Legend of Zelda Offical The Legend of Zelda Thread - Part 1

[Rodrigo90]

The new one looks so much better than that tech demo. What a beautiful art style. Looks almost like a painting.

It's almost the same as Skyward Sword, which I was hoping a change from.

 

[Benstamania]

Not really.. I'd say it's a good mix of Skyward Sword... Wind Waker and Tech demo.

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Old:

NL: The Zelda series tells the story of a male hero rescuing a female princess. Would you ever consider giving Zelda her own game?

Aonuma: This is the second time I've received this question during this E3! I guess if people have strong feelings about it then it's something to consider. I'll keep that in mind! [laughs]

http://www.nintendolife.com/news/20...a_talks_dlc_missing_dungeons_and_majoras_mask (June 14, 2013)

New:

Game Informer - Is Link A Girl In Zelda On Wii U?

What are your reactions to everyone's reactions to the Zelda Wii U reveal?

Eiji Aonuma: Because I have been at E3, I haven't had much time to spend in doing this research, but I certainly have been checking fan reaction and I am really excited many comments have said how beautiful the game looks. The designers have been working really hard to make sure the visuals look like something players don't expect, or maybe something they haven't seen before, and this applies to not just to the scenery, but to the enemies and things like that.

Another interesting comment I've heard, quite frequently actually, is that, "Oh Link's a woman. Link is female now."

I thought that, too. I thought maybe it was Zelda when I first saw Link on Epona in the distance.

Eiji Aonuma: That might be something that consciously we kind of did, but not to say anything specific – I am not saying anything specific – but, I am hoping people continue to comment, and I will continue to follow the fan comments and reactions to the trailer. I am certainly curious, and I am sure there are things we as developers can glean.

Eiji Aonuma could simply be calling out a repeated comment that stood out to him, but the fact that he brought up the comment on his own, and said that maybe Link's gender was left unspecific on purpose could have greater meaning. Maybe Link is female in the new game, or maybe players can choose a gender at the beginning. Or maybe Link's features are just more feminine than they have been in the past. Whatever the case, Aonuma said we may learn more about the game next year.

http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2014/06/11/is-link-a-girl-in-zelda-on-wii-u.aspx (June 11, 2014)

 

[terry78]

Alt universe Link is my theory.

 

[Soapy]

It's almost the same as Skyward Sword, which I was hoping a change from.

Aside from the use of cel-shading, it looks very little like Skyward Sword.

Skyward Sword had a significantly more flat look with a lot less style.

 

[Benstamania]

I will have a WiiU before this comes out.. Then I'll get ticked because it will get a bundle with a Gold WiiU.

 

[Rodrigo90]

Not really.. I'd say it's a good mix of Skyward Sword... Wind Waker and Tech demo.

That's the thing. I was hoping to go back to the style of OOT and MM, more like that tech demo. That's what I had in mind. TP was like that, but a bit on the gritty side, which I didn't really like. But OOT and MM had that perfect blend of everything. It's all too cartoony/cel-shaded looking now.

 

[Scarecrow_King]

Skyward was my favorite game visually. But it looks like this one might beat it.

 

[X Knight]

Old:



http://www.nintendolife.com/news/20...a_talks_dlc_missing_dungeons_and_majoras_mask (June 14, 2013)

New:



http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2014/06/11/is-link-a-girl-in-zelda-on-wii-u.aspx (June 11, 2014)

interesting.

he didn't flat out squash the speculation by saying this is definitely Link or the main character is a male or that wasn't Zelda.

even the interviewer had the initial reaction that it might be a girl or Zelda.

and Aonuma said that might have been something they "consciously did."

He did say they are "listening" to all the comments and feedback.

That makes me think, if they see enough interest for the protagonist being female, they might go with the decision to let us customize our own "Link" by choosing gender and appearance.

that being said, it would be a huge TROLL move if they string us along for a year, then say "Of Course that's Link and he's a guy......lol."

