Interview:Iwata Asks: Link's Crossbow Training: Difference between revisions

{{Interview/A|Miyamoto|Where's the producer, Mr. [[Eiji Aonuma|Aonuma]]? And there is one more producer behind Link's Crossbow Training besides Mr. Aonuma.}}

{{Interview/A|Miyamoto|I think it is more comfortable, more natural. We are creatures of habit. We don't look at our feet when we're walking around, and we're always trying desperately to take in the scenery while we're living our lives. So, even in these games I want people to be able to get really into the 3D geography, so it feels like you're really there, since I think it's a really natural thing to be able to look around while you're walking. At first when we were developing The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, I even proposed using a first-person perspective.}}

I thought that the FPS system would be the best way of enabling players to take in the vast terrain of the Hyrule Field. Besides, by not having the player's character on the screen, we can spend more time and machine power on creating enemies and the environments.}}

{{Interview/A|Miyamoto|Well, although I had originally planned to make a game with a first-person perspective, the idea of having a child Link in the game was born, and then it became necessary for the hero to be seen on the screen.}}

{{Interview/A|Miyamoto|Well, once we finished the Ocarina of Time, we decided to make Majora's Mask as a kind of side story.}}

{{Interview/A|Iwata|Oh right, I remember that. When I first heard of the idea for Link's Crossbow Training it really reminded me of Majora's Mask. I remember thinking that it was aiming to make use of the game world and game system of Twilight Princess in a different setting.}}

{{Interview/A|Miyamoto|Yeah, they vetoed that idea immediately (laughs). You remember the Hidden Village in Twilight Princess? Well, I personally love that spaghetti western-like setting, and we re-created the scene because we wanted people to be able to find joy in FPS games. I also thought that if you were able to use the Wii Zapper with it, it would be even more fun. So we finally decided to give Link a crossbow, but the problem then became what to do about rapid-fire capabilities (smiling). Shooting a gun in machine gun style rapid-fire is really satisfying, but having a crossbow that was able to shoot rapid-fire seemed a little unrealistic. But in the end we kind of decided, well, it's really just for fun, so whatever, and we gave it rapid-fire capabilities. (laughs)}}