What We Want in Zelda on Wii U

The Legend of Zelda series is beloved by many, but there are always ways to improve. Danny, Chris and Peter go over what they want most from the next installment.

[vishmarx]

i want nintendo to do something about their obsession with big maps.have them sure, but dont make such a big deal out of it
everytime this or xeno is shown its always YAY BIG MAPS!

big maps, we get it.
what else?

well at least this wont have motion controls.those were a pain the a$$

[swice]

But, small tiny you doing big things in a big world is a much better feeling than small tiny you doing small tiny things in a box

[wonderfulmonkeyman]

If you knew anything about Xenoblade Chronicles, you'd know that they make good use out of big maps.

Monolith can be trusted with this one, bro; your worries are unfounded as far as Xenoblade X goes.

As for Zelda, there's only been one time in the history of the series where they had too much space and not enough to do in it aside from traveling.
Twilight Princess.
And even then the dungeons and storyline more than made up for that downside.

Besides, thanks to recent comments from them in interviews, I think we can be reasonably confident that Nintendo isn't going to let a repeat of "too much space and too little action" happen again.

The stuff we've seen of it so far has been early build stuff that isn't going to reflect the full game.

[jayzablade]

I dunno Monkeyman, i'm kinda inclined to disagree there.
I thought Wind Waker had a bit too much useless sailing which made the game feel a bit dull at times....i still love it, don't get me wrong but in my humble opinion i felt that was a bit of a killjoy in terms of travelling from one area to another....thank god for the Ballad of Gales!!!

[wonderfulmonkeyman]

@ Jay
If you're talking about the original Wind Waker, then I can agree with where you're coming from.
Sailing in that took a long time and there wasn't much to do.

But the remake made sailing so much faster that it's practically a non-factor now.XD
So, yeah, the remake is why I didn't include Wind Waker in my original post.
It solved the issues I had with it so effectively that I kinda just forgot about the existence of the original version.^^;;

[3-4-5]

* Lots of Towns & Villages please.

[wonderfulmonkeyman]

I've got two wishes for Zelda U:

Sidequests that make me feel as involved with the world as the ones in Majora's Mask did, and a release date that comes before Christmas.XD

[Big_Game_Hunters]

strategy elements.

[Metallox]

You should tell us more, sounds good as a premise :p

[Game_Face1]

This game makes me want to get a Wii U but I don't its worth it for one game.

I did the same with the GameCube and really didn't use it much after Wind Waker.

[Summons75]

You're correct no major purchase should be justified with one game...

Good thing the WiiU has tons of amazing games with a huge lineup this year alongside this game and makes buying a WiiU worth your money plus some!

[Game_Face1]

Never cared for smash bros.

Like all the other Mario games tho, but none are a "must play" for me like Zelda.

[telekineticmantis]

VOICED DIALOGUE, and Some more creative weaponry

[Locknuts]

Yeah they can keep link quiet, but really everyone else should talk. Even if it's some 'hyrulian' language for all versions and the just add subtitles for different regions.

In fact that would be my preferred method. Would seem more authentic.

[Summons75]

No, voice acting would hurt more than help. Part of the charm of having the text is you can create your own voices and the best part is progressing the story at your own pace, you read slow read slow, you want to skip mash the B button, you need to stop and get a drink well don't worry because you won't miss anything. Zelda doesn't need voice acting. And all the people begging for voice acting would be the first to complain about how "bad it is and how Nintendo ruined Zelda" Don't fix what isn't broken and so far there has been no reason to add voice acting.

[higgins78]

What I had hoped for was that Skyward Swords near-perfect implementation of Wii Motion Plus was to make the cut, VERY disappointed to see it hasn't. Its strange, the controls were implemented so well - really gave the series a jolt in the arm, its hard to see why Nintendo has dropped it after just 1 game. I'll find it hard to go back to button-bashing...

[wonderfulmonkeyman]

I won't find it hard, since I enjoy both styles of control.
Making each battle feel more authentically like a duel through having to break through the opponent's defenses in order to harm them was an excellent way of spicing up the combat, but I think it could also be done [though not quite as effectively] with the game pad via using directions on the control stick as you swing the blade to control the direction it's swung from.
You could do the same thing in Ocarina of Time and Majora's Mask.
In fact I enjoyed doing so.
It didn't change how effective the damage was or anything, but being able to do different kinds of swings certainly spiced things up so I enjoyed that almost as much as Skyward's controls.
With a little practice, the same method could easily work in the new Zelda, too, without the need of motion controls.

[higgins78]

While it's true - that Ocarina and Majoras Mask employed similar tactics during combat, I can't help but feel using Wii Motion Plus really elevated it, not only in combat but as a means of immersion during the entirety of the game. It just (to me) feels a shame that the controls demonstrated using Wii Motion Plus may be the first and last attempt in a Zelda title, I just felt they had so much more to offer.