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[guek]

Here you go:

http://i.imgur.com/xocR1cC.png[IMG][/QUOTE]

awesome

 

[Shin Johnpv]

Not getting the hate on the art style, while I'm not 100% sold on it, it does look like LTTP style artwork in 3D.

 

[LittleNemoNES]

this game doesn't exist -- my childhood! X(

 

[Kokonoe]

I think what I like most about it is they kept his original art hair, that's awesome.

Spoiler

pink hair toggle please

 

[bluemax]

Is the video up on the eShop?

 

[Data West]

I'm impressed how much people are picking on art styles lately.

Wind Waker HD

Yoshi Island 3DS

Zelda 3DS

Is this a thing now?

There's people who legit think Castle of Illusion looks better than the remake solely because it's 2D. Some old men just can't let it go.

That said, Wind Waker HD's SUPER BLOOM looks pretty bad

 

[-Pyromaniac-]

I'm still hyped as can be but that doesn't change me thinking the original looks better

 

[Neiteio]

Cause it looks worse in 3D and those things arent that big a deal. Every other game seems to do just fine without gimmicks, and its not as if games touted as unplayable in 2D like 3D Land were seriously built around 3D.. Pretty simple. But hey, thats the great thing about the 3DS, you can play with your hideous 3D while the rest of us "dodongo turds and cuckoo shits" can play in 2D. Options are great.

You're playing the inferior way, literally getting less visual feedback with none of the added distinction from true 3D depth and solidity. But you're right, everyone is entitled to their preferences and the system accommodates both. I'll just never understand why someone would want to miss out on the way the game was intended by Nintendo to be played. The whole game is built around 3D to be more enjoyable with it. To play in 2D, is to not get the full experience.

Also, the "dodongo turds and cucco shits" was a joke. Those are Zelda creatures (the dragons that spit fireballs, and the Zelda world's equivalent of chickens, respectively).

 

[TheCongressman1]

this is deffinetly a new super mario bros zelda, even in the gameplay... have you all see that extremily slow motion sword spin in the video of the eshop, the game feels slooooow... with a link to the past you can do a speedrun but with this new game you would get a slowrun...

Yeah, it does seem really slow. That's a problem.

 

[BorkBork]

I personally like the balance they struck. Perhaps a bit darker in colour and sharper and it would be perfect.

 

[Tathanen]

Cause it looks worse in 3D and those things arent that big a deal. Every other game seems to do just fine without gimmicks, and its not as if games touted as unplayable in 2D like 3D Land were seriously built around 3D.. Pretty simple. But hey, thats the great thing about the 3DS, you can play with your hideous 3D while the rest of us "dodongo turds and cuckoo shits" can play in 2D. Options are great.

Well since Opinions are Opinions, hopefully you can concede that some people actually think the 3D effect makes games look tangibly better, and have come to consider it as indispensable an effect as texture filtering, antialiasing, or any of the dozens of graphical effects that have made games look better and better over time. It's not a matter of "doing fine without gimmicks," but simply enjoying yet another effect that improves the look of video games. There is no need to be derogatory.

 

[BGBW]

That stump at the top turned into a tree

prequel confirmed

Or they put the leafs back like they did every time you walked away from that hollow tree.

Some people need to get a life.

 

[Zarovitch]

Trailer from the 3ds look really good.
Can't wait to see boss :0

 

[StAidan]

OK, I was tentative on the screenshots but after seeing the Nintendo Direct footage firsthand, I'm not concerned about the graphics anymore. Much, much better in motion.

Back to kickin' with maximum hype!

 

[Demoncarnotaur]

Ugh. The world and character art just looks so generic and lifeless.. it has like zero charm at all. I am not feeling this at all, it looks incredibly phoned in.

=/

 

[guek]

Thats pretty dissapointing they are reusing the lttp overworld again. Would prefer it to be all new.

I doubt it'll be an exact copy. At the very least, I expect 1-2 completely new areas and most of the familiar locales to be thoroughly remixed.

 

[Otnopolit]

A lot of you just sound ungrateful in this thread.

Personally I'm very excited and ready to roll with the art changes, because I have faith in the developers and the franchise.

 

[Apenheul]

I have no problems with that art style but oh man.. a sequel to one of my favorite games of all time.

 

[brandonh83]

this game doesn't exist -- my childhood! X(

Shouldn't this be the other way around? Have faith, dream master.

 

[Mango The Magician]

Thats pