New IGN interview: Link has no sword? Not TP sequel

Originally Posted by The 10th Rider

Maybe it means Link has to collect pieces of the master sword:
"IGN: Has he lost his Master Sword?

Shigeru Miyamoto: [Laughing] I just wanted to make sure that you understand we are making it. That's all I'm going to say on that subject."
So maybe he means that in the game it's not to a point were Link has made it or whatever.

I'm pretty sure Miyamoto's saying that the Zelda dev team is making the game, not that Link/the dev team is making the Master Sword.

But the team did make the Master Sword... :V

Originally Posted by The 10th Rider

Maybe it means Link has to collect pieces of the master sword:
"IGN: Has he lost his Master Sword?

Shigeru Miyamoto: [Laughing] I just wanted to make sure that you understand we are making it. That's all I'm going to say on that subject."
So maybe he means that in the game it's not to a point were Link has made it or whatever.

i like this idea.
^_^

Anyone else get that Link is older because he doesn't have the Master Sword.

Like time travel, a la OoT? Except in reverse?

Whoa, talk about out of left field! So Link doesn't have a sword in this game? How is that gonna work out? I like the theory that someone posted in this thread earlier about the girl serving as Link's "weapons" through out the game, seems like the most plausible thing to happen.

Also, I'm relieved it's not a Twilight Princess sequel! I didn't like it's gritty atmosphere really, it felt way too tacked on and not very "Zelda." Smart decision Miyamoto.

Am I the only one here that doesn't think Miyamoto is saying that Link won't have a sword in this game?

Quote: "IGN: Has he lost his Master Sword?

Shigeru Miyamoto: [Laughing] I just wanted to make sure that you understand we are making it. That's all I'm going to say on that subject."

^^^Read carefully.

I think he's just refusing to comment on what the lack of a sword in the artwork means, guys.

Ideas that I like:
-There is no main weapon (which begs the question of why they bothered depicting him with a shield)
-The girl will somehow serve as his weapon(s)
-The girl tag-teams with him and uses a weapon

My theory: The girl is the sword. Some descriptions have noted that the girl was "pale", so she may be a ghost - maybe she's a ghost who lives inside Link's sword?

I for one, think that Link not having a sword could be an interesting game mechanic to use. They could mix up the formula a bit and still retain the adventure feel of the game. It could definitely work, and I honestly wouldn't mind the change.

Originally Posted by OSM

I for one, think that Link not having a sword could be an interesting game mechanic to use. They could mix up the formula a bit and still retain the adventure feel of the game. It could definitely work, and I honestly wouldn't mind the change.

We've been ranting about a fresh take on Zelda for years now so I welcome changes, at least for one game - to see if it works.

Originally Posted by Zeldablue777

IGN: At your developer roundtable this week, you showed off a single piece of artwork from the next Wii Zelda game. This piece of art has not yet been released publicly, but we noticed that Link appears to have grown to full adulthood. He looks older than he did in Twilight Princess. Is that a correct assumption?

Shigeru Miyamoto: Well, the story setting for this Zelda is, of course, in a completely different era and Link is older than he was previously. More approaching adulthood. There is one hint. Maybe from the art work you can see that he's not holding a sword.

IGN: Has he lost his Master Sword?

Shigeru Miyamoto: [Laughing] I just wanted to make sure that you understand we are making it. That's all I'm going to say on that subject.
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Are you all dumb or is it me that missunderstood.I think Myamoto says that he doesn't have a sword because they are not finish yet.Caus a link without a sword CANNNOT exist.He just makes him remark that he doesn't have a sword,thus he is not completly finish,So no saying that he is gonna be older blablabla,in other words he doesn't want to give too much details.Well i Think

That piece of artwork looks pretty finished to me.

Originally Posted by Ite

Are you all dumb or is it me that missunderstood.I think Myamoto says that he doesn't have a sword because they are not finish yet.Caus a link without a sword CANNNOT exist.He just makes him remark that he doesn't have a sword,thus he is not completly finish,So no saying that he is gonna be older blablabla,in other words he doesn't want to give too much details.Well i Think

A Link without a sword cannot exist? Why not?

Originally Posted by Mandrag

A Link without a sword cannot exist? Why not?

because link without a sword is idiotic. thats like saying,"ok, lets just take out the temples in the game... oh! and how about this you guys? Lets make the cuccos stop attacking link when he hits them! that should really piss off some life-long players!"

Originally Posted by DrFeelGood666

because link without a sword is idiotic. thats like saying,"ok, lets just take out the temples in the game... oh! and how about this you guys? Lets make the cuccos stop attacking link when he hits them! that should really piss off some life-long players!"

