I agree, i beat PH just a few weeks ago.. Loved the end boss battle.. The whole game felt so fresh yet so familiar.. Best game on DS for me by far.
and now some useless crap for people to pick apart and say how much it sucks :P
OK hmm.. Zelda: Swordsmans Scroll will be released Q2 of 2010
The reason I like that name is because of the emphasis on Wii Motion Plus in game, not just for the swordfighting (which i'll get to shortly) but also for every other item. You'll have the boomerang, bow and arrow, bombs etc.. The usual.. But also and I think more importantly, they'll be all new weapons and items tailored to the capabilities of the Wii Remote. Items that use the force feedback, speaker, pointer, the Wii MotionPlus add on and of course the nunchuk.
Now with the swordfighting, I think that each ememy will have a specific pattern and the blocking and attacking that you pick up will be one of these 'puzzles' you have to get through. Each certain group of enemies will have weaknesses and strengths and also get harder in their patterns and faster as you progress through the game so that it will be a real threat to die in the next Zelda.
The puzzles and exploration is what makes Zelda though and I believe the Wii controls can really open up Zelda in a way that Phantom Hourglass hinted at. A huge array of items isn't needed, more than PH but less than TP. It's the execution of how these items have to be used, where, when, how and in what combination with other items.
As with adventuring, well how about designing a smarter lock on system? Perhaps automatic? Firstly that means that there will be less enemies in the one spot but most likely the enemies you do encounter will be much harder to evade (hence you have no choice but to kill them) and also much more of a challenge. This will make the controls much more accessable to the expanded audience. With adventuring, having rocks to blow up and enemies to kill to progress is getting boring so try something else?
Everything I just said please disregard if it's crap.. I should be in bed right now :(
