Official "The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess" Thread

[SuperNatural]

This is the official Zelda: Twilight Princess thread! This upcoming Zelda game will be released for both GameCube and Wii on the same day (Wii's unknown launch date). The Wii is just a port of the GC version that takes advantage of the Wiimote features, adds widescreen, and has slightly better textures. However, it will not have the full 360 camera control that the GC version has. Anyways, here is where you post news on Twilight Princess, new screenshots/pics, or just talk about how this game will rock. Afterall, Nintendo is trying everything to make this game surpass Ocarina of Time. It already has more dungeons, weapons/items, and sidequests than Ocarina of Time. What more could you ask for?
http://zelda.com/universe/_img/game/legendzelda/set3/ss1.jpg

Game Info: For though of you who are behind on Twilight Princess info, the game takes place a few decades after Ocarina of Time. You are a new Link that has grown up as a rancher, therefor, he is an expert horse-rider, and even knows combat. Of coarse, creatures come into his home village and kidnap two of his friends. Link starts his quest trying to find them, but there is something else. There is a Twilight Realm that is slowly sucking away Hyrule, destroying anything in its path. The Twilight Realm is just like a virus that is slowly spreading throughout Hyrule. However, when Link enters this Twilight, he transforms into a wolf. In his wolf form, he meets a strange female cat-like creature named Midna. She has her own agenda, and uses Link to fullfill her duties. She rides Wolf Link's back in the Twilight Realm, but in the regular world, she is Link's shadow. Not much more is known about the game.

Images:
Official Screenshots (http://zelda.com/universe/game/legendzelda/shots.jsp)
Official Artwork (http://zelda.com/universe/game/legendzelda/artwork.jsp)

Trailers:
Official Trailer #1 (http://media.cube.ign.com/media/572/572738/vid_827788.html?mu=http%3A%2F%2Fxfersf05.ign.com%2F%5E887730326%2Fmovies%2Fstreamingmovies.ign.com%2 Fdocroot%2Fcube%2Farticle%2F513%2F513370%2Fzeldaamazing_wmvlow.wmv%3Fposition%3Dfront)
Official Trailer #2 (http://media.cube.ign.com/media/572/572738/vid_1066411.html?mu=http%3A%2F%2Fxfersf06.ign.com%2F%5E1583919598%2Fmovies%2Fstreamingmovies.ign.com %2Fdocroot%2Fcube%2Farticle%2F594%2F594978%2Fthelegendofzeldanew_wmvlow.wmv%3Fposition%3Dfront)
Official Trailer #3 (http://media.cube.ign.com/media/572/572738/vid_1122301.html?mu=http%3A%2F%2Fxfersf06.ign.com%2F%5E2142771817%2Fmovies%2Fstreamingmovies.ign.com %2Fdocroot%2Fcube%2Farticle%2F615%2F615031%2Flegendzeldatp_051705_wmvlow.wmv%3Fposition%3Dfront)
Official Trailer #4 (http://media.cube.ign.com/media/572/572738/vid_1495644.html)

Interesting Facts:
*Ganon is confirmed to be in Twilight Princess
*Zelda is confirmed to be the women in the black cloak (in trailer 3)
*The Twilight Realm has been redone. It is no longer black and white, it is now full of saturated colors.
*Link will get the Master Sword
*Takes place decades after Ocarina of Time
*Midna is Link's shadow in the normal world
*Comfirmed to have more dungeons, minigames, items, and sidequests than Ocarina of Time
*Gorons are in the game though they are confirmed to be a different kind.
*Link transforms into a wolf when entering the Twilight Realm
*Animals will play a big part of the game
*The horse is not the only wat to get around Hyrule (Aonuma hinted at a flying creature)
*The Wii and GameCube version will have the same game content, just different controls
*Fishing minigame is back

[Roto13]

*The Twilight Realm has been redone. It is no longer black and white, it is now full of saturated colors.
This saddens Roto. :(

[KentaRawr!]

The guards don't look stupid! YAY! :D
http://zelda.com/universe/_img/game/legendzelda/set1/ss6.jpg

Anyway, I can't wait for this game! It's definitely going to suck my life away once I get it, though. :rolleyes2

[~SapphireStar~]

This will be the first Wii game purchase I'll be making. It looks beautiful and Link isnt bad either :D

[eemica]

Can't wait for the game to come out!
It was suppose to be out forever ago..they keep holding it off.

But I heard its because they are putting voices in it. (?!)

