13 Crucial Questions For 2017's Biggest Video Games

The Question: After the new Zelda title was unveiled in an extensive E3 livestream, fans soon began developing theories about the identity of the Old Man, who appears throughout the game to provide Link with information and tools that allow him to progress. So, who is he?

The Likely Answer: The theories are countless and among the more interesting are him being the King of Hyrule, and that he might be Ganondorf in disguise.

They're fun speculations, but Occam's razor dictates that the simplest solution is probably the right one: the Old Man is merely a nod to the similar character who has made occasional appearances in previous Zelda games. Nothing more, nothing less.

Wouldn't we all love him to be something more? Sadly, that's probably not the case.