Gaming Do we finally know the truth about BOTW

[Noctosphere]

Maybe the place where the fight happens?

You mean the 10 000 years ago? Still doesnt tell us where in the timeline it is

 

[Uumas]

You mean the 10 000 years ago? Still doesnt tell us where in the timeline it is

I mean maybe Ganon was sealed away in the place under the Sanctum where Link fights Ganon

 

[TotalInsanity4]

You mean the 10 000 years ago? Still doesnt tell us where in the timeline it is

It's basically a soft reboot. It's so far down the timeline that nothing from the other timelines really has consequence on it, other than coming up as broken pieces of myth in-game. And I honestly don't mind, really

 

[netovsk]

Thank god there is no soundtrack in the game, the wind sound fits being mostly alone in a troubled world perfectly.

If it isn't a 10/10 no other game is.

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Still I find funny people caring so much about the lore. Do you need some lore for Mario and Splatoon too?

 

[TotalInsanity4]

Thank god there is no soundtrack in the game, the wind sound fits being mostly alone in a troubled world perfectly.

If it isn't a 10/10 no other game is.

The lack of overworld theme other than meandering piano ditties honestly makes the instances where music takes the focus even better, yeah

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Still I find funny people caring so much about the lore. Do you need some lore for Mario and Splatoon too?

Eh, Zelda is a very lore-heavy franchise. I honestly play it for the mythos, half the time

 

[netovsk]

The lack of overworld theme other than meandering piano ditties honestly makes the instances where music takes the focus even better, yeah

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Eh, Zelda is a very lore-heavy franchise. I honestly play it for the mythos, half the time

100% agreed, I loved the atmosphere and mood of the game I think a cheery soundtrack as of usual would have done no good.

 

[mr allen]

I would personally put it in the child timeline, but as long as it isn't in the adult timeline I'll be happy. I feel like people that argue that it's in the adult timeline either didn't play Wind Waker, or missed the point completely.

 

[Noctosphere]

I would personally put it in the child timeline, but as long as it isn't in the adult timeline I'll be happy. I feel like people that argue that it's in the adult timeline either didn't play Wind Waker, or missed the point completely.

Actually, the main point those who say its adult timeline is that there are korok

 

[ShadowOne333]

Actually, the main point those who say its adult timeline is that there are korok

The Koroks are the natural "evolution" (to say it one way) of the Kokiri race.
It could be the Child Timeline as well, because we haven't seen the Great Deku Tree in the Child timeline post-OoT at all.
Really, the Koroks and Rito being in the game is zero-proof this is the Adult timeline, as they could very well just be a group of Kokiri and Zora which evolved given the required circumstances in Hyrule, while the Zora could still exist alongside the Rito with no trouble.
If we follow Darwin's rules about evolution, it fits, as he mentions that we come from the simians, but they also coexist in the same time and place as we do as well, so there goes their theory about this being the Adult timeline at all.

Really people, I don't know why you keep arguing if the game explicitly mentions the Child timeline in Main story quests. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

 

[Lacius]

I'd suspect that it follows A Link Between Worlds, which is the final game of the Golden age before the era of darkness. ALBW and even Tri Force Heros starts hinting at more advanced manufacturing methods (especially in the textile industry), and in that game Ganondorf was banished to Lorule and split from the power of the Triforce, which reasonably would make a return very difficult and time consuming.

Logically:
ALBW: Ganondorf is permanently banished, taking away the mind of the evil force
TFH: The sudden onset of peace starts a manufacturing boom where more complex technology can be devised.

???: Since Ganondorf is gone, great strides in technology has been achieved, along with the creation of the Guardians. Presumably the Sheika persisted in developing their technology and keeping the darkness at bay.

??? (optional): Time technology is refined and spread throughout the timelines irregardless of the harm to causality. Hence the ancient technology found throughout the series.

???: After centuries of piece the guardians stay unused and the Sheika begin to lose their vigilance, perhaps politics and resource scarcity becomes a problem. Most technology becomes irrelevant with the prospect of eternal peace.

Just before the events of BOTW: Signs of Ganon's return start becoming prevalent. The Shiekas start to scramble to reactivate their ancient Guardians and revive their technology - unaware that they will become corrupted by Ganon. The princess is not able to obtain the Triforce of Wisdom in time, and the Hero is put into a resurrection chamber to survive.

BOTW: Ganon is defeated, but recovery is slow and painful. Ganon still exists in Hyrule, so his powers return again and again. leading to the very first Legend of Zelda for the NES

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I think that sounds about right. I'd have to spend a lot mire time referencing my Hyrule Historia, but it doesn't have ALBW in it.

