Wanting too much from Zelda, and looking too much into Zelda (rant)

I AM NOT POINTING TO ANYONE DIRECTLY, NOR AM I SAYING THAT THE ZELDA SERIES DOESN'T NEED CHANGE.

I've seen so many posts and topics here over analyzing every single thing in the Zelda games (Link being insane in MM and it's all in his mind because he wants to be a hero again so badly, and such), wanting the next Zelda to have Link killed off, put in the present normal world time, put in the FUTURE, giving Link a voice, changing Link into what ever anyone wants, and even one saying that they wanted another "Hyrule Fantasy" game. (it was just the subtitle for the original Zelda in japan. How could that be some kind of different series?)



I feel that people are completely forgetting what Zelda has, and always should (in my opinion) be.


When you take off all the bells and whistles of the timeline, all of the references to some religions, all of that, it all comes down to the simply story of a boy who becomes a man. It's the traditional coming-of-age story. And that was what made the series so charming for me. It's what made the series so charming and amazing for many people. Why does Zelda need to become some kind of MATURE DEEP ADULT series? Why can't it just appeal to everyone like it has for all these years?

Doing things like killing off one of Nintendo's MASCOTS like Link and replacing him would be the WORST IDEA NINTENDO COULD EVER DO. So is putting Link in steampunk ages or even the future. It wouldn't be Zelda. It would be Star Wars. Zelda is not Star Wars.


If these ideas were to be put into the franchise, it wouldn't even be Zelda anymore. It would be an entirely new series. Nintendo could use a good new series, but taking care of their current series like Zelda should be first.

I personally feel that people are growing up and growing out of Zelda. And they want Zelda to "grow up" with them. A series can't "grow up". When you try doing something like that you just get the Jak and Daxter franchise and the Sonic series. Not the best way to go.


Thank you for taking the time to listening to my rant, for those who did.

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