phart010 | 1,705 Posted February 11, 2023 Author Share Posted February 11, 2023 4 minutes ago, DoctorEncore said: I don't know if it's a sequel or prequel, but I do know that my hype has faded pretty hard on this one. All the poor performing, low-resolution Switch games that keep dropping have really made me want to wait for a Switch 2. BotW may be one of my favorite games, but it's not like it was particularly impressive from a technical standpoint. If the scope of this game is even bigger, I can't imagine it will fair particularly well on aging (aged?) hardware. I have to say that I’m pretty surprised that this is not a dual launch title for the current Switch and a new console. Gamecube and Wii were bridged with Twilight Princess. Wii U and Switch were bridged with BOTW. I thought for sure that this game would be the opening title for Switch 2. Hopefully they have something even better to drive people towards the next console. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DefaultGen | 5,328 Posted February 11, 2023 Share Posted February 11, 2023 I don’t even think about the Zelda story. I just though “Weird a car”. Can’t wait. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phart010 | 1,705 Posted February 11, 2023 Author Share Posted February 11, 2023 May 12: Tears of the Kingdom release date Nintendo Direct May 11: oh by the way, you can head over to your local retailer and buy Switch 2 now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reed Rothchild | 9,401 Editorials Team · Posted February 11, 2023 Share Posted February 11, 2023 15 minutes ago, phart010 said: May 12: Tears of the Kingdom release date Nintendo Direct May 11: oh by the way, you can head over to your local retailer and buy Switch 2 now More like "We're releasing the Switcheroo. Everyone will get confused and we'll ruin all of our momentum with another console that sells 15 million units, starting the whole cycle over again!" 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gloves | 11,683 Administrator · Posted February 11, 2023 Share Posted February 11, 2023 33 minutes ago, DoctorEncore said: I don't know if it's a sequel or prequel, but I do know that my hype has faded pretty hard on this one. All the poor performing, low-resolution Switch games that keep dropping have really made me want to wait for a Switch 2. BotW may be one of my favorite games, but it's not like it was particularly impressive from a technical standpoint. If the scope of this game is even bigger, I can't imagine it will fair particularly well on aging (aged?) hardware. Interestingly, the Kickstarter survey for Armed Fantasia & Penny Blood doesn't list Switch as an option - instead the Nintendo option said "Next Gen Nintendo Hardware" or something to that effect. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZeldaFan042 | 1,181 Posted February 11, 2023 Share Posted February 11, 2023 I think it has been pretty clearly labeled as a sequel since the beginning Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RegularGuyGamer | 1,998 Posted February 11, 2023 Share Posted February 11, 2023 55 minutes ago, DoctorEncore said: I don't know if it's a sequel or prequel, but I do know that my hype has faded pretty hard on this one. All the poor performing, low-resolution Switch games that keep dropping have really made me want to wait for a Switch 2. BotW may be one of my favorite games, but it's not like it was particularly impressive from a technical standpoint. If the scope of this game is even bigger, I can't imagine it will fair particularly well on aging (aged?) hardware. It's the biggest game ever on a cart at around 18.5 gb I read. I am confident this game will be on the successor to the Switch when it comes out. That's Nintendo's bread and butter, they call em evergreen titles. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Link | 2,693 Posted February 11, 2023 Share Posted February 11, 2023 1 hour ago, phart010 said: I have to say that I’m pretty surprised that this is not a dual launch title for the current Switch and a new console. Gamecube and Wii were bridged with Twilight Princess. Wii U and Switch were bridged with BOTW. I thought for sure that this game would be the opening title for Switch 2. I hate when they do that. