OFFICIAL LEGEND OF ZELDA TIMELINE REVEALED

[Tails Prower]

There isn't one.

For years people have been trying to piece together a time line for The Legend of Zelda. With stories this epic there has to be an overarching time line, right? They can't just be plopping us down in a random world, with a random Link every time. A few months ago YouTube user ocarinahero10 tried to piece together a theory on the time line of Zelda. He used the (evidently) widely accepted "split time line" theory in which there are two Zelda time lines that are created in Ocarina of Time. One of these time lines leads to the Wind Waker games and the other leads to the NES games. It's actually a pretty well done vid on the subject and you can check it out after the break.

Evidently the video got a bit of traction (despite us not hearing about it for two months) and ocarinahero10 decided to send it into Nintendo to see if he could get a response. They replied with what is pretty clearly a stock response, but that stock response should really put an end to the question of how everything fits together as it read, "there isn't a true frame or reference or time line possible for the series." That's right, it's just a bunch of random adventures without any truly direct ties (well, except for the direct sequels one assumes). There is no time line.

ocarinahero10 is a little upset about this, but for me it makes sense. The Zelda games aren't about Hyrule and Link and Zelda and Ganon, but what they stand for. As I've discussed before in a previous incarnation, each character and the world in general are just symbols for heroism, knowledge and power. It's these themes that tie the Zelda games together, not an overarching timeline. Still, a bit of me is kind of sad, and is just hoping that Nintendo is pulling the wool over our eyes for some reason.

Over at the VG Cats Forum, I did see a cool theory: They're all different versions of the same legend.

Hm.

[thePJA]

This is awesome because while sure, he did a "good job" with the whole timeline, the first Legend Of Zelda was so long ago that I'm sure they didn't have a timeline set up and all the stories ready to link together (lol pun). While this guy might have hit the nail on the head, why would Nintendo give him credit or agree with him?

[Irob]

The surprise. The shock. This news....

[Excel-2010]

The entire story only happened one time, and each game is a retelling of it by different narrators.

[Kyosuke Kagami]

Originally Posted by Tails Prower

They're all different versions of the same legend.

Weren't some Zelda games direct sequels? Like Adventures of Link (sequel of first Zelda), Link's Awakening (ALTTP's?), Majora's Mask (OoT's) and that one for the NDS which has cel-shaded like graphics (WW's?).

[Bromeo and Fooliet]

So when in the timeframe did Zelda's Adventure happen?

[KingKannibal]

Me and my friend have always thought each Zelda game has a theme! here is what we assumed in a matter of minutes

-Ocarina of time is about the power of music

-Majora's Mask is about how looks can be deceiving

-Wind Waker is about the bonds between sibblings..

[MUSCLES]

Warning: longpostrantpost

I don't think this is good by any stretch of the imagination. I really wish Nintendo would take themselves a little more seriously. Mother and Zelda have always been their more story driven titles that were liked by more mature audiences rather then younger ones. The Mother series is my favorite RPG franchise due to it's wealth of pop culture references, parodies of video games and subtle hints at psychological elements such as the hinted pedophile at the beginning of the game, the cultists, Porky's down-right evil parents, the end of the game itself etc etc. It's so un-Nintendo and that's why I love it. But it seems like Nintendo doesn't want Mother to happen sometimes. Jesus Christ, PIKMIN almost has as many games as the Mother series' and mother came out on the NES.

The Legend of Zelda's potential always seemed stifled of which there is SO much of. Zelda's characters are so brilliantly placed. The series is overflowing with symbolism, such as the abundance of femininity surrounding Link (Zelda, Saria, Ruto, Malon, The Great Faeries, Navi in Ocarina of Time alone and they directed the player to feel close with each one of them... except for Navi, even Epona is female) or Link's returning to his childhood at the end of Ocarina of Time or many many more examples (I don't have the energy to think about). It's fan's are so loving and loyal, so much so that they pieced together videos detailing the timeline of the Zelda series' including the theory that Ocarina of Time split the timeline into two parallel universes which would be a brilliant, very tasteful plot device and Nintendo just tells us, "LOL IUNNO"

Seriously Nintendo. What the fuck are you today? Most developers try to implement actual stories that immerse the player in there world and you just seem to want to push us away from it. I'm irritated? Fuck yea I'm irritated. You seem like a combination of EA and a poor-man's Team Ico these days and you're failing both ways except in your pocketbook and guess who gives two shits about your money? Not your fan's.



edit: lol it's probably not all that conclusive but still, I'm sick of them treating their fans like they can't understand a well thought out plot

[CStarFlare]

who responded to this guy

a stock response with a post script by customer service faggot #AZ093 is not all that conclusive

that said, I've never cared about zelda timelines; I spent more time eyeing the zoras in oot than I did thinking about the story

Jesus Christ, PIKMIN almost has as many games as the Mother series' and mother came out on the NES.

that's probably something that's more in the hands of itoi than of nintendo

or maybe it isn't, but do you want a mother game that doesn't involve itoi?

[dieKatze88]

<3 nintendo. Please continue to take clear potshots at the heads of the stupid fucks who worship this series like no tomorrow. It hasn't been nearly as good as it should be lately. Crush their dreams and when everyone finally stops caring, stop making these all together.

Unless you're going to take THIS series and Mario and go back to the 2d style of gameplay for them. Seriously, this shit has gone on long enough.

[too sexy for this club]

zelda in 3D works fine, but i wish they'd stop rolling out the same game in different packaging

[DR. GREGORY HOUSE]

Originally Posted by dieKatze88

<3 nintendo. Please continue to take clear potshots at the heads of the stupid fucks who worship this series like no tomorrow.

[MUSCLES]

Originally Posted by CStarFlare

that's probably something that's more in the hands of itoi than of nintendo

or maybe it isn't, but do you want a mother game that doesn't involve itoi?

FFFUUUUUUUUUUU- I concur.

[helix eternal]

Link is such an established lead character that the games he stars in don't need to have a timeline. Who cares? It's not important. They're games, meant for entertainment.

[Irob]

Originally Posted by helix eternal

Link is such an established lead character that the games he stars in don't need to have a timeline. Who cares? It's not important. They're games, meant for entertainment.