Zelda Timeline/Storyline (Screw Attack) - NWS

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I completely agree with the conclusions that Nintendo never intended for the series to actually have a real back story. Basically the most they have done is nail down a origin story, and allow the player to place the other games in any order they like following that game. Which does actually work, because the themes repeat verbatim, and Hyrule is governed by some bizarre utterly arbitrary scheme that ensures that link must accomplish multiple goals by which he gets to face Gannon yet again. The old systems seemingly shatter to make room for even more convoluted ones.

That said I do not buy into the philosophy that Nintendo is helpless due to its own incompetence. The moment they started to weave a series out of the game they should have hammered down a story. I also do not think its too late for them to do that either. They simply need to concede the obvious point that they have a convoluted story, and that they are going to implement a stronger story for the series. They haven't actually baked anything so why not go back to step one.

There just isn't an excuse now for the series to not have a story. I think it is high time that Nintendo delivered a compelling story with the experience. Really it is a blemish on the series. A decent story could only do wonders for the series. We could finally get more recurring characters, and we wouldn't be forced to repeat the exact same exploits as the previous games. Thanks to the lack of story the plot is even paper thin.