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fox | 1,642 Posted February 11, 2023 Share Posted February 11, 2023 3 hours ago, phart010 said: buy Switch 2 now Or..... Switch Zero Spoiler Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3rdStrongestMole | 427 Posted February 11, 2023 Share Posted February 11, 2023 Sequel to BotW, prequel to Skyward Sword... How?? Time loop! In a lot of the trailers it looks like shit is going up into the sky. Skyward Sword was the first in chronology and introduced Demise. He was then buried under Hyrule and he inhabits Ganon throughout series as his evil subservient. Now , Hyrule lifts up, releases Demise and he ends up being the main baddy, while the Triforce Goddesses finally (and accurately) choose Ganondorf as the bearer of Triforce of Power. This time Demise doesn't need Ganon to do his dirty work, so Ganondorf and Zelda and Link team up and beat ass. The hand you see reaching for Zelda's is Ganondorfs and the voice you hear in the background is Demise... Eh?.... Ehhhh??? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phart010 | 1,705 Posted February 11, 2023 Author Share Posted February 11, 2023 searching YouTube for others that also theorize this game to be a prequel, I found this guy. @Gloveshe has presented his evidences Seriously though, I still contend this to be a possibility 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phart010 | 1,705 Posted February 12, 2023 Author Share Posted February 12, 2023 I was watching a video where the guy was comparing the part of the Great Plateau that faces the desert. Here it is in Breath of the Wild. It is frozen: Here it is in Tears of the Kingdom. There are trees. I was wondering… how many years does it take for these types of trees to grow to this size? I would assume 5-10 years or maybe more.. I don’t think they would allow for Link to be 5+ natural years older in the sequel. He’s already at his prime hero age in BOTW. Now if the trees were already there in the past and then Link was killed, placed into the shrine of resurrection for 100 years, and he comes out to find that 100 years of climate change had occurred, resulting in the desert side of the plateau being frozen… that would make more sense Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gloves | 11,683 Administrator · Posted February 12, 2023 Share Posted February 12, 2023 1 hour ago, phart010 said: I was watching a video where the guy was comparing the part of the Great Plateau that faces the desert. Here it is in Breath of the Wild. It is frozen: Here it is in Tears of the Kingdom. There are trees. I was wondering… how many years does it take for these types of trees to grow to this size? I would assume 5-10 years or maybe more.. I don’t think they would allow for Link to be 5+ natural years older in the sequel. He’s already at his prime hero age in BOTW. Now if the trees were already there in the past and then Link was killed, placed into the shrine of resurrection for 100 years, and he comes out to find that 100 years of climate change had occurred, resulting in the desert side of the plateau being frozen… that would make more sense This isn't real life, it's fantasy, as you've said - who is to say that trees don't grow quickly in the Zelda universe? In fact, toss BotW in your console and go chop down a tree, leave the area, come back to it - has the tree grown back? And who is to say that 5 years is a long time for Hylians? Link slept underground for 100 years then hopped back into action. Even ignoring that fact, Hylians measure their events in the tens of thousands of years. The ancient Mayans were less than 5000 years ago, but in Hylia they talk about the champion and princess of Hyrule from 10k years ago like they have a complete account of their history from that time. I'd assume that the time it take for trees to grow is the blink of an eye for Hylians, like Tolkien style elves. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phart010 | 1,705 Posted February 12, 2023 Author Share Posted February 12, 2023 1 hour ago, Gloves said: This isn't real life, it's fantasy, as you've said - who is to say that trees don't grow quickly in the Zelda universe? In fact, toss BotW in your console and go chop down a tree, leave the area, come back to it - has the tree grown back? This “instant tree growth” isn’t actually growing. It’s respawn. The fact that stuff respawns in video games shouldn’t be considered when we’re talking about tree growth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gloves | 11,683 Administrator · Posted February 12, 2023 Share Posted February 12, 2023 Just now, phart010 said: This “instant tree growth” isn’t actually growing. It’s respawn. The fact that stuff respawns in video games shouldn’t be considered when we’re talking about tree growth It absolutely should - this isn't real life, it's fantasy. Trees grow instantly, canonically. You can't use an argument when it suits you then deny that same argument when it doesn't! