There also isn't an official canon answer to when the Hyrule of old which we see in Tears of the Kingdom takes place, or where the next Zelda game might be placed in the series timeline. Nintendo feels there's enough in the game for people to make their own conclusion, as Aonuma said 'everything that the development team wants to convey has already been placed into the game'.Įarlier this year, Zelda's voice actor Patricia Summersett said Link and Zelda 'are in a relationship', before clarifying she did not mean to imply they are a romantic couple.Īonuma's comments pour water on any hopes of a canon romantic relationship, but this also means there's neither a right or wrong answer, so fans can decide on it for themselves. It's 'up to the player's imagination' to look at what evidence there is in Tears of the Kingdom, reflect on 'how they feel', and decide whether Link and Zelda are dating, some kind of situationship, or simply friends. 'I will leave it to everyone's imagination,' he said of Link and Zelda's relationship. 'I don't think that Zelda is a type of game where the development team says 'this is what Zelda is, this is what the story is, this is what the game is',' Aonuma revealed. Manage cookie settings 10 Things We Wish We Knew Before Starting The Legend of Zelda Tears of the Kingdom Watch on YouTube To see this content please enable targeting cookies.

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