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http://www.gameinformer.com/NR/exeres/E9CD9493-4C3A-4FB9-BF2E-7A1E9E157B9E.htm

GI with a 10/10!

 

[Treefrog]

Nice

 

[beelzebozo]

http://www.gameinformer.com/NR/exeres/E9CD9493-4C3A-4FB9-BF2E-7A1E9E157B9E.htm

GI with a 10/10!

I used my last bit of mod juice to protect you guys

 

[RSP]

wtf happened, sp0rsk?

 

[Snaku]

http://www.gameinformer.com/NR/exeres/E9CD9493-4C3A-4FB9-BF2E-7A1E9E157B9E.htm

GI with a 10/10!

 

[Socreges]

:lol :lol :lol

Awesome... saw the original vid but never that gif

oh, and poor sp0rsk.... i dont understand

 

[TheIkariWarrior]

It would have been nice to see the remote track your sword-swinging motions

I'm sure that's what Nintendo is working on right now, for the first Zelda game, that is being built from the ground up on Wii, a game that Wii won't have until November 2009 at the soonest - that said, i'm sure Twilight Princess is big enough and good enough to keep us playing it, and completely enthralled, for the 3 to 4 year wait for the next Zelda game.

 

[andthebeatgoeson]

wtf happened, sp0rsk?

Yeah what the hell happened?

 

[TheIkariWarrior]

i made a thread for this but it was locked, so, hopefully it is ok to put it here in the non-spoilers thread.



in honor of Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess coming out in less than 2 days, I thought we should read some of the impressions of what was shown two and half years ago.

Now we've all seen the first trailer a million times, as well as the crowd reactions to that trailer, and the triumphant appearance of Miyamoto on stage swinging his sword around.
I didn't want to show that again. but rather, just words.



IGN

E3 2004: Legend of Zelda Reborn
Nintendo maniacs, the wait is over. Link has grown up and he's back to kick some ass.
by IGN Staff

May 11, 2004 - It's been four long years since Nintendo unveiled its Space World 2000 demo of Legend of Zelda. The realistic take on the action-adventure franchise, which showcased a brief fight sequence between an older, meaner Link and a downright evil looking Gannondorf, was shelved less than a year after its unveiling so that Nintendo could instead pursue the cel-shaded Wind Waker style. But Nintendo fans never forgot about that brief trailer that showed so much promise.

And, as it turns out, neither did Nintendo.

Today at its pre-E3 event in Los Angeles, Nintendo dropped a earth-shaking bomb. Not only has it secretly been working on a brand new Legend of Zelda title inspired by its famous Space World 2000 demo, but the game is very far along and looks absolutely drop-dead gorgeous.

As the lights dimmed and the brief trailer for the game rolled, press on hand seemed unsure about what to expect. But when the music kicked in -- an homage to the 1998 Ocarina of Time movie spot -- the crowd went wild. (The new Legend of Zelda trailer actually features the same song from composer Basil Poledouris, who orchestrated Conan The Barbarian.) What followed was an awe-inspiring display of cutting-edge graphics and an overall crowd reaction that approached a pure state of euphoria.

The footage showcased a detailed adult Link as he rode his horse across an expansive Hyrule, did battle with a number of different enemy types including a Moblin, Bokoblins and multiple Lizalfos. In one stunning scene, the sun set as dark riders advanced over the horizon. In another, Link battled against a gigantic fire boss. He also explored the forest, seemed to solve puzzles in a dungeon and more. The visuals, featuring what is hands-down the best Link model ever designed and a host of impressive technical feats such as advanced lighting and shadow effects, crisp textures, and impressive draw distance, to name a few, made Nintendo fans' eyes roll in their heads.

After the display ended and the crowd settled, Nintendo designer and director Shigeru Miyamoto took the stage with Master Sword and shield in hand and addressed lucky attendees. "I am not Link, but I do know him!" he joked. "Even after 18 years the Legend of Zelda never stops changing and this game is no different. We are now taking you to a world where Link has grown up -- a world where he will act different and look different. In order to grow, Link must not stand still and neither will I. Thank you and goodbye." With a few more sword swings, Miyamoto stepped off the stage.

