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Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess

Posted by Zonk on from the woof dept.

Besides the Micro and some more Revolution details, the Nintendo Press Conference also set our eyes on a new trailer for the upcoming Legend of Zelda title. Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, to be precise. Gamespot has a run-down and the trailer. From the article: "Yeah, we'll repeat that for emphasis: in the new Legend of Zelda game, Link will apparently be able to turn into a werewolf. The gameplay effects of this are only hinted at in the new trailer; oddly enough, it appears that Link will have some kind of partner in crime that will actually ride him like a horse while he's in wolf form." Update: 05/18 19:42 GMT by Z : Changed link to Gamespot's more in-depth trailer analysis.

63 comments

  1. werewolf? by kryogen1x · · Score: 2, Insightful

    he looks like a regualar wolf to me. not a half man, half wolf sort of thing.

    1. Re:werewolf? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Insightful

      Isn't a werewolf, a man who turns into a wolf, and back?

      Also, you're retarded.

    2. Re:werewolf? by frikazoyd · · Score: 2, Informative

      From dictionary.reference.com: werewolf also werwolf Pronunciation Key (wârwlf, wîr-, wûr-) n. A person transformed into a wolf or capable of assuming the form of a wolf.

    3. Re:werewolf? by kryogen1x · · Score: 1

      Hmmm, I always assumed werewolf meant something like a bipedal wolf. Maybe i've been playing too much altered beast?

    4. Re:werewolf? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      I was thinking the same thing. A person doesn't transform into a werewolf; He becomes a werewolf, then transforms between human and wolf forms.

    5. Re:werewolf? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      You're thinking LYCANTHROPE (wolf-man). Or anthropomorphic wolf. Or furry, whatever floats your boat.

    6. Re:werewolf? by Federal-Duck · · Score: 1

      A Lucanthrope is a werewolf. (In folklore and superstition) a human being that has changed or been changed into a wolf, or is capable of assuming the form of a wolf, while retaining human intelligence. Lycanthropy: Lycanthropy from Greek lykoi, "wolf" anthropos, "man" - a delusion that one has become a wolf. The assumption of the form and characteristics of a wolf held to be possible by witchcraft or magic

    7. Re:werewolf? by gbjbaanb · · Score: 1

      Not necessarily. A werewolf could be a wolf that turns into a man.

      (read Niven's Warlock series of books)

  2. Ride him like a horse by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1
    it appears that Link will have some kind of partner in crime that will actually ride him like a horse while he's in wolf form

    Taco?

  3. Wolf or Werewolf? by Daetrin · · Score: 3, Insightful
    Do they mean to say that he turns into wolf, and therefore he might be termed a werewolf, or that he actually turns into a werewolf?

    In once case it's just a change of form from one natural creature to another, which we've seen before in the series. In the other it's (depending on which mythology you choose to believe in) a curse which turns you into a supernatural creature.

    Is he going to be vulnerable to silver and have to change during the full moon? Or will he just be a wolf some of the time? I'm guessing that the use of the term werewolf in the summary was probably a mistake.

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    1. Re:Wolf or Werewolf? by Bagels · · Score: 0

      In the trailer it looked pretty involuntary and painful, so I'm guessing it's of the curse variety. That said, in Zelda: Link to the Past, you got transformed into a pig for stepping into the Dark World without proper protection (the Moon Pearl... hmmm), and it seems to me that Link is already in the "twilight zone" when the transformation begins - maybe that's the cause.

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    2. Re:Wolf or Werewolf? by KDR_11k · · Score: 1

      It was a bunny, not a pig. The dark world transforms you into what most closely matches your self.

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    3. Re:Wolf or Werewolf? by moyet · · Score: 1

      My guess is that he is a werewolf. The title suggest the change between night and day. So he is proberly a wolf by night and a man/elf at day.

    4. Re:Wolf or Werewolf? by skyman8081 · · Score: 1

      It looked pretty painful the first time when Link got turned into a Deku Scrub.

      On the other hand, this could make the next Smash Brothers game very interesting... Looks like Zelda won't be the only split character anymore.

      Now I just need to get a cube...

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    5. Re:Wolf or Werewolf? by rmull · · Score: 1

      But then how would you get out a bomb?

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    6. Re:Wolf or Werewolf? by skyman8081 · · Score: 1

      Well, do you need both the Boomerang and the Arrows in a fighting game?

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    7. Re:Wolf or Werewolf? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Does that mean link was as virile as a rabbit then?

