Next zelda game

The Almighty Buck says "Yes."

Do you know when

Given that Twilight Princess was just released, I'd guess that another Zelda isn't currently in development...but that'll probably change at some point.

And there's no way that anyone would know when the next Zelda would be coming out at this point...I doubt even the developers would know :P.

All i remember reading is that the new Wii Zelda is 'closer than you think'. I see Christmas 2008 as the absolute earliest time to expect a new Zelda adventure.

Well, and let's not forget the obvious answer--Phantom Hourglass for the DS will be released (according to Wikipedia) in Q4 2007 in the US and EU, TBA for Australia. It's the direct sequel to Wind Waker.

Well im just going to wait for the next wii zelda to come out not a big fan of the DS

Riverman wrote:Well, and let's not forget the obvious answer--Phantom Hourglass for the DS will be released (according to Wikipedia) in Q4 2007 in the US and EU, TBA for Australia. It's the direct sequel to Wind Waker.

I can't wait for Phantom Hourglass. Initially the game was going to play via all touch controls, and many people who tried it hands on (at E3 and similar events) said it was horrible that way. Hopefully Nintendo will listen to the feedback people have given them and change it or offer the option of non-touch screen control.

As for the next Wii Zelda, I'm sure Nintendo has already started planning it or even started making it. The date Goki said is a pretty good estimate of the earliest we might see it I think.

Riverman wrote:Well, and let's not forget the obvious answer--Phantom Hourglass for the DS will be released (according to Wikipedia) in Q4 2007 in the US and EU, TBA for Australia. It's the direct sequel to Wind Waker.

Damnit, it seems like every day there's another game coming for the DS that I'll want. It's a system I'm going to have to pick up at some point I guess.

The only thing I like about touch screen on PH is the map tips we can write. Not a huge deal, but lots of times I forget where I saw something in a particular room, and I can see how that could be a bit handy. As far as controlling Link via touch...just because you can, doesn't me you should. Its hard to say since I've not had hands-on with it.

I'd say a new Zelda would be much later. I would think Nintendo would opt to design a new engine for it, instead of using the same one for WW/TP. Wouldn't that cause the development time to be a bit longer?

Grasshopper wrote:The only thing I like about touch screen on PH is the map tips we can write. Not a huge deal, but lots of times I forget where I saw something in a particular room, and I can see how that could be a bit handy. As far as controlling Link via touch...just because you can, doesn't me you should. Its hard to say since I've not had hands-on with it.

I'd say a new Zelda would be much later. I would think Nintendo would opt to design a new engine for it, instead of using the same one for WW/TP. Wouldn't that cause the development time to be a bit longer?

Yeah Phantom Hourglass is a known game that will be coming out in the second half of 2007, most likely November. Anyways, Nintendo has stated that they are making a Zelda for the Wii. And actually they have been working on it for a couple of months. That is all they said though. But I am thinking it is Four Swords for the Wii. That would be awesome because thing of the online fun! *drools*. But I say we will definitely have an answer from Nintendo in the Fall, so we know what to look forward to in 2008.

But by the way, I do think that they will make sort of a new engine for the new Zelda Zelda for the Wii. Just because of the interview with Miyamoto. He wanted to make TP perfect because it would be the last Zelda of its kind and controls. So basically it looks like they want to reinvent again.

I remember reading somewhere that Phantom Hourglass will have one HUGE dungeon, whose sections you'll play and unlock throughout the game. Sounds like a neat idea to me, amongst other new things.

I'm all up for the Zelda re-invention thing. I don't know that I'll but a new Zelda if it's just another OoT with slightly different dungeons and new tacked-on story. I know if they change too much, the fans will all be in a tizzy, but eh, they've been known to do it before, so I'm hopeful. I'm thinking like, Zelda to Zelda II, or RE3 to RE4-type changes.

Orion wrote:I'm all up for the Zelda re-invention thing. I don't know that I'll but a new Zelda if it's just another OoT with slightly different dungeons and new tacked-on story. I know if they change too much, the fans will all be in a tizzy, but eh, they've been known to do it before, so I'm hopeful.

Yes, PH has one main dungeon, but it also has regular dungeons, of course. I don't want anyone thinking that it doesn't. 😉

As for the next console game, I hope it brings us back to the Twilight Realm and has Midna in it. There were many hints in Twilight Princess that suggest a sequel. For example, Ganondorf says, "The history of light and shadow will be written in blood," and Midna at the end says, "See you later."

(Of course, that's just another way to say bye...)

Or is it?.....

I'm dead serious. That sounds like a comment designed to specificly cause this kind of discussion(A Rosewater comment, for those Magic players out there). the kind of thing where you wrack your brains and post like crazy trying to figure out if it was just an idle comment, or a hint at something deeper.

