Oracle of Secrets Speculation

>>3767731
>If Oracle of Secrets had been a game, what would it's unique tool mechanic have been?

The truth behind this is actually known already.

The game would have featured Farore as its oracle, and was originally set to be centered around time travel and puzzles concerning the time of day. The puzzles were all to be focused on time, and some were unable to be solved outside of a specific time of day. Mystical Seed of Wisdom, which eventually became Oracle of Ages, originally had the theme of color, with each event and puzzle relating to color in some way. This was eventually scrapped and used for a bit of Link's Awakening DX instead, thus Oracle of Ages took on the previous Time based theme of the cancelled game.

>>3767731
Fun fact, the main reason for the cancellation was because they couldn't figure out how to make a 3 way password system work. The devs got tired of the debug process and just said "Fuck it, we're making 2 now."

>Oracle of Ages/Seasons are my favorite Zelda games!

Said no one ever.

>>3767797
Oracle of Ages/Seasons are my favorite Zelda games! Look, I said it. You're satisfied?

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I wonder if the Animal Companions were meant to be unique to each of their games.
As I recall, they weren't all that useful.

>>3767785
I've never hear that before.

>>3767786
I like that idea

I've heard, since the Minish Cap was developed after this, that it was recycling the canceled oracle game. That the main mechanic would have been a mini-world.
Embodying of courage by facing things that are bigger than you.

>>3767810
>I've never hear that before.
http://zelda.wikia.com/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Mystical_Seed_of_Courage

Have at it.

>>3767797
Oracle of Ages is legitimately my favorite Zelda game. Not even troll posting.

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If you complete a Linked Game, the special ending has Link sailing away on a boat, waving good by to a crowd.

This lines up with the Official Timeline, with Link's Awakening beginning with Link on a boat during a storm and ending up on the WindFish's Dream Island.

I like to think Farore had something that manifested dreams that could better explain how he really got there.

>>3767797
That's because LA set the bar for handheld Zeldas and both Oracles weren't even close to reaching it.

>>3767895
This. It set such a high watermark that no handheld Zelda has lived up to yet.

How many times can you play A Link to the Past with an added gimmick? All the other Zelda's suck ass.

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Perhaps it looked like this?

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These maps are part of an April Fool's joke

It was a retarded gimmick to trick people into buying basically the same game twice.

Well, maybe not retarded, since it worked.

>>3768640
"Hours" has a nice ring to it. I have to wonder if Farore was only named the Oracle of Secrets because of the password mechanics.

>>3767785
Maybe the unused color mechanic was recycled in 4 swords. Oracles, 4 Swords, and the minish cap were made by the same Capcom sub company.

>>3767895
The only thing Link's Awakening had that Oracles didn't was nintendo cameos.
I mean Minish Cap had some pretty unique tools and dungeon designs. But before that, items like the Hookshot, feather, and bombs were a staples of Zelda games and nobody wanted it to be different.

>>3767895
The Oracle games have much more interesting and deeper mechanics than LA, both in terms of action and puzzle.

But they also lack the 'sould' that LA has.

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>>3767871
>caring about the Zelda timeline

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>>3768736
Link's Awakening had a lot of memorable moments. Your sword on the Beach. Using magic powder in the forest. BowBow getting kidnapped and walking around with it.
The best part for me was this mural at the halfway point, that's tells you none of this is real and it has to end. Kinda sad,

>>3768754
With the Oracle games, I remember the commercial hype more than the games themselves.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TCWgLBR_N-A

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>>3767785
Interesting. Found some unused concept art of Nayru. Instead of the Harp of Ages, she was suppose to have a Magic Paintbrush to make use of the GameBoy color.

There's also art of her with a Sitar and Harp. And Farore only had one drawing, which kinda tells you the stage of development they were at when they scrapped the trilogy.

>>3767810
>the Animal Companions
Those things were so lame.

>>3768680
>the same game

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>>3768842

I always considered Oracle Link to be the same link as Awakening's and AlttP.

Timeline was AlttP>Oracles (I think Ages goes before Seasons, not sure what's the official order) > Awakening, wish I could remember what was the reasoning behind it as I had some good arguments back in the day but totally forgot them over the years.

>>3768741
I agree, fuck the official timeline, I like my personal timeline the most.

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>>3768882

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So I'm replaying Oracle of seasons now, And I'm confused.

Everything says Din, Nayru, and Farore are the "oracles"

But it seems like the Maku trees are the real oracles. I mean, they give you hints about where to go next through their dreams. It's even part of the Logo along with the Mystical Seed the trees produce once you've collected all the essences.

Actually, looking at the Japanese titles now,
Seasons is called The Legend of Zelda: Nut of the Mysterious Tree
Ages is called The Legend of Zelda: Fruit of the Mysterious Tree
so if there was a 3rd game. You'd think it would be along the lines of - idk - The Legend of Zelda: Berry of the the Mysterious Tree. I can see how Berries and a painting mechanic would work together.

>>3768756
shit this is a great commercial

>>3768870
is this from awkward zombie?

>>3769828
>deepest lore

Well it's good to know we were saved from a third boring-ass GBC Zelda.

>>3769993
>is this from awkward zombie?

Judging by the filename, no.
Really similar artstyle though.

>>3770016
I'm just thankful whoever localized the titles didn't go with Nut and Fruit title. That just sounds super lame.

>>3768640

The font used for 'Hours' in the logo ought to have made that obvious.

>>3767895
>That's because LA set the bar for handheld Zeldas and both Oracles weren't even close to reaching it.
You're right. They surpassed it.

>>3767785
>This was eventually scrapped and used for a bit of Link's Awakening DX instead
That's wrong, but everything else is correct.

>>3767797
They actually are.

I say it whenever someone asks.

>>3769993
>>3769828
>>3768640
>>3768639
>>3767871
>>3767785
With Pokemon GO having succeeded and the breakaway hit that was PKMN Sun&Moon(saw what you did there), You could finally do Farore's story in the graphical style of that day. The Mask of Majora would fill the role Farore did in those games. Or maybe...some other pixie-ish weirdos...

Yes hi Nintendo, guess who, just steal this why don't you? Whitu deviru apploved.

>DANGER DANGER
>HIGH VOLTAGE
>WHEN WE TOUCH
>WHEN WE KISS

>>3767797
>>3767895
Ages is definitely my favorite. I like the LA art style, but the gameplay has more substance.