5e6ecf No.775[Last 50 Posts]
>Legend of Zelda ThreadFirst, a few questions:
>What's your favorite Zelda game and why?>Who's your favorite character and why?>Want to have more Legend of Zelda discussions?Come here:
>>>/loz/Its a pretty cool board, and could use more love. But, yeah. Zelda thread.
My answers to the questions?
My favorite game is either Minish Cap, Link to the Past, and pic related.
My favorite character is probably Link.
4712d5 No.777
Link to the Past is my favorite. Wind Waker 2nd.
Link is my favorite, if a little lacking in unique character.
a6fe12 No.780
>>775Does hyrule warriors count? Cause its the zelda where I have spent most of my time in the last few months?
Also Ruto is in fact best girl.
abd03c No.781
Doesn't seem like something that deserves it's own board, it'd be a glorified general thread, but even deader since it's a board.
Anyway.
>What's your favorite Zelda game and why?
Majora's Mask. Atmosphere, music, story, characters. It hit a lot of notes perfectly. When I first played it as a kid I was moved at just about every Song of Healing moment. That sounds pretty fucking gay, but there it is.
>Who's your favorite character and why?
Midna, I guess. I feel like she has the most complete character arc of any Zelda character. Plus fantastic porn.
>Want to have more Legend of Zelda discussions?
Sure. But I also don't think that what merits frequent threads merits a board.
4712d5 No.783
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>>780Well if we're talking best girl it's a toss up between Zelda and
what if Zelda was a girl?>>781>Doesn't seem like something that deserves it's own board, it'd be a glorified general thread, but even deader since it's a board.This OP, it doesn't seem like the kind of thing that deserves its own board. I came here because it provides a service different than what /v/ can offer, and enough of a variety of things to talk about that this place might actually become self-sustaining. Talking about one specific game franchise (although a varied and large one at that) provides discussion that dries up quick.
e07a07 No.785
Four Swords or four links adventure, don't know the name or wich is which. and the first zelda.
because its fast paced, plenty of enemies.
don't have a favorite character.
no.
a6fe12 No.786
>>783Zelda's status differs from each game.
TP zelda is such a bitch Link leaves her ass to search for Midna.
SS Zelda is best girl by default since there are no other girls.
823e83 No.791
>What's your favorite Zelda game and why?Majora's Mask because you get to be Bill Murray from Groundhog Day and at the end of the game, nail every event perfectly and feel like a big dick hero, whereas in most Zelda games you feel like you didn't do anything but walk here, stab there, even though you do a lot of cool shit. I don't know why MM nails the game feel and satisfaction so well, it's insane how good it is for a game held together with thread and blankets. Bravo Nintendo.
>Favorite character and whyYeti guy from Twilight Princess. He's a real bro, I loved saving his wife. He's got a bitchin' house too.
>Want to have more Legend of Zelda discussions?I'll see you at
>>>/loz/ friend.
>>786I just want to forget about Skyward Erection. It was so bad.
a6fe12 No.792
>>791What was so bad about squidward sword? All I heard that it was bad and Groose is best character.
5e6ecf No.795
>>780>Does hyrule warriors count?Yes, it could count. It's not a part of the main cannon, but it is a Zelda game, so yes.
823e83 No.796
>>792There was a lot of hype for the sword mechanics, but instead of being a nice addition here and there and a tasty icing on top of the cake, it was used for every enemy in the game. There came a point where slicing sideways instead of vertically wasn't fun anymore, just a grind. Not to mention you can't move and swing at the same time very well which is fucking ridiculous for a game like that. The hub world was entirely lifeless. There are about three things to do, including Skyloft the hometown, even though it's supposed to have the same feel as wind waker, which has something to do in every single square. The assistant character is the most annoying character in any game, even worse than Navi. She constantly makes obnoxious sounds through the wiimote when she has things to say, even though she always has something to say. I can't comment on the story since I didn't finish the game out of sheer boredom. From what I played though, it wasn't very enticing, and I played like 4-5 hours of it.
5e6ecf No.798
>>781>Doesn't seem like something that deserves it's own board, it'd be a glorified general thread, but even deader since it's a boardSince Zelda is such a big franchise, there is alot to talk about. The characters, the locations, the music, the items, the cartoon, the different games, etc etc. The list goes on and on.
>>>/loz/ shows great promise and could be a massive board.
e07a07 No.799
>>792liniar, bad puzzles, combat is super shit.
823e83 No.801
>>799Linear isn't a good reason for a game to be bad, there are plenty of other reasons why SS is shit.
e07a07 No.802
>>801it is when the first game and a lot of other games of the franchise were open world. but yeah, judging as it own game, linear is not a reason.
5e6ecf No.803
>>796>>792>There was a lot of hype for the sword mechanics, but instead of being a nice addition here and there and a tasty icing on top of the cake, it was used for every enemy in the game.True. The sword mechanics could be alot better with the joysitck with the Wii.
>combat is super shit.agreed, for the same reason above.
5e6ecf No.805
>>803i meant
>>799 for the second reply
5e6ecf No.810
>>783>Talking about one specific game franchise (although a varied and large one at that) provides discussion that dries up quick.Please explain how it can get dried up quick.
