In latest years, The Legend of Zelda followers have grown more and more vocal of their need to play because the titular character in mainline Zelda video games. Many thought that this would possibly lastly occur in Tears of the Kingdom, however alas – spoilers – it did not.
In an interview with IGN earlier than The Game Awards, Eiji Aonuma commented on the potential for making Zelda playable in future entries. While he does not outright say that she will be, he additionally does not rule it out utterly:
“Yeah, it’s attention-grabbing when you consider the title of the collection, the Legend of Zelda, however Link is all the time the principle character. And Link has been the principle character, and Zelda has all the time been concerned, they usually have a relationship and their very own guidelines in every of the video games. But it’s true that, I feel there’s all the time room for fascinated with such a factor and Zelda’s position. And there could also be some form of risk for one thing like that sooner or later.”
As Aonuma’s translator was relaying this response, Aonuma reportedly then interjected in English to say “Maybe. Maybe, perhaps”.
So there you’ve gotten it. Fans itching to play as Zelda in a mainline recreation would possibly need to hold their fingers crossed as a result of it seems like there may be a minimum of a risk, nonetheless minor, that Nintendo will grant their needs.
Since Tears of the Kingdom solely launched earlier this 12 months, nonetheless, we may be in for a relatively lengthy wait till we discover out. Take your time, Nintendo.
