8th March 2004, 2:31 PM
Quote:Well Zelda has always felt light-hearted serious, in an obviously oxymoronic sort of way, to me anyway. I was suggesting making Link an adult not for any sort of seriousness. He can be a kid and it's still all good. I'm saying just to continue the story, like it's years later and they finally find a land that seems perfect for New Hyrule, but there's something amiss... (as must be the case ). It's just a common pattern to have the first game be child Link and the second be adult Link, with Zelda 2 kinda setting it, and every other Link sorta breaking it in it's own way (Oot and MM reversed it). No matter, it's just that, you know, both ages of Link have been seen many times, so hey, why not check out what adult Link would look like cel shaded? With exciting adult situations, like doing your taxes! ...no that's boring...
I wasn't responding to your suggestion that Link should be older in WW2, as I agree that it'd make sense for Link to be older in the next game since it'll probably take place after WW. I'd also like to see adult Link done in WW's style.
Quote:Eh, Zelda to me always has a serious tone, but also a light hearted tone. Indeed, the most alien situation I've encountered in Zelda is in MM when you find those beavers. They completely clashed with the Zelda world. I felt like I somehow teleported into Banjo~Kazooie land, and the mini-game felt Banjo-tastic as well. It was great fun though, and hey a few ridiculous demi-humans don't really do any harm. Warcraft does it too. I bring Pandamonium! Oddly enough, I felt WW had a deeper story in some respects that previuos Zeldas, showing that the look didn't really reflect any sort of childishness in the take on the story. I mean, Ganon's original motivation is revealed, and it's rather disturbing in a way.
Yes exactly, you can have a deeper and more serious story but still retain the light-heartedness and innocence of Zelda with the cel-shaded look.
Quote:Eh, anyway I'm sure the next game will end up fun, and I have a feeling it'll be adult Link this next time (why not?, not that it matters, but you know, something new...). However, to put it above OOT for me it'll have to be challenging. Make the puzzles harder Nintendo, and maybe lengthen it out a bit. I can wait! Delay it until the end of the GCN's life span if you have to!
It would be interesting to see the story take place several years after the new Hyrule has been built, with Link an adult.