4712d5 No.984
>>810I don't know, I checked out the board and you guys have a good thing going. I'm just speaking for myself when I say that talking about one cast of characters gets boring for me, even if the characters have many versions throughout the games.
If your board continues to gain traction, more power to you.
66d9fe No.988
>>775>What's your favorite Zelda game and why?Majora's Mask. I like the ambiance and I like the time limit/Bill Murray mechanics. A lot of people hated the time management but I spent a large period of time a year or two ago planning out how to do a 100% run in as few time-resets as possible. Making it to Sakon's thieving event or the farm defense on time was always somehow tricky.
>Who's your favorite character and why?I want to say Midna since she's the most nuanced and fleshed-out character in the series. However TP was such a tedious game that I have to say the Mailman from MM just for shits and giggles. Watching him scoot his ass around on his bed was hilarious.
>Want to have more Legend of Zelda discussions?I'm not sure /loz/ has a future just yet but good luck to you.
043e30 No.1067
Not a huge Zelda fan, but they all have their ups and downs. Most of the games relatively equal out for me. I might prefer Wind Waker a bit because I like games with sailing.
af79ca No.1094
>What's your favorite Zelda game?
My favorite 2D Zelda is ALttP while-as my favorite 3D Zelda is YOU GUESSED IT Majora's Mask
ALttP pioneered 2D adventure games for me and I don't think there's been any other 2D Zelda games able to recapture the magic of what made ALttP unique and special. The only other 2D Zelda I almost like as much as ALttP is Minish Cap.
As for MM, I personally think that MM had what is closest to a "cinematic" or "living world" inside of a Video game. The game doesn't throw cutscenes at you to understand the world around you, rather you explore the world itself and discover everything about the world to understand it. It's quite amazing how perfect they nailed this recipe in a Zelda game.
>Who's your favorite character
Hero of Time Link. He is straight up one of the most noble and heroic figures I've ever seen in video games. Taking over the roles of other heroes to complete what they haven't finished and spending almost his entire life doing nothing but saving others. Straight up fucking badass.
In hopes of bringing up discussion I'd like to say that I honestly think that Skyward Sword was a good Zelda game. The motion gimmick, which seemed annoying to most people, actually was a really endearing trait to me making the game feel like a revival of the series rather than a game trying to ride the coat-tail of its predecessors. (Twilight Princess, A Link Between Worlds)
abd03c No.1097
If you could personally come up with a twist on the story format of a Zelda, and make a different angle than the typical 'Ganon's back, kidnapped the princess too. Go rescue her.' What would you do?
I think the way Twilight Princess ended for him, with the Triforce of Power actually abandoning Ganondorf and letting him die, opens up for something new that Nintendo will probably ignore. I'd love to see a new antagonist, or maybe ally, who has the Triforce of Power and see if it works in different ways for different people. We only ever see the triforce with Link, Zelda, and Ganondorf for most of the series.
4712d5 No.1172
>>1097Link has the triforce of power and you play the anti-hero in a peaceful Hyrule ruled by Ganon who has the triforce of Wisdom, Zelda using the triforce of courage attempts to upset the establishment and you are her champion of chaos.Fan-fiction tier I know.
5e6ecf No.1265
>>1097Link, Zelda and Ganonondorf all start out being friends. Link becomes a soldier, Zelda becomes a high ruling
see what I did there queen, and Ganondorf is a pig farmer
why pig? Because of dark beast ganon. He's kinda pigish I guess? so, Zelda is soon corrupted by her politcol power, and starts to make shitty laws that makes everyone's lives absolute shit. Link wants to stop her shit, so he teams up with Ganondorf to go looking for the mastersword and the try force. Turns out there's also a masterhammer, and that's what Ganondorf gets. Then, they go back to Zelda, who has now turned into Tainted Light Zelda
similar to when Galadriel goes bat shit crazy in the lord of the rings. Link and Ganondorf beat the shit out of her, and win back the kingdom. Bing bang boom, best story twist ever.
I'm gonna make a game for this now a6fe12 No.1266
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>>1265Thats a little too anime shit.
Remove masterhammer. Two swords ganon, or Spear Ganon.
Don't have Zelda be just an evil bitch from the start.
Let ganon be misplaced bandit king, go full Dune with his gerudo niggas.
Have Link take in whatever corrupted dark juju shit thats probably just demise, and have the final boss be Fierce Deity. abd03c No.1281
>>1266>Rebel king Ganondorf versus a corrupted Fierce Diety for a final bossOh goddamnit I want this so bad now. Fuck.
5e6ecf No.1330
>>1266Zelda wont be an evil itch from the start. She will inherit the kingdom from her dad, and then she'll slowly get corrupted by her political power. Said so right here:
>Link, Zelda and Ganonondorf all start out being friends.>Zelda is soon corrupted by her political power
>Spear Ganon.This. I'll do this.
>Have Link take in whatever corrupted dark juju shit thats probably just demise, and have the final boss be Fierce Deity.Interesting. So, would this cause Ganondorf to be the hero in the end?
