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[PapaJustify]

No shit, I have been literally dreaming the last two months of a Wind Waker HD update on WiiU just like the way they presented it today. They just have to fix the Triforce hunt and maybe add the lost dungeons. Make a special editions and I will throw my money at them.

 

[beelzebozo]

i wonder if they coulder offer a cel shading filter or something that could be turned off and on. is that a lot more elaborate a demand on the engine than i'm imagining?

 

[Thunder Monkey]

Well, the game has a more 'rendered' look to it. It looks great, but I think people expected something like this...



The difference is pretty apparent. That said, I really do like it. Reminds me of what Sega did with Sonic Generations and Unleashed.


It's a bit short of content, though. There are far fewer places to visit than in previous Zelda titles and the Triforce hunt really IS quite tedious. If they could fine tune the game a bit that would be nice as well.

Oh I definitely agree.

I just kind of get peeved when people put arbitrary boundaries on what's a fairly fluid rendering style.

 

[jackal27]

You guys, I'm not convinced that this is what the final product will look like. Didn't Eiji even say that these screens were the result of them just dicking around?

 

[jett]

I say wait until we see the game in motion before we say it doesn't look as good or whatever.

It'll probably have the same animations as the original, which is a GOOD thing.

 

[erpg]

So do you guys think this game will come out at a reasonable price?


Nah, me neither.

It'll be worth it at full cost (especially if they're adding a little bit more content). I only hope that they're still working on the art style. Colour grading is a little toxic and I don't like the new shading.

 

[SpoonyBard]

My favourite Zelda, lukily I never got around replaying it before.

 

[IrishNinja]

god, here i was bout to replay this on dolphin...cannot wait

This looks wrong. Characters aren't cel-shaded anymore.

jett you're trying too hard for this tagquote man

 

[BGBW]

The big sheet of blue called the sea is going to be awesome in HD!

 

[Kokonoe]

I am a babby and windu waika HD is just for me.

 

[Dantis]

WHAT.

WHAT IS EVEN HAPPENING.

I AM SO HAPPY RIGHT NOW.


Jeez, fucking Megaton Nintendo Direct right there.

 

[IndieJones]

Do people actually like all that overdone bloom?

 

[Newline]

Personally like the original graphics more Not liking what the new shaders have done to the cell shaded style.

 

[dark10x]

I hope they add actual new content and not just a graphical overhaul, otherwise this will be disappointing, if there was any Zelda game that didn't need a graphical overhaul that title would be Wind Waker, game still looks gorgerous today (in my opinion better than the images they are showing today), and an HD port with proper widescreen would suffice.

If they're actually going back an adding new content to the game (which it desesperatly needs) and take time to re-work the overworld and sailing mechanics so it's actually interesting to travel on it however, I'll welcome this title.

Well, the original looks great on Dolphin but is pretty messy on original hardware. Jaggy, lots of dithering, and an ugly pixelated depth of field effect are knock it down a bit. It looks pretty nice on an older CRT, though.

I really do hope they rework the sailing into something that's more fun. That would really enhance the exploration portions of the game. The way it worked in the original was pretty boring and often frustrating.

 

[Darkangel]

I'm pretty sure the screenshots released are just test renders, that's why they look kind of "weird".

 

[Rootbeer]

Well, I've been wanting an excuse to replay this game... looking forward to it. I suspect we won't get a brand new Zelda game on Wii U until holiday 2014 at the earliest -- even fall 2014 seems optimistic. I hope they are serious about making big changes to the format of the game. Skyward Sword was a step in the right direction but they should have went further.

 

[mdtauk]

So while testing out previous Zelda game designs running on Wii U, they liked what happened to Wind Waker and so will take the opportunity to bring it over, in HD, and a chance to fix some of the issues they had with rushing to complete it.

It is nice to see shadowing brought to the environments. And I am sure some wonderful moods will be had at other parts of the game also. These are the images during their tests. I am sure accurate colour reproduction will be considered when they make the game itself.

 

[freakzilla3000]

AMAZING!

 

[Van Owen]

The HDR makes it look like SHIT.

 

[gamergirly]

Im happy they are giving this game what it deserves

It's definitely a very missed Zelda title in the series. Many people didnt even own a Gamecube...

 

[Darryl]

Do people actually like all that overdone bloom?

it looks interesting in the setup, almost Pixar-like

 

[Osorio93]

YES
We have been waiting this remake for so long, AND NOW WE HAVE IT

 

[brerwolfe]

An important note regarding the visuals:

Something I have not seen mentioned in this thread so far is the background behind the visuals. Iwata mentioned that the team began Zelda Wii U by going back and bringing previous art styles to HD.

