12th January 2005, 10:21 PM
Quote:No, I would definitely agree that he looks like a teenager in LA's cut-scenes and more child like in the Oracle's in-game cut scenes, art style a side; He is physically more mature looking in LA. Look at Marin in that last picture you posted OB1, she is definitely more of a teenager than child, and Link and Zelda are always the same age in every game.
Actually I think ABF is right, I've looked at some official artwork from the GBA LttP port and it uses the same art style as the Oracle games, and Link definitely looks older. So I think you guys are right.
Quote:The other thing is, in the Oracle games, Link is the Hero of Time still, as he has the Mark of the Triforce on his hand and he is riding a younger Epona (same markings and color). Only the Hero of Time has the mark on his hand. in LA, Link is the hero from LttP, as the booklet explains. Not the Hero of Time.
Hmm, I forgot about that. That's a good point. So I'm going to have to agree with you that the Oracle games take place right after MM. Here's my new theory that I just told ABF on msn:
OoT has two different endings, and two different games that take off from each ending, thus making two different timelines. WW takes place after the teen Link ending, and MM takes place after the kid Link ending. I think that the Oracles take place after MM, and then LA after the Oracles, not LttP.
LA could also take place after LttP, but I still believe that Capcom wanted to make the ending of Oracle work right into the beginning of LA. And is there anything really keeping that theory from working? Seriously, I'm wondering that.
Quote:And what do you mean a dream world isn't a "realm"? it is another "world" that exists outside our own, by definition a realm, or plane of existence. A Dream Realm. The Sacred Realm/Golden Land, is a seperate plane of existence hence the word "Realm" in the title, and since the Triforce sent you to these places in the oracle games, one could assume that Link is traveling in to the Sacred Realm, just as he did in LttP and OoT.
I don't think the Windfish's dream world is similar enough to the Dark World, the Sacred Realm. But I guess you could say it counts...
Quote:also, by stating that "Link has never seen these places before" and "a strange new world" and then adding "he was enveloped in light, and when he awoke..." etc, give you a pretty good idea that he's in the sacred realm right off the bat. In OoT, when you enter the Sacred Realm, you are enveloped in light and brought to a strange place where you are asleep and must awaken.
Then why is Holodrum and that other place referenced in Minish Cap as distant lands? Surely those regular townsfolk don't know anything about the Sacred Realm.