Deckard Chapel
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Honestly, the invasion sounds awesome!
And hyrule wars would've been something!
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Nintendo flirted with a Hyrule Wars game, alien invasions, and Biker Link before BOTW
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SinCityAssassin
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All sci-fi cyberpunk zelda fan ideas now gain boost of confidence.
Trogdor1123
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God those would have been awful...
An alien invasion set in a medieval world sounds really cool. Besides, aliens have been in Zelda before so it's not like this is out of nowhere.
IceDoesntHelp
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Nintendo: Hey, whats that design doc you got there?
Designer: Oh, it's a Metroid. I was thinking of new ideas for a new Met..
Nintendo: What's a Metroid? I think we should put it in Zelda.
Designer: But fans have been wanting a traditional Metroid for awhile now.
Nintendo: I still don't know what Metroid is, but use it in Zelda.
Designer: Oh, it's a Metroid. I was thinking of new ideas for a new Met..
Nintendo: What's a Metroid? I think we should put it in Zelda.
Designer: But fans have been wanting a traditional Metroid for awhile now.
Nintendo: I still don't know what Metroid is, but use it in Zelda.
Nostremitus
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The aliens in Majora's Mask were obviously just the scouting party. The invasion force has to be out there somewhere...
Those "ghosts" were based after this alien creature:
And in Majora's Mask 3D, it's even more implied they're aliens. There's a picture of the ranch with a UFO flying above it.
Majora's Mask 2: Resurgence
Herbspiceguy
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Early videogame pitches are a fascinating thing.
Deckard Chapel
Banned
Zelda x Star Fox
They are the same universe
eyeball_kid
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"Okay everyone, we need some fresh ideas for the new Zelda game."
"Well, there's a lot of fan interest in Zelda taking a lead role, or maybe a female Link."
"How about some ideas that aren't ridiculous."
"Sorry sir. Well what about if aliens invade Hyrule?"
"Keep talking."
"And maybe Link rides a motorbike and plays electric guitar?"
"I like the cut of your kimono. Start on a prototype immediately."
"Well, there's a lot of fan interest in Zelda taking a lead role, or maybe a female Link."
"How about some ideas that aren't ridiculous."
"Sorry sir. Well what about if aliens invade Hyrule?"
"Keep talking."
"And maybe Link rides a motorbike and plays electric guitar?"
"I like the cut of your kimono. Start on a prototype immediately."
An Alien Mothership as a dungeon... I want this now.
Those "ghosts" were based after this alien creature:
And in Majora's Mask 3D, it's even more implied they're aliens. There's a picture of the ranch with a UFO flying above it.
Majora's Mask 2: Resurgence
thanks a lot, i didnt wanted to sleep tonight anyway!
The ONLY way I could ever see this working is of they went with a Nausicaa / Castle in the Sky art style that blends fantasy and machines... Otherwise, no. No no no no. The idea is such a huge no to me, haha.
Well, it can be the same art style and design as the Sheikah Shrines, only in a more massive scale. Those already look pretty alien as is.
I feel like this deserves its own thread. What on earth drugs were they using?
lmao, are we sure this one wasn't taken from deviantart
the middle image there is an NPC that the player should get to punch in the gut
Jawmuncher
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The Legend of Zelda INVASION would've been sweet as fuck.
I want more sci-fi in my Zelda.
I want more sci-fi in my Zelda.
Nah they were trying to save the cows from the moon.
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You're right.
You're goddamn right!
I didn't notice it in more than 15 years!
the aliens are the good guys here!
If we're going with cosmic horror Zelda, getting Junji Ito on board is a must.
They come every year during the carnival to steal those cows, long before the moon was a threat.
Then why do they lobotomize Romani?
She's just shocked because she saw nirvana and was rejected because she's not a cow.
Only cows go to heaven.
and now she knows paradise exists but that she will never go there.
she's fully cognitive but just lost the will to live...also the aliens probably let it slip that everyone she knows is going to die because of the moon.
She was sent back because she couldn't let her big sister die alone.
Deckard Chapel
Banned
All this talk of an "alien invasion" Zelda game is insane!
Am I alone in thinking that the Fantasy/Medieval setting for a Zelda game is perfect?!?
Am I alone in thinking that the Fantasy/Medieval setting for a Zelda game is perfect?!?
WhiskerFrisker
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Alien Zelda sounds awesome. Like, really awesome.
Oh yeah, Ito is the man.
Who says an alien invasion game means it's not also a Fantasy/Medieval game? Watching the two mix together is the selling point of an alien invasion Zelda for me.
MetroidPrimeRib
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Metalhead skinnyjeans Ganondorf for smash
PensivePen
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It could still be a fantasy/medieval setting?
Combichristoffersen
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If Ganondorf is a Metallica fan, is the animosity between him and Link due to Link being a Megadeth fan?
Baleoce
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There is precedent.
Ah yeah that was the Volvagia testing right?
Professor Beef
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Zelda Invasion needs to happen. Have Zelda/Link/Ganondorf team-up to combat the literal world threat, and have Ganondorf do a last-minute betrayal to try and take their tech for the final boss.
Jawmuncher
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I feel like Fantasy/Medieval has already been what most of the games are though?
They've been dabbling with ancient, near alien, technology in Zelda games since Majora's Mask. Every game since then has increased that techs appearance more and more until we finally have literal robots roaming Hyrule and cryostasis chambers. Zelda hasn't been pure fantasy for a long time, only in some occasions. It's been a mix of fantasy and sci-fi elements.
brownfedora
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Zelda vs. Starfox.
Make it happen Takahashi-san
Make it happen Takahashi-san
Looks like they were going for an 80s/90s aesthetic. Reminds me of Back to the Future, so I imagine a classic 80s scifi movie look.