Your expectations for the new Zelda...

As most of you probably already know, they are currently working on the new zelda project. Not much has been said about it, but if it were up to you, what would your expectations for this game be? The same ol classic nintendo-style zelda game thats made the franchise what it is today?.. or maybe something a little different. I don't think it would be a huge hit or anything, but I wouldn't mind seeing a zelda with some dialouge. In every zelda, none of the characters actually speak. Its all text-based. Not really a problem.. but seriously. EVERY zelda has been like this. I think it would be interesting to finally hear some character voices. I also think it would be interesting to make it more RPG based. Not really the combat or anything, just the speaking. It would be nice for link to be able to say something other than, "yes" or, "no" for a change. As far as graphics and details go, I'm not too worried about that in a zelda game. Never have been. Nintendo never has been much for graphics so I'm not too worried about how they'll do with all that. But one thing they're gonna HAVE to do in order for ME to fully enjoy this game is to give link an instrument! Like the ocarina.. or something! The whole wolf howling thing didn't really cut it for me in twilight princess.

Anyone else have any other ideas for the new zelda?

The last thing I wanted to see is a path that Link could take, good or evil, corrupt or pure, kind of what Fable 2 had but more of an impact on the story line.Leons-Hell

Two things:

1. Old-school challenge, like the NES, SNES, and Game Boy games. The 3D Zeldas have all been painfully easy.

2. A deep combat system like Ninja Gaiden; no more mindless button-mashing or lolwaggle, please.

I would really like it if the setting and story were changed. I am tired of going after Zelda and then beating Ganondorf. I think that you could have Ganondorf and Zelda apart of the story, but they would be supporting characters at least. The reason I got into Zelda was because of Majora's Mask, Oot was good but then after I played other games I was disappointed by some of the repetition.

I also agree that having harder settings or something that would be useful for replay value. For me personally, after gameplay and story come replay value. I think Nintendo needs to look to other adventure/RPG games for insight of what people expect these days with respect to gameplay. I am not going to name any games specifically cause some people would be divided on what other games to look to.

I don't think Nintendo should ever add a voice for Link. Every Nintendo franchise that has released for the Wii... even the Gamecube... never had voices for the characters. I highly doubt Nintendo will start now. As a personal taste for myself, I very much prefer the silent protagonist. Nintendo would run the risk of alienating some fans if the voice is not appealing.

As an idea for the new game, I'd like to know more about the origins of Ganandorf. Also, now that Link has traveled on land and by sea... perhaps we'll have floating islands in the sky this time. Link will fly on an airship or some sort of airplane. I think that'd be pretty awesome if you ask me. That's all I can think of.

I don't think Nintendo should ever add a voice for Link. Every Nintendo franchise that has released for the Wii... even the Gamecube... never had voices for the characters. I highly doubt Nintendo will start now. As a personal taste for myself, I very much prefer the silent protagonist. Nintendo would run the risk of alienating some fans if the voice is not appealing.

As an idea for the new game, I'd like to know more about the origins of Ganandorf. Also, now that Link has traveled on land and by sea... perhaps we'll have floating islands in the sky this time. Link will fly on an airship or some sort of airplane. I think that'd be pretty awesome if you ask me. That's all I can think of.

whisperingmute

[QUOTE="whisperingmute"]

I don't think Nintendo should ever add a voice for Link. Every Nintendo franchise that has released for the Wii... even the Gamecube... never had voices for the characters. I highly doubt Nintendo will start now. As a personal taste for myself, I very much prefer the silent protagonist. Nintendo would run the risk of alienating some fans if the voice is not appealing.

As an idea for the new game, I'd like to know more about the origins of Ganandorf. Also, now that Link has traveled on land and by sea... perhaps we'll have floating islands in the sky this time. Link will fly on an airship or some sort of airplane. I think that'd be pretty awesome if you ask me. That's all I can think of.

UNHOLY_basic

Oh really? I didn't know that. Figured it was another chapter of him trying to recapture the tri-force.

No matter how they did the voices, someone wouldn't like them. I don't like the idea at all, since I don't remember any Nintendo game that's ever had voiced dialog, and I don't want them to start now.Cherokee_Jack

[QUOTE="Tking1293"]I know that Nintendo doesn't have Link speak so that they can make the experience more personal, but I wouldn't mind Link actually speaking for once. QUOTE]

I would like Link to have just one line. He could say something like, "My name is Link" to Zelda, and it ould be one of the most memorable moments in Zelda history.

P.S.: Elijah Wood or Orlando Bloom should be the voice-actor for Link.

