ZI: "Welcome to a brand new series, one which aims to make a counter argument or counter point to editorials and authors from another land. What I mean to say is, this is a series that does exactly what it says it does: it makes a counterpoint to someone else’s thoughts and ideas on the internet. Sometimes this may simply be a well-respected fan’s thoughts in the comments – other times it will be full blown editorial responses. Today, I am going to make a counterpoint to Alex Plant’s latest editorial, which states rather plainly that “Zelda Should Embrace Traditional Fantasy Visuals”. It’s a good read for those who haven’t had a chance to see it yet.
I also firmly believe he is incorrect, though I respect his reasoning."
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.
The fantasy tropes are meaningless. Quick: what was the most breathtaking landscape in Wind Waker? Or Skyward Sword? The Great Sea and the Sandsea, right? Neither of which conform to fantasy tropes.
What Zelda settings need--the only thing they need--is a frontier. A wide expanse of natural terrain to explore. Exploration is the PAE of the franchise. It doesn't matter if our Links are fantastical knights, time travelers, fishermen, train engineers, or simple vagabonds. It doesn't even matter if they ride horses or motorcycles, wield swords or pistols,explore deserts or oceans or jungles or tundra.
Agreed.