E311 | Pre-E3 Skyward Sword Rumours Appear

It's not long now till E3 2011 and it's likely rumours and perhaps some truths will come out before the doors open at the L.A. Convention Centre. Pre-E3 rumours can be fun to speculate though and what better way to do it than with a batch of rumours that have been listed for The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword. Take lightly though, they're from 4chan.

The long list of can be seen below, with a number of interesting pieces of information appearing. Some highlights include the ability to ride a horse and boat, as well has flying combat. There's now a name for the strange character shown in the GDC trailer and Zelda now has an Egyptian design and has brown hair, apparently.

- Skyward Sword is complete, but still needs debugging/testing.

- There will be a demo at E3 with three different aspects of the game explored: Flying combat, overworld + sky exploration, desert dungeon.

- Skyward Sword girl's name is "Dorella.

- Magician from GDC trailer's name is "Nephiburoo," he'll be a part of a group of evil sorcerers who wish to obtain the Triforce.

- Ganondorf is in the game briefly as a child. Isn't too important to the story.

- Zelda has a new design, similar to an Egyptian princess with brown hair. She's still recognizable however.

- Full orchestrated soundtrack by the person responsible for Super Mario Galaxy's soundtrack.

- Two overworlds: Skyloft and Hyrule. Contrast is similar to Heaven and Hell.

- Ten minute live-action prologue that'll be posted on the net a couple of months before release.

- After you complete the game, the game goes into a storyless, neverending epilogue. Every dungeon in the game gets another dungeon inside of it utilizing everything you've obtained in the game with new bosses. New areas on the overworld are unlocked in places you wouldn't expect. Similar to the original Zelda.

- Game will feature horse riding and boat riding. Not as expansive as seen in Twilight Princess and Wind Waker, however, but a boat will be required to complete some dungeons.

- Coming November 1st, 2011.

Interestingly, the post on 4chan that was claiming the rumours has now been taken down.