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The Legend Of Zelda Live-Action Movie Has Officially Wrapped Filming (www.nintendolife.com)
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[–] captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 24 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Anyone else feel like the time for this was 2008? Circa Twilight Princess? Fans were clamoring for a movie back then because the games hit peak "cinematic" around that time, TP directly references events of OoT, it feels like a continuity, a single story.

Now? They've done so much with the franchise that it's become a paint color like Star Wars. Is there an appetite for it like there was 20 years ago?

[–] Ilandar@lemmy.today 13 points 1 month ago (1 children)

There's arguably a larger appetite now, the popularity of the Switch has brought the series to a massive new audience. I understand your point though, Twilight Princess and Skyward Sword were really the peak of the linear, story-driven epics. The newer games have moved away from that formula a bit. I suspect this first film (there will be more if it is well received) will tell a very classic Zelda story that references many core elements of the series (similar to the first Mario film).

[–] cattywampas@lemmy.world 8 points 1 month ago (1 children)

There's more appetite now than ever before. Over the half the total sales of the series are BOTW and TOTK. There's a whole generation of fans for whom this era is the definitive era of Legend of Zelda.

[–] captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 9 points 1 month ago (1 children)

That's kind of my point. in BOTW and TOTK, the story is thin on the ground.

Literally. It's thin, and it's on the ground.

I've watched streamers who played BOTW first then play earlier games, and reacted with surprise at how much lore was in them.

I don't see it failing, sheer force of brand recognition will fill theaters. I'm just not sure they'll get anything good done.

[–] wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz 0 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

I've watched streamers who played BOTW first then play earlier games, and reacted with surprise at how much lore was in them.

Meanwhile, the lore:

[–] captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 1 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

I mean, that game contains the in-universe creation myth, the origin story of the series' main villain, the establishment of four recurring in-universe races of people, and a host of ideas they're still riffing on to this day...but this is Lemmy, no non-existent homoerotica will be left uninvented.

[–] wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz 1 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Okay, that is some pretty deep lore.

But I just can't resist shitposting about femboy Link...

[–] captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 1 points 4 weeks ago

(Funny thing is, most of that is from ALttP's manual. If you haven't, go find it and read it, the first 4 or 5 pages read like a design document for the rest of the series)

[–] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Twilight Princess......20 years ago.......

No. That can't be right.....

checks calander

..........father time, you dick!

[–] captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

How's your back?

[–] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

It's painful, and making me captain aggravated!

[–] captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

My back pain is why I lost my mind.

[–] mattyroses@lemmy.today 0 points 1 month ago (1 children)

It's like it's just saying "HEY LISTEN" over and over?

[–] captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 month ago

No mine is more of just a bell sound, because it heard the complaints from players about it talking all the time but it took it too literally.

[–] lemmyng@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Funny you should mention a Zelda movie 20 years ago:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tTmK1pu4ZjU

[–] captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 month ago

Before watching, is this going to be A Fistful Of Rupees?

No, it's some shit GuruLarry did? And Fistful Of Rupees isn't up on Youtube anymore? But here it is on Dailymotion?

[–] datavoid@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 month ago

They really captured the walking into lordaeron vibes