Zelda RPG

TP is the last Zelda of its kind?
This got me thinking, what could Zelda turn to?
The only categories that Zelda can adopt are:
Third Person Slashers
First Person Slashers
Hack'n'Slash
RPG
And the most suitable is RPG.
You will press A when pointing at the direction you want Link to go...
Link level up and buy swords and shields.
There could even be a multiplayer: an MMORPG!
What do you think?

An MMORPG? Hmm, that MIGHT work..... I can imagine those who want to play picking their race, etc. Each race would have its own attributes and such. Im saying that might work, but the image of a million Links running around is quite odd. Im not saying that a Zelda based MMORPG is crap, but it needs to be done right or else it will turn into a total flop, hurting the series more than the CD-is could ever do.

Originally Posted by Mangione

An MMORPG? Hmm, that MIGHT work..... I can imagine those who want to play picking their race, etc. Each race would have its own attributes and such. Im saying that might work, but the image of a million Links running around is quite odd. Im not saying that a Zelda based MMORPG is crap, but it needs to be done right or else it will turn into a total flop, hurting the series more than the CD-is could ever do.

Of course there would be no way to become Link.Maybe the Adminstrator of the server could be Link.

I think that Zelda games should stay how they always were and I'm not too sure I'd like them to turn into RPGs. I think an MMORPG would be even worse.

The last "classic console" Zelda title.

With the Wii, Zelda is going to have many elements added that we've never even imagined. No more classic controller gameplay (well, unless you're a party pooper).

Although AoL was a fun RPG game for LoZ, it would be a horrible choice to use it in a 3D atmosphere. I will shoot Anouma and Myamoto if they make Zelda an RPG game permanantly. It would damn the epic feel of battling something at your own skill rather than take turns attacking one another. That is just stupid and not real enough for Zelda, sorry to say. RPG games were great for their time in the good old days like with Mario RPG "Legend of the Seven Stars" but enough is enough. Let it stay retro and don't revive it or it will leave a stale taste for Zelda games to come in the future.

Originally Posted by LionHarted

The last "classic console" Zelda title.

With the Wii, Zelda is going to have many elements added that we've never even imagined. No more classic controller gameplay (well, unless you're a party pooper).

This.

An loz MMORPG would be stupid, since the whole theme of the zelda games is one fighter gathering friends to take on a power he otherwise could not take on. How many fighters does an MMORPG have? It's not one, that's for sure.

Anyway, wasn't this stuff from an April Fools interview? I'm not trusting this...

I think wait till E3 to see if Nintendo has anything to say on the subject

I cant see Zelda turning into a MMORPG. Then again.....I didnt think I could see Metroid as a FPS. Hmmmm........First Person Zelda game. Nah!

No...it woudln't work. Please leave that idea to fan-games, please.

AOL is a different story though.

Here we go again-


ZeldaQuest! Where Adventure Lives!!!


Find treasure! Fight evil monsters! Form groups or go solo! Dominate the land of Hyrule!


NPCs not good enough for you? Then take out every human player that gets in your way, you emo, tough-guy-wannabe teenager you!


Learn the legends of Hyrule! Interact with other players! Meet fair maidens who in real life are neither fair nor maidens!
(Please note that "WTF" means "what the fetch." Swearing is not allowed in ZQ, except for the devs. And don't bother pointing that out- they won't listen)

Originally Posted by LOZ Historian

Although AoL was a fun RPG game for LoZ, it would be a horrible choice to use it in a 3D atmosphere. I will shoot Anouma and Myamoto if they make Zelda an RPG game permanantly. It would damn the epic feel of battling something at your own skill rather than take turns attacking one another. That is just stupid and not real enough for Zelda, sorry to say. RPG games were great for their time in the good old days like with Mario RPG "Legend of the Seven Stars" but enough is enough. Let it stay retro and don't revive it or it will leave a stale taste for Zelda games to come in the future.

It wouldn't have to be a permanent Rpg series, but just one or two games. The online MMORPG thing seems a bit stupid with thousands of Links - but it could be different races (hylians, instead of link) and classes (hylian adventurer=> hylian guard => hylian kinght => hylian hero)
For a offline RPg, point and click form birds eye view would be fine, but aren't you always sick of someone being stronger than you because they play longer. You can never catch up. For a MMORPG, there may still be a rpg level, class and weapon system, but in 3rd person, where you control them like in OOT, MM, WW, TP. (a similar system to kingdom hearts)


here is an exmple i made

NO NO NO NO for the love of all thats holy NO, if zelda was a RPG, zelda wouldnt be simple or fun anymore, you would have to worry about hitpoints and defence levels, and all the people calling you noob because your link isnt lvl 50. I would rather play like this; run to the dungeon slash the baddies with my biggoronsword, grab the keys, equip my hoverboots and jump the ledge, and carry a bunch of crap outta the dungeon (rupies, arrows, bombs) without worring about being overincumbered (overwieght). the simpler the better, if a game is too complicated it looses the fact that its fun to play.

Joe

Originally Posted by LOZ Historian

Although AoL was a fun RPG game for LoZ, it would be a horrible choice to use it in a 3D atmosphere. I will shoot Anouma and Myamoto if they make Zelda an RPG game permanantly. It would damn the epic feel of battling something at your own skill rather than take turns attacking one another. That is just stupid and not real enough for Zelda, sorry to say. RPG games were great for their time in the good old days like with Mario RPG "Legend of the Seven Stars" but enough is enough. Let it stay retro and don't revive it or it will leave a stale taste for Zelda games to come in the future.

Uhh...you seem to have a misconception about what an RPG is. >> Not all RPGs are turn-based, dude. Haven't you ever heard of Tales of Symphonia? The Lord of the Rings series? Or maybe X Men: Legends? Those are only a couple of examples of recent free-roaming RPGs. AoL was not the only one.

Personally, I wouldn't mind seeing a Zelda RPG. So long as it isn't turn-based, of course. I love RPGs, even the turn-based ones, but the core of Zelda is exploration; a battle mode such as that would kill the game. So a free-roaming, stat-based combat system with the incredible environments we're used to would be great. 'Twould be a 3D AoL, but with the classic gameplay and dungeon style we know and love, coupled with a storyline that doesn't completely suck. ^^

And for those of you who couldn't infer it on your own, I'm referring to one, single game. Not altering the series genre.

I would enjoy Zelda if it was more of an RPG game than the type of game it is now. I'd still like to be able to fight and all and not have to wait my turn to use a move but i think you should be able to level up from EXP and buy new weapons and armour/tunics XD

By the way, no one ever indicated what kind of things would trigger a battle. Would baddies spawn automatically like in Final Fantasy, or would they be walking around on the overworld? Would you be able to destroy weak monsters (that is, monsters that dont give you any EXP)?

I thought again about this and...
Have you played TLOTR:The Return Of The King?
A Zelda Hack'n'Slash-RPG mix would be amazing!
Single-Player:
You are Link going through dungeons full of monsters...You hit and hit and hit...
Suddenly you level up.You beat that dungeon and buy new abilities with the points you got by killing monsters...
Multi-Player:
Experience magnificent Co-Op battles against the powers of Evil!Bring a friend to join the battle!And kill,kill,kill!
I know, this reads like a manual!