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanooki | 4,925 Posted February 13, 2023 Share Posted February 13, 2023 This is starting to come off quite sad there phart. This has gone on now long enough to feel like a mix of desperation and conspiracy theory level stuff to where you're to the point you're more trying to convince yourself than others. Doesn't matter what the makers tell you, it's a trap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phart010 | 1,705 Posted February 13, 2023 Author Share Posted February 13, 2023 2 hours ago, Tanooki said: This is starting to come off quite sad there phart. This has gone on now long enough to feel like a mix of desperation and conspiracy theory level stuff to where you're to the point you're more trying to convince yourself than others. Doesn't matter what the makers tell you, it's a trap. Sometimes you gotta follow your gut So what if I’m wrong? Will there be a punishment for my wrongness Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gloves | 11,683 Administrator · Posted February 13, 2023 Share Posted February 13, 2023 Just now, phart010 said: Sometimes you gotta follow your gut So what if I’m wrong? Will there be a punishment for my wrongness Immediate ban! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phart010 | 1,705 Posted February 13, 2023 Author Share Posted February 13, 2023 10 hours ago, Gloves said: Immediate ban! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanooki | 4,925 Posted February 14, 2023 Share Posted February 14, 2023 Looks like phart left his webcam on. I'm not saying it's a prequel, but it's a prequel...and aliens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phart010 | 1,705 Posted February 14, 2023 Author Share Posted February 14, 2023 8 hours ago, Tanooki said: Looks like phart left his webcam on. I'm not saying it's a prequel, but it's a prequel...and aliens. If I’m still saying it’s a prequel by the end of May, then I’ll give you that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phart010 | 1,705 Posted February 14, 2023 Author Share Posted February 14, 2023 I will admit one thing that challenges my theory that TOTK might be a prequel. We know that ears never stop growing. I looked for some closeup shots of Links ears in BOTW versus TOTK. I zoomed both pictures to approximately the same scale. Links ears in TOTK appear to measure slightly longer than in BOTW. This could imply he’s slightly older in TOTK. BOTW ears size = approximately 4 tick marks on the ruler TOTK ears size = approximately 4.5 tick marks on the ruler So yeah @Gloves I could be wrong.. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gloves | 11,683 Administrator · Posted February 14, 2023 Share Posted February 14, 2023 9 minutes ago, phart010 said: I will admit one thing that challenges my theory that TOTK might be a prequel. We know that ears never stop growing. I looked for some closeup shots of Links ears in BOTW versus TOTK. I zoomed both pictures to approximately the same scale. Links ears in TOTK appear to measure slightly longer than in BOTW. This could imply he’s slightly older in TOTK. BOTW ears size = approximately 4 tick marks on the ruler TOTK ears size = approximately 4.5 tick marks on the ruler So yeah @Gloves I could be wrong.. As we've established though these are FANTASY ears. It could easily be that Hylian ears shrink over time and transfer mass to dat thicc bootay. This is clearly a prequel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZeldaFreak | 3,600 Events Team · Posted February 14, 2023 Share Posted February 14, 2023 I sincerely cannot tell if you guys are joking or not 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3rdStrongestMole | 427 Posted February 26, 2023 Share Posted February 26, 2023 On 2/11/2023 at 3:00 PM, 3rdStrongestMole said: Sequel to BotW, prequel to Skyward Sword... How?? Time loop! In a lot of the trailers it looks like shit is going up into the sky. Skyward Sword was the first in chronology and introduced Demise. He was then buried under Hyrule and he inhabits Ganon throughout series as his evil subservient. Now , Hyrule lifts up, releases Demise and he ends up being the main baddy, while the Triforce Goddesses finally (and accurately) choose Ganondorf as the bearer of Triforce of Power. This time Demise doesn't need Ganon to do his dirty work, so Ganondorf and Zelda and Link team up and beat ass. The hand you see reaching for Zelda's is Ganondorfs and the voice you hear in the background is Demise... Eh?.... Ehhhh??? I'm digging my heels in on this one. This is the corrupted Master Sword. Spirit of Demise. It's happening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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