Was Zelda ever mainstream? Well, at least as far as the gaming world is concerned, a strong case can be made that it was. I’d never even heard of The Legend of Zelda before the hype leading up to Ocarina of Time, but that game was met with so much hype from so many circles even months before its release that it’s hard to argue with its relative importance in the gaming world.
Screen Rant, "The return of one controversial character could have an incredible effect on The Legend of Zelda, prompting the introduction of new features."
Honestly I really changed my mind on Fi with the remaster because they didn't make her interrupt your gameplay every 5 seconds, that drastically changed my views on her
Technically she's in ToTK but obviously can't take any other form than the sword she was made into. Also the companion feature has been done plenty of times in Zelda, I don't think it'll add anything new. If anything should be brought back it should be the Minish.
Matt from We Game Daily writes "The Legend of Zelda series has gone in a different direction. One which, try as I have, I just can’t get on board with. Here is why I think Zelda should return to its 3D roots."
Amen! A good, tight, Zelda game with a focus on dungeons and puzzles. Let people have the new style Zelda if you gotta, but let us have the OoT style games too. That's not without precedent either, the handheld 2D Zelda's in the style of A Link to the Past etc have coexisted alongside the 3D Zelda's before
Wind Waker had a perfect balance of open world and a cool, well hand-crafted design. Maybe try to keep the open world but put in effort to make more memorable story driven quests and locations.
A fan of The Legend of Zelda has recreated the iconic Japanese monster Godzilla in Tears of the Kingdom using the game's Zonai devices.
I like it would also be cool if some created Dragon Caesar in the game I would love to watch the two going at it.
I'd rather Zelda not be main stream again it means sacrificing what makes it good, just look at COD...
To modernize its visuals & gameplay.. maybe deepen the rpg elements a bit with leveling & crafting of weapons & armor... Oh & some voice work would be nice since thats been around since dreamcast in rpgs.. I can understand if link doesnt talk but NPCs around hyrule should be full of life & able to talk instead of grumbles n squeaks
Iron Sights.
For mainstream it needs to have
Blood Splatter
Hordes of loot
Sandbox open world
Dubstep
Shiny graphics regardless of art style
Multiplayer with online pass
Maybe even turn into an fps
War setting
Explosions Bay style
Cinematic trailer
Launch trailer using cameos of celebs
The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past was very mainstream, even my dad completed it and loved it.