Tears of the Kingdom devs on reinventing Zelda: ‘Cheating can be fun’. Eiji Aonuma and Hidemaro Fujibayashi discuss player freedom, Majora’s Mask comparisons, and the possibility of a Zelda movie
Tears of the Kingdom devs on reinventing Zelda: ‘Cheating can be fun’. Eiji Aonuma and Hidemaro Fujibayashi discuss player freedom, Majora’s Mask comparisons, and the possibility of a Zelda movie
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Starlyoko
My wife didn’t think cheating was fun./s
wowitzer
>Possibility of a Zelda movie
I’d rather they didn’t. But it’d make money, so they probably will.
But I’d rather they didn’t
WyrmHero1944
Zelda movie been waiting for that for like 20 years now
b_lett
Starring Michael Cera as Link and James Earl Jones as Ganondorf.
calartnick
Bro a Zelda movie is going to make over a billion dollars. It’s not “if” it’s when.
the_Actual_Plinko
Cheating isn’t fun when the game just drops all restrictions. It’s no longer cheating then. They didn’t “reinvent Zelda,” they just disregarded what made it fun to begin with.
TornWill
Scratch the movie idea. Put that money toward a Zelda game instead.
NES_Classical_Music
Between the darker tone, the fact that it’s a direct sequel using previous assets, and *lilypads,* i also appreciate the Majora’s Mask comparison.
Ne0guri
My smooth brain is having a hard time with this game lol – I feel so dumb getting stuck on the most simplest of puzzles.
residentbio
Aonuma, Miyamoto… give me a Zelda Movie! we deserve it!
tideblue
“Cheating can be fun” – but not piracy, or leaking early game footage.
Yessssss, Mario Movie, Kirby movie, Zelda movie and then a Ness/Fox movie and finally a Super Smash Movie!!!
AlbionEnthusiast
I only want a Zelda movie of Studio Ghibli made it
ElectricJetDonkey
I still want a Zelda movie like that one April Fool’s trailer from over a decade ago.
HiddenCity
NES games had this mentality– Zelda and Metroid made you blow up scenery and try to sneak past tough challenges. BotW felt like an NES game to me.
I legit skipped the whole front of the castle bit before Ganon– went in through the back. It felt so good.
kevingharvey
When Tom Holland grew his hair out I was convinced it must be to play Link. Turns out it was very much not to play Link :(.
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flamingviper3175
These interviews are nice but Im really hoping one asks about how Covid affected the game or how the wait was 6 years for this game. I really wanna know if they think it’s sustainable for Zelda games to take longer and longer to come out between each entry
LegWyne
Just get studio Ghibli to do it.
PennylessNickel
Hear me out: Austin Butler as Link
bugzapperbob
Damn that movie would be so bad lol
thickwonga
Yup. Fascinating how many solutions each shrine has. That alone explains why this game took so long. Having multiple solutions to hundreds of different puzzles is absolutely insane to me.
Outrageous_Load2518
Anything after twilight princess is an abomination.
hypermsc
> Cheating can be fun
that’s also what my ex-wife thinks probabrly
tronfonne
I can’t see a movie working in modern cinema. They’d make it all woke and make Zelda a girl.
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My wife didn’t think cheating was fun./s
>Possibility of a Zelda movie
I’d rather they didn’t. But it’d make money, so they probably will.
But I’d rather they didn’t
Zelda movie been waiting for that for like 20 years now
Starring Michael Cera as Link and James Earl Jones as Ganondorf.
Bro a Zelda movie is going to make over a billion dollars. It’s not “if” it’s when.
Cheating isn’t fun when the game just drops all restrictions. It’s no longer cheating then. They didn’t “reinvent Zelda,” they just disregarded what made it fun to begin with.
Scratch the movie idea. Put that money toward a Zelda game instead.
Between the darker tone, the fact that it’s a direct sequel using previous assets, and *lilypads,* i also appreciate the Majora’s Mask comparison.
My smooth brain is having a hard time with this game lol – I feel so dumb getting stuck on the most simplest of puzzles.
Aonuma, Miyamoto… give me a Zelda Movie! we deserve it!
“Cheating can be fun” – but not piracy, or leaking early game footage.
They’ll probably make [Zelda a girl](https://www.reddit.com/r/facepalm/comments/y1l0gt/ridiculous_they_making_zelda_a_girl/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=ioscss&utm_content=2&utm_term=1).
Yessssss, Mario Movie, Kirby movie, Zelda movie and then a Ness/Fox movie and finally a Super Smash Movie!!!
I only want a Zelda movie of Studio Ghibli made it
I still want a Zelda movie like that one April Fool’s trailer from over a decade ago.
NES games had this mentality– Zelda and Metroid made you blow up scenery and try to sneak past tough challenges. BotW felt like an NES game to me.
I legit skipped the whole front of the castle bit before Ganon– went in through the back. It felt so good.
When Tom Holland grew his hair out I was convinced it must be to play Link. Turns out it was very much not to play Link :(.
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These interviews are nice but Im really hoping one asks about how Covid affected the game or how the wait was 6 years for this game. I really wanna know if they think it’s sustainable for Zelda games to take longer and longer to come out between each entry
Just get studio Ghibli to do it.
Hear me out: Austin Butler as Link
Damn that movie would be so bad lol
Yup. Fascinating how many solutions each shrine has. That alone explains why this game took so long. Having multiple solutions to hundreds of different puzzles is absolutely insane to me.
Anything after twilight princess is an abomination.
> Cheating can be fun
that’s also what my ex-wife thinks probabrly
I can’t see a movie working in modern cinema. They’d make it all woke and make Zelda a girl.