The Futuristic Zelda thread

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A ray of light serenly winds through the shattered and ruined stained glass of this holy temple. Flurries of vines and vegetation strangle this mighty structure and the once white walls now show the strain of the centuries.

Yet the pinacle of the room stands at the century in the form of three women, mighty goddesses holding above their selves the shape of three golden triangles stacked one upon the other to form a single mighty figure. Though the room is ruined this figure stands anew as though untouched by the wear of time. The triforce... gliterring like copper stricken by the worning sun.

King Anton of Hyrule: (Awed) So Magnificant...

The king stands idle, attention fixed upon this mighty tribute to the goddesses. At his side stands Hylian Court Mystic, Fenir... a slim character with red hair and pale complexion mised into a mess of ceremonial robes.

Outside, the boom of gun and cannon can be heard. Men yellion and blades clashing .

King Anton: After so many centuries we have begun to retake the treasures lost to our kingdom... truly the goddess's are to thank for allowing our retribution to go so well.

Fenir: Indeed... But my lord, we must remain cautious all all times (turns from the Triforce Statue and stares through the ruined window) ... Even now, shadows gather to thwart and ruin us... I predict times of troubles ahead for the kingdom.

The King looks to Fenir, wear showing in his eyes and his aged figure showing signs of fear of the future.

King Anton: (Shaky) This cannot be can it? What evil do you speak of... I have my people to think about. My daughter... (Pauses) Tell me you do not speak of the ancient tales.

Fenir: The very same... For so long our existance has been safe, but always lingering is the fear that Gan-

King Anton: That cannot be... (Pauses, head lingers down to stare at the floor)... Ganondorf... But what about the Hero of Time!

Voice: (Laughing) Hah! Hero of Time, my lord you're far to spiritual for the Empire's sake... believe not this tale of old.

Fenir and King Anton turn. At the entrance stands the towering figure of General Keeta, a towering man outfitted in a marvelous uniform and with a saber in hand stained crimson from battle.

General Keeta: (Walking forth) Emperor of Hyrule, holder over the diminions of the Zora and ally of the Gorons... What is to fear from these ancient woes. No hero is needed to keep safe the kingdom...

A smile forms on Keeta's face.

General Keeta: Only I.

Fenir: (Commanding) Pay tribute to your betters! It is only by the grace of the goddesses Din, Nayru and Farore that you enjoy the success you clearly do ont deserve.

General Keeta: (Chuckles) flee to your profession mystic... I have proven myself tiem and time again, while you are but a madman blatthering on over trival tales and lore. (Addressing Anton) My lord, the central citadel is preparing surrender, it would be most fitting if you would come join the troops and address their sacrifice.

King Anton: (Shaking head) Aye. I better go meet them... Fenir, the matters you speak of bear the greatest load on my mind. Though I listen to you, Keeta, with confidence, you yourself admit this is far from your profession... Fenir, I shall consult you soon on this matter.

Sourly, Keeta steps to the side allowing thw ing to make passage out from this holy structure. Keeta and Fenir lock eyes, anger flashing and suspision eating away.

General Keeta: You may hold your hand over the King, prophet... but so long as I remain you will never attain the power you seek... and it shall be your downfall.

Fenir (Grinning): You claim I look for power... but perhaps you are the one who should not be allowed to grow to strong... Its bad enough you believe yourself a hero, when you are but an Infantry dog...

Fenir passes Keeta and goes to leave.

Fenir: But, If I am correct, Hero, then you may find that you will have wished to heed my words.

Fenir exits. Outside the cheers of soldiers can be heard. Grimly, Keeta goes to exit, looking back into the confines of this holy place and, with a sneer, leaves.

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One thing alot of people fail to see when they think of a futuristic Zelda is that it would be the future in the world of Zelda (which is inevitable) and not our world or scifi like starwars (which funnily enough, has quite a few medieval sort of places which a good touch of the future)

That means their future would be dramatically different to ours. They have magic, they have gorons and zoras and the like which would dramatically change how their technology progresses compared to ours.
Take Majoras Mask and Windwaker for example, they clearly invented cameras before they used their gunpower technology to make the earliest guns.

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A quick example, say the game begins with a strangely dressed man and his mysteriously disguised companion (who is a clockwork robot, because its not far from current Zelda). They appear as if from nowhere/portal in the air/a time machine similar to the one in the movie of the same name.
They walk through castle town attracting alot of attention. They approach the gate to Hyrule Castle and the man asks the guards to see the king of Hyrule about something urgent that begins in a few days. When the guards ask the man why they should trust him and let him in, he shows them the back of his left hand which bares the crest of the triforce of wisdom and tells them he could trust them with his life.

