Comments on: Aonuma: Wii will give Zelda fans a “fresh surprise” http://www.thegamingvault.com/2009/11/aonuma-zelda-wii-will-give-zelda-fans-a-fresh-surprise/ Videogame News, Articles, Reviews and Culture Sat, 31 Jul 2010 12:39:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Beth Ackerly http://www.thegamingvault.com/2009/11/aonuma-zelda-wii-will-give-zelda-fans-a-fresh-surprise/comment-page-1/#comment-26862 Beth Ackerly Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:10:46 +0000 http://www.thegamingvault.com/?p=6237#comment-26862 Try not recycling the same story and structure over and over, maybe? Try not recycling the same story and structure over and over, maybe?

]]> By: Michael O'Connor http://www.thegamingvault.com/2009/11/aonuma-zelda-wii-will-give-zelda-fans-a-fresh-surprise/comment-page-1/#comment-26861 Michael O'Connor Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:43:28 +0000 http://www.thegamingvault.com/?p=6237#comment-26861 The “structure” of the Zelda games, how you progress through them and way the way the gameplay mechanics work into the exploration of the game world is something unique to the Zelda franchise. Few games have ever copied it, Okami being a rare example of one that did. Changing that structure is definitely a risky move, but then, so were a lot of the design choices in Wind Waker, and I was a huge fan of that title. It’ll be interesting to see what they come up with, if nothing else. The “structure” of the Zelda games, how you progress through them and way the way the gameplay mechanics work into the exploration of the game world is something unique to the Zelda franchise.

Few games have ever copied it, Okami being a rare example of one that did.

Changing that structure is definitely a risky move, but then, so were a lot of the design choices in Wind Waker, and I was a huge fan of that title.

It’ll be interesting to see what they come up with, if nothing else.

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