You can nearly beat LoZ without a sword.

And why wouldn't they finish the sword yet? You'd usually make the design of the main weapons once you'rer done finishing off the main character's design... I think.

Originally Posted by Hoshika-Pichu

You can nearly beat LoZ without a sword.

And why wouldn't they finish the sword yet? You'd usually make the design of the main weapons once you'rer done finishing off the main character's design... I think.

RIGHT, I think Myamoto wanted to say ''look
thereisn't sword on him yet si it's OBVIOUS that link is not finish.

Get my point now?

LINK IS A MAN NOW. HE HAS NO USES FOR GIRLY SWORDS AND SHIELDS.

HE SETTLES PROBLEMS LIKE ALL SPACE MARINES DO. WITH HIS FISTS.

Originally Posted by Seen

LINK IS A MAN NOW. HE HAS NO USES FOR GIRLY SWORDS AND SHIELDS.

HE SETTLES PROBLEMS LIKE ALL SPACE MARINES DO. WITH HIS FISTS.

No you fool.

He simply stares at them to death until they spontaneously combust with his feminine eyelashes that Nintendo hasn't gotten rid of since Oot for some reason.

IGN: At your developer roundtable this week, you showed off a single piece of artwork from the next Wii Zelda game. This piece of art has not yet been released publicly, but we noticed that Link appears to have grown to full adulthood. He looks older than he did in Twilight Princess. Is that a correct assumption?

Shigeru Miyamoto: Well, the story setting for this Zelda is, of course, in a completely different era and Link is older than he was previously. More approaching adulthood. There is one hint. Maybe from the art work you can see that he's not holding a sword.

This is really interesting, what I read is:

IGN: We saw the new artwork, has Link matured?

Miyamoto: Well, yes he is approaching adulthood. There is a hint. Perhaps you have seen Link is not holding a sword in the artwork.


What kind of hint is this? What is it hinting at and what has a swordless Link have to do with him maturing?

It almost seems kind of symbolic, doesn't it?

Originally Posted by ninja link

link needs a sword how can he fight evil he cant use guns because it is in the past

Now this is just my awesome fan theory, but all the new info has lead me to believe that in Link's new adventure he has been living with gorons for years, he now wrestles his enemies like how he learnedto wrestle gorons in TP!

who needs swords when you can wrestle your enemies into submision anyway?

And seeing that Zora's and Gorons don't like eachother he has kidnapped a zora girl to obviously sacrifice in Death Mountain, in the new image we can CLEARLY see a top view from death mountains crater (what people called the orange portal is actually the crater) It all makes sense!


OBVIOUS.



Man, I love fan theories.

Originally Posted by Meeps

My theory: The girl is the sword. Some descriptions have noted that the girl was "pale", so she may be a ghost - maybe she's a ghost who lives inside Link's sword?

Good. Very creative. Thats the same as what i had in mind.
The girl,(or whatever it is) is Link's sword. And its also used as a sidekick, (like how Links boat in WW was his sidekick). Since Wii motion swordsplay is hard to use at first, the sword/sidekick will direct you and help you on your journey and help you as the other sidekicks helped Link. Look what Miyamoto said:

you can see that he's not holding a sword.

That's all I'm going to say on that subject.

Why would he say that. He is hinting that probably the sword is next to him, but probably not holding it?

If you don't get what im saying, look at Sonic & the Black Knight. The sword is used for two purposes in that game, as a sidekick, and as a weapon.

Originally Posted by DrFeelGood666

because link without a sword is idiotic. thats like saying,"ok, lets just take out the temples in the game... oh! and how about this you guys? Lets make the cuccos stop attacking link when he hits them! that should really piss off some life-long players!"

Yeah.. because having cuccos attack you is what defines Zelda.

Anyway, I wouldn't mind if they got rid of all the temples. The concept is good but we've seen several forest, fire and water temples already. Why not mix and match more?

An example could be a forest level (in the forest, no temple or underground) with a lake that you can explore. Bam, there you have your forest and water level in one, with a fresh take.

Originally Posted by ninja link

link needs a sword how can he fight evil he cant use guns because it is in the past

In the past? Zelda doesn't follow our history's advances. So why couldn't there be guns in a Zelda game? Sure, I wouldn't like the concept very much, but it isn't impossible. And why a gun? He could as well use a crossbow (Link's Crossbow Training?)

Originally Posted by Iroas

What kind of hint is this? What is it hinting at and what has a swordless Link have to do with him maturing?

Bad translation maybe? A lot of stuff Miyamoto says makes absolutely no sense and sounds like bad riddles. I assume he spoke japanese and someone translated for IGN, which would explain the weird answers.