    8. Re:Wolf or Werewolf? by pyrrhonist · · Score: 1
      Does that mean link was as virile as a rabbit then?

      Yes. It also means that, like a rabbit, he makes no noise during copulation (i.e. has cotton balls).

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    9. Re:Wolf or Werewolf? by geminidomino · · Score: 1

      Does that mean link was as virile as a rabbit then?

      Apparently he was a gentle, peaceful sort of guy (pay no mind to the big pointy sword he swings about.)

      I much prefer your take on it tho. It fits better with Link from the cartoon. ;)

    10. Re:Wolf or Werewolf? by CableModemSniper · · Score: 1

      Yes, yes you do. Also you need two varieties of missle (seeking, and dumb-fire) bombs, a plasma ball that consumes half the screen a kick that hits in 360 degrees around you, a electrical grapple beam, and the ability to transform into a small ball. Also you need to be like the third heaviest character in the game, with the most diverse array of recovery techniques possible. Perhaps they can take away one of Samus' missle varieties so Link can both transform and pull out bombs.

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    11. Re:Wolf or Werewolf? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Apparently he was a gentle, peaceful sort of guy (pay no mind to the big pointy sword he swings about.)

      Or maybe it wasn't an ordinary rabbit, maybe it was one that had a mean streak a mile wide...

  4. Free Video link by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative

    http://media.nintendo.com/zelda/universe/_img/game /legendzelda/e3_zelda_tp_480.mov
    Right click and save.Mod this up please.

    1. Re:Free Video link by Makzu · · Score: 1

      I'll see your .mov and raise you a torrent mpeg link, at 720x540 resolution: http://pgctorrent.no-ip.info:6969/

      More pixels, more better.

    2. Re:Free Video link by rhennigan · · Score: 1

      What about us Mac users? You insensitive clod!

    3. Re:Free Video link by rhpot1991 · · Score: 1

      get yourself vlc(aka videolan) and you will be set.

  5. Wolf and Eagle Details by Agilus · · Score: 5, Interesting

    From this article at IGN:

    http://cube.ign.com/articles/615/615045p1.html

    it appears that they think Link will turn into a wolf by night, and Zelda into an eagle (or falcon, or something) by day, sort of along the lines of the characters in the movie "movie Ladyhawke." I'm just basically parrotting this from the article, though.

    I think it could lend itself to some interesting gameplay. Maybe cooperative multiplayer, sort of like with Tingle in the The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker? Hopefully it would be more in-depth than that was, though.... My wife was bummed to have to sit out all of the boss fights. :(

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    1. Re:Wolf and Eagle Details by Agilus · · Score: 2

      For those of you totally confused by my parent post, it appears that Link will have an eagle companion (you can see it in some of the screen shots). Also, a masked creature rides him while he is in wolf form in another screenshot. I have no idea what this creature is, but it's remiscent (to me at least) of the deku scrub antagonist from Majora's Mask, who wasn't really a bad guy until the mask possessed him. *shrug* Hopefully there are tie-ins like this. I always like when sequels reference past games. :)

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    2. Re:Wolf and Eagle Details by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Interesting

      I haven't seen the eagle mentioned anywhere, although I did notice it in the trailer, but from what the previews I've read say about the story, I'd wager that the eagle is not Zelda. The person riding wolf-Link is apparently named Midna, and my guess is that she's the Twilight Princess from the title. In the screenshots of her riding on Link, it's clear that she has a similar appearance to the black portal that opens up in the sky in the trailer and dumps out monsters.

      The previews have also noted that Link transforms when he enters the "Land of Twilight." This rules out a day and night basis for the transformation. However, your post does make me wonder about something else. If Link becomes a wolf when he enters Twilight, perhaps Midna, as a creature of Twilight herself, is transformed when she leaves. It's just as likely that she simply waits for him to come back, though, and the eagle is something else entirely. Perhaps the ocarina returns as a way to communicate with animals. Who knows?

    3. Re:Wolf and Eagle Details by Monthenor · · Score: 1
      Oh good, somebody made the "Ladyhawke" comment before I did. Now I don't feel so old.

      I find it more likely that Zelda turns into the horse by day, while Link turns into the wolf by night. Hey, she's only a princess after twilight...

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    4. Re:Wolf and Eagle Details by Ryuan · · Score: 1

      Twilight Princess is also the name of a Japanese manga which was inspired by the movie Ladyhawke, so the Ladyhawke connection might be there.

