Yup, no doubt it is that time again. I sorted through my messages and came across 's latest journal, which sent me for a loop. =0 It's probably swirling around a bit now, but Nintendo has released a trailer for a new DS Zelda game to come out some time this year.
Here's the [link] (no pun intended)

Apparently it's from the GDC, which is something I should be following to some extent..
Anywho, the title of the game is "The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks" and when you see the trailer, it kinda speaks for itself. From what can be seen it looks like it might be related to Phantom Hourglass, and that Link has ditched his steamboat for a railroad train. He uses the train in order to travel throughout a great and wide land (Hyrule?). He also has a new sort of train conductor getup, which is kinda strange for me, considering I'm used to seeing Link in the good ol' green tunic and hood attire, although the trailer does show scenes in dungeons where he's wearing those.

The whole trailer raises a bunch of questions in my head, and I suppose there's not a lot of use postulating until more info gets out. But the biggest one on my mind is really, "Why a train? And what is he doing with the train?" I've heard that Link's new costume suggests that he might be like a mailman or something similar (edit: I realized that I totally got this from this fanart - [link] ), but I guess that might seem a little lackluster of a career for the hero of time. *shrugs* Then again, I forget the whole Windwaker backstory...I think Windwaker Link is actually just some guy that looks like the hero of time and has his same name...But egh. I digress. Mailman or whatever, we'll just have to see where it takes us.
I'm also curious about where the game takes place, considering that Hyrule was totally flooded, which obviously creates a setback for the whole railroad deal. >>;

On a last note, I was hoping more for a new Zelda game that had a more mature atmosphere, like Twilight Princess, but I suppose Spirit Tracks will have to do for now. If it's anything like Phantom Hourglass, I bet it'll be fun for quite a bit.

Spring break's about to end for me, which is fantastic considering that I got my wisdom teeth pulled and that I've been recuperating for most of the week. Anything beats laying in bed with an ice pack while only being able to eat mashed potatoes and applesauce for a week. I'm also going to be taking another drawing class and a graphic design class this quarter, so it's probable that I'll have some stuff to post from those classes soon.