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Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword E3 trailer
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Talladega Knight said:
The intentional design similarities of various characters, like Link's bird with King of Red Lions, the villain with the Gilded Sword, the bird looking like the Hyrule shield bird, and such.
Not only that, the spokesperson going on about it being a prequel to OoT and tying things up.
DXB-KNIGHT
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"If Link jumped of a cliff..."ExMachina said:
Zelda:"Link jumped off a cliff!" (Jumps)
Talladega Knight
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:OWilly105 said:
Cygnus X-1
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GOTS?
Very promising!
Very promising!
Hot Coldman
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Intentional or not, I love how Link's bird is red. He's already well represented with green and blue, having some red thrown on them makes him even more vibrant. When you stop and think about it, Link is often easily Nintendo's most colourful character.
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Amir0x said:
The only midis that don't suck are the ones coming from the soundtracks of Donkey Kong Country series on SNES.
DXB-KNIGHT
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This is what I'm excited about plus the MasterSword backstory.BY2K said:
The story I'm guessing is set way before the events of Ocarina of Time, like centuries. Though the Nintendo rep did say that the story will "lead up" to the events of Ocarina of Time. One thing for sure is we will see the creation of the master sword, that's a major part of the plot.
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apana said:
How fucking cool would it be if at the end of the game we place the Master Sword in the Temple of Time for safe keeping until the Hero of Time comes to pull it out?
I called Link riding a bird with the same color scheme as Epona and the King of Red Lions months ago, even though I expected it to be a phoenix 
The designers have probably asked themselves a million times "is this really essential to Zelda" while making the game. If it's not, you can change it.gimz said:
You can see this even in the little things. In previous 3D Zeldas Link has moved faster by rolling because someone thought it was a good idea in OOT, heart container has looked the way it looks just because someone designed it that way in OOT, etc, etc.
I think they're finally moving on from OOT's burden on to new fresh things.
BY2K said:
My hunch is that the people (or just the Royal Family) of Skyloft are tasked with protecting the Triforce.
BY2K said:
Zelda is referred to as 'her holiness' in one of the walkthroughs, so I'm guessing she is a part of the Skyloft Royal Family. Perhaps at the end of the game, the population of Skyloft move down to the once evil-ridden surface and proclaim the land as Hyrule. Therefore, the Skyloft royal family = Hyrule royal family.
BY2K said:
Twist! What if Skyloft then becomes the Sacred Realm? Hmm...
I guess releasing a remake of OOT the same year as SS was well planned, if the 2 stories are somehow linked in the end. So both stories will be fresh in everyone's mind and everyone playing SS will be "Oooh, i remember that small detail from OOT a few months ago!".
What we know of the timeline before Ocarina is a bit murky. The two major events are the Hyrulean Civil War and the attempt by Dark Interlopers to obtain the Triforce. These two events could be the same thing actually. The issue with Skyward Sword leading upto Ocarina is that it means there is already an established society beneath the sky with a royal family and everything. The way they've described it so far it seems like the world beneath the sky doesn't have a government, it's kind of a lawless place. That makes me believe that Skyward Sword is actually set many centuries before Ocarina of Time and the Hyrulean Civil War. What is the age of the Master Sword, have they ever said in one of the games?
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I promise you that Ganondorf will be in Skyward Sword.BY2K said:
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I'd be lying if I said that I wouldn't prefer something akin to the Wii U footage they showed off. The whole atmosphere of entering that room, the boss, the torches. It honestly needs to happen. As for this game, the previous showings didn't have my hopes up in the least. The more I have heard about the combat gives me hope though, and while I think the whole bird thing, and the enemies that have been shown, are way too cutesy for my taste, I know Nintendo will give us a great game.
But please Nintendo for the love of God add those combat elements to the Wii U game that was shown. So much promise in that clip.
But please Nintendo for the love of God add those combat elements to the Wii U game that was shown. So much promise in that clip.
I just noticed that all the shields have their own shield meters... (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=02bwS73BIdk#t=1m35s) did anyone actually find out what that meter does?
This is what I am most excited about really. OoT never had a strong story, but the mythology and characterizations were all there in stone. I haven't touched OoT in a serious manner since it was initially released so I am thankful to be afforded this situation to refresh my memory proper.Bisnic said:
The easiest thing to think about is that there are two timelines. Basically alternate universes of the "same" people and the lands that are affected by them.rhino4evr said:
Zelda's got a harp. Looks like the one Sheik uses in OoT.
Wonder if it will be Link's music item for this game.
Also, upgrading items isn't completely new to the series. ALttP had that thing where the swordsmith could temper the master sword to make it more powerful, and then the great fairy would power it up even more. Majora's Mask had sword forging. You could possibly count OoT's Biggoron sword quest. PH and ST had customization for the boats and trains. Oh yeah, and the bombs/bomb arrows in TP. It just seems much more widespread in this game, and possibly deeper.
Wonder if it will be Link's music item for this game.
Also, upgrading items isn't completely new to the series. ALttP had that thing where the swordsmith could temper the master sword to make it more powerful, and then the great fairy would power it up even more. Majora's Mask had sword forging. You could possibly count OoT's Biggoron sword quest. PH and ST had customization for the boats and trains. Oh yeah, and the bombs/bomb arrows in TP. It just seems much more widespread in this game, and possibly deeper.
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BY2K said:
It's not about what she's looking at, but what she's thinking about.
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It is without a doubt Link's musical item in the game.RagnarokX said:Zelda's got a harp. Looks like the one Sheik uses in OoT.
Another thing I noticed is how they changed the design of the Hylian shield since the E3 2010/GDC trailer:
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Twig said:
I remember thinking that it was bizarre that he didn't like the ball rolling in Mario Galaxy. I thought that was a clever use of motion controls because it was so restrained. To each their own, but it's a bit troubling that a person who writes about games for a living cannot recognize that the core of this game is the motion controls. It's fine if he doesn't like that, but it's bizarre that he doesn't realize that the game just would not work well with a regular control pad. I'm still a fan of Ryan Scott's podcast work, but come on.
Also, am I the only one bothered by the way Gamespy does previews? It seems like a waste of manpower. Why do they need two people to tell readers about a game? They aren't even doing anything interesting with the two people; it's just a relatively depthless preview with inane questions bolted on.
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speedpop said:
I was thinking the same thing. With each page or so in this thread I become more and more impressed in this game.