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This has such a high chance of being a fun but forgettable mass audience generic fantasy. I don't think any Zelda game had a incredible story, it was basic evil

This has such a high chance of being a fun but forgettable mass audience generic fantasy. I don't think any Zelda game had a incredible story, it was basic evil darkness takes over world and must be stopped by unlikely hero. They all had amazing atmosphere though. Would be great to see it take more of an art house cinema style like The Green Knight, but I doubt that will happen.

jareklupinski 3y ago
some of them got a lot deeper than others. i think expanding on Majora's Mask would make a great time travel fantasy thriller, especially if they focus on everyone else in the town/world and how link just weaves them all together
- MarcoZavala 3y ago
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- famahar 3y ago
  Considering how character focused that game was, I can see that working. The side quests were the most interesting part.
xnx 3y ago
Related: Recent ranking of all Zelda stories https://youtu.be/a6qotH8SSPg https://youtu.be/a6qotH8SSPg
darkerside 3y ago
The success of Dungeons and Dragons gives me hope.
morisy 3y ago
A lot of things about Zelda's plotting clicked for me in a new way when I read about how the directors were inspired by Twin Peaks and just surreal little characters and moments: https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2019/12/feature_how_david_lynchrs_twin_peaks_influenced_the_legend_of_zelda_series https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2019/12/feature_how_david_... My pet conspiracy theory, of which there is sadly ample contrary evidence, is that the Zelda universe was supposed to be more like the Bond universe, where it just kind of reboots and picks and chooses its continuity rather than the convoluted branching of time, which I think doesn't add anything to it.
lucasyvas 3y ago
From memory, the best choice for an adaptation is probably Majora's Mask. And not because the plot is special in any way, but because of all the characters that tie the world together so well. It is gloomy though, and maybe too gloomy for what Nintendo wants to go for. Not having Ganon is probably a deal breaker for them as well.
- pallas_athena 3y ago
  One can hope the film is 1/10th as good as this fanmade short: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vbMQfaG6lo8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vbMQfaG6lo8
gotbeans 3y ago
Not going to be christopher nolan tenet no, but I'd still say there are some games with some better story than others. Majora's mask or twilight princess comes to mind (while not even having the latter in my favorite games list)
finite_depth 3y ago
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Agentlien 3y ago
While most Zelda plots are very basic they do contain some fun twists. Like how the first half of Ocarina of Time is essentially kids playing at saving the world and ending up giving the villain what he was after. Then the second half is (almost) adult Link fixing his mistake. I also really enjoy how the last two games (Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom) have focused a lot on emotion and interpersonal relationships. The complexity of Zelda's arch in BotW was a real happy surprise. She started off feeling like a failure for not being able to awaken her powers and resenting Link for how easily he seemed to wield his. Then she got to know Link and how his skill was from relentless training and his silence was from fear of not living up to people's expectations. In the end, Link is the one who falls, Zelda awakens her powers and keeps Ganon at bay. And the whole game itself is Link trying to save the world doomed by his previous failure. Huh, reminiscent of OoT... maybe that's the common bit to base the film around?

jareklupinski 3y ago

some of them got a lot deeper than others. i think expanding on Majora's Mask would make a great time travel fantasy thriller, especially if they focus on everyone else in the town/world and how link just weaves them all together

MarcoZavala 3y ago
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famahar 3y ago
Considering how character focused that game was, I can see that working. The side quests were the most interesting part.

xnx 3y ago

Related: Recent ranking of all Zelda stories https://youtu.be/a6qotH8SSPg https://youtu.be/a6qotH8SSPg

darkerside 3y ago

The success of Dungeons and Dragons gives me hope.

morisy 3y ago

A lot of things about Zelda's plotting clicked for me in a new way when I read about how the directors were inspired by Twin Peaks and just surreal little characters and moments: https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2019/12/feature_how_david_lynchrs_twin_peaks_influenced_the_legend_of_zelda_series https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2019/12/feature_how_david_... My pet conspiracy theory, of which there is sadly ample contrary evidence, is that the Zelda universe was supposed to be more like the Bond universe, where it just kind of reboots and picks and chooses its continuity rather than the convoluted branching of time, which I think doesn't add anything to it.

lucasyvas 3y ago

From memory, the best choice for an adaptation is probably Majora's Mask. And not because the plot is special in any way, but because of all the characters that tie the world together so well. It is gloomy though, and maybe too gloomy for what Nintendo wants to go for. Not having Ganon is probably a deal breaker for them as well.

pallas_athena 3y ago
One can hope the film is 1/10th as good as this fanmade short: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vbMQfaG6lo8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vbMQfaG6lo8

gotbeans 3y ago

Not going to be christopher nolan tenet no, but I'd still say there are some games with some better story than others. Majora's mask or twilight princess comes to mind (while not even having the latter in my favorite games list)

finite_depth 3y ago

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Agentlien 3y ago

While most Zelda plots are very basic they do contain some fun twists. Like how the first half of Ocarina of Time is essentially kids playing at saving the world and ending up giving the villain what he was after. Then the second half is (almost) adult Link fixing his mistake. I also really enjoy how the last two games (Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom) have focused a lot on emotion and interpersonal relationships. The complexity of Zelda's arch in BotW was a real happy surprise. She started off feeling like a failure for not being able to awaken her powers and resenting Link for how easily he seemed to wield his. Then she got to know Link and how his skill was from relentless training and his silence was from fear of not living up to people's expectations. In the end, Link is the one who falls, Zelda awakens her powers and keeps Ganon at bay. And the whole game itself is Link trying to save the world doomed by his previous failure. Huh, reminiscent of OoT... maybe that's the common bit to base the film around?