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HD Zelda

From The Dust said:
in anything, I'd like to see some variation in overworlds. a completely different asthetic than Hyrule. maybe have different countries or something

this

new colourpalettes, different styles of architecture etc
 
I wan't an "epic" world. Not the God of War type of epic though. I wan't it to be a huge world where you feel like you have no idea what going in a certain direction will lead you to except that are you sure to encounter some incredible monsters and strange puzzles. Huge mountains with castles on top, massive ruins, more maze dungeons, etc.
 
You guys are setting yourselves up for massive disappointment. Nintendo hasn't done anything to suggest they're going to turn Zelda into some epic WRPG style game with huge bosses and DETAILED landscapes.

You'll get an empty field in HD and love it, just watch.
 
PhoenixDark said:
You guys are setting yourselves up for massive disappointment. Nintendo hasn't done anything to suggest they're going to turn Zelda into some epic WRPG style game with huge bosses and DETAILED landscapes.

You'll get an empty field in HD and love it, just watch.

I never said I wanted a WRPG (Zelda isn't even an RPG to me). I just want more than desert/forest/lake/medieval European town. I want something different
 
Nintendo should tackle Asia. I'm not saying an entire world based around Asia but I'd love to see Link walk around an Asia style setting.
 
PounchEnvy said:
Nintendo should tackle Asia. I'm not saying an entire world based around Asia but I'd love to see Link walk around an Asia style setting.

Zelda: The Last Airbender. Get on it, Nintendo.
 
It's fantasy so no need to draw only from one culture. Skyward Sword already has some asian/indian influences, maybe they will go more in this direction for the future. I just want variety.
 
apana said:
It's fantasy so no need to draw only from one culture. Skyward Sword already has some asian/indian influences, maybe they will go more in this direction for the future. I just want variety.

how so? we barely seen the game
 
When it was announced windwaker would be cell shaded, I imagined it to look like how Prince of Persia 08 looked like, so if they did something like that I wouldn't mind. I personally did not really like the look of windwaker, perhaps it mainly had to do with the look of Link.
 
I would like to see something like the Western Air Temple in Zelda games:

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I just want to see a Zelda that's on par with this, this, and this song.

But really, it doesn't matter what you or I want, Nintendo is loaded enough to do whatever they want. I know eventually we'll have to see a gritty Zelda of epic proportions in HD, its just bound to happen. This industry has taught me to be patient enough, I think I'll be fine with whatever Zelda they pump out till then.
 
Sinoox said:
I just want to see a Zelda that's on par with this, this, and this song.

But really, it doesn't matter what you or I want, Nintendo is loaded enough to do whatever they want. I know eventually we'll have to see a gritty Zelda of epic proportions in HD, its just bound to happen. This industry has taught me to be patient enough, I think I'll be fine with whatever Zelda they pump out till then.

I liked the ocarina of time symphony but I'm not sure how you "see" a Zelda that's on par with soundtracks.
 
Anticitizen One said:
so you want it more like God of War?
Good god, NO! Anything but that.

I just want it to not be Darksiders. Or Twilight Princess. Or Wind Waker. Or Ocarina of Time.

My point is: I don't want an HD Zelda to follow that stringent formula that Zelda has established so well over the years, especially not to the degree that Darksiders does.
 
apana said:
I liked the ocarina of time symphony but I'm not sure how you "see" a Zelda that's on par with soundtracks.

On par with their 100% authentic awesomeness, that's what I meant.

MasterShotgun said:
Someone posted this picture in the Zelda Art thread.

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I would give my left testicle for the next game to look like that.

That's EXACTLY what an HD Zelda should look like! Geez!!! :faints:
 
TWW is one of the best looking cel-shaded games but it still doesn't match the detailed painted look of ghibli and disney films. Compared to that I think TWW looks like a flash animation because of simple color pallete and shapes. I still want Nintendo to experiment with making Zelda look more like an animated film but with HD graphics and a more proportionate art style.

Avatar: The Last Airbender
Princess Mononoke

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Seirei No Moribito (Guardian of the Sacred Spirits)
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are great examples of what I'd like to see inspire an HD Zelda title.
 
Refreshment.01 said:
I would love a Zelda with a little more edge. This NINTENDO DO IT!

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You're joking but there are some weirdos out there that actually want something like that. TEH MACHOOR.

Let Nintendo knows best how to develop Zelda. You're not gonna get chiaroscuro art design from them. :P
 
jett said:
You're joking but there are some weirdos out there that actually want something like that. TEH MACHOOR.

