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The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD Announced
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Thunder Monkey
Banned
Different than the original.
I can't say worse or better implicitly until I've seen it in action, and more importantly seen the lava.
TheCongressman1
Member
Yeah, it isn't cell shaded any more. That really sucks.
I love the new lighting, but the style doesn't work if it's not cell shaded.
SolarPowered
Member
This is Windwaker's chance at obtaining near perfection. All they need to do is add the extra dungeons and it will complement the graphical upgrades perfectly.
Seriously, if Nintendo doesn't plan to improve upon the original release by adding new dungeons, side-quests, locations and NPCs, this is going to be the biggest wasted opportunity in the history of the medium.
Wind Waker always looked amazing anyway.
It was the lack of content and the Triforce fetch-quest that did all the damage.
Wind Waker always looked amazing anyway.
It was the lack of content and the Triforce fetch-quest that did all the damage.
It was perfectly fine back then on regular SDTV's.
You mean the best part in the game :|
Host Samurai
Member
Now all it needs is those cut dungeons
Exactly.
Uncle Rupee
Banned
I agree. The cel-shaded look is superior. All they needed to do was up polygon counts on the characters and smooth the environmental objects, not this generic "next-gen" lighting.
Chet Rippo
Member
The story could fit a dungeon before the Tower of the Gods.
Though I'll be happy if they left it all as is.
Thunder Monkey
Banned
You guys are making my head hurt.
There's not a singular way of "cel-shading" anything. JGR isn't more cel-shaded than WW isn't more cel-shaded than WWHD.
Did Nintendo see this? Lol. This looks great...
Hot Coldman
Banned
Eh, I'd rather they focused on their new game. They had their shot with Wind Waker.
Please fix the triforce fetch quest and add the missing dungeons.
Please fix the triforce fetch quest and add the missing dungeons.
Please fix the triforce fetch quest and add the missing dungeons.
Please fix the triforce fetch quest and add the missing dungeons.
Please fix the triforce fetch quest and add the missing dungeons.
Please fix the triforce fetch quest and add the missing dungeons.
Please fix the triforce fetch quest and add the missing dungeons.
Please fix the triforce fetch quest and add the missing dungeons.
Please fix the triforce fetch quest and add the missing dungeons.
:O
I personally found both underwhelming, moving around the map lost it's appeal as soon as I realized that every square had only one thing of interest, and for the most part those things ended up being small islands with treasure chests, and then nothing but ocean until the next square. It became too predictable, I find something like Skies of Arcadia to have been far more appealing to explore (well, ignoring the constantrandom battles anyway).
The sailing mechanic itself left a lot to be desired, there was big intervals of time where the game didn't require player input, and doing anything (be it shooting or even just changing direction) forced the player to stop sailing to do so.
Host Samurai
Member
Yeah. Deff needs more cel shading though.
Kai Dracon
Writing a dinosaur space opera symphony
Hmm. After considering the shots for a while and going back and forth between Dolphin shots of Wind Waker, I'm fine with the style experiment. Not the same look, but not offensive to me.
Mainly, I want to know if the endgame with tri-force hunt is removed / replaced with cut content. Aonuma always admitted straight out that the tri-force hunt was a flaw in the game.
Mainly, I want to know if the endgame with tri-force hunt is removed / replaced with cut content. Aonuma always admitted straight out that the tri-force hunt was a flaw in the game.
I just think comparing to dolphin is ludicrous, the Wii U cannot pull out those graphics, Dolphin is quite taxing.
It seems people are getting way too spoiled about dolphin, as someone already mentioned this was an experiment of them putting ww in HD with Wii U hardware and that was the result, I think it looks great, but I have to see it in motion too.
Betta Lines
Member
Sony has huge success releasing HD remasters of PS2 games.
Nintendo makes their first HD console.
Nintendo love making money.
You did not expect this to happen?
This is the first of many. They're just getting started.
DeaconKnowledge
Member
Come on guy.
Ain't nobody gonna see this shit. Go Big.
Please fix the triforce fetch quest and add the missing dungeons.
Please fix the triforce fetch quest and add the missing dungeons.
Please fix the triforce fetch quest and add the missing dungeons.
Please fix the triforce fetch quest and add the missing dungeons.
Please fix the triforce fetch quest and add the missing dungeons.
Please fix the triforce fetch quest and add the missing dungeons.
Please fix the triforce fetch quest and add the missing dungeons.
Please fix the triforce fetch quest and add the missing dungeons.
Please fix the triforce fetch quest and add the missing dungeons.
Please fix the triforce fetch quest and add the missing dungeons.
Please fix the triforce fetch quest and add the missing dungeons.
Please fix the triforce fetch quest and add the missing dungeons.
Please fix the triforce fetch quest and add the missing dungeons.
Please fix the triforce fetch quest and add the missing dungeons.
