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    Nintendo's flagship fantasy action-adventure series created by Shigeru Miyamoto and Takashi Tezuka in 1985, the Zelda series is the source of many revolutionary gameplay conventions, and continues to be one of the most popular and critically acclaimed video game franchises of all time.

    What do you think the next Zelda game should have? (Story wise)

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    #1  Edited By timeshero
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    #2  Edited By Lashe

    So long as it has CHOO CHOO TRAINS, I don't care =]

    Nah, in all seriousness some context in terms of timeline, although it would be nice, might it be a little contrived? I mean, do you really think Nintendo are at the point where there is a logical order to the games? I would personally hate to think so - I like my Zelda games unique experiences, kinda like my Final Fantasy games and I wouldn't like any timeline to ruin that. Shit gets messy when you try drawing it together

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    #3  Edited By Coltonio7

    i liek trains

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    #4  Edited By BirthWild

    Ya so I went with SOME OF THE ABOVE! I will explain.


    Gannondorf's side of the story - I'd like to see him die forever he's great but his story will remain in Link's legend forever.
    A completely new/original story line - possibly, I like the sound of it but a "new" story line being like what how every new game has a new way for Link to run to different temples?

    at this point I would like to see new structure to how the game plays out like having all the the items already and going off from there the "hardcore" throwing a player into a game without instruction and assuming they know how to use the boomerang and hookshot for the 100th time. Sadly though this will never happen...so I will cry...and continue to play them.  HAHA! I snuck in my gameplay talk into your storyline talk.

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    #5  Edited By timeshero
    Lashe said:
    "So long as it has CHOO CHOO TRAINS, I don't care =]

    Nah, in all seriousness some context in terms of timeline, although it would be nice, might it be a little contrived? I mean, do you really think Nintendo are at the point where there is a logical order to the games? I would personally hate to think so - I like my Zelda games unique experiences, kinda like my Final Fantasy games and I wouldn't like any timeline to ruin that. Shit gets messy when you try drawing it together"
    That does make sense, however, I feel that ever since OoT, the franchise as a whole has had a purpose. The "Split Time line" theory seems to fit so well personally.
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    #6  Edited By timeshero
    BirthWild said:
    "Ya so I went with SOME OF THE ABOVE! I will explain. Gannondorf's side of the story - I'd like to see him die forever he's great but his story will remain in Link's legend forever. A completely new/original story line - possibly, I like the sound of it but a "new" story line being like what how every new game has a new way for Link to run to different temples?at this point I would like to see new structure to how the game plays out like having all the the items already and going off from there the "hardcore" throwing a player into a game without instruction and assuming they know how to use the boomerang and hookshot for the 100th time. Sadly though this will never happen...so I will cry...and continue to play them.  HAHA! I snuck in my gameplay talk into your storyline talk."
    So an open world sand box Zelda.

    Lmao!  Grand Theft Epona: Hyrule!
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    #7  Edited By Wally

    Super Mario

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    #8  Edited By Icemael

    New story. I don't want Ganon to be in it though. Why not make something new - maybe Hyrule could be at war with another country? A bit of politics, a bit of treachery, and some huge, epic battles.

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    #9  Edited By Dalai

    A lot of A, some E, all F.

    Just give me something really different.

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    #10  Edited By zitosilva

    I'd like to see the flood of Hyrule in first hand. I remember there was a rumor that Twilight Princess would focus on this. It would be interesting to play as a Link that actually fails in his quest.

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    #11  Edited By TheFreeMan
    Icemael said:
    "New story. I don't want Ganon to be in it though. Why not make something new - maybe Hyrule could be in war with another country? A bit of politics, a bit of treachery, and some huge, epic battles."
    Now that it's been mentioned, I wouldn't mind some of this as well.

    (Though having Ganon still in would be a plus)
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    #12  Edited By WilliamRLBaker

    The continuation of the style and story of Twilight princess, I dont want another kiddy Zelda game i liked TP's more adult theme.

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    #13  Edited By AgentJ
    Icemael said:
    "New story. I don't want Ganon to be in it though. Why not make something new - maybe Hyrule could be in war with another country? A bit of politics, a bit of treachery, and some huge, epic battles."
    How about some more Vaati? I think he's a really interesting villian, and i'd like to see more of him.
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    #14  Edited By zitosilva
    WilliamRLBaker said:
    "The continuation of the style and story of Twilight princess, I dont want another kiddy Zelda game i liked TP's more adult theme."
    But did you really feel Twilight Princess to be that mature? I remember that one of the things that disappinted me in it, was the fact that we were promised a much more mature Zelda with a meaningful story. Instead we got more of the same.
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    #15  Edited By toowalrus

    You should be able to grab a chicken, jump off a tall building, and glide to secrets that are otherwise inaccessible.

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    #16  Edited By mattysen

    I really dont see how you can advance from OoT apart from having these really scatterd games, unless you do a sequel to OoT that would be pretty hard though 

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    #17  Edited By Keyser_Soze

    Big giant dildo. There I said it.

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    #18  Edited By Suicrat

    Now that Link has harnessed the power of railroads, he should become a freightrunner. And he fights Ganondorf (the government) and Zelda (the woman who doesn't appreciate him) to keep his company going. Only to have Tingle (John Galt-equivalent) come in and tell him that there's a place he can go where his abilities are valued and not decried as evil. The Legend of Zelda: Link Shrugged.

    (Yes I'm aware that I merged Dagny Taggart and Henry Rearden into one character.)

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    #19  Edited By Scientist

    New storyline.  Maybe no Ganondorf this time around.  When I think of this game I think of an epic train battle between Ganon and LInk.  Ganon would have his own dark train 

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    #20  Edited By WilliamRLBaker
    zitosilva said:
    "WilliamRLBaker said:
    "The continuation of the style and story of Twilight princess, I dont want another kiddy Zelda game i liked TP's more adult theme."
    But did you really feel Twilight Princess to be that mature? I remember that one of the things that disappinted me in it, was the fact that we were promised a much more mature Zelda with a meaningful story. Instead we got more of the same."
    Yes we did get a more mature story it was far darker with actual death, the mature relationship that developed between midna and link *an actual link of intimate male female love* and the more adult looking characters.

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    #21  Edited By ArbitraryWater

    How about *a* story instead of a few bits of forgettable dialogue in between each dungeon? Then again, Nintendo doesn't exactly have the best pedigree in storytelling, so it's questionable if it would work at all.

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    #22  Edited By Meowayne

    A story?


    Oh, yes. A story would be nice for a change.

    But it wouldn't be Zelda if it had a story. : (((((((((((((((((88

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    #23  Edited By howlettgrowl

    I want the Golden Goddesses to be more involved in the story and actual appear in the game and they should be the only characters to have voice actors since they are deities and creators of Hyrule and for Link to be more emotional.

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