Zelda Producer Eiji Aonuma was recently interviewed about the latest Legend of Zelda projects. With A Link Between Worlds set to be released next month, this game obviously was discussed. Aonuma discussed the game’s origins and changes to the Zelda formula. While A Link Between Worlds is considered a sequel to A Link to the Past, Aonuma expressed that the game did not start out that way. He also made it clear that this sequel would be mixing things up in the Zelda universe, perhaps enough where fans may be critical.
…I am worried about whether the fans are going to like it when it is released. We did not start making this game on the notion that we were making the sequel, and it happened as a matter of course as we developed unique ideas into a game…Wind Waker HD and A Link Between Worlds also give a little glimpse of this. These games may feel a little different from the experiences you’ve have before and this will be a lot stronger in the new Zelda.
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