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Topic: Wind Waker HD -> Zelda U Theory

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Einherjar

If this was already discussed, just call me a lazy bum for not looking it up

So, after a back and forth discussion about people joking about the WiiUs lack of game releases, and my arguments that the other two current systems arent any better, in fact, the yare even worse since most of their line up consists of rereleases, people always bring up Wind Waker HD and how lazy it is to port THIS game over others in the series.

But then a thought crossed my mind, that WWHD may not be a coincidence after all.

Zelda Us big new thing is ging to be its open world approach. Wind Waker was the first Zelda title, to try something very similar. As stated in the E3 digital event interview, it was only halted by the GCs power back in the day, and the overwold had to be broken down into smaller, isolated islands instead of one, giant continent.

But Win Wakers world doesnt consist of only islands. In fact, there is land beneth that giant ocean, the flooded lands of Hyrule.
So, what if Zelda U turns out to be taking place in THAT hyrule, before it was flooded ? That WInd Waker HD wasnt picked at random, but to connect these two adventures in hindsight ?

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Big_L91

could be the case, ive also heard ideas that its actually new hyrule which is found at the end of phantom hourglass. could still link in with WWHD that way though.

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jump

Wind Waker was chosen as they were using it on Wii U engine to teest out effects and the liked the looks of it, most of the Zeldas are already connected by taking place in Hyrule.

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Einherjar

Sadly, i never finished / played the DS titles, so i couldnt draw the connection there. But with that, it could finally be a Zelda title in the future of teh series, instead of another prequel or interquel.

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Einherjar

@arronishere Of cause most of them take place in Hyrule, that wasnt the point though.
In most games, the Hyrule overworld is rather limited and secluded. Wind Wakers Overworld was gigantic. And since we know that all this was supposed to be land, it would go very well with the new open world approach Zelda U is doing.
Just a gigantic stretch of land without boundaries, with a few notable landmarks here and there.

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CaviarMeths

So after Ocarina of Time, but before Hyrule floods?

I think the kingdom at the bottom of the ocean in WW had potential though, what little we saw of it. Interesting theory.

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Einherjar

Yup, pretty much. Basicly the story arch of ganon taking over, which lead to the last resort of flooding the entire kingdom.
It would also go rather well withthe speculations about the main character not being (a) Link anymore.
Since Link and his descendants are supposed to be the only ones who could stop ganon, you are now unable to do so and thus, youre preparing the flooding ritual and maybe even getting some people to safety (Holy Land, an Arch, Links pockets )

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CaviarMeths

So you're pitching a Zelda game where the hero actually flat out loses at the end? That's bold.

So Anakin kneels before Monster Mash and pledges his loyalty to the graveyard smash.

Einherjar

You already have this with OoT to be exact
Wind Waker and co just exist because one timeline Link flat out lost to ganon

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CaviarMeths

Link to the Past timeline was the one where Link failed.

But that didn't really happen in the game. At the end of the game everyone is happy and clapping and dancing and yaaaay. We didn't find out until Hyrule Historia that Link lost and things got all feelsbadman.exe.

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LzWinky

The developers pretty much said it's coincidence. I don't think it's really that deep

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MrGawain

WWHD proved that Nintendo could make clean, simple, bright, colourful graphics look great on the Wii U. They tested Twilight Princess as well which is a much darker (in all meanings of the word) game with grittier graphics, and I'm assuming that didn't really improve/impress that much. Skyward Sword has more in common with WW than TP, it's also bright and just replaces the Sea with the Sky. Plus so many games look grey and gritty, it's hard to compete with them. So the Wii U Zelda is designed to look amazing on the Wii U, instead of the Wii U being built just to make Zelda look better.

Which Is a common sense way to do business if you think about it.

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The_Ninja

If it was after OOT and before WW, then the events of WW would've never happend, since there was already a Link to save Hyrule, so the gods never needed to flood it.
Now it could be between ST and PH. Since Spirit Link is WW and PH link's descendant, there could've been a Hero between them. However, Link is only born when something evil (Ganon, Vaati) gets freed from it's seal, or when something evil takes over Hyrule. It doesn't have to be Ganon or anyone we know, there just has to be someone evil like the previous villans.

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Justlink

Ok, i have a theory too. In Wind Waker, I thought they said Link was the new waker of winds, meaning there may have been another

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Akazury

justlink wrote:

Ok, i have a theory too. In Wind Waker, I thought they said Link was the new waker of winds, meaning there may have been another

New ever since the flood could be, the wind waker is given by the king of red lions [spoilers] King of Hyrule [/spoiler] so the previous wind waker could have been a member of the royal family. (Maybe allowing Zelda to be playable)

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DefHalan

justlink wrote:

Ok, i have a theory too. In Wind Waker, I thought they said Link was the new waker of winds, meaning there may have been another

Well if we count Hyrule Warriors as cannon then Zelda has the Wind Waker for a weapon, and if we put Hyrule Warriors in the timeline before Wind Waker at some point then there is your answer.

People keep saying the Xbox One doesn't have Backwards Compatibility.
I don't think they know what Backwards Compatibility means...

Justlink

I'm surprised Hyrule Warriors isn't canon. It'd fit perfectly after Four Swords Adventures as the Era of Broken Time

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DefHalan

justlink wrote:

I'm surprised Hyrule Warriors isn't canon. It'd fit perfectly after Four Swords Adventures as the Era of Broken Time

Well, Nintendo doesn't follow the Timeline themselves, the Timeline is more for the fans so we can place it where ever we want lol

People keep saying the Xbox One doesn't have Backwards Compatibility.
I don't think they know what Backwards Compatibility means...

LzWinky

I get the feeling that the timeline was made so that the fans would stop asking. Now they're too busy trying to disprove said timeline

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