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[Qurupeke]

Probably Zelda.

 

[ivysaur12]

Please, dear lord, tell me this is sarcasm?

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=11960243

 

[Yarbskoo]

Oh shit. Is it happening?

Damn, I hope we see more of this game before 2015.

 

[Shun]

VALLEY OF THE FLOOD IS REAL. STEAMPUNK FUTURE ZELDA WIND WAKER ENGINE.

 

[Hindl]

Aonuma joining the trolling ranks of Sakurai, Kamiya and Kojima

 

[Wazzy]

Genderless dystopia comes to Nintendo!

First FF XIV and now this?

I'm loving gaming right nowwwwwwwwww

 

[GulAtiCa]

Hope it's Zelda. A few screenshots do seem to show a more feminine side.

 

[Amazeballs]

That PC did look very feminine.

 

[AppleMIX]

Maybe a gender option like in most open-world RPGs?

 

[Smellycat]

Yeah, it is either a user created character, or one of the new characters.

 

[shadowkat]

Aryll has blonde hair, not brown.

Aryll has green eyes, not blue.

Not Link's sister unless they are "rebooting" Aryll.

Link's hair was blonde in WindWaker.

And his eyes were not blue.

 

[Hyperactivity]

Nintendo is soo aware of whats happening today lol

 

[Onikaan]

Link's brother? Sister?

 

[ChosenPredator]

Link had a son!

 

[anaron]

Genderless dystopia comes to Nintendo!

LOL

The dominoes are falling!

 

[SoraanTribal]

Aonuma really knows how to spread the hype (and troll).

Spoiler

It's going to be a male Link as usual.

 

[Heroman]

Maybe a gender option like in most open-world RPGs?

Zelda not a rpg

 

[RPGCrazied]

Better be another character then, and Link wasn't shown for whatever reason, If that is not Link, and is the star of this game, then wtf?

 

[Grisby]

Be really cool idea to actually be Zelda for an entire mainline game.

 

[MisterGrey3000]

How do you guys know it's even FEMALE?

It's an ELF - they've been gender-mistaken before.

Example:

This is actually a MALE ELF. I know, it's difficult to tell.

Gurl pls, I can clock Legolas from a mile away. He ain't fish, he's a can of smelly tuna.

 

[Ascenion]

I don't think it's Link, I mean the brown hair, the techno arrow bow, also he/she is right handed with no justification this time....just seems off.

 

[Buckethead]

Co-op Zelda... Aryll has a bow, Link is a swordsman.

I dunno.

 

[TheLostBigBoss]

Metal Gear Solid 2 all over again

No, if it was MGS2 all over again we would be shown Link, only to play him for an hour.

 

[- J - D -]

I've always liked the idea of a Zelda game taking place far in the future and we play as Link or Zelda's kids.

 

[Immaculate]

"...but it was Link."

lmao

 

[Chaos17]

Incoming "create a character"?

#dead

 

[Gartooth]

No way it is Zelda, it looks just like Link. I think Aonuma is just messing with us, it could be Link but just not as "the legendary hero" is my guess due to the lack of a green tunic.

 

[SliceSabre]

Messing with the formula might make some fans mad, not me, but some of the fans.

 

[Dang0]

Wait a minute... you guys remember when they first mentioned Zelda for Wii U? One of the conventions they talked about changing was playing by yourself. What if you can play as Link AND Zelda?

 

[javac]

Boom. character design looks amazing either way. Maybe we have multiple characters lol.

 

[Hattori]

Zelda's finally a girl just like Metroid

 

[Ataru]

Awwww, Nintendo's all grown up now and learning how to stoke the internet properly for Dat Viral Hype and everything! I'm so proud!

Yeah, that's probably exactly what this is, and it will end up being Link after all.

But would be nice yo play as Zelda for at least part of the game.

 

[cube444]

Maybe I'm grasping but if Link is a lefty, wouldn't he be holding the bow in his right hand and pulling the arrow back with his left hand?

 

[MilkBeard]

It's Linkia, the female version of Link.

 

[Jado]

Let's do this, Create A Hylian, roam the world as your own descendant of Link and finally both genders can be played in the epic world of Zzzzzzzzzzzeeeeeeeeeeeeeeelda

Please no. Create a character waters down a monumental decision like having the first female lead in a Zelda game with her own fleshed out story. If they go this route you describe, just make it a ridiculous Mii and bury our hopes already.

 

[Holy Order Sol]

YOU EXPECTED LINK


BUT IT WAS DIO

 

[Netherscourge]

Link's hair was blonde in WindWaker.

And his eyes were not blue.

Maybe it's Link's MOM or DAD?

Maybe it's a Zelda PREQUEL?

 

[Wishmaster92]

wut.jpg

 

[Not]

Guys, I'm crying. This E3 has surpassed all my dreams and more. Someone hold me. This is everything I wanted.

 

[AppleMIX]

Zelda not a rpg

Yes but they're clearly changing the formula to be more like a open-world game which might include character customization.

 

[MattyG]

VALLEY OF THE FLOOD IS REAL. STEAMPUNK FUTURE ZELDA WIND WAKER ENGINE.

That's why they didn't reveal the name today. IT ALL MAKES SENSE.

 

[Wazzy]

No way it is Zelda, it looks just like Link. I think Aonuma is just messing with us, it could be Link but just not as "the legendary hero" is my guess due to the lack of a green tunic.

It doesn't look just like Link which is exactly why it's throwing everyone off...

Similarities, sure, but it looks more like a female character.

 

[Smiles and Cries]

today has been too much I can't take anymore SHOCKS

 

[Ataru]

Zelda not a rpg

It's probably more of an RPG than Final Fantasy these days.

 

[Kai Dracon]

I wonder if the real twist is that you can play as either Zelda or Link and the game has a two sided story. Basically, fleshing out the implied structure of Skyward Sword: where for much of the game Zelda is on her own quest, that you see flashbacks to during the credits.

The open world structure could aid in this. It may make everything more modular.

 

[trixx]

People posted some some quite good reasons as to why it may be Zelda in main thread. I doubt you will play as her throughout the game though, at least thats what i think

 

[Link Man]

What if this game takes place in the Spirit Tracks world?

 

[donkey show]

It's happening.

 

[Tidesofblood]

awwwwwwwww shit

 

[Paracelsus]

Please no. Create a character waters down a monumental decision like having the first female lead in a Zelda game with her own fleshed out story. If they go this route you describe, just make it a ridiculous Mii and bury our hopes already.

Male Link never had any fleshed out anything, it's just an avatar.