New Twilight Princess Info *SPOILERS*

[PKMN_Trainer_Gold]

I was looking around Zelda Legends until I found this article (IF YOU DO NOT WANT SPOILERS, DO NOT READ!!!)

The next issue of Nintendo Power contains a major article on Twilight Princess, which details new items and gameplay tidbits (along with a tiny story detail). For those who want to remain completely oblivious about the game, then steer clear because this WILL CONTAIN SPOILERS. For the most part, these are just gameplay "spoilers," but just to be safe, read at your own discretion.
With that out of the way, I'll cut to the chase. Here's the new info, according to NP, on Twilight Princess:

-You have to acquire 5 Heart Pieces in order to make a Heart Container
-There are 3 types of bombs to use
-The claw shot has 2 functions: it can spring like the hookshot and swing with the grapple
-You start the game in Ordon Village
-There's a new weapon called "Ball and Chain"
-There's a new item called "Spinnec" that allows Link to float around and attack enemies
-Midna can teleport later on in the game

And now for the STORYLINE SPOILER:

-Zelda is the Twilight Princess

It's not a major shocker, but still, you can bet that "he" will capture her again (So says Nintendo Power issue 193). :\

 

[DanK84]

Sweet, thanks for the info. It's new to me, but that's because I've been too lazy to look up info for this game, because there wasn't anything new for a while.

 

[UberSorcerer]

5 PIECES NOW?! Sigh, 4 was hard, I like the Ball and Chain idea, thanx for the info!

 

[Pokemaníaco Desesperado]

Five pieces?! It better have many dungeons or I'll fight the final boss with almost no hearts =P
About the chain and ball... pretty medieval, but what can it do that other items can't?

 

[Comray001]

I like the ball and chain idea. 5 Heart Pieces now! Great. (sarcasm)

 

[Moonlight.]

-Zelda is the Twilight Princess

I thought that was confirmed already =S

Either that or it was just painfully obvious.

 

[MidnightScott]

I really don't understand why I haven't gotten the December issue yet when other people are >_>;

~Scott;229;

 

[water types rule]

Could you provide a link? It's not so much that I don't believe you, as it is, that I don't want to believe this 5 pieces for a container thing. Although, I like the ball n' chain.

 

[Smile Guy]

As practically the biggest Zelda fan around here I feel I should comment on this!

-You have to acquire 5 Heart Pieces in order to make a Heart Container

Well that certainly implies a bigger game. Woo!!! I'll guarantee that people will complain about this because it's different than other Zelda games... I dunno, typical, eh? But yeah, more heart pieces = bigger game.

-There are 3 types of bombs to use

Three? Normal bombs, Bomchus and... hmm... I dunno. A timed detonator bomb would be absolutely amazing though!

-The claw shot has 2 functions: it can spring like the hookshot and swing with the grapple

Good. I had kinda guessed this anyway because otherwise there would be no need for it to be a claw shot rather than a hookshot.

-You start the game in Ordon Village

Taoru means Unnamed in Japanese. Ordon, could that be short for Ordinary by any chance. But whatever, I swear I'd heard this some place before!

-There's a new weapon called "Ball and Chain"

This is the EXCITE moment out of all the information. A Ball and Chain!!! Think of the possibilities and the look! Personally, I'm really looking forward to this. From what I've read elsewhere, it slows Link down but can smash through walls which will be Zelda-rific.

-There's a new item called "Spinnec" that allows Link to float around and attack enemies

What an intriguing weapon. It's actually a kind of platform that Link can control and jump on top of, etc. Kind of like a medieval hoverboard. It's definitely something I'm very looking forward to.

-Midna can teleport later on in the game

Well, there's got to be a way of teleporting and Midna seems the most logical way...

-Zelda is the Twilight Princess

How odd... I could have sworn that they had confirmed Zelda was NOT the Twilight Princess. Nevermind!

Just Smile Guy's comments!

 

[Komedic Konservationist]

About the chain and ball... pretty medieval, but what can it do that other items can't?

The setting in general is medieval, so its only natural that the items tie in with the setting.
I love the Clawshot, Ball-and-Chain, and Spinnec, but I can't help but wander how the spinnec will function. Possibly an advanced spin-attack that allows Link to hover like a helicopter?

 

[Kez]

Well, this information is cool. I never thought about it, but;
more heart pieces = longer game
actually makes sence IMO. I am hoping for a really long game. Something like 30 hours of gameplay would be great. I am intrigued to see the ball and chain ion action.

 

[Controller of Flames]

Could you provide a link? It's not so much that I don't believe you, as it is, that I don't want to believe this 5 pieces for a container thing. Although, I like the ball n' chain.

Considering he did say it was from Zelda Legends a google search would have done you some good.

The ball and chain sounds awesome. I hope I can wrap it around a poor monsters head at some point in the game

 

[Flame Haze SnS]

If there are five hearts to make one container, that means it might be longer than Oot! ^_^

As for the new weapons...Hmm, that's good...

Zelda is pretty obvious...>_>

 

[EmberStar the Blaziken]

Are you sure about 5 heart containers will be 1 new kife? That makes no sense seeing how its hard to imagine a 5 way divided heart.

 

[Charizard Champion#06]

If there are five hearts to make one container, that means it might be longer than Oot! ^_^

Might? It's two generations ahead!

And yes EmberStar the Blaziken everything was confirmed by NP (I got it too).

 

[Bitsy]

Well, this information is cool. I never thought about it, but;
more heart pieces = longer game
actually makes sence IMO. I am hoping for a really long game. Something like 30 hours of gameplay would be great. I am intrigued to see the ball and chain ion action.

I think it's been confirmed a long time ago that there is over 100 hours of gameplay. I read that at zeldauniverse.net about a year ago. but what do I know?

Isn't TP an english wii launch title?

 

[Charizard Champion#06]

Yep.

I think I read that too. I forget where though...

Also NP says that when link is a wolf he can dig holes to discover hidden passages, and use his canine senses to root out secrets. Midna also uses an energy field that stuns and targets enemies.

 

[FlygonXS]

and the gamecube version is mirrored to the wii version, like everything on the wii version is on the oppsite side than to the GCN version

 

[Strike!]

Eighty-five heart pieces...woah!

11/19/06 is the day that I'll slip into a LoZ coma. xD

 

[FlygonXS]

-Zelda is the Twilight Princess

Shuldn't it be called the twilight prince???