5e6ecf No.1331
>>1281>Rebel king Ganondorf versus a corrupted Fierce Diety for a final boss
>Oh goddamnit I want this so bad now. Fuck.I'll start making the game as soon as I can. If you really want to have it when I'm done, I'll gladly give you a copy of it, because I can't sell it because of Nintendo's copyright shit
unless its on the down-low. hehheh. But, if you want to see progress of it, I'm the owner of
>>>/loz/ so I'll post a thread for this fan game that I'll make. Come check out the board, and I'll put the thread up now:
>>>/loz/ 4712d5 No.1334
>>1331Good luck anon, I hope to see this made. You could always pitch it to Ninty when you have a prototype ready, or failing that just adapt the story to be an original universe with LoZ analogs.
5e6ecf No.1343
>>1334thanks for the good luck. I posted the thread about it. I'll start working on the game soon, maybe team up with one of my friends to make it. But yea, check it out to see updates. I'll post some more info on here as well, when I have a working demo and more stuff worked out in it.
a6fe12 No.1350
>>1343Just don't be a huge sperg about it.
Also don't cheap out by using RPG maker. Use Unity or Unreal 4.
abd03c No.1351
>>1350It looks like he's using the original format for the first game for it. It might be interesting in how it turns out. Might even turn into something bigger and he can make a real project out of it. Either way, I'll be checking in on it every now and then.
5e6ecf No.1354
>>1350Of course I'm not going to use RPG maker. The program is okay for JRPGs, but other than that it sucks.
>>1351You're right. I am going to be designing it to look like the classic zelda games. I hope too that it will turn into something big.
af79ca No.1360
>>1354So I saw this discussion and thought Bandit King Ganon was the coolest shit ever, so since I just got my new Wacom tablet, I decided to test it out. Still trying to get used to everything. It's so weird.
I wanted to make a character who
somewhat resembled Ganon but seemed more… heroic(?)
He's still a battle mage after all so I wanted to keep that aesthetic mixed with that of a spear wielder like beast Ganon.
It still isn't complete but this is how my second layer has come out.
>>1358>thread>just shitposts 5e6ecf No.1363
>>1360This looks really great. I might wanna use this as a model for Ganondorf in my game. Stop by
>>>/loz/ and check out the thread for the game if you'd like to post some more. I'd really appreciate that. But yea, it looks really nice.
abd03c No.1366
>>1360There's not much you can do with a character design for an 8-bit game, I don't think. But while your design is really cool, I think making it look more like a different character who has some references to Ganondorf. Does that makes sense? Someone that's clearly thematically related to him, but they're not a reincarnation like Link is, or maybe Zeldas. But Zeldas have a lot more variety in how they look compared to Link.
5e6ecf No.1406
>>1366What you said does make sense. Thanks for your insight. I'll try to follow it while designing the game.
5e6ecf No.1615
So, I've started working on the basic engine of the game. It'll be a lot faster and easier to make the rest of the game if I build a framework first. Although that will take a while, its totally worth it. I post here and on /loz/ when I have the next update.
80279c No.1634
I still really like Ocarina of Time. Alot of people shit on it for being "overhyped" or "overrated" or whatever, but I think it succeeds in numerous areas such as successfully transitioning the 2D elements and themes of previous Zelda games to a 3D format.
That said, I'm tentatively optimistic about this latest Zelda. If it's as open-world as the rumors say, I think it'll be a big step in an exciting new direction.
a2aff7 No.1652
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>>1634>If it's as open-world as the rumors say, I think it'll be a big step in an exciting new direction.Have some gameplay.
I'm not optimistic but I won't write it off.
abd03c No.1654
>>1652I'm worried it's just going to be Wind Waker: Land edition. But I'll give it the benefit of a doubt.
a2aff7 No.1655
>>1654I liked Wind Waker but I know what you mean, big world with nothing in it. That is one of the issues of having a nature-based open world: nature's got fuck all in it so it's hard to fill it without it losing the nature aspect.
abd03c No.1657
>>1655Even if they put plenty of stuff into it, what are they going to do? We've had some good open world games, but personally I'm one of the people that think the genre is overrated. How are they going to give us stuff to do in the forests and fields without it feeling like something from RDR? Maybe they'll surprise me, but I've been bothered about how they'll go about the open world aspect of it ever since Aonuma basically paraphrased Howard on 'See that mountain? You can climb it.'
And Zelda games have had empty worlds ever since Wind Waker, I don't know if they'll break the cycle here. WW was empty on the ocean, Twilight was empty in big parts of the game, including Hyrule Field, and Skyward Sword had a big overworld sky with jack shit in it but Skyloft and a couple of minigame islands.
af79ca No.1661
>>1652I'm optimistic. I've never disliked any of the 3D Zelda games (except Twilight Princess) and if I'm able to enjoy my time with Skyward Sword, I'm sure I'll be able to enjoy this game. I think they'll be able to mix the entertainment gathered from sidequests in MM and port them over to an open world like Zelda U may have. Not to mention what seem to be faster gameplay options like Arrow-Time and hopefully faster sword-play following the combat from OoT and MM3D
Miyamoto, although not the director, has said that there will be "plenty to do" in the overworld.
