11th March 2004, 1:08 PM
Oh I know that they care about the story for each individual game, but I don't think there's some grand plan to fit all of the games into one whole plot, just a rough "I think it'll work" idea.. It just doesn't make much sense, and there is still no definitive, official explanation for the entire Zelda story. The story is there to enhance the gameplay, yes, but I don't think they care that they're basically reusing the same story with most of the games. I actually like LA's story the most since it's so dream-like and surreal and you're really not 100% sure what happened and where it all fits, which actually works for it. WW's was told the best of course, but I like LA's better. Until NCL releases a real, definitive explanation for Zelda or tries to fit everything together in a future game, I'm not going to believe that it's a major concern for them.
Okay, here's how it is with Gundam. It's complicated, but it all makes perfect sense. There's the original, main timeline called the UC timeline, which stands for "Universal Century". The original Mobile Suit Gundam takes place in UC 0079, which is where it all started. The only series that take place in the UC timeline are the original Gundam, Zeta Gundam (which takes place in 0087), ZZ Gundam (takes place right after Zeta), the three OVAs Gundam 0080, Gundam 0083, 08th MS Team (takes place during the same time as the original Gundam), the movie Char's Counterattack (UC 0093), the movie Gundam F91 (UC 0123), and finally the most recent UC series V Gundam, which takes place in UC 0153. Those are the only series that take place in the original timeline. Then there are "Alternate Universe" Gundam series which have nothing to do with the UC storyline. Those are G Gundam, Gundam Wing, Gundam X, Turn-A Gundam (the best AU Gundam by far); Gundam SEED, and the silly SD Gundam which doesn't really count. :D
Okay, here's how it is with Gundam. It's complicated, but it all makes perfect sense. There's the original, main timeline called the UC timeline, which stands for "Universal Century". The original Mobile Suit Gundam takes place in UC 0079, which is where it all started. The only series that take place in the UC timeline are the original Gundam, Zeta Gundam (which takes place in 0087), ZZ Gundam (takes place right after Zeta), the three OVAs Gundam 0080, Gundam 0083, 08th MS Team (takes place during the same time as the original Gundam), the movie Char's Counterattack (UC 0093), the movie Gundam F91 (UC 0123), and finally the most recent UC series V Gundam, which takes place in UC 0153. Those are the only series that take place in the original timeline. Then there are "Alternate Universe" Gundam series which have nothing to do with the UC storyline. Those are G Gundam, Gundam Wing, Gundam X, Turn-A Gundam (the best AU Gundam by far); Gundam SEED, and the silly SD Gundam which doesn't really count. :D