Zelda Wii U: Massive Overworld, Political Story, Customizable Main Character

The following information comes from a Swedish magazine. As with all leaks, please take it with a grain of salt.

A Swedish gaming magazine, Level 82, has put together what appears to be an exclusive feature on the new Legend of Zelda for the Wii Udetails of which have yet to be revealed anywhere else. It doesn't appear to be a late April Fool's joke, nor is it anything to laugh about as the feature graces the cover of the magazine. It might just be a very elaborate joke, so we suggest taking it with a heavy pinch of salt.

Reddit user Jejmaze has a copy of the magazine and he managed to provide a translation for itmuch to everyone's disbelief of its contentdetailing what may be the next Legend of Zelda title from Nintendo.

According to the magazine, the game is set to be the biggest and most expensive game Nintendo has already produced, with every single region in the game larger and more detailed than all of Ocarina of Time. A quote in the preview says something of the game's compass, which its writer found useful:

"I search my pocket for the compass. The item that previously had a pretty much useless function has become my best friend. I wouldn't survive a day without it in this enormous unforgiving world."

The magazine goes on to state that the game is set to take place before Ocarina of Time, and Link's mission to help reunite the races of Hyrule, as tensions are simmering.

The part where the whole story gets fishy is that suggests the main character can choose to play as any race you want, with each race having a different storyline and offering a different playstyle for the player to experience. According to the magazine, this allows puzzles in the dungeons to have multiple solutions.

So, the TL;DR is:

• Massive overworld. Each region is bigger than the entire playable area of Ocarina of Time put together.
• Set before Ocarina of Time
• A political story that involves tensions among the races of Hyrule that Link must now resolve.
• Existing items that have gradually grown more and more useless, like the Compass, have been re-invented.
• You can select what race you want to play; each race has its own playable campaign.
• Also apparently, the game world will be directly influenced by what you do, because every single one of your actions will have a tangible impact. So if you stop the Death Mountain from erupting, for example, there will be no heat, and the Zoras' cold will allow a freeze to settle over the world.

It all sounds too... un-Nintendo. A lot of it is in line with what Nintendo has hinted at, but this is seriously unlike anything Zelda has ever had before. 

What do you all think? Legitimate? Fake? If it's real, do you like what you hear? 

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Now we're talkin, SP puts the Wii U back on track :D

Well, at least the day this suka launches. :P

The Legend of Skyrim.freedomfreak

[QUOTE="freedomfreak"]The Legend of Skyrim.Blabadon

You can select what race you want to play; each race has its own playable campaign.charizard1605

Is this the April edition of this magazine?1PMrFister

Political story?

Wut?

I like the idea about different playlable races tho.

We've already seen that in MM and would be welcome again.

All seems likely except the custom character

Stop making sh*tty threads.

So 8 year old link is going to stop tension between countries?

So 8 year old link is going to stop tension between countries?

GD1551

How political could it be if no one knows how to speak? Nintendo does not do voice acting. They think gamers don't want it.

How political could it be if no one knows how to speak? Nintendo does not do voice acting. They think gamers don't want it.

timbers_WSU

Reported, bitch.

[QUOTE="GD1551"]

So 8 year old link is going to stop tension between countries?

charizard1605

[QUOTE="GD1551"]

So 8 year old link is going to stop tension between countries?

charizard1605

If it's set before OOT how old do you think he'll be?

Way too much work for Nintendo to be real.

If it's set before OOT how old do you think he'll be?

GD1551

How political could it be if no one knows how to speak? Nintendo does not do voice acting. They think gamers don't want it.

timbers_WSU

[QUOTE="charizard1605"][QUOTE="GD1551"]

So 8 year old link is going to stop tension between countries?

GD1551

If it's set before OOT how old do you think he'll be?

There's more than 1 Link (Hero of Time), all the games are different "Hero of Time" adventures.

[QUOTE="charizard1605"][QUOTE="GD1551"]

So 8 year old link is going to stop tension between countries?

