The new Zelda

[BreakABone]

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Video hot like fire man.

Game looks great.

Battles on horseback!

[Jonbo298]

Nintendo finally listened to us! I saw the video on the press conference stream, I drool and I salivate.

Now Nintendo needs to market and hype the hell out of it because its gonna sell 'Cubes.

[DeathsHand]

Like I said, it looks like a much more epic Zelda... Even the music was like LotR...

Awesome graphics, I can't wait for this one... I hope the gameplay is more realistic too, maybe with some survival aspects...

And two more things, I wonder if it'll be tied into previous Zelda games like WW was, and whatever happened to that Cel-shaded WW sequel?... Hmm...

[Dyne]

Ohhh my god. That is SOO awesome. :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D

[Null]

thank god its not over water again. :p

[DarkMaster]

lol, I like the "Coming Soon" at the end of the trailer. My ass.


But anyway, maaaan, does that look sweet.

[The Germanator]

Video is incredible...Talk about getting people excited, this is surely the way to do it. How I love Shiggy.

[Jonbo298]

And two more things, I wonder if it'll be tied into previous Zelda games like WW was, and whatever happened to that Cel-shaded WW sequel?... Hmm...

Don't ask about Cel-shaded sequel. That is a no-no :nono:

[DeathsHand]

Don't ask about Cel-shaded sequel. That is a no-no :nono:

I think not making a direct sequel is a no-no... WW set up for a sequel that could be really cool in that classic sort of Zelda way that we all know and love...

This game, on the other hand, looks to be a whole new take on the Zelda series, in a much more realistic, detailed, LotR-esque way...

[The Germanator]

Can we all agree that we'll be fine with TWO new Zelda titles? One a Wind Waker sequel and one the new one? :)

[Crash]

i love it!!!!!!!!!

[thatmariolover]

lol, I like the "Coming Soon" at the end of the trailer. My ass.

Sometime next year is plenty early for me.

[Rndm_Perfection]

Well damn, this game makes me want to buy a Cube.

But I'm still saving up for that XBox or Halo2! Mwuahaha....

[Ginkasa]

I can honestly say I am a true nerd. It took me ten minutes to finally stop the happy noises escaping from my mouth after merely READING that Nintendo had gone back to realistic.

*stifles a tear*

It's so pretty...


*shrugs and goes back to watching the video again...and again....and again...and again....*

[CrOnO_LiNk]

Oh my God... I am going to piss in my pants... My my... I love you Nintendo. :WHOA:

[Typhoid]

score....sweet video and pics.....and more score to the no cell shaded-ness...here is some simple math....

Zelda+ Cell shaded= PURE AND UTTER EXCRAMENT!!!















*looks at screens*






*Picks up Kleenex*

[Jason1]

Amazing. I cant believe it. Nintendo flat out lied to us all, and I love them for it.

[GameMaster]

I like the realistic demon with the chain. I am content with these preview pictures.

[Vampyr]

*kisses nintendo*

God. This makes owning a cube worthwhile. This is the kind of game I LIVE for. Thank you so much Nintendo. Finally, I'm getting EXCITED about games again!!!!

SF2 and the new Zelda...omg...so awesome.

[BlueFire]

I think it's safe to say, NINTENDO IS FINALLY LEARNING. ITS ABOUT TIME YOU ****ING MORONS

[Vampyr]

I think it's safe to say, NINTENDO IS FINALLY LEARNING. ITS ABOUT TIME YOU ****ING MORONS

Agreed.

They are making games like they used too. The right way.

But, I know I'm going to be criticized for this, but I am also learning why nintendo isnt making any Online games. I have truely converted. I dont think Online is the way to go. I have had SO MANY bad experiances trying to get online games to work for me. Something always messes up, and it's so damn expensive.

Thanks nintendo. you're learning, and I'm learning.

[fingersman]

This is good stuff. Finally a game that has the potential to stand out in this generation like Halo and like mario and Zelda did in the last one.

BTW does anyone know where I can get the direct feed for the conference? I plan to dl Sony's, M$ and Nintendo's.

BTW you can't please some people at all, people are on the ign boards complaining about the realistic Zelda.

[Ginkasa]

You're kidding me... God, sometimes I wonder if these people just live to complain about everything. Perpetual advocates of Satan.

Do you have a link to the thread?


*shrugs and walks away*

[thatmariolover]

Yeah, if you're an Insider you can get it. Otherwise, I'm looking elsewhere right now.

[fingersman]

Well I'm not sure if everyone has insider so I'll just post it here.


