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[ASHES IN THE HOURGLASS]

That was actually really fucking cool.

Those little tricks actually make me think that BotW's mechanics are pulling more from the Deus Ex/Dishonored/Crysis' of the world than anything Elders Scroll.

It's Nintendo meets Looking Glass. Makes me wish Warren Spector would work at Nintendo.

 

[Foldedpencil]

Paving the way to Zelda Maker!

That was my thought

 

[Cow Mengde]

Man, I would have loved to play an 8 Bit Breath of the Wild. From the looks of things, the world wouldn't be as barren and empty when everything is condensed in this 8 Bit style.

 

[Spladam]

This is awesome, thanks for sharing this OP.

 

[Ninja Scooter]

How would Metroid maker work

Beat the entire game before you upload it?

Structurally, there's a reason Mario Maker works so well.

I could imagine the closest we could get is a Zelda Dungeon Maker

 

[Zee-Row]

This really makes me want an 8-bit style zelda maker really bad!

 

[Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew]

This should be an easter egg within BotW.

 

[Yoshimitsu126]

If this was in the season pack I'd buy it immediately.

 

[III-V]

Plot Twist:

Zelda Maker Tools are in 2D for simplicity's sake but the game has the option to translate your Zelda game as a 3D render based on your object positioning.

Make your own 3D Zelda.

Now that would be something.

Really, this whole idea seems quite brilliant.

 

[cartman414]

Link moving diagonally was a clear (and welcome) concession to more contemporary sensibilities.

(Would accept Zelda Maker with crazy ass pursuant Darknuts.)

 

[Pinky]

That is pretty damn cool!

 

[ThEoRy...]

Yeah that was pretty cool. I wonder if they would utilize it to release an actual game. Could be a fun retro title.

 

[Marvie_3]

Thats pretty awesome

 

[tr00per]

8-bit style* graphics. The engine is actually 3d.
Video from GDC:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wrFqFQobdN8

Thanks!

 

[Illucio]

Zelda-Maker confirmed to be in development?

 

[Evilkazzzz]

How long until someone posts the full panel?

Doesn't GDC post full panels to their Youtube channel? How long from the date of showing do they post them. I'm incredibly interested in this.

 

[SinCityAssassin]

This looks amazing!

Why the fuck wasn't this released for Zelda's 30th anniversary?

1. Prototype
2. Making a full fledged product that works right out of the box is a lot harder than just making a working development tool.

 

[watershed]

Is the full BOTW talk archived anywhere in writing or video? I really want to know what was discussed.

 

[HotHamBoy]

Can someone explain how this aides in developing the game? Seems drastically different in every way.

 

[what-ok]

This looks amazing!

Why the fuck wasn't this released for Zelda's 30th anniversary?

This.

 

[Iolo]

Can someone explain how this aides in developing the game? Seems drastically different in every way.

Think of it like a storyboard. Quick to prototype, gives an high level overview, emphasis on mechanics over graphics.

 

[arturo2666]

Think of it like a storyboard. Quick to prototype, gives an high level overview, emphasis on mechanics over graphics.

This analogy is brilliant and frames this perfectly for me. Thanks.

 

[Reversed]

Did this prototype turned into the Zelda we saw since The Game Awards, or is it the E3 2016 one?

 

[Cuburt]

I wonder how far they took this prototype because they could have also prototyped some other systems as well to see how they fit together like the cooking, the temperature, stamina, and climbing, or even the degradable weapons constantly swapping in combat. What we saw seemed more basic than that but it would be interesting to take a look into that part of the development.

 

[Mike Double U]

I need it...

 

[djtiesto]

As an old fart, this looks really appealing, even more so than actual BotW. I think it's just the simplicity, charm, and nostalgia of the graphics (Zelda 1 was a childhood favorite).