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[p0rl]

Disappointing if true.

For me, the towns always helped the emptier parts of the world feel empty for a reason. The little human interest stories made the world feel inhabited, like there was always a light on somewhere, even if it was a long way away.

 

[GamerJM]

A little disappointing but I'm okay with it. I get the vibe they're going with with this game.

 

[Vital Tundra]

Weird, that's different from what Aonuma told IGN...

Well lock it up.

 

[VendettaRed07]

I mean.. It is called Breath of the Wild

 

[Anbec7]

Fine I like the change, besides there will be something similar like a tribe, camps or something.

what I do hope changes the formula is something shocking for the story... which I doubt

 

[styl3s]

Most Zelda games haven't had many towns to begin with, right? With the exception of Zelda 2, I can't think of any games with more than 2-3 tops.

We also don't know if it was a misquote and they meant there are no towns in the demo but there are towns later on in the game.

Either way it doesn't really matter to me and if there were towns the whole crafting stuff would be pointless if you could just run in a town and stock up on food, firewood etc. instead of going out exploring and doing it yourself.

 

[Aaronrules380]

Are we sure about this?

This if form IGN's interview with Aonuma this morning:

He also wouldn’t talk about towns. “I can't share too much about villages because to tell you how the villages work, they're interconnected to the story and overall world.”

It's a random poster on gaf with no actual source. Probably just a troll

 

[Zombie James]

So basically it's gonna be sort of post apocalyptic?

Even Fallout 4 had towns.

 

[KingSnake]

Source: NeoGAF. Nevermind that we saw towns in previous previews and an obviously occupied farmhouse in this demo.

I don't know, seems a pretty solid source in the OP.

 

[Sylas]

Most Zelda games haven't had many towns to begin with, right? With the exception of Zelda 2, I can't think of any games with more than 2-3 tops.

I'd say it depends on your definition of towns. OOT had... 5? Death Mountain, Kakariko Village, Castle Town, Zora's Domain and Gerudo Hideout.

 

[Eliseo]

Just saw the trailer. I still don't know what to think of this one. It looked pretty empty. I'm not one of the people asking for Zelda Souls, but I was a bit underwhelmed. And this news has me even more skeptical. Sorry, folks.

Did you watch the gameplay they have been streaming?

 

[Oddduck]

Weird, that's different from what Aonuma told IGN...

I guess that settles it then.

There are towns / villages.

 

[mStudios]

Aonuma just said he cant talk about villages becasue they are related to the story.

Who the fuck came up with the "No towns/Villages" ?

 

[malboroking]

I enjoy the towns in Zelda, but it's cool if they change it up. Just going to have to wait and see on the execution. The game looks amazing IMO, can't wait.

 

[Phamit]

Seems Story related, Link even wakes up in a resurrection room

Game probably takes place after a huge disaster

 

[timshundo]

Being upset at having no towns seems so arbitrary, just like those people who were upset at FFXV maybe not having "airships."

Let the people do their job and make their game!

 

[Mcdohl]

I actually liked the lonely vibe from the trailer.

 

[bbkkristian]

Whelp, with this info I feel this will be the least story-oriented (recent) Zelda game.

 

[Davey Cakes]

Don't know what to make of this, honestly. The towns have never been a significant part of Zelda for me, other than maybe Clock Town and OOT's Kakariko Village.

The Zelda series is taking a new direction so I'll be willing to accept the changes that come along the way.

 

[Mr. F]

Worried that the map will be huge for the sake of it, it already looked kind of barren (regardless of thematic intent) and copy/paste with environmental assets and enemy camps in the demo area...I just hope it's not as boring as the TP overworld.

 

[GustyGardens]

Can we get an actual source beyond random GAF poster?

Nope.

A user in the other thread posted that Aonuma didn't have a comment about that. He wanted the players to discover this stuff for themselves. This was taken from an interview he did with IGN.

Right now, it seems like people are worked up for no reason again.

 

[Wensih]

It looks like a game deeply inspired by Ueda. It makes sense their would be minimal interactions.