"Sorry for the negativity at such a gracious time for Nintendo and its fans, but I had to throw in my two cents. First and foremost congrats to all those here and everywhere else wanting a new "realistic" and "mature" Zelda. Nintendo hath answered ye prayers!

However, I'm a little dissapointed. Let me just say that the new Zelda does look breathtaking, to say in the least, but I still can't get over a few things. First off I loved Wind Waker more than any other Zelda out there. I loved the style and the new gaming elements it set for itself and the series. Now as I watch this new trailer of a brand new Zelda I'm wondering a few things.

Where is the sequel to WindWaker?
Why did they change the graphic style?
Why does the game look IDENTICAL to OoT, but more polished up?
Why do I see NOTHING new at all with the series (excluding horse fights)?


Seriously...I'm just not that excited. It's OoT all over again, but with a graphics overhaul as far as I'm concerned so far. I find it sad that Nintendo reverted back to a more "realistic" style. I mean...I would have been fine with it had it looked a little different than it's predecessor, OoT. But here we are...seemingly stuck in the same world, with the same type of Link, with the same conflict, and same type of gameplay, etc.

Sorry Nintendo, but this is one time where I feel you shouldn't have gone with the crowd, and stuck with the freshness of what you got now...

-Mac"

http://boards.ign.com/message.asp?topic=58172365&usecoregcookie=1&fromsubscribersendto=1



Of course flaming ensued afterwards

[Ginkasa]

He's throwing a "nothing new" argument FAR too soon. We know absoluetely nothing about the game. How can he judge what's new or not?

For all we know, the horse fighting is just one of many new aspects in the game.

Some people are just idiots.


*shrugs and walks away*

[DarkMaster]

" But here we are...seemingly stuck in the same world, with the same type of Link, with the same conflict, and same type of gameplay, etc."


He could tell that much from a 2 minute video depicting nearly no story information and only a few gameplay scenes? That's one smart guy.

[Crono]

I had to work tonight.. I just got back.. all I can say is... WOW!! Seriously, that looks ****ing amazing. Thank you, Nintendo.

[Dyne]

Just watched the trailer.. What I want to say now is..

DITCH THE F***ING MIDI. I want ORCHESTRAL PIECES for this game! Damnit! I would've liked Wind Waker SO much more if you used REAL music! Now, you've changed the graphical style; it's really nice. But for christ's sake.. get some real music! I even had to put up with this in Mario Sunshine.

Ok, end rant. Still, it looks pretty cool.

[GameKinG]

"And two more things, I wonder if it'll be tied into previous Zelda games like WW was, and whatever happened to that Cel-shaded WW sequel?... Hmm..."

Just a cover so nobody would suspect a thing.

Im sure it will be out in 2005. Nintendo has too much on its plate for this year to even think about another big release.



EDIT: oh, and this hardly seems like the same ol same ol. It appears there is some sort of LOTR-like war going on.

[Typhoid]

all i can say is i will be creaming my pants everyday until this is released....im gonna have to cut food out of my budget, and replace it with Kleenex....or new pants... The day this game comes out will be the creamiest of them all..



























*Searches for Kleenex*

[The Germanator]

Christ man, have you no shame? You ejaculate more than anyone I know.

[Typhoid]

:sneaky:








*goes to store, buys Kleenex*





And i think it is apparent that i have no shame....shame leads to death....somehow...i cant even fathom to explain it for the fact that if i even try to grasp the idea to explain to you......the world will implode...

[Hero2]

........Shock........Awe.........Shock and Awe......

[bobcat]

Luckily my Kleenix have Aloe Vera.

mmm..............soothing.

Video looks great. Awesome lighting. Can't wait

[Neo]

Gamespot has confirmed that the new Zelda is in fact the game we thought was Wind Waker II, but it won't be called that when it's released in 2005 and isn't an actual sequal to wind waker

[GameMaster]

So when do we get our next cel-shaded adventure?

[thatmariolover]

So when do we get our next cel-shaded adventure?

Yeah, in all honesty I do hope there is at least one more cel-shaded Zelda.

[DeathsHand]

Gamespot has confirmed that the new Zelda is in fact the game we thought was Wind Waker II, but it won't be called that when it's released in 2005 and isn't an actual sequal to wind waker

But I thought I had heard somewhere that they were originally developing another cel-shaded sequel... Were they just rumors? OR WHAT!? I'M SCARED!

