[Rokkan]

so does that mean that Zelda is now part of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms canon or


which timeline does Sun Quan lives, again?

[Rokkan]

the only timeline Zelda needs imo is Ocarina of Time -> Majora's Mask and Wind Waker and ALttP -> ALttP 2

i like to pretend that either everything else didnt exist or are just stories on their own and its super silly to force continuity on them

Majora's Mask and Wind Waker are great because it uses "continuity" to sort of contextualize their stories' messaging, not caring much about how those games fit the timeline or the world of zelda, just using the "prequels" as a tool for their own stories instead of the opposite like Skyward Sword felt like.


now it feels that every game has to fit ~the timeline~ or how the world of zelda is ~supposed to be like~ and it's so restrictive and stupid. i hope the devs really really stop caring about it. piecing together a timeline is fun for a fan and throwing little nods and hints in the games merely as vague suggestions with very open interpretations is cool, anything beyond that just disservices the games as their own things, which i feel is the strong point of zelda always, considering how much the games have shifted tonality and art style between them


also: if rumors are true, then its pretty shitty that nintendo was restrictive of their IP to Retro Studios but gladly permitted the Dynasty Warriors people to meddle with it. I mean, it's cool that we're getting someone else's interpretation of a Zelda game, but I'd also love to see Retro's take.

[Rokkan]

re: Hyrule Warriors, i've been seeing some speculation that it's going to be based on a manga that is prequel to Skyward Sword because Link in it has a scarf much like the manga's Link


one thing that I'm actually disappointed that Skyward Sword didn't address is the Sheikah tribe. that was probably the only thing that I really really wanted to see cleared up or know about its origins