[notbov]

I will happily have this discussion when they figure out which ending of OoT is canon

do the first 4 games happen every time I Game Over in OoT

does this magically banish those games since we should assume that the Hero of Time winning is canonical by virtue of the actual narrative of the game ending after you win

did he just direct a game that takes place in a timeline that logically shouldn't exist because he actually doesn't care about it and wants to make Nintendo money

could you, in theory, go back in time after the events in LA and cause the Hero of Time to win, thus creating a time paradox

[notbov]

it is an honest-to-God serious question

OoT, as a written, plotted product, prior to the unveiling of this canon, had one (1) ending. it is not a game with multiple endings. you go around, do some stuff, seal Ganon away, you're a kid, The End. everyone get's the same damn thing. that would be Hero of Time succeeds ending.

so, what is the Hero of Time fails ending? is it a thing that happens when I Game Over? is it a secret thing, hidden deep within the swirling mass of OoT's data? or is it just a thing made up and shoved into an existing canon because guy looked at those first four games and realized he didn't have a place for them?

it would be one thing if there were multiple endings and they canonized ending X (fighting games do this all the time) or they did some side-story nonsense going "Well, actually....", but as the canon exists now, that branch just seems like a "what if" alternate timeline (which is also a thing games do a bunch, they usually say so before hand).
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[notbov]

yeah, I'm fine with the idea that the Adult/Kid Link timelines being separate but equal in terms of existence, but the "failing" branch of canon just seems like it was pulled out of thin air. I'd rather they just make that its own thing while having SS>TP>OoT>Adult and/or Kid be a canon onto itself.
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