Turns out this man is from the future, a future that has been corrupted over the centuries (or thousands of years if we go by the supposed time distance of OoT and WW) by something that happened in the time he is visiting. This man is the current bearer of the triforce of wisdom and he was searching all his life for the one who bore the triforce of courage to help fight the evil in his own time. However when he found the lineage of all the heroes that bore the triforce of courage in the past, he found out the last one recorded was in the time that everything went downhill.
So realising that trying to find the current bearer was useless, he did the next best thing, he tried to find a way to get the last hero.
Using all the information and artifacts he could gather of the Temple of Time (destroyed mostly but the room beyond the door of time somehow stands untouched) he created a method to go back in time to find the courage bearer.

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So you begin the game as Link like usual, its a few days after the time traveller arrived in this time and already the events of the future are beginning. Eventually the traveller finds you and thats where the real adventure begins. You must travel between times with him, learning of what is to come in the future and preventing it from happening in the past, each time making a dramatic change in the future the next time you visit.
Take note this is not like Oracle of Ages or OoT where the time travel is barely any difference, this is major time travel and your actions greatly affect the future. The future itself is incredibly different yet noticeably the same

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Because of the way time travels in Zelda, swords are still widely used and favoured over guns due to not much research being put into guns themselves. Crossbows are much more favoured over guns due to being faster and simpler to use.
Magic still exists in the future and many people try to keep it alive by mixing it in with technology. Hover technology does not exist but there are airborne vehicles (think of airships, zepplins, ect.) thanks to mainly magic.
Hyrule itself has changed alot but relics of the past are still there. Hyrule Castle Town still has some of the old buildings (though updated quite a bit) but they are in the poorer sections of the town. The richer and more modern buildings consist of ornate marble and crystal giving a sort of shiny metal and glass look common in some future designs but sticking with the ancient.
The gorons would have alot of machinery, they would be the kings of inventions, most of them looking steampunk.. They would have steamtrains, huge drill machines and more.
The Zora would be a bit more in touch with nature and magic but would be the masters of any watercraft.
The Gerudo would have a slightly cyberpunk sort of theme, alot of them pirating and such the air, roads, traintracks, waterways, ect.

What I could see:

Hyrule has entered the Industrial Age, and as it enters that the old system of the kingdom breaks down. Items that were once the rarest things around become more common; rubees (That's what their called, right? It's something like that) have become almost impossible to find in nature, due to industry.

Hyrule Castle has been sieged by a rebellious army, which is part of the Hylian Rebels, who want to preserve the old ways and not turn to industry as most Hylians have.

Most Hylians have enslaved the Gorons, using them for manual labor as they become more and more self-righteous, and then a group of Gorons join the Hylian Rebels when promised freedom of they do.

It is found the Oocca have been hunted to extinction in Hyrule, and the Zora and Hylians have formed a method of trade; the Zoras' have land that no pollution can be dumped in by the Hylians and the Hylians will give them the finished product.

Hyrule, then, make an alliance with Labrynna to stop the rebellion; however, an oil tanker crashes in Zora territory, causing the treaty between Hyrule and the Zora to collapse.

Just some thoughts on what a more modern Zelda could be. Not futuristic by our standards, but to the people of Hyrule it would be.

Originally Posted by Colton the Last

What I could see:

Hyrule has entered the Industrial Age, and as it enters that the old system of the kingdom breaks down. Items that were once the rarest things around become more common; rubees (That's what their called, right? It's something like that) have become almost impossible to find in nature, due to industry.

Hyrule Castle has been sieged by a rebellious army, which is part of the Hylian Rebels, who want to preserve the old ways and not turn to industry as most Hylians have.

Most Hylians have enslaved the Gorons, using them for manual labor as they become more and more self-righteous, and then a group of Gorons join the Hylian Rebels when promised freedom of they do.

It is found the Oocca have been hunted to extinction in Hyrule, and the Zora and Hylians have formed a method of trade; the Zoras' have land that no pollution can be dumped in by the Hylians and the Hylians will give them the finished product.

Hyrule, then, make an alliance with Labrynna to stop the rebellion; however, an oil tanker crashes in Zora territory, causing the treaty between Hyrule and the Zora to collapse.

Just some thoughts on what a more modern Zelda could be. Not futuristic by our standards, but to the people of Hyrule it would be.

1- Rupees are currency, they don't seem like that they would be hard to find in nature

2- Hyrule would not have turned to industry that easy if there are enough against it to form an army

3- Gorons being made slaves by mere Hylians? Funny, if anything, the Gorons would make the Hylians slaves and that would only happen if the Gorons broke their long standing alliance with the rest of Hyrule

4- Oocca would very unlikely be hunted to extinction. Not is there no reason to do so but they have technology that could easily defend them

5- Why Labrynnia?