[Neo]

Full article:


Just after the end of E3 2004's first day, Nintendo held a roundtable discussion so that the press could hear from the director of Wind Waker and Link's new adventure, Eiji Aonuma. During the event, Aonuma confirmed that the new Legend of Zelda game unveiled at Nintendo's pre-E3 press conference is currently scheduled for release in 2005.

Additionally, this game is the same game that Aonuma referred to as "The Wind Waker 2" back at the Game Developers Conference in March. The game won't be called The Wind Waker 2 when it's completed, and won't be a sequel to the last GameCube Zelda game.

Link is said to be a teenager in this new adventure. Additionally, Link's horse--not confirmed to be Epona--is said to be a prominent element of the gameplay. We'll have more on The Legend of Zelda as it becomes available.

[Ginkasa]

But I thought I had heard somewhere that they were originally developing another cel-shaded sequel... Were they just rumors? OR WHAT!? I'M SCARED!

More than likely that was a cover-up. Throw us off. This whole unvieling of the new Zelda would not have been as cool if we knew it was oging to be realistic from the beginning.


*shrugs and walks away*

[DeathsHand]

More than likely that was a cover-up. Throw us off. This whole unvieling of the new Zelda would not have been as cool if we knew it was oging to be realistic from the beginning.


*shrugs and walks away*

Yeah but I'm saying sequel... Like direct sequel... WW sort of set up for one, and I was all hyped for a true WW2 where they find a new continent and all this and that...

But now I'm all hyped for the realistic Zelda so whatever

...

[Blackmane]

It would be cool if they had made this a sequel, and as he found a new continent Link slowly changes from his Wind Waker cel-shading to a cool, realistic look.

But yeah, I'm happy with this too.

[Canyarion]

Change into a realistic look? :unsure: That won't do the atmosphere much good... Just give us an epic, dark adventure from the start. :D

I'd also like to see a sequel to TWW, but this time with more land.
A few boat parts in this new Zelda game would be nice too...

Ehm, how are we going to call this Zelda game?? Zelda: A Surprise at e³? :)

The guy who said that this game looks to much like OoT probably forgot that TWW was basicly a polished, cartoony version of OoT... same sounds, same details...
This game looks so much more revolutionary! Burning arrows that get stuck in a tree and keep burning... :D

EDIT: It's not even their own music :confused:: accompanied by the Conan the Barbarian soundtrack...

[The Duggler]

where they find a new continent and all this and that... Why not just drain the water covering hyrule?

[Vampyr]

It would be cool if they had made this a sequel, and as he found a new continent Link slowly changes from his Wind Waker cel-shading to a cool, realistic look.

But yeah, I'm happy with this too.

I think that's a really awesome idea.

+rep

[DarkMaster]

Just very quickly though, as for the reason why Link has changed, there were very, very, very, very many people out there who wanted Link to change [laughs]. Also there's another reason and that's that in developing the Wind Waker we know that we were going to be creating a game in which Link was a young boy and trying to create a very active and very energetic young boy and trying to choose the right style for portraying the young boy in a game like that we tried many different experiments. The ultimate decision we came to was that the cel-shading in Wind Waker was the best option for expressing that. We also wanted to create a very unique game world on the GameCube.

But since then, we've been left with a very big question: and that was, what are we going to do when we decide to make Link a teenager again -- a 16-year-old Link. So after Wind Waker we tried several different models and made varied versions of them. Ultimately we decided that in showing a teenage Link really the best style of expressing him would be something that's closer to our graphical style in Ocarina of Time. So Mr. Aonuma actually wasn't lying at the Game Developer's Conference when he said we were working on Wind Waker 2. He just didn't tell the whole story. And fortunately because he didn't tell the whole story, we were able to surprise you all here with a big announcement about the series.
There you go, mystery solved.

And here's some more stuff.
Q: How long has the game been in development, how far along is it, and why isn't it playable at E3 2004?

Aonuma: In terms of playable versions on the show floor, we're still not sure exactly how long it's going to take to complete the game at this point. But the plan is to by E3 next year have a version that you will be able to play to your heart's content. And in terms of how far along the game is, as I mentioned everything you saw in the movie yesterday is from a version that's running real-time playable on the engine. At this point we've got the engine running and everything's working and it's a matter of plugging in and putting in the finishing pieces.

Q: In the trailer that we saw yesterday, a lot of areas looked very familiar to Ocarina of Time. We saw a castle and Link rode Epona. He might have been in the Lost Woods. Is Link going back to Hyrule and is this now the true sequel to Ocarina of Time?

Eiji Aonuma: How do you know that horse was Epona [smiles]? Unfortunately I cannot reveal all of that at this point in time. Please wait a little while longer.

