Miyamoto: We're making Zelda 'easier'
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http://news.cnet.com/8301-13506_3-20005302-17.html
The Legend of Zelda creator Shigeru Miyamoto believes the famed franchise is too difficult for gamers. And in a recent interview with German gaming outlet Gaming Media, he said he's working on making it easier.
Miyamoto told the publication that the last few generations of Zelda games have been too complicated for gamers to get into. He said he and his team are "creating a new way to play the game."
Unfortunately, the wildly successful developer didn't divulge how he planned to change the way players interact with the next game in the franchise. He also wouldn't discuss what kind of changes would be made to the game's overall mechanics to make it more gamer-friendly.
"We are trying to make Zelda, which has become very complicated, easier to play," Miyamoto said.
The Legend of Zelda series has gone through several changes throughout the years. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time brought the series into full 3D for the first time when it was released in 1998. After even more commercial success, the franchise then turned to cel-shaded design with The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker when it launched in Japan in 2002 and North America in 2003. In other words, Miyamoto and his cohorts are willing to take chances.
Based on his comments, it doesn't sound like Miyamoto's changes will be as drastic as some of his previous alterations to the franchise, but they will likely be noticeable.
Look for more details on the next Zelda game at this year's E3 conference in June.
NOT exactly sure this news sits right with me. I've played these titles within the Legend of Zelda series: A Link to the Past, Ocarina of Time, The Wind Waker, and Twilight Princess. Each one was amazing and I played and replayed them because they were just that good. I loved the dungeon crawling, the puzzles, and how each game had it's own unique spin on Hyrule. But too difficult to play? I wouldn't go that far - unless they're wanting to make LoZ appealing to the mainstream casual gamers that currently define the majority of wii owners, and is causing Microsoft and Sony to jump on the motion controller bandwagon. This group doesn't exactly buy games. They sit at home playing Wii Sports. Dumbing down a beloved franchise just to appeal to a majority group who doesn't buy games sounds like a sure fire way to alienate the group that actually buys games - the gamers. :/ Don't think I'm looking forward to this E3 announcement...