Please fix the triforce fetch quest and add the missing dungeons.
Please fix the triforce fetch quest and add the missing dungeons.
Please fix the triforce fetch quest and add the missing dungeons.
Please fix the triforce fetch quest and add the missing dungeons.
Please fix the triforce fetch quest and add the missing dungeons.
Please fix the triforce fetch quest and add the missing dungeons.
Please fix the triforce fetch quest and add the missing dungeons.
Please fix the triforce fetch quest and add the missing dungeons.
Please fix the triforce fetch quest and add the missing dungeons.
Please fix the triforce fetch quest and add the missing dungeons.
Please fix the triforce fetch quest and add the missing dungeons.
Please fix the triforce fetch quest and add the missing dungeons.
Please fix the triforce fetch quest and add the missing dungeons.
Please fix the triforce fetch quest and add the missing dungeons.
Please fix the triforce fetch quest and add the missing dungeons.
Please fix the triforce fetch quest and add the missing dungeons.
Please fix the triforce fetch quest and add the missing dungeons.
Please fix the triforce fetch quest and add the missing dungeons.
Please fix the triforce fetch quest and add the missing dungeons.
Please fix the triforce fetch quest and add the missing dungeons.
Please fix the triforce fetch quest and add the missing dungeons.
Please fix the triforce fetch quest and add the missing dungeons.
Please fix the triforce fetch quest and add the missing dungeons.
Please fix the triforce fetch quest and add the missing dungeons.
Please fix the triforce fetch quest and add the missing dungeons.
Please fix the triforce fetch quest and add the missing dungeons!
I don't think it's safe to expect a big change in content. Adding dungeons, NPCs and quests in remakes never works out very well for a reason, they weren't intended to be there in the first place. They don't belong int the world or the structure laid out for the original game. At best they might include some optional dungeon or quest line but I don't expect great things there. Talk abou cut dungeons is silly, the concepts they cut were probably used in SS and TP if they were worthwhile.
What they should change easily is the difficul level. More damage, less hearts, more resistant enemies and there you go.
What they should change easily is the difficul level. More damage, less hearts, more resistant enemies and there you go.
Save 'N Quit
Banned
Don't like how Link and Tetra look, but the environments from the screenshot sure do look nice.
Despite all the issues many have had with Wind Waker, it has always been my favourite 3D Zelda on the virtues of its atmosphere and charm. I simply enjoyed playing it more than many of the others, so this announcement has had me hyperventilating for the past half hour.
Saw a comment elsewhere saying that they could use a Wiimote as the Wind Waker, which struck me as a marvellously elegant idea.
Saw a comment elsewhere saying that they could use a Wiimote as the Wind Waker, which struck me as a marvellously elegant idea.
base shagohod
Member
is this the real life
It wasn't really, though. Dithering lines and pixelation were quite obvious on my Tritron display using GC component cables.
If you really think the sailing was the best part of the game perhaps you're playing the wrong game? I'm glad that you were able to enjoy it, but man, it actually hurt my enjoyment of the game. The fact that you had to open and close menus to change the direction of the wind also got on my nerves. I hated it.
I'm sure they won't change it, though, so you'll be fine.
balladofwindfishes
Member
what if they remaster the soundtrack with an orchestra version?
oh god
oh god
anotherVegan
Member
Needs more dungeons. If they expand the game, that would be wonderful. Wind Waker is fantastic as it is, but I always thought it needed another long dungeon.
TheCongressman1
Member
Come on now. It doesn't really matter if it actually is or isn't cell shaded. The point I'm making is that the style doesn't look as good without the flat color look that JGR had.
I hope it isn't final because it just looks off. Either way, I'm sure it will look nice in motion.
OMG. I literally had to unplug my component cables and switch to composite cables for this game. Anytime you went outside and that awful DoF kicked in, I quickly got a headache. It was so screwed up, I was getting the "getting a headache because you need glasses." Only by making everything fuzzy with composite cables could I play without physical discomfort.
Dungeons kept everything clear with component cables, but outdoors was a horrid mess with sharp up-close and blurry in the distance.
EDIT: To be fair, when I later purchased a VGA box, the effect actually worked on a computer monitor. But on my CRT with components, it was a absolute disaster for the eyes.
Metroid Prime Trilogy HD *drool*
balladofwindfishes
Member
what if the drastic style change is because it comes with the ability to change back to the original graphics, just with AA? 
Well, if you dropped it to 480i it wasn't too bad over component. In 480p mode, though, it was too sharp for its own good and revealed all sorts of rendering flaws. :\ 16-bit color was too common on Gamecube and Wii, unfortunately.
Art.Menegatti
Member
OMG!!!!
I need now HD images for my desktop wallpaper ASAP.
I need now HD images for my desktop wallpaper ASAP.
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