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#1 di_sgt_barber
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like these:

  • OoT: time. using two timelines to save the future.
  • MM: masks. transformation, interaction, etc.
  • WW: wind. sailing, gliding, etc.
  • MC: size. shrinking to access small areas, villages; sneak into inaccessible areas.
  • TP: animals. pros of being a wolf, talking to creatures that don't talk to people, using birds for help, wrestling goats.
  • PH: i didn't really play this one but I'm sure it has one. most of them do.'

i'd like to see a new one that explores the possibilites of changing the current weather at any point to solve puzzles, alter the economy, etc. and allow you to progress. you could summon a snow storm to freeze a lake and cross into a temple; bring in summer weather to bring a bear out of hibernation and get his help; make it rain and cause the dry riverbed to fill up, allowing an NPC to use his water-powered mill and make you something you need. it would be full of potential, it just takes a lot of investment from the designers.

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like these:

  • OoT: time. using two timelines to save the future.
  • MM: masks. transformation, interaction, etc.
  • WW: wind. sailing, gliding, etc.
  • MC: size. shrinking to access small areas, villages; sneak into inaccessible areas.
  • TP: animals. pros of being a wolf, talking to creatures that don't talk to people, using birds for help, wrestling goats.
  • PH: i didn't really play this one but I'm sure it has one. most of them do.'

i'd like to see a new one that explores the possibilites of changing the current weather at any point to solve puzzles, alter the economy, etc. and allow you to progress. you could summon a snow storm to freeze a lake and cross into a temple; bring in summer weather to bring a bear out of hibernation and get his help; make it rain and cause the dry riverbed to fill up, allowing an NPC to use his water-powered mill and make you something you need. it would be full of potential, it just takes a lot of investment from the designers.

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Wasn't there one Zelda game on GBC that let's you control the seasons?

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I hope it is a little futuristic, some steam punk stuff, rail roads, etc. That would be anawesome theme for a zelda game. Besides that, I would want a neo punk zelda game though.

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#4 haris12121212
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Save Hurule from Ganondorf. OR weather changing. Changing the shapes of the land... c
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#5 tOtalPWNaAe
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whats MC:??
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whats MC:??tOtalPWNaAe

Minish Cap for Gameboy Advance

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[QUOTE="di_sgt_barber"]

like these:

  • OoT: time. using two timelines to save the future.
  • MM: masks. transformation, interaction, etc.
  • WW: wind. sailing, gliding, etc.
  • MC: size. shrinking to access small areas, villages; sneak into inaccessible areas.
  • TP: animals. pros of being a wolf, talking to creatures that don't talk to people, using birds for help, wrestling goats.
  • PH: i didn't really play this one but I'm sure it has one. most of them do.'

i'd like to see a new one that explores the possibilites of changing the current weather at any point to solve puzzles, alter the economy, etc. and allow you to progress. you could summon a snow storm to freeze a lake and cross into a temple; bring in summer weather to bring a bear out of hibernation and get his help; make it rain and cause the dry riverbed to fill up, allowing an NPC to use his water-powered mill and make you something you need. it would be full of potential, it just takes a lot of investment from the designers.

glez13

Wasn't there one Zelda game on GBC that let's you control the seasons?

Yes, Oracle of Seasons. And it had a companion game a la Pokemon, Oracle of Ages, that let you control time. Though obviously not everywhere.:P

As for me, I have no clue what theme I'd like to see in the next Zelda.

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#8 789shadow
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I hope it is a little futuristic, some steam punk stuff, rail roads, etc. That would be anawesome theme for a zelda game. Besides that, I would want a neo punk zelda game though.

nhh18

Oh please no. That would completely ruin the game.

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Save Hurule from Ganondorf. OR weather changing. Changing the shapes of the land... charis12121212

and add some holidays, like animal crossing :P

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[QUOTE="haris12121212"]Save Hurule from Ganondorf. OR weather changing. Changing the shapes of the land... crey06

and add some holidays, like animal crossing :P

The Festival of Love. You can obtain free Heart Pieces there.:P If only....

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I would love to see a game based around the death of Link so that Nintendo would have to come up with a new franchise instead of giving us the exact same **** over and over.

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#12 Cherokee_Jack
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Just make Majora's Mask 2. That's all I ask.
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Just make 3D remakes of Oracle of Ages/Seasons.

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In space possibly.

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In space possibly.

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#17 kholdstare61
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How about they expand what Majora's Mask started. More masks, transformation, interaction, emotion, exploration, darker/creepier tone, etc.

They should just combine Zelda + Elder Scrolls/Fallout 3 + Ico/Shadow of the Colossus to create one kickass game.

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I would like to see a very dark themed Zelda game where Ganondorf obtains immortality and you (Link, I assume)are intrusted with appealing to the Gods and sinking Hyrule under the sea (and thus the story/legend leading up to Wind Waker).

