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I'm in a Zelda-y mood at the moment so I thought I'd come up with a list of things that the new Legend of Zelda game on the Gamecube should contain for various reasons. Feel free to call my ideas crap and change them for your own.
Dungeons
The dungeons in Wind Waker were easy, to be honest the whole game was pretty easy. Then there's Majora's Mask that had far too few dungeons to complete but they were much harder than Wind Waker's. The dungeons in OoT seemed to be the right level of difficulty and there was a good number of them so sticking to a similar style would seem a sensible option. Saying that, the Spirit Temple seemed easier than some of its predecessors so I would encourage Nintendo to make sure that the difficulty level raises at a steady rate without dropping along the way.
Items
I'm hoping for a big inventory. There have been loads of great items throughout Link's history with some of the highlights being the hookshot, the boomerang, and the lens of truth.
I also think that the idea from OoT with the different tunics and boots can be re-used possibly with different designs, e.g. magnetic boots that allow link to walk along metal walls and rooves to dodge lava covered floors, etc.
The masks from Majora's Mask could be hard to put into the game but there's no reason why their can't be a small side quest involving them, e.g. fall down a hole where a deku scrub gives you a deku scrub mask to complete an obstacle course with and then win a heart piece at the end before returning the mask.
Epona
Ok, so it's already been confirmed that Epona will be in the new game but it's such a good thing that I have to include it. The boat idea for Wind Waker was crap. Epona rules.
The End?
Why do the Zelda games refuse to let you save after defeating the final boss? It's stupid, I think that once you beat the game you should still be able to wander through Hyrule (or where ever it's set) and have some things to do. For example, after completing the game the bosses from the temples should respawn back in the temples so you can go back and fight them again as often as you want. Also, a few mini games could open up like an extra shooting range or a special horse racing circuit which could also include multi player. You should be able to go back and talk to the villagers and have them congratulate you. There could even be a special super item that you get like a hookshot that attaches itself to anything giving you the opportunity to fully explore the world once you've completed the game.
Golden Skullatas
I am praying that these do not return, I can't see how anybody could have found all of them in OoT.
Heart Pieces
These are a good idea for increasing your life meter but some of them are stupidly well hidden. I think that there should be some more clues to get them so you find them through logic rather than stumbling across them by chance.
Bosses
These should be tougher. The early bosses have always been at a sensible level of difficulty but later booses don't seem to increase much in difficulty. I'm not asking for anything as hard as Ultra Mega Mega Man in South Park or even King K. Rool in DK64 but something pretty tough harder than some previous Zelda bosses.
I can't think of anything else at the moment but I'm sure there are plenty of obvious points I've missed. So, what are your ideas?
Dungeons
The dungeons in Wind Waker were easy, to be honest the whole game was pretty easy. Then there's Majora's Mask that had far too few dungeons to complete but they were much harder than Wind Waker's. The dungeons in OoT seemed to be the right level of difficulty and there was a good number of them so sticking to a similar style would seem a sensible option. Saying that, the Spirit Temple seemed easier than some of its predecessors so I would encourage Nintendo to make sure that the difficulty level raises at a steady rate without dropping along the way.
Items
I'm hoping for a big inventory. There have been loads of great items throughout Link's history with some of the highlights being the hookshot, the boomerang, and the lens of truth.
I also think that the idea from OoT with the different tunics and boots can be re-used possibly with different designs, e.g. magnetic boots that allow link to walk along metal walls and rooves to dodge lava covered floors, etc.
The masks from Majora's Mask could be hard to put into the game but there's no reason why their can't be a small side quest involving them, e.g. fall down a hole where a deku scrub gives you a deku scrub mask to complete an obstacle course with and then win a heart piece at the end before returning the mask.
Epona
Ok, so it's already been confirmed that Epona will be in the new game but it's such a good thing that I have to include it. The boat idea for Wind Waker was crap. Epona rules.
The End?
Why do the Zelda games refuse to let you save after defeating the final boss? It's stupid, I think that once you beat the game you should still be able to wander through Hyrule (or where ever it's set) and have some things to do. For example, after completing the game the bosses from the temples should respawn back in the temples so you can go back and fight them again as often as you want. Also, a few mini games could open up like an extra shooting range or a special horse racing circuit which could also include multi player. You should be able to go back and talk to the villagers and have them congratulate you. There could even be a special super item that you get like a hookshot that attaches itself to anything giving you the opportunity to fully explore the world once you've completed the game.