The game, simply titled Legend of Zelda (and not Wind Waker 2), is set for release on GameCube sometime next year.

IGNcube will have footage and screens of the game available for download very soon. Because we love you.

GameSpot

The Legend of Zelda E3 2004 Preshow Impressions
Link is back to his old self (meaning, he's in his teens) in a brand-new trailer for the next Legend of Zelda game for the GameCube. Read our impressions.
By Greg Kasavin, GameSpot
Posted May 11, 2004 8:08 pm GMT

Though last year's The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker was by all accounts a resounding success, the game's unusual graphical style left many wondering if Nintendo would ever revert back to the Zelda series' signature visuals. Consider the official answer "yes." As part of Nintendo's annual E3 press conference, it showed off a new trailer of the next (currently untitled) game in the Legend of Zelda series, which featured an older, more mature Link than the one found in The Wind Waker.

Witness the first trailer of the next Zelda game. Double-click on the video window for a full-screen view.Link, in this next Zelda game, incidentally looks a lot like how he does in the GameCube version of Namco's 2003 fighting game, Soul Calibur II.

The brief trailer, which is set to the same stirring operatic theme featured in the Arnold Schwarzenneger classic, Conan The Barbarian, begins with a few quick shots of different lands, times, and weather. Apparently this is Hyrule, the traditional setting of the Zelda series. Following that, there's a lot of footage of Link battling it out on horseback, a sequence interspersed with shots of a dark army rising up from on the horizon--it seems that Link will have quite a battle on his hands.

More brief snippets of on-foot combat revealed that Link will have many of his familiar moves. He can deflect opponents' projectiles with his shield and he can execute spinning and jumping slashes. And, just as in the last few Zelda offerings, a successful slash causes the screen to pause dramatically for a moment.

Link was finally shown squaring off against a towering, demonic opponent, armed with a huge morning star. (The balrog from The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring immediately springs to mind here.) Between action scenes, the trailer flashed some brief slogans such as "blades will bleed," indicating the darker tone of this next installment in the series.

The graphical quality of this next Zelda is certainly impressive to behold, though naturally it isn't as stylistically distinctive as that of The Wind Waker. Still, longtime fans of the franchise will certainly be thrilled to see the series returning to its Nintendo 64 roots (as opposed to its 8-bit roots). We'll have more information on the game as soon as possible. For now, feast your eyes on the trailer.

Planetgamecube

The Nintendo press conference has just ended, and Link is coming in realistic style!


Prepare to be blown away ...

The Legend of Zelda – Coming Soon

Graphics are like Ocarina in Style, but "1000 times better" according to our reports. Similar to Resident Evil 4 in graphic style. It was the very last game shown.

Miyamoto walked out in a green 1-Up t-shirt, holding the Master Sword and Shield, swinging the sword around. Miyamoto barely said anything.

Nintendo listening to the fans seems to be the theme of the show.

More to come!

Rick Powers, Senior Editor

#studio64 IRC chatroom

12:07 PM - Back to Reggie one last time. He looks excited. "I hope
you've all enjoyed our program this morning. But before you leave, I'd
like you to step inside one more world for Nintendo Gamecube." A video
starts to play...