Gameplay wise, some kind of terrain or weather manipulation would be cool.

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#19 jdsteffen
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A link to the Future. Link in his current form (a la twilight princess age) sent to the future to a worn torn hyrule to free each race (zora's, goron's, etc.) from slavery with his ancient tools and magic. Free a race and they add to your cause, give you a tool and to the fight for freedom against evil.

Remove some of the dungon crawling ascpect and add a little more hack n slash to shake the formula up a little. From each race you could receive a new weapon to use in the next level.

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#20 SynisterGamer
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I either want a darker themed one. For the older fans.

Or a cool High-Sci-Fi universe.

Mario went to space, it's only time for Link to go to space.

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#21 evilross
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The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waggler.

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I think a cross over Zelda/ F-Zero game would be pretty sweet :P
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I either want a darker themed one. For the older fans.SynisterGamer
Because the older fans can't appreciate anything that's not "dark"?
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#24 Uptown
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good theme for the next zelda would have to be.....south central Los Angeles, circa 1993

I personally wouldnt mind another Wind Waker style Zelda game....I thought Wind Waker was much better than Twilight Princess and had alot more charm.

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Legend of Zelda: Drug Runner

Link becomes a hard pipe hitting drug dealer around the land of Hyrule. His quest is move into the crumbling land of Hyrule and take advantage of the drug riddled villagers that use their hard earned cash to get their next fix.

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[QUOTE="SynisterGamer"]I either want a darker themed one. For the older fans.Cherokee_Jack
Because the older fans can't appreciate anything that's not "dark"?

Thanks for spinning my words, I just want a new direction.

It's all been very light and happy, though Twilight Princess was a tad darker then the other games, so maybe it's a sign where Nintendo is going with it.

Though then again, they'll probably just make it a happy-go-lucky game for the casuals. I'll play Mario and Animal Crossing if I want that. I was hoping Wii Motion-Plus would give us better sword controls.

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[QUOTE="TheCraving"]

Legend of Zelda: Drug Runner

Link becomes a hard pipe hitting drug dealer around the land of Hyrule. His quest is move into the crumbling land of Hyrule and take advantage of the drug riddled villagers that use their hard earned cash to get their next fix.

Sweet, and the bosses of dungeons would be various drug-lords that Link has to kill to expand his territory. Someone call up Nintendo!
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#28 Uptown
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Twilight Princess taught me one thing....a more realistic looking zelda game just doesnt have the magic and charm of the toony ones. Twilight Princess was alot more forgettable for me than Wind Waker, OoT, MM

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Gimme some Wind Waker 2. Now that Cel Shaded has advanced a lot since the first WW's days (thanks to Okami and PoP), Nintendo could so something out of this word.
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#30 SynisterGamer
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Twilight Princess taught me one thing....a more realistic looking zelda game just doesnt have the magic and charm of the toony ones. Twilight Princess was alot more forgettable for me than Wind Waker, OoT, MM

Uptown

Really? I suppose your right, I did love the cartoon style of Wind Waker, but idk. I still liked Twilight Princess.

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[QUOTE="TheCraving"]

Legend of Zelda: Drug Runner

Link becomes a hard pipe hitting drug dealer around the land of Hyrule. His quest is move into the crumbling land of Hyrule and take advantage of the drug riddled villagers that use their hard earned cash to get their next fix.

beast667

Sweet, and the bosses of dungeons would be various drug-lords that Link has to kill to expand his territory. Someone call up Nintendo!

My god...we're gonna be rich...

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#32 SynisterGamer
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Gimme some Wind Waker 2. Now that Cel Shaded has advanced a lot since the first WW's days (thanks to Okami and PoP), Nintendo could so something out of this word.IronBass

That would be pretty cool, but I'm kinda tierd of Wind Waker after PH.

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Gimme some Wind Waker 2. Now that Cel Shaded has advanced a lot since the first WW's days (thanks to Okami and PoP), Nintendo could so something out of this word.IronBass
As long as they toss the triforce searching and add more dungeons, that would be awesome :D
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[QUOTE="IronBass"]Gimme some Wind Waker 2. Now that Cel Shaded has advanced a lot since the first WW's days (thanks to Okami and PoP), Nintendo could so something out of this word.beast667
As long as they toss the triforce searching and add more dungeons, that would be awesome :D

oo make it more like the zack and wicki type

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#35 SynisterGamer
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[QUOTE="beast667"][QUOTE="TheCraving"]

Legend of Zelda: Drug Runner

Link becomes a hard pipe hitting drug dealer around the land of Hyrule. His quest is move into the crumbling land of Hyrule and take advantage of the drug riddled villagers that use their hard earned cash to get their next fix.

TheCraving

Sweet, and the bosses of dungeons would be various drug-lords that Link has to kill to expand his territory. Someone call up Nintendo!

