Five Things Zelda U Should Add

One of the writers at Middle of Nowhere Gaming decided to take a look at the Zelda franchise as a whole and decide what exciting new features the next game should have!

[Jackhass]

I think maybe it really is time for voice acting.

[osborn2009]

I absolutely agree!

[littlebighamm]

You do remember what happened to Samus when they had voice acting, right?

[Reverent]

As long as Link remains the mute that he is, I really don't think anyone should have any problems with that.

[crusf]

"I think maybe it really is time for voice acting." Why? So people can complain that it was a wrong move by Nintendo. Other M remember?

[Dubaman]

@NiteX
Though there were characters that had speech in MP3, Samus herself didn't speak.

[randomass171]

Voice acting was in Prime 3 and that wa actually good. Other M's acting sucked because of the poor direction throughout the entire game.

[tinkypop]

don't agree.
that give everyone a personal.
with out a voice you can add you're own.

[krazykombatant]

maybe of the characters but not link.

Other M. Showed how this can be done extremely wrong.

[randomass171]

Voice acting is a big yes! But please keep Link mute. Samus talking didn't really work out and I'd rather Link stayed silent.

[3-4-5]

* More Towns

[Metallox]

More, more, more; that's the key.

[fonger08]

Definitely agree with the voice acting and RPG elements. The Legend of Zelda II is one of my favorites due to the RPG elements and its challenging enemies. Most of all, I want to see this game story driven for once. Nintendo does gameplay and innovation like no one else, IMO, however they yet to make that story/presentational game that would proke emotion and thought. I think a new Zelda (possibly Metriod) would be the perfect platform to do so... also add something innovative for using the Wii U pad too.

[Summons75]

I agree with some but RPG elements and Voice acting have no place in Zelda. For VA stop being lazy entitled brats, you know the minute they add in voice acting the the ones you begged for it (YOU) will be the first to complain about it. The game is fine without voice acting.

As for RPG elements, I disagree because Zelda has always been an adventure game where you had to use your brains and your items to solve puzzles. RPG elements will only over complicate things and people will have to grind out extra work because they didn't get item to level x. I liked having ALBW reward you for doing the side quest and upgrade weapons to make you stronger but they didn't interrupt progress. The upgrading in Skyward Sword was annoying and the breakable shield was annoying to the point where I just played the game without a shield. Link doesn't need to level up, experience points aren't needed just add more side stuff and side dungeons to enhance the adventure. Smarter AI would be welcome too for players with higher skill. I loved ALBW but i felt it was too easy and some dungeons WAY to short.

On the agreed points, aging would be interesting. Wind Waker was going to have aging in it before it was scrapped so seeing Link's progression from childhood to adult would be great. Time Traveling would need to be done well again, nothing crazy like going into the flying car future but simple like Ocarina of Time. Returning to different places would be fun but I feel it may get confusing since Hyrule drastically changes over all the games.

[fonger08]

It hasn't "always" been just an adventure game. I think a Castlevania "like" RPG system where you are rewarded for progress through the game instead the typical grind of fighting enemy after enemy to level up. To me, the voice acting would a great point for Nintendo to say, we've looked at newer gaming trends and want to really step up into a "modern" sense of gaming. Don't get me wrong, I really hope they don't add just to add it... and it ends up like a StarFox... but if done right, it would speak volumes to more modern/mature nature that they want to take the series.

[Summons75]

Castlevania didn't really use RPG elements until SOTN and then the series went in a weird direction. The Classic games had power ups so you actually could stand a chance against some of the stronger enemies. The power ups were slightly random dropping from candles/breakable bricks/ enemies. That doesn't make it an rpg. If they keep the reward system for the side content like in ALBW then I wouldn't have a problem. I actually felt compelled to go out and look for the squid kids for the rewards. I would have been able to play the game and progress just fine without them, it didn't take away from the game but added.

[fonger08]

SoTN is sort of what I was thinking of. It never felt like a grind to experience up... I don't know, I feel like there can be a difference between a skyrim RPG system and a SoTN. Whatever they end up doing though, nintendo isn't going to screw it up, that's for sure

[jcnba28]

No voice acting please, it makes games look like cheap movies. I think characters show more emotion when there isn't any voice acting. Wind Waker is a perfect example of this.

[randomass171]

The voice acting CAN help though. Not saying it has to be there, but it can help the game cinematically. I just want Link to stay mute. He's never spoken before and he doesn't need to start now.