4765c1 No.1744
>What's your favorite Zelda game and why?
Minish Cap, less puzzles, more combat.
>Who's your favorite character and why?
WW Link, hands down.
5e6ecf No.1766
>>1744Agreed. Minish Cap is the best. I did enjoy the more combat centetered feel. For the Zelda game that I am making, should I focus more on combat or puzzles, or should I have a mixture?
4712d5 No.1780
>>1652I think it could be good. It doesn't show much of the actual core gameplay but their technology and art direction is tight. If their gameplay is also of quality it would probably be the first LoZ I pick up since WW.
b22b57 No.1792
>>775Though to say, I barely played the 2D ones back in the day and thought Oot was incredibly overhyped
I think WW wins for a number of reasons main being a really innovative art style combined with some of the best celshading I ever seen, though the gameplay was a big sluggish and repetitive at times
>>1652Last time zelda devs caved in to trends we got FFzelda (TP) and a lot of people here seem to hate it
I think that one major plus for the series is that it tried to be its own thing rather than do whatever its "in" at the time, something few other franchises do
>>783
>what if Zelda was a girl>Zelda was a girl>Zelda >a girl
>mfw b22b57 No.1793
>>1792*bit sluggish and repetitive
a2aff7 No.1796
>>1657True, an open world isn't necessary beyond the usual sort that appears in the top down/2D ones. It's just added distance between you and wherever you want to go. They've always been a bit empty in places but it somehow works for the top-down ones more because possibly it's denser with enemies.
I don't think they've said if they're going for the usual 'do it in this order' style of dungeons or the Between Worlds one where you could decide. The latter would go with the open world more perhaps.
>>1780I haven't play any of them since I played TP (though I played it after ST - TP was just the 'the last chance' even though it's not the one I hate the most. SS and BW haven't appealed to me to buy anything of the series since).
>>1792>I think that one major plus for the series is that it tried to be its own thing rather than do whatever its "in" at the time, something few other franchises doThey usually manage sticking to the elements people go to the series for (dungeons, items, varying balance of combat/puzzles, repeating story elements, etc.) and trying something new. Whether or not it works is something else. Copying ideas rarely works unless there's going to be more to it - 'let's put in an open world and …' needs the something new as well (just an example, maybe the open world will be fine).
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5e6ecf No.1802
>>1796Copying ideas and having limited improvement seems to work fine for COD. That's why I stick with Nintendo.
5e6ecf No.1803
>>1792You should really play some 2D zelda. Minish cap and LttP were amazing. Four swords Adventure was really good for a multiplayer Zelda experience.
6ad8d9 No.1877
>>775>What's your favorite Zelda game and why?Majora's Mask because they've got everything right in this game. Its also very different than every other Zelda game, its the most unique in my shitty opinion.
My second is Ocarina of Time. I like how puzzles are made in this game, and the world is so huge and full of secrets. I love how you can go to the future on this game and everything is fucked up.
My third favorite would be Link to The Past. Again, i love the aspect of going to "another dimension" sort of, in this case the Dark World.
>Who's your favorite character and why?I really like Skullkid in Majora's Mask, he is the most memorable villain of my childhood.
2f11e3 No.1883
>>796Have you even played OoT? People blow Navi way out of proportion she barely does anything the entire game.
abd03c No.1890
>>1883Fi is easily the worst assistant in the entire series. Makes Navi look like a mute.
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Glad to see Majora's Mask getting some love in here. Chalk that one down as my favorite too.
And Midna is the best character because she is pretty much the only sidekick with a personality and also because she's a qt imp instead of a shitty fairy or whatever the hell Fi was.
4712d5 No.7073
>>1792>>what if Zelda was a girl>>Zelda was a girl>>Zelda >>a girl>>mfw>My face when you reveal how new you are>>1615Yo, could you give us a progress report? I'd love to see what you have so far.
2a586b No.7584
>>775>favorite zeldaMajora's Mask. Possibly because it was the first one I played that was really "mine" and not shared with my brother/dad (yep i had a vidya dad, he doesn't play vidya anymore though trying to get him back in).
But every time I go back and play it I can't help but admire the Groundhog Day feel that it has. Like how after clearing the Deku temple the Deku King is cool with you, but when you go back in time he'll kick you out for being human again. People don't retain the experiences in the slightest (except for having given you bottles/masks) and will treat you the same as that first day you got dropped in the loop.
And as you keep playing the game and re-saving each race so you can get the side-quest stuff (Gilded Sword, Stray Fairies, Frog Choir piece of heart, etc.) you gradually transition from being confused and helplessly stuck to a master of the time loop, knowing where all the silver rupees are, knowing each character's back story like the back of your hand. The Deku Merchant Title Deed Pieces of Heart represent this perfectly.
>favorite characterMidna because not a boring fairy (although Tatl having a real personality was nice), and god-tier porn.
>more LoZ discussionI'd have to agree with the anons that say a LoZ board isn't really necessary. I think we have just enough discussion of the series in the vidya boards, and a dedicated board would get autistic and circlejerky fast.
