The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
Rob expects great things from young Link...
Let's get one thing straight before we start shall we? The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past, which debuted on the Super Nintendo oh so long ago, is the greatest in the Zelda series without any shadow of a doubt.
It is the epitome of what Zelda should be, before all this three dimensional business came along and slowed things down to a crawl. Zelda was all about bringing arcade qualities to the RPG genre: it's puzzles with pace, and purity. No dialogue to get bogged down in, no endless and often featureless plain to waste hours exploring. You thought fast and acted even quicker. I honestly believe that the genre hasn't actually progressed since A Link to the Past.Related
Now I'm not saying that I don't appreciate the seminal Ocarina of Time, it's just that it went in a direction that contaminated the immediacy of the Zelda series. There seemed to be less to do but it took longer to do it - anyone who's tackled OOT's fabled water temple will appreciate where I'm coming from. I would never go as far as saying the Ocarina took itself too seriously, it's still a tremendous title, but it felt as though it had lost its innocence of enjoyment.
This may explain why, come the Gamecube, Zelda went all cell-shaded and immature on us. Why people thought it was a controversial move is beyond me; it was precisely what Zelda is supposed to be: vividly stunning and arcade paced. I fell in love with the Wind Waker, although the first few hours of the game nearly killed my enthusiasm with errand after errand. Once it got into the usual dungeon exploration and hack 'n' slash routine I was engrossed, but those first few hours reminded me of OOT.
And while Nintendo (along with the help of Capcom) have produced many Gameboy Zelda's that remain faithful to the original 2D plan style, A Link to the Past remains my favourite Zelda of all time. It is the special one. This is where my brief history of the Zelda series meets the present, a present which just so happens to reside in a post-Ico society. I say that because if you've seen the E3 trailer for the Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess you'll notice a striking resemblance. Gritty, wonderful architecture, shadowy, soulless beings and a veil of mystery that surrounds one of the characters. I'm not for one second suggesting that the Gods of videogame development are attempting plagiarism here, it still possesses all the inimitable Zelda charm, but I think someone's been taking a few notes in respect of Sony's stunning masterpiece.So what's the story behind Zelda: Twilight Princess (TP for short)? The truth is we're not sure. You often get the impression that Nintendo aren't too fussed about plot holes, inconsistencies and the like and TP would appear to be no different. While the game is well into its production cycle, the storyboard remains a closely guarded secret which leaves us to speculate from the trailers - something, no doubt, Nintendo do on purpose. The Zelda series is chronologically screwed up anyway and while this one is supposed to be set decades after Wind Waker (although there is currently argument brewing about this too since all the water's dried up pretty sharpish), the question is does it really matter? From adventure to adventure Link obviously suffers from a severe case of amnesia since he forgets all his skills and loses all his items - it'd make our job infinitely easier if he didn't.
The few things we can gain from the trailer are that Princess Zelda will make an appearance, Link will be able to change form (he changes into a werewolf in the trailer), there will be a lot of horse-riding going on and there is a mysterious character that you must work with while in your altered state - which appears to be during an escape from a castle. Eyebrow-raising indeed, especially when you consider how beautiful it all looks. TP goes 'adult' (as Zelda's paternal parent and all round gaming legend Shigeru Miyamoto says) on us once again and it looks precisely how it did all those years ago in that famous 'Link battles Gannon' game trailer first used to show off the Gamecube's power. All the screenshots you see are from the in game engine which encourages you to say, 'Yes, it does look that good'. From the lush glades of a forest, shards of light piercing through the canopy, to the moody gothic climbs of an immense castle, TP looks as rich and brilliant as the Wind Waker, but in a more darker and realistic tone.