Q: The graphics in the game are beautiful. Will the game feature high production values throughout? To be more specific, will we see detailed cinematics, major story developments and will characters speak with acted voices?

Shigeru Miyamoto: I actually don't want Link to talk very much. Maybe I'll record my own voice for when he talks, or maybe you can record your own voice [laughs].

[Dark Samurai]

Alright, Im glad that they stuck with the 'teenaged' version of Link

[The Duggler]

I actually don't want Link to talk very much.

Good stuff. Voice acting wouldn't be a good thing.

[Null]

if done right it is a good thing. but link himself wouldnt and shouldnt talk, wouldnt be much of a role playing game in that respect if he talked for you.

[Dark Samurai]

if done right it is a good thing. but link himself wouldnt and shouldnt talk, wouldnt be much of a role playing game in that respect if he talked for you.

They should have everyone else talk, but Link and Zelda.

Just like an RPG kinda thing

[DimHalo]

i am really starting to get excited about this. but yes, link should definately Not talk... personally, i would just feel it wasn't Zelda that i have so many memories playing

[The Duggler]

Yhea, Link's voice is all made up in my head already :)

It wouldn't be the same if they gave him so other voice :)

[Dark Samurai]

Yhea, Link's voice is all made up in my head already :)

It wouldn't be the same if they gave him so other voice :)

I think that they should let him talk, but just for you to read, no voice narration for him. Just let him talk, not just scream

[The Duggler]

I think that they should let him talk, but just for you to read, no voice narration for him. Just let him talk, not just scream
Yhea I agree. That would be cool too.

[Null]

I think that they should let him talk, but just for you to read, no voice narration for him. Just let him talk, not just scream

no. link doesnt talk. he just has ...
you cant just turn him into the chatty type.

[Dark Samurai]

no. link doesnt talk. he just has ...
you cant just turn him into the chatty type.

Well just let him say things that you would like to ask other people like, "whats this?" and "what the...!!!" and "what are you doing here?!"

Just the little thing that you, yourself might point out, in your mind or out loud.

[The Germanator]

I agree with Null on this one. Link never said anything except "..." and made funny grunts when he gets hurt and such. He should keep to that.

[The Duggler]

I agree with Null on this one. Link never said anything except "..." and made funny grunts when he gets hurt and such. He should keep to that. But he does talk. It`s not like he's mute. They just leave what he says to your imagination, wich is good, but I wouldn`t mind adding some text.

[The Germanator]

But you just said that you liked it that they left it to your imagination...I just think if you've established the fact that Link has never literally had words put into his mouth during a game, you shouldn't start now.

[The Duggler]

I was talking more about the tone of his voice, but whatever, i love both ideas, just no voice acting, and it will be fine.

[TheGame]

The problem with voice acting is that the people in the game that talk to you won't be able to use your name. I name my link "Justin"... if there was Voice acting nobody else in the game would be able to say my name.

[DeathsHand]

They did voice acting in GTA3 for everybody else but the main character, and that worked out fine...

I think at least the other characters in the game should talk... just as long as they get decent voice actors... Or maybe do a FFX kind of thing where the main characters talk (minus Link), but a lot of the common townsfolk and stuff still use text...

[TheGame]

They did voice acting in GTA3 for everybody else but the main character, and that worked out fine...

Yep, but the main character didn't have a name... you couldn't even name him youself.

I think at least the other characters in the game should talk... just as long as they get decent voice actors... Or maybe do a FFX kind of thing where the main characters talk (minus Link), but a lot of the common townsfolk and stuff still use text...

That would work to an extent, but remember, Tidus in FFXI could talk too, and if it wasn't for him talking many parts of the game would have had to be much different.

-EDIT-

Oh, and Link runs alone... he doesn't have 5 other people with him talking all the time :p

[DeathsHand]

Yep, but the main character didn't have a name... you couldn't even name him youself.



That would work to an extent, but remember, Tidus in FFXI could talk too, and if it wasn't for him talking many parts of the game would have had to be much different.

-EDIT-

Oh, and Link runs alone... he doesn't have 5 other people with him talking all the time :p

Yeah, but I don't see how having a name for the mute character would make a difference...

And yes, Tidus talked, but Link doesn't have to... Zelda, Ganon, any other main characters (like there was Ruto and the other sages and such in OoT, and a few more important characters in various towns) still can... While town folk that say stuff like "OOOO LOOK AT THAT CYOOTE HAT U R WEARING!!" can just come up in text... Unless they feel like getting some random lady who is a decent voice-actor to say that line...