Is that true?

[KentaRawr!]

Voices yes, but only the way OoT, MM and WW had them. Just random NPC's making sounds when you talk to them. o.o

[Ashley Schovitz]

Voices yes, but only the way OoT, MM and WW had them. Just random NPC's making sounds when you talk to them. o.o
I know the lead carpenter's noise was hilarious he sounded like a rooster, and the zora's in Majora's Mask were funny too, When I convert over to the Wii this will be my first purchase, and fyi Majora's Mask had way more side quests than Ocarina of Time.

[SuperNatural]

I doubt there will be voice acting, but Aonuma said at E3 05 that they are going to do more with the voices then they have in the past with OoT, MM, and tWW. He just didn't say exactly what...



and fyi Majora's Mask had way more side quests than Ocarina of Time.
I know, but that is only because the main quest was much shorter. Only 4 temples. However, all the side-quests make up for it. Favorite one has gotta be the Kafei and Anju one.

[Ashley Schovitz]

I liked defending the aliens from the Romani Ranch, it's funny that my strategy guide side if you fail that she'll return on the Final day, but I found her on the Second Day behind some bushes, she couldn't even talk, I think voice acting would ruin it anyway, but that's probably because I'm used to the old ones.

[SuperNatural]

I kind of hope the Happy Mask selling side-quest from Ocarina of Time returns in Twilight Princess. Imagine traveling through the massive land of Hyrule looking for people who want your masks. Since the world is so much bigger, there would be more masks to sell and it would be more challenging to find the people who want the right mask.

[eemica]

But I heard its because they are putting voices in it. (?!)

Is that true?


Yea, my friend said she read on a LoZ site, and a game magazine that they are learning the "Zelda Language" aka Hylian. So they talk..but not how they talk in FF games [like X or X2], but more then those little noises Link makes.

[KentaRawr!]

and fyi Majora's Mask had way more side quests than Ocarina of Time.

Well I know THAT! :p

Something I'd like to mention though...

http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g246/KenYocin/LinkTrifroceHolder.jpg
Look at his hand! O_O

[SuperNatural]

Yea, my friend said she read on a LoZ site, and a game magazine that they are learning the "Zelda Language" aka Hylian. So they talk..but not how they talk in FF games [like X or X2], but more then those little noises
Link makes.
That's just a rumor though. It's not confirmed but it seems likely.




Something I'd like to mention though...

http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g246/KenYocin/LinkTrifroceHolder.jpg
Look at his hand! O_O
That's old. Over a year old.

[KentaRawr!]

Maybe so, but only old to those who saw it. >.>

[oddler]

*Link will get the Master Sword

For real?

No, really... Can't wait.

[SuperNatural]

*Link will get the Master Sword

For real?

No, really... Can't wait.
http://zelda.com/universe/_img/game/legendzelda/set1/ss1.jpg
The Master Sword looks a little different than the past games, but you can still tell it is the Master Sword.

[KentaRawr!]

That's a shield. NOT a sword.

http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g246/KenYocin/Itsashield.jpg

Does it really look like a Sword to you?

Edit: Oh. Nevermind. :tongue:

[SuperNatural]

Ummm... I know what a shield is. I'm am talking about the sword in Link's other hand...

[oddler]

Wait, who's Link. I thought that guy was Zelda. :rolleyes2

[SuperNatural]

Wait, who's Link. I thought that guy was Zelda. :rolleyes2
Please say you're joking.

[KentaRawr!]

Wait, who's Link. I thought that guy was Zelda. :rolleyes2
Please say you're joking.

You mean it isn't Zelda? O_O Then who the heck is the guy in green!?

[oddler]

I pity da foo! This game sounds so awesome. I'm all for side quests and such. By the way, I'll be purchasing the Game Cube version because I'm not quite into the whole next generation deal. Typically, I wait at least a year or two before getting the newer consoles. It's just not that important to me and if I can play this game with no setbacks on a console I already have, then more power to me. Also, I have way too many games still left to finish.

[SuperNatural]

Wait, who's Link. I thought that guy was Zelda. :rolleyes2
Please say you're joking.

You mean it isn't Zelda? O_O Then who the heck is the guy in green!?
.... Are you new to the Zelda series or something? Anyways, the guy in green is Link. Zelda is the Princess. I still have a feeling you are joking though...

[Timber Maniac]

I mistook Zelda for Link before. I was 9 and it was my first time playing Link to the Past.