I agree that if Link did speak his voice would have to be orlando bloom(or someone who sounds similar)

Although i wouldn't mind if the guy who play aragorn in lotr was his voice

[QUOTE="UNHOLY_basic"][QUOTE="whisperingmute"]

I don't think Nintendo should ever add a voice for Link. Every Nintendo franchise that has released for the Wii... even the Gamecube... never had voices for the characters. I highly doubt Nintendo will start now. As a personal taste for myself, I very much prefer the silent protagonist. Nintendo would run the risk of alienating some fans if the voice is not appealing.

As an idea for the new game, I'd like to know more about the origins of Ganandorf. Also, now that Link has traveled on land and by sea... perhaps we'll have floating islands in the sky this time. Link will fly on an airship or some sort of airplane. I think that'd be pretty awesome if you ask me. That's all I can think of.

whisperingmute

Oh really? I didn't know that. Figured it was another chapter of him trying to recapture the tri-force.

I'm going to keep it simple...

"Very low".

[QUOTE="Tking1293"]I know that Nintendo doesn't have Link speak so that they can make the experience more personal, but I wouldn't mind Link actually speaking for once. QUOTE]

I would like Link to have just one line. He could say something like, "My name is Link" to Zelda, and it ould be one of the most memorable moments in Zelda history.

P.S.: Elijah Wood or Orlando Bloom should be the voice-actor for Link.

I don't have any expectations. I have yet to even play one yet.

Getting Twilight princess soon.

I don't have any expectations. I have yet to even play one yet.

Getting Twilight princess soon.

[QUOTE="Cherokee_Jack"]No matter how they did the voices, someone wouldn't like them. I don't like the idea at all, since I don't remember any Nintendo game that's ever had voiced dialog, and I don't want them to start now.Travo_basic

[QUOTE="Tking1293"]I know that Nintendo doesn't have Link speak so that they can make the experience more personal, but I wouldn't mind Link actually speaking for once. QUOTE]

I would like Link to have just one line. He could say something like, "My name is Link" to Zelda, and it ould be one of the most memorable moments in Zelda history.

P.S.: Elijah Wood or Orlando Bloom should be the voice-actor for Link.

Beckenor

OR, they could just use the current guy who voices Link, because believe it or not, someone has to make those grunt and yelling noises that Link makes :)

[QUOTE="Beckenor"]

[QUOTE="Tking1293"]I know that Nintendo doesn't have Link speak so that they can make the experience more personal, but I wouldn't mind Link actually speaking for once. QUOTE]

I would like Link to have just one line. He could say something like, "My name is Link" to Zelda, and it ould be one of the most memorable moments in Zelda history.

P.S.: Elijah Wood or Orlando Bloom should be the voice-actor for Link.

Longcat2

OR, they could just use the current guy who voices Link, because believe it or not, someone has to make those grunt and yelling noises that Link makes :)

[QUOTE="Longcat2"][QUOTE="Beckenor"]

[QUOTE="Tking1293"]I know that Nintendo doesn't have Link speak so that they can make the experience more personal, but I wouldn't mind Link actually speaking for once. QUOTE]

I would like Link to have just one line. He could say something like, "My name is Link" to Zelda, and it ould be one of the most memorable moments in Zelda history.

P.S.: Elijah Wood or Orlando Bloom should be the voice-actor for Link.

Cherokee_Jack

OR, they could just use the current guy who voices Link, because believe it or not, someone has to make those grunt and yelling noises that Link makes :)

I don't have any expectations. I have yet to even play one yet.

Getting Twilight princess soon.

Oh yes, other things I want - Side Quests - Open World as in you do the main story when you feel like it and explore the dungeons when you wantToriko42

Well, Nintendo seems to be making me confused and contradicting themselves on which direction the series is going. On one hand, Miyamoto is saying the next console Zelda game will be more accessible for casuals, while on the other, Aonuma is claiming he'll never quit until he surpasses Ocarina of Time. So which is it Nintendo? Are they making Zelda for Moms and kids or are they taking the next console Zelda farther than the greatness that Ocarina of Time established? ASK_Story

It better be at least as difficult as Ocarina or Time or Majora's Mask, or for once have difficulty settings. The difficulty in Wind Waker and Twilight Princess was way too low: bokoblins or whatever would just stand there for the longest time before attacking, and even then it was super-easy to evade their attacks. Ridiculous!

No more fetch quests, such as the Triforce shard hunt in Wind Waker.

No repeating bosses, such as in Wind Waker. I don't include Majora's Mask here because beating bosses again was optional.

No items that are made completely useless, such as the slingshot in Twilight Princess.

No time-wasting text when Link comes across low-value rupees. This happened in both Wind Waker and Twilight Princess and made me go nuts.

