They said in the Hyrule Warriors announcement it will be the only game to cover the events of the prior 100 years. Which doesn't rule a prequel about how Ganon got into his gooey state, the origins of the Zords etc.
I can't wait to see the arguments this is gonna cause when Linkle is playable Hyrule Warriors and therefore apart of the official timeline.
@jump I doubt they're going to do that. Maybe Adventure Mode DLC that is non canon but I can see them going the Persona 5 Scramble route where they focus explicitly on BotW characters and not pulling from the broader series as a result of it being a canon game to the timeline. FE Warriors and Hyrule Warriors were clearly non-canon which allowed them to freely use more characters from multiple other entries.
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@TheFrenchiestFry I've already seen Ninty getting silly ideas from spin offs series and making it cannon like the bike from Mario Kart. Linkle will be apart of the timeline
So I feel confident in saying now, BOTW 2 was never gonna come out this year. Even if there were zero delays at Nintendo, the game would've come out later. I feel pretty confident about this, especially since releasing it during the Mario anniversary instead of next year's Zelda one wouldn't make much sense anyway. I thought MAYBE it would for a while, but in hindsight, the normal process of making this game would've taken too long unless it overly relied on old assets (including the BOTW 1 map).
Ironically, this is a rare time where I loved BOTW's world so much that literally just bringing it back with some changes might've been enough for me, but a more ambitious game is certainly fine by me too.
So the reveal for the new Hyrule Warriors has some interesting implications for this game if it's considered cannon. Specifically it would mean that BotW2 will most likely not be a prequel, since Hyrule Warriors will more or less be covering that chunk of the story.
I already disproved my own theory that it was a prequel earlier in this very thread, Lol. I compared the height of Hyrule castle in the trailer for this game (recall it raises higher into the air in the trailer) to the height of Hyrule castle in the original BotW.
That shows that it happened after the original, not before. (unless the castle raises itself and then falls back down by the end of the story, in which case the point is void)
My idea for the sequel:
Breath of the Wild 2: Beedle's About.
Play as Beedle pranking the inhabitants of Hyrule. Putting washing powder in the Zora realm, giving rubber handles to all the Goron tools. That sort of thing.
(As for the actual game, I wouldn't mind a return of the hookshot in the form of a modified magnesis.
And a greater variety of monsters.)
I really hope they make BOTW2 more difficult, like the first Zelda games.
BOTW could have been a great game, but the fact that you are practically invincible with the endless supply of healing items and overpowered armor really spoiled it for me. It baffles me that Master Mode didn't take care of these issues.
Wondering: what if the fact that Aonuma mentions Skyward Sword in the lateste direct as the game that sets the story for all the others, could be an indication of him taking a more storytelled approach for the next one, and possibly link it with skyward sword?
You know what Aonuma? Want to make a sick move? Put a new trailer for BOTW2 at the end of Skyward Sword HD.
SOLD OUT.
@teo_o I think Nintendo is focusing on one Zelda game at a time to bolster sales for one game at a time, rather than muddy the waters with multiple games. They prefer to reveal their games piece by piece throughout the year to make more hype throughout the year. So, I think maybe a month or two after Skyward Sword HD releases they'll move onto to Wind Waker HD or eventually get to BOTW 2 news. Obviously waiting for BOTW 2 news is a pain, though.
I think they're just trying a simple marketing tactic to transfer some of the BotW craze to Skyward Sword HD to move more copies. Though if Amazon is already sold out, I think it's working lol
It's also possible they're not too sure about BotW 2 right now, @WoomyNNYes .... Then, they might want to keep some stuff for around E3 time, so they definitely still have some games to announce? If they do have Twilight Princess & Wind Waker HDs to announce, as well, that might well suggest BotW 2 is early/mid next year I'll be delighted if they all come this year, though!
Just pasting release years from wikipedia. bold = home consoles
The Legend of Zelda 1986 The Adventure of Link 1987 A Link to the Past 1991 Link's Awakening 1993 Ocarina of Time 1998 Majora's Mask 2000
Oracle of Seasons and Ages 2001
Four Swords 2002 The Wind Waker 2002
Four Swords Adventures 2004
The Minish Cap 2004 Twilight Princess 2006
Phantom Hourglass 2007
Spirit Tracks 2009 Skyward Sword 2011
A Link Between Worlds 2013
Tri Force Heroes 2015 Breath of the Wild 2017 Link's Awakening 2019
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