- The first look at Zelda's Breath of the Wild
sequel is hiding secret details.
It's been all video games, all the time
this week as E3 has dominated the pop culture world.
And now that the Electronic Entertainment Expo is
in full swing, we are being overwhelmed
with all sorts of exclusive announcements,
celebrity cameos, first looks, hands on game demos,
and adorable puppy dogs on stage all in an
attempt for game developers to win the
convention and basically try to break the internet.
While it's safe to say that Keanu Reeves
easily earned that honor with his appearance
at the Cyberpunk 2077 announcement.
- Is really going to be breathtaking.
- [Man In Crowd] You're breathtaking!
(crowd screams)
- You're breathtaking.
- There's been one other E3 reveal that
has also sent fans into a frenzy.
That there is a sequel in the works to 2017's
fantastic Legend of Zelda Breath of the Wild.
A quick trailer teased the upcoming chapter
in the popular action adventure series,
and while no gameplay was shown in the trailer,
that doesn't mean fans have been left empty
handed when it comes to info about the game.
Turns out there were plenty of hidden details laid
out within the first look that now have Zelda
fans sharpening their master sword.
So, let's break 'em down.
First up, Zelda got her hair done!
While the rest of us only chop off our hair
in such a dramatic way to prove that we've
moved on after a break up, there's some evidence
that Zelda's new do actually points
to her being a playable character.
Fans took to social media to congratulate Zelda
on her new coif, while getting into the weeds
theorizing that her new hairstyle has a
practical reason beyond showing that
time has passed between games.
There point basically boils down to this,
Zelda's shorter style means her hair
is now easier to create animations for, which
is important on a console like the Switch,
which isn't as beefy compared to the processing
power as it's Xbox and PlayStation brethren.
While you might say having Zelda be a playable
character in this could add a breath of the fresh
air to the franchise, the games are usually
always from Link's perspective, so if this were
true, this would be a huge departure for the series.
Another thing that sticks out in the trailer was the music.
On the surface it's definitely creepy and sets the mood
for what is shaping up to be a pretty dark and scary game.
However, the music also seems to be
reversed in the trailer as well.
While this might be to just set the spooky tone,
it could represent something more.
Already lots of fans have been reversing
the trailers audio to pick it apart
and see just what it could mean.
(music playing in reverse)
Some seem to thing it's drawing musical
cues from previous Legend of Zelda games,
others think that there are messages
revealed when playing the trailer in reverse,
with some hearing something along the lines
of a voice pleading for help while others claim
to hear, "Please find the body."
We're not sure what to think ourselves yet,
but we're on board nonetheless.
Next up, we have to give a shout out to the
folks over at Polygon for sniffing
out some Breath of the Wild concept art
from a Nintendo GDC panel,
which showed off early ideas of link losing
his arm and having a piece of technology
that allows him to morph it into anything
he wants like a hammer, or a bow for his arrows.
Could this lost concept come into
play for the upcoming sequel?
Well, we do see Link's arm get grabbed
and start to glow as if it is being charged with power.
And later in the trailer we see that same glowing
hand appear to pull power from the mummified
corpse that Zelda and Link find.
Every Zelda game has a plethora of gadgets
for Link to use like graveling hooks, metal boots,
hammers, et cetera, we're thinking that the hook
or conceit of this sequel is that Link
could be getting some sort of mystical arm
that can absorb different gadgets or abilities.
Having his arm morph into a bow or hammer would
be a cool way to pay homage to the past
while going in a new direction for the series.
This leads us to our next big question,
who is going to be the big bad in this game?
In the trailer we see the aforementioned
mummified creature most likely a Gerudo on
account of the accessories and red hair.
Now many fans are speculating that this is
Link's old nemesis Ganondorf and in
Breath of the Wild it is revealed that this
version of Ganon, Calamity Ganon, was in fact a Gerudo.
So, the theory seems to be spot on,
however, early on in the trailer and through
some other hieroglyphs in the game, we see
a warrior with red hair fighting the evils of
the world before Link and Zelda were around.
This is leading many fans to hypothesis that the
original hero in the world of Hyrule was
(makes drum roll noise)
Ganon!
The prevailing theory is that back in the day,
Ganon was actually a hero and that he was
somehow corrupted by this new magic
and now it looks like that same magic
may have gotten it's hooks into Link.
Is this why Link's arm is cut off in the concept art?
Because Zelda had to chop it off
to prevent a mystical infection from spreading?
Is this why we might get her as a playable character?
Who knows!
With no word yet on when the game will come out,
we only know that it is in development,
we only have this trailer to tide us over
until our next update, which knowing
Nintendo, could be 10 years from now.
But what do you folks think?
Is there something hidden in that music track?
Could Nintendo go so dark as to cut off Link's arm?
And which is you favorite Zelda game of all time?
Ocarina of Time, Breath of the Wild,
A Link to the Past, Majora's Mask?
Let's discuss.
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