- Outdoor wind that causes the trees to shuffle, sway and make noises. Sudden wind gusts. More ambient sounds.
- More rocks, pebbles, hills, tree stumps, and random earth formations spread out in fields. Not just repeating perfectly-trimmed-grass-texture-for-tiger-woods field.
- More "thick" and big trees like LttP, jumbled up, creating pathways, blocking access to something etc.
- More of those things where you say "how the heck do I get there?" and the overwhelming feeling that much has to be dicovered. For instance, early in the game there is a huge gate and you can't get in. Wayy later in the game you say "i don't know what Im supposed to do" and all of the sudden you say "Holy frijoles! I remember that gate wayy back!"
- More of the Earthbound-style, Spirited Away movie quirkiness of weirdness. Dark World in LttP is sort of like this.
- More "dark" and serious music. The moderation of music-ambience needs to be there. OoT and WW is more inclined to fruitier music than dark. There needs to be a better balance. More dreamier music is needed, similar to the music in Links Awakening in the main village were he actually goes to sleep to a level where you find lots of money and a bracelet I believe.
- More "over the top" camera angles like the old Zelda games and Oot when you try to hide from the soldiers to get to Zelda.
- Want to be able to steal. Afterall, Link is a thief.
- More magic items/odd but interesting items !
Ether pendant, quake pendant, magic mirror, magic cape,
moon pearl,
magic canes,
magic rod, roc feather, book of modura, golden leafs, raft, ladder, etc. etc.
- Items or magic spells that turn Link into Neo-Link/superLink where his eyes flash red and his body glows with dark energy type stuff. Kind of like NES Zelda 1 when you get that item were you become invincible.
- New storyline. Ganon is in a prison, bound the triforce's magic, and the new conflict is from foreign power from another world, from a leader and his shadowy army of Lynel-type creatures. This time, just like how Zelda helped Link kill Ganon in Oot, Zelda plays a MAJOR role with Link in this new conflict. Something "outside" from the scope that we know of Link and his journeys.
