Zelda 09... any hopes?

[Zelda Veteran]

I'd swear we have a topic about this somewhere, but I couldn't find it.
SO: Any hopes on what the next game has to hold? I'm hoping for the next installment to the

OoT --> MM --> Zelda 09

type of thing.

As you know, Link got his very first fairy, and set out on an unforgettable quest to wield the master sword, and bring down Ganondorf. After it all, Zelda found it unfair to rob link of 7 years of his life, and returned him to his former self, after which he set out to find Navi. I'm guessing he was getting tired of hearing nothing but his own footsteps.

Halfway through the lost woods, Link was attacked by an "imp" garbed in a peculiar mask. After awakening from the fall, his vision comes into contact with the imp, and it's holding his Ocarina. After a struggle to regain control of the situation, Link falls into a parallel dimension, where he finds himself with three days to save the universe from a falling moon.

After his quest, he continues back from where left off- in search of his friend...

So how will the next part of the story end up? Will it be realistic like Twilight Princess? Cartoony like The Wind Waker? Or back to a happy medium between realism and fantasy like the original two N64 Zelda titles? Will he still be a child searching for Navi? Or will he have given up on his search, and now resides elsewhere? Will it take place on a new continent? Will it be the same Hyrule?

So many possibilities if the next installment of the OoT storyline.

And if its not... I just hope they've been working on something amazing...

with lots of side-quests...

OH!- and I want the Deku back too XP

[Hi no Seijin]

The Deku can go away forever.  I want more Gerudo.

[Keaton]

I'm hoping for an MM prequel, or an equally macabre Zelda game.

[HylianHero92]

I really liked the Valley of the Deluge fake rumoridea. Too bad it wasn't real. 
8) ??? :'(

[Uximadesk]

Some things I don't like in the series is that certain reaces never get to appear again, like the Rito and Kokiri/Koroks. The next game should be crazy big so as to include them all.

[MagmarFire]

Realism for me, please. And I consider the "happy medium" to be a mere result of the N64's limitations...but I can live with either, really. I do adore TP's artwork, and a continuation of that would be love. More magic would be awesome, though.

And a harder difficulty level. Can't emphasise that enough, can I?

[Zelda Veteran]

I agree with all of you except for HnS. Go die in a fire.
Deku rawk.
I liked the Valley of the Deluge idea too... Nintendo should take that idea and run with it. Also, MM was a direct sequel to OoT, so an MM prequel would be... well, OoT. As much as I wouldn't exactly mind a remake on the side of whatever else they're doing, I'd LOVE to see the next game in the series. It seems like they're trying to be more logical about things, which isn't exactly needed in a Zelda game.
I mean look at MM/OoT. Random holes with enemies in them? Being able to command Stalchildren? Between Great bay and the Mountains where grass turns to snow, and nobody questions is? Playing a song for a wall, and rupees flying out? Beautiful scenery inside the moon?!?!? WHY DOES ZELDA NEED LOGIC LIKE TP? ITS FANTASY DAMN IT ALL!!!! DX

[Twilight Wolf]

WHY DOES ZELDA NEED LOGIC LIKE TP? ITS FANTASY DAMN IT ALL!!!! DX

Because the geriatrics Nintendo is marketing to would get too confused otherwise.

Anyways, I'd love to see a "Twilight Princess" sequel in a similar vein to "Majora's Mask." I mean, I'd love to see a new game branch off from "Twilight Princess" as a sequel but with a more-or-less unrelated (though still excellent) story, just as "Majora's Mask" did. I'd also love to have the time-manipulation aspect brought back; that was probably the most unique part about "Majora's Mask" and brought some very intriguing and challenging new gameplay aspects with it. I'd love to see that return.

[Zelda Veteran]

Majora's Mask added a new dimension to NPC's. Everyone was doing something different on different days, and it was amazing to see how some of the characters evolved that way. Imagine if there were like 5 days, or 7 days to make a week. It'd be endless possibilities!!

[Uximadesk]

I wonder how much emphazis they'll put on the story, I hope not too much, because I have always liked that room for speculation that WW didn't have. Now that we're at it, how would you react to another Toon Link adventure?

[Zelda Veteran]

Hmm... It would actually make me upset a bit.
I mean, they kind of sucked the life out of the whole toon link concept. Wind Waker, Four Swords, Minish Cap, Phantom Hour Glass... give it up already, you know? XD

[Keaton]

how would you react to another Toon Link adventure?

I would kill myself.

[Uximadesk]

I think they should draw the line there: handheld can be cartoonish and home...held(?) will be realistic.
You know what could be good? A library...
And I don't want things to just be VERY far away, even if the overworld is not huge, I would prefer to have every spot with meaningful details.
And no Tingle, or have him die in a horrible way (but keep it rated T).

[Zelda Veteran]

Why does everyone hate Tingle?
In my time playing Zelda, I've come to love the little bugger.
He adds to the Zelda-ness of it all.
For me, at least.
And clarify what you mean by "The Library"

[Hi no Seijin]

Some things I don't like in the series is that certain reaces never get to appear again, like the Rito and Kokiri/Koroks. The next game should be crazy big so as to include them all.

Despite not having played TWW, the Koroks seem too closely related to Dekus.  Kokiri and Rito, yes; Koroks, no (even if they are somehow descended from the Kokiri, which is most likely a genetic improbability anyway).

I agree with all of you except for HnS. Go die in a fire.

no u

WHY DOES ZELDA NEED LOGIC LIKE TP? ITS FANTASY DAMN IT ALL!!!! DX

Oh, we can keep some of the illogical stuff, like rupees flying out of the wall, but just because it's fantasy doesn't mean it can't be as realistic as possible.  After all, if we just allowed anything to go, it would start to be a large mass of deus ex machinae, and it would wreck with the suspension of disbelief.

Now that we're at it, how would you react to another Toon Link adventure?

Toon Link wasn't too bad, but I think Nintendo ought to leave the cartooniness to Mario and focus on a more realistic look for Zelda from now on.

Why does everyone hate Tingle?
In my time playing Zelda, I've come to love the little bugger.
He adds to the Zelda-ness of it all.
For me, at least.

I know; Tingle is such an eccentric character.  If the Zelda series continue to have melancholic stories, then we would need characters like Tingle to throw in some comic relief.

Story and gameplay aside, I want to see more bonus features, like a Music Player and a Bestiary that fills in as you play the game (then again, I think every game should have those).  Zelda could also use a bonus feature where you can refight mini-bosses, bosses, and enemy characters you only get one chance to fight (such as the Gerudo guards in OoT).