"I've played a lot of video games over the years, but nothing does it for more so than a good franchise. Be it Mario, Age of Empires, Portal, Mass Effect, Mega Man,or yes... The Legend of Zelda. The reason franchises are so endearing and have big fanbases is largely understandable. If you played one entry in the series and ended up loving it, chances are you are going to at least enjoy the rest of the games in that same franchise. It's sort of a "you know what you're getting" thing, and usually that is enough for fans. I may not know what the art style, story, or direction of Zelda U will be, but because it's a Zelda game I can already guarantee on some level I am going to enjoy the experience."
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
As much as I like BoTW, TotK, I need my traditional Zelda games as well, I could not endlessly play the open world Zelda games, plus it's harder to keep those fresher than the traditional games.
BotW was just as fresh to the franchise as OoT was. TokT was great but the next LoZ would have to move from that formula to be fresh again. There's only so much they can do with the hardware. I think they focused too much on making the world big instead impactful. I felt the world was sort of empty and repetitive in TotK, sure there was a lot to do but no more difference a Ubisoft game..
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.
Zelda's definitely one of my all time favorites but I can't say I've really loved one since Wind Waker. They've all been good since then but it just feels like somethings been missing - or maybe it's just me.
Unfortunately for me, I didn't play Zelda games after Ocarina of Time because: A)Majora's Mask required a expansion pack and B) I didn't own a Nintendo system after N64.
Ocarina Of Time was still one of the best games. I still have Nostalgia from those simple ocarina melodies.
Zelda is the greatest franchise of all time! No competition!
My favourites were ALTTP, LA:DX, the Oracle series & Minish Cap.
I liked OoT to begin with, but lost interest later, always preferred the top down games personally.
Never got to experience Wind Waker though.
Disclaimer: I haven't played skyward sword so if these issues were addressed in that game, my apologies.
I hate to play devils advocate here but I too was a fan of Zelda games but it seems the series it self is almost dead to me now. I'm tired of the same formula being used from the super nintendo era for every game. Beat three dungeons unlock the master sword then beat seven more dungeons to face the final boss. Also for the final boss, he always transforms into a second form after you defeat him. They really need to change that rinse and repeat formula to remain relevant or fans will eventually get tired of it like they are with the super Mario games. I really hope they go all out with their WiiU Zelda game and raise the bar once again. Just look at the gap between Zelda a link to the past and ocarina of time. I know fans had their minds blown when transitioning between the two