Video: New Spirit Tracks Trailer (Also Zelda's A Ghost)
Just in case you weren't already excited for The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks, Nintendo's marketing department is ready to release a calculated delayed tidbit of information just for you, exactly one month before the game's release: The game's sidekick is Zelda, and she's kind of dead! Interestingly, when I played an earlier build of the game, places where Zelda's ghostly apparitions 'should' have appeared (as indicated by this trailer) were 'edited out' and replaced with slightly different animations. I had mentioned in my preview that you're sidekick's dialog has more of a "laid back and modern" tone of voice rather than a "stoic and reserved" tone. That dialog must've actually belonged to Princess Zelda whose personality in this game seems more similar to her spunky Wind Waker personality than her uptight Twilight Princess personality.
If you watch the trailer it pretty clearly spells out Zelda's transformation from Princess to ghost Princess to giant suit of armor. It seems pretty similar to Full Metal Alchemist's Alphonse's situation. Actually now that I think about it, Gonzo also looks pretty similar to a State Alchemist in this trailer. Observant players will remember Gonzo from Tetra's pirate crew and from a painting in Hyrule Castle of Princess Zelda's care takers, implying that Gonzo (and the rest of the pirates) are repeatedly reincarnated as guardians of Princess Zelda, which is a role he seems to be playing in this scene too. You'll also see an old lady who looks similar to Impaz in some kind of wheelchair and she's apparently suggests that Zelda accompany Link on his journey.
The trailer also shows an evil train that looks remarkably like a hybrid of Ganondorf and Thomas the Tank Engine, which may be the primary antagonist of the game. You'll also see the train tracks magically vanish causing Link's train to skid off road. This makes sense, considering that you're allowed to lay your own tracks later in the game.
There are also scenes of the Zelda-controlled Phantom in action. You see the Phantom shriek like a '60s sitcom actress at the sight of a mouse and falling limp to the ground when Zelda's spirit pops out to talk to Link. Having Zelda as both a playable character and a speaking sidekick for an entire game will probably bring a lot to her character. The imagery of her flying alongside the train is also pretty cool. Now I'me even more excited for this game! Are you excited?
Bradamantium
Posted to Video Games on 6 November 2009
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Oh yeah, I'm so there. ESPECIALLY if there's no Ocean King Temple.
Full Zelda Alchemist
i'm glad i'm not the only who came to that conclusion after seeing the trailer.