It wasn't Iwata talking, but more importantly, sounds like other Zelda titles could be coming to the console as well. Like, Majora's Mask anyone?

 

[Thunder Monkey]

The HDR makes it look like SHIT.

Overused?

Sure.

Shit? Nah.

 

[beyond_death]

Never actually finished the game as I couldnt get into the sailing. I might try again with this.

 

[Margalis]

You what it reminds me of? When students recreate their favourite game (usually Zelda) in the Unreal Engine, but don't know quite enough about the tools to not make it look generic and bland.

You have some talented students. Lol.

 

[Des0lar]

Can we get some Dolphin comparison shots to this?

 

[H3xum]

YES
We have been waiting this remake for so long, AND NOW WE HAVE IT

Who has been? This is the problem. Hold them to higher standards

 

[Beaniedude]

To be honest I prefer the gamecube art style to this new one.
The gamecube one seemed more warm to me.

That being said I am still excited for this game. Even though I have already played it and have a plethora of games I still have to play.

Will this be a retail game? Or download?

 

[zoukka]

I'm sure they'll tone down the blown out lighting during development. I wouldn't look too closely into these shots until proper trailers are released.

But just the thought of WW's epic world being remodelled with better performance nnngghhhhhhh...

 

[Sadist]

I want it so badly

 

[SmokedMeat]

Ha! I predicted this would come to Wii U! Looks nice, I hope they fix the tedious sailing.

 

[brerwolfe]

The HDR makes it look like SHIT.

I'm not sure you know what HDR means..

 

[Kaldea]

I want to see more of this new look. I'll be getting it regardless though.

 

[aeroslash]

Fucking awesome. I liked the original and i think this will be amazing. I like the saturated lighting a lot!

 

[Treefrog]

waaaat

Looks great. Can't wait to see it in motion.

 

[Van Owen]

Overused?

Sure.

Shit? Nah.

Worse than the original? Yes.

 

[Codeblue]

It wasn't Iwata talking, but more importantly, sounds like other Zelda titles could be coming to the console as well. Like, Majora's Mask anyone?

That game deserves to be realized in the style of its concept art more than any other. Hope it happens.

 

[AniHawk]

man they really actually had stuff to say today. i really hope they finish up the game. probably not...

 

[Jarekx]

Well, I'm sold. Maybe I'll actually beat it this time and not get frustrated near the end.

 

[dark10x]

Worse than the original? Yes.

Hey, at least it doesn't use the awful depth of field filter present in the Gamecube version. I love me some depth of field but not when it's rendered at such a low precision. It really gummed up an otherwise gorgeous game.

 

[everyday math]

Holy shit! That's awesome.

 

[beelzebozo]

I really do hope they rework the sailing into something that's more fun. That would really enhance the exploration portions of the game. The way it worked in the original was pretty boring and often frustrating.

you mean the mechanics of the sailing or the moving around the map? moving around the map was pretty exciting to me--every square had something interesting and the warp song made it super easy to get around.

i agree the actual mechanic of sailing could be better executed though. i didn't find it boring really, i should say.

 

[Ridley327]

I'm not really feeling the change in art styles (it is pretty amazing how a small change can impact the entire visual look), but if they are going back to implement the stuff that they had to cut out originally, then there's no way I won't get it.

At least it will still animate well; it's crazy that it's been 10 years, and very few games have even come close to what they achieved on the Gamecube with this game.

 

[dani_dc]

Well, the original looks great on Dolphin but is pretty messy on original hardware. Jaggy, lots of dithering, and an ugly pixelated depth of field effect are knock it down a bit. It looks pretty nice on an older CRT, though.

I really do hope they rework the sailing into something that's more fun. That would really enhance the exploration portions of the game. The way it worked in the original was pretty boring and often frustrating.

I absolutely agree, which is why I said "HD port with proper widescreen would suffice".

Wind Waker could definitively use improvements in terms of gameplay and design as well as aditional content, it was a flawed and incomplete game in many ways.
With that said my expectations regarding any kind of gameplay/design improvements as well as new content are low, until further notice I'll expect this to be akin OOT 3DS and nothing more than that.

Prove me wrong Nintendo!

 

[snoopeasystreet]

And now I have to buy a Wii U. Man, I love Wind Waker so much. Not sure about the art but maybe its just cause I'm used to seeing it in Dolphin.

 

[Ithil]

And on that day, Nintendo said "Bend over, my sons."

To which a thousand fanboys obliged.

Yes, it's going to be so painful to buy and play this excellent game.

 

[Resilient]

HOLY JESUS !!

 

[StreetsAhead]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PqdwT2pKYzY

I always believed!

 

[Deband]

Amazing news.