Zelda: Spirit Tracks trailer, now with more Zelda

by JC Fletcher on Nov 6th 2009 10:59AM

Nintendo's new The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks trailer (after the break) reveals a more exciting innovation than the whole train thing: You're not exactly rescuing Zelda in this game. In fact, she travels with you the whole time ... in spirit!

In one of the craziest Zelda trailers we've ever seen, some wizard shows up and turns Zelda into a ghost, and then she sort of mopes around as an apparition until some guy with wheels suggests that she go on a road trip with Link. If you were wondering how Link could gain control of the Phantoms in this upcoming DS game, it's not through a musical instrument he finds in a treasure chest (the usual Zelda route), but rather it's because Princess Zelda possesses them.

The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks

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Tags: action-rpg, DS, legend-of-zelda, Nintendo, spirit-tracks, the-legend-of-zelda-spirit-tracks, zelda

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Can't wait for this game. Hopefully they took out the game-lengthening, and boring dungeon that you have to repeatedly go back to.

I didn't know Princess Zelda was so naughty ;)

That bitch will do anything to prevent link from tapping that shit.

Well, excuuuuuuuse me, Princess!

I lose for not reading comments. Someone beat me to it below.

This game has to come out sooner. Im tired of my wife pestering me about when this game is going to come out.

I keep telling her December, its not good enough.

Now, things are making sense...
It was Zelda's Spirit, not just random helper...
well, I guess it would be fun.

Looks amazing. I just added this to my list of must haves

I'm not exactly the biggest fan of handheld Zelda, although I did enjoy minish cap VERY much. I myself prefer the console epics, which always take forever to release. :/

I actually think the opposite. Link's Awakening, Oracle of Ages, Oracle of Seasons and The Minish Cap are some of the best (if not the best) handheld games I've ever played. I absolutely love them all :)

Oracle Series, Link's Awakening, and Minish Cap ARE THE best handhelds I've played; then Pokemon Red/Blue and Gold/Silver are afterward. It's Zelda on the go, what's not to love?

OMFG What a grea bday present for me!

Happy Birthday!!! XD

What'd you get me??? (...better not be zelda socks, again.)

I'll wait for the next handheld. These games... I don't mean to sound like a troll, but c'mon, the fidelity of these 3D graphics just don't compete with even the 2D graphics of something like Link to the Past.

I agree. I would much rather have a snes Zelda look then the DS offerings.

This is the same comparison I make when describing how much better I think Final Fantasy 4 looks on DS over FF7 on PSP.

Sometimes the old graphic style just looks better. Especially on an underpowered handheld.

Mr. ESC you can't be serious. SNES sprits are timeless! Games like Secret of Mana and Super Mario All-Stars would still be considered beautiful by today's standards.

Polygon games don't age well. Look at any game on the PS1, I'll bring up FF7 for example. Looks like grainy shit today. It's rather painful to go back and play. On the other hand, FF6 on SNES is still easy on the eyes.

'made Link look like a frog'

ROFL! Now that you mention, I agree =) ALttP sprites look ugly by today's standards. Plus its graphics in general aren't as timeless as ALttP fanboys claim they are, and this comes from a guy who played and loved the game as a kid.

I used to think of myself as a big Zelda fan -- that I would, of course, play every Zelda game that comes out and love it -- until I sadly realized I hadn't picked up my DS and resumed my Phantom Hourglass save in almost two years. I was only a couple hours into it, and didn't hate or even dislike my time with it; I just set it down for the day... and never picked it up again.

And now I realize that I'm not hyped for this game one bit. I find that weird and a little disturbing. Quick, Nintendo; show me a trailer for the next big Zelda for Wii. Let me see if it's just the DS games or if I'm dead inside.

I feel the same way...
I somehow managed to make my way through phantom hourglass, but that was only because my DS was the only thing I had during 4 consecutive train rides...
Irony?

Anyway, I simply cannot bring myself to hype up for this game.

Hey! Listen! On an all new scale...

Yeah lol, this time around we get to hear Zelda nagging Link instead of the usual Navi blatherings.

"Don't slouch!"
"Look at me when I'm talking to you!"
"Don't you roll your eyes at me!"
"Who's Saria? Someone I should know about?"

...oh man, this is gonna be epic.

