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Top-down Zelda for Wii U

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HylianSwordsman on 19 March 2014

There is a 0% chance of Zelda U being exclusively top down. Maybe a top down view on the gamepad, but there will be a 3rd person from behind view somewhere. The next portable Zelda will be top down though, not counting remakes of course.



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supernihilist on 19 March 2014

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TheLegendaryWolf on 19 March 2014
HylianSwordsman said:
There is a 0% chance of Zelda U being exclusively top down. Maybe a top down view on the gamepad, but there will be a 3rd person from behind view somewhere. The next portable Zelda will be top down though, not counting remakes of course.


They should do that for Zelda U. It would really showcase the gamepad's capabilities.



Pavolink on 19 March 2014
TheLegendaryWolf said:
HylianSwordsman said:
There is a 0% chance of Zelda U being exclusively top down. Maybe a top down view on the gamepad, but there will be a 3rd person from behind view somewhere. The next portable Zelda will be top down though, not counting remakes of course.


They should do that for Zelda U. It would really showcase the gamepad's capabilities.


Not gonna happen. Stop with wishes and candy. Doing that it will be like doing 2 different games. It will cost a lot of money.Please understand. Not gonna happen.

 

 



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TK14 on 19 March 2014

It won't be top-down. Good grief.

They'll make more top-down Zelda games since ALBW was so well-received, but the new Wii U game they'll be showing in 3 months at E3 will be a full 3D Zelda game.



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RazorDragon on 19 March 2014

I actually don't like 3D Zelda games, so I'm all for making AAA top-down Zelda games like the old 2D ones. But, of course, that's never gonna happen, so what we should expect should be top-down sections on the new home console Zelda games, and, unfortunately, nothing more than that.



DevilRising on 19 March 2014

They have not said that this upcoming Wii U Zelda will be top down. In fact I very seriously doubt that it will be.

I do believe he was making remarks to the effect of saying (without conforming) that the next portable Zelda will likely be similar to ALBW, and not the Toon Link style anymore.

I do not expect home console Zeldas to be top down.



HylianSwordsman on 19 March 2014
Pavolink said:
TheLegendaryWolf said:
HylianSwordsman said:
There is a 0% chance of Zelda U being exclusively top down. Maybe a top down view on the gamepad, but there will be a 3rd person from behind view somewhere. The next portable Zelda will be top down though, not counting remakes of course.


They should do that for Zelda U. It would really showcase the gamepad's capabilities.


Not gonna happen. Stop with wishes and candy. Doing that it will be like doing 2 different games. It will cost a lot of money.Please understand. Not gonna happen.

 

 


All the more reason not to expect Zelda U to have a top down view. They made the comment about top down view being a possibility for future games long, LONG into the development of Zelda U. It's too late to change to a top down view for precisely the reason you said. I do think having dual perspectives on the TV and gamepad would be awesome though. If they can't do it for Zelda U, they should do it for Zelda U 2 if the Wii U has a long enough lifespan (hey, Gamecube got three Zelda games, it could happen!).



snowdog on 19 March 2014
VitroBahllee said:
snowdog said:
It's not going to happen. The Wii U Zelda will be similar to the 2011 tech demo, only better looking. A Twilight Princess art direction and no top-down or cel-shaded stuff in sight.

Expect a similar use of the GamePad that we saw with Wind Waker HD with the addition of a couple of new items that use the GamePad features.

Everyone really needs to stop worrying about Zelda U.


It'd be lovely if you were right about the tech demo. Most people are worried it will have some cartoony style and hope it will be in the tech demo's style instead.

Don't worry - after Skyward Sword and Wind Waker HD they're not going to release a third consecutive cel-shaded Zelda.



CarcharodonKraz on 20 March 2014

i'd buy it if it was a 20$ eshop title. And eagerly await a 3d adventure that'd better not be more than a year off.