The game will include the usual village locations for Link to mosey about in, accepting ridiculous challenges such as finding hens and rescuing cats from trees for their beloved owners. The playable demo, on display to a select number of editors just before the E3 event, showed Link riding around on his horse, Epona from OOT, herding goats about in a village called Toaru. This will be the starting point of the game and is set outside Hyrule. But after, what we can assume will be the tutorial section of the game, Link is summoned to Hyrule to represent his town, travelling there by horse. And this horse riding will hold some intrinsic importance to your quest as later on, again shown in the demo, you must duel with marauders on horseback. It's one of those things that sounds exciting in concept but usually fails to deliver when it comes to gameplay. However, there's no reason to cast such doubts since we're in good hands; though you hope it doesn't somewhat takeover the game like all that pedantic sailing did in the Wind Waker. One of the key aspects of the Zelda series, or any RPG for that matter, is its sense of development within the main character - in OOT it was the ocarina combined with time-shifting, in Majora's Mask it was masks. With Link already an adult at the start of the TP adventure you would think character development might prove to be somewhat of a dilemma as Link already posses many of the skills that he will use throughout the game. However, the developers have used this idea of development in a bipolar fashion. While Link will gain some development through finding new items and weapons, at points throughout the game Link will suffer a form of reverse development when he changes into an animal and loses many of his abilities, whilst gaining maybe one important skill that enables him to complete a puzzle. This should present gamers with some interesting and unique challenges and help aid the story line - a significant point because the aspect of werewolf transformation relates to a film called Ladyhawke in which a knight and his love turn into a werewolf and a hawk (which also appears in the trailer).Like many other Zelda previews from the past, The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess looks awesome. The ideas that appear to be brimming from the development team (lead these days by producer Eiji Aonuma and overseen by Miyamoto) continue to expand the scope of the Zelda universe just when you think they can't go anywhere else. The scale of the game promises to be bigger than that of Wind Waker's (though this might not necessarily be a good thing if it boils down to horse-riding instead of sailing) and it all just looks so scrumptious. And the best thing, for me personally anyway, is that the pace of game seems to be just as quick, if not slightly quicker, than that of Wind Waker's, therefore retaining its arcade RPG quality.
Although it's sad to see the Gamecube slowly slip into a coma, it looks as though it will enjoy one final encore. An encore that might just turn out to be the machine's defining moment.
Comments
the legendary game has returned best of all time suckas
Ugh, this is going to be the most kiddy, lame game ever. If it was really mature like you Nintenstupid sheep are claiming it is, then why hasn't Sony bought Ninotworthtencentsdo so it could be released on the PlayStation 2, PSP and/or PS3? It'll probly have kiddy fairies, no guns, and not a drop of blood, much less gore. And they call it a mature game!
I'll never understand pseudogamer sheep, A.K.A. Nintendo fanboys. :-p
Moron...
I think its going to be a good game. It should be better than wind waker. I never played it mostly because of the graphics.
duremont_sony u r an idiot.ihate stupid people like u,just because playstation has not bought the game does not mean its worthless because if thats the case then playstation would be in serious trouble as xbox has all the decent playstation titles and more!! over and out
i think this was a very well written preveiw and the game looks stunning from the the screeen shots and the story is sounding compelling rumer hasit that it might be going multy platform yuck, nintendo all the way....
Good job yall keep up the comments by the way who mstaken wind waker for its look u r wrong its one of the best i ever played and not just because its zelda its game the gameplay was just right u go in see fight on the ocean killin giant squiads its was a kiler almost as good as orcarina of time i hope the next zelda can beat ocarina of time 10/10 all the way sukas
to tell the truth if zelda come out on all thre system some one will die i anit gone say who but someone will die let them try to put zelda the legend on all system im with ryan k
Does anyone no what that thing is at the top of this page?
Its some artwork from a press release relating to the game. Don't know what it is specifically though.
One more thing...
The reason that link has "forgotten" all his abilities and "lost" his items is because each Zelda game is set in a different time span. For example, the Ocarina of Time is supposed to come first. The wind waker is set some 400 odd years after. This one is supposedly set before the Wind Waker.
The hero of time Link, is a different person each time, as is Princess Zelda. They always however, share those names, as the story calls for the hero of time, Link, the enemy, Ganon, and the Princess Zelda. The different characters are connected by descendants etc but they are always different. (Though I believe the Zelda from Link's Awakening is the same person as in Link to the Past)
This is gonna kick so much ass!
curious, which trailor has 2 ppl turning into different animals. I already know link turns into a wolf in the twilight world, but who turns into a hawk?!
I liked the zelda series it was pretty fun.this one looks okay. but im a sony guy all the way so all u sony haters can suck it espessially you,ELLSKINS,its because of stupid people like you thatus normal more sensable people hate xbox!
if xbox is so great how come thay havent come out with a handheld?i mean i like xbox but ts people like you who make me hate it so much, to the point where if i see an xbox i wanna bash it into small peices with a baseball bat!
this game is better than any zelda game. the graphics are brill and the land size is bigger than ocarina of time and majora's mask put together. The more land the better i think. On the wind waker you sailed for about 15 minutes just to find the island is barely big enough to stand on. The sense of descovery was good in the wind waker and that's why this game will be good.
i think that the new zelda twilight princess is going to be hot hot hot!!!!it is going to be when of the best game on gamecube ever i think telling by the pictures and trailers!!im just getting pissed off at the release dates.there not really shure when it releases then they say all of these diffrent release dates for the game and then then agin they said they were not shure!!!!!!!!!I just hope its not coming out on december,november, october like really sooner then that.maybe like in june or july!!!!please let it come out sooner!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!all of the zelda fans and myself are dying for it!!!!!!!!!!!
