I hope it's not like, the exact same overworld....
Calling a mid-2021 release. Nintendo seems keen on hyping Zelda games early.
Calling a mid-2021 release. Nintendo seems keen on hyping Zelda games early.
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The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild sequel announced
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I'm also super excited to see how this game can look now that it's not being held back by the Wii U
and what if all the dungeons are underground this time? They could be themed and still be in the ideia of "open-air".
I still think that they will hide every one of them to make us explore, at the same time they will change the layout of the overall terrain to remain interesting. If this "arm" thing is true, idk how they will handle progression (give everything since the start like BOTW? Make upgrade based?). Also, i dont expect the return of shrines (you can see that there are none when they show the map in the trailer, also no towers)
I still think that they will hide every one of them to make us explore, at the same time they will change the layout of the overall terrain to remain interesting. If this "arm" thing is true, idk how they will handle progression (give everything since the start like BOTW? Make upgrade based?). Also, i dont expect the return of shrines (you can see that there are none when they show the map in the trailer, also no towers)
Maybe the idea is that when Zelda sealed Calamity Ganon at the end of BotW, she was actually sealing away a manifestation of his power, which restores peace for a time, like it has in generations past. But the reason Ganon keeps coming back is because it's like cutting a weed but not uprooting it or killing it at the root.
The "root" is Ganondorf's corpse in the catacombs deep under Hyrule Castle. Maybe the Royal Family didn't even know it was there — maybe it was a detail lost to time. But as long as that corpse is there, the malice keeps coming back, threatening to grow into another Calamity Ganon. So maybe Zelda figured this out and took Link down into the depths to find the corpse and destroy it.
It would be neat if this Zelda is the Zelda that actually attempts to break the never-ending cycle of Ganon's reincarnation.
The "root" is Ganondorf's corpse in the catacombs deep under Hyrule Castle. Maybe the Royal Family didn't even know it was there — maybe it was a detail lost to time. But as long as that corpse is there, the malice keeps coming back, threatening to grow into another Calamity Ganon. So maybe Zelda figured this out and took Link down into the depths to find the corpse and destroy it.
It would be neat if this Zelda is the Zelda that actually attempts to break the never-ending cycle of Ganon's reincarnation.
There's something about the song that plays at the beginning. It sounds... backwards.
Replaying it backwards is also weird. Sounds a bit like the music from the BOTW trailer from E3 2016, but maybe someone else can chime in.
Replaying it backwards is also weird. Sounds a bit like the music from the BOTW trailer from E3 2016, but maybe someone else can chime in.
My take on the trailer after watching it like 50 times is that the magic seal created by the Sheikah monks over ganondorfs body couldn't handle the hate and the ancient power ended up in Link's arm (maybe in Zeldas too)
If you guys let me go any further the Sheikah seal behaves like a parasit and after the calamity was destroyed it needed another living thing to survive hence it takes posesion of links arm while zombiedorf gets free
If you guys let me go any further the Sheikah seal behaves like a parasit and after the calamity was destroyed it needed another living thing to survive hence it takes posesion of links arm while zombiedorf gets free
Hinting at time travel maybe? The entity that is trying to revive Calamity Ganon forces him and our duo back in time to before he was defeated. Maybe that would a good story explanation that allows them to reuse the world.
I like your theory a lot! That could be a good reason to separate Link from his Master Sword until he weakens or removes the seal!
The note progression sounds like the Game Over theme from Zelda 1
3D Zeldas will never not launch in November though. Except BotW lol.
I feel like there's a high chance this will be next year's holiday title. I think some are underestimating how much progress they've made having worked on this since BotW.
They don't need to reinvent the wheel — much of BotW's dev time was figuring out how an open-air Zelda would work, the physics engine, material logic, etc. They invented a new language, so to speak. And to continue the analogy, they're now fluent in speaking it. I think that much like how MM was a quick turnaround from OoT, so too will this sequel be a quick turnaround from BotW.
Plus, I think they're just feeling inspired these days. I highly recommend buying the "Making of a Champion" hardcover art book. It's the most impressive art book I've seen and the team's enthusiasm for BotW is clear to see. I'm sure they have both plenty of ideas, and the drive to quickly realize them.
Now imagine if a Super Mario Odyssey 2 is announced and released the same year, much like 2017 where it was shown in January and came out in October.
They don't need to reinvent the wheel — much of BotW's dev time was figuring out how an open-air Zelda would work, the physics engine, material logic, etc. They invented a new language, so to speak. And to continue the analogy, they're now fluent in speaking it. I think that much like how MM was a quick turnaround from OoT, so too will this sequel be a quick turnaround from BotW.
Plus, I think they're just feeling inspired these days. I highly recommend buying the "Making of a Champion" hardcover art book. It's the most impressive art book I've seen and the team's enthusiasm for BotW is clear to see. I'm sure they have both plenty of ideas, and the drive to quickly realize them.
Now imagine if a Super Mario Odyssey 2 is announced and released the same year, much like 2017 where it was shown in January and came out in October.
Noooo
He says "I wanted to reuse this world" in this article
Breath Of The Wild's Director Is Returning For The Sequel
We try to learn everything we can about Breath of the Wild's newly announced sequel.www.gameinformer.com
It may be close-minded of me to say but I'm worried that this quote indeed means that they are reusing the world of BOTW.