[nerdman67]

No motion controls and I am good.
I would like to see and RPG zelda where you have side quests and gain expirience to upgrade Link's skills. Keep the gameplay like Wind Waker or Twilight Princess(gamecube version), make it an RPG with a bunch of quests and such, and the idea that Link starts as a kid in the story and gets older and older sounds awesome.
Too bad Nintendo will probably not do any of this

[MNGamer-N]

Would LOVE a Zelda RPG! That would be amazing.

[NukaCola]

Would absolutely love a true JRPG.

I personally think Zelda series needs a new direction. I'd like to play a Steampunked Zelda or even dare to try something non-medieval showing off a different take on the universe.

[kirbyu]

I hope they don't add voice acting, especially if they add it to Link. Link is supposed to be a character who doesn't talk.

[wonderfulmonkeyman]

If they HAVE to give Link VA, I hope they'll hire the guy who does his vocalizations[hi-ya's and stuff when attacking] in Twilight Princess.
That guy had a decently deep voice; if he knows English then he might be a decent fit.

They certainly can't do worse than the stuff that came out of the CD-I or cartoon, at the very least.XD [unless, God forbid, they hired Gilbert Godfried]

[stragomccloud]

I agree with 3 of the 5. I don't necessarily think that places need to be revisited, nor do I believe that the game should be bound by time travel(though I wouldn't be opposed to it either).

Voice acting is a must, so is RPG elements. On the art direction, I agree completely. I would love to see something like Skyward Sword, though with a touch of Skyrim. That is my dream! Something in that style, but just with a touch more detail.

[Geobros]

Voice at Link is like killing Zelda series....

[Ck1x]

People sound kind of ridiculous saying RPG elements! Zelda has always been an Adventure/RPG. Now if people mean more like a JRPG, then no that just wouldn't suit the main franchise well. Maybe a spin off similar to what Hyrule Warriors is doing, but not the main canon series though. Voice acting for everyone that Link interacts with would be cool, but leave Link as the quiet soldier. I would love for more customizable weapons to make their way into the game (crafting and combining weapons with other items to create new gear.) I also would like a more fleshed out battle system. I know that Darksiders 2 is a very buggy game, but for an Adventure/RPG I loved how many varied moves this game offers. To be honest It wouldn't surprise me if Nintendo combines some elements of Pokemon into the next Zelda to allow Link the chance to catch and train a fighting companion to help aid in battles. Nintendo has apparently been toying around with an idea of a multiplayer element to Zelda. So I'm not sure what something like that could mean in the end to Nintendo!

[bass4g]

Asymmetric gameplay is a big part of what makes the wiiu unique I think there will be some element of it in zelda and they said they said they're questioning whether or not zelda needs to be a single player experience. I reckon if they do multiplayer it'll be similar in a way to nintendoland. One player will control link with the motion control swordyness (They said that they wanted to keep those controls as they felt they were a good fit) and the other player will control the helper character and do a load of gamepad specific things + more traditional controls (they said they wanted to show off the uniqueness of the wii u). In sp the player will be able to switch freely between the two.

That's what it sounds like to me. It's pretty much the only way to combine everything that they've said. There'll also probably be some mii verse integration similar to windwaker HD.

Either way this list doesn't really address the main problem that has dogged the zelda franchise. Handholding. That's the problem with the more recent zeldas and it's the one that people complain about the most. As long as they don't hold our hands too much then it has a chance of being one of the best zeldas. Everything else is a bonus.

[filchron]

I just want it to look better than past-gen games like uncharted 2. nintendo says their console is next-gen so lets see it. advanced lighting effects, reflections coming off link's shield, advanced animations, we saw none of that in the trailer. what they showed was basically if twilight princess had came out for the first few months of the 360's launch (graphics wise). i think some voice acting would be appropriate for the really key cutscenes (NPCS only though, not link)

[Ck1x]

Playing up the asymmetrical status of the gamepad would be great, but I'm not sure that they will reveal that much about the game this early. I think we'll get a graphical trailer of Link and possibly a vague glimpse of who he's up against. But it will mostly be about showcasing the new Zelda world on WiiU. Personally I'd like to see Zelda go more anime and specifically with an art style similar to Fate/Zero! Probably hands down one of the best looking and most impressive looking animes around...