They mention Link, Zelda, and Ganon for the "second one" so idk how they could be talking about the Champion's Ballad.
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The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Sequel Development Thread- News, Updates, and Speculation
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I know better than to get my hopes up too easily without Nintendo themselves confirming, but it's still worth noting for information tracking in this thread. Looks like the story is getting commented on by Gamexplain now too, so it's going to get some attention.
Yeah I saw this. I still believe the game can come early 2021.
As a Spanish person, I have to say that I'm not 100% convinced that the dubbing is done judging by what was said in the podcast. Either way, I'm inclined towards the "yes", for what it's worth.
Why not? Are people really doubting early 2021 as a possibility now?
No, no, I agree, just interpreted your comment as there being some sort of huge doubt on the possibility of it. My apologies.
Code Name STEAM was developed by IS...a completely different game, completely different studio, completely different story focus compared to Zelda
Lol, so much of a grain it was probably deleted for probably being complete nonsense
Gamexplain got some interpreters to listen to the clip and they came to the conclusion that it's certainly not clear if the voice acting has been done or not.
Ohh I think i had seen that tweet!
Interesting that they baleted it
Video is still live, I wrote a response to IGN's tweet pointing out what we did but decided there was no point undermining their article so I deleted it
The Internet is a great invention of the 21st (well, technically 20th) century; all the boomers tell me to be happy with it and since I respect my elders that's just how I am: happy with it.
that wasn't in the transcript posted here :)
proper context is very important for this.
When they mention the names they are talking about how during recordings they are not given the anmes of the characters (at least on that game). On that exact part, Revalli's VA jokes "there was a lot of paranoia during the recording of the first one (stops for .1s so that he can land the joke) and the second one which we haven't done (laughs) (...)"
He says that as a follow-up to the joke a few minutes back about asking Zelda's VA if they know anything about the sequel. Just joking about the constant need to properly state that they don't know anything.
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Thanks for sharing this. It's easy to get hyped about any crumb of information in the drought we're in, but it's good to be cautionary.
They aren't making it up. VA is sometimes done at least two years before the game's release, it's the first thing done in the localisation process.
I'm kinda concern for this game. I LOVE Zelda games like really love them and I love BOTW (my second favorite Zelda). But I was disappointed when Nintendo dropped the new Zelda trailer and it was a sequel.
Then people start calling this BOTW2 and I would hate if it's called that and now Revali might be in, why? I mean, I dont want this to be BOTW2 I want the new Zelda to be its own thing.
Then people start calling this BOTW2 and I would hate if it's called that and now Revali might be in, why? I mean, I dont want this to be BOTW2 I want the new Zelda to be its own thing.
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The VA returning doesn't necessarily mean anything for the characters. In the English dub, Revali shares a voice actor with Teba and the Great Deku Tree.
Maybe they changed, but Nintendo (and more precisely Zelda team) was always "gameplay first, story last". If this game started development after completing DLC for BOTW (and using this time as pre-production as they stated they want to use many DLC ideas for the sequel), the game should be very advanced. If they didn't get dev problems or changed radically the game mid way, of course.
Probably the preliminar voice acting is complete (for the trailers), and if they need to change something at the last minute they'll do new recordings near release.
Majora's Mask was OoT2, and I can't think of any game that was more of it's own thing. I think it's a bit of a leap to have any concerns about anything at this point. Maybe you can be reasonably concerned about it not being released as soon as once hoped, but that's not really a big deal in the long run.
Seems like from their comments that they've had a more or less clear idea of where they wanted to go in terms of story for a while now, so it kinda feels like this time maybe both story and gameplay were concieved around the same time.
Even reading the Creative a Champion book, it was SUPER apparent how much lore and backstory they had for this world that they just...couldn't or didn't fit in-game, so now this is their chance to expand on all that.
I just hope they got like, a proper writer. While I liked the more grounded, "human" approach to BoTW, the actual delivery and cutscene direction left a lot to be desired. There was so much "tell" rather than "show, and the dialog often felt stilted and unnatural (beyond VA performance).
I think that they've listened to feedback though - I especially trust the Zelda team to do so - and I hope they take inspiration from how other AAA games push presentation and narrative and challenge themselves in that way.
We KNOW they can make kick-ass game design - let's see if they can make an emotionally resonant story with compelling and nuanced characters.
Even reading the Creative a Champion book, it was SUPER apparent how much lore and backstory they had for this world that they just...couldn't or didn't fit in-game, so now this is their chance to expand on all that.
I just hope they got like, a proper writer. While I liked the more grounded, "human" approach to BoTW, the actual delivery and cutscene direction left a lot to be desired. There was so much "tell" rather than "show, and the dialog often felt stilted and unnatural (beyond VA performance).
I think that they've listened to feedback though - I especially trust the Zelda team to do so - and I hope they take inspiration from how other AAA games push presentation and narrative and challenge themselves in that way.
We KNOW they can make kick-ass game design - let's see if they can make an emotionally resonant story with compelling and nuanced characters.
Yeah but MM wasn't OoT2 at the end.
Yep, not saying that is really concerning or that everyone should (that's just me being paranoid most probably). Funny how I want them to take as long as possible, so not really worried about that haha
Aside from Zelda 2, none of the games in the series have numerically iterated on the previous entry even if they were direct sequels.
This game is directly tied to BotW. If it is the "2" that bothers you, then I'm not really sure I'd be worried. It isn't common for Zelda game to go that route. If it is the direct ties to BotW, well, that much seems pretty set in stone, but we have no idea how it will look. MM had a twist and was able to tell its own story despite being directly tied to OoT.
Those toenail claws just ruin it, though.
Looks like he could rip someone's throat out with those suckers.
Game Awards re-reveal for a summer release is my bet
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I can't go through another Game Awards expecting Zelda news. I'm not strong enough.
It's The Game Awards Day, y'all.
After the Game Awards:
Soon we shall have salvation, that or more speculation until we literally figure out the entire concept of the game by chance.
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There's a rumored direct next week, and assuming it's real, will likely have material originally planned to be revealed around E3, which would have been the next most likely time to see new information on this game.
So mostly speculation of speculation of a rumor, but it's more than we normally have I suppose.
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