I think some of the comments have down graded the game, and make some of us lose a little bit of hope for the BEST GAME EVER!!!!!!!! U fiend, I shall strike thee down for defiling the Zelda name!
and besides, the 3-d aspect is much better, because u ge to interact with the game, as if it was set in the real world.
on another note, the developers had been looking at realism, and that is exactly what I see comin.
I am realy lookin forward to playin this game
Firstly i would like to say that the xelda series has been one of the best series that nintendo have brought out on nintendo. A link to the past was a fine game and i never got round to completeing it, which is funny cause i have the game again but just find time to play it. Ocarina of time was far the best zelda game as it offered alot good graphics for a 64-bit console.Too a good adventure game and was the start of zelda for me really.Wind waker was a good game and i find it funny when ppl say it was crap yes it wasn't the original link but stil a good game and was given 10/10 so it cant be rubbish realy can it....?
The new zelda looks good and has obviously got loads of new ideas to the zelda series, i will deafinelty be buying this to my zelda collection.
i can't believe this
I love the Zelda games and A link to the past was great and So was O.O.T. This next one looks really good. I just don't like the Game Cube system. It seems to be the party system rather than have mor mature or teen games but, with this and Resident Evil 4 them may make a turn around game wise.
Duremot_sony u really r an idiot. I cant believe u.LOZ has been my favorite since I was 5.And whenever I'm buying a game I think,"I hope there's an LOZ game for my system".This game is goin to rock.And I don't even have a game cube WHAHAHAHA!Holiday season there is time to save up for a GC &twilight princess.duremot_sony nintendo won't make the game M because they want all the LOZ fans to have the ability to play twilight princess.ellskins,cluey,guy with stick, I totally agree with u guys.megan luvs zelda,that is all too true.Sorry about my last comment I accidentally hit submit then got kicked off my computer.
Duremot_sony u really r an idiot. I cant believe u.LOZ has been my favorite since I was 5.And whenever I'm buying a game I think,"I hope there's an LOZ game for my system".This game is goin to rock.And I don't even have a game cube WHAHAHAHA!Holiday season there is time to save up for a GC &twilight princess.duremot_sony nintendo won't make the game M because they want all the LOZ fans to have the ability to play twilight princess.ellskins,cluey,guy with stick, I totally agree with u guys.megan luvs zelda,that is all too true.Sorry about my last comment I accidentally hit submit then got kicked off my computer.
The graphics are totally AWESOME!!!
There is sooo much freakin detail , i cannot believe its not an x-box game .
bravo ,whoever came up with this game BRAVO!!!!!!!!
I like the new L.O.Z it has way better graphics
then all of them i mean you can't just say [oh
that trailer sucked] because it was freakin
sweet P.S if anyone said that trailer sucked
they must be kidding
twilight princess....................holiday season................. GAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH, I CAN'T WAIT THAT LONG!!!!!!!this game is going to be the best game EVER.I don't even have a GC................WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAH. I only have a GBC and an N64. The 2 games I have whoop all my other games.
P.S. Cluey I have played (beaten with help from the faq) link's awakening.I own the DX version.
Anyone know of a relaese date
ur comments sommoned me im not hatin on ps im cool with playstation to make u feel better i have (the other's one broken thought)but still its cool it has arc the lad final fantasy and other good games
Anyone played Rcarina of time the thing on the top of the page is called a stalfos but in animal form will enimes be able to trans form like ganon who nows i prob. do but im not tellin
if i tood u the release date u would freeeze ur self and wake ur later so i cant tell it a secret
all im gone say for us its soppose to be out by this year
Master link get a job make a couple of hundred dollars buy a gc freeze ur self to holyday session and but zelda
The release date is: Holiday 2005
(probably around Christmas).
this might be last awsome gam for gc.the code name REVOLUTION is going to come out soon.
P.S.megazell what do you mean by freeze yourself
He probably means something like encasing yourself in ICE. WTF Do U think?!?!?!?!?!?
Actually I heard of many release dates too but Christmas was said most, and it seems most reasonable.
(one said it would come out on the 4th of july).
But who would beleive that?
This is kinda silly. It hasn't thought that Link might actually not be the same person all the way through. Even though in WW, I swear the granny says something about the 'family shield'.