BrunoBRS

ROFL

Oh God, you don't even know that every Zelda game has a different Link, do you? Skyward Sword was set before Ocarina of Time, and the Link in that game was the oldest Link yet

charizard1605

Nope, I thought they stopped that with OOT --> MM, then again I've never paid attention to the "lore" of zelda games since they are completely uninteresting.

[QUOTE="GD1551"]

[QUOTE="charizard1605"] Link hasn't been eight year old ever, and he hasn't been a kid since Wind Waker. Keep up with the times, or go home.Snugenz

If it's set before OOT how old do you think he'll be?

There's more than 1 Link (Hero of Time), all the games are different "Hero of Time" adventures.

There's more than 1 Link (Hero of Time), all the games are different "Hero of Time" adventures.

Snugenz

So after MM there's no continuity in any of the story lines? :| , this is the scooby doo of video games?

[QUOTE="Snugenz"]

[QUOTE="GD1551"]

If it's set before OOT how old do you think he'll be?

charizard1605

There's more than 1 Link (Hero of Time), all the games are different "Hero of Time" adventures.

I get that i was just stating it in its simplest form.

It sounded possible up until the customizable character.

That's fake as hell.

Sounds like Zelda would be taking a cue from the Witcher 3 if true.

Which I would absolutely explode in my pants if the next Zelda was like this.  :P

Excetp for customizable character's.  But it's obviously fake.

[QUOTE="Snugenz"]

There's more than 1 Link (Hero of Time), all the games are different "Hero of Time" adventures.

GD1551

So after MM there's no continuity in any of the story lines? :| , this is the scooby doo of video games?

Game...of...the...decade...

at least it sounds amazing.

it doesnt fit for nintendos target audience 6-12 years old

[QUOTE="GD1551"]

[QUOTE="Snugenz"]

There's more than 1 Link (Hero of Time), all the games are different "Hero of Time" adventures.

charizard1605

So after MM there's no continuity in any of the story lines? :| , this is the scooby doo of video games?

Char knows his Zelda.

[QUOTE="GD1551"]

[QUOTE="Snugenz"]

There's more than 1 Link (Hero of Time), all the games are different "Hero of Time" adventures.

charizard1605

So after MM there's no continuity in any of the story lines? :| , this is the scooby doo of video games?

What effect do they have on each other and if this is the case why use link over and over?

This sounds too legendary to be true.

it doesnt fit for nintendos target audience 6-12 years old

AmnesiaHaze

*said the fanboy*

*then realizing it essentially made his entire presence in this thread nothing but insecurity*

:roll:

What effect do they have on each other and if this is the case why use link over and over?

GD1551

Char knows his Zelda.

Snugenz

[QUOTE="charizard1605"][QUOTE="GD1551"]

So after MM there's no continuity in any of the story lines? :| , this is the scooby doo of video games?

GD1551

What effect do they have on each other and if this is the case why use link over and over?

[QUOTE="charizard1605"][QUOTE="GD1551"]

So after MM there's no continuity in any of the story lines? :| , this is the scooby doo of video games?

GD1551

What effect do they have on each other and if this is the case why use link over and over?

Oh, you want the entire Zelda timeline, do you? Okay, well. It's like this (only doing the major games): The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (three way split at the end of Ocarina) leading to: Majora's Mask followed by Twilight Princess in one timeline Link to the Past followed by Link's Awakening followed by Oracle of Ages and Seasons in another timeline Wind Waker followed by Phantom Hourglass followed by Spirit Tracks charizard1605

No I don't really want the timeline, I just want to know what affect they have on each other.

[QUOTE="AmnesiaHaze"]

it doesnt fit for nintendos target audience 6-12 years old

Puckhog04

*said the fanboy*

*then realizing it essentially made his entire presence in this thread nothing but insecurity*

:roll:

they're all descendants from each other, and it doesn't hurt to have a familiar face. the costume's origin (which wind waker and TP link gain, rather than start with it) is explained in skyward sword, actually. you really didn't know each zelda game had a different link? :|BrunoBRS

No, I thought they stopped that after OOT. MM has the same one and as far as I know WW is alternate universe, I assumed TP was an extension of MM.