What if you could play after the main boss?

I was thinking and I wanted to know what you all thought about the possibility of continuing the game after the main boss. For instance, after you defeat the main boss there's a big cutscene and then credits and it's over, then when you open your file again you start off just before the boss. But what if you could continue to play after you defeat the boss, what if you could see what the people are like after the threat is gone.

Just a thought, tell me what you think.

TZ

The whole Zelda Game would make no sense.

Originally Posted by Tainted_Zora

what if you could see what the people are like after the threat is gone.

Just a thought, tell me what you think.

This question has popped up numerous times on ZU, so you're not alone in thinking this. Everybody wants to see the effects of their labor (in most cases that would be the final end scenes by that's not enough for most people). Well, what I could assume what could happen is this:

Everybody is happy, and if they know about it, they'd be congratulating and thanking you for saving their world. Would new enemies pop up in the screen any time that you appear? I doubt it (with the major threat gone, why would the baddies remain? Unless they are animals like Crows, mice, snakes, etc...). There would probably be new mini-games and side-quests to do. But if an idea like this were to ever happen, I would love it if something like this to occur: After let's say playing all the new side quests and mini games at least once a black screen will appear with white lettering saying (two years later) and then you see a new evil concocting up plans and starts his/her invasion on the land you just saved (so it's sorta a sneak preview of the next sequel to the game). They sorta did this with the Twinrova witches in OoA/OoS, so I wouldn't mind seeing the idea being recycled again.

-BGS

Originally Posted by Zelda Ninja

The whole Zelda Game would make no sense.

How would being able to play after you defeat Ganon (or any other main boss) make no sense?

I actually have ALWAYS thought it would be cool to go around after the main boss, and being able to see that changes. like in alttp in the end sequence they show you kind of an epilogue of the good stuff that happens when you win.

but this thread topic is basically the idea of a "playable epilogue". like you can go around after winning to see everyone ad everything that's changed fo the good.

I think that would be cool. always have

It would be a good idea,because there are side quests in the games,like poe soul searches in TP.And you might want to complete them.

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I got an idia
What if the game worked like that, but you could download a second story that takes place after that over the Wiiconect24.

Originally Posted by ShiekahSage

*lightbulb*
I got an idia
What if the game worked like that, but you could download a second story that takes place after that over the Wiiconect24.

Mhm. It would be cool to have one continuous Zelda game that is patched via WC24 like an MMORPG. The only complication, though, is that it could take them a long time to program small parts of the game, and several months or so to do a decent dungeon. Maybe a successor to this would be a Zelda MMO?

The only way I could see this being any fun (other than gloating rights) would be if either some sort of time-thingy (I can't really remember my any part of my lexicon right now, sorry) would distrupt peace, kinda like in MM, or there was a secondary storyline, like mentioned previously. I don't know, sounds like an MM sequel to me (but hey, I think that's a good thing). Oh, yes, to explain the time going backwards thing, maybe you could send the prizes from the newly unlocked minigames back in time, making somethings harder, easier, or unlocking an entire fraction of the game.

Okay, so you've defeated the main boss and purged the land of all evil.

What exactly are you supposed to kill?

doesn't that happens in OoA and OoS? at least you can't fight the final boss again.

The game would be boring and have no purpose. There would be no main goal to accomplish. Exactly how Panda described it.

the point wouldn't be to kill stuff and defeat stuff, but to go and see what kind of new happy world there is, and actually get some thanks from the people whose arses you just saved from firey doom...

EDIT: somehow my 1,000th post slipped by me with no fanfare... shows how much i pay attention to the thing!

It would be cool if after the final boss you could go around for a while, but you can't save...

So the next time you turn on the game, you'll be in front of the boss room.

Originally Posted by Margar

the point wouldn't be to kill stuff and defeat stuff, but to go and see what kind of new happy world there is, and actually get some thanks from the people whose arses you just saved from firey doom...

The NPC's already thank you when you purge their home area of the evil (boss) that's tormenting them. In fact, virtually most NPC's thank you for somethign or another in the Zelda series. They just don't thank you for killing the head honcho (Ganon).

Usually the Zelda games gives you a glimpse of what the world is or looks like without the main villian threatening anyone anyways.

I would just like to see the kingdom rebuild itself. Maybe even Link could help with that rebuilding. Who knows? Romance could pop up too!! ( Link + Ilia!!!) XD

I actually had the same thought after I finished TP. It would be nice to see hyrule peaceful and see the people recognize you as hero.

I've always wanted to play after defeating the main boss, I have mentioned this a couple of times earlier. It's more fun being able to see what you have accomplished and even continue on mini/side - Quest's. It's not always about killing, I remember in Wind Waker on Windfall island how much i loved the small missions that were given to me by the people.

And as someone mentioned earlier why not put in extra side-quests after defeating the
main boss .. ? I would love it!

Originally Posted by Zelda Ninja

The whole Zelda Game would make no sense.

i agree

That would be very anticlimactic. You kill Ganondorf, and the game just goes on. How many books do you read that go on after the antagonist is killed?