[Roto13]

Someone tried to tell me that Adult Link was the Hero of Time while Young Link was the Sacred Relm. That was sad.

[KentaRawr!]

Someone tried to tell me that Adult Link was the Hero of Time while Young Link was the Sacred Relm. That was sad.
The scary thing is how Ganon entered the Sacred Realm to get the Triforce of Power.:(

[Roto13]

Someone tried to tell me that Adult Link was the Hero of Time while Young Link was the Sacred Relm. That was sad.
The scary thing is how Ganon entered the Sacred Realm to get the Triforce of Power.:(
XD Poor, poor Young Link. It'll take him a lifetime to get over that. Ganondorf used the back door.

[~SapphireStar~]

I use to think Zelda was Link when I was younger! God I was a moron.

[Roto13]

I use to think Zelda was Link when I was younger! God I was a moron.
I think everyone thought that at first, when they were kids.

[bipper]

I use to think Zelda was Link when I was younger! God I was a moron.
I think everyone thought that at first, when they were kids.

It didn't help that if you named him zelda you started on the second half onf the game [NES version], yet naming him Link yeilded you nothing.

[SuperNatural]

It didn't help that if you named him zelda you started on the second half onf the game [NES version], yet naming him Link yeilded you nothing.
I know. And in Link's Awakening, making "ZELDA" your name changes the background music on the menu screen while "Link" does nothing.

[Northcrest]

I think Twilight Princess is a combinatio of Ocarina, and Majoras mask.

[Spammerman]

The guards don't look stupid! YAY! :D
http://zelda.com/universe/_img/game/legendzelda/set1/ss6.jpg

Anyway, I can't wait for this game! It's definitely going to suck my life away once I get it, though. :rolleyes2
is it just me, or do the designs on teh shields look like faces?

[KentaRawr!]

I think Twilight Princess is a combinatio of Ocarina, and Majoras mask.Don't forget the Wind Waker. ... Sorta.

Edit: Well Link, if you concentrate real hard, it sorta looks like a face. Is it one of these two that you see?

http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g246/KenYocin/face2.jpg http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g246/KenYocin/face1.jpg

[SuperNatural]

An EGM mag said that the Guard's sword and shield move on their own.

[Roto13]

That would explain why they have feet.

[KentaRawr!]

So the guards are lazy? :( Darn.

[DanteV9]

I'm just so hyped up about this game. Because of this game, I became hell bent to get a Wii. First I doubted it, but people are right, this game has the potential to become the best Zelda game ever, if not THE best game ever. When is the Wii coming out anyway?

[KentaRawr!]

I'm just so hyped up about this game. Because of this game, I became hell bent to get a Wii. First I doubted it, but people are right, this game has the potential to become the best Zelda game ever, if not THE best game ever. When is the Wii coming out anyway?

I'm not sure when it will be released, but you must remember that there's a GCN version as well.

[DanteV9]

I'm just so hyped up about this game. Because of this game, I became hell bent to get a Wii. First I doubted it, but people are right, this game has the potential to become the best Zelda game ever, if not THE best game ever. When is the Wii coming out anyway?

I'm not sure when it will be released, but you must remember that there's a GCN version as well.

Indeed there is, but I don't have a GCN. And I am also interested in Metroid Prime 3: Corruption. So, I'll buy the Wii.

I watched all the 4 trailers from the first post. I am shaking with delight.:eek:

[SuperNatural]

I'm just so hyped up about this game. Because of this game, I became hell bent to get a Wii. First I doubted it, but people are right, this game has the potential to become the best Zelda game ever, if not THE best game ever. When is the Wii coming out anyway?
The GameCube version and Wii version will be released on the exact same day: the day Wii launches. That will be sometime BEFORE Thanksgiving, but an exact date has not been announced. The official price and launch date of Wii will be revealed this September. That's all we know.

[DanteV9]

I'm just so hyped up about this game. Because of this game, I became hell bent to get a Wii. First I doubted it, but people are right, this game has the potential to become the best Zelda game ever, if not THE best game ever. When is the Wii coming out anyway?
The GameCube version and Wii version will be released on the exact same day: the day Wii launches. That will be sometime BEFORE Thanksgiving, but an exact date has not been announced. The official price and launch date of Wii will be revealed this September. That's all we know.

I see. Does that release date apply to both america and europe?

[SuperNatural]

Rumors are saying Wii will come out October 2nd which means TP will be released that day if it is true.