Nyt Zelda info

It appears that the magazine itself is in a bit of a mess, with paragraphs repeated, parts missing and such. However our friend Manuel has done us a huge favour and translated the article for us. While we're not going to supply you with the whole article below are the interesting parts.

* The writer was very enthusiastic about how great the game was going to be, and he only played three short demos.

* "As you'll remember, all the games in the saga started with our beloved hero being a kid and growing up while you completed the games. This characteristic will influence in a direct way to the development of the game, as Link will be able to perform a great number of ac-" The magazine cuts off at "ac" but it is safe to presume the word should be "actions".

* Side-quests are briefly discussed. Apparently there will be lots of them in this game, with one of them being to take care of cattle (seen in the scans).

* It appears that Aonuma wasn't pleased with the water in The Wind Waker, however he plans to fix it for this game. "...making the water transparent is going to let us show very nice and realistic environments and, at the same time, it'll extent the game to a new sub-aquatic world."

* The characters in the game are to appear more realistic as well. Talking about the concept art featured in the scans Aonuma states the following; "As you can see (...), characters and enemies will look great and also a bit more adult and realistic than in its last counterparts. Each character will have a defined personality and will react differently to our actions. On the other side, animations will also be fabulous and look natural. They are taking care of every single detail"

* As reported the writer played three demos; one in Toaru, one with the cattle and another which took place in a huge battlefield whereby Link had to fight enemies while horseback. Another short demo was played, that involved Link jousting with an enemy.

* Furthering the "puppets without personalities" comment Aonuma stated "they looked like puppets without personality. I prefer the new look, closer to manga style."

* Finally, Aonuma does believe the game will be two or three times larger than Ocarina of Time, and hopes the game will take about seventy hours to complete.

* Chicken gliding is back, and it looks just as silly as I'd imagined it would, in a" realistic" Zelda.

* Fishing also makes a comeback. (This looks pretty cool)

* " Eventually Link gets a wooden sword and learns combat in a familiar scarecrow-bashing tutorial "

At the begining, Link is this cowboy living in a small rural community Toaru village-not in Hyrule. Hyrule does exist, but it's a long way away. Actually, they raise cows in Toaru to sell to the kingdom of Hyrule. The two places have a freindly relationship with one another.

There are several other villages, and every year the kingdom of Hyrule gathers them all together for a kind of festival where all the villages can communicate with each other. Each year, the chief of the village is suppose to attend the festival, but this year, the chief orders this young man (Link) to go instead.
On the way to the festival, Link is going to encounter some kind of accident, which eventually leads him to the main adventure.

3)EGM: Will this Zelda be about rescuing the princess again?

Eiji Aonuma: Yes, the story will involve Zelda, and the story will involve Ganon, but of course the plot won't be identical to (those in) past Legend of Zeldas.

4) EGM: Where does this Zelda fit in the overall series timeline?

EA: I can't really go into that, partially because I want to keep it a secret, but also because we haven't decided yet. There are some kinds of...unstable, uncertain ideas we're working on. Depending on what course we choose in terms of developtment, the final ending may change.

5) EGM: Is it safe to say there is some major gameplay element we still don't know about, like the sailboat in Windwaker, that will remain secret until just before the game comes out?

EA: You're right. (laughs)

6) Is that why the game name still doesn't have a subtitle? Will the full name give something away?


EA: We really don't know what we're going to do with the subtitle at this point. (It could work the other way around)-maybe there will be some kind of mystery about the title, and somewhere in the course of the gameplay, you'll realize it's meaning.

EGM: From what we've played, the combat feels exactly like Windwaker-we noticed you can still smash shields, knock off helmets,etc. Do you have any changes planned?

EA(Remember ho) in Windwaker, if the enemy comes within a certain range of Link and you press the A button (at the right time), sometimes Link will do a special attack? We think that worked very well, so we're thinking about intensifying that aspect with this game. We've already added some things, like a jumping downward stab. We're going to incorporate more of those cool-looking performances (and a few other changes). People are going to see that this game is pretty different from Windwaker.

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