For about 35 seconds here the music picks up from the standard combat theme into a grander, more heroic theme. Presumably this will be one of the soundtracks for larger-scale battles.
@Octane I said in the NL article that Shiggy doesn't know what he's talking about and bet that numbers much higher. Well at least someone didn't know what they're talking about. 2 million seemed too low to me with how long and the size of the team working on it.
John 8:7 He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone.
MERG said:
If I was only ever able to have Monster Hunter and EO games in the future, I would be a happy man.
@Haru17 What's the significance of the circle of rocks?
Don't do me like this, Red, don't do me like this!
You should know that, in Ocarina of Time, there were weird fairy rings made of stones that you could bomb to produce a hole which lead down into a grotto.
Not a fan of futuristic stuff in Zelda. I know I'm the minority, but I don't really understand why high tech stuff is seen as such a good thing in Zelda.
The Zelda series used to be medieval fantasy. The whole premise of the Zelda series is about a princess in a fantasy kingdom called Hyrule being rescued by a young elf boy/adolescent in a green tunic (sometimes with chainmail underneath). Hyrule is a kingdom filled with armored knights (Castle Guards, Soldiers and Darknuts), magical wizards (Wizzrobes), wood elves (Korkiri), elves (Hylians), dragons (Argorok, Volvagia), castles (Hyrule Castle, Lorule Castle), kings and princesses (Daltus, Daphness, Tuft, Zelda), blacksmiths (Link's Uncle, Link's Grandfather, The Smith family), horseback riding with jousting (Epona, the Eldin Bridge fight against King Bulblin),fairies (Navi, Great fairies), and orcs/goblins (Bulblins, Moblins). The gameplay itself is centered around medieval combat. Link uses a sword and shield (medieval weapons) to fight against enemies, he also uses a bow and arrow (medieval weapon) against enemies as well. He comes across items such as the ball and chain (medieval weapon) and magical wands and staffs (dominion rod, cane of pacci, ice rod, fire rod). It can be argued that Link carries gadgets that are outside of the medieval era such as the spinner, or hookshot, but those are still gear operated. Windmills are gear operated, and given the magic in the universe, it’s not too much of a stretch.
With that out of the way, the reason this is an issue is because it changes the series identity. Genre and setting is a huge part of what defines a series. If for example, Halo all of the sudden stopped being sci fi, and became a completely different genre, like a 1940s cop drama or something, fans would be pissed. The series would no longer be what it was anymore. I kinda feel the same way about technology in Zelda. Robots and space ships in Zelda are unfitting. How far is too far anymore?
Nintendo can put all their great creative sci fi ideas into Metroid, or create a brand new series. They can call it The Legend of Technology or something. To me, a large part of Zelda is it's medieval fantasy setting. The day Zelda becomes science fiction, is the day Zelda stops being Zelda to me.
In my opinion, I don't think it's a big issue. Despite Zelda commonly taking place in medieval times, I don't see Zelda's identity being entirely linked to its setting. Mostly because Zelda at its core is fantasy and enjoys to experiment with several aspects. I also find that the identity of Zelda is linked more so to the characters, themes and overall charm of the franchise.
I believe that most people have no issue with high-tech stuff being in Zelda, because Zelda has slowly, over time, been adding more and more sci-fi (ish) elements into the series. There were small traces of it since WW and it really started becoming center stage in SS. So in actuality, it was a pretty slow transition, and I think most fans of the series are happy that these elements are being given more attention than they previously were. Especially hardcore fans, who constantly took note of them.
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