And I don't see how Link being the lone fighter makes a difference either...

[Dark Samurai]

Maybe they should make it so that they interupt Link just as he's about to speak

Ex. NPC 1: " What do you make out of this situation, Link?"
Link: "eh..." *interupted*
NPC 2: " Link? There's someone here to see you"

See how that works out? Here's another example

Ex. NPC 1: "Link, are you sure that you can handle the hordes that are coming?"
Link: " uh.... " *interupted again*
NPC 2: "Don't worry Link we are here to fight with you!"

It all works out, but they shouldnt have him try to talk all the time, just in some intantces (sp?) when he's just about to talk.

[DimHalo]

Yeah, but I don't see how having a name for the mute character would make a difference...


Because the other characters in the game are always saying his name, and it will be difficult to get the voice actors to say each name that people can come up with. You would have to have it to where you couldn't name the character yourself. Personally, I really don't like that thought... My character has been Alex since I was 5 years old and I am not about to change that.

[DeathsHand]

Because the other characters in the game are always saying his name, and it will be difficult to get the voice actors to say each name that people can come up with.

..... D'OH!!

Hey hey I know, just use that program macs use to speak text...

So it'll be like

Voice actor: "Please, you must save us"Computer:"...Alex..."

I have an idea! How about the whole game just sticks to text :sneaky:

[Crono]

I have an idea! How about the whole game just sticks to text :sneaky:

I like that idea, too. :)

[TheGame]

Ex. NPC 1: " What do you make out of this situation, Link?"
Link: "eh..." *interupted*
NPC 2: " Link? There's someone here to see you"

Too bad his name isn't Link, otherwise it would work ;)

And Jeepnut's slave has the right idea... that's pretty much what I was trying to say :)

[Ginkasa]

Voice acting or not, Link should NOT have his speach EVER represented by text or voice. Never.

I wouldn't everybody else with voice acting though. They don't necessarily HAVE to say his name. Never once in FFX (or X-2) did anyone say "Tidus," but it still worked.

They could do the same thing.

Or everybody who doesn't like "Link" could suck it up and live with it.


*shrugs and walks away*

[DeathsHand]

I wouldn't everybody else with voice acting though. They don't necessarily HAVE to say his name. Never once in FFX (or X-2) did anyone say "Tidus," but it still worked.

Hey wait, you're right... I forgot that they never said Tidus because you COULD still rename him in FFX... You just couldn't name any of the other characters, and anytime his name was mentioned it was in text where it could just type out whatever the player put in...

SO IT COULD WORK LIKE THAT FOR ZELDA IT COULD WORK!

[thatmariolover]

They did the exact same thing in Neverwinter Nights. While I don't want Link to speak, the NPC's could easily be given voice actors. It's not hard to write dialogue that conforms to that style.

[GameMaster]

I don't want any voices. I want the dialogue and voices to be just like that in Wind Waker.

[GameKinG]

Miyamoto doesnt want link to have a voice. But he didnt mention no voices at all.

A lot of game do no voice for the main character only. Jade Empire, GTA, KOTOR, etc.

[Jason1]

Im thinking link should talk in jibberish like in Rayman 2.

[Blackmane]

Im thinking link should talk in jibberish like in Rayman 2.

But that is kind of a humorous thing, and it wouldn't really fit into the Zelda feel. Maybe if he got caught in limbo somewhere with little purple people, and all of his grunts were jibberish instead...

[Canyarion]

I don't want any voices. I want the dialogue and voices to be just like that in Wind Waker.
yeah, where you can't press B to make the screen go away or faster. :mad:

[Ginkasa]

It seems that the trailer shown at E3 was a shortened version of a previous trailer that, obviously, wasn't shown at E3.

IGN, however, was given to chance to watch and did. They weren't allowed to bring cameras or anything, so there's no video or audio, but they did write a detailed report on it. There's no new information that we didn't already know about that can be taken from IGN's article, but it is interesting none the less. I expect we probably shouldn't have to wait too long until Nintendo releases the whole to the public. I think no more than a couple of months....

Anyway...

Link: The Legend of Zelda Extended Trailer (http://cube.ign.com/articles/515/515922p1.html?fromint=1)


*shrugs and walks away*

[Dark Samurai]

Somethings up with there coding, lol

[The Germanator]

"Original orchestrated music plays -- entirely different from the music in the publicly released trailers. It sounds Zelda-like, but it's nothing we've heard before. It could be part of the game's score. Naturally, it sounds great."

