No

This sounds weird, but since we don't know anything except you'll be driving a train, I don't really know what to say. Is it a regular Zelda game with train-driving sequences(perhaps like the sailing in Phantom Hourglass and Wind Waker)? Is it strictly a train-driving game? I need more info before I pass judgment on this. 

Excited about a Zelda game?  Yes!  Trains?  Ummmm...

"No"

Oh God, I saw this on /v/.


i thought they were joking.

I think it has the potential to be a fun DS title, not a substantial entry into the Zelda series, at least it doesn't play itself right?

I think it'll be great, I personally can't wait for it, love me some Zelda DS!

They showed link fight a boss. Thus, train may simply be to get around, like the boat previously. Too early to tell.

Too soon....

>Zelda
>Train Riding

Trains are shit.

What is he wearing? ...

Trains go faster and go choo choo. Trains win.

@otacon: Train engineer suit ofcourse.

I'm excited.  If your not then your not a Zelda fan and GTFO of here.

"I'm excited.  If your not then your not a Zelda fan and GTFO of here."

"JJOR64 said:

"I'm excited.  If your not then your not a Zelda fan and GTFO of here."

I'm a Zelda fan, but I'm not excited by this at all. I really didn't like Phantom Hourglass and I can't see how this will be any better, personally."

Well I actually really enjoyed PH though I haven't completed it yet, I just hope this is more than train driving, it is a cart based game rather than a DSware title right?

It seems like they're eliminating overworld gameplay : if so, ultra fail.

"What is he wearing? ..."

If this is the only Legend of Zelda game to be announced this year, ima want heads to start rolling! Because, in all seriousness, we need a new Legend of Zelda game for the Wii.

"If this is the only Legend of Zelda game to be announced this year, ima want heads to start rolling! Because, in all seriousness, we need a new Legend of Zelda game for the Wii."

Looks very real Zelda to me. CHOO CHOO!

The DS games are great, but we do need a Wii game. I don't think one will be announced this year.

Ok I'm excited.

I'm really, really not excited. One Phantom Hourglass is enough.

"BiggerBomb said:

"If this is the only Legend of Zelda game to be announced this year, ima want heads to start rolling! Because, in all seriousness, we need a new Legend of Zelda game for the Wii."

More like a Real Zelda game, because this may say zelda but it simply isn't."

Phantom Hourglass was pretty good, and this essentially looks like an updated version of that.

As long as its cell-shaded, i'm happy. I imagine the train is just a replacement for the boat. 

"No"

Same vid I posted in the previous page, but in proper format now, not shaky cam.

I wish they would just make a brand new Wii Zelda

Thumbs up on music. I Also assume this will take place directly after Phantom Hourglass.

"Check the link from Brad's article on the DSi. It shows Link fighting things in his tunic. The train is just like the boat in PH.  If I read correctly  in a live blog you can make the tracks like you did with your path on the boat in PH. "

I hope it doesn't have a horrible Time Temple you have to visit a hundred times. It ruined PH for me.

Well, to everyone saying the train will work just like the boat: Boats are cooler. 

"Well, to everyone saying the train will work just like the boat: Boats are cooler. 

Oh, and link actually needed a boat, he can't run on water. It looks to me like the overworld is being eliminated in favor of locomotion. No thank you. Steam punk Zelda? It looks like the same time setting as PH, just with a train. Steam Punk Zelda might be cool, but just adding a train isn't so much.

I'm open to this, I just want to see how it will work. If they ruin what makes Zelda Zelda, it may not be any good. If this is how they're reinventing the series, they're doing it wrong. I do think I'll get the game in hopes that it takes the PH gameplay and makes it more challenging with bigger, longer dungeons, but if it doesn't then I won't care. Well, we'll have to wait and see.

"

"BiggerBomb said:

"BoG said:

"Well, to everyone saying the train will work just like the boat: Boats are cooler. 

Oh, and link actually needed a boat, he can't run on water. It looks to me like the overworld is being eliminated in favor of locomotion. No thank you. Steam punk Zelda? It looks like the same time setting as PH, just with a train. Steam Punk Zelda might be cool, but just adding a train isn't so much.

I'm open to this, I just want to see how it will work. If they ruin what makes Zelda Zelda, it may not be any good. If this is how they're reinventing the series, they're doing it wrong. I do think I'll get the game in hopes that it takes the PH gameplay and makes it more challenging with bigger, longer dungeons, but if it doesn't then I won't care. Well, we'll have to wait and see.

"

I don't think this is the steam punk they were talking about."

Eh, well I guess I took what they said wrong.

And thinking about it further, trains suck. I ride the train every day. It's not exciting. 

I'm just a pessimist, aren't I?

Whatever. ALL ABOARD, LINK!

"

Less than tepid response. Not surprising from these forums. This game will be fantastic, just like Phantom Hourglass. I guess I'm one of the few that actually got and enjoyed the Ocean Temple. Yes, the train is a boat replacement. That doesn't mean "overworld" gameplay will be less than it was in Phantom Hourglass (if anything, there will be more). Think of it more as a change in theme and setting, rather than the return of a gameplay mechanic.

"Less than tepid response. Not surprising from these forums. This game will be fantastic, just like Phantom Hourglass. I guess I'm one of the few that actually got and enjoyed the Ocean Temple. Yes, the train is a boat replacement. That doesn't mean "overworld" gameplay will be less than it was in Phantom Hourglass (if anything, there will be more). Think of it more as a change in theme and setting, rather than the return of a gameplay mechanic.

Normally I would give a shit what you all think of this game, but then I remember the warm reception the Giant Bomb community gave to the announcement of GTA: Chinatown Wars. Half the comments are given out of some fanboy lust, and the other half are just ignorant (a small minority have an educated opinion). 

"

There's been all sorts of machinery in various temples in Zelda games, a simple steam powered train is not beyond that scope. Also, I don't think there's a question of "canon" here considering any Zelda game can take place @ diff time lines of that world, no matter how similar they always end up being. But even if it's in the same time line as previously, well, it's just a damn train. It has a cannon on it. It looks cute just like everything else in the game. And it probably offers at least some interesting new-ish things to do with it, otherwise they would have used a boat or a horse again. The game looks fun. Jeez @ the train hate. If people's concerns are about difficulty or other things they found lacking in Phantom Hourglass, well, any trailer of a new DS Zelda game would NOT be able to put your doubts to rest now, would it? It would always still be a DS Zelda using the Phantom Hourglass engine. It has nothing to do with the train then. Give the train a break! Also, Phantom Hour glass seems to have been a great game, gathering great reviews and fan reaction. So it's not for everyone, too bad. A sequel to it would obviously always take after it, I don't think non-fans could have expected something different altogether. If you don't care for it, don't care for it.

"Will1Lucky said:

"BiggerBomb said:

"If this is the only Legend of Zelda game to be announced this year, ima want heads to start rolling! Because, in all seriousness, we need a new Legend of Zelda game for the Wii."

More like a Real Zelda game, because this may say zelda but it simply isn't."

Meh, who knows? I haven't played it, and I'm pretty sure you haven't played it. It could turn out to be a lot cooler than you think. But I'm not a handheld kinda duder, so I'll be skipping out on this one. By "new," I meant that I would like to see a new Legend of Zelda "universe." I don't want to see this in the Ocarina of Time/Majora's Mask/Twilight Princess "universe" again. I could settle for another game in the Wind Waker "universe," but something new would be even greater. That rumor of a steam-punk Legend of Zelda game sounds verrrrrry appealing right now."