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[Beth Cyra]

My main worry is they better have different characters and not just sit content with Link using different weapons.

I need Smash Dorf with Darkness Punch that ruins everyones life.

Silent protagonists are meant to be the personification of the player actually playing the game. You're the one folding the story out, not link. It's also one of the reasons of Link's ambiguous design.

Honestly there are very few writers who can write a likeable protagonist, so I'd rather them shut up

Yes, I know why it exists. I just think it's bullshit born out of a time when such things where needed.

Any more it feels archaic. I'm not Link, I'm not a character in Skyrim. I'm a person sitting in a chair playing a game, I don't need to pretend I'm fighting some dragon. I live with myself every day of my life, I don't need to be me in another world as well.

 

[IsntChrisL]

I'm starting to grow a serious resentment against Nintendo for their refusal to step outside of Mario/Zelda/DK/Mii games. It's like they really don't understand what a huge portion of their audience wants. Granted, this is just for their spring games but it's been over a year already without an interesting new IP on the Wii U from Nintendo themselves.

 

[TreIII]

My main worry is they better have different characters and not just sit content with Link using different weapons.

Me too. One character could get old quick.

It'd be a total waste of potential, in my opinion. Half of the appeal of Musou is the fanservice and characters.

Besides, with Shin Gundam Musou finally making the likes of Big Zam playable? I WANT TO PLAY AS THE TRIDENT-WIELDING BLUE BOAR. NO EXCUSES.

 

[ViewtifulJC]

now we need an a Bizarro-Peach saying "I love going on message boards and getting really excited about games I've never played" and we can put that picture to rest

 

[pretty done]

now we need an a Bizarro-Peach saying "I love going on message boards and defending games I've never played" and we can put that picture to rest

ftfy

 

[ArcaneFreeze]

now we need an a Bizarro-Peach saying "I love going on message boards and getting really excited about games I've never played" and we can put that picture to rest

The difference is that everything has potential to be good. People are excited for what the games they see could become. People who shit on a game beforehand ignore that fact and automatically label it as bad. Big difference.

 

[TheZjman]

Might have already been noted but the trailer for this has around 360k views already.

For comparison, Mario Kart 8 has around 25k. Holy cow.

 

[Narras]

I hope this game has a local co-op mode. The first musou game I played was DW: Gundam 2 and I had a ton of fun playing that game with my brother in co-op mode.

 

[RibbedHero]

Is this essentially a total conversion mod for Dynasty Warriors?

 

[Riki]

Is this essentially a total conversion mod for Dynasty Warriors?

More or less.
It's DW with Zelda everything.
AKA: The best.

 

[ArcaneFreeze]

Might have already been noted but the trailer for this has around 360k views already.

For comparison, Mario Kart 8 has around 25k. Holy cow.

Well its been trending in JP and US since this morning and still is, even w/ some time in the Worldwide section. People are getting word of it pretty quickly.

 

[Nostremitus]

lmao, well it was just an exaggeration bro.

^Edit: Nothing wrong I'm just saying he looks like a girl.

...or an elf?

 

[Xenon]

Is that Link or Zelda?

 

[Meccanical]

now we need an a Bizarro-Peach saying "I love going on message boards and getting really excited about games I've never played" and we can put that picture to rest

Says the guy who would buy Half Life 3 at the drop of a hat.

I HAD TO DO IT JC

 

[NoMoreTrolls]

Well its been trending in JP and US since this morning and still is, even w/ some time in the Worldwide section. People are getting word of it pretty quickly.

Jesus the tears would be so delicious if this became one of the best selling games on the Wii U.

 

[TheWorthyEdge]

For Wii U from Tecmo Koei.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZOq4IiuRMWk

This looks like utter crap.

 

[ShockingAlberto]

Jesus the tears would be so delicious if this became one of the best selling games on the Wii U.

Dozens of copies sold

 

[dolabla]

I've never played a Dynasty Warriors game, but I'm a huge Zelda fan. This looks pretty interesting to me.

 

[NoMoreTrolls]

Dozens of copies sold

True lol. It'd be a phyrric victory at best.

 

[AniHawk]

Dozens of copies sold

whoa let's not go nuts

 

[phosphor112]

I'm still annoyed this never released in North America. I really want to play this. Sure I could mod the Wii and import it but not sure how text heavy it would be. I remember thinking it was.

The import was worth it IMO. The game is very text heavy though. Took me forever to navigate the menus. The story was... you know.. in Japanese, but the gameplay man. The fucking giant monsters being diced up. Sooo gooooood.

They don't make Sengoku Basara, Capcom does.

Someone's never played ZnR ;]

 

[Mecha]

Someone's never played ZnR ;]

Utage will only be beat by SB4, nothing else comes close.

 

[AGITΩ]

So since this was in the direct, we can expect this before August right? Since this Direct was focused on Spring 2014 titles....
Will Buy day 1. Love Musou games.
Fire Emblem Musou Next please!

 

[NeoUltima]

This is kind of sad. The real Zelda game ain't coming out anytime relatively soon I guess.