>>1654I'm excited to finally get a Hyrule Field (they're still calling it that right?), but I'm also nervous about how the open world will turn out for reasons this anon mentioned
>>1655 d055ab No.7780
>>775>What's your favorite Zelda game and why? Link to the Past. Nostalgia mostly, but that game is still solid.
>Who's your favorite character and why? Midna. Fun size and full size version. Her theme song is good, her tsundere character is cute.
75bcc2 No.7843
>What's your favorite Zelda game and why?
Link's Awakening. It was my first videogame, and it's held up even to this year as one of my favorites. Excellent atmosphere, memorable music, challenging dungeons, epic boss fights, and one hell of a Twin Peaks/Evangelion twist puts it at the top of the pile for me.
>Who's your favorite character and why?
Midna. Link has no character, Zelda fluctuates between games, and while Ganondorf is intriguing, Wind Waker was the only game to even TRY to capitalize on his potential depth, and the Skyward Sword came in and fucked it ALL up.
Midna manages to pack everything great about a female game protagonist in one: helpful, important to both the plot and gameplay, interesting, grows as a character along with our understanding of her, and seriously, have you not looked at her? Even if you're not sexually attracted to her, you have to admit her mischievous energy is endearing, and her design is just cuddleable in general.
a2aff7 No.8231
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7eaf96 No.8233
>>8231>Zelda U DelayedGood.
It felt like they were rushing things, with how little of the game they told us about.
4712d5 No.8254
>>8231Man I wish every game that was delayed had such an apologetic video from a person in development to go with it.
Then again for VALVe it would be ludicrous and we'd end up with a hundred different versions of
>Hey guys, Gaben here. Sorry we delayed HL3 again. a7f127 No.8257
>>775majora's mask. the 3-day cycle is one of many tricks to greatly expand the depth of each environment. you have areas which change by day, time of day, curse (whether cursed or un-cursed), and more. of course this means the total number of areas is reduced, but they're content-dense. at the same time it doesn't suffer from "dungeon item syndrome" because of the huge array of masks, and the actual dungeon items (arrows) serve as weapons anyway. after that I'm partial to the Oracle games.
favorite character is the King of Red Lions. for me he's the only character who has ever acted like nobility. very high class and ideals and not just a fancy rich person.
dd8e95 No.8262
>>8231I have a really good feeling about this. I bet they realized they were falling into the same trap of WW and SS by producing yet another overworld devoid of content, and are taking an entire year to address the problem.
7eaf96 No.8293
>>8262Alternatively, they're going to do what they did with Twilight Princess and release it as a title for both the Wii U and the NX
dd8e95 No.8295
>>8293The NX isn't a replacement for either the Wii U or 3DS, whatever it is Nintendo has made it clear the thing is intended to coexist with their current consoles.
943f60 No.8905
>>775Twilight princess because of it's adult-esque nature.
Orcarina of time because muh childhood.
7eaf96 No.9768
What do you guys think is the reason behind Nintendo delaying Zelda U and not showing it at E3 this year?
To work on new ideas and adding content like he said? To scrap current builds and start fresh?
To make Link into a girl to appease an annoying vocal minority?
83ecf5 No.9770
>>9768Making Link a girl wouldn't delay the game, quit trying to troll.
dd8e95 No.9772
>>9768A year delay isn't nearly enough time to start fresh.
7eaf96 No.9773
>>9770Not trolling, I'm legitimately wondering.
>>9772Any theories on why they won;t show anything at E3?
dd8e95 No.9774
>>9773That actually is a good question. Lets say they are using the delay to heavily redesign/expand on the overworld and open world stuff, which is what Aonuma's announcement sounds like. What is stopping them from showing off gameplay in a confined dungeon? Or just having a story trainer at the very least? That is a bit odd for it to just be dropped from E3 entirely.
Of course that bit about E3 could have been a mistranslation. Aonuma always seems to be mistranslated everytime he opens his mouth. 7eaf96 No.9775
>>9774This is why I brought up "what if zelda was a girl".
The only reason I can think of for them not wanting to show anything is because they plan on changing who you're going to be playing as. It's likely not the only reason for the game's delay, but would the no-show
The optimist in me wants to believe they're going to do the much smarter thing and implement either selectable gender or Create-A-Link
dd8e95 No.9780
>>9775Link is already pretty feminine, it would take no time at all to slightly alter the model to make it blatantly female. Hell, they could probably get away with just saying the existing one is a female Link.
Character creation/customization I could see if they end up going in a more RPG direction with this game, which is more than possible.
7eaf96 No.9784
>>9780It'd be a better idea in every way even if they weren't going the RPG route.
It appeases everybody, and far better fits the theme of reincarnation of the hero's spirit and the whole theme of "Link is a vessel for the player" than bluntly swapping his gender does.
The idea of them scrapping an already-built, completely functional male model to replace it with a female model is ridiculously stupid, but I can't get the thought out of my mind, and it bugs me.
