The Technomancer
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Well just from his pose and position and such the first thing I thought of was
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Zelda: Skyward Sword @ GDC New Trailer
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FunkyPajamas
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YESSSSSSSSSSSSSS. Wind Waker has the best NPCs in my opinion. Grandma, Tetra, Minigame guy, Store owner (Eskimo?), the kids in Windfall island, the pictobox guy, etc.BorkBork said:
ShockingAlberto
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I liked the pirate partner you had in Phantom Hourglass because I consciously read every line of his as if Jack Sparrow said it.
Which was probably the intention.
Which was probably the intention.
I think by giving the villain a weird twisted and bright look, Nintendo can give him really evil motives and actions without having the game be M rated. He seems to be the same race as the sword girl. Maybe he is the ying to the Master Swords yang? A sword fairy with powerful evil magic? I can't wait to find out!
Reticent Rhino
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About that new logo...
Anyone else think that the wings kind of look like propeller blades? Nintendo hinting at Link finding some ancient flying device?
Anyone else think that the wings kind of look like propeller blades? Nintendo hinting at Link finding some ancient flying device?
ShockingAlberto
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Assuming he did not jump off a cliff to his death, he probably has some mechanism for flying.Reticent Rhino said:
solblade00 said:It would be amazingly cool if you were able to fly down to Hyrule seamlessly. That would be awesome....
Hey if Nintendo can capture the same feeling Mario Galaxy had when flying, Skyward Sword flight should be no problem. Even if its just for the intro sequence (i'd take something like the intro to Final Fantasy the Crystal Bearers, minus the shooting).
Hot Coldman
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pakkit said:
Skyward Sword set in Washington D.C. confirmed
Skyward Sword is kind of an origin story, at least for the master sword. We will learn a lot of interesting things about the Zelda universe from this game. The "sky" can imply many things: air, flight, cosmos etc. I wonder how far this is in the past. I wan't it to be in the extremely distant past so we can have many sequels in between this and Ocarina. A 1000 or more years would be interesting.
ShockingAlberto
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I was kind of hoping for sudoku.lethial said:
Guardian Bob
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Kinda wish Zelda had a western developer :/
Teknoman said:
And the developers have mentioned in many interviews how they want to include a flying mechanic in a Zelda game one day.
Not to mention that the Mastersword looks kinda like a flying animal.
Maybe it can not only turn into a human but into a dragon or a bird in this game.
Skyward Sword you know.
ShockingAlberto
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Darksiders was kinda shitty, guys! I know everyone wants that Dark Zelda game, but Darksiders was a Dark Zelda-like.Guardian Bob said:
A western Zelda does not ipso facto mean a better game. It could just as likely be Enslaved.
From The Dust
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If jrpgs were made by westerners, the would would be a better place /sarcasmapana said:
Seriously though, I want a western company to do a take on Japanese style rpgs
/off topic
ShockingAlberto
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In terms of Western developers that could do an awesome Zelda, hrm...
2003 Retro could. Don't know about now.
Warren Spector could do it with enough time and money.
Will Wright could probably figure it out and then make the best thing ever if his goal was to make a Zelda game, but since it's Will Wright, he would probably make a game that was his but had the Zelda license.
Bioware could do it. Bioware would not do it. They would make their template game and put Zelda in it.
You know, weirdly, if I had to give Zelda to anyone, Japanese or Western, and for whatever reason Platinum was not an option, I would totally say Jupiter.
Edit: Of course probably Valve, but again, only if their goal was to make a Zelda game and not a game called Zelda.
2003 Retro could. Don't know about now.
Warren Spector could do it with enough time and money.
Will Wright could probably figure it out and then make the best thing ever if his goal was to make a Zelda game, but since it's Will Wright, he would probably make a game that was his but had the Zelda license.
Bioware could do it. Bioware would not do it. They would make their template game and put Zelda in it.
You know, weirdly, if I had to give Zelda to anyone, Japanese or Western, and for whatever reason Platinum was not an option, I would totally say Jupiter.