To : duremot_sony
Response:
The definition of fanboy is one who BLINDLY follows their company of choice and bashes other games/systems without merit or any prior experience with said system or game.
Congratulations, you are exactly the shallow based gamer AND fanboy everyone knows about. Thank you for being shining example of stupidity, ignorance, and arrogance.
Master link if ur im pastinat freeze ur self in a machine like that dude develition man on the movie and wake up in holyday sesion and buy the game got that
Nuh-Uh!
to:megazell- aaa ya i got that
my friend bryce read this nintendo magazine and it said that the cloak (((zelda's))) wearing is ceremonial womens wear at funerals so someone probably died
the cloak is also japanese which i failed to say
P.S.megazell your d_sony comment got deleted
jonathan WTF are you talking about you cant find it cause its not out yet.when it comes out it will be at gameXchange,bestbuy,gamestop,and it comes out holiday season (probably christmas)
i disagree.
Finaly a game, besides OOT, were link is an adult. The other zelda games were OK but a bit childish in my opinion. I hope TP offers a realistic enviroment without fairies, and hearts as a life gauge. I also hope this game sticks with originality such as the master sword and ganon. Link in super smash melee is at what I expect link to look like in TP.
actually the sword in the stone thing comes from king arthur and hence forth making him king
Actually...
all of the legend of zelda games suck
now that wat i call a game
zelda is the grates game ever
Actually...
this is the best game i`v played any game like pacman is a git
WOW nintendo has outdon them selvs this time
stuffs say something besides Actually
im probably one of the only people in here that has beaten every zelda game and id like to say that its disappointing to see zelda blown off by two uninformed gamers in this small forum. the zelda series has almost no equall in gaming. and has outlasted every one of its competitors. who in the world thinks fantasy adventure has blood? zelda has been around for 18 years and still running strong. men like you arent truly men because you go boasting of how mature games and violence is cool and yet thats what children think is cool. you must be 11 years old if youre talking about bying GTA or games of the sort. im purely discusted by people like you whgo are worthless enough to talk down to the company who outlasted all other companys and brought you some of the first games introduced into your world. nintendo has been around for 25 years, lets see microsoft or sony do that. theyre the company who brought mario, the greatest game character to walk the earth. heck, evrybody has been saying nintendo is whats going down for the past 20 years! until sony got there act together. and to see people who want nintendo gone, it just appauls me , very much...........its very sad.
and also this game will be rockbreaker.
Actually.... Rockbreaker.?!
WHAT!?!?!?????
Ocarana of Time, Majoras Mask and Wind Waker were awesome! It's the R-cade & handhelds that suck!
Waddya MEAN? the N64's were NOT taking longer to do less! I am really offended by that. Oh, Yeah, and, uhhh.. go TP! WOOOOO!
>B(
whaaaaaaaaaaaat Oot the best so shut it > :p
whaaaaaaaaaaaat Oot the best so shut it > :p
hey look at me i gots my playsation 2 wit dont work no more and i bouts my elmo gamesis ladelada ;-]
hey look at me i gots my playsation 2 wit dont work no more and i bouts my elmo gamesis ladelada ;-]
This game is a myth. Its not going to be released this year. I have got secret info involving this game from a secret source and this title has been "paused' and will be released when the problem is 'fixed'. I just found out. So don't get your hopes up.
i am a big fan of the zelda series and this game looks pretty cool. now to find some other way to occupy my time.
I am with all of you gamers whom take games seriosly. Duremot_sony, you are not one of these gamers. It seems to me, and other gamers that read this will probably agree, that you and many others enjoy only games with voilence, blood, gore, sexual themes/content hence giving you a sense immaturity. Now, I'm not saying that anyone who does enjoy these types of games is immature, what I'm saying is that you are immature for: 1) only liking games that are rated T or M/AO (2) you judge games by their cover (3) you do not like nintendo for mature enough. Yet, what makes true gamers true gamers is the fact that they play games to see if they are fun and you and others need blood for fun. Yes I do have a favorite company(nintendo) as do you but I play ALL games to see if they're fun.
P.S: I'm not finished yet
(I changed my name from fanboy)
Enough arguing though.
News on Revolution
Satoru Iwata ( nintendo's president ) said that downloads of old games would not be free. he also failed to give a price range of the downloads. Nintendo is negotiating the rights to old third-party titles as well. Iwata did specify but did not confirm that downloaded classics would be graphicaly improved. Online play for first-party revolution games will be free. Don't get too excited though; third-party titles may charge a fee. Gamers, you might be dissapointed by this: the revolution will not support HD resolution. Nintendo says the games will still look great and it will eliminate a huge price range for the console. Meaning, nintendo wants their system to be more afforedable. This might mean that nintendo's games might not go for $60.