AtmaWeapon wrote:Why would they make a new engine? That's a lot of work when they have a functional one in place already.

I know it was a lot of work, thats why I said it would take more time. It's just me speculating though. I only say that because with new systems, developers like to re-invent things to take advantage of hardware and features of the system. Just because a functioning one is in place, I don't see why they need to keep it. Its not like they have too. Just because something functions, doesn't mean it can't be improved, optimized, or added to.

I read that the engine for Twilight Princess is a heavily modified version of the Wind Waker engine. It works, but who knows what it looks like under the hood. I'm sure whatever Nintendo does for the next Zelda they certainly won't have to start from scratch, but they definitely have to take advantage of the Wii's power.

You may not know this, but I read that Retro Studios re-wrote nearly the entire engine from Metroid Prime while making Metroid Prime 2: Echoes. If you play Echoes and pay attention to the details and moving things in the environment, you'll definitely notice the change.

In terms of a sequel to Twilight Princess, I highly doubt it. As much as I'd like to see more of Midna, they end the game nicely. Also, the way they ended it leaves few possibilities for a sequel.

Zelda games come in twos. There will be a prequel or a sequel in due time.

Do not say there is not room for a prequel or a sequel, either. Nintendo always seems to make room, do they not?

As for a sequel...

---------If you have not yet completed the game and do not wish to know anything in relation to the ending look away now-------------------



Any one else notice how after ganandorf says " It is not over, the tale of light and shadow shall be written in blood." it flashes an image of Zant then Ganandorfs' triforce mark disappears? Then remember how Zant said that "his god would bring him back". My bet is that Zant is coming back in the next game with the former power of Ganondorf.

jessethe2nd wrote:Any one else notice how after ganandorf says " It is not over, the tale of light and shadow shall be written in blood." it flashes an image of Zant then Ganandorfs' triforce mark disappears? Then remember how Zant said that "his god would bring him back". My bet is that Zant is coming back in the next game with the former power of Ganondorf.

[spoiler]It wasn't very clear, but I was under the impression that Ganondorf's power was the only thing keeping Zant alive, so when Ganondorf died, Zant died. (his neck snaps in that clip)

I would hate to see Zant again though. I thought he was a cool villain until you face him in the Palace of Twilight and he's all goofy.[/spoiler]

jessethe2nd wrote:---------If you have not yet completed the game and do not wish to know anything in relation to the ending look away now-------------------

Any one else notice how after ganandorf says " It is not over, the tale of light and shadow shall be written in blood."

I already said that....

Anyway, I, for one, hope the next Zelda game has all the lighting/shading bugs worked out. That was really annoying in TP. Ah well, I guess I'll have to consider the flickering as a feature.

But what I really don't understand is why the Forest Temple and Goron Mines look extremely excellent, but the latter 7 dungeons' interior lighting looks terrible. If you don't know what I'm talking about, go into, say, the Arbiter's Grounds or Temple of Time, and look around. Up, down, in passageways, near doors... You'll see what I mean. Unless it's GCN-only.

jessethe2nd wrote:As for a sequel...

---------If you have not yet completed the game and do not wish to know anything in relation to the ending look away now-------------------



Any one else notice how after ganandorf says " It is not over, the tale of light and shadow shall be written in blood." it flashes an image of Zant then Ganandorfs' triforce mark disappears? Then remember how Zant said that "his god would bring him back". My bet is that Zant is coming back in the next game with the former power of Ganondorf.

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Uh, and I'm pretty frickin' excited for PH on ds. That game is gonna rock my socks off. I really like cel-shading, alot. I'm gonna play through wind waker again, and actually beat it this time. Gorgeous game, but that fucking boat... God, I hope they don't do that in the DS version. All that fucking boating around, and then having to find those scattered triforce pieces, that's where I quit.*shrug* I want to finish it now, though.

As tedious as it was, I don't get why so many people quit at the triforce shard part. Sure it was stupid, but it didn't take *that* long, especially considering you were almost at the end of the game.

Yeah, I didn't think it took that long either. The only thing that really bothered me about the sailing was I had to do so much of it to get all the heart pieces left in the world that I missed. There's just so damn many of them.

Agreed. I think the only reason why people complain is because they didn't do any of it yet. As soon as I complete the Forbidden Woods, I go over to Bird's Peak Isle (or whatever it's called - it's been forever) and get the chart. Basically, I do the search ASAP.

For my last playthrough, I decided to do none of the Triumph Forks hunt until I had to, and let me tell you, it wasn't fun.

I don't look up any info on a game my first time through, so I didn't have much of an idea. I'm playing through it again, because it's a really fun game. I'll just cheat when I get to the stupid triforce part.