We know that Breath of the Wild takes place at the end of whichever timeline it's on, long after whichever game preceded it. So, this timeline cannot be correct.

Tell me if im wrong in anything im about to say, but i have an important question after that
If i got it right, the guardian and the divine beast were built 10 000 years before botw
Ganon awaken 100 years ago and zelda went to the hyruke castle to fight him.
In botw, ganon is trapped inside the hyrule castle.
So heres my question, where does ganon was before he awakens? From what i understand, he was trapped under the castle, i dont know where exactly...
In the adult timeline, he was trapped in the sacred realm inside the temple of time
In the child timeline, he was trapped in the twilight realm
In the fallen hero timeline, all i know is that Ganon, not ganondorf, was trapped by the 7 sages, i dont know where he was trapped exactly though
Before the time split, he was the king of the gerudo
Now, as i said, from what i understood, ganon was trapped under the castle, which doesnt fit with any timeline

So, my guess, we are facing a fourth timeline, or a game in fallen hero timeline, with no explanation as to how ganon got sealed under the castle yet, or we are facing a game occuring before ocarina of time...
Tell me what you think

It appears likely that Calamity Ganon was sealed away in the Sheikah laboratory underneath Hyrule Castle, where you fight the penultimate boss, roughly 10,000 years prior to the events of Breath of the Wild. This sealing took place after whichever game preceded it on the timeline, so Calamity Ganon's location is irrelevant to the timeline placement.

 

[Uumas]

We know that Breath of the Wild takes place at the end of whichever timeline it's on, long after whichever game preceded it. So, this timeline cannot be correct.

How do we know that?

 

[Noctosphere]

How do we know that?

yea id like to know too
who knows, maybe 10 000 years ago was right after SS, when the curse Demise used on Link and Zelda summoned Ganon for the first time

 

[Lacius]

How do we know that?

The producers confirmed in an interview that it's the last game in whichever timeline it's in.

“It takes place in an age long, long after any of the titles released to date. It is the most recent age. And because of this we believe players will be able to easily immerse themselves in the game. Of course, regardless of the time period, the story does unfold in Hyrule so for those who’ve played other titles in the series there will be a lot of recognizable places to enjoy.”

So, we know for sure that Breath of the Wild takes place after Adventure of Link, Four Swords Adventures, or Spirit Tracks.

 

[Noctosphere]

The producers confirmed in an interview that it's the last game in whichever timeline it's in.

“It takes place in an age long, long after any of the titles released to date. It is the most recent age. And because of this we believe players will be able to easily immerse themselves in the game. Of course, regardless of the time period, the story does unfold in Hyrule so for those who’ve played other titles in the series there will be a lot of recognizable places to enjoy.”

So, we know for sure that Breath of the Wild takes place after Adventure of Link, Four Swords Adventures, or Spirit Tracks.

lemme guess, its the game where the 3 timeline reunify to make a single one, that would explain the korok

 

[Lacius]

lemme guess, its the game where the 3 timeline reunify to make a single one, that would explain the korok

There's no reason the Koroks couldn't exist in the Downfall Timeline or the Child Timeline. In addition, we know from an interview that the Koroks are no reason alone to think Breath of the Wild has any particular connection to The Wind Waker. In response to a question about the Koroks in Breath of the Wild, Aonuma said the following:

"I will be very frank with you, for each Zelda that we realized, we always picked up elements of Zelda passed to refresh them in the new episodes. As you can see for yourself, in Breath of the Wild we used a graphic style that is very close to animation. It has therefore been assumed that it would be much simpler to take up graphic elements and assets from Wind Waker, rather than from other episodes. It is actually a graphic point of view that the two are very similar, but if you talk about the scenario, to be honest, there is no particular connection between these two games. Graphically, it was much simpler for us to work on the basics of the graphical elements of Wind Waker."

 

[Noctosphere]

Ive just realised something about graphisme...
Adult timeline uses anime graphics
Child timeline uses darker graphics
Fallen hero timeline uses top view graphics
Could this means....

 

[Lacius]

Ive just realised something about graphisme...
Adult timeline uses anime graphics
Child timeline uses darker graphics
Fallen hero timeline uses top view graphics
Could this means....

Graphics are not consistent in timelines, and they're not an indication of which timeline Breath of the Wild falls in.

 

[Edgy_Edge]

Zelda's timeline is like Kingdom Hearts timeline on drugs. If you know what I mean.

 

[ZoneBlaze]

And then there's Framerate Forest lol

Yeah... It drops at one particular area of the forest, but it didn't bother me because it wasn't during combat or any important sequence.

 

[Lazyt]

What truth..what are you talking about. The timéune has been set since anouncement on e3 2016. Even aounuma stated that where the game does belong in timeline.