6- Hyrule itself consists of more than just Hylians. Hyrule is all the races in Hyrule.

What would be most curious to me in a modern or futuristic Zelda setting would be it's Political scenario.

I think it'd be fun is Hyrule became a Constitutional Monarchy like the UK now, the Royal family is sitll around (Still traditional naming all females Zelda) but they also have a Prime Minister and/Or President, and parliament or Congress or Senate.

I think it'd be cool is Ganondorf who's real face is unknown thanks to being shrouded din Legend (Like the opening of Wind Waker) become Prime Minister or President and uses a Reichstag like incident to make himself a Dictator, and bring in Disguised Moblins to be his secret Police.

And then Link could work with an Underground resistance type group, which he sorta did in Twilight Princess.

Some ideas for future dungeons:

-The Ancient Temple: An archeological dig revealed the entrance to an ancient temple. Now, Link must traverse the trap filled dungeon to get some super important magic item. The temple resembles the old Zelda dungeons, only this time Link can kick ass. He can blast through any rock with his rpg, he can hover over gaps with his jetpack and he can cut the boss in half with one lasersword strike. The dungeon's item is the Hero's Bow, that Link can sell as antique. When you exit the dungeon, there's a cool cutscene where the whole place explodes with a nuke that badass-Link left there. Take that, history!

-The Office: After working so many years in small cubicles in a certain advertising agency, all the workers turned into re-deads! Link must battle his way through the roaming undead. The dungeon's item is the Hero's Chainsaw (a great aid against soft undead flesh) and the boss is the office's bloated boss who's main attack is an annoying pop-up on your hud.

Okay, I had some real ideas too. . .

-The Cave: Basically, an cliché scifi/fantasy cave with huge glowing mushrooms and stuff. There could be remnants of technology or ancient magical objects in places, but mainly it's feral and monster-filled. Link must use his wits and technology to get through various obstacles.

-The Twin Towers: Two skyscrapers on the edge of Castle City were cut off from the rest of the world by a terrifying magical storm. The (evil?) government doesn't let anyone near the area. By some way Link passes through the guards, he has to get some magical item or something from there.
The towers are falling apart with age and mutated by magic. There are re-deads, crazed guard-robots and magical creatures infesting the place. Link has to use the malfunctioning elevators and crumbled staircases to get higher. Some times the way is blocked, so you have to get from the building to another with some modern equivalent of hookshot. The boss could be a magical beast on the top of the other tower.

I thought of some other dungeons too, like the moblin military base, the sunken supertanker and the abandoned orbital station, but I'm too lazy to write about them.

Your last Dungeon might be to blatant a parallel for some to handle.

'Tis just a "work-name". And yes, yanks would go crazy. As they always do.

At first I hated the idea of a futuristic Zelda, but your idea could make an amazing spin off. there should be a mamber of parliament from each region. Omg, i just had a vision of a Goron wearing a suit, lol

It'd be "The Legend of Zelda: Future Perfect"... lol.

Seriously, though, it would make an interesting concept. I mean, how would magic and technology mix? Would they use magic to power things or would they slowly forget about magic?

I would say I'd technical prefer Modern to Futuristic, wiht maybe some Futuristic elements.

It's funny thought how Modenr is seeming to Futuristic already evne to jsut a few years ago, look at RoboCop which was meant to be sorta Futuristic, it's funny how DVD are alreayd old now.

hmmm so ... So somebody planning on making this as a fan-game eh? Who ever os doing it will have a tough time as most fan-games take a while if done properly unless pixel based. But most fan-games I've seen are lame. But most of them were just hacks so what would I know

hmmmm.. If its in the future how bout you can discover like the ruins of older hyrule locations and go to and archeologist dig and dig them up??

just a thought

I wouldn't want to see link driving a car or much existing modern technology, but it would be interesting to see a zelda game with highly advanced technology (that still fits the zelda rubric) that is unique hyrulian.

Of course, link needs to use a sword, and use of said sword needs to make sense.

Well, what this started out as (and was scrapped in less than a week) was a ROM hack of Ocarina of Time or Majora's Mask, but due to engine limitations, I decided to move it to a custom engine.

I've also returned from another long period of inactivity. But that inactivity has not been in vain for this project. I've started learning C# and C++ and will probably either script through an engine with C++ or code an engine from scratch in either one. I've also been studying game design and level design and have tons of new ideas to throw into my maps and story plans. I'm also re-writing a lot of what I've already had for the story. But to return to the general idea of a future game...