I just want them to show me fucking SOMETHING before the year is up. Maybe during the April 1 Direct, God willing.
dd8e95 No.9790
>>9784I would be for that as well, but really changing out Link's model wouldn't take very much time at all even if they made a totally new one. But that wouldn't be necessary, I mean just give this existing model a or b cup breasts, and there you go.
7eaf96 No.9792
>>9790Yeah. The ease of it would make a hard change instead of character creation even more ridiculous, if you only need to add some tits and widen the hips some to the already existing model.
As a side note, I always thought he looked much more like a typical anime boy in his early teens than a girl Link. An in-between of a Kid and Adult Link.
Do you think they're going to show any footage at any point before the end of the year?
dd8e95 No.9797
>>9792Impossible to say, but it would be foolish of them not to show something.
82d72b No.11542
>>775>>What's your favorite Zelda game and why?I'm fairly split between Ocarina with its stellar pacing and intuitive controls by taking a page from Mario 64 and Wind Waker, with its polished controls and great dungeons. For all the experimentation the series has taken so far even since the second NES game, I want to see a Zelda game with Wind Waker's controls, Ocarina's pacing and cast of characters, Majora's storytelling, and an aesthetic somewhat like Twilight Princess', but with a better commitment between the realistic
OR the stylized, and not the disappointing compromise that resulted.
An antagonist with some good depth and not just some puppet for the Big G would work nicely, too. He's been in every one of the mainline games except for Majora's Mask and Zelda 2, he's a mustache twirler, and using him is getting really tired out at this point. That's definitely one place where the powers that be need to try something new with the upcoming Wii U entry.
If they're going to try weird experiments with controls, I'd also appreciate some kind of alternative. While I might like the controls more than others or vice versa, it'd be neat to make the familiar an option for somewhat polarizing creative decisions like Wii Motion Plus' extensive use in Skyward Sword, which bothered me not just in the way it turned out, but also by the inability of most fans to hold Nintendo to any level of accountability for pushing a failed experiment in game controls.
>>Who's your favorite character and why?Midna was the shining light in the mediocrity of Twilight Princess and was easily one of the most interesting characters in the Zelda series for a long time. Only thing I didn't like is that every aspect of her, in the writing, animation, and voice is that it made everything else there look even worse. She had a reason to be with Link, and it wasn't her sole calling.
312cbe No.11592
>>9797>>9792They showed some in an already posted video and while they said it won't be at E3 - I'm reading that as 'it won't be played during the Treehouse'. They'll show something more of it but only as a trailer and hopefully a title.
312cbe No.14640
http://nichegamer.com/2015/04/rumor-the-legend-of-zelda-twilight-princess-3d-is-leaked/
I don't believe it's true (it might happen - best selling game iirc, so they might as well milk it - but I don't believe the leak). I never liked TP, not my least favourite though.
dd8e95 No.14641
>>14640
That is an odd choice, but I can see why they would do that. Wind Waker scaled to 1080p very well, as anyone that has tried it on dolphin can tell you. Twilight Princess on the other hand does not. Would probably look just fine on the 3DS screen though.
68558a No.14653
>>14640
Please be fake. At this rate they're going to remake every Zelda for 3DS before they make another original
f4f560 No.14670
I've never played Zelda, but now that I finally own a Nintendo console (Wii U) I feel that I should give it a shot.
What's a recommended playing order?
312cbe No.14676
>>14670
Chronological. :^)
Really, I don't think it matters aside from direct sequels like OoT and MM, and WW and the DS games (which are shit anyway). I'd suggest playing the Oracle games back to back but that's just me.
Just start with whatever appeals to you more: top down or 3D.
>>14653
True. When they eventually remake it, it sounds like something more for whatever comes out after the Wii U.
>>14641
Well, clearly then, it needs a HD remake so we can see the hideous faces of the NPCs in 1080p.
dd8e95 No.14684
>>14676
The effort a proper HD remake would require is better spent on new games.
f4f560 No.14686
>>14676
I'm mostly interested in the 3D versions. The stories aren't chronologically linked at all are they?
7eaf96 No.14705
>>14686
Majora's Mask is linked directly to Ocarina of Time, and if you count the DS games, those are linked directly to Wind Waker.
Beyond that, they're all self-contained stories in different eras, so you should be good starting from anywhere.
312cbe No.14722
>>14686
Apart from what >>14705 listed, there's a few minor references but there's nothing that requires knowledge of prior games. There is the official timeline but it doesn't matter at all.
>3D
You've got Ocarina, Majora, Twilight and Skyward Sword. As long as you play Majora's Mask after Ocarina, the order of the rest doesn't matter.
823e83 No.14749
>>14686
More than you'd think but less than you'd hope. It barely matters what order you play them in, the only thing that makes a lot of sense to a person who's not autistic just playing the game would be Skyward Boner - Wind Waker - Twilight Princess. Play them in any order you like, as long as you don't play Skyward Sword.
312cbe No.14752
>>14722
Oh, yeah, I forgot about Wind Waku.
f2ddd7 No.15089
I loved the Oracle games, Seasons especially. Only real problem I had with it was Subrosa. Reason? Eh, not much. I loved the Zelda series but the console games became more and more complex. Not that it's bad, but I enjoyed the style of the 2D games.
