ages, but the rest ime 99% sure myamato said was the real timeline, with a new link, zelda, and gannondorf in every set being OOT, MM, Seasons/Ages
one link, zelda, gannondorf. WW a seperate Zelda, Link, Gannon,
another new set for ALttp and Awakening, and then last 2 having another seperate set

[DLX]

Originally posted by The joker
Actually the seven wisemen are not the seven sages from Oot. They are seven wiseMEN which means they are all men. That counts out Zelda, Ruto, Nabooru, Impa, Saria. The wisemen have to be descendants.

Sorry Joker but youre terribly mistaken, As Really bibbox said, Women and men can be reffered collectively as Just men, as it has happened that way in real life all the time. And as we noted in Wind Waker, A sage who is to inherit the powers of a previous sage does not necessarily have to be of the same race. Another thing to back it up is that the ServenthDescendant of the wisemen in Link to the Past is Zewlda, Ironically the seventh Sage of Ocarina of time is Zelda.

[qsabe]

The game cube seems very limited in what it can be programed to do. I think WW sucked, except for watering all the damn tree stumps, I completed it and all the mini's and still didn't feel as though I had played a Zelda game. Tingles bombs should have blown up things, not exploded in mid air most of the time. Setting the boat in a direction then going out for coffee isn't playing a game, it wasting time so mayamoto can claim a long game to play, but cummon.

Recently I replayed segments of OOT to capture the songs. I remebered how much fun a good Zelda game could be.