After Twilight Princess the next Zelda game should be a Trilogy

Nintendo has stated that the Zelda Twilight Princess will be the last Zelda game as we know it

I guess that means expect major changes to the way future Zelda games play and probably how they look.

I don't mind cel-shading, if the graphics and artwork are handled right. I did not like the artwork of The Wind Waker at all, even though I am find with cel-shading -- the cel-shaded
twilight realm of Twilight Princess looks wonderful.

however Nintendo handles the next great Zelda console game, which will be on Wii, I hope they make it a trilogy starting in 2008 or 2009, with each part of the trilogy released 1 year apart.

should help Nintendo from a biz standpoint. develop a commen gameplay & graphics engine for all three parts. each game is large, but not too massive. thus allowing each part to be finished in reasonable time. that way, we don't go ~4 years between major Zelda games
(Wind Waker 2002 (Japan) ===> Twilight Princess 2006).

each part contains 40 or so hours of gameplay adding upto 120 hours total, almost twice as much gameplay time as Twilight Princess reportedly contains (70 hours).

each game is sold for full price, $50 but is worth it, because of the gameplay, story and fun, and needing to know what happens next.

will help sustain the life of Wii over the long term.

just a thought. i'm sure many will completely disagree with me. but that's the nature of opinions & ideas.

Sorry, proof that this is the last Zelda game please? Are you suggesting they do something like LotR movie? 1 year after another? Also, the life of Wii isn't gonna be depending on Zelda. It has Mario, Metroid, Poke'mon, Donkey Kong, and many others.

That's an interesting idea but that has never really been done with a game before (that doesn't come from a book or movie!). Though, Zelda is revolutionary game in itself.

Originally Posted by Hero of the Winds

I doubt they said TP is the last Zelda game to be made.

Didn't the person who post this say as we knew it..., nintendo said that...but I believe they were thinking of the Wii when they said it...so the graphics will stay the same only the game-play will change I think.

they didn't say it was the last to be made but the last one that was made how we know it, in other words the next one will be diferent from what we've seen so far in zelda games.
that's how it goes, right?

Yeah they could be called "Zelda", "Zelda Reloaded", and "Zelda Revolutions". Link finds out he can defy gravity and goes on a quest to stop the evil Ganon from putting all the citizens of Hyrule in a fantasy world in their minds while he uses their bodies to power his quest for world domination. Sorry wrong trilogy. In all seriousness though I don't know if that is a good idea or not. It could work out I guess. My opinion doesn't matter much considering TP will likely be the last Zelda game I play.

This reminds me of the Oacle series. I would love it if they released games that could be linked through passwords and such. If they could impove on the password concept, or find a more efficient method, then it would be awesome!

Originally Posted by R.o.D.

That's an interesting idea but that has never really been done with a game before (that doesn't come from a book or movie!). Though, Zelda is revolutionary game in itself.

Correction: .hack//Infection, Mutation, Fragment, Outbreak. Four different games continuing the same story. Also Golden Sun and Lost Age, same story. Also, Wind Waker and Phantom Hourglass. Continuations. So yes, it HAS been done before.

Originally Posted by Hungry Gamer

Correction: .hack//Infection, Mutation, Fragment, Outbreak. Four different games continuing the same story. Also Golden Sun and Lost Age, same story. Also, Wind Waker and Phantom Hourglass. Continuations. So yes, it HAS been done before.

Not in a true Trilogy...I know what your talking about but a true Trilogy is different...it just is. I mean sure, you have sequels but a Trilogy is different...and I'm not sure how exactly but it's not like a series. It wasn't that I was not considering these...but I doubt a game could do a true Trilogy anyways...only a three sequels that they call a Trilogy...sigh...I'm confused...:confused:

I belive the were refering to the GC version of TP before the Wii version was anounced saying it shall be the last time we will play zelda like we have, so I belive they are just saying that the TP on GC shall be last we will use those types of controllers, but thats what I belive anyway.

I agree. A Trilogy, if created properly would be epic and gain major approval of the fans. Think about it, one big, huge adventure. Maybe it'll involve Wind Waker and eventually will involve draining the Great Sea.

The thing it would do most is give something for Nintendo to work with for the next three Zelda games they create. With the Wii, imagine the possibilities!

Originally Posted by Hero of the Winds

Sorry, proof that this is the last Zelda game please?

The last Zelda game of its kind. You have got to be kidding me, if you're saying you haven't heard that quote before.

Originally Posted by Hungry Gamer

Correction: .hack//Infection, Mutation, Fragment, Outbreak. Four different games continuing the same story. Also Golden Sun and Lost Age, same story. Also, Wind Waker and Phantom Hourglass. Continuations. So yes, it HAS been done before.

Haha. Not to mention the Oracles, which were pure continuation.

Originally Posted by R.o.D.

Not in a true Trilogy...I know what your talking about but a true Trilogy is different...it just is.

A trilogy is the exact same thing, except with two sequels instead of one. Shut up.

if a trilogy is planned, it can turn out well. although, some trilogies can not be planned and still work.

I have noticed the trend of trilogies as of late turning from a single entity and spanning out. And they ALL seem to follow the same trend.

First movie: Introduces the story, characters, and not intended on being a trilogy.

Second movie: reintroduces the story, characters from the first, and ends in a cliffhanger.

Third movie: Ends with a bigger cliffhanger from the second movie, yet all the questions up to this point are answered.

Way off-topic, i'll stop.

A trilogy seems appealing, after all this series of long time waits between the mayor (real, for me) Zelda games. And a good contrast for TP, too much wait and hype in one package.

What I wonder, is if the next Zelda game (or any other in the future) will be as great and huge proyect as TP has been. Maybe becuase TP is the last traditional Zelda game (maybe in terms of control, overall feel to it... no, not the feel of it. Well, other things), they will make it the greates of them. I´ve been seeing many Zelda game mixes in TP, like if it was a giant mixer, but also adding it´s own new and fresh components.

Triology should mean a new story. Wich means that the story has nothing to do with any other Zelda we played yet, wich sucks big time. So please no, just continue in this form.

Um i dont get this.
Im sure if twighlight princess is successful (which it bloomin well will be) im sure they will continue the realism style, i mean itle sell more than cel shading, which put off fans for the wind waker.

... Twilight Princess is cel-shaded. It's not a style; it's a technique.

I agree with all those who say that there WILL be another Zelda game coming out, actually many, many more. But yes, the games will be different. Personally i love the combat style in every Zelda game, because all of these silly organized battle forms, where no strategy or reflexes are involved, absolutely drives me insane!!! But there are some things that might change, and I sincerely hope they will. First of all, I hope that Link actually talks in future games, because this idea of Nintendo's to make Link a mime is slowing down their progress. Most other games have pre-recorded voices of actors that play these characters, giving each of the games a classic movie style to them, making the game more artistic, and more enjoyable. With Link's inability to talk, this cannot happen, because there would be an inbalance between the characters that can make sound... and LINK.
I aldo hope that the graphics... get better... and Better.... AND BETTER!
I know I'm relating things to much to Final Fantasy, but I want the graphics of future Legend of Zelda games to become equal in intensity with Final Fantasy's graphics. Take this sample, and you'll know what I mean: http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c9...1135957168.jpg Does anyone agree with me?