Recent content by PatheticBarrel

I love the idea of Velociraptor Link. I think there is plenty of room for more 'history' before Skyward Sword (I think Anouma even hinted at that when talking about making a game the 'first' in chronolgy), but delving into the prehistory may have to take a backseat until late in the history of...

I'm a fan of your standard pencil-and-paper tapletop RPG's. I also really enjoy miniture wargames (favorites being Warmachine and Warhammer:40K). I like painting minitures, love creating characters. I like crawling through a dungeon with a small party and a few mules, and enjoy fighting in...

I'm gonna have to agree with DarkestLink here, Link using magic hasn't fit with the stories lately. I've only just gotten the Master Sword in TWW, but the use of magic there seems kind of forced as well. Give me abilities and story that allow magic to really fit, and I'll be all sorts of happy.

If the Satelleview Ancient Stone Tablets was in some way re-released, then by all means, use the Mii's. It would just make sense. Otherwise, no.

If Nintendo took a serious crack at a 2D Zelda, I'd love to see them incorporate a quasi-3D world, where you can sense that you are travaling in more than just 2 directions. Parts of the Paper Mario series come to mind in that regard. If it was done, it has to be done seriously, but also needs...

Definetly a good idea, especially if it got implemented in a MM remake/sequal. Only problem I see is the story element, especially if we play as Link. There's always that sense of urgency, that the main quest is always looming. I don't know if sandbox would fit in that instance, or if Nintendo...

I always felt that camping and rushing were part of the same coin. You see both in real combat scenarios. However, it really depends on the actual game scenario. CTF and territorial games (Battlefield 2/3) are more camping friendly than CoD. But to me both are legit.

And maybe that's what the series should look at. Classic RPG's like FF and Ultima gave a lot of inspiration to the modern open world games. Elder Scrolls, Mass Effect, Bioshock. They have to be doing something right to be such HUGE success's outside of our cultures want for something new.

DarkestLink, you may like AoL, 100% linear yet still fairly open. You can't get to the 3rd dungeon without the 1sts item or the hammer, which you still need the candle for. However, there is still a lot of real estate to explore. Open exploration is a great tool for story development, but not...

When I was in high school and got an Xbox, my friends called me WolfMonkey (Fairly hairy and agile, climbed trees really well), but that name was already taken on Xbox Live. When their auto-generated names came up, the last one was PatheticBarrel. Even though I no longer use Xbox, this is my...

Great points for and against music instruments in the games. I would like to add another bit to this conversation: What would be your ideal use of music in the next game(s)? For me it would have to be the earlier stated idea of a mostly unused instrument, storywise, that can be used to...

Though it's not on TV, but is part of a Youtube channel, I suggest Bravest Warriors. It's from Pendalton Ward, who made Adventure Time. A little more adult than AT as well, but has also started a physical comic book that is just as good.

Wow... I'd almost forgotten about this thread... Sarianae, You make a lot of great points, several I hadn't thought of. Your idea of Mt. Crenal being a western mountain as opposed to being part of Death Mountain also fits when you think about the Royal Valley and Gerudo Valley possibly being...

I really enjoy a lot of your ideas, but instead of one single hub, I'd like to see each particular 'town' have the same things going on. Zora's Domain, Goron City, Kakariko, Ordon/Lon Lon Ranch, Castle Town, and the Gerudo Mesa. This way we could see MM levels of NPC development spread...

I'd be cool with Grog making a return. Especially if it involves a trading sequence...