The new Zelda

[Neo]

Gamespot has confirmed that the new Zelda is in fact the game we thought was Wind Waker II, but it won't be called that when it's released in 2005 and isn't an actual sequal to wind waker

[GameMaster]

So when do we get our next cel-shaded adventure?

[thatmariolover]

Originally Posted by GameMaster

So when do we get our next cel-shaded adventure?

Yeah, in all honesty I do hope there is at least one more cel-shaded Zelda.

[DeathsHand]

Originally Posted by Neo

Gamespot has confirmed that the new Zelda is in fact the game we thought was Wind Waker II, but it won't be called that when it's released in 2005 and isn't an actual sequal to wind waker

But I thought I had heard somewhere that they were originally developing another cel-shaded sequel... Were they just rumors? OR WHAT!? I'M SCARED!

[Neo]

Full article:

Just after the end of E3 2004's first day, Nintendo held a roundtable discussion so that the press could hear from the director of Wind Waker and Link's new adventure, Eiji Aonuma. During the event, Aonuma confirmed that the new Legend of Zelda game unveiled at Nintendo's pre-E3 press conference is currently scheduled for release in 2005.

Additionally, this game is the same game that Aonuma referred to as "The Wind Waker 2" back at the Game Developers Conference in March. The game won't be called The Wind Waker 2 when it's completed, and won't be a sequel to the last GameCube Zelda game.

Link is said to be a teenager in this new adventure. Additionally, Link's horse--not confirmed to be Epona--is said to be a prominent element of the gameplay. We'll have more on The Legend of Zelda as it becomes available.

[Ginkasa]

Originally Posted by DeathsHand

But I thought I had heard somewhere that they were originally developing another cel-shaded sequel... Were they just rumors? OR WHAT!? I'M SCARED!

More than likely that was a cover-up. Throw us off. This whole unvieling of the new Zelda would not have been as cool if we knew it was oging to be realistic from the beginning.


*shrugs and walks away*

[DeathsHand]

Originally Posted by Ginkasa

More than likely that was a cover-up. Throw us off. This whole unvieling of the new Zelda would not have been as cool if we knew it was oging to be realistic from the beginning.


*shrugs and walks away*

Yeah but I'm saying sequel... Like direct sequel... WW sort of set up for one, and I was all hyped for a true WW2 where they find a new continent and all this and that...

But now I'm all hyped for the realistic Zelda so whatever

...

[Blackmane]

It would be cool if they had made this a sequel, and as he found a new continent Link slowly changes from his Wind Waker cel-shading to a cool, realistic look.

But yeah, I'm happy with this too.

[Canyarion]

Change into a realistic look? That won't do the atmosphere much good... Just give us an epic, dark adventure from the start.

I'd also like to see a sequel to TWW, but this time with more land.
A few boat parts in this new Zelda game would be nice too...

Ehm, how are we going to call this Zelda game?? Zelda: A Surprise at e³?

The guy who said that this game looks to much like OoT probably forgot that TWW was basicly a polished, cartoony version of OoT... same sounds, same details...
This game looks so much more revolutionary! Burning arrows that get stuck in a tree and keep burning...

EDIT: It's not even their own music : accompanied by the Conan the Barbarian soundtrack...

[Vampyr]

Originally Posted by Blackmane

It would be cool if they had made this a sequel, and as he found a new continent Link slowly changes from his Wind Waker cel-shading to a cool, realistic look.

But yeah, I'm happy with this too.

I think that's a really awesome idea.

+rep

[DarkMaster]

Just very quickly though, as for the reason why Link has changed, there were very, very, very, very many people out there who wanted Link to change [laughs]. Also there's another reason and that's that in developing the Wind Waker we know that we were going to be creating a game in which Link was a young boy and trying to create a very active and very energetic young boy and trying to choose the right style for portraying the young boy in a game like that we tried many different experiments. The ultimate decision we came to was that the cel-shading in Wind Waker was the best option for expressing that. We also wanted to create a very unique game world on the GameCube.

But since then, we've been left with a very big question: and that was, what are we going to do when we decide to make Link a teenager again -- a 16-year-old Link. So after Wind Waker we tried several different models and made varied versions of them. Ultimately we decided that in showing a teenage Link really the best style of expressing him would be something that's closer to our graphical style in Ocarina of Time. So Mr. Aonuma actually wasn't lying at the Game Developer's Conference when he said we were working on Wind Waker 2. He just didn't tell the whole story. And fortunately because he didn't tell the whole story, we were able to surprise you all here with a big announcement about the series.

There you go, mystery solved.

And here's some more stuff.

Q: How long has the game been in development, how far along is it, and why isn't it playable at E3 2004?

Aonuma: In terms of playable versions on the show floor, we're still not sure exactly how long it's going to take to complete the game at this point. But the plan is to by E3 next year have a version that you will be able to play to your heart's content. And in terms of how far along the game is, as I mentioned everything you saw in the movie yesterday is from a version that's running real-time playable on the engine. At this point we've got the engine running and everything's working and it's a matter of plugging in and putting in the finishing pieces.

Q: In the trailer that we saw yesterday, a lot of areas looked very familiar to Ocarina of Time. We saw a castle and Link rode Epona. He might have been in the Lost Woods. Is Link going back to Hyrule and is this now the true sequel to Ocarina of Time?

Eiji Aonuma: How do you know that horse was Epona [smiles]? Unfortunately I cannot reveal all of that at this point in time. Please wait a little while longer.

Q: The graphics in the game are beautiful. Will the game feature high production values throughout? To be more specific, will we see detailed cinematics, major story developments and will characters speak with acted voices?

Shigeru Miyamoto: I actually don't want Link to talk very much. Maybe I'll record my own voice for when he talks, or maybe you can record your own voice [laughs].

[The Duggler]

Originally Posted by DeathsHand

where they find a new continent and all this and that...

Why not just drain the water covering hyrule?

[GameKinG]

I personaly like how big hyrule field has become.

[The Germanator]

Looks big, though you can't really tell if that's any bigger than it was in OoT.