<Goob> reggie is all about the reveals.
<Dantendo> thats it?
<Wilbo> Thats it?
<Goob> OH SHIT
<lyburnum> Reggie is going to **** shit up
<Kevyn> ZELDA?
<Gchaime> zelda?
<Yoshi> !!!
<E-Diddy> ZELDA
<Kevyn> ZELDA!
<E-Diddy> OH GOD
<Yoshi> WHAT!
<Skewtre> woah
<Kevyn> MATURE ZELDA
<Gchaime> omg teh mature!
<Wilbo> OMFG
<Kevyn> HORSE!!!!!!
<Goob> don't say it.
<Yoshi> THE FUVK!
<Kevyn> OMGFIUVBHDILUFHVGIDVIU
<NapkinEater> ZELDA
<Dolphin> NOOOO
<Yoshi> l;sdkjg
<Legacy_E3> HOLY SHIT
<Wilbo> JESUS!
<Kevyn> HOLY SHIT
<Goob> oh god
<NapkinEater> HOLY
<Dolphin> I WANT MY DAMN HORSE
<Skewtre> **** YES!!!!!
<Wilbo> HOLY FWJEFKw
<Yoshi> ?!?!
<Goob> OH GOD
<lyburnum> holy shiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiit!
<E-Diddy> OH GOD
<Kevyn> BLADES WILL BLEED!
<Yoshi> WHAT!
<Goob> ...............................................
<ProperCoochie> SDGNAsgdasga
<Skewtre> THAT LOOKS AMAZING
<Dolphin> DAMN
<E-Diddy> I CAN'T BREATH
<Dirty_Sanchez> it's like sex... but better
<Refreshy-D> what?
<Yoshi> ;laskjdf
<Kevyn> OH MY GHOD
<Refreshy-D> mature zelda?
<Goob> NID?A.d
<Yoshi> WHAT
<Goob> sdajddddddddddddd
<Refreshy-D> like, like the first screens?
<Goob> *cries*
<NapkinEater> HORSE FIGHTING!!
<lyburnum> I think it just shit myself
<Dylab> ****
<Wilbo> OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
<Dylab> **** ****
<Yoshi> I'M HURTING
<Wilbo> ah!
<E-Diddy> TEARS
<Goob> *tears*
<Dantendo> that looked like the best game ever

12:08 PM - "Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome... Shigeru Miyamoto!"

<Gchaime> miyamotot
<NapkinEater> MIYAMOTO!!
<ProperCoochie> AHHHHHa
<Legacy_E3> AHAHA
<Skewtre> SHIGERU
<Kevyn> DRESSED AS LINK!
<Dantendo> haha
<NapkinEater> HAHAHA
<Legacy_E3> MIYAMAOTO
<Gchaime> with a sword!
<Kevyn> HAHAHHAHA
<Yoshi> HOLY SHIYT
<E-Diddy> SHIT
<Dantendo> what a dude
<Wilbo> ~LO<!
<Dolphin> SDlfkjasd;flkajsdf;lkajsdg;lkajsdg
<Yoshi> AHHHHHHHHHH!
<Kevyn> He got that shirt from Hot Topic!
<Skewtre> YES I'M ****ING HARD AT THAT SHIT
<E-Diddy> OH GOD
<Gchaime> he just killed the cometion
<Dolphin> MIYAMOTO I LOVE YOU
<Goob> OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHH MY ****ING GOD!
<lyburnum> OH MY GOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
<NapkinEater> hahaha
<Kevyn> Speaking ENGLISH!
<Dirty_Sanchez> I dig shiggy's shirt
<Dolphin> Haha, Miyamoto is awesome
<Kevyn> OMG
<Kevyn> Shigeru learned English!
<Drake> **** YES
<Drake> oh mny ****ing god
<Dylab> I want that shirt.
<Dolphin> He's threatening everyone!
<Skewtre> OH MY ****ING GOD, that was so TASTY
<Dolphin> KiLL HIM KILL HIM
<Dolphin> He speaks english?
<Drake> I bet Shigeru's shirt is from Hot Topic
<Kevyn> DID YOU SEE THAT ****ING ZELDA FOOTAGE?
<lyburnum> Link has grown up!
<Skewtre> Absolutely AMAZING
<Yoshi> HAHA HWAT?!
<E-Diddy> OH MY GOD
<Dolphin> He speaks it better than Iwata!
<Dantendo> i want hi res direct feed NOW
<Legacy_E3> HOLY **** HOLY ****
<NapkinEater> That Zelda looks ****ing sweet.
<Skewtre> I NEED TO SEE THAT SHIT AGAIN
<Undead_Komakino> Is he on PCP or something?
<Legacy_E3> I"M GOING TO CRY
<Yoshi> HOLY EQOAIhfpdwijg;ilsjhc;'kbmdpkdsf
<Wilbo> They just ****ing PWNED SONY!
<ProperCoochie> MY TESTICLES ARE HOLLOW
<lyburnum> holy ****, I can't even believe what I just saw
<Dolphin> He's loving those sound effects.
<lyburnum> Miyamoto with a ****ing sword!

