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Zelda Future
« on: August 25, 2008, 04:14:14 am »
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I'm sure it's not hard to put together that Zelda Future is a Zelda game set in the future.  Something that might've popped into your head is the image of Link, riding a motorcycle with the word EPONA branded on the side, blasting wildly into the dark night air with his assault rifle, littering the ground with gore as Ganon collapses from his wounds - and at the last moment, the missile launch sequence is stopped, and Link has saved Hyrule from nuclear winter.

Well, unless that brief narrative sounded appealing to you, you are in luck.  That is absolutely not what this game is going to be.  You can certainly look forward to more than a few technological advances in the land of Hyrule, but at the end of the day, this is still the Hyrule you remember.

This project has been a few years in the works, and has probably been on paper since 2005; that said, the majority of those few years saw little to no work.  Now that I suddenly have a team of five people, it's fair to say a little more is getting done. This seemed like as good a time as any to bring the project to a few more ears, so here I am.

It's being created in GM, in Minish Cap style, however edited and future-y it may be.  No screens yet, due to lack of tiling, but I'll work up a title screen, menu shot and other HUD stuff in the next little while.

Mainly, the purpose of this thread is to gauge fan reaction to the concept, which since its inception has been somewhat negative, particularly when it was all brought to light during that period with the April Fool's video of a futuristic Zelda.  I'd like to go out of the way to separate this project from that if I can; this project isn't about milking a technological Hyrule, it's about providing a satisfactory conceptual ending for the series.  That said, I'm sure you'll excuse the occasional gratuitous technology along the way.
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Re: Zelda Future
« Reply #1 on: August 25, 2008, 04:42:28 am »
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« Reply #2 on: August 25, 2008, 05:08:36 am »
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Re: Zelda Future
« Reply #3 on: August 25, 2008, 05:33:53 am »
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Yeah, sounds pretty good. You certainly know how to generate hype.
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Re: Zelda Future
« Reply #4 on: August 25, 2008, 05:52:42 am »
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Quote from: Kylink on August 25, 2008, 05:33:53 am
Yeah, sounds pretty good. You certainly know how to generate hype.
Why thank you.  And I didn't even throw in any plot teasers.  XD

I'm new to the boards, obviously.  I just wanted to say, though, that the community project is looking wonderful.  Really inspiring, especially when I stumbled into the Wiki and saw the Ganondorf and Farin concepts, which look absolutely fantastic.  Kudos to whoever's responsible for that, and I can't wait to sink my teeth into that game.
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« Reply #5 on: August 25, 2008, 06:17:18 am »
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Quote from: Swoftu on August 25, 2008, 04:42:28 am
!@#$% awesome.


Also, stolen from the April Fools thing olo
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« Reply #6 on: August 25, 2008, 06:55:01 am »
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Quote from: Nabeshin on August 25, 2008, 05:52:42 am
Quote from: Kylink on August 25, 2008, 05:33:53 am
Yeah, sounds pretty good. You certainly know how to generate hype.
Why thank you.  And I didn't even throw in any plot teasers.  XD

I'm new to the boards, obviously.  I just wanted to say, though, that the community project is looking wonderful.  Really inspiring, especially when I stumbled into the Wiki and saw the Ganondorf and Farin concepts, which look absolutely fantastic.  Kudos to whoever's responsible for that, and I can't wait to sink my teeth into that game.
If we ever get there, scooter and myself are trying to create some order for it at the moment.
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« Reply #7 on: September 07, 2008, 05:29:50 pm »
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Here is the first HUD concept.  Note that the buttons at the right side aren't in the proper palette yet (MC), they're just there so that we can get a feel for the style.  I'll edit in a while with a proper palette swap.


Edit: Here is draft #2.

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« Reply #8 on: September 09, 2008, 11:46:49 pm »
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Zelda Future and you fight with a sword? Concept sounds good, but ditch that old-fashioned blade. Give Link a gun.
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Re: Zelda Future
« Reply #9 on: September 09, 2008, 11:48:10 pm »
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Quote from: Moldrill on September 09, 2008, 11:46:49 pm
Zelda Future and you fight with a sword? Concept sounds good, but ditch that old-fashioned blade. Give Link a gun.

Heck, make it a FPS too <_<;;

Anyway o.o...

A futuristic zelda sounds good in *theory*; but I highly doubt it would translate well to a game :P Fanfic maybe, but game :s I dunno... I'm skeptical to say the least
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« Reply #10 on: September 09, 2008, 11:49:05 pm »
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Quote from: Mamoruanime on September 09, 2008, 11:48:10 pm
Quote from: Moldrill on September 09, 2008, 11:46:49 pm
Zelda Future and you fight with a sword? Concept sounds good, but ditch that old-fashioned blade. Give Link a gun.

Heck, make it a FPS too <_<;;

Because action RPGs cant have guns.
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« Reply #11 on: September 09, 2008, 11:53:27 pm »
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Quote from: Moldrill on September 09, 2008, 11:49:05 pm
Quote from: Mamoruanime on September 09, 2008, 11:48:10 pm
Quote from: Moldrill on September 09, 2008, 11:46:49 pm
Zelda Future and you fight with a sword? Concept sounds good, but ditch that old-fashioned blade. Give Link a gun.

