Megadrive1988
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what would you really want to see for the next main Legend of Zelda game on Wii ?
what do you reasonably expect of the game?
knowing that it'll be a complete change from Ocarina, MM, TWW and Twilight Princess which all share similar gameplay, there are tons of possibilities.
do you want 1:1 sword/shield fighting/defense with the Wiimote where Lind does whatever you do on-screen? I think that's too much to expect. I think Nintendo will go with a happy-medium between a few pre-scripted moves and fully 1:1 movement. still much more depth than the Wii version of Twilight Princess.
I expect a world that's somewhat larger than that of Twilight Princess
(and we don't even know how large Twilight Princess is)
more underwater worlds (but not a water overworld like TWW), maybe a part of Hyrule in the sky (that you reach by way of Dragon or Eagle)
as for presentation, perhaps another combination of semi-realistic 3D and surealistic cel-shading as in Twilight Princess, but more pronouced differences. it Link travels back in time and becomes a child again, I'm all for cel-shading, but cel-shading with the right artwork. i loved the cel-shaded visuals of TWW but i hated the goofy artwork & forms of most of the characters including Link. it wasn't right. I think the cel-shaded Twilight Realm in Twilight Princess is the direction to go, even if Link becomes a child again.
release year - I think fall 2008 is probably "too soon to expect" but before we enter the next decade, late 2009, is probably a good point, about half way through Wii's life, a life that I expect will be 6 years. that gives Nintendo a little over 3 years from now to develop the game, and i believe Miyamoto has been working on ideas for it since 2005.
I don't think Nintendo should show work in progress until 2008, in video form, and in playable form until early 2009 assuming a near-end-of-the-decade release.
story? no idea on that
well i hope this quickly thrown-together post is good enough to start a decent discussion
what do you reasonably expect of the game?
knowing that it'll be a complete change from Ocarina, MM, TWW and Twilight Princess which all share similar gameplay, there are tons of possibilities.
do you want 1:1 sword/shield fighting/defense with the Wiimote where Lind does whatever you do on-screen? I think that's too much to expect. I think Nintendo will go with a happy-medium between a few pre-scripted moves and fully 1:1 movement. still much more depth than the Wii version of Twilight Princess.
I expect a world that's somewhat larger than that of Twilight Princess
(and we don't even know how large Twilight Princess is)
more underwater worlds (but not a water overworld like TWW), maybe a part of Hyrule in the sky (that you reach by way of Dragon or Eagle)
as for presentation, perhaps another combination of semi-realistic 3D and surealistic cel-shading as in Twilight Princess, but more pronouced differences. it Link travels back in time and becomes a child again, I'm all for cel-shading, but cel-shading with the right artwork. i loved the cel-shaded visuals of TWW but i hated the goofy artwork & forms of most of the characters including Link. it wasn't right. I think the cel-shaded Twilight Realm in Twilight Princess is the direction to go, even if Link becomes a child again.
release year - I think fall 2008 is probably "too soon to expect" but before we enter the next decade, late 2009, is probably a good point, about half way through Wii's life, a life that I expect will be 6 years. that gives Nintendo a little over 3 years from now to develop the game, and i believe Miyamoto has been working on ideas for it since 2005.
I don't think Nintendo should show work in progress until 2008, in video form, and in playable form until early 2009 assuming a near-end-of-the-decade release.
story? no idea on that
well i hope this quickly thrown-together post is good enough to start a decent discussion
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