Zelda Online - MMORPG

Being in development for the past 2 week, My self, a a group of newly recruted designers have been working to put togeather an Online Zelda game. The game features Isometric graphics with a mature ' Twilight Princess " feeling, In terms of Realizm ( with this graphical style ) the areas in which are huge in scale and much more. The game will feature fimilar areas from Ocarina of Time, Including = Hyrule field, all towns, Lost woods, Market, Castle, basicly everything in Ocarina of time expect for temples, The temples are new. In additon to this, Your Ocarina of Time world map and playable area is also connected to Termina - Entering lost woods and making your way to termina. This game will feature these two very large maps with new additons such as areas, larger in scale and much more.

- Making Zelda playable online -

Over a vast time of reading impression on what people consider Zelda to be, ( not a RPG ) because there is no level system ect.. We will be implementing this into the game, here is a list of things that will help making Zelda a good MMORPG so people can play it online.

- Leveling system

- Skills ( level up put points into skills )

- Mining Rupees

- Fishing

- Skill trades ( Much like in WOW you see a player can become a Black smith ect.. )

Note: all skills, and the like will be 100% based on Zelda even though it is not your common Zelda element.

The game will features Orcastated music, from Majora's Mask, Ocarina of Time, Wind Waker, and others.

Also there will be a few playable characters we have models for at this time they are

- Link ( starts out in Toaru Village outfit )

- Zelda

- Goron

- Zora

- Deku

( evils )

- Ganondorf

- Majora

( more playable characters coming shortly. )

Similar to WoW ( world of warcraft ) there is an Alliance ( not call this in Zelda Online ) and Hoard ( not called this in Zelda online )

Depending on what character you start with you will start in a different location in Hyrule.
As for Link, We have done much reasearch of Toaru village ( in terms of the map / area shown in the Demo version ) We have made it so any player starting as Link will start in Toaru Village with the same starting out fit in Twilight Princess.

Much like Diablo, The game will feature similar chat rooms, Making / joining games, the game will recive updated patches which will include new items, quests, areas, maps, and more.

One thing I was very excited to start working on today was Horse back riding, I will be adding this to the game as well as riding boars, The Dueling system will go nice with this.

Dueling / PVP:

This is something that i thought would be alot of fun, Dueling other players with your upgraded biggoron sword of master sword, using your mirror shield to smite your foe, and dueling atop horse back.

These are just a small list of things we are working on right now and would like to hear some ideas, Shortly I will be posting a small Demo of the game with 2 playable characters which you will be able to download and get a very small feel of the game, screen shots and videos will be posted on the website once we get it up, if you guys are actually interested let me know and I will get the web site up sometime in the next few weeks.

Sorry for the sloopy spelling, I have a upcoming deadline for the HUD!!! eeek!

Yea that sounds realy cool. I would join and play. I would love to battle as Link and fight other Links online. I have played WOW before so I know what your talking about. Sounds cool, and good luck with it.

I hope to dear god that you know Java or Flash... and have a server big enough to hold it all. But, if you do succeed, kudos! I'll join!

While this may be orgasmic to my ears, I must point out to you that you run the risk of being sued. Badly. Zelda fangames were banned by Nintendo in early 2004 and the ban has not yet been repealed. Chances are that it won't be for quite some time. My request to you is that you completely ignore this ban and continue working on the game. Just make sure you don't take too long with the models! Give us a beta soon!

Oh, you're looking for ideas, eh? Check this out. It may be a pretty thick read, but it might help you with some great ideas. Myself and Harman came up with some pretty good ones.

If you're going with skills related to the Zelda games, don't feel limited to things such as Spin Attack and Jump Attack. Expand a little; go beyond the borders and do some really cool stuff. For instance, do you remember that one idea Nintendo originally had for OoT? The one they had to drop for some reason? Link would charge up his sword and then fire a small burst of flames from it when he swung. It was a lot like the Beam Sword ability featured in ALttP, AoL, and other 2D Zeldas.

Wow a 3D beam sword would be great. A TP must - please Nintendo!

Sounds fun, I might want to play it, ^_^. But I hope we can duel each other that'd be really awesome! I hope The Gorons can still do that sweet rolling ability like they did in Mm.