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Nintendo Dev reveals why Link's BOTW design doesn't feature a hat.

they wanted to switch it up

DLC pack 2

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As iconic as Link's green tunic and hat are, I was surprised to find myself not missing them at all in BotW. All the different outfits and their various benefits are so good, and it's addictive collecting them.
 
Never seen an OP with 90% of the text as a embed link. Definitely glad that isn't a common thing, it's a bitch to read on mobile dark theme.

Gotta say I agree with him though. The OG caps look pretty whack. Though really I thought the design was tired by twilight princess. Wind Waker was the height of it and it's been in freefall since then until BOTW. Keep the OG styles as an option, and stick with the unique design default while letting you get multiple different armors snd headgears/pants. It's one of the biggest improvements I like about BOTW.
 
Huh? I mean, I'm hardly a Zelda fan and I never thought the hat was "cool", but I don't see how it can't fit the aesthetic of this game well.
 
It was a good choice.

I'm looking forward to the next Smash Bros which will have no option for a hatless Link and will continue his Twilight Princess look. You get a blue tunic and blonde hat instead.
 
I mostly agree, but a lot of the headwear in the game is pretty trash. That climber's bandana and the fish helmet. Ugh. They're not bad in isolation but they don't fit any of the other outfits well.
 
I've enjoyed all the designs of Link over the years, but to be honest, I haven't missed the long, green hat. I think the decision to remove it is a good one. And it's not that I dislike it now, but the change feels organic and the time feels right.
 
It's time for Link to get a new look in Smash.

He should have his Champion's outfit. It's the new iconic look.
The Hylian set looks way better than the Champion outfit though. The Champion shirt is kind of plain compared to Link's other clothes.
 
Actually it's a testament to the art direction that BOTW's iconic cover-outfit Link totally looks like Link even at a glance, despite having such different clothing. Even if you see him from behind and don't see the face, it feels like a Link.

Having said that the classic outfits all do look superb in the game. I suspect the art director's comments about the hat not working is personal taste. All the art design in this game is super on point.
 
I agree. I'm glad they had the courage to throw away tradition to modernize a bit. Link in his various outfits look great in BotW.

Haven't played the game yet but I saw Jeff's GB video and had his Link with a sweet hairdo with the sticks in the ponytail/bun and thought it looked pretty fuckin rad.
 
This seems like a really dumb excuse, especially since fidelity of the character models aren't that far removed from previous console entries.
 
Why did it look good in Twilight Princess then lol? Also it looks fine imo in this game, the breath of the wild and amiibo tunics look fantastic!
 
Don't get me wrong, I love being able to play fashion Zelda. But moving away from the classic outfits, not even including them, that's shitty. I'm pretty pissed about them being tied to Amiibo. I was under the impression they were obtainable in game until after release.

Really it's not in? I don't buy the silly realistic explanation. Breath of the Wild ain't a bit realistic.

It is if you happen to have the amiibo it's tied to and get lucky from the drop.
 
I dunno. He looks fantastic in the WW hat and the Hylian Tunic dyed green with the default beige Hylian Trousers. That is my "main" Legend of Fashion end game outfit.

Oh and don't get me wrong, the blue tunic without the hat looks great too as do almost every set in the game (and mix and matching them) but he looks just as great as past Links in the green outfit and the Hylian Tunic dyed green makes a great "Hero's Tunic".
 
While there was a great effort made into playing with the conventions of Link’s design for Breath of the Wild, some things still make Link Link. Takizawa said it was part of the essence of the character, who is, in his soul, a samurai.

What?
 
Why this statement when suprise spoilers....

there is a legit green tunic in game for beating all shrines....with hat and all and it looks pretty normal to me
 
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