Personally I am loving the format of the current switch games, and Nintendo has signaled that they intend to keep making games in this style though not necessarily a sequel.
I would love first and foremost for the story telling to be brought back to the standards of Ocarina of Time, Wind Waker, and Twilight Princess.
Also, to me the best thing in the 3D games has always been the pacing, you have your first initial quest, that leads to Link powering up in a few different ways. Then Link is set on a second quest, becoming more powerful again. Then a twist of some sort, though that’s optional. Then finally the climactic battle with the big bad. I would also like to see more of an after story, though it is traditional for that to not be a thing at this point.
As for settings, I would LOVE to see a game set after spirit tracks in New Hyrule in the midst of an industrial revolution, mixed with magic.
How about you, what are your wishlist items for the next/future Zelda games?
The master sword in a more usable capacity. I know they were trying to promote using other weapons and fusing items and what not, but also feel like a system could have been implemented that would allow the master swords to be used indefinitely, but with some minor caveats.
Obviously, we don’t want it to be completely overpower from the start. So maybe there is an upgrade mechanic that you work through during normal game play, similar to hearts and stamina. This would alleviate the issue where it’s too powerful early on in the game.
Also thought about the possibility of its recharge cycle just lowering its AP for 5 minutes instead of making it completely unusable.
I just feel like the iconic nature of the sword is lost by the current mechanics in the past 2 games.
Also, along the same lines, some differing combat styles. Something other than Link’s current 4-5 slashes left to right. For THE hero, THE chosen knight, he sure fights like he’s never held a sword before