Theme of the New Zelda Wii

oh hey about being in a time of oppression where the ruler is an evil dictator

That was the second half of Ocarina, was it not?

Originally Posted by Link367

xD, I hear you. The new games were really pathetic, and I'm sure that the New Zelda Wii will be a good one. Usually with Zelda's, they are either really really good, or really really pathetic. Either a hit or miss never a middle. I don't necasarily think that just because it's an older Link doesn't mean it's "Dark." OoT and MM had young Link, and they were both really "Dark." Although, OoT had an Adult Link... So, I dunno if that one count's.

I disagree. Phantom Hourglass was an AWESOME DS game, but just an OK Zelda. (IMO.)

Originally Posted by GannonMan

Ocarina of Time and Majoras Mask were both released on the same console. One was epic themed and one was dark themed. Do you guys think the same applies to the new wii Zelda and Twilight princess? That Twilight princess is epic themed and that a dark game might follow?

PATTERNS PEOPLE. I SEE PATTERNS.

Originally Posted by JoGoron

That was the second half of Ocarina, was it not?

no, what I mean is the game starting out that way and where people, including you, have little freedom but by the end you defeat the dictator

If there could be a theme that is equally epic and dark, I'd be extremely satisfied.

i cant wait to see the new zelda game!!!!

no one can

The theme should be dark, by that I mean having a moral dilemma of how to deal with a wide-spread danger and who should make the decision for the Hyrulians(or some other race in the new one) and the impact of your choices on certain people (not in a Fable kind of way, this is LoZ). It doesn't necessarily have to be dark, but it can keep a catastrophy in the mix of the game to have everyone on their toes. Ideally, it should blow away MM, OoT, WW, and all the other previous games to make us all look down on our expectations and utterly marvel at the new one.

That is very ideal. Probably too ideal. Nintendo, I pray that you prove me wrong.

And yes, this had better be dark. And epic. And infinitely better than TP.

The main thing I want is to actually want to save the world/Hyrule/whatever. I want it to be compelling, MM was a very good start, the characters were so well done that you wanted to save them. Also I want to feel like I actually saved something. I think a darker and more epic atmosphere could help accomplish both of these, but I think the main things are the dialogue and characters. But! if making the game like that would result in sucky dungeons and controls and no sidequests, no thank you. But when I think about it, I really don't know what I want. Who would have ever said that they wanted a game like WW or MM, and they turned out great! (IMO) I hope to be surprised!

MM proved that great characters and great controls/sidequests are not mutually exclusive.

It will most deffinantly be dark.

Originally Posted by CaseyCon

The main thing I want is to actually want to save the world/Hyrule/whatever. I want it to be compelling, MM was a very good start, the characters were so well done that you wanted to save them. Also I want to feel like I actually saved something. I think a darker and more epic atmosphere could help accomplish both of these, but I think the main things are the dialogue and characters. But! if making the game like that would result in sucky dungeons and controls and no sidequests, no thank you. But when I think about it, I really don't know what I want. Who would have ever said that they wanted a game like WW or MM, and they turned out great! (IMO) I hope to be surprised!

I see what you mean. In WW and MM, I felt Link WANTED to be the hero and save the world. The OOT/TP Links felt like they were just politely following orders and just going along with what they were told to do because that's all they were capable of doing really well. I hope this new Wii Zelda game gives Link more of a motive to be a hero similar to WW and MM.