More kinds of prizes for doing things, other than more rupees.

More things to actually SPEND rupees on so your wallet doesn't sit there, maxed out, forever.

If they're going to keep the swing-sword-to-reflect-energy-ball boss battle type, then it needs to actually vary. It's been done in all the 3D console games except Majora's Mask, and it was done in at least A Link to the Past and Link's Awakening before that. I'm tired of it already, Nintendo! Change it up!

Bring back and keep the magic meter, which was not in Twilight Princess.

If they're going to put in another sidequest like the Poe soul one in Twilight Princess, they better make it so we can turn night to day and day to night.

To make life potions useful, make it so that being revived by a fairy doesn't replenish all your life. A Link to the Past is actually harder if all you carry around are fairies, instead of maybe one or two fairies and some potions.

Vary the traditional, Ganondorf-and-Triforce story.

Vary the dungeon pattern so it's not "collect three things, then collect more things" pattern like it is in at least Ocarina of Time, Wind Waker, and Twilight Princess.

Make the world bigger and don't have any place too empty, like Hyrule Field in Twilight Princess.

Ah, I wonder how much more I could come up with.... I don't know whether I should have high expectations for the next Zelda or not, given how much Wind Waker and Twilight Princess disappointed me (despite them still being good games).

1. Orchestrated soundtrack. Seeing as mario galaxy got the orchestral treatment I don't see how nintendo would get away with using midi for the next zelda.

2. better use of motion controls/pointer. The wii version of twilight princess's controls were alright...but they also felt tacked on.

3. graphics that take advantage o fthe wii's power. I'm expecting the game to look atleast as good as, if not, better than super mario galaxy.

The reason that twilight princess wasn't up to par wasn't an ageing formula, its the fact that it executed it poorly. The recipes no good if you don't follow it right....

Here are my thoughts on what they should have

FULLY Orchestrated Score

Same third person action rpg setup

More weapons and tools

Side quests that actually have rewards(items and weapons, not just heart pieces...)

Bigger sidequests

A main story easy enough for anyone to play with the majority of the difficult puzzles and battles reserved for side quests

A much bigger hyrule

I think it would be cool if there were several large(TP sized) land masses with a wind wakeresque way of traversing over a sea between them

For atleast some of the dungeons to not be in a specific order(ala Zelda 1)(could work if you had to go and fetch things, like the spiritual stones off oot)

NO voice acting

Wii graphics, not GC graphics

Another song thingy( i wouldn't mind if they reused ocarinas)(For fast travel and such, not plot centric)

Plot effecting decisions(but not ending effecting)(such as letting an enemy live will effect the boss you face in a later dungeon)

No wolfesque gimics

The ability to save after beating the final boss

Mild level scaling(if you come back to the starting field area after beating the games the enemys will be different)

The ability to reenter dungeons and face the bosses again(only in places where it could make sense)

Make it either before or after all the other zeldas, leave the time line alone for a bit

Please no guns, it didn't help fable, why would it help here

Optional weapons and tools

Make the main quest just the begining

Also, now that Link has traveled on land and by sea... perhaps we'll have floating islands in the sky this time. Link will fly on an airship or some sort of airplane. I think that'd be pretty awesome if you ask me. That's all I can think of.

whisperingmute

finally, a good idea of what zelda could be next. i think nintendo should seek the essence of zelda, which is adventure, so that then frees them artistically, but still with a focus. i'm tired of hyrule and i love how majora's mask didn't have ganon in at all. so i do hope nintendo pursue something like this. indeed, miyamoto did say that the behaviour of the wind inspired the feeling of wind waker. so this kind of elemental approach i hope is not far off.

I'm going to keep it simple...

"Very low".

SemiMaster

I would like a deeper gameplay, story, a more complex world (just not bigger, with more items, etc. but with different relationships among things in the game)

I mean, everything that was improved from a link to the past to ocarina of time should be very emphasized. I also like many of the ideas that have been said, like a more complex AI.

However, these are not my expectations but my hopes. I wouldn't like to see is zelda becoming a collection of minigames, like, let's say, a child link that goes around in Hyrule meeting people that propose different quests to finish the game and those sidequests consist on moving the wiimote in different ways, think about rabbing rabbits or wario don'trememberthename moves. And I'm afraid this is what I expect from zelda, after all, my hopes should have been fulfilled with twilight princess, and despite of the time passed it was not so great when compared with ocarina of time, so maybe they cannot improve more in that way and will look for another.

Please don't misunderstand me, nintendo made all that new strategy of blue ocean, got a huge market, and it is great, it is just I'm not in that market.