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Breath Of The Wild Has Been Added To The Zelda Series Timeline, But There's A Catch

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild has now been given an official placement on the Legend of Zelda series timeline, but things aren't quite as simple as we might have hoped.

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Snookies122516d ago

Do people actually keep up with this timeline? I hear so much about Kingdom Hearts being confusing. Zelda's timeline confuses me more than Kingdom Hearts ever will, lol.

Evilryusam2516d ago (Edited 2516d ago )

the timeline for KH is much more simple then LoZ, however it's not that the timeline is confusing about KH. It's the flow of events that is hard to keep up, in that regard it's much more frustrating for new players getting into KH, then it would be for a new comer to enjoy any LoZ.

FinalFantasyFanatic2516d ago (Edited 2516d ago )

My understanding of Zelda is that it branches off a lot in its timelines (with significant passages of time between most games). I'd like to think BoTW takes place in one of the time lines where the fails.

Kh has so many games with the events tied closely together it's hard to keep up.

Sirk7x2516d ago

It's because most of the games weren't designed with a timeline in mind, and they forced them into place after fans kept demanding answers.

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CobraKai2516d ago (Edited 2516d ago )

I always felt that all previous Zelda games took place prior to BotW. Playing the game, they make references to multiple past entries.

3-4-52516d ago

It's not that complex...some people just can't keep track of things easily.

FinalFantasyFanatic2516d ago

Nintendo already explained it anyway so we at least know the order of events that each game falls into.

CorndogBurglar2516d ago

That may be true. But if it takes the developers explaining the official timeline then yes, it is overly complex.

CorndogBurglar2516d ago

When people, including the people making the games, have trouble figuring out the timeline and where things fit, then yes, it is difficult.

This kind of proves that. Even the developers aren't sure where to place BotW.

And before this, it took them releasing a timeline to explain where all the games fit. So lets not act like "people just can't keep track of things easily". Before they released an official timeline no one knew 100% where every game fit. And if you are claiming that you did then you are lying. That's pretty much the definition of a complex timeline.

JunMei2516d ago

That answer really pisses me off. Maybe they'll solidify it in the future.

inxine2516d ago

"Actually, the decided history has been tweaked many times.”
what's the point of a timeline then.

Sirk7x2515d ago (Edited 2515d ago )

Fans demanded it. They didn't even confirm there was a timeline and start putting games into place until 2011. Sure, some titles were direct sequels to others, but some of it is like punching a wrong puzzle piece into place to make it work, especially when time travel splits it into three separate universes. BoTW completely denied all of it.

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Could Ganondorf Ever Be The Star Of A Zelda Game?

Gerudo or Gerudon't?

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LG_Fox_Brazil344d ago

A game starring a young Ganondorf... That would be kinda interesting

OtterX343d ago

Yea, maybe a story arc about how he becomes evil, but make him start out good/morally ambiguous.

Michiel1989343d ago

nintendo and morally ambiguous is a dumpsterfire I'd like to watch.

DefaultComment343d ago

He already was playable in original Hyrule Warriors ... just saying.

Inverno343d ago

WW's Ganon would probably be the most interesting of the bunch. It'd be a good way to not only return to WW but also Ocarina. We could see more of his upbringing, his motivations for trying to find the sacred realm, the fallen timeline, the flood, and how he survived. Tho I don't think he'd work well game wise unless they're willing to let us kill Link. Otherwise it'd be a really good concept for an animated film.

SubtilizZer343d ago (Edited 343d ago )

Omg if they could literally make him follow Links path similarly like maybe he had to deliver the items Link had to recover in the legend of Zelda in hopes to save a loved one or maybe for some political gain or maybe his father is betrayed by Hyrule omg my brain so many ways to do this very thing and it would work so well.

Like his family is left in possession of powerful artifacts that can shape or deal with issues plaguing different parts of their world. Through politics they agree to part with these but then when they part with them they are betrayed or setup. I don’t know but this shit would slap.

It could star a relative and Ganon could be a child that he stops to visit on his journey who looks up to his like a Shanks and Luffy kind of deal. Seeing Ganon as a young kid with no hate wow. Nintendo sleeping on this for real

Kneetos343d ago

He was my MVP in the hyrule warriors game
Probably the most fun character to play as

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Looking Ahead: A Possible Future for 3D Zelda

VGChartz's Mark Nielsen: "With Tears of the Kingdom being so recent and Nintendo’s next system likely coming soon, it’s safe to say we won’t be looking at another big Zelda launch title this around and it’ll likely be years before any ruminations of the next game start to surface, but in the meantime we can always speculate. Breath of the Wild changed things for the series by multiplying its popularity manyfold, so it would seem only logical that the franchise will continue along the path Breath of the Wild started, however a look at the series’ history shows it might not be as simple as that. So, let’s take a look at what the future of this legendary series might have in store for us, blending in equal parts qualified theorizing and wishful thinking."

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So, Which Zelda Games Aren't On Switch Yet?

"Thanks to the wonders of the Nintendo Switch Online retro games libraries (and some pretty top-notch remasters along the way), the Switch is now home to a whopping 16 different Zelda titles by our count, covering everything from Link's first outing to his latest adventures, plus remakes, remasters and spin-offs." -Jim Norman of Nintendolife

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GoodGuy09695d ago

Still odd Twilight Princess and Wind Waker HDs still haven't been ported yet unless they're doing GC for NSO.

closed_account695d ago (Edited 695d ago )

Yea, currently Windwaker HD is my only huge regret left of not owning a WiiU. Seeing as how they brought most everything else major, I'm confident they will. The Starfox game is another missing game, but it never looked that good to me compared to the rest of the series.

-Foxtrot695d ago

I really can't believe they haven't done a remake of Ocarina of Time, or at least use the 3DS version as a jumping off point.

closed_account695d ago (Edited 695d ago )

Yes!! An Ocarina remake would sell like hotcakes, and once it's proven sales, a Majora's mask remake would be a shoe-in bc of the nature of its many shared assets.

FinalFantasyFanatic693d ago

Seems like a sure seller to me, I'm surprised that Zelda's anniversary was so bare bones, I was really hyped for some sort of HD collection that had may/may not include OoT, Majora's Mask, Twilight Princess and Wind Waker.

-Foxtrot693d ago

Yeah it was super lacklustre for the anniversary

Even some kind of old school collection I’d have liked to see

Links Awakening
A Link to the Past
The Minish Cap
Oracle of Seasons / Ages

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