Let Nintendo knows best how to develop Zelda. You're not gonna get chiaroscuro art design from them. :P

You are making a strawman argument. Wanting Zelda to look like a painting isn't necessarily calling for it to have mature content. Very few people, maybe only one or two in this thread, have asked for a mature or realistic Zelda in that sense.
 
Mmm imagining Zelda with an anime look always makes me smile.
apana said:
You are making a strawman argument. Wanting Zelda to look like a painting isn't necessarily calling for it to have mature content. Very few people, maybe only one or two in this thread, have asked for a mature or realistic Zelda in that sense.
Well I think he's talking about people who want Zelda to be just like God of War in terms of tone and people in general, not users in this thread.
 
No way I want the game to look mature like God of war. Whats with the hyperbole bs mocking people who enjoy the OOT style. It would be like the OOT camp using powerpuff girls to mock the TWW camp. (I was guilty of this tbh :P)

I'm not a fan of Skywards sword's style anymore because the cezzane artstyle keeps the game from having crisp detailed backgrounds like the pictures I posted above. When I played the E3 version I was kinda bothered by the blurry background.
 
I really want to see a game that more accurately depicts Majora's Mask's/Ocarina of Time's art. OoT3D just doesn't seem to do it well enough. A game with Majora's Mask art could work with cel-shading.
 
apana said:
Can't be posted enough. Perfect look and feel for Zelda. HD or otherwise.

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http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e212/Jedi631/sgr-melora-bridge.jpg[IMG]

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[IMG]http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e212/Jedi631/sgr-melora-door.jpg[IMG]

[IMG]http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e212/Jedi631/sgr-melora-forest.jpg[IMG][/QUOTE]
Fuckintastic.
 
PounchEnvy said:
Mmm imagining Zelda with an anime look always makes me smile.

It already has an anime-inspired look.


Well I think he's talking about people who want Zelda to be just like God of War in terms of tone and people in general, not users in this thread.

Yep.

Although I believe the people that keep posting the Renaissance paintings are also in the wrong. Zelda games have always been toon-like, brightly-colored, light-hearted adventures. What some of you want you're not gonna get out of this franchise.

Skyward Sword looks pretty painterly to me, anyway.
 
I really dont get why people want Zelda to look like something else they like. Its like you want the series to lose its identity and just copy something else.
 
Raging Spaniard said:
I really dont get why people want Zelda to look like something else they like. Its like you want the series to lose its identity and just copy something else.

Well it's kind of hard to show what we want Zelda to look like without using pictures. Obviously I assume Nintendo will take a certain artstyle and use it as the starting point, not the final product.
 
I don't think the series is ever going to move away from the Japanese look because that would alienate a huge amount of people. Even TWW still looks like an anime. The closest to realism I think zelda would go for would be the final fantasy series.
The god of war, dungeons and dragons, and world of war craft style is just to western for Japanese audiences.
 
apana said:
Well it's kind of hard to show what we want Zelda to look like without using pictures. Obviously I assume Nintendo will take a certain artstyle and use it as the starting point, not the final product.

Yeah I guess Im responding more to the guys that are like "I want it to look exactly like THIS". I respond more favorably to those who give a mix of inspiration.
 
GeneralIroh said:
I don't think the series is ever going to move away from the Japanese look because that would alienate a huge amount of people. Even TWW still looks like an anime. The closest to realism I think zelda would go for would be the final fantasy series.
The god of war, dungeons and dragons, and world of war craft style is just to western for Japanese audiences.

Link and Zelda have a stylized elf look but other than that the series already takes more inspiration from Western art than anime.
 
apana said:
Link and Zelda have a stylized elf look but other than that the series already takes more inspiration from Western art than anime.
Hmmm I don't really see it that way. The pointy nose, hair and the way they draw the eyes match the anime look for the main characters. The npcs on the other hand have a more french comic look though.
 
the closest so far then is Skyward Sword but that doesn't have flat colors. then again, you won't get the anime look with it anyway. you can get close. in stills anyway.
 
apana said:
I think this is what you are looking for.

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More this. :3
[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/XzxzR.jpg

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PounchEnvy said:
More this. :3
[ni no kuni ps3 screens]

looking so forward to this. this is the type of cel-shaded game i've wanted from current-gen systems since the generation began. hope we get it. :\
 
PounchEnvy said:
More this. :3
http://i.imgur.com/XzxzR.jpg[/IG]

[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/AeSMn.jpg[/IMG

[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/0VsPS.jpg[/IMG[/QUOTE]I feel that Ultimate Ninja Storm 2 does a better job. But as all of these examples, they only work wig stills
 
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