The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes has been out for a couple months now and it was very much met with divided opinions. This was a bit of a surprise, as Zelda games usually do quite well critically, but probably had a lot to do with the different direction it took with multiplayer. All the same, it's a really good time if you happen to have two friends on hand to play it with you.
Game Informer recently did a short interview with Eiji Aonuma and Hiromasa Shikata – the Producer and Director, respectively – and a few interesting details were shared about the game's development. It was mentioned how – like what Majora's Mask did with Ocarina of Time – the game reuses and builds upon many things from The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds. The developers said that this has more to do with whether or not the game engine lines up with the team's goal for the next game, rather than just for reusing assets.
Aonuma: More so than saying it's the art assets or the game world, it's more about the game system, so with Majora's Mask we really looked at what we had developed with Ocarina of Time and they wanted to go back and use that same system, doing something with masks, and sort of streamline that development time, and again reuse some of the things we had already created.
Shikata: When we finished up A Link Between Worlds, we looked at the game engine and Mr. Aonuma had talked with the team about wanting to create a multiplayer Zelda game and really wanted to take a look at whether or not that system was something they could use to accomplish that goal. So more than art assets or visiting the same worlds, it's more about does a game's engine and system we have work with this next idea and do they match up? And in this case they did.
Later on, it was asked if there were any costumes that didn't make the cut. Shikata mentioned that they wanted to do one based off of the Emperor's New Clothes, but the team ultimately dropped the idea when they couldn't think of a good ability for the costume to have:
Shikata: I'm sure you're familiar with the tale of the Emperor's New Clothes, where the Emperor is told he has the most wonderful fashion ever, but he is actually naked. We wanted to implement some sort of outfit that would play off of that story, but we couldn't come up with any abilities that that outfit would add, so they really weren't able to bring that idea to fruition. We were really were disappointed that we weren't able to implement it and bring it into the game.
What do you think? Would you like to see another Zelda game on the 3DS? What abilities can you think of for the cut costume? Share your thoughts in the comments below.
[source gameinformer.com]
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They probably thought more along the lines of "link in underwear". It could've made the game harder, but from what I hear they already have several costumes that do that.
Maybe a costume where you see your link in a nice outfit, but everyone else sees him in underwear would've been funny.
@Morpheel I like this idea, not all outfits even do anything. Look at the retro one, it just changes the music.
@Radbot42 That's something.
All the costumes do something.
What if the 'naked' outfit made you take more damage but increased your foot speed and attack speed?
Naked? I figured they would implement the "Hero's New Clothes" option from Wind Waker and Phantom Hourglass, that he just puts on over his regular tunic. It'd be really weird if Link is naked.
@Lewf2001 My first thought was that it could have a stun effect on any enemies within a certain radius. It's not every day a hero charges into a dungeon naked, that's sure to stun any common fiend.
it could be the opposite of the show stopper where enemies avoid you. or you trick the actual king with it for his cloths which enhances abilities during a totem
I really enjoyed Tri Force heroes, even single player, i only found one dungeon thus far i couldn't beat without skipping in single player. How much fun you have is certainly dependant on teammates, some people are frustrating, but it's rarely an issue and when you get a good team sometimes you can go 4-5 turns together before someone quits. I liked it a lot more than 4 swords.
I feel sorry that they couldn't create what they wanted to. But such is the limit of creativity.
Hopefully, if they are still passionate about it, we might see them do it in a new or an existing IP.
It is often said among very tough men that the hardest thing you could ever be asked to do is to fight while naked. If you could keep your nerve in that situation then you're basically good to go. I'm not entirely sure that this ALBW-style Link is that steely, tbh.
My issue with the game is retro replay-ability. What happened in a few years when the 3ds servers are shut down. I personally will never find 2 other friends that will want to go back and play it. So its like I can only play it now or never, going off of the single player reviews
What, how can't a "naked costume" have a consequence on the gameplay? They only had to keep in mind the psychological implications on Link: overconfidence. The "courage" that allowed him to go naked also enhanced his attacks, but his defense is dramatically lowered as a direct result (lack of armor, the exact opposite of his "courage" coming back to bite him in the backside, et cetera).
As for the game's engine, they still haven't talked about Link's eyes shifting to Toon Link's.
I would like if you wore a leaf, a leaf between worlds. If you catch my drift.
@RetroRider
That was terrible bruh
@mjc0961
PH and ST are not that bad. I really quite enjoyed them. More so than I did LttP.
@InternetBowser I mean the demo is a bad example of the multiplayer because it's free, ergo anyone can play it including people who have no idea what they're doing. At least with the full game everyone payed for it and so the majority will invest time in it and actually know what they're doing. Heck, by now it's quite common that you get paired with people who already know the solutions to the dungeons you're playing.
You misspelled "you" as "oyu" at the end of the article.
@Bill_Sniper Nice catch!
They already referenced that story in Wind Waker, I remember; how the "Hero's New Clothes", worn over his pajamas, are made out of light.
The only game I can think off with nudity in them are Mother 3 and Animal Crossing, somwhat. (David's statue)
And don't forget Mother 2!
Maybe as a update, nudge nudge!
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