 

[Orniletter]

Thats fine.

I hope there are some NPC quests like in Dark Souls.

 

[Woffls]

Weird, that's different from what Aonuma told IGN...

He also wouldn’t talk about towns. “I can't share too much about villages because to tell you how the villages work, they're interconnected to the story and overall world.”

This quote makes things interesting. I'm guessing towns don't exist in the version of Hyrule that we've seen, but that it will undergo significant changes at some point and appear after that? Matches up with how he responded to the question.

 

[Fou-Lu]

Are we sure about this?

This if form IGN's interview with Aonuma this morning:

He also wouldn’t talk about towns. “I can't share too much about villages because to tell you how the villages work, they're interconnected to the story and overall world.”

Okay that gives me hope for this to exist:

Though I feel like not having a Dark Cloud style civilization rebuilding system is a missed opportunity.

 

[Spiritwalker]

Sounds like this might not be the case at all. Let's not spread misinformation.

 

[Finale Fireworker]

What if the fourth piece of the Triforce is "towns".

You have to collect the pieces.

Just something to think about. Really makes you think.

 

[Nickle]

Lock this Thread

 

[Huge Succeeded]

Weird, that's different from what Aonuma told IGN...

Throw this thread in the INSANELY HUGE pile with all the other straight up bullshit threads that have been posted this week.
The fuck is going on, GAF? CTRL yourselves...

 

[witchedwiz]

mixed feelings...

 

[Combat Wombat]

That article links back to this thread. Is there an actual source or is this misinformation?

 

[Vampirolol]

Towns in Zelda SUCK.
Majora's Mask did it right and there was a reason for that. This game is Zelda Prime, and I'm happy about it.

 

[Lunar15]

No expectations on this end. Just make a good game.

 

[Deleted member 465307]

This isn't what I want, but given what they've said and shown about the game, as well as the general direction of the game, I'm absolutely not surprised. I wonder if the farmers they originally showed still exist. I'm sure the NPCs we get will be a couple people important to the game—Zelda, Ganon, maybe a Sheikah, perhaps some other figure—and some of the typical quirky Zelda NPCs. Hopefully the Zoras return.

 

[nikatapi]

Don't really care, seems to be in line with the post-apocalyptic setting and isolated exploration that looks like the main goal of the game.

 

[secretanchitman]

Fine with me - never really visited the towns anyway unless I was forced to.

Let them do what they want with this game - I am glad it's different!

 

[Timeaisis]

After what I've seen today, I trust them.

 

[Aaronrules380]

Can we close or clarify this thread and to point out it was just some random troll?

 

[Aselith]

If this is true, well its a bummer for me. Towns in Zelda games always feel vibrant and down right fun.

What are your thoughts on an open world Zelda game without towns and villages?

Why would that change here? Just because there are no towns doesn't mean the game won't be fun nor even that it won't be vibrant. It can feel alive without towns.

 

[Htown]

I said this is the Treehouse thread, but that sounds great to me. Towns are always the lamest part of any Zelda game.

Isolation seems like it's a big part of this game and I am a-okay with that!

 

[Empyrean Heaven]

Are we sure about this?

This if form IGN's interview with Aonuma this morning:

He also wouldn’t talk about towns. “I can't share too much about villages because to tell you how the villages work, they're interconnected to the story and overall world.”

Well like they said, there's none in the traditional sense.

 

[Cartho]

Bit of a shame really - early on they made a big deal about it being this big open world. When I saw the first videos a year or so back I was concerned that it might feel abit empty. This only serves to increase that worry.

Still, I trust Ninty, I'm sure it will be great!

 

[Shaanyboi]

Weird, that's different from what Aonuma told IGN...

Well wrap it up!

 

[timshundo]

Delete your

Spoiler

thread

.

 

[Pro from Dover]

I wanna cut down trees and build my own town. Fetch Town!
I'll corral all those wondering NPC into it, and make them make me go look for random things in multiples of 8.

 

[Aeana]

It sounds like this may have jumped the gun a bit. Let's wait for more information on this.