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Link's Awakening being remade using OoT assets (fan game)
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Vulcano's assistant
Banned
TIL fan made games are finally into the N64 gen graphics nostalgia.
brandonh83
Banned
Reminds me of those older Zelda 64 pics in Nintendo Power way back in.
I kinda dig it, even if because nostalgia.
I kinda dig it, even if because nostalgia.
DiipuSurotu
Banned
The Urban Legend of IPs
Ah yes, remember when Sega lost the rights to sonic?
Boy I bet they had egg on their face.
(No, but seriously, why do people keep saying this?)
+1
just play DX, it looks better than ALttP already
sixteen-bit
Member
LTTP is pretty ugly looking imo. I like the art style of LA way more.
Ah yes, remember when Sega lost the rights to sonic?
Boy I bet they had egg on their face.
(No, but seriously, why do people keep saying this?)
To be fair, Sega needs someone to make good Sonic stuff
Funyarinpa
Member
Honestly their graphical inspiration could be the MSX for all I care, just fix the "having to equip the power bracelet every time you want to lift a rock" thing
Jonneh3003
Banned
Getting beta Zelda 64 vibes
chaosblade
Unconfirmed Member
But AM2R was a public project for nearly a decade and didn't get shut down until it fully released. And even then it would have probably been fine if not for the fact it got a shit load of attention because it was better than anything Nintendo has done with the series in years. And the sites covering weren't afraid to say so, which was not appreciated by Nintendo.
That said, it did seem to act as the spark that turned Nintendo into assholes about fan projects. They were fine with that kind of stuff prior AM2R's shutdown unless the projects competed with their own or sought profit/donations.
And this particular project doesn't look all that great.
Fans have a hard time completing Zelda remakes in 2D, let alone in 3D. There have been some completed OoT hacks, but most of them are short and/or use the original game assets. I wish these guys the best of luck, hoping they realize this is at least a 2- to 3-year full-time endeavor.
Worldshaker
Member
I appreciate the effort, but this doesn't look good at all.
Ryouji Gunblade
Member
This looks awful, but I hope it looks good in the end.
Why not mod Minish Cap into Link's Awakening though?
Why not mod Minish Cap into Link's Awakening though?
AcademicSaucer
Member
I hope nintendo remakes Links awakening tho, that game needs more buttons and less annoying text
Can they actually do anything before something is released or force someone to stop development?
Also this is a rom patch. Can Nintendo legally remove rom patches?
Yeah, i love awakening graphics especially dx version.
MooMilk2929
Junior Member
I dunno, but square did a C & D on chrono trigger crimson echoes, which sounds like it was totally legal since it was gonna be offered as a patch.
Yes, they can do both.
The question with this sort of thing is never "Can they?", but "Will they?"
Jawbreaker
Member
Looks like total ass.
Jo Shishido's Cheeks
Member
"deeper, darker, original, dynamic and more inspired storyline"
chaosblade
Unconfirmed Member
Isn't that one of the ones that probably wasn't actually a C&D? IIRC several of the SE related projects were not shut down, the creators just used the excuse of a C&D to stop working on them.
I mean so did OoT and MM really. Trying to play those on original hardware is tough these days. The 3DS remakes really make them much more playable.
DiipuSurotu
Banned
No it was legit; SE threatened them via their legal department. However, one of the game's directors, Zeality, was banned from Ocremix.org years ago over unrelated topics and so he sometimes tends to attract haters whenever he or his website are mentioned. These haters went out of their way to try to contact SE to ask if the shutdown was real, but obviously SE didn't respond to these random people.
The game was also 98% complete and a full playthrough is on YouTube.
NinjamicWZ
Banned
Still a cool creative exercise though, to translate it so radically. I think this is pretty cool. Looks sweet for the era/games it's targeting.
So you want them to remake Link's Awakening using the Link's Awakening engine?
Well that looked like poop on a stick.
And I mean it actually looks worse than most n64 games let alone OoT.
So many bad decisions already.
Why make the inside of the houses with 3D models when they look so shite, OoT used prerendered background for a reason in some cases.
Why clearly try to make chuchus from scratch when you could probably retrofit the working chuchus from MM for a much much better result?
It's not like I don't want to buy this or something similar, I don't even to play it or even watch someone play it since it looked so awful.
It's evident they could have gone closer to what was in LA
but still
And I mean it actually looks worse than most n64 games let alone OoT.
So many bad decisions already.
Why make the inside of the houses with 3D models when they look so shite, OoT used prerendered background for a reason in some cases.
Why clearly try to make chuchus from scratch when you could probably retrofit the working chuchus from MM for a much much better result?
It's not like I don't want to buy this or something similar, I don't even to play it or even watch someone play it since it looked so awful.
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It's evident they could have gone closer to what was in LA
but still
SonicMegaDrive
Member
Eww. Well, good on em for trying.
Didn't know that. I'll check it out. Thanks!
Throwaway123456789
Member
Welp... It looks pretty horrible to be honest...
*Reads some of the thread*
Ah, the people who are shouting "They need to shut the game to protect their IP!" are in full force. Nice to hear
.
To be serious, I also find it to be a mistake to even bother making Nintendo fan projects after how painfully clear it is that Nintendo loath's and hates fan productions if AM2R and Pokemon Uranium mean anything.
Will give this a look once the project (if it does) releases.
Ah, the people who are shouting "They need to shut the game to protect their IP!" are in full force. Nice to hear
.To be serious, I also find it to be a mistake to even bother making Nintendo fan projects after how painfully clear it is that Nintendo loath's and hates fan productions if AM2R and Pokemon Uranium mean anything.
Will give this a look once the project (if it does) releases.
That looks sooooooooooooooooooooooooooo much better already it's not even funny.
That second pic is giving me some major MegaMan Legends vibes...
Choppasmith
Member
Wtf am I reading?
I mean Link's Awakening is a great game, and great looking for a game boy game, and yes, I understand the art style for LttP isn't the best in the series. But to say it's ugly compared to LA and that there have wouldn't look great on the LttP engine is just bonkers to me.
Triggerhappytel
Member
Yep, this 100%. It'll never be finished because Nintendo will get it shut down. Especially with their new thing where they have fans reporting on fan games like this.
Randomizer
Member
Couldn't even be bothered to use 3DS remake assets?
Looks like some terrible texture pack for an emulator.
Announced before it's completed?
What was the point of this really? Could have spent their time making a new game from scratch at least then if it's good you could profit from it.
Looks like some terrible texture pack for an emulator.
Announced before it's completed?
What was the point of this really? Could have spent their time making a new game from scratch at least then if it's good you could profit from it.
DrunkShogun
Member
A 3D link awakening is the zelda remake I want the most but this doesn't look up to standards that recent fan games have achieved. Don't see this surviving now once Nintendo becomes aware.