The new Zelda

[Vampyr]

Originally Posted by 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.

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]

Originally Posted by 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.

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]

Originally Posted by Nitram

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]

Originally Posted by Dark Samurai

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]

Originally Posted by Dark Samurai

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]

Originally Posted by Null

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]

Originally Posted by 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.

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.