The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess: Difference between revisions

:''This article is about the game. For other uses, see [[Twilight Princess (Disambiguation)]].''

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A [[Wii U]] remaster of the game, {{TPHD}}, was released in March 2016.

=== Quest for the [[Mirror of Twilight]] ===

With his newly enhanced ability Link and Midna go in search of the [[Mirror of Twilight]], an item required to travel to the [[Twilight Realm]], the domain of Zant.<ref>{{Cite|Would you mind coming with me to find something called the Mirror of Twilight? It's hidden somewhere in Hyrule...Yes, the Mirror of Twilight... Our last potential link to Zant!|Midna|TP}}</ref><ref>{{Cite|...But there's another tale told by my people. Though the goddesses forbade us to return to the world of light, they left one link between the light and the darkness. Something called the Mirror of Twilight was passed to the protectors of Hyrule... It's our only path to the Twilight Realm...and we must get there!|Midna|TP}}</ref> After going through great trouble in [[Arbiter's Grounds (Twilight Princess)|Arbiter's Grounds]], a location in [[Gerudo Desert]], when Link and Midna went to retrieve the mirror, they realize that Zant had broken it into four shards, with only one shard on the Grounds.<ref>{{Cite|Only the true leader of the Twili can utterly destroy the Mirror of Twilight...so Zant could merely break it into pieces. Once broken by magic, the Mirror of Twilight became fragments, which even now lie hidden across the land of Hyrule. One is in the snowy mountain heights...One is in an ancient grove... And one is in the heavens...You who have been sent by the goddesses... You should be able to gather the three pieces...|Sages|TP}}</ref> In addition to this tremendous knowledge, the [[Sage]]s reveal that they had sentenced [[Ganon]]dorf to death, and had gone as far to impale him through the chest with the [[Sword of the Sages]]. However, through some "divine" fluke, he had previously received the Triforce of Power, which allowed him to survive the execution.<ref>{{Cite|Yet...By some divine prank, he, too, had been blessed with the chosen power of the gods.|Sages|TP}}</ref>

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===General Aspects===

The game's story takes place several years after the events of ''Ocarina of Time'' and ''Majora's Mask''. As featured in {{TWW}}, Link uses special facial expressions to inform the player and give subtle clues on how to solve certain puzzles. For some gamers, the game still proves to be more challenging than other [[The Legend of Zelda (Series)|''Zelda'' games]] preceding it, although all the bosses have been noted as remarkably easy, taking most gamers only one try to defeat. Another returning feature is the day and night system of [[Hyrule]], consisting of not only the cycle of days but weather and atmosphere effects as well.

===Development===

[[File:Link and Castle.jpg|left|thumb|175px|An early development screenshot, demonstrating ''Twilight Princess''' realism.]]

It was learned at the Nintendo E3 conference on May 9 that ''Twilight Princess'' would be released October 4, 2006 and would simultaneously be released on GameCube; it was later announced that, to compensate for the fact that most players would be right-handed, the Wii version would be mirrored entirely so that Link could be right handed as well.

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===Audio===

Music itself once again plays a role in ''Twilight Princess'', as in previous ''The Legend of Zelda'' games. While Link does not carry a musical instrument of any type until a late point into the game, he can pick grass from certain patches and whistle with it to call an animal, either a [[Hawk Grass|Hawk]] or [[Epona]], Link's horse (later on, an instrument shaped similarly to the grass used to summon Epona is given to Link and has the same effect as the aforementioned grass). Also, while as a wolf Link can howl near the same patches, to the same effect. When Link is in his wolf form, there are seven [[Howling Stone]]s (including one with a Triforce symbol at the entrance to the [[Sacred Grove]]) located around the world where, after Link howls a certain melody shown on screen a few times, a golden wolf appears and jumps somewhere else in the world. Link must then change back to his Hylian form and find the wolf to learn a hidden sword technique. The songs howled by Wolf Link are taken from ''Majora's Mask'', ''Ocarina of Time'', and ''The Wind Waker'', with the exception of the final howling stone, which is the "bass" of the game's [[:File:Hyrule Field(TP).ogg|Hyrule Field Main Theme]].

''Twilight Princess'' occurs some centuries after ''Ocarina of Time'' and ''Majora's Mask'', due to a number of events which occurred in the days of the Hero of Time (''Ocarina of Time''/''Majora's Mask'' [[Link]]), during what is known as the "Child Timeline". After defeating Ganon in ''Ocarina of Time''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s "adult ending", Link was sent back through time by Princess Zelda to relive his sacrificed childhood and divert the past Hyrule away from its terrible future. In the past, Link's knowledge of Ganon's plans led to his capture, following an unsuccessful invasion of Hyrule. Ganon was taken then by the [[Sage]]s to the [[Arbiter's Grounds (Twilight Princess)|Arbiter's Grounds]] to be executed.<ref>{{Cite|He was the leader of a band of thieves who invaded Hyrule in the hopes of establishing dominion over the Sacred Realm. He was known as a demon thief, an evil-magic wielder renowned for his ruthlessness... But he was blind... In all of his fury and might, he was blind to any danger, and thus was exposed, subdued, and brought to justice.|Sages|TP}}</ref> This event took place several years after ''Ocarina of Time''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s "child ending" and the events of ''Majora's Mask''.

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*Several elements of this game were also borrowed by {{ST}}, including the collection of [[Tears of Light]], the letters from the [[Postman]] being retained, [[Possessed Zelda|Princess Zelda being susceptible to villain possession]], and the presence of [[Bulblin]]s and [[Bullbo]]s within the overworld.

*In the English translation of the game, Princess Zelda mentions that light and darkness co-exist in a world of balance, giving the impression that darkness is a fundamental element of the Zelda universe. In the original Japanese text, the princess speaks only about the ability of light to drive away darkness, literally and metaphorically.<ref>{{Cite|Our world is one of balance... Just as there is light to drive away darkness, so, too, is there benevolence to banish evil.|Princess Zelda|TP}}</ref><ref>{{Cite|In this world, just as there is light that illuminates the darkness, there exists a power that repulses demonic powers.|Princess Zelda|TP|[http://forums.legendsalliance.com/topic/14202-translation-of-japanese-game-texts/page__st__540#entry395001 Japanese version]}}</ref>

*''Twilight Princess'' is one of the only ''Zelda'' games to date where Japan uses the same literal subtitle as the rest of the world, the other being ''Skyward Sword''. ''The Legend of Zelda'', ''The Adventure of Link'', {{FS}}, ''Ocarina of Time'', and ''Majora's Mask'' all use the same title in English and Japanese, only not directly romanized.

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