Topic: LOZ: 2005

[PaLaDiN]

"Yeah, well...That'd SUCK"

Par for the course for a Zelda story then.

I'd rather have a Ganon fight than a neatly tied-together story.

If it's really between WW and OoT they'll probably have their hands full explaining the flood anyway: the people prayed to the gods and no hero came.

Unless you're planning on not having Link meet anybody or save anything in this game.

[Bill Aurion]

That's exactly why it doesn't make sense!

The only way I see this really working is if these new enemies wish to break the seal on the Sacred Realm to free Ganondorf...Link manages to stop them, but the game could end with the seal being broken or something...Remember, noone has said anything about the placement of Ganondorf in the game...For all we know, it could be remarkably small...

[TMW]

Or...it could take place in Termina?

I don't know.  Taking place 'twixt OOT and WW is a tad strange...but, I'm sure they didn't approach this willy nilly.  They probably had it planned this way from the preproduction of Wind Waker.

I trust all will be OK.

[NW]

That trailer just made the wait for this game even harder...

If you listen closely during that part where they show the blonde (or is it green?) haired girl with the horse, the song plays a few notes of Zelda's Lullaby. So so sweet!

[Mario]

I would just like to say that that new trailer is the best thing i've ever seen, and The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess is going to be the best game ever, and i'm going to pre-order this and pay for it in full as soon as I can.

Also, someone should rename this thread to The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess.

Also x 2, I hope this game gets a simultanious worldwide release, as in, if gets released in the US/PAL/Japan at the same time >=o

[SgtShiversBen]

For all you Zelda freaks, I made a [albeit plain and simple] wallpaper for the new Zelda.  I think this is the best picture ever taken from a game just that the girl [I'm guessing it to be Zelda] looks amazing.  Use if you want, and feedback would be welcome.

Click Me

[PaLaDiN]

How's your willpower? Can You Resist? Because I know I can't.
They are temptation, and I am so very, very weak. Spoilers, obviously.
These downloads as slow as heck but worth it if you have a super-duper-fast connection, judging from the first one.
It's a bunch of gameplay videos from Jeux-France.
I hope I'm not breaking any forum rules here... but trying to download them from jeux-france itself doesn't seem to work for me.  

[Mario]

I WILL RESIST!

Cool wallpaper, just not big enough for me, I suppose I can stretch it though.

[SgtShiversBen]

Well it was 1600x1200 but not many websites I know will host something that big, so yeah.  If you want, I can make it that big for y'all and find somewhere.

[Hostile Creation]

First off, to Fro:

I love the combination of cel-shaded effects and realistic effects in the Twilight world.  Midna, the strange creatures that come from the Tower of Gods-esque portal, all of that. . . it seems very appropriate.  Your entire discussion on the art direction I agree with, I feel exactly the same way.

New details are great, Bill.  Not sure about the timeline deal (need more details), but the rest sounds absolutely awesome.  I've always loved that the games have used midi tunes and whatnot, but some of the music in this game sounds absolutely gorgeous.  Zelda always has incredible music, but this is a nice blend between something more classic, musically speaking, and Zelda.  The combination is amazing, and it's a welcome change.  I'll still like midi music, if it returns (or something like it), but this stuff is great, too.

I'm hoping the light/Twilight worlds won't be too Lttp-y, dark world light world stuff.  We already had Metroid Prime Echoes this generation.  For now, I think the two worlds will definitely offer something new (Twilight world seems much more surreal to me), but I can't say for sure yet.

Lots of dungeons is good.  I'm looking forward to a nice, lasting game.  I've played lots of Warioware and Yoshi Touch and Go and Jungle Beat recently.  They're all fun, amazing games, but occasionally I want something that really lasts, is drawn out.  Zelda is always good for that.

Naming the horse, eh?  Interesting idea, it sorta suits the series.  I'll probably end up naming mine Epona I just love that name, and it's nostalgic.  We'll see, though.

Edit: Nice wallpaper, by the way, Sarge
I'd use it now, but I'm on my mom's computer.

[MaleficentOgre]

I'm sorry, I'm lazy and am not reading through the rest of this thread.  so, did we come to a general concencious on who is riding link?

[TMW]

Midna, some weird evil chick who teams up with Link to fight a greater enemy.  

[mantidor]

I couldnt resist, I hope the game to have a few nice surprises.. what am I talking about? of course it will have them!

Midna's crown thing has an eye thats strikingly similar to Majora's Mask...

[Obiyo]

I thought that too, but that "item" isn't even in hyrule AFAIK.

[mantidor]

Majora's Mask was not destroyed, the Mak's salesman got it back, but it didnt dissapear or anything like it, and the mask's salesman leaves Termina at the end, or at least its implied, I think, though, that that isnt MM, but Midna might came from the same people who originally made the mask

Still, I dont like the timeline theory so far because its kind of tragic that this world you are going to save is getting flooded afterwards, like theres no point in saving it

I love the intrincated designs in one of those girl's outfits, the level of detail is incredible.

oh and SgtShiversBen nice wallpaper  

EDITED because double posting its Tacky

[King of Twitch]

The skull kid stole it from the Mask guy in the Lost Woods of Hyrule which for some reason had a portal to Termina lying around

[TMW]

I like the "Midna's people made the mask" bit.  And, seeing how Link transforms when he goes into Twilight...mayhaps the masks that allow Link to transform in MM got their origins from the Twilight realm.  

And I think they're gonna try and tie this into LTTP...only Link transformed into a Bunny in that game.  

[absolutezero]

well done on the wallpaper. it looks nice

[couchmonkey]

I started skipping over all the spoiler text, but I read some thoughts on the timeline, and I just want to say that 1-up's interview with Aonuma suggested that Nintendo hadn't even decided how this game fits into the timeline by the time the interview was done, let alone when Wind Waker was done.  Personally, I think this is more of what Miyamoto said: the stories are independent and the grand timeline doesn't really matter.  Hopefully Aonuma and company will try to make the story fit into whatever part of the timeline it's supposed to, but I think that part of the process is an afterthought to Nintendo.

[stevey]

WOW I starting the wolf link fan culb. Wolf link eat kitty link all up

[norebonomis]

i changed the topic title to Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, also. those videos on jew-france contain MAJOR spoilers. but are well worth the download times if you don't care about ruining the beginning of the game.

[Bill Aurion]

couchmonkey: The timeline bit was confirmed in a roundtable the other day...And Aonuma has said before that he and Miyamoto are trying to tie the pieces of the timeline together...

[norebonomis]

gamespot has the same footage as jew-france except they are cut into smaller clips and are better quality. just to let y'all know :: winks ::

[PaLaDiN]

From Gamespy's roundtable... looks like we were wrong.

"Q: In terms of the overall storyline, where does the Twilight Princess fit in?

A: Chronologically speaking, it takes place a few decades after The Wind Waker. "

[mantidor]

I like that a lot more!