After re-reading a lot of this thread, the nay-sayers have all had one collective argument against this: "Zelda does not belong in the future", or "guns and motorcycles aren't Zelda", or "Zelda should only be in the castle ages". So, I have one last thing to say about that (as I have said before) and I will not respond to anymore of these arguments anymore unless accompanied by good reason...

-All gamers have differed opinions.

-You are one gamer.

-Your opinion doesn't make or break a game.

-There has already been support shown for this project, so you can't tell me that nobody wants this game.

-Yes, there is opposition to this idea, but the above statement should explain why that doesn't kill this idea.

-Tradition, there is your definition so now you know what I'm trying to snap in half.

-Tradition cannot be used as an argument against an idea who's goal it is to break that said tradition.

So have I covered everything yet?

Just updating on my specific fan game...

I am working with Prince Deity on The Legend of Zelda: A New Age
We are going to be using one of the available C++ oriented 3D game engines for the base of the game. We also have a few key ideas that will shape the game:

• Muliplayer and and rpg-ish party sytem (you don't have to always be Link)
• Many races are to be brought back in this game (Gorons, Rito, Korok, Zoras, just to name a few)
• OoT/TP style interface
• Characters can use two hands for items (Ex. sword in the left, hookshot in the right)
• An expanded overworld (Hyrule is NOT the only land explorable in A New Age)

I can't believe I have not contributed to this thread yet. When it comes to futuristic Zelda, I can demonstrate a lot of viable and interesting possibilities; however, my mind feels empty right now, so I think I'll save this post for future editing. There are a lot of things I'd like to share with you all.

What about new lands in a future age? I have invented a new land inhabited by a race similar to the Gerudo. It is called Kaughlin and the whole land houses pirates and thugs. When you venture here, it is either to attack Hyrule's enemies or to participate in some underground and black market-style stuff. It is in the desert, but is built up like an advanced Las Vegas. Big city, but surrounded by a wasteland. On the far end of the nation, I have the main city (I'm calling it Sand City for now) that faces the ocean with a port.

The government would be very hostile, and also hires the native thugs and pirates as mercenaries to fight with them against Hyrule.

By the way, I have a backstory for how the world is set up at the beginning:

The three main races of Hyrule have split up. Zoras are fighting each other in a civil war and both sides expect the Hylians to help. When they don't, both factions decide that they are no longer allies. The Gorons are fighting off the Dodongos (they are bigger and in greater numbers than in OoT) and the Hylians won't send troops to help fight them off. While these three are split up, Ganondorf comes to Hyrule and makes things worse by *insert dirty politics here*.

He also incites a war between the Gerudo/Kaughlin alliance and the Hylians. While all this is going on, he and his team of disciples start their search for artifacts that will help them find the Triforce. At this point in time, magic like this is not used or believed in like in past games. Once you find out his plot, you and your team (as you go through the quest you build up a team that helps you) go and defeat these disciples to recover the artifacts and stop Ganondorf from retrieving the Triforce.

By the end, you have the Courage Triforce, he has Power, and Zelda has Wisdom (who'd of thunk it huh?). You track Ganondorf down to Old Hyrule and you fight him and he uses the Triforce of Power to resurrect the disciples along with the Dark Beast Ganon. You have to then fight the disciples, Ganondorf, and Ganon all together (lucky you have that team huh?). Anyway, by the time you finish with them, you get the Triforce pieces all together and you lock the Beast into the Sacred Realm and you win.

I'm still working on it, especially how that last fight goes. There will be changes, but that is the main idea of my story. Anyone have ideas for more lands that would add to a futuristic plot and gameplay?

i think the new zelda game should feature Majora (the creator of majora's mask lol) to come and take revenge on link. so Majora creates two masks (one mask being Oni Link and the other being Dark Link) and majora makes an improvements on the masks that Majora's mask did not have, being able to take the shape of a hylian (link). link must stop Majora before they destroy hyrule on their quest to finally kill link......
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(here is two pics of what i think dark and oni link would look like)

Originally Posted by DarkLink001

i think the new zelda game should feature Majora (the creator of majora's mask lol) to come and take revenge on link. so Majora creates two masks (one mask being Oni Link and the other being Dark Link) and majora makes an improvements on the masks that Majora's mask did not have, being able to take the shape of a hylian (link). link must stop Majora before they destroy hyrule on their quest to finally kill link......
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(here is two pics of what i think dark and oni link would look like)

And how is this futuristic?

I think that is a good idea, but I think that the series would probably need a transition game in an age of enlightenment type era or something. the master bow could be a clockwork pistol(enchanted to refrain from killing innocents). what do you think? the rest of his equipment would be era specific as well.