Kind of why I keep going back and replaying Minish Cap, really. Shame the hat keeps chirping at me.
Favorite character? Ganondorf, full stop. He's just too awesome. Shame he got head-stabbed. Red Lion was pretty much a jerk. "Stab Ganondorf, Link." "Save the Princess who we left in Hyrule, Link." "I'm gonna swipe that wish and make Hyrule Flood, Link." Jerk.
312cbe No.15116
>>15089
>Shame the hat keeps chirping at me.
The first time I played MC I hated Ezlo, second time: grew to like him.
>Only real problem I had with it was Subrosa. Reason?
There wasn't a whole lot to do there iirc.
Ages is my favourite. Seasons is somewhere up there though. I would have liked to have known what the third one would have been like.
f2ddd7 No.15117
>>15116
>Ezlo
Nope, I still hate him. He's like a grumpy old man version of Omochao and all the other "Helper" npcs that stalked you throughout the game.
>Subroas
Ages was boss. But the time-warping thing kept making me glitch back to the other Era because I'd be 'just' slightly askew and be standing 'just' a few pixels into some obstructive object.
I wish they did make the third, if only as a stand alone. The "New Game+" aspect they set up with Twinrova didn't feel fully fleshed out to me.
3dcc88 No.15129
So am I the only one that thinks all the newer version of Ganondorf are terrible? That, and playing as in Sm4sh am I continually aware of the fact that his voice is now really raspy instead of just the deep boom it used to be.
Also Tatl is best companion. Midna a shit
f2ddd7 No.15130
>>15129
You are not alone. I mean, if WW Ganondorf ditched the (admittedly cool) robes, he would probably look pretty fit. Robes made him look fat.
TP Ganondorf's hairstyle and tiara are what made me dislike his design.
Tatl is terrible. Give me 0 Companions.
abd03c No.15142
>>15129
So, what? You hate all Ganondorfs and just want Pig Ganon back?
I am tired of TP Ganondorf though in Smash. Dude needs to get a some actual love from Sakurai with a unique movelist and switch up his version. Maybe Zelda U will give us a new and interesting Ganondorf.
Though personally I'd really like a TP sequel where the Triforce of Power finds a new master and we get to see different aspects of that, since that's the only timeline where Ganondorf was abandoned by it.
f2ddd7 No.15149
>>15142
>new master
Please not Vaati. Please not Vaati.
312cbe No.15193
>>15117
>Nope, I still hate him.
That's fair. I just appreciated his story/character more the second time through. His 'talk' sound effect was really annoying though.
>standing 'just' a few pixels into some obstructive object
I remember having that but it only took a few seconds to go back so it never felt like a huge deal.
>the "New Game+"
I think it worked well (it could have used a bit more but I wonder how much more they could have done) but the final 'dungeon' needed more.
>>15149
I don't like the idea of a new master but I want more Vaati. Nice to have a different villain occasionally who doesn't go 'you thought I was the big bad, too bad, here's Ganon again.'
>>15129
>Midna a shit
I didn't like her either. Very annoying to have the game really trying to make me sad at the end of the game with her leaving and I'm just glad she's gone.
57c7b2 No.15195
My favorite few in no order are OoT (Sorry for being 3 Mainstreme), A Link Between Worlds, Majoras Mask and Wind Waker (HD)
57c7b2 No.15196
>>15193
One of my favorites does the reverse, I thought in a Link Between Worlds the boss was going to be Ganon but you know it was Yuga again, but more Ganon when I though Ganon would of over powered Yuga
f2ddd7 No.15208
>>15193
>Few seconds
Still frustrating.
>Vaati
Not saying Vaati isn't a fun guy but I just don't want him to have the Triforce of Power. He's already a really crappy hybrid of Ganon and Nightmare (Link's Awakening). Adding Power doesn't really add much.
312cbe No.15215
>>15208
>still frustrating
True but I'm not sure what a good workaround for that would have been. I would have found it annoying had it taken longer but that's just me.
>I just don't want him to have the Triforce of Power.
I agree. I'd much rather he do his own thing (assuming he ever makes another appearance). One of his forms is a copy of one of the Nightmare's forms iirc.
f2ddd7 No.15217
>>15215
>Nightmare
So glad I'm not the only one frustrated by that. Nightmare having forms resembling previous bosses made sense as it was a dream-creature.
I kind of wish Vaati's Reborn form would make a reappearance. It looked pretty cool and is not a giant eyeball.
476241 No.15219
>>1992
Same. I never understood how /v/ bandwagoned MM into 'the zelda game we must all hate now'. Probably my biggest problem with /v/, people shitposted an opinion enough and it eventually became accepted as fact for the whole board.
I agree in all regards. Midna is by far THE best companion in all of Zelda, none compete with her. And also the only character I'd go straight for. I really hope we can see her again some time.
Overall, Majora's Mask stands out as my favorite. It was just so unique in comparison to other ones. The atmosphere, the 3 day system (And I never understood why people complained, it wasn't hard to deal with AND you had a song that slowed time down to a crawl giving you ample time to do whatever the fuck you wanted), hell it felt like an actual breathing world instead of a world that is static and only exists to continue Link's adventure. Where as Termina is on it's own wild ride and Link is there to help instead of being the focus. There's just a lot of stories developing in the background all at once.
