1.0The Escapisthttps://www.escapistmagazine.comStew Shearer Legacy Authorhttps://www.escapistmagazine.com/author/stewshearerold/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="GzlabDKpP5"><a href="https://www.escapistmagazine.com/zelda-producer-looking-to-move-past-tradition/"><i>Zelda</i> Producer Looking to Move Past Tradition</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.escapistmagazine.com/zelda-producer-looking-to-move-past-tradition/embed/#?secret=GzlabDKpP5" width="600" height="338" title="“<i>Zelda</i> Producer Looking to Move Past Tradition” — The Escapist" data-secret="GzlabDKpP5" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(c,d){"use strict";var e=!1,o=!1;if(d.querySelector)if(c.addEventListener)e=!0;if(c.wp=c.wp||{},c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage);else if(c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if(!t);else if(!(t.secret||t.message||t.value));else if(/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret));else{for(var r,s,a,i=d.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),n=d.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),l=0;l<n.length;l++)n[l].style.display="none";for(l=0;l<i.length;l++)if(r=i[l],e.source!==r.contentWindow);else{if(r.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message){if(1e3<(s=parseInt(t.value,10)))s=1e3;else if(~~s<200)s=200;r.height=s}if("link"===t.message)if(s=d.createElement("a"),a=d.createElement("a"),s.href=r.getAttribute("src"),a.href=t.value,!o.test(a.protocol));else if(a.host===s.host)if(d.activeElement===r)c.top.location.href=t.value}}},e)c.addEventListener("message",c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),d.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",t,!1),c.addEventListener("load",t,!1);function t(){if(o);else{o=!0;for(var e,t,r,s=-1!==navigator.appVersion.indexOf("MSIE 10"),a=!!navigator.userAgent.match(/Trident.*rv:11\./),i=d.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),n=0;n<i.length;n++){if(!(r=(t=i[n]).getAttribute("data-secret")))r=Math.random().toString(36).substr(2,10),t.src+="#?secret="+r,t.setAttribute("data-secret",r);if(s||a)(e=t.cloneNode(!0)).removeAttribute("security"),t.parentNode.replaceChild(e,t);t.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:r},"*")}}}}(window,document); </script> Zelda producer Eiji Aonuma says too much tradition “takes away” from a franchise’s uniqueness. There are a lot of descriptors you could attach to The Legend of Zelda games and standing tall among them would be “traditional.” While the franchise has obviously grown and expanded since its origins on the NES, it’s still markedly tied to tropes and standards that have been present since day one. As the series grows older there’s no shortage of people who see this predictable nature as a liability. Surprisingly, their ranks would seem to include Zelda producer Eiji Aonuma. Elaborating on earlier statements that […]http://cdn.themis-media.com/media/global/images/library/deriv/607/607597.png