My god...we're gonna be rich...

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[QUOTE="IronBass"]Gimme some Wind Waker 2. Now that Cel Shaded has advanced a lot since the first WW's days (thanks to Okami and PoP), Nintendo could so something out of this word.beast667
As long as they toss the triforce searching and add more dungeons, that would be awesome :D

Do you know what's funny/not-so-funny-really? I read this on the post-mortem interview with Miyamoto and Aojuma on EGM: WW had originally two dungeons more (Water and Fire temples), with the logical pre-dungeon-quests. They were taken from the game because they ot the impression the game was too long >_> But they learned their lesson with TP.
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[QUOTE="beast667"][QUOTE="IronBass"]Gimme some Wind Waker 2. Now that Cel Shaded has advanced a lot since the first WW's days (thanks to Okami and PoP), Nintendo could so something out of this word.IronBass
As long as they toss the triforce searching and add more dungeons, that would be awesome :D

Do you know what's funny/not-so-funny-really? I read this on the post-mortem interview with Miyamoto and Aojuma on EGM: WW had originally two dungeons more (Water and Fire temples), with the logical pre-dungeon-quests. They were taken from the game because they ot the impression the game was too long >_> But they learned their lesson with TP.

Wow, that kind of sucks. What I really want in the next Zelda game is difficulty levels. Master Quests dungeons were much more challenging than the usual, and I want more of that in future Zelda games.
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[QUOTE="SynisterGamer"]I either want a darker themed one. For the older fans.Cherokee_Jack
Because the older fans can't appreciate anything that's not "dark"?

not exactly, but it hurts a game's potential to avoid dark things. part of what makes Majora's Mask so intriguing is that it doesn't avoid blending the lighter feelings with the darker ones. it gives it so much more to explore. wind waker is a great game but at times i felt like it cutting it's quality down by reducing its palet to themes and content that wasn't so heavy-handed. it's easier for an older, more mature gamer to recognize this.

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Gimme some Wind Waker 2.IronBass
I like this. A lot of these ideas I'm seeing though are horrible. Reading threads like these makes me glad Nintendo does their own thing.
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#40 di_sgt_barber
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[QUOTE="IronBass"]Gimme some Wind Waker 2.AlexSays
I like this. A lot of these ideas I'm seeing though are horrible. Reading threads like these makes me glad Nintendo does their own thing.

i like it too, but Phantom Hourglass is pretty much the closest think we'll ever get, methinks.
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#41 Cherokee_Jack
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Thanks for spinning my words.SynisterGamer

I suggest you acquaint yourself with this concept.

Anyway, "light and happy" isn't the first phrase that springs to mind when thinking about the Shadow Temple in OoT or the moon impact apocalypse in MM. Windwaker is the only flagship game in the series that isn't an even mix of light and dark elements.

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[QUOTE="IronBass"]Gimme some Wind Waker 2.AlexSays
I like this. A lot of these ideas I'm seeing though are horrible. Reading threads like these makes me glad Nintendo does their own thing.

SO true. I remember having reading once that Nintendo should make a Zelda more GTAish style. I mean... really?
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[QUOTE="AlexSays"][QUOTE="IronBass"]Gimme some Wind Waker 2.IronBass
I like this. A lot of these ideas I'm seeing though are horrible. Reading threads like these makes me glad Nintendo does their own thing.

SO true. I remember having reading once that Nintendo should make a Zelda more GTAish style. I mean... really?

I've heard calls for a Zelda MMO quite a bit.

These people just don't know what they want.

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These people just don't know what they want.Cherokee_Jack
Such cases makes me happy to know that Nintendo knows better than me what's good to me. [spoiler] lol :P [/spoiler]
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You know what would be cool? If they took the main villain from every Zelda game and put them into one game, just think of all of them...oh wait.

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I think it should be first person and then link also needs a gun. Then pump him full of sreroids and shave his head. Oops never mind I just discribed 3/4 or the games on the market.

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I wonder what a game would be like with a vast, vast desert as its setting.

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I would like to see a very dark themed Zelda game where Ganondorf obtains immortality and you (Link, I assume)are intrusted with appealing to the Gods and sinking Hyrule under the sea (and thus the story/legend leading up to Wind Waker).

Gameplay wise, some kind of terrain or weather manipulation would be cool.

_BlueDuck_

A dark themed Zelda would be sweet, with blood, death and glory. But what's their largest fanbase consist of? And, it'll never happen. lol

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I think it should be first person and then link also needs a gun. Then pump him full of sreroids and shave his head. Oops never mind I just discribed 3/4 or the games on the market.

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You don't know about many games if you think that's 3/4th of the games on the market.
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But what's their largest fanbase consist of?DragonfireXZ95
Kids? Yeah, kids hate violence.