Taking a Closer Look at Zelda Wii U

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With the vague 2015 at the end of the announcement, we have probably about a year from November to wait for the new The Legend of Zelda title.

But why wait to figure it out?

First, we get this vast world of what we’re going to assume is Hyrule, which looks to be the first fully developed open world Zelda title. The way I see it is that it’s like a little bit of Skyrim. 

So, what the heck attacked Link & Epona? And yes, after those explosions, I also thought it was Michael Bay.

So, let’s speculate – what is the monster attacking Link & Epona? Best I can tell is that it’s an Octorok that looks like it came from The Wind Waker, only with a Beamos attached.

What is this?

What is this?

 

KABOOM

KABOOM

 

Link & Epona

Link & Epona

Yikes!

Yikes!

Revealed

Revealed

It looks like an Octorok made love to Ghoma

It looks like an Octorok made love to Ghoma

It really looks like a massive Octorok in the vein of The Wind Waker.

It really looks like a massive Octorok in the vein of The Wind Waker.

BOOM

BOOM

Link doesn't look like he's done yet.

Link doesn’t look like he’s done yet.

Pew! Pew! Pew!

Pew! Pew! Pew!

Does that bow have teeth?

Does that bow have teeth?

Kind of looks like something out of Tron now.

Kind of looks like something out of Tron now.

This bow definitely got an upgrade!

This bow definitely got an upgrade!

Link gets airborn against this Octorok looking thing

Link gets airborn against this Octorok looking thing

He's a-firing his laser?

He’s a-firing his laser?

Great shot of Link!

Great shot of Link!

Our Hero!

Our Hero!

What do you think, Hidden Triforce fans? What is that monster? What do you think of Link’s design?

To me, it’s the HD fix of Skyward Sword, which was a blend of Twilight Princess and The Wind Waker.

The entire idea presented today looked like it would play out like a full feature anime film, so I’m not too upset with the cartoonish look again.

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Ben Cornett is graduate of Western Michigan University. He serves as managing editor of The Hidden Triforce. In his spare time, he maintains his own blog. Ben currently resides in Ann Arbor.

  • MrSonyDelight

    Octo made out of Rock… octorock :P

  • Noah Glaser

    Link looks kind of like a girl on multiple occasions

  • Brandon Brock

    Looks wonderful! I wonder if we’ll be able to customize the character a little in this installment.

  • Timeheart

    Except… that they’ve said that wasn’t link. So who is it?