Oot is also perhaps the most pivotal in terms of story, explaining how the zelda timeline came to be fractured and introducing series antagonist ganon for the first time in canon. The jumbled timeline of nintendos the legend of zelda series is a confusing document, not helped by its seemingly misnamed timeline branch, the adult era. Explaining the legend of zelda timelines, and where breath. The legend of zelda timeline story, explained lore. Hyrule historia, containing an unparalleled collection of historical information on. The legend of zelda timeline debate refers to several theories surrounding the chronology of the popular nintendo roleplaying game franchise the legend of zelda. Limited edition available by dave trumbore february 10, 20 share tweet. The timeline had previously existed in a highly confidential document conceived as early as 2005.
Skyward sword link earns and claims the triforce and completesforges the master sword. Trace their paths through the various eras in this comprehensive timeline. In what order should i play the games in the legend of. The 276page book reveals the official timeline of the fictional events in the series, following years of speculation by fans. The 276page book reveals the official timeline of the fictional events in the series. A comprehensive collection of enemies and items, potions to poes, an expansion of the lore touched upon in hyrule historia, concept art, screencaps, maps, main characters and how they relate, languages, and tons of. As such, it has been the subject of numerous fan theories. Hyrule historia, containing an unparalleled collection of historical informati. There are also interviews with key figures from the development of the games including a nice foreword by shigeru miyamoto. This is a great book and a fine celebration of 25 years of the legend of zelda series, the book gives a mix of a detailed chronology of the zelda series with. The legend of zelda timeline even has a confusing fork in its chronology which separates the games into three storylines. In fact, the first two games released the legend of zelda and the adventure of link are some of the last in the chronology.
Their illustrating credits include the legend of zelda series, astro. Zelda is revealed as mortal reincarnation of goddess hylia who hid the triforce long ago and watches over it at end. Hyrule historia is a collectors book about nintendos the legend of zelda series, published in english by dark horse comics and in german by tokyopop. Though the series began in 1986, nintendo did not publish a master timeline until hyrule historia in 2011. Prior to its release, producers confirmed the existence of a confidential document, which connected all the games. There are also interviews with key figures from the development of the games including a nice. The legend of zelda is a video game series created by game designers shigeru miyamoto and takashi tezuka and developed and published by nintendo. The chronology of the legend of zelda series was subject to much debate among fans until an official timeline was released on december 21.
The series debuted in japan with the legend of zelda on february 21, 1986, and was later released in north america august 22, 1987 and europe november 27, 1987. He is the series producer and manager of the legend of zelda and won the golden joystick awards lifetime achievement award in 2016. The ultimate, final and official legend of zelda timeline video. Hyrule historia, containing an unparalleled collection of historical information on the legend of zelda franchise. The legend of zelda is a series known for a tremendous number of things, such as its memorable characters, captivating storylines, spinetingling music and downright awesome gameplay. Series producer aonuma explains the reason for the. Published by dark horse books and nintendo, the tome tells you everything you might want to know about the history of the legend of zelda franchise, including lots of art and an official chronology of the legend of zelda storyline. Where does links awakening fit in the legend of zelda.
In hyrule historia, nintendo resolved the timelines contradictions by contriving a third branch of the. Breath of the wilds placement on the hyrule timeline has now been officially revealed, but isnt very revealing at all. Nintendo finally releases the official zelda timeline. Tracking the history of zelda in hyrule historia the verge. The legend of zelda encyclopediaart book, hyrule historia, features an official timeline for the series. Hyrule historia book of concept art, hyrule history and official chronology of the game. Dark horse books and nintendo team up to bring you the legend of zelda. For the past 25 years, nearly every entry in the legend of zelda. Heres a complete summary of everything you need to know. This handsome hardcover contains neverbeforeseen concept art, the full history of hyrule, the official chronology of the games, and much more starting with an insightful introduction by the legendary producer and videogame designer of donkey kong, mario, and the legend of zelda, shigeru miyamoto, this book is crammed full of information.
The complete legend of zelda timeline legend of zelda to. Said canon was unveiled in 2011 in japan and 20 in the us in the form of the hyrule historia, a book which explains the indepth chronology of the zelda series. This handsome hardcover contains neverbeforeseen concept art, the full history of hyrule, the official chronology of the games, and much more. The legend of zelda timeline is the inuniverse chronology of the legend of zelda series. Every the legend of zelda game in chronological order. It is heavily based on the first game of the zelda series, the legend of zelda, but includes some references to the second, zelda ii. Despite the adult in its title, this zelda timeline features the wind wakers childaged link, which is bound to cause some headscratching among fans not familiar with the chronologys complexities. Skyward sword, minish cap, four swords, and then ocarina of time. Inappropriate the list including its title or description facilitates illegal activity, or contains hate speech or ad hominem attacks on a fellow goodreads member or author. This 320page book is an exhaustive guide to the legend of zelda from the original the legend of zelda to twilight princess hd. Nintendo first published an official zelda timeline in 2011s hyrule historia, 15 years after the legend of. The official legend of zelda timeline has been updated.
