Friday, November 23, 2007

Mini-article: How different could the next Zelda be?

Okay, decided to whip something up quick for those of you who don't wanna hear about the PS3. Also, I had to write this up while I had it all up in my head.



Before Nintendo released The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, they told us it would be the last traditional Zelda game. Something big is going to happen to make the next installment incredibly different, and I've been thinking up just how the franchise might change...

1: Link no longer being humanoid. Think about it: All these twenty years we've been playing as an elf-like Hylian. But what if that were to all change? I feel Wolf Link in Twilight Princess may have given us a certain glimpse into the future...

What if Link were some totally non-human being? A Zora? A Goron? Or even a real animal such as, for example, a dog? It's never been said that Link needed to be humanoid. The next Zelda could really be something different...

2: No longer medieval?. I've been hearing this one for ages. People are thinking that maybe the Zelda series will no longer take place in the medieval-like era of which we are accustomed. After all, how many generations and centuries of Links can go by before we actually see some technological advancement? Could there be a futuristic Zelda on the horizon?

Or what if it turns out to be the opposite? What if it's some sort of bizarre, pre-history land of caves and proto-humans? What if Link's just some saber-toothed tiger hunting Neanderthal? Or is this just too weird? You really can never tell with Nintendo...

3: What if there's just no more Link? What if the hero's bloodline just dwindles out, leaving only normal citizens to fight against the legions of Ganondorf? It could become an epic story of new-found heroes and unexpected powers. Perhaps another lies inside the land of Hyrule... Another with an amazing power hidden within...

4: What if Zelda becomes the main character? It is called The Legend of Zelda, after all! This could also work in conjunction with the previous possibility. Zelda leading a resistance of make-shift warriors against the tyranny of the evil ruler Ganondorf, fighting with what little remains to make things right again...

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Whatever this significant change turns out to be, I'm sure it will be one hell of a ride once it begins. A brand-new Zelda is in the works as we speak, and it could be the greatest thing to ever happen to the franchise.

The Duck Has Spoken.

3 comments:

WJUK said...

Wait. I have a better idea.

WHAT IF THE NEXT ZELDA GAME IS A MMORPG?

Just imagine riding around Hyrule on your horse/dragon/goron/zora or whatever and slaying beasts and stuff. That would be amazing.

lol. Awesome ftw.

Anonymous said...

i think what they really need to do is put some of the elements from majora's mask into a full zelda adventure, and maybe go to cell shading in a more realistic tone.

alexanderpas said...

1: Link no longer being humanoid.
possible... but in the end, the curse get's undone, and he's link again...

2: No longer medieval?.
well... this has actually only been done once before on a major title... Final Fantasy!

3: What if there's just no more Link?
Do I hear tLoZ:MMO?

4: What if Zelda becomes the main character?
Fairly possible, seeing as even peach and tingle have their own games...