Zelda Director's Quest To Surpass Ocarina Of Time News
Eiji Aonuma makes his desire to create a Zelda title worthy of the N64 classic...
ByPosted: 26/11/2008
Glum Nintendo fans could take a glimmer of hope from a recent interview featured in Nintendo Power with The Legend of Zelda director Eiji Aonuma.
Within the interview Aonuma-san explicitly states his desire to keep on cracking with Zelda titles until he surpasses the masterpiece that is Ocarina of Time.
"I'm happy that a title I worked on some time ago remains highly praised to this day, but that also shows how none of the subsequent games in the series have surpassed it," he says.
"As someone who is still working on the series, I have mixed feelings about that. Because I haven't yet surpassed it, I can't quit. Surprisingly, that simply motivation may be the reason I continue to work on the Zelda series."
Hopefully a sign that Aonuma-san won't be tempted to experiment with the format too much and create a Zelda title infused with Mii's to appeal to the new Nintendo audience.
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Added:Wed 17th Jun 2009 16:45, Post No: 38
The atmosphere certainly creates a subtle notion that this would be one of the greater zelda games.
Added:Wed 17th Jun 2009 16:32, Post No: 37
the picture has a real and promising portrayal
Added:Wed 17th Jun 2009 16:29, Post No: 36
What gives zelda its quality is the story! An original story is what gives it its standard
Added:Mon 08th Jun 2009 09:31, Post No: 35
Totally aggree - the new Zelda definitely has to be more mystical.
Added:Sun 07th Jun 2009 20:28, Post No: 34
Twilight Princess was too easy. Make this one HARD. I don't like flying through my games >_< I can't thoroughly enjoy them whenever that happens.
Added:Sun 07th Jun 2009 20:11, Post No: 33
The artwork in this new Zelda game makes it look very promising. Miyamoto said that they're making Zelda complete different from the traditional, but that doesn't mean it won't be good. Look at Wind Waker--the cel-shading repeled many people, but the game itself was highly underestimated.
Don't judge this book by its cover. Remember this very important rule ^_^
However, I'm still lowering my expectations, just in case...
New Zelda, please be at least half as good as the earlier games... It would be lovely.
And now that I'm done ranting...
Added:Sun 07th Jun 2009 20:10, Post No: 32
The problem with TP was that it made you finish EVERYTHING, except for a couple boring mi[#@!?]mes and bug-catching. Great games are a little more about the extra stuff and sidequests than the main story, and that's one thing that Twilight Princess didn't do. Plus, Ganondorf was the only Gerudo in the game, and maybe one character that was indirectly a Sheikah, but that was far from enough.
Plus, there was little to no magic. They made it too realistic. What happened to the magic lamp of alttp? The Master Sword's magic quality? The magical arrows?
OoT was a very good game, but you can't forget about Majora's Mask, which was heavy on fantasy (yipee!) or Link's Awakening (too unappreciated). Alttp has more than enough potential to be remade, plus Link's Adventure and Zelda 1 could be 3-D masterpieces...
Added:Thu 16th Apr 2009 15:47, Post No: 31
Why, when you can just download it on Virtua Console. Let the legend lie, and give us something new.
Do artists feel the need to classics?
Damien Hirst redoes Picasso?
Added:Thu 16th Apr 2009 14:14, Post No: 30
I have an Idea Remake Ocarina of Time!!! for the DS or Wii thats probably what we all want
Added:Sat 07th Feb 2009 17:28, Post No: 29
I'm tired of the OoT formula and hope to see a return of the LA, and Oracle styles of dungeons, etc. TP used cel-shading too, and still appealed to non-WW fans, so that should be implemented (with that awesome bloom and effects detail). i don't want an adult Link or even a young Link, but one more like those in ALttP and Zeldas 1&2.
Roc's feather or cape, the Staffs/Rods, and Magic Cape deserve a 3D rendition. Even the Seed Shooter could add to the puzzles!