please add if you can dig some more up

 

[Snaku]

:lol @ that chat log. I remember my friend and I having a very similar reaction as we were watching the feed.

 

[Slurpy]

Seems like its time for an update...

 

[Chrono]

I used my last bit of mod juice to protect you guys

Your sacrifice will never be forgotten.




... so what did happen?

 

[gamergirly]

no, no no nooooooooooooo! We still have 24 hours to survive

 

[jarosh]

sp0rsk. what a shame. but i can't say i'm totally surprised it happened. not that i support the decision to un-mod you, but i also kinda expected it

 

[MiamiWesker]

Oh god its a free for all now, RETREAT!!!!

*Goes into hiding*

 

[En-ou]

It’s most certainly classic Zelda, but you can feel an influence from Miyazaki, and it gives the game a whimsical touch that I found to be unbelievably addicting. It’s genius.

Ghibli influence?? OH MY!!!

 

[jarosh]

if you really don't want anything spoiled this thread isn't save anymore anyway.
there are some.. uh... 'joke characters' waiting to poop on your party just when you'll expect it the least guys.

 

[beelzebozo]

welp, that's my cue.

heavens tah murgatroid, exit, stage left

 

[Error]

wow that's not cool, sporsk was doing a good job in this thread. time to avoid it

 

[fly high ~ayunite~]

<Dirty_Sanchez> it's like sex... but better

:lol

 

[temjin]

So this Spoiler Free Haven is no longer sacred?

I'm jumping ship guys.

Bai!

 

[gamergirly]

So this Spoiler Free Haven is no longer sacred?

I'm jumping ship guys.

Bai!

There's too many people starting to get ahold of the game. Spoilers are going to show up before Sunday. You'll probably click on this thread sometime tomorrow and see a screenshot that will send you to Hades somewhere. Dunno what happened to his mod post but Sporsk did a great job

 

[AdmiralViscen]

sp0rsk. what a shame. but i can't say i'm totally surprised it happened. not that i support the decision to un-mod you, but i also kinda expected it

Why? If it wasn't cool to ban spoiler-posters, why didn't they tell him so beforehand?

 

[ivysaur12]

Poor sp0rsk...

DAMN YOU SPOILER POSTERS!

 

[jarosh]

Why? If it wasn't cool to ban spoiler-posters, why didn't they tell him so beforehand?

i don't think that has a lot to do with his temporary de-modding...
anyway, let's not derail the thread any further

 

[Akia]

poor spr0sk

 

[temjin]

sp0rsk did great:

 

[andthebeatgoeson]

That log was almost like the Direct Connect chat. Just multiply that by 100, I kid you not. I was just banging on the keyboard and pushing enter I was so excited. It was a friggen megaton. There where no hints from websites that a Zelda trailer was even possible, let alone mature zelda. Then they had the Conan music that they have been using for Zelda trailers for the OoT, WW. Then you had the one castle shot but it was so quick, you didn't really know it was link. Then all those quick shots. One of the best suprise trailers I've ever seen.

I still want to see the old E3 trailer of WW with the same music. It had an intro like, 'Every hero has a story...only one is a legend...' That is such a kick ass song and it goes well with any Zelda montage.

 

[Servbot #42]

btw gamespot gave TP an 8.8

 

[Bobety]

btw gamespot gave TP an 8.8

They did indeed, but if you're avoiding spoilers for the love of god DON'T READ THAT REVIEW. Some nasty late-game item spoilers

 

[Servbot #42]

thx i won`t.

