Child vs. Adult: Which timeline do you LIKE better

Irrespective of where you feel every specific game in the series goes, we all know there's two timelines and we know for sure the narrative storyline that the beginning, at least, of these timelines follow:

Adult: OoT --> WW/PH
Child: OoT/MM --> TP

So... regardless of where you think the rest of the games go and even regardless of which specific games you prefer, which timeline do you like better in terms of narrative?

Do you like Link having done everything he did in Ocarina, then tragically vanishing to live out his childhood leaving Hyrule defenseless when Ganondorf returned, causing the gods to flood Hyrule creating the world of the Wind Waker that a new Link must traverse?

Or do you prefer Link doing everything he did in Ocarina, returning to his childhood, losing Navi and searching for her in Termina while Ganondorf gets locked away in the Twilight Realm only to return and bring Zant with him to wreak some Twilight vengeance on Hyrule.

Which of these sagas do you like better, narratively-speaking?

I prefer the child timeline because the idea of Hyrule flooding is honestly one of the more idiotic things Nintendo has come up with. It makes no sense, especially considering that you can make any wish you want with the Triforce and they could have easily wished that Ganon ceased to exist.

While I was highly disappointed in Twilight Princess, I really enjoyed how it was the same Hyrule as Ocarina of Time, only with a slightly altered map.

Well, both seem to be good. I don't really care which one is better. They both have deep storylines. I like the two, so i have to go with the single timeline option.

I prefer the child timeline because I like the games better. I like MM/TP more than WW/PH.. although all the games are good. :]

I'm also not sure I like the whole idea of flooding Hyrule. D:

Also.. about the 3rd poll option? I heard Nintendo verified that the timeline splits after OoT? Maybe that person was inventing the quote then.

I like the Child Timeline better, from what we've seen of it. It seems to have more of a "pay for your actions" feel to it, as the people of Hyrule constantly do bad things (the Civil War, sealing the Twili, sealing Ganon), and then pay the consequences of their actions later on, and then Link arrives to keep them from paying TOO much.

Originally Posted by kreebby

makes no sense, especially considering that you can make any wish you want with the Triforce and they could have easily wished that Ganon ceased to exist.

When Hyrule flooded, the people didn't have the Triforce.

Or maybe you're referring to when the King of Hyrule wished on the Triforce at the end. Wishing Hyrule away was better than wishing for Ganon to cease to exist; had he simply wished for that, there would still be a Hyrule under the sea for a new, power-hungry villain to desire, and the people above the sea would not be able to move on.

I really have no preference over which TL is better, however I do still believe in the Split TL mostly because I can't figure out how a Single TL would work. (And because it was confirmed by the developers)

I like old Hyrule, so Child Timeline for me. Plus I don't believe there are any games except
perhaps ST that occur after PH

It's a tough choice. I always liked the backstory of WW, how without Link, the Goddesses had no choice but to flood the land that they watch over.
However, Majora's Mask was such an amazing game with such a great narrative, so I can't really chose which side I prefer.

Twilight Princess started out great, but as soon as Ganondorf was introduced, the story was killed. So that really brought it down for me.

As for the actual timeline, I'm not really sure nowadays. I used to believe whole-heartedly in an AT timeline, but now I'm not so sure.

It's a difficult question, considering that we are not sure which games go where, but if I had to choose, I would pick the Child timeline. Probably because I haven't played WW yet, and because it's the timeline where the hero of time lives on, which is probably my favourite Link in the series.

Child timeline, and NOT due to TP, which isn't even a Zelda game according to me.

I grudgingly chose AT, because AT OoT, tWW and AoL JUST overpower MM and aLttP in the CT.

MM is my favourite game evra... BUT the combination of tWW and AoL (as is where I place them) is just too yummy...

Child timeline for one simple reason. I hate how Hyrule gets flooded! I mean WW is amazing, but come on! Wheres my horse!

Originally Posted by Cukeman

I like old Hyrule, so Child Timeline for me. Plus I don't believe there are any games except
perhaps ST that occur after PH

ST is gonna be 100 years in the future of PH. It is still part of the adult time line. I really dislike the ds zeldas. WW was absolutely amazing, but PH ruined it in my opinion.

Originally Posted by River Zora

I grudgingly chose AT, because AT OoT, tWW and AoL JUST overpower MM and aLttP in the CT.

MM is my favourite game evra... BUT the combination of tWW and AoL (as is where I place them) is just too yummy...

You're getting scary Zora, and I don't mean Nerushi scary... but scary-scary with that way that post sounded almost like a... sexual timeline.

Originally Posted by Potent Col

sexual timeline.

Now, there's a new way of looking at theorizing!

Anyway, I chose the Adult timeline because I just really liked TWW. MM is my favorite game, but if you look at the events like a historian would, TWW had a bigger impact.

it doesnt go
Adult: OoT --> WW
Child: OoT/MM --> TP
it goes
Adultot-->TP
Child:OoT-->MM-->WW

read my article for proof.

I have read it. And replied. It was wrong. So ner ner!

The OoT-tWW and OoT/MM-TP arcs are pretty much ALL we know for definite- why talke that away from the pot?

Originally Posted by jealth

it doesnt go
Adult: OoT --> WW
Child: OoT/MM --> TP
it goes
Adultot-->TP
Child:OoT-->MM-->WW

read my article for proof.

I don't need to. I'm looking at an interview with Aonuma right now where he says the exact opposite.

Narratively speaking, I prefer the Adult Timeline, because of Wind Waker and the flood.

There's something so poignant about the ancient land of Hyrule being washed away, with only a few scattered remnants of its once vast population cast out on the seas like seeds on a breeze. Only fragments are known of the land's history, passed on through the generations until they turn into legends. Hyrule is frozen in time beneath the seas - until one boy descends into the silent realm.

Ganondorf, too, has more depth than he does in Twilight Princess. When he, Link and Zelda are gathered together at last, he mentions the harsh and bitter winds that blew through his homeland, carrying naught but death. His bitterness means that he cannot let go of the past - so he seeks to bring Hyrule above the waves once more. The flood, however, represents the importance of new beginnings, washing away the old and starting afresh. This is emphasized by the second flood that breaks the barrier surrounding the static Hyrule.