Heck, make it a FPS too <_<;;

Because action RPGs cant have guns.

The point is that you're stripping core elements from Zelda that *make* the game what it is :P... From a development standpoint, it's miserably impractical. Again, fanfic material 100%; game material... no... Just does not translate well.
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« Reply #12 on: September 09, 2008, 11:56:23 pm »
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Quote from: Mamoruanime on September 09, 2008, 11:53:27 pm
Quote from: Moldrill on September 09, 2008, 11:49:05 pm
Quote from: Mamoruanime on September 09, 2008, 11:48:10 pm
Quote from: Moldrill on September 09, 2008, 11:46:49 pm
Zelda Future and you fight with a sword? Concept sounds good, but ditch that old-fashioned blade. Give Link a gun.

Heck, make it a FPS too <_<;;

Because action RPGs cant have guns.

The point is that you're stripping core elements from Zelda that *make* the game what it is :P... From a development standpoint, it's miserably impractical. Again, fanfic material 100%; game material... no... Just does not translate well.

Right, so in the next Zelda game we plan to see innovations like element themed dungeons and pushing around a block puzzles. Nintendo needs to start trying new things. Sure, the same thing might keep bringing in the dough, but eventually it's going to get boring. The Zelda series needs to do something innovative to pick the series back up. And fanfic material translates great to fangame material most of the time.
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Re: Zelda Future
« Reply #13 on: September 10, 2008, 12:00:34 am »
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Quote from: Moldrill on September 09, 2008, 11:56:23 pm
Quote from: Mamoruanime on September 09, 2008, 11:53:27 pm
Quote from: Moldrill on September 09, 2008, 11:49:05 pm
Quote from: Mamoruanime on September 09, 2008, 11:48:10 pm
Quote from: Moldrill on September 09, 2008, 11:46:49 pm
Zelda Future and you fight with a sword? Concept sounds good, but ditch that old-fashioned blade. Give Link a gun.

Heck, make it a FPS too <_<;;

Because action RPGs cant have guns.

The point is that you're stripping core elements from Zelda that *make* the game what it is :P... From a development standpoint, it's miserably impractical. Again, fanfic material 100%; game material... no... Just does not translate well.

Right, so in the next Zelda game we plan to see innovations like element themed dungeons and pushing around a block puzzles. Nintendo needs to start trying new things. Sure, the same thing might keep bringing in the dough, but eventually it's going to get boring. The Zelda series needs to do something innovative to pick the series back up. And fanfic material translates great to fangame material most of the time.

Oh but you forget one key thing here. This isn't Nintendo.

And you're horribly mistaken about fanfic material. Most fanfics are god awful and poorly written. This is why Nintendo handles their game stories, not fans. Nintendo also completes 90% of their projects (for the record), and they know better than to pull a game too far from it's element. You want innovation for a zelda game? Cel-shade it. That's your level of innovation.
 


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« Reply #14 on: September 10, 2008, 12:11:34 am »
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Celshading isn't much innovation. It's a nice touch, a step in the right direction. But in the 'timeline' of flooded Hyrule, the pirates should at least be given pistols and rifles. I can just imagine Niko holding a small revolver at his waist. It'd be awesome. I suppose it shouldn't replace the sword, heavens no. But the bow and arrow, yes.

And yes, fan-fic sucks. So do a lot of fan-games. They fit perfectly. Nintendo should be innovative, but if they are too stuck up too, then fan-games should be.
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Re: Zelda Future
« Reply #15 on: September 10, 2008, 12:12:25 am »
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Quote from: Moldrill on September 10, 2008, 12:11:34 am
Celshading isn't much innovation.

<_< you completely missed my point with that...

I was saying *thats as much innovation you're going to get officially from Nintendo for the series* :P
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Quote from: Mamoruanime on September 10, 2008, 12:12:25 am
Quote from: Moldrill on September 10, 2008, 12:11:34 am
Celshading isn't much innovation.

<_< you completely missed my point with that...

I was saying *thats as much innovation you're going to get officially from Nintendo for the series* :P

I got the point, I'm just saying it's not much, and I know Nintendo won't do more than that. But they should.
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« Reply #17 on: September 10, 2008, 12:14:33 am »
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Of course, I expect that the next Zelda game will use the Motion Plus for kick-ass 1:1 swordfighting. And it will be good. :)
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« Reply #18 on: September 10, 2008, 08:35:02 pm »
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Guys, as much as I appreciate you keeping my topic bumped, please try to limit the extra chat just a bit. Could someone give me some kind of crit on the HUD from page one, and also of this first-draft Link:
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« Reply #19 on: September 11, 2008, 10:41:30 pm »
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Mammy, you do realize that guns and cars don't have to be part of the equation when you think futuristic, don't you? If Zelda did get a futuristic upgrade, I'm sure it'll be more Final Fantasy-esque than anything.

Anyway, looking good, man. It's nice to see that someone has the rocks to give this type of game a try. Oh, in regards to the HUD, I think you should keep the angled hearts from the first mock-up. It looks better.
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