Golden Skullatas
I am praying that these do not return, I can't see how anybody could have found all of them in OoT.
Heart Pieces
These are a good idea for increasing your life meter but some of them are stupidly well hidden. I think that there should be some more clues to get them so you find them through logic rather than stumbling across them by chance.
Bosses
These should be tougher. The early bosses have always been at a sensible level of difficulty but later booses don't seem to increase much in difficulty. I'm not asking for anything as hard as Ultra Mega Mega Man in South Park or even King K. Rool in DK64 but something pretty tough harder than some previous Zelda bosses.
I can't think of anything else at the moment but I'm sure there are plenty of obvious points I've missed. So, what are your ideas?
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Fair enough.
But back to the original topic, I think that a high quality end of game video is a very important feature. In games like Zelda, the story line is very important so I expect the story to have an exciting finish shown in the video but the end to Wind Waker felt very anti-climaxic so I want a proper ending for this game.
But back to the original topic, I think that a high quality end of game video is a very important feature. In games like Zelda, the story line is very important so I expect the story to have an exciting finish shown in the video but the end to Wind Waker felt very anti-climaxic so I want a proper ending for this game.
JFH wrote:
> It's still funny but how do you memorise all the prices? You always
> seem to have an amazing amount of knowledge when it comes to GAME.
I don't memorise prices, just what games are out.
I was looking to buy FIFA 2005, that's how I know the price. I'll probably get it from Amazon.
> It's still funny but how do you memorise all the prices? You always
> seem to have an amazing amount of knowledge when it comes to GAME.
I don't memorise prices, just what games are out.
I was looking to buy FIFA 2005, that's how I know the price. I'll probably get it from Amazon.
It's still funny but how do you memorise all the prices? You always seem to have an amazing amount of knowledge when it comes to GAME.
JFH wrote:
> I don't use them very often but if I'm down the town I'll generally
> take a look inside (then laugh as people buy copies of FIFA for
> £39.99).
Or £29.99 if you get it from my local store.
> I don't use them very often but if I'm down the town I'll generally
> take a look inside (then laugh as people buy copies of FIFA for
> £39.99).
Or £29.99 if you get it from my local store.
gerrid wrote:
> Yer they're not second hand if the display boxes are ripped and stuff,
> it just means that the display boxes are old. You'll get a new disc
> and manual, but GAME don't let you have shrink wrapped games, they
> seperate the disc and the box. I don't know why.
HMV genrally do the same for new titles. It's show the can't be shoplifted. All you get is an empty box.
Cheaper games (around the 12-15 pound mark) are more likely to be shrink wrapped.
> Yer they're not second hand if the display boxes are ripped and stuff,
> it just means that the display boxes are old. You'll get a new disc
> and manual, but GAME don't let you have shrink wrapped games, they
> seperate the disc and the box. I don't know why.
HMV genrally do the same for new titles. It's show the can't be shoplifted. All you get is an empty box.
Cheaper games (around the 12-15 pound mark) are more likely to be shrink wrapped.
gerrid wrote:
> Yer they're not second hand if the display boxes are ripped and stuff,
> it just means that the display boxes are old. You'll get a new disc
> and manual, but GAME don't let you have shrink wrapped games, they
> seperate the disc and the box. I don't know why.
I'm fairly sure I've had a shrink wapped game from GAME on at least one occasion.
> Yer they're not second hand if the display boxes are ripped and stuff,
> it just means that the display boxes are old. You'll get a new disc
> and manual, but GAME don't let you have shrink wrapped games, they
> seperate the disc and the box. I don't know why.
I'm fairly sure I've had a shrink wapped game from GAME on at least one occasion.
I don't use them very often but if I'm down the town I'll generally take a look inside (then laugh as people buy copies of FIFA for £39.99).
I really don't get why People go to GAME. You don't even get your shrink wrapped new copy of the game. That's the best thing about it!
I actually bought the game and the manual was pretty tatty and there was no other paperwork in there. I'm sure it was second hand but the game works and that's the main thing.
Yer they're not second hand if the display boxes are ripped and stuff, it just means that the display boxes are old. You'll get a new disc and manual, but GAME don't let you have shrink wrapped games, they seperate the disc and the box. I don't know why.
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