Guyperson wrote:
And the Master Sword sleeps again... FOREVER! Love to see how they retcon that!
I've brought this up many times, and it still pisses me off. Looking at the official timeline, we know that after the "master sword sleeps forever," Link goes on to the Oracle games, which, admittedly, have the Master Sword in them. In those, however, it is forgivable, since there it is not an important part of the story; rather, it is more like an easter egg than anything else, as it shows up as part of the Linked Game content. We then get Link's Awakening, which a) had the Ultimate Sword, and b)
was all a dream. We then get the first two games, neither of which featured the Master Sword. So up until now, in that timeline, the Master Sword has indeed "slept forever."
The really ironic part is that Nintendo is obviously making this game primarily to cash in on the nostalgia of fans of A Link to the Past. This almost falls apart when you consider that they are directly contradicting the meaningful words presented at the story's conclusion, with the message of the Master Sword "sleeping again forever" being a satisfying, if rather simple, symbol of triumph.
Now, I can see one thing they could do, though I doubt they'll actually do it: simply have there be a version of the Master Sword in Lorule(ugh, I still can't believe they went with that name). Or, you know, they could just introduce some new magical sword that repels evil that is totally nothing like the Master Sword. I mean, they've done that several times before.