Well, excuuuuuuuuuuse me, princess

"Don't you back sass me!"
"Don't make me turn this train around."
*makes tracks disappear*
"Well that's what you deserve for cheating on me with that Midna thing."
"WHAT!?! YOU LET HER RIDE YOU ALL OVER THE PLACE!!! YOU SICK WOLF!"

"...I'm never talking to you again."
"...but seriously, why would you do that?"
"You don't even let me ride you, I have to jump into the scary statue thing."
"Nag nag nag nag nag"

I second this....and I'm one who gets orgasms with the mention of Zelda!

Trailer looked nice, and I'm more intrigued on it, in spite of choo choo (besides, I'm obligated to buy it...it's Zelda!).

CANT WAIT for this!

I love me some new Zelda, but honestly, my favourite part about Zelda trailers? The fact I never have to worry about going through an annoying age gate. Yes, I'm that lazy. And I bet you are too!

So ... the armored guy with the big sword was zelda all along ???

That is for those who complained that sheik was too girly and too obviously her xD

....the diference is that this time this isn't a spoiler =P

I don't blame her for not wanting to go with that dude who rolled up with the lazy eye...

Okay, i'm sure I'll get voted down for this but.... i'm just not impressed in the slightest. What is with all the stupid gimmics in Zelda games these days? The original story line has been spun so many different ways that I feel like i'm watching the 11th season of some Nickelodeon cartoon at this point.

I truly hope that the next Zelda on the Wii sticks to the tried and true formula. Make the story a little dark, the animations non-cell shaded, and some classic dungeon crawling gameplay. If I see another Zelda game with a stupid train, silly masks, sailboats, etc. i'm going to puke!

So you dont think turning into a wolf was gimmicky? Or playing an ocarina to turn back time every 3 days was? Zelda was built on awesome gimmicks, this ones just a bit... Different.

Silly masks?

Majoras Mask was considered the darkest Zelda game, and my favorite.

Tried and true Zelda formula?
There is none!
Zelda's been turned on it's head every couple years since its conception.
Zelda was a fantastic action/adventure game...
Zelda 2 was the first innovation, with side scrolling...
Zelda 3 with the dark world...
Ocarina of Time had time travel...
Majora's Mask had the 3 day cycle and the masks...
Oracle of [Ages/Seasons] had the linked ending...
Minish Cap had the shrinking...
Four Swords the multi link adventure...
Wind Waker the sailing...
Twilight Princess the transformation...
I've probably missed some, too xD

Gimmicks are the name of the game, my friend. That's Zelda.

The game looks weird but at the same time it looks like it will be fun. I hope this time they will give us the option to walk around with the d-pad..... using stylus for boomerang or other bow and arrow is fine but walking around I found annoying... either way I will get this... just mentioning a little pet peeve about the previous ds zelda..... that looks like it might be there yet again.

I played this at PAX and the controls are the same as the Phantom Hourglass.

Games looks awesome but too bad you have to use the lame stylus to play.

This one really ratcheted up my hype. We can finally (probably) see a deeper Link-Zelda relationship than ever before, because she has been made more integral to the gameplay than ever before (except for her limited roles in fighting Ganondorf in WW and TP)

This is really looking great, hopefully there is no Ocean king temple type element in this one. That really is what ruined Phantom Hourglass, I had fun with the rest of it.

Anybody else bothered by the fact that the Triforce is upside down on the train's insignia in front? LMAO!!!! O.C.D such a wonderful thing! LOL!!!!

I love that song...

Anyway, this looks really good. Zelda possessing Phantoms might make them less annoying then in the last one.

Did I see a snake being used as a rope? Way to be, Nintendo... stop teasing the EB fans who'll never see an actual stateside release of Mother3.

Well I could get you the Zelda comic, if you get me the game for my bday :)

I may consider. A comic would be a nice addition to my collection, but it would depend on the quality... toilet paper with scribbles of a triforce, stick-figure link, and an extremely disproportionate zelda wouldn't really be worth it.

I thirdly this.

so excited for any zelda game and def will be picking this one up!

'made Link look like a frog'

ROFL! Now that you mention, I agree =) ALttP sprites (and graphics in general) aren't as timeless as ALttP fanboys claim they are, and this comes from a guy who played and loved the game as a kid.

Lets wait until Zelda learns to posses people while she's alive. I just hope you can posses more than those knight guys in spirit tracks. btw this game looks awesome

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Zelda: Spirit Tracks trailer, now with more Zelda

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