Edit: Of course probably Valve, but again, only if their goal was to make a Zelda game and not a game called Zelda.
CrunchyFrog
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Think Epona + pegasus boots + roc's feather. There's going to be some mode of flying transportation in this game i guarantee it.Teknoman said:
SafeinSound
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I've never been the biggest Zelda(actually just haven't played most of them), but I think this looks awesome. People will get upset about anything.
ShockingAlberto
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I imagine, if it does have flying, controls will be similar to the bug item they've shown a number of times.
beelzebozo
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CrunchyFrog said:
listen.
i'm counting on your guarantee.
i take it very seriously.
Pappasman said:
pegasus boots.
mole mitts.
Black-Wind
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Seems more like a symbol for a bird like creature then a "flying device".Reticent Rhino said:
A kick ass giant bird or a griffin for transportation would be great.
Hot Coldman
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beelzebozo said:
Fuck. YES.
beelzebozo
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Green Scar said:
again, fits right in to what i was saying earlier about items that open the world up. now there's a whole new dimension of exploration: digging down, through walls, tunneling. and it has precedent in zelda. probably a little too tonally whimsical for what they're going for here.
beelzebozo
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Instro said:
3d nintendo games could use a better sense of speed and agility, if you ask me. it'd be a really positive addition.
GrotesqueBeauty
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The FLUDD add-ons in Super Mario Sunshine are a pretty good template to begin with. I still don't think they've adequately captured Samus' movements in 3D yet, although Other M was a step forward in that regard (at least it got something right!).beelzebozo said:
Chet Rippo
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Magnet Gloves/Switch HookPappasman said:
Roc's Cape/Deku Leaf
Mirror Shield
Pegasus Seeds/Boots
Iron Boots
Bombchus
and I suppose the Boomerang
Just to name a few, and whatever new thing they can think of. Liking what I see with the whip and flying bug thing.
Fimbulvetr
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Pappasman said:
Whatever gets in, I want them to have non-puzzle applications. Like how the Grappling Hook in WW could steal items from enemies.
beelzebozo
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yes! i love fastfludd.GrotesqueBeauty said:
and i will not play other m.
Skiesofwonder
Walruses, camels, bears, rabbits, tigers and badgers.
I would just like to point out the obvious (because apparently it's not so obvious to GAF):
Skyward Sword is controlled by the WiiMotionPlus, exclusively. Not a gamer pad or a system that mostly relies on button presses. It is the first major hardcore game (as in from a major already-existing gaming series) from Nintendo, the company that made motion-gaming popular, that is 100% dependent on motion control.
So please continue to look over one of the biggest changes Nintendo has ever made to one of its major series because you hate TEH WAGGLEZ. PLEASEEEE continue to naively think this is the same Zelda we've been getting since the N64 just with a different look..... please do! But the reality is, with a series like Zelda who has recently continued to see mostly declining sales with each new release, Skyward Sword being WM+ exclusive is not only one of the most innovative approaches Nintendo has ever taken with one of its major franchises, but it's also Nintendo's biggest risk since the Wii was released.
Skyward Sword is controlled by the WiiMotionPlus, exclusively. Not a gamer pad or a system that mostly relies on button presses. It is the first major hardcore game (as in from a major already-existing gaming series) from Nintendo, the company that made motion-gaming popular, that is 100% dependent on motion control.
So please continue to look over one of the biggest changes Nintendo has ever made to one of its major series because you hate TEH WAGGLEZ. PLEASEEEE continue to naively think this is the same Zelda we've been getting since the N64 just with a different look..... please do! But the reality is, with a series like Zelda who has recently continued to see mostly declining sales with each new release, Skyward Sword being WM+ exclusive is not only one of the most innovative approaches Nintendo has ever taken with one of its major franchises, but it's also Nintendo's biggest risk since the Wii was released.
I know we are pretty much off this topic now but people asking for new developers so the series can have a fresh feeling to it obviously haven't actually PLAYED the game, which makes me smh in annoyance. Tsk Tsk yooou