Yeah I see what you mean then. Very good observation, lol =)
Anywho, this will have to carry on a bit later as I'm transferring from my dad's to my mom's house. -_- Fun times.

I'm not saying that tMC, FS, and FSA has more NPCs than ST (I honestly don't know that as a fact, but I think it's clear to assume that all NPCs shown don't represent THE WHOLE population. If that were true then even making a new Hyrule Castle would take forever). I'm just saying that since ST takes place only 100 years after the events of tWW/PH that this isn't enough time for a whole population to burst forth. Of course there were already natives of the new land (I'm assuming more than just the new Lokomo tribe, but also regular humans as well), but certainly not enough to have populated villages like FSA had.

-BGS

Oh right I see what you mean. I guess that's true in a sense. You're just limited to a train, and your right with the game taking longer too. But, still, it would be fun

How would you figure about the population and such? *Ilovestalkingtovillagers*

I haven't looked into it as much because I don't really want to ruin anything or this convo may be a bit more intense. Sorry ;__;

I guess what everybody is mostly peeved about is the fact that you won't be able to explore the open world (which is on land) on foot, considering ALL of the other LoZ games that takes place on land Link was able to walk on Hyrule soil (so basically, people would have liked it if the Train acted more like Epona). The way I see it, ST's Hyrule is soo big that it needs a train for it to travel in the best matter. If Link traveled just on foot then it would take the player 3 times as long just to get to the next destination.

Now I personally believe that this ST Hyrule is the same as the one shown in tMC, FS, and FSA, and all of those Links had a fine time exploring Hyrule. Although this is true, I think that ST Hyrule just hasn't developed as much as those games when it comes to the population and the amount of villages/towns/etc.

Plus, when you get down to the nitty gritty, who really wants to play a game with the exact same locations as previous titles? That's why TP wasn't held on a high accord as OoT, and FSA didn't hold a light to ALttP. They had very similar locations, and that's why it didn't feel so original when you know what's going to be around the corner.

-BGS

It's just a new thing. That's all. It's like when Wind Waker came out and I was all, ahhh, water EVERYWHERE I just need to give it a chance =) I'm not one for change, lol.

I honestly don't see the big problem with it comes to the train tracks. In PH you couldn't go in a new area until you've recieved a map (ST is going to be the same way). In PH sure there's free roaming, however is there ever a NEED to search every little square inch of the open sea? No. All you really want to do is go from Point A to Point B (and that basically is a train track).

-BGS

Spirit Tracks?
It looks quite interesting to say the least. I mean, Zelda has a much larger role in the game, so it could be exciting Or it could fail, because of the train tracks. It's weird, sort of.
Either way, I'm getting it the day it comes out so I'll just have to wait and see if what I said was true. lol.

So tell me, do you have any opinions on this new Zelda game?

-BGS

Well that's good to hear. And really? Shame that you didn't get any. Maybe next time though.

And you're quite welcome He's pretty awesome.

Aww, that's sweet of you to say ^^

My Halloween went pretty well I suppose. I've recently been going out with a girl and invited her to the party. She went as Cleopatra. I wish I took a few pictures

Thanks for the av compliment, I'm glad that some people like Master Splinter. I also like my new profile pic^_^

It's not the dress that makes a princess, you're a princess already being so kind to hand out candy

-BGS