Dyne will be happy. ;) I will be happy as well.

[Dyne]

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN PLEASE WELCOME THE FANTASMIC DANCING BANANA SQUAD

:banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana:
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[Shadow_Link]

http://216.77.188.54/coDataImages/p/Groups/102/102562/folders/146939/1045552ShiggyKill.gif

I can't wait!

[Dark Samurai]

Is that Bill Gates that Shigero Miyamoto is slicing? LOL

[Ginkasa]

Is that Bill Gates that Shigero Miyamoto is slicing? LOL


It yo' mama.

....

[/immature stupid out-of-place-comments]


*shrugs and walks away*

[Canyarion]

hehe, +rep

[TheGame]

That's a funny animation... I forgot how goofy Shiggy looked when he did that. :p

[Typhoid]

That Shiggy...class act...

[TheGame]

I just noticed somthing... as an ex Nintendo fanboy I'm shocked I didn't know this.. but Shiggy is Left Handed? And so is link??? :confused:

[GameKinG]

I personaly like how big hyrule field has become.

http://cubemedia.ign.com/cube/image/article/513/513359/the-legend-of-zelda-gcn-200405110014815.jpg
http://cubemedia.ign.com/cube/image/article/513/513359/the-legend-of-zelda-gcn-200405110014503.jpg

[The Germanator]

Looks big, though you can't really tell if that's any bigger than it was in OoT.

[Crash]

http://home.online.no/~geir-skj/_images/OOT/hyrulemap.gif

http://free.of.pl/z/zelda64/obrazki/field/jazdatyl.JPG

and you though epona looks blocky in the demo?
http://free.of.pl/z/zelda64/obrazki/field/zorro.jpg

[Typhoid]

Those screens take me back...

[Crash]

man OoT was way ahead of its time, no pun intended.

[Jason1]

man OoT was way ahead of its time, no pun intended.


No doubt. It still hasnt been beat really. There's no greater gaming experience out there. Its the crowning achievement for Nintendo, and gaming in general.

[The Germanator]

No doubt. It still hasnt been beat really. There's no greater gaming experience out there. Its the crowning achievement for Nintendo, and gaming in general.

*Tries to start Zelda flame war*

The only problem is that it was beaten. 8 years before its existence when A Link to the Past came out. 2D Zelda just can't be surpassed. Never.

*runs away*

[GameMaster]

Will this game take on a more dark and serious atmosphere? Seems like it, Link just seems so much more mature in this one than he does in Wind Waker? He's always smiling and making cute little expressions in Wind Waker. I think this new adventure will be the 'dark ages' of the Legend of Zelda saga.

[Crash]

have you guys seen this video.... is a video of the crowd when they show this game.... it's cool!!!


http://www.gcadvanced.com/article.php?artid=2117

[GameMaster]

I heard cries of rejoice and ecstacy.

[thatmariolover]

Haha. Truly awesome. It's actually really funny. I figured it was Zelda when I was seeing it live. But the instant I saw Link I looked up, threw my hands in the air and screamed "YES!!! OH GOD FINALLY!!!". To be sure, that's the largest outburst I've had in my life.

[Canyarion]

Hehe my reaction was almost the same.. only I saw the screenshots first so it wasn't as cool as it could have been. :D
Prett awesome movie with the croud BTW.
Notice how the internet trailer has different music??

[The Germanator]

Haha, it's the best when some guy yells, "OH MY GOD, OH ****!!!" Hilarious, but I probably would have been doing the same, then to to see Shiggy perfrom some sword play...Amazing.

[Dark Samurai]

I had the very same reaction when I saw it live. My hands were flailing in the air, as if I didnt seem to care. I was yelling " YES!!! IT ABOUT F*CKING TIME!!! NINTENDO R()()LZ!!!1one!" something like that. It was great.

[DimHalo]

Looking good. I can't watch the trailor or clip here, but the excitement seems to be mounting!

[Jason1]

Yes...that clip never gets old. Ever. I think it was even more pants wettingly good then the one they showed at E3 2000, with the tech demo of Link Fightning Ganon.

[Ginkasa]

Well, yeah. The SW2K demo was expected. After OoT and MM, there was no doubt in anyone's mind that the GCN Zelda game would be realistic and all.

This one was unexpected. Everybody was expecting another cel-shaded Zelda. Instead, we got realistic.

Surprise > No surprise


*shrugs and walks away*

[ZebraRampage]

Well, yeah. The SW2K demo was expected. After OoT and MM, there was no doubt in anyone's mind that the GCN Zelda game would be realistic and all.