 

[xBladeM6x]

After seeing this, I need a towel of some sort.

 

[iFirez]

So since this was in the direct, we can expect this before August right? Since this Direct was focused on Spring 2014 titles....
Will Buy day 1. Love Musou games.
Fire Emblem Musou Next please!

I assumed the same thing - but I think it looked super rough and early. The Link model looked good, but the enemies all looked like copy and paste stand in assets from other Zelda games that didn't make much sense within the art style... also wtf at that Dodongo.

Overall though it's an interesting idea and while it feeds us Zelda fans while we wait for the true Zelda Wii U reveal (likely at E3) it has a lot to live up to I feel.

 

[ShockingAlberto]

I have been reading this thread all day and am kind of loving how, whenever there's a "This is a disgrace" comment, it is usually followed immediately by a "I fucking love this" comment.

 

[-tetsuo-]

Why are people excited for this?

 

[Riki]

I have been reading this thread all day and am kind of loving how, whenever there's a "This is a disgrace" comment, it is usually followed immediately by a "I fucking love this" comment.

I was just thinking this!
GAF is really divided.
Personally, I think it looks amazing. I've been waiting for a Nintendo Musou game for years.

 

[Lynd7]

This could tell the story of one of the wars of Hyrule, could be kinda cool if they go that route. Although, I am kinda doubting they will.

 

[Error]

Capcom's Basara team should've handled this, Basara is the best beat em up of this kind I've ever played.

 

[AniHawk]

Why are people excited for this?

did you see the part where zelda killed all those guys

 

[Peter Bazooka]

Why are people excited for this?

Because I fucking love Dynasty Warriors.

 

[NeoUltima]

After seeing this, I need a towel of some sort.

Tears or jizz?

 

[Toki767]

Why are people excited for this?

 

[Zinthar]

Why are people excited for this?

Because they have nothing to play while waiting for Dynasty Warriors 26, which is expected to feature use of an additional button. j/k, of course.

 

[Riki]

Some of the battles in this are going to be nuts!

 

[jackdoe]

So this is a Skyward Sword prequel right? Link's design is pretty much ripped from that prequel manga.

 

[Boss Man]

I just want to reiterate how utterly terrible I think this game looks.

I would have much preferred a normal Dynasty Warriors game, but I guess being able to borrow the Zelda IP for sales is probably what motivated them to make the game at all.

 

[Timmy00]

Why are people excited for this?

Because Dynasty Warriors and Zelda is awesome.

 

[ohlawd]

lol it's like the dev copy pasted King Dodongo from N64 OoT.

I think he's the worst looking part of the game by far. This is some N64 texture bullshit.

 

[CorvoSol]

I have been reading this thread all day and am kind of loving how, whenever there's a "This is a disgrace" comment, it is usually followed immediately by a "I fucking love this" comment.

You could make a theorem about proportionate salt and hype and get it named after yourself. Three years from now, first post in threads would just be "SAlbertosalttheorem.gif"

 

[Boy Wander]

This game has to be decent. Surely Nintendo wouldn't allow one of their big IPs to be in a crappy game. And don't anyone mention Other M....

 

[Busaiku]

Why are people excited for this?

I like Samurai Warriors and I like fan service.

 

[Caffeine]

Also its not like Nintendo hasn't experimented w/ the horde battle fight before

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_67GGV3U6U

and now i can enact complete obliteration in hyrule warriors to those moblins

 

[Raysoul]

The scarf reminds me of the first Link in the manga included on Hyrule Historia

*image removed, might not be allowed as it is a scan*

Which happens to be my favorite design of Link. Will get this title as long as it is fun. Fuck the haters.

 

[Boss Man]

This game has to be decent. Surely Nintendo wouldn't allow one of their big IPs to be in a crappy game. And don't anyone mention Other M....

They may be (should be) desperate.

 

[Village]

Silent protagonists are meant to be the personification of the player actually playing the game. You're the one folding the story out, not link. It's also one of the reasons of Link's ambiguous design.

Honestly there are very few writers who can write a likeable protagonist, so I'd rather them shut up

Link has been a character for forever doe. With personalities.

At first that argument would have merit. Now it just seems to be mostly used for people to hide behind away the fact that even nintendo in large strides has abandoned the notion of you being link , rather than you controlling link.

" b-but that is what he is supposed to be"

he hasn't been that way for a long as time, and nintendo continuously keeps making him less like you invasion him in your nostalgia in each iteration.

There has been links who have talked.


he already broke taboo.


Its people at nintendo are starting to discover that Minamoto's design philosophy should extend mechanics not characters.

 

[Seik]

I'm still stunned at how unexpected this is.

Some may be thinking this is brand milking, I see this as an opportunity to appreciate the musou genre in a totally different way. The whole thing just screams ''why not?!''.

 

[Black Door]

The scarf reminds me of the first Link in the manga included on Hyrule Historia

Which happens to be my favorite design of Link. Will get this title as long as it is fun. Fuck the haters.

I hope says that quote in the game when you do musou attacks