    5. Re:Wolf and Eagle Details by Reignking · · Score: 1

      I'm having flashbacks to Super Mario 3...maybe he'll turn into a raccoon, too.

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    6. Re:Wolf and Eagle Details by rmccann · · Score: 1

      I think that might be Kaepora Gaebora, the owl that frequently stars in Zelda games and gives hints to the game.

    7. Re:Wolf and Eagle Details by Daetrin · · Score: 1
      I find it more likely that Zelda turns into the horse by day, while Link turns into the wolf by night.

      So they take turns riding each other? O=)

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    8. Re:Wolf and Eagle Details by Guppy06 · · Score: 1

      "Maybe cooperative multiplayer, sort of like with Tingle in the The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker?"

      "Cooperative," huh? You mean where one person tries to play the game and the other tries to blow up the first person with bombs bought with his own damned money? Or making the little freak bastard shout "Hey!" grabbing the camera at exactly the wrong time?

  6. Zelda/Sheik by AztecL0B0 · · Score: 2, Funny

    I think it is Zelda that rides Link when in wolf form, but only that she rides him when SHE turns into Sheik.

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    1. Re:Zelda/Sheik by tratch · · Score: 3, Funny

      There's going to be some creepy furry-porn based on that, I guarantee.

    2. Re:Zelda/Sheik by Erioll · · Score: 2, Funny

      I think it is Zelda that rides Link when in wolf form, but only that she rides him when SHE turns into Sheik.

      Zelda rides Link?

      leave it alone...
      leave it alone...

      =)

    3. Re:Zelda/Sheik by uzor · · Score: 1

      If I only had mod points....

    4. Re:Zelda/Sheik by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Reverse cowboy style?

    5. Re:Zelda/Sheik by collar · · Score: 1

      He needs something in return for the amount of time he's resuced her.

  7. Wow... who knew? by xplenumx · · Score: 5, Funny
    Link will have some kind of partner in crime that will actually ride him like a horse

    I wonder what the ESRB rating will be.

    1. Re:Wow... who knew? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Hahaha...hahahahah....hahahahahaha..ha

    2. Re:Wow... who knew? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Whew, remind me not to go horseback riding with you.

  8. New Artwork by osrevad · · Score: 5, Informative

    http://www.zelda.com/universe/_img/game/legendzeld a/set4/ss1.jpg
    http://www.zelda.com/universe/_img/game/legendzeld a/set4/ss7.jpg
    http://www.zelda.com/universe/_img/game/legendzeld a/set4/ss2.jpg
    http://www.zelda.com/universe/_img/game/legendzeld a/set4/ss3.jpg
    http://www.zelda.com/universe/_img/game/legendzeld a/set4/ss4.jpg
    http://www.zelda.com/universe/_img/game/legendzeld a/set4/ss5.jpg
    http://www.zelda.com/universe/_img/game/legendzeld a/set4/ss6.jpg

    1. Re:New Artwork by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Oh, great. The new link is gonna be Generically Angsty, isn't he?

  9. A reason for any future delays... by StocDred · · Score: 4, Funny

    Unfortunately, this game will be delayed when Yamauchi returns to Nintendo for the company's free employee breakfast on Friday and happens to stray past some Zelda screenshots showing a wolf. He will comment that perhaps the game would be better served as a new Starfox title, and thus will be born Starfox: Hyrule Planet. Thus the franchise that can do no wrong is turned into the franchise that everyone keeps trying to murder in its sleep.

    1. Re:A reason for any future delays... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Interesting

      Wasn't it Shigeru Miyamoto who commented that he'd like to see Dinosaur Planet be a Star Fox game, thus beginning Star Fox's ignominious slide into mediocrity?

    2. Re:A reason for any future delays... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      It seems nintendo is the direct opposite of all these MMORPG developers. The MMORPG developers do whatever the hell they want and have forums full of angry people demanding various changes, and they all get ignored. Meanwhile, Nintendo takes offhand comments and player feedback, and throws it all into the next game. Piers Anthony would be proud, all thats missing is a little blurb at the end of the games to let players know who suggested that wearing masks makes Link transform and so on ;)

    3. Re:A reason for any future delays... by TheAmazingBob · · Score: -1

      Beginning?! That game hasn't been right for years now. Star Fox 64 was mediocre at best (though the tank was fun), but the newer one on Game Cube (the name of which escapes me at the moment) absolutely blows. -James

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  10. Woohoo! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    From the looks of the trailer, I'm guessing that the eponymous Princess... er, the other one in this case, is the one riding the Linkanthrope, and not Zelda/Sheik.