This one was unexpected. Everybody was expecting another cel-shaded Zelda. Instead, we got realistic.

Surprise > No surprise


*shrugs and walks away*

Maybe Shiggy went to the cel-shaded one first, so he could create this huge surprise for the game after it. Or maybe he didn't..

[Jonbo298]

Maybe Shiggy went to the cel-shaded one first, so he could create this huge surprise for the game after it. Or maybe he didn't..

I think it was just Nintendo f*cking with us. Basically by releasing the cel-shaded game first, we developed a love/hate relationship for Nintendo because of the "kiddy" look. Then when the realistic one was shown, everyone went wild because Nintendo gave them what they wanted thus getting its hopes back. I still think Nintendo has been making both Wind Waker and WW2 at the same time but released the cel-shaded one first knowing we would be pissed and want a realistic zelda even more.

Its a conspiracy i say :p

[Canyarion]

Hehe makes you wonder...

I have the trailers music stuck in my head. :love:

[Dark Samurai]

I think it was just Nintendo f*cking with us. Basically by releasing the cel-shaded game first, we developed a love/hate relationship for Nintendo because of the "kiddy" look. Then when the realistic one was shown, everyone went wild because Nintendo gave them what they wanted thus getting its hopes back. I still think Nintendo has been making both Wind Waker and WW2 at the same time but released the cel-shaded one first knowing we would be pissed and want a realistic zelda even more.

Its a conspiracy i say :p

Well guess what? It worked! :D :p

[Ric]

While busy going about my life I went on Nintendo's website and saw something that stunned me. So here I am ready to impart my opinions.

Firstly, Hi everyone, how you doing? I am in London at the moment staying with my brother.

This game looks pretty damn good, you can even see individual links in the chainmail that Link wears under his green tunic. The attention to detail seems great.

It will be cool if this game is in fact a prequel to OoT, If anyone remembers, Link is told in OoT that his father went to fight in hylian wars and his mother fled to the lost woods then disappeared and left him there with the Deku Tree. Mabey you play as link's father who is in fact just another incarnation of Link (as Link in WW is a different incarnation from a different time as the one in say, MM) that would explain the fighting on horseback etc.

Dunno, either way this game looks the sh!t and I for one will be keeping a close eye on it.

[Canyarion]

RIC!!! :D How are you????? Payed the bill? :(

That's a pretty cool idea... Link's father. :cool:

[Ginkasa]

It will be cool if this game is in fact a prequel to OoT, If anyone remembers, Link is told in OoT that his father went to fight in hylian wars and his mother fled to the lost woods then disappeared and left him there with the Deku Tree.


It never says Link's father went to fight in the wars, only that his mom went to the Kokiri Forest to escape from the wars.

I doubt it'd be a prequel anyway. If this game is connected to any previous Zelda game at all, it is probably going to be either a sequel to the Wind Waker, or a game showing what happened to the OoT Link after MM.


*shrugs and walks away*

[Canyarion]

Yeah I'd like to see what happened between OoT and TWW. :D

Link's father died while protecting the King of Hyrule. :)

[Ginkasa]

Link's father died while protecting the King of Hyrule. :)


When does it say that in the game? If its not in the game, its not canon and doesn't count.

*grumbles*Somebody gave me -rep AGAIN for posting a "spoiler" without a warning...:mad:*

*thnaks to those who've been +repping me though :D*


*shrugs and walks away*

[Canyarion]

Nintendo released a short comic about it... There the story was told. But of course, they could change it...

[Ginkasa]

*looks it up*

I see... Wasn't released here. Anyway....

Typically, that's not considered canon by those people who try to figure out the whole storyline of Zelda and such. Also, since it was made in Europe (first in Germany, then translated to Dutch) than the people in charge of this game most likely have never heard of it (or read it at least).

The chances of this game having any sort of relation to Link's father from OoT is very very slim.


*shrugs and walks away*

[Gamer]

Here's my possible theory on the game's story. Maybe it takes place after MM and explains everything that creates the world in WW. Because we dont know what happens in the time from MM where the world floods over and all that is left are mountain peek islands. I think the game has to go back to classic zelda style, with the horse and bow and arrow and HYRULE, i want another REAL Zelda game.

[Ginkasa]

Its got be either a sequel to OoT/MM and prequel to WW show what heppsn in between, or a sequel to WW and show Link's and Zelda's search for a new Hyrule (or something that happens in that new Hyrule after it has been found).