 

[TheIkariWarrior]

warning: there are a couple of significant location spoilers in the IGN review.

It didnt ruin anything to read them though, for me.

 

[unifin]

warning: there are a couple of significant location spoilers in the IGN review.

It didnt ruin anything to read them though, for me.

Thanks for the warning.

 

[Slurpy]

They did indeed, but if you're avoiding spoilers for the love of god DON'T READ THAT REVIEW. Some nasty late-game item spoilers

The reviewer was an asshole for including those spoilers (Gamespot) . There hasnt been single video or image released about those late-game spoilers, yet he feels necessary to casually mention them. Utterly no respect or consideration. This was the only time I actually got upset about reading a spoiler- because its something I simply never imagined, or heard about. Im sure it was the case with hundreds/thousands of others who read that review never expecting something like that. Now Ill be anticipating it the entire game, when it could have been a really cool surprise. Just disgustingly lazy and inconsiderate- something Ive never seen from any other review.

 

[Lobster]

Hey guys..has it been said if there would be pre-rendered images in this game? It does return back to the old style and there was a fair ammount of pre-rendered backgrounds in OoT and MM and I liked em. Has it been said if there is any?

 

[GaimeGuy]

Hey guys..has it been said if there would be pre-rendered images in this game? It does return back to the old style and there was a fair ammount of pre-rendered backgrounds in OoT and MM and I liked em. Has it been said if there is any?

what? :lol

 

[Lobster]

what? :lol

Don't know if its pre rendered or whatever..but in the courtyard of Temple of time. In the back alleys in OoT. Ill dig a pic..but im sure you know what im talking bout..

Like this.

 

[civilstrife]

Something for you GC version holdouts to chew on:


thehylia.com

1. Link's shield is on Auto mode exactly like the Wii version
2. Spin attack is done in the traditional way (by holding the B button and charging your sword and then releasing it)

 

[ant1532]

Does anyone know if the Gamespot Video Review contains spoilers?

Would post links but not allowed.

 

[beelzebozo]

Does anyone know if the Gamespot Video Review contains spoilers?

Would post links but not allowed.

major plot elements, no; small elements of the game do get mentioned/glimpsed at points, though. it's not a bad review, on the whole, and watching the footage of the game it's hard not to get excited.

again, let me echo my sentiment that if the ultimate criticism of the game is "it's amazing, like zelda is amazing," then i'm fine with that. i wasn't really expecting or wanting anything else.

 

[Slurpy]

So when the hell does the official thread open?

 

[Lobster]

So when the hell does the official thread open?

Launch.

 

[Slurpy]

To get rid of the bad taste of the GS score...

Keep the faith. You will not be disappointed.

 

[Keikoku]

For my first post :

There is another artwork but it's a spoil...

 

[Square2005]

To get rid of the bad taste of the GS score...

Keep the faith. You will not be disappointed.

What about Nintendo Power?

 

[Cdammen]

Can someone please tell me when the GCN version is released in North America. Is it on the 11th of December or is it on the 15th? I think the latter date is the European but I'm not sure :/

 

[Keikoku]

Can someone please tell me when the GCN version is released in North America. Is it on the 11th of December or is it on the 15th? I think the latter date is the European but I'm not sure :/

15th of december for european, but I don't know for states.

 

[Cdammen]

15th of december for european, but I don't know for states.

Thanks! I think that the American release is just a couple days ahead so the 11th sounds about right... I think I'll import if the PAL game doesn't support 60Hz

 

[AniHawk]

The strategy guides came in today, and I was SO TEMPTED to flip right to the end.

I think I'm going to keep THAT thing in a dark corner of my room until I beat this game.

 

[Creamium]

The strategy guides came in today, and I was SO TEMPTED to flip right to the end.

I'm certainly buying one of those. Have you at least looked at some pages? I'd like to know which one has the best lay-out, pictures, etc. I'll only buy the best one.