An Argument for a More Realistic Zelda World

ZI writes: There are numerous components necessary to a functional story – characters, events, context, etc. In fantasy and science fiction however, a specific component of the usual story formula is typically elevated to a higher status than in other genres – the setting, or the world.

[kesvalk]

these articles again?

will they stop someday?

[Reverent]

not to mention that horribly Photoshopped cover picture of Links face over Altiar's body.

[MaxXAttaxX]

And despite TP being the most successful Zelda title everywhere, I think Nintendo cares more about the casual crowed than their core audience.

I hope the next game will be like the tech demo they showed and not like SS.

[ATi_Elite]

Yeh it would be cool to have a Zelda game with a M rating cause of realistic violence and more mature themes like Skrim or The Witcher!

[PopRocks359]

Not really. Do you want a Toy Story movie that's rated R? No? Good. I don't want a rated M Zelda.

[fossilfern]

A rated 18/M Metroid game...... They sort of touched on it on MP2 but it was no where near an 18 rating but it would be nice to see I suppose. Or even a 15 rating. But not 15/18/M just for the fact that it will have blood and guts etc. Think a more mature Metroid would suit the series IMO

[Reverent]

@Poprocks, I know right? I was honestly really surprised when Twilight Princess came out with its "T" rating. I was like, "Animated blood in my Zelda game?! No way! Not like this!" Lol.

[yabhero]

M rated metriod sure,
Zelda... Please no... Then I couldn't play it easily...

[D3mons0ul]

Sadly realistic has been reduced to: shave his head and give him a gun.

[mike1up]

...and a few steroid injections.

[Shok]

You guys mean Zelda running on the Unreal 3 engine??????

[gamerben]

The reason shaved heads are so popular is because it's a lot easier to model.

[310dodo]

Hyrule as an Open world
would be awesome

give Zelda to Bethesda

[TheFirstClassic]

A zelda with crap combat would suck. Don't get me wrong, I love tes, but what's special about zelda is the gameplay. I would like to see a bigger and more lively world, but not at the cost of gameplay, and not skyrim big in terms of things to do.

[310dodo]

I love the depth of bethesda worlds is all.

I wouldnt want to completely change the combat of Zelda
def tweak it.

I would never get rid of the music as well.

[gamerben]

Bigger world...

Uhh, wind waker?

[Qrphe]

That NEVER

If there is something that is good in Zelda game, is the combat. Bethesda completely SUCKS at making engaging combat.

[jc48573]

I can guarantee how boring that would be. Most of the charm that makes the game attractive will be lost and may be scrapped for the sake of making it realistic. It might end up being a game where gamers won't be able to take the game seriously.

[HalfNerdHalfAmazing]

If you want a more realistic Zelda just play skyrim

[CouldHaveYelledUiiW]

Once I had wanted the same thing. I think it began with the Space World Demo of Legend of Zelda which at the time was as realistic as you could get but that soon became LoZ:WW (making fanboys cry and whine until they played it).

TP was kind of the step in the realistic direction and while I liked things about TP, I did not love it.
I wasn't (as) magical like the 1st Zedla and OoT, it did not even match-up to the joy I found in WW (later).

But when SS came out everything changed. Is it flawed graphicly? Yes. Some of the textures look bad close up. BUT it is a beautiful game and it is fun in design and gameplay.

It's not open world but the world still feels alive and expansive.

So... All I can say is that what ever they do next graphically I hope that the gameplay is more like LoZ:SS than Assassin's Creed.

The only thing I wish they would add is more of TP's Fishing Shop AI, that made you feel kind of like you were in a room with another person.

(a spin-off wouldn't be bad though, a Hyrule Tactics RTS Game).

[darkgod]

i dono about that tactics stuff.

[TheColbertinator]

Always wanted a Zelda game similar to Fable not the Elder Scrolls series

[darkgod]

um no u mean with bad combat and ugly art? ill pass on anything that looks western unless it fits it. but other then that western art blows.