All that said, I am hype for the new Zelda. Link between Worlds was a good indication of trying to move back to a bit more open ended and more difficult Zelda game. While it wasn't THAT difficult it was noticeably more so compared to recent titles.
312cbe No.15221
>>15217
>Nightmare having forms resembling previous bosses made sense as it was a dream-creature.
The copied design was probably intentional then since both of Vaati's appearances are before LA timeline wise but that might be giving them too much credit.
>Vaati's Reborn form
Whenever I think of Vaati, I always think of his humanoid versions not the giant eyeball. It's hard to make a giant floating eyeball particularly interesting though for a monster form it is sinister with its cute little bat wings.
I need to play MC again. I keep thinking about how good that final boss fight was where he kept changing forms.
>>15219
>you had a song that slowed time down to a crawl
I'm convince a lot of people missed it/never used it.
f2ddd7 No.15222
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>>15221
Reborn form as in the tall humanoid legless horned warlock.
Tell me this guy wouldn't be a kickass 3D boss.
312cbe No.15223
>>15222
I meant in general his humanoid forms are more interesting than his monster ones, that one being the best (even if he still is a giant eyeball - that's kind of his thing though). It would be nice to see it in something beyond GBA graphics.
7eaf96 No.15251
>>15219
> Link between Worlds was a good indication of trying to move back to a bit more open ended and more difficult Zelda game. While it wasn't THAT difficult it was noticeably more so compared to recent titles
In terms of, say, the toughness of enemies, I mostly agree. But Link Between Worlds had some of the easiest dungeons in a long while.
476241 No.15306
>>15251
To be fair, when was the last time an dungeon was ACTUALLY hard in a zelda title?
Going back to zelda 1 the difficulty came from the enemies and going from start to finish still alive.
With the current focus on puzzle instead of enemies they really aren't difficult. The main one that people seem to bring up is Water Temple but shit, I remember being stumped on many occasions as a kid but still getting through. Revisiting it many years later I just walked through that thing. Can be kind of confusing at first with the multiple levels but you can quickly get through it.
f2ddd7 No.15310
>>15306
I get lost in Ocarina's Fire Temple trying to find the Minibosses.
312cbe No.15330
>>15306
The Temple of the Ocean King in Phantom Hourglass was really hard to get through without wanting to kill myself. That aside, the dungeons in the DS games were incredibly easy (which I would have been fine with if they were at least interesting).
I remember some of the OoS ones being difficult. OoA did have the water level mechanic puzzle in one that was a bit tricky.
I had a lot of trouble with Zelda II but that was because I suck at that sort of 2D action game.
827a72 No.15344
>>15208
>>15215
>>15217
Just accept the implication that Link's Awakening Link beat Vaati at some point.
c77a6d No.15345
I only liked OoT, Loz and AoL. I can replay these suckers any day and enjoy myself immensely
could never get into kiddy or weird Zeldas, I like my adventures to feel like actual adventures. Epic and with a sense of tangible skill progression.
312cbe No.15346
>>15344
I'll take it even if it's not confirmed - it's hard to tell how much attention they paid to that sort of thing. Though it does mean they can make a game out of that encounter.
15566a No.15347
>>15345
>kiddy
I'll never understand people like you, refusing to play games because they look too colorful. Part of the appeal of the Zelda series is that it makes you feel like a kid again and attempts to capture that sense of discovering the world around you. It was inspired by Miyamoto's childhood experiences playing around innawoods and stumbling upon caves and stuff. Zelda isn't meant to be an epic, gritty fantasy, it's supposed to be a whimsical fairy tale that instills a sense of childlike awe and wonder. Dismissing most of the series as "kiddy" is completely missing the entire point.
7eaf96 No.15365
>>15306
Link Between Worlds' dungeons are easy by the current standards of dungeons.
Most Zelda dungeons aren't particularly difficult, but they will occasinally require a neuron in your brain to fire every now and again
d6f523 No.17871
Hey, /svidya/, a friend of mine is offering to sell me Majora's Mask 3d for $20. Would I be better off buying that or just emulating the original? Are there any significant changes in the remake aside from the big, glowing fuck-me eyes on bosses and any more extra content aside from a new side quest that gives you an extra bottle?
669d53 No.17882
b4bc2c No.17884
>>17871
It's my understanding that the 3DS remake made an already too easy game even easier without addressing the major failings of the original.
430e00 No.18048
>Favorite Zelda game
It's either Link to the Past or Majora's Mask.
The reason is because I probably spend a few literal
weeks on Link to the Past just fucking around.
I don't even know why or how. I got 100% but then I forgot to save.
That was five times.
Anyway, Majora's Mask would be my second choice, because I'm currently
playing it for the first time actually.
>Favorite character?
I'd guess I'd say Link.
Zelda has only some character development.
6265bb No.18055
>>18048
>I forgot to save.
How do people do this? Almost every game I play I save constantly, sometimes to autistic levels.