  11. ugly as a dog by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Ok princess, not only has he NOT managed to vanquish Evil once and for all- he is also as ugly as a dog! Move on Zelda, you can do better! ;)

  12. Spoilers!! by Rukasu · · Score: 2, Informative

    Don't worry about putting a spoiler on the main page of slashdot. Month of ignoring all information about the newest Zelda game isn't that big of a deal...

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  13. DON'T CLICK by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    It's a gay porn video! Don't do it!
    Never trust anonymous cowards!

    1. Re:DON'T CLICK by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Just because you jerked off to it, doesn't mean its gay porn. If it did, then every State of the Union speech would be gay porn.

  14. Revolution is intersting for Vaporware but... by Real+World+Stuff · · Score: -1

    Keep American Dollars in the United States. Support your community and country. Buy American innovation and products from an American Company. Don't send your hard earned money to Japan. Just look what happened to American television manufacturing. Buy American, but an Xbox 360. You can make a difference. Be an economic patriot and make a statement with your wallet.

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  15. WOW. What amazingly bad graphics. by melcrose · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    I created an account just to say this: THAT LOOKS LIKE CRAP. I've been a huge nintendo fan boy for years, but I'll be buying an Xbox 360; thank-you-very-much. The original Xbox could quite obviously push MANY more poly's than the gamecube. The new 360 is reported to be 15 to 20 times more powerful than the original. The revolution is suppose to be "2 or 3 times" more powerful (nintendo quote) than the original crap-tastic 'cube. Oh, as a bonus, it'll be coming out a year + (at least, probably 2.. look at their track record) LATER than the 360. The king is dead, long live MS. (eesh)

    1. Re:WOW. What amazingly bad graphics. by NanoGator · · Score: 1

      "I created an account just to say this: THAT LOOKS LIKE CRAP"

      That's a Game Cube game.

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    2. Re:WOW. What amazingly bad graphics. by melcrose · · Score: 0

      OH, WELL THEN.. I'm an idiot. But I'm still buying a 360. ;)

    3. Re:WOW. What amazingly bad graphics. by NanoGator · · Score: 1

      "OH, WELL THEN.. I'm an idiot. But I'm still buying a 360. ;)"

      Hehe. Well I'd encourage you to wait until Nintendo actually shows some video or screens. A couple of sites reported that the 2-3 times as powerful as the GameCube bit was a misquote.

      I have no idea what's true, so it's more 'wait and see'. We're bound to find out a LOT more this August at the SpaceWorld show in Japan. (that is, of course, assuming that E3 doesn't yield more info...)

      On the one hand, I can't imagine Nintendo would make a machine so significantly inferior. On the other, a $200 machine with cool controllers and a library of 20 years worth of games... well even if it's not graphically that impressive, that'd still be a hell of a buy.

      I just can't believe I'm actually excited about a Sony game machine for once.

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    4. Re:WOW. What amazingly bad graphics. by HAKdragon · · Score: 1

      I just can't believe I'm actually excited about a Sony game machine for once.

      I'm pretty excited about the PS3 too, then again, I've also owned the previous Playstations. I worry about the controller though. I looked like the Boomerang 3rd party controller for the PS1. I wouldn't have minded them redesigning the controller if it was something similar to the Xbox or Gamecube controllers where the analog stick is the the default one. It seems with the dual shock, my thumb naturally gravitates to the digital pad.

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  16. Where's the princess by wheany · · Score: 1

    So where's this twilight princess I keep hearing about? *grrowl*

  17. Some kind of partner huh? by jayhawk88 · · Score: 2, Funny

    HEY, LISTEN!

    *shudder*

  18. Thurs: Lost Camera Bag in Zelda Playable Area! by jgreeson · · Score: 1

    A group of mine was in the E3 Zelda playable area around 5:15 to 5:30pm on the second day of the show on Thursday. In the second playable area, the castle, where you actually have some walking combat, one of out camera bags were left at the far corner to the right of the exit in front of a playable station. The camera bag is medium sized and the covering is worn considerably. It has a double zip top and a side compartment with a blue lettering "Tempo" logo badge. Inside this compartment is my business contact card. I will confirm the contents of the bag if someone knows anyone that has it. Please please, if you have any information or if you saw it please contact me at jeff.greeson /at\ realmmedia .com. Thank you!