The legend of zelda is an american animated series based on the japanese video game series the legend of zelda by nintendo. For a long time, the series didnt even have a public timeline. Hyrule historia changed the zelda series chronology visibly. This handsome book contains neverbeforeseen concept art, the full history of hyrule, the official chronology of the games, and much more.
Now, with the release of a new zelda art book, nintendo has released the official timeline for the series, both satiating our thirst for chronological zelda order, and also really bugging us that. Akira himekawa is the pseudonym of two female comic book and manga artists who have collaborated together since 1991. Following that, ocarina of time is an obvious choice. Heres how breath of the wild, breath of the wild 2, and other legend of zelda games fit into nintendos official zelda series timeline. The timeline dictates the order of canonical games in the legend of zelda series. The legend of zelda timeline official breath of the wild. Spam or selfpromotional the list is spam or selfpromotional. The legend of zelda timeline is infamously and absurdly convoluted.
The legend of zelda timeline theories know your meme. This is a great book and a fine celebration of 25 years of the legend of zelda series, the book gives a mix of a detailed chronology of the zelda series with the history and interation of each game explained. Dark horse books and nintendo bring you the legend of zelda. Incorrect book the list contains an incorrect book please specify the title of the book. Vous y trouverez informations, illustrations et interviews des createurs du jeu, ainsi quun manga inedit. The legend of zelda timeline is confusing from an outsiders perspective, but what in life isnt. I mainly wanted this book because i have never understood how the games fit together and are related, and this book goes into the timeline with diagrams and. On december 21, 2011, nintendo released the book hyrule historia, which. Everyone knows that playing video games is far superior to boring bookreading. The legend of zelda video games have been developed exclusively for nintendo video. Its precise chronology of events has been hotly debated among fans.
Due to the complex nature of the storyline over the course of the series, the canonical order of events has been subject to much debate among fans and inspired elaborate theories attempting to unlock the mystery. There is a book out right now called legend of zelda. Breath of the wild, dlc 2 champions ballad, hyrule encyclopedia and master works. The chronology of the legend of zelda series was a subject of much debate among fans until an official timeline was released within the hyrule historia collectors book, which was first released in japan in december 2011. More confusingly, breath of the wild has an ambiguous placement at the end. The plot follows the adventures of link and princess zelda as they defend the kingdom of hyrule from an evil wizard named ganon.
For years, nintendo spokespeople made it clear that all of the zelda games were officially interconnected, but it was difficult to piece them together due to each games vastly different representations of characters such as link and ganondorf in 2011, nintendo published a book called hyrule historia in order to clear the. After the massive chronology, the remaining third of the book is a pleasant collection of factoids, character designs, and rough sketches for every zelda game outside of the awful cdi games. Whether its from reading the hyrule historia or simply paying attention to the games themselves, it isnt too difficult to pin down the zelda timeline. The legend of zelda franchise has told the tale of link, zelda, and ganon countless times and fans have speculated on whether or not all the games fit in one cohesive timeline. This handsome digital book contains neverbeforeseen concept art, the full history of hyrule, the official chronology of the games, and much more. For decades, fans have wondered how the zelda games fit together. Eiji aonuma is a nintendo game designer, director, and producer. The first fully 3d zelda title, it established how zaxis combat should be handled, and every other title in the franchise owes its existence to it. The legend of zelda is a confusing, often complex story that weaves together generations of games. The chronology of the legend of zelda series was subject to considerable. Now things get complicated, because the timeline spl. Of course, its perhaps more convoluted than it should be, but its also deceptively simple. Legend of zelda chronological order thought you guys. The book also includes artwork for the games, a short manga, and a foreword and afterword written.
A zelda time line was revealed in the japanese art book, hyrule hystoria, finally unravelling and detailing the series chronology. Make sure to check out the other installments in this unparalleled collection of historical information on the legend of zelda franchise with the new york times best selling the legend of zelda. So lets unpack and explain the complete legend of zelda timeline on the leaderboard. Whereas the games had before been linked more by tenuous association and common thematic elements, there was now a. It first came out in japan as hyrule graphics in 2016 and comprises 428. On december 21, 2011, nintendo released the book hyrule historia, which contained an official timeline created by the current zelda series. See the complete the legend of zelda series book list in order, box sets or. We named the protagonist link because he connects people together, miyamoto explains in the book hyrule historia.
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