Rumors
Revolution was powered by two 1.8GHz IBM Power PC G5 processors, a 600MHz ATI graphics chip, and a 7.1digital sound chipset. The system will apparently have 128 MB of main memory and 256 MB of embedded DRAM.
The controller is still unknown as the 'revolutionary way of gaming'. Some believe it to be a large touchscreen w/ virtual controls. Others say the systems controller will be gyro scope based.
Confirmed titles for the revolution:
New Franchises and games from the Legend of Zelda, Metroid, Donkey Kong, Mario, and Super Smash Bros. series.
A networked Super Smash Bros. title will be available for launch.
I will give new info as it is released.
i love the Ledgend of Zelda, i love the story i love the puzzles the dungends the bosses the ledgend of zelda is one of the best if not the best game series i have ever played so whatever jack a^^ is talking stuff about the new or old zeldas just shut up because you apparently dont know what the hell your talking about
anybody have any idea when the revolution is coming out?
mastersword that is the most touching thing ive ever read (live long and prosper) hello dsony and hater im back like link to unite and defeat you and now you are hated
ps megazell please put more opinion
mastersword that is the most touching thing ive ever read (live long and prosper) hello dsony and hater im back like link to unite and defeat you and now you are hated
ps megazell please put more opinion
mastersword that is the most touching thing ive ever read (live long and prosper) hello dsony and hater im back like link to unite and defeat you and now you are hated
ps megazell please put more opinion
mastersword that is the most touching thing ive ever read (live long and prosper) hello dsony and hater im back like link to unite and defeat you and now you are hated
ps megazell please put more opinion
mastersword that is the most touching thing ive ever read (live long and prosper) hello dsony and hater im back like link to unite and defeat you and now you are hated
ps megazell please put more opinion
Ezcellent news. I have found an official picture of the Revolution Controller. Check it out. What do yall think?
http://www.gamerzuniverse.net/nintendo/imagesnes/unknown_nes_controller__1.jpg
i will say im sry master link for not awserin u but i am loosin my inter net soon so thats why so ill talk to then k ps master link write back
i accept your apology megazell what did you think masterswords coment it rocked
too too true
unkown thats the nes controler as in really old
unkown thats the nes controler as in really old
Promise to god??
I love zelda and if that game is as cool as it sounds it should be in stores in agoust 12!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! write back pleaseeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!
I love zelda and if that game is as cool as it sounds it should be in stores in agoust 12!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! write back pleaseeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!
the revolution controller is still in the making and tp is not coming out until november
sounds like the revolution is doing things better than 360 or ps3. they jack up prices for their systems with a bunch of tecnological $&!% me and many others dont give a damn about. but i am still going to buy 360 for halo 3. kepping this comment on topic, i like l.o.z.a lot and am going to get this.
Wha?
I own a ps2 and a gamecube and i have to say that i play the gamecube way more than my ps2. i find that sony has gotten a little (scratch that... A LOT) carried away with trying to get every company to make third party games for them. most of the games i rent for ps2 end up being crap and i dont play them. while the gamecube has less titles but much more quality put into the games. Twilight princess is just one of many examples. I'm definitely gonna buy TP the day it comes out because I'm guaranteed an awesome game.
yep this will be tha best game ever
maybe better than orcarina of time
u can call it orcarina of time 2 in stead of twlight princess master link how old r u?
i am also known as zell1 the great
sorry i havent been on in a wile zell 1 the great i am 11
how old are you
holy sh#t are you trying to get ....PERSONEL!!!!!!
if so what gender are you
The whole Zelda series is GRRREAT! TP (kinda like toilet paper! *snicker*) is just another great title, possibly THE greatest, to add to the thriving series.
I heard that twilight princess takes place right after Majora's Mask, and is what would happen if Link came back to Hyrule in sted of staying in Clock Town and Wind Waker happening as a sideefect.
im gunna bet the game in 1 1/2 days like wind waker well im so soory but i gtg i need to babby sit and yes i meen bye actully sitting on babies well im so xcited so marry christmass to all and good night *and a happy nude rear love the one and only twilight princess :P
GIRL AND 10 MASTER LINK WANNA GO OFFLINE AND TALK NUMBER TELL ME
I HEARD BAD NEWS ABOUYT ZELDA IT WILL BE RELEASED IN A YEAR SO SRY YALL MASTER LINK TO
I kinda liked saving hens
I kinda like to kill hens
Who do you think will win Ganandorf or Zelda