 

[X Knight]

also, I showed the trailer to my dad, and when I asked him if he thought the character was a boy or girl, he said it could be either. although he was leaning more towards boy. but he admitted it was somewhat unclear.

and my dad is familiar with the name of the game ( Legend of Zelda ) but not with the actual characters. so he didn't really have preconceived notions.

 

[Thundercrack85]

Link has long been mistaken for a girl though.

 

[Specter313]

 

[X Knight]

Link has long been mistaken for a girl though.

yes. but this version seems a bit more feminine than usual.

and the Nintendo guy is fanning the flames of speculation by his comments........lol.

Like I said earlier, I'm going to assume that this is Link and he's a male just like every Zelda game.

until I hear official info otherwise. Like if they come out and say "Zelda is the protagonist of new Legend of Zelda game!"

or "New Zelda game features the son/daughter of Link and Zelda."

or "New Zelda lets you choose gender and create your own Link."

 

[X Knight]

also, it's entirely possible the character model in the Demo is an early design of the character ( for the demo ).

and when they say they're listening to comments and feedback, maybe if they hear too much that the character is too gender ambiguous, they'll retool the design to make him more clearly masculine.

 

[spiderman2]

I would have liked to get the demo art style form 2011 E3 tech demo has that looked amazing and looked like twilight pricess in HD and that is my second favoirte zelda behind just oot had i perfer the more relistic styles but this looks good looks kind of like skyward sowrd but different and ever zelda game has been great even the worse zelda games on conslers have been great. I havnt played much of the handheld ones has i dont play much handheld games more conslers. I just hope we get more before E3 is over even if it is just a few more photos and a tiled. I would like if we got a full type tralier and a game play demo but that might be to much to ask for. Zelda games tend to get deyland so i hope that dosnt happen has i figure they are eyeing end of 2015 but it wouldnt suprised me if it got deyland and come out at the end of 2016 but i hope not the wieght is already tuff enough.

 

[X Knight]

I hope this doesn't get delayed.

 

[the_ultimate_evil]

So no majora's mask. Shame

 

[Silvermoth]

I would much rather have a new Zelda game than majoras mask

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

"It's a rumour," Aonuma said with a chuckle when I asked him about the speculation buzzing around online.

"Actually that comment I made jokingly," he said. "It's not that I said that it wasn't Link. It's that I never said that it was Link. It's not really the same thing, but I can understand how it could be taken that way.

"It seems like it has kind of taken off where people are saying 'oh it's a female character' and it just kind of grew. But my intent in saying that was humour. You know, you have to show Link when you create a trailer for a Zelda announcement."

However, he doesn't want players to focus too much on Link's appearance in the trailer.

"I don't want people to get hung up on the way Link looks because ultimately Link represents the player in the game," he said.

"I don't want to define him so much that it becomes limiting to the players. I want players to focus on other parts of the trailer and not specifically on the character because the character Link represents, again, the player."

http://mmgn.com/wiiu/news--that-was-link-in-zelda-wii-u-trailer-aonuma

 

[Rodrigo90]

Thank God for that!

 

[Benstamania]

http://mmgn.com/wiiu/news--that-was-link-in-zelda-wii-u-trailer-aonuma

Kotaku will tear him apart for keeping Link a boy in 3...2...1...

 

[Tron Bonne]

I would much rather have a new Zelda game than majoras mask

We just got one.

It's interesting that the possibility of playing as Zelda has fans clinging to tradition, while the new open world doesn't. As a fan of SS, WW, TP, and OoT, my biggest concern is playing an Elder Scrolls game called the Legend of Zelda, not whether or not the protagonist will be a woman. I don't like Skyrim for a reason.

The open world isn't that new, though. The series started out as an open world, or at least the closest thing to an open world at the time. The games have often had an open world-type of design.

 

[X Knight]

well at least it's settled, then.......lol.

 

[Tron Bonne]

Honestly, I can't believe people actually thought that wasn't Link, or that it was some female character. If this had been some spin-off game, okay, but for a mainline Zelda, that **** might as well be put in stone.

 

[Rodrigo90]

If they made him look more manly and less feminine, I might have not have doubted