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"a link to the past" <alinktothepast@aol.com> wrote in message
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> new screenshots:
> http://www.jeux-france.com/Webmaster...5804_0_big.jpg
> http://www.jeux-france.com/Webmaster...5805_1_big.jpg
> http://www.jeux-france.com/Webmaster...5809_4_big.jpg
> http://www.jeux-france.com/Webmaster...5808_3_big.jpg
> http://www.jeux-france.com/Webmaster...5806_2_big.jpg
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> new article (EGM i think)
> http://www.zeldauniverse.net/gallery...pr05/page1.jpg
> http://www.zeldauniverse.net/gallery...pr05/page2.jpg
> http://www.zeldauniverse.net/gallery...pr05/page3.jpg
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> additional info:
> __________________________________________________ ________________________________
> Written by Lars, Monday, 25 April 2005
>
> "More details on the new Zelda game!Thanks to various foreign sources, we
> have much more information about the upcoming Legend of Zelda GC for you.
> And as if that wasn't enough, we have fresh magazine scans for you as
> well. All information inside!
>
> First, let's start out with the new scans. They were originally posted by
> JeuxFrance.com, but they did not specify the source of the images in the
> article. However, I am 99% sure that it comes from the EGM article, since
> it was coupled with some information from it. If someone can confirm or
> deconfirm this, it would be nice so that I can edit the name of the album
> in the Media Gallery.
>
> EDIT: We have gotten confirmation on that these new scans are in fact from
> the latest edition of Nintendo Power, and not EGM as previously thought.
> We will try to get a hold of the EGM scans as well.
>
> Now, for the new information. Most of this comes from a German gaming
> website called GameFront.de, which has it from the EGM article.
>
>
> * Link does not come from Hyrule. Taoru village is aparantly not a part
> of the Kingdom of Hyrule, but a neighbour to them. The citizens of Taoru
> are farmers who earn their Rupees by selling food and animals to Hyrule
> * Every year the leaders/mayors of the different villages gather in a
> large meeting of sort, this is to keep the bond and relationship between
> them tightly knit. However, this year the Mayor of Taoru can't go, and
> sends Link instead. This is how Link's adventure gets started.
> * Ganon and Zelda are both in this game, but the developers have
> pointed out that the story of the game is not identical to what has become
> tradition in previous games.
> * Apparantly, the fact that this game takes place after The Wind Waker
> in the Zelda timeline was not fact, and now Aonuma says that they are not
> sure when it takes place.
> * There is said to be an specific item that will be very important to
> the flow of the game, but they don't want to reveal what it will be yet.
> * According to Eiji Aonuma, they title has not been decided yet. They
> are pondering on giving it a "mysterious" title which will only make sense
> during playing the game.
> * EGM points out that they combat system is very similar to that of The
> Wind Waker, but Aonuma says that they will/have been further developing
> the system where the A button "glows" at a certain time to do a counter
> attack. There is also a new jump attack.
> * This game will be larger than all previous Zelda game. The fields and
> plains will be large, making to horse essential to the gameplay. Buildings
> will be huge, but there will also be large, empty fields. In short,
> everything will be larger, because it makes it more realistic, according
> to Aonuma.
> * This time, Nintendo hopes that people don't even have to play the
> game to understand the choice of the more mature graphics, which was the
> case with the opposite, more childlike graphics in The Wind Waker.
>
> Aonuma also says that they are aware that there were people who did
> not play The Wind Waker just because of the cartoon like graphics, and
> this makes him sad, but they still insist that they were right for the
> game.
> * Link will have to communicate with animals in this new game, however
> Aonuma does not want to reveal exactly how.
> * Apparantly the game is not quite finished yet, and there is still a
> possibility that Link will have a "sidekick" in the game, which supports
> Link throughout the course of the game giving information about the
> various things.
>
>
> There's more to come, so be sure to stop by frequently as we will keep you
> updated!"
> __________________________________________________ _____________
>
> source: http://www.zeldauniverse.net/content/view/397/1/
>

Cool thanks.

The bottom 3 pics are from Nintendo Power, btw. You can see the test on the
bottom of the pages