Do you think there should be a futuristic Zelda game?

Originally Posted by Marshmallow Moo

....No.

Let me explain this one last time: this concept is not the only possible outcome. Neither is pointy-eared GTA3 or HALO. Zelda can just plain have technology and still feel the same.

What you're showing here is closed-mindedness, stubbornness, and lack of creativity. A setting built for a Zelda game would obviously be a setting built to work in Zelda's style, not just sticking the characters in an industry-standard backdrop.

Your argument is that what you propose as a futuristic Zelda would suck. What we are proposing is nothing like what you just put forth.

It should only be a tad bit futuristic.
Not enough to ruin the storyline though.

Originally Posted by LinksShadow66

It should only be a tad bit futuristic.
Not enough to ruin the storyline though.

So tell me, how far would be acceptable?

Around the 1300 or 1400s? The era of Pike and Shot? 1600 or 1700? Still about a hundred or so years from Napoleon and large scale military campaigns, but still the age of the line. 1800s or the Victorian Era? Mass armies, advancing weaponry and industrial setting.

Personally I set mine around a 1700 setting, with musketry, the world is expanding it would seem and being explored yet it still remains that their is mystery abound and superstition abroad.

Originally Posted by BEHIND THE MASK

So tell me, how far would be acceptable?

Around the 1300 or 1400s? The era of Pike and Shot? 1600 or 1700? Still about a hundred or so years from Napoleon and large scale military campaigns, but still the age of the line. 1800s or the Victorian Era? Mass armies, advancing weaponry and industrial setting.

Personally I set mine around a 1700 setting, with musketry, the world is expanding it would seem and being explored yet it still remains that their is mystery abound and superstition abroad.

The japanese had their own "musket" back in the day and it was back in the 1500s. It's called the Arquebus.

If there were to be a futuristic Zelda game, there should be only one, non-canonical version. BUT, there should not be guns. that is not in the Zelda tradition. somehow the "Master Gun" does not sound as epic as the "Master Sword"
All and All, I think it would be an intersting twist on the story, and I have often wondered what Hyrule would look like in several thousand years. would there be cars? airplanes? Trains? An internet? And what would the Gorons, Zoras, Hylaians, Dekus, Gerudos be like.
It would be cool if there were ruins of old buildings from the previous games. ex: Lon Lon Ranch, Gerudo's Fortress.
What would Hyrule castle town be like. Would it be a massive, futuristic metropolis? Would the castle still be there? Would the temple of time still stand? Will the old clash with the new?
Perhaps we shall see...

Originally Posted by Glugg2

If there were to be a futuristic Zelda game, there should be only one, non-canonical version. BUT, there should not be guns. that is not in the Zelda tradition. somehow the "Master Gun" does not sound as epic as the "Master Sword"
All and All, I think it would be an intersting twist on the story, and I have often wondered what Hyrule would look like in several thousand years. would there be cars? airplanes? Trains? An internet? And what would the Gorons, Zoras, Hylaians, Dekus, Gerudos be like.
It would be cool if there were ruins of old buildings from the previous games. ex: Lon Lon Ranch, Gerudo's Fortress.
What would Hyrule castle town be like. Would it be a massive, futuristic metropolis? Would the castle still be there? Would the temple of time still stand? Will the old clash with the new?
Perhaps we shall see...

...Yeah cause we know that when guns came along every just said screw fighting hand to hand, you stand there and I'll stand here and we'll have a jolly good time!

Guns at the time were usually so inaccurate that many battles remained decided by bayonet or saber charges... Hell, the pike was still in use by the Swedish army by 1700s... But no, the development of guns and cannons would naturally mean we can say goodbye to the master sword

Though once more I speak on behalf of a not so distant future, while many still presume a 'futuristic' Zelda to be a copy of 2001: A Space Odyssey

Maybe they can make it like afro samurai. I don't know if you guys know the afro samurai series. Well everything is samurai style, like the buildings, clothing, swordfighting but there are computers and high tech tools they use. It's a mix of high tech and samurai theme. Maybe they can do thesame.

BEAM SWORD! BEAM SWORD! BEAM SWORD! BEAM SWORD! BEAM SWORD! BEAM SWORD! BEAM SWORD!

Originally Posted by Link the Mini

LASER SWORD! LASER SWORD! LASER SWORD! LASER SWORD! LASER SWORD! LASER SWORD! LASER SWORD!

What are you trying to say?

Originally Posted by Senap

What are you trying to say?

That we should have a future Link with a laser beam sword.

I think a Victorian era Link with an old fashioned steel blade and a flintlock rifle would be more likely.

Originally Posted by Daltonr6

I agree... I mean seriously, what would the dungeons be? Shopping malls?

lol, "go find the lingerie medallion inside Victoria's Secret..."

NO! because then link would be no match for enemies who have some sort of super guns, especialy if link just had a sword and shield. and with out the master sword he is not the hero of time. i guess they could make a master laser gun or something but i think it should stay as being something that took place long ago...

A techno future where they use swords is more retarded then any Zelda plot could ever be. We ditched those for a reason.

Originally Posted by Jumpman3000

NO! because then link would be no match for enemies who have some sort of super guns, especialy if link just had a sword and shield. and with out the master sword he is not the hero of time. i guess they could make a master laser gun or something but i think it should stay as being something that took place long ago...

For the record: there are several Links and only ONE Hero of Time.

Other points of interest:
Enemies would not have super guns. There is no reason they need to have super guns.
There would be no "Master Laser Gun". We're so far overdue for laser guns going off old science fiction that it should be apparent that we'll likely never have them.

I vote yes. It would be nice to see a more advanced science fiction looking version of Zelda.

If Link doesn't have a sword of some kind its not Zelda

OOPS!!!
double post

About the whole gun vs sword thing. What if at the beginning part of the game links is weak to enemies with guns and lasers but later after getting the master sword he is able to chop/deflect the bullets before they reach him using his sword? It might seem weird that link can chop faster than a bullet but he is holding (one of) the most powerful weapons in the zelda universe.

Originally Posted by DakonLink

If Link doesn't have a sword of some kind its not Zelda

Link's Crossbow Training?