Nintendo: there is NO Zelda Timeline

[Deleted member 35947]

I do. I play most games I play for its story. I think it makes each franchise different from another in same genre.

It's just an opinion though.

Well my point was that Zelda doesn't really have much of a story compared to other rpgs that are way more story driven. Generally it has a similar plot to the last ones, Link is never seen as speaking and there is just a little dialogue throughout the game.

 

[FireEmblemGuy]

Didnt Aonuma come out in an interview and say there is a definite timeline? something about there being a split somewhere.

i'll stick with the whole legend thing though. the same story interpreted different ways as they were passed down.

I could have swore I've read an interview telling that there was, but oh well. Not a huge Zelda fan to think about a timeline.

That interview exists, in fact I read it less than a year ago, but it seems like that was years ago that it came out. It's possible that they've since given up on any sort of timeline, but that also seems unlikely.

As for the Split Timeline basis, the support for that was based on how OoT ended compared to how MM started, but I don't really care enough to go figure out what that was again.

 

[weiff]

This is not a new development people... this is coming from an older-school gamer. The Zelda plot argument has been going on since Link to the Past, probably before that... but with so few games it was very small discussion. I believe if you truly want to speak about a plot timeline you need to read the source material, which at this point is either ALL retcon or cannon.



None of it fits together unless otherwise stated. Yes there was an interview where it was stated OOT was first in line. MM was a direct sequel to OOT and TP was a set in the same world but a different age, as obvious by the environment and as stated. At best they created a timeline for each system, which breaks when you throw WW in the mix. I can't really even say I buy the "legend" plot, this series is just like someone else stated, Final Fantasy style. The complaint is that the characters have the same name in all LOZ games. If nothing else, the landscape of this "land" has shifted it prominent features around in a highly unnatural fashion.

I've said more than I need to in this post/thread, but at best the "ages" theory holds the most water. Stating roughly that every age has a hero, a king, a princess, and villain of similar origin to a previous age. Again I digress... and will probably be ignored.

Enjoy the games, if a plot timeline helps you enjoy them... then enjoy that too.

 

[DSGamer64]

You know you have nothing better to do then try and come up with a timeline for a video game that has never had a linear connecting storyline between each of the games. The only games that are really connected are Ocarina of Time and Wind Waker, to some extent Majora's Mask is connected to OoT as well.

 

[Maikel Steneker]

I've personally never cared about some sort of timeline that connects the game, but I do care about the story. Things like discovering who the Twilight Princess was and what exactly happened to Hyrule was (for me at least) a big part of the fun I had with Twilight Princess.

Still, it's a shame Nintendo didn't think of something. It would be nice to see a genius story connecting the games that becomes clear as the franchise expands.

 

[coolbho3000]

Go to 8:14 in this video, this shows where Aonuma confirms the split timeline: http://www.gametrailers.com/video/zelda-re...he-legend/15194

I think Aonuma is more reliable than Nintendo PR, really. I think Nintendo PR is just bullshitting like they always do.

 

[Dr. Canuck]

Not that I really give a shit but I'd be skeptical if Nintendo actually said that or who at Nintendo said it. As the poster above me proved, the series designers have stated there is a time line. Further than that, the game references and foreshadows the other games:
Ganondorf at the end of OoT claims that he will get vengeance on Link and Zelda's ancestors (Link to the Past, original Legend of Zelda).
Wink Waker has numerous references to Ocarina of Time.

Not to mention they stated that Link to the Past was a prequel to The Legend of Zelda, and Ocarina of Time was an even earlier prequel.

 

[dinofan01]

Not that it really matters to me; I guess there really is a time line and NOA is saying what it wants. But going off that; its one of the worst timelines. Lets be honest here. A timeline that actually confuses people if there really is one is not a good one. But I don't really care. So long as theres link, zelda, gorons, and whatever else I dont care. I like the game and I like the world. I dont need a complete history of the world to enjoy it. Its like people expect Zelda to be like Lord of the Rings where the world and its history is its own character.

 

[Beware]

This whole thread is not only useless, but pretty hilarious at that. This is some random YouTube guy, getting a response from some random NoA rep. It's been proven time and time again that a lot of these guys are so full of shit. And beyond ANYTHING that ANY Nintendo "representative" may say about the Zelda timeline, Miyamoto and Aonuma have stated several times that there IS, in fact, a timeline and it IS, in fact, a split timeline. Original creator and most involved director of the series will ALWAYS be more knowledgeable about this than some unimportant grunt at NoA.

WHAT?!?!? A PR REP LIED AND/OR FABRICATED SOMETHING HE KNEW NOTHING ABOUT!?!?!? NEVER!!!!!! HIS WORDS CLEARLY SHOULD TAKE PRECEDENT OVER WHAT THE CREATOR OF THE SERIES HAS SAID SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE!!!!!

@Dinofan01: It's not about NEEDING a timeline to enjoy the game, but I see no reason why the games can't be great AND have a deep story/timeline. I would still be the Zelda fanatic that I am if I knew nothing about the timeline, but it's just another facet of the story that I can enjoy (even when I'm not actually playing the game).

 

[shakirmoledina]

timeline huh... play the game, enjoy it and worry not about other things... there was no timeline to promote ocarina

 

[Saywhatjj4]

I dont Even give a dam about the story

Just sit back and play you guys

 

[Ace Gunman]

Eiji Aonuma has already confirmed that there is in fact a Zelda timeline. It starts with Ocarina of Time, then the dark future and the light future form two separate timelines. One being the future in which Wind Waker > Phantom Hourlgass > Spirit Tracks takes place, the other being Majora's Mask > Twilight Princess. With the other games not being confirmed as of yet.

So I guess it all comes down to who you believe, Nintendo as a whole, or Aonuma. I subscribe to the latter simply because Nintendo has already confirmed that Wind Waker is after Ocarina, Phantom Hourglass is after Wind Waker, Spirit Tracks is after Phantom Hourglass, and so on. That's a timeline. Saying anything different now is contradictory to their previous statements and puts their credibility on such matters in question.

 

[nIxx]

Where is the mystery.
For me Zelda was always like the Final Fantasy stories (before they made games like X-2) or Mario stories it´s always the same scheme but no real timeline (Heroe wants to save the world and the Princes i only say Xander from Drawn Together) even if there are hints to other games (fan service)

 

[Defiance]

If this is true, then I will have lost all respect for Nintendo.. I always thought that there was a deep connection to all of this.