IGN: So in celebration of crossover fever (and in hopes that a cure isn't found anytime soon), here are a handful of Nintendo crossovers that just have to happen… as well as one that probably never should. And no, we're not talking the Super Smash Bros. character roster or yet another sports game - these are the crossovers we'd like to see in full-fledged adventures. Take a look, and don't forget to share your own dream match-ups in the comments section at the bottom of the page when you're done.
Screen Rant, "The return of one controversial character could have an incredible effect on The Legend of Zelda, prompting the introduction of new features."
Honestly I really changed my mind on Fi with the remaster because they didn't make her interrupt your gameplay every 5 seconds, that drastically changed my views on her
Technically she's in ToTK but obviously can't take any other form than the sword she was made into. Also the companion feature has been done plenty of times in Zelda, I don't think it'll add anything new. If anything should be brought back it should be the Minish.
Matt from We Game Daily writes "The Legend of Zelda series has gone in a different direction. One which, try as I have, I just can’t get on board with. Here is why I think Zelda should return to its 3D roots."
Amen! A good, tight, Zelda game with a focus on dungeons and puzzles. Let people have the new style Zelda if you gotta, but let us have the OoT style games too. That's not without precedent either, the handheld 2D Zelda's in the style of A Link to the Past etc have coexisted alongside the 3D Zelda's before
As much as I like BoTW, TotK, I need my traditional Zelda games as well, I could not endlessly play the open world Zelda games, plus it's harder to keep those fresher than the traditional games.
BotW was just as fresh to the franchise as OoT was. TokT was great but the next LoZ would have to move from that formula to be fresh again. There's only so much they can do with the hardware. I think they focused too much on making the world big instead impactful. I felt the world was sort of empty and repetitive in TotK, sure there was a lot to do but no more difference a Ubisoft game..
Wind Waker had a perfect balance of open world and a cool, well hand-crafted design. Maybe try to keep the open world but put in effort to make more memorable story driven quests and locations.
A fan of The Legend of Zelda has recreated the iconic Japanese monster Godzilla in Tears of the Kingdom using the game's Zonai devices.
I like it would also be cool if some created Dragon Caesar in the game I would love to watch the two going at it.
The article seems to miss the point of those other games entirely; what makes crossovers exciting is putting together properties from different (rival) companies... That's why Mario and Sonic at the Olympics is so popular.
For instance, mixing Metroid and Halo could be interesting, but I'd want something truly amazing, like Metroidvania! A Castlevania/Metroid hybrid whose franchises created an entire gaming genre, flung together in 2d glory. Samus would get sucked into a wormhole and emerge near a dead planet with one lone structure - Dracula's castle! Drac'd be harnessing Metroids to suck life out of the human survivors, and Metroid and a ghostly Belmont would take turns traversing the vampire planet...
How about a SquareEnix-made mash up of Zelda and Final Fantasy? Or a Dragon Quest/Mario adventure, with Bowser as a true dragon?
And why haven't there been Lego/Mario mash ups?
Anyway...