Although is one of the world’s most famous action-adventure gaming franchises, one of its earliest titles also gave a glimpse of how the series could have developed into the RPG genre.
games have occasionally branched out into other genres, although this has mainly been through spin-offs. The core franchise itself has remained consistent in its basic structure, although actual gameplay has naturally varied dramatically over the years.
games have experimented with many different concepts, from various modes of transportation to increasingly complex abilities for Link to wield.
With the core identity of the franchise remaining firm despite all of these changes, it is unsurprising that many have wondered about how a full game in a different genre would play, particularly as a traditional RPG.
More than one spin-off title has already demonstrated such shifts are far from unfeasible However, it could be argued that this has already been answered, albeit with a debatable level of success.