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Yes 28 14.43%
 
No 166 85.57%
 
Total:194

Definitely not. It follows the conventions of Zelda in appearance only, it's a completely different style of game, it's not made by Nintendo and clearly takes its greatest inspiration from a non-Zelda game. There's a reason it isn't titled The Legend of Zelda.



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I3LuEI3omI3eR said:
hd94 said:
I3LuEI3omI3eR said:
curl-6 said:

Why/why not?

No to the F*ing MAX!!

It's not even classified as The Legend of Zelda: Hyrule Warriors...It's just HYRULE WARRIORS!! They flip a switch on what the entire Zelda franchise is all about! Hacking and Slashing is just a portion of what you do in a true Zelda game, not the majority of it! Zelda is not even a Princess in the game, she's a QUEEN (A QUEEN of WTF pwning 1000+ mobs though)!

That being said, the game looks GORGEOUS!! It's GREAT Eye candy and the gameplay looks like mindless fun I will enjoy. Can't wait to pick it up.

Have U played the game? She is still a princess ==

Nope, I haven't played it. Hasn't came out in my region yet. I was going by what this article says here:

http://mmgn.com/wiiu/articles--hyrule-warriors-interview-aonuma-koinuma-and

So you won't have to read it word for word, it says this...

"Mr. Hayashi: In Hyrule Warriors Princess Zelda is actually Queen Zelda. She has an army, as a Queen would, and Link is a trainee, but as the story unfolds the relationship between the two greatly changes. "

"We’re seeing Zelda take a stronger heroine role as Queen and as a playable character in Hyrule Warriors. Will that lead to her having a more prominent role in future Zelda and related games?"

"Mr. Aonuma: With regard to Princess Zelda and her position in each story, we always position her where it’s best suited for that story or theme. We always try to achieve her best position within the story with each game or iteration. Just because she’s one way in one game, it doesn’t mean she’ll be the same way in the next game. We definitely change how Zelda is used and position her where it’s best for the experience. That’s as Queen and one of the playable characters in Hyrule Warriors."

See what I mean?


Hmm that's weird. Ppl actually call her princess Zelda in the game



sry for my bad english - it is not my 1st language

Don't we already know that it's just a spin-off?



                
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No
It's a cash grab banking on the Zelda franchise.



RCTjunkie said:
lol no.

It has zero parallels to the Zelda series beyond characters and locations.

Actually the boss fights are gameplay wise the exact same. And I mean 1:1.

The difference is the number of mobs, the absence of dungeons and the expanded moveset. The story is your run of the mill JRPG story that could very well fit in the timeline.



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This isn't even an interesting question. It is a spin-off, it was pitched as a spin-off, it looks like a spin-off, it plays like a spin-off, it even sounds like a spin-off. It doesn't have Zelda in the title, unlike every "proper entry" in the series.



No, Hyrule Warriors is a proper entry in the Hyrule Warriors franchise.



Got the game yesterday, and I have to say... Hyrule Warriors exceeded my expectations in every single way! Was prepared to a filler Wii U game while we wait for Smash, but it's actually really fun. If it keeps up like it has, it's already one of my top 3 Wii U games. It's just so awesome! Why haven't I heard of the Warriors games before now is a mystery.

On topic: I hope not and I think it's not canon, if so it would clutter everything in the timeline. But it still has a great story, I just think it's for the best that it isn't canon. And I believe it isn't.



Yep.

No. It's just like Link's Crossbow training. It's a side game series.



I'd be quite happy if it were considered canon, so far. And I think it's a proper enough entry to be worthy of inclusion in the Zelda franchise, in the same way that Mario Sunshine is considered part of the Mario franchise despite its different-ness. That being said, I'm not in any way emotionally attached to my position the way that some in this thread are - if Nintendo decides that it's purely a spinoff, then so be it.