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Now I am a pretty big Zelda fan, and whole-heartedly agree with you that there should be no Zelda related fighting games, or racing games, but do not totally rule out the possibility of a Zelda spin off. Most Zelda games up to this point have been basically the same: "Ganon captures Zelda, Link saves Zelda, all while exploring the vast land of Hyrule," or some variation of that. The latest Zelda game Majora's Mask brought our Hero to a new land, to fight a new villian, a new plot, along with new people the meet and save. The transformation masks was also a very cool and different way a creating new puzzles to solve. The only problem is that this new land of Termina is a different dimension, and dimension that will more than likely never be visited by our little Hyrulian Hero again.
My idea calls a spin off taking place in the land of Termina. This game can experiment with different things Zelda fans have been asking for, but without changing or damaging the traditional style of past Zelda games, because in essance, this will not be a Zelda game at all. This game could be more of an RPG and use a group of characters from Termina, where each would have their own special abilities and have acces with certain weapons. For example a list of playable characters could include Kafie, Captain Viscen, a Deku guard, a Goron, and that cool Zora bass Player(sorry forgot the name, kill me). Only one player can be played at a time, this would replace, while at the same time serve the same function as the masks. Whether Majora's Mask would be the Villian, or a new villian will be developed, I'm not sure. I DO know that Termina can be greatly expanded on because Clock Town was just a regular town, WHERE'S THE CASTLE, WHERE'S THE CENTER OF THE KINGDOM, Kafie could be the Clock Town embassador to the castle, with Captain Viscen as the escort, along with the Deku, Goron, and Zora as represenatives of their respective races.
This Idea for a spin off could create a great number of possibilities, and allow for changes in how we traditionally play Zelda without committing the sacrelage of interferring with the cannon set forth inn past and future Zelda games.
[Mariner's Comments] I agree, this could be a good game. And it would not go against what I was ranting about, like Zelda Kart or Zelda Kombat. An off shoot exploring Termina could be interesting, and I wouldn't mind buying it. As long as they keep it true to what the Zelda universe is about, I'm happy.