Just a slow sunday saturday thought, but I think it's time for Nintendo to think about a mainline the legend of Zelda game game where the princess is the main playable character.
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I think it's time for a Zelda game where you control Princess Zelda
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I think we'll get that in BotW, but I don't know if fans will like it, the way I envision it the player can choose at any time to play as either Zelda or Link and depending on who they use the combat system is drastically different, while Link uses weapons, arrows and Runes, Zelda uses spells for attacking, healing, boosting stats etc.
I actually want a Zelda led spin off/different type of gameplay loop where it's all trippy because mental/prophetic powers instead of hitting stuff with a sword. Make it like Zelda meets Dune or something, or make it involve a bunch of plane shifting with weird impressionistic art styles and improbable physics and stuff. But that's just me and it's never actually happening.
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I want Zelda to have galaxybrain astral adventure while Link is just hitting bokoblins with sticks or whatever.
As much as I hope that's the case, I feel like the best case scenario is that glowing hand giving Link a new power & Zelda also being playable.
That's the impression I got as well. Maybe it'll be like Prince of Persia in the sense that Zelda or Link will function like Elika, and help you in combat, or during puzzles. Hopefully you can seamlessly cycle between them to use their distinctive skillsets in different situations.
Yeah, Link will be playable.
It'll either be only Link, or Link with Zelda incorporated in some way. But link will be there
Adding context for eating mid-battle: if you play as Zelda Link builds a fire with a pan and cooks for Zelda in the distance, same for swapped roles, it could add sort of a Tower-Defense-ish aspect to battles since obviously if you're cooking you can't battle
This is more or less my hope, however unlikely it is.
I personally would love to see a straight up role reversal with Link getting captured and rendered helpless requiring Zelda to rescue him for once. Even still they could also have a situation where it's specifically a role reversal from BotW and not the whole damsel in distress trope the series often uses. Instead of Link getting captured by Ganon-mummy he could just get stuck holding him back, like Zelda got stuck holding back Calamity for 100 years in BotW. While effectively the same thing, the context of it isn't Link being helpless and captured, but in a never ending fight to hold back a major threat. So for the stupid question of "what would Link do" well he'd be using his new magic hand to combat and keep Ganondorf from escaping and destroying Hyrule while Zelda goes off and finds a means of defeating him. And in the process go through trials to prove herself a worthy Hero. Especially if using or restoring the Master Sword is involved.
True but playing as Link again would go against the context BotW1 had. Link lost his memory and had to essentially train up again explaining his lack of abilities. Not to say they can't and won't just start him from scratch - but it would be weird for such an established character to go back to basics. Playing as Zelda could get around that
I'm not saying I disagree with you, I'm just saying I don't see is very likely...as much as I want your scenario to happen.
Oh no I'm completely with you. BotW Link is too popular and I don't know how the greater community would react
If Nintendo stick with their silent protagonists and I never have to listen to that pound shop American-trying-to-sound-British accent again, I am absolutely all in on this idea.
I think it could work pretty well, if you defend your partner you get more food, otherwise you get dubious food, the cooking element of BotW has to be tweaked in some way to keep the player's interest in the sequel, I know some people simply love testing recipes, but they're not the majority and someone might think cooking the same way might be a drag in the sequel.
I have a feeling BotW 2 is going to be that game. I think both Link and Zelda are gonna be the 2 main playable characters in that and you switch between the two. Either that or you choose who you want to control, either Link or Zelda, and the other one is relegated to AI partner.
Honestly, let them complain. Zelda as the only playable character would be a bold move that I'd respect.
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Not that I dislike the idea of making Link a girl (hopefully that happens at some point), but what's wrong with the idea of a playable Zelda?I dont like this idea at all.
Id prefer it if they just made Link a girl.
I will never understand this.I dont like this idea at all.
Id prefer it if they just made Link a girl.
I dont know I just hate the idea of playing a side character, a spinoff. Maybe its because of MGS2.
EDIT: Let me clarify, they can make a game with Zelda as the main character. I just dont want that game to be their big 4+ year developed mainline zelda game. DLC would be fine too.
Why the hell would you control Zelda in a game called 'Legend of Zelda'?
You crazy, son.
But seriously, Nintendo seem super adverse to this idea, for some reason.
You crazy, son.
But seriously, Nintendo seem super adverse to this idea, for some reason.
I would prefer if they do this that they give Zelda her own game, and give her powers and abilities that stem from the powers the Triforce of Wisdom would grant her. I'm not 100% sure how that would translate into gameplay, but I feel like just giving Link a Zelda-coat-of-paint and making a traditional Zelda-style game would do the concept of playing as Zelda a disservice.
This is how I feel (it would be cool if they just made Zelda the kwisatz haderach instead of just Link with a Zelda skin) but the female Link thing also falls subject to the distaff counterpart trope so idk.
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