I'm going for the latter. If you look at all the Zelda games, they seem to come in pairs. You had LoZ and then AoL was a straight sequel. Then came ALttP where LA showed what happened to Link after that. Then you have OoT and Link's search for Navi in MM. Then there are the Oracle games. And the Four Sword games.

Now we have WW....without a companion game. I would bet money this new game is a sequel to WW.


*shrugs and walks away*

[Canyarion]

have you guys seen this video.... is a video of the crowd when they show this game.... it's cool!!!


http://www.gcadvanced.com/article.php?artid=2117
I decided to save it to my HD. :D Plain awesome. :cool:

[Jonbo298]

I decided to save it to my HD. :D Plain awesome. :cool:

If only they had a cam also showing the real hardcore people that had tears since I heard some of them did

[DimHalo]

Ok, so in level 7 stage 2 (The Ice Temple) does anyone have some advice on the room where you have to throw the bombs down the ice to hit the black switches? I can't get the first switch. is there some special technique or something?

*edit: nevermind, I got it

[Jonbo298]

Ok, so in level 7 stage 2 (The Ice Temple) does anyone have some advice on the room where you have to throw the bombs down the ice to hit the black switches? I can't get the first switch. is there some special technique or something?

*edit: nevermind, I got it

You've already got the new zelda :eek:

And the Ice temple is back: :eek:

And 7 levels and stage 2 and its not over :eek:

[DimHalo]

You've already got the new zelda :eek:

And the Ice temple is back: :eek:

And 7 levels and stage 2 and its not over :eek:

There's a lot of stuff in it from the other games. And yeah... there's a lot of levels, but it doesn't take very long to get through each one. Its a great game.

[Jonbo298]

There's a lot of stuff in it from the other games. And yeah... there's a lot of levels, but it doesn't take very long to get through each one. Its a great game.

heh, seems you didn't catch the joke. This thread is about the new 'Cube Zelda game (the realistic one) ;)

[DimHalo]

oh, oops

i have my blonde moments, i must have clicked on the wrong thread :red:

[Dark Samurai]

oh, oops

i have my blonde moments, i must have clicked on the wrong thread :red:

+rep just because you didnt know what the hell you were talking about.

[Canyarion]

There's a lot of stuff in it from the other games. And yeah... there's a lot of levels, but it doesn't take very long to get through each one. Its a great game.
Haha! I'm wondering what game you're really talking about... :confused:

[DimHalo]

Haha! I'm wondering what game you're really talking about... :confused:
Four Swords

[zero hero]

Can't wait for the new Zelda game. The graphics look sweet as well as the enemies. And Link looks as badass as ever. This game's gonna be awesome.

It's one of the few reasons why I bought my 'Cube.....

*Pats his GC*

[Canyarion]

Might as well bring back this old thread for my question! :D

Remember the extended trailer (http://cube.ign.com/articles/515/515922p1.html?fromint=1) of Zelda, last E³??
Read what Matt has to say about it in IGNs last mailbag (http://cube.ign.com/mail/):
"Matt responds: I'd say there's a zero percent chance that the extended Zelda trailer we saw will ever surface. But from my understanding, that's not such a bad thing. You'll just have to wait and see what I mean."

What do you think it will mean?
I think Zelda will be playable on E³, so we won't need a trailer anymore.

Perhaps they changed the look again to cel-shaded. :p

[Jonbo298]

Nintendo better keep making the Zelda they showed last year, its a HUGE game to come for alot of people.

[Crash]

he simply means that it'll look better than that trailer

[Jonbo298]

If Nintendo holds it off til Revolution as a launch title alongside a new Mario game people will enjoy...... :drool:

[Canyarion]

Hm yeah but they promised it for the Cube... I can't wait for the Revolution! :(

[GameMaster]

Hm yeah but they promised it for the Cube... I can't wait for the Revolution! :(

That's what you said when you used to play with toys as a child. Not look, you don't even care about your toys. You just abandoned them because you think you're better than them now that you're a grown-up.

With that being said, I'm afraid I have no choice but to label your comment about the Zelda game as false and exaggerated.

[DimHalo]

I've been having Nintendo fever lately. (Classic and Super Nintendo) Zelda is one that I miss very much. Thus, it is time for me to have a new Zelda game to play. It should be awesome, but as was said before... it will be difficult to wait for Revolution.

But if they release a good Mario game on the Cube before then, I could be happy.

[Jonbo298]

Yeah, they did say its for the 'Cube but maybe they will coincide with a Revolution Link/Mario being made also :D