Won't this make the game all too familiar to a game which had such a large focus on exploration?
I guess I'll just have to wait and see before I start judging that kind of decision (If that is indeed what he means).
Pretty sure it's just Fi singing.
We already got confirmation that Fi is a part of the BotW timeline from the Master Sword sequence in the main game.
It's the most fully realized Hyrule ever created, it makes sense for them to want to 'revisit' it. I don't think that means it they are literally using the same map (again - reminds me of people jumping to conclusions from the first botw trailer that there were no towns). I anticipate a Hyrule in the process of rebuilding and a entirely new 'underworld'.
Haven't read too much about BotW 2 since I still haven't finished the first game but I really hope that we can finally play as Zelda in 2. Her design in Breath of the Wild is SO good.
Is it just me who feels disappointed when they see that world again? The dark environment in the trailer looks so so so so so so so good and then we see that bright and colourful world and it's just like, no! Please go back to what we were just looking at.
I really hope we get a ton of dark interior environments because if this trailer shows anything it's that this artstyle mixed with dark location's is incredible.
I really hope we get a ton of dark interior environments because if this trailer shows anything it's that this artstyle mixed with dark location's is incredible.
For sure. As long as development has been going smoothly, I could even see this earlier next year than holiday.
Anyone else get the feeling we will be exploring an underworld, not an overworld.
Like, years of buried ruins and temples under ground..... That would be sick.
Like, years of buried ruins and temples under ground..... That would be sick.
Really digging spooky mummy Ganondorf. Legitimately unsettling. I'm 100% down with this darker vibe.
Also I bet they will be re-using a lot of assets and they won't have to figure out how the core of the game works this time around so I wouldn't expect this game to take too long to make.
Also I bet they will be re-using a lot of assets and they won't have to figure out how the core of the game works this time around so I wouldn't expect this game to take too long to make.
If Nintendo wants to go super dark, they should kill off fan favorite Sidon right at the beginning of the game.
...man, I really wish there wasn't always something getting in the way of my excitement for Nintendo games these days. Game Freak being awful is one thing, but if this is the same Hyrule then that's incredibly disappointing.
Breath of the Wild is my favourite game of all time because I loved exploring the world so much. Even a time travel '1000 years earlier' scenario would give me cause for concern because the world really needs to be damn near unrecognisable for me to have the same level of enthusiasm for exploration.
Breath of the Wild is my favourite game of all time because I loved exploring the world so much. Even a time travel '1000 years earlier' scenario would give me cause for concern because the world really needs to be damn near unrecognisable for me to have the same level of enthusiasm for exploration.
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It turns out the next Metroid game is actually a Zelda game!
Only 3 notes isn't enough.
Backwards it sounds vaguely like Fi.
And the Mononoke inspirations keep coming
Holy...
This is what I was thinking of but I couldn't remember what. This was my favorite movie growing up, along with Totoro lol.
Link with an artificial arm all the way
Not sure why anyone thinks it will... Majora's Mask wasn't the same location, Link's Awakening wasn't the same location. The only thing we know is that the opening takes place under hyrule castle and then the castle starts to float away.
I feel exactly the same way.
I don't want to revist the same places. I want that sense of wonder again of knowing *absolutely nothing* about the world I'm stepping into.
That awe and excitement with every step, the curiosity to know what's behind every hill and mountain, I need that back in my life.
Repeat the assets, but give us a new world.
I can't get fully hyped until I get confirmation.
I loved everything about this trailer. It's like BotW but darker. I'll probably buy it like I did with BotW and end up giving up on it cause I'm a baby and couldn't stand the weapon degradation.
If Zelda would ever be playable in a mainline title, it'd be in a direct sequel, after Link has already been established as a hero (going by Nintendo logic here).
They can't McGuffin her again.
They can't McGuffin her again.
Completely apart from the fact that I did not expect to see the sequel to Breath of the Wild at 9 o'clock this morning, there is so much about the direction of this follow-up that I like -- or at least, so much of what it hints at. Directly continuing Breath of the Wild rather than reinventing the wheel at this point is the move to make. More focus on Zelda is something that's needed. Staying in the same world (we can very safely assume it'll be greatly expanded or refreshed somehow), allowing the developers to focus almost wholly on design now that the tech and template have been established. Not to mention how much developing solely for the Switch, rather than the Wii U, will benefit the experience.
I would love it so much if this has to do with rebuilding Hyrule post-Calamity Ganon. This teaser doesn't hint at that, but whatever it's hinting at is god damned interesting. Again, that's the kind of creativity you get after you've already developed the formula and laid the foundations, and have the ability to just go apeshit.
I would love it so much if this has to do with rebuilding Hyrule post-Calamity Ganon. This teaser doesn't hint at that, but whatever it's hinting at is god damned interesting. Again, that's the kind of creativity you get after you've already developed the formula and laid the foundations, and have the ability to just go apeshit.
If you would have told 2017 me that we would have seen more footage of a BOTW sequel than Bayonetta 3 or MP4 by this time I would have questioned your sanity...but here we are.
i truly doubt when they say "same world" they mean same map, what they probably mean is "same timeframe"
the castle uprooting like that is a perfect excuse for the land to radically change again, perhaps there will be an emphasis on underground dungeonesque exploration this time too
the castle uprooting like that is a perfect excuse for the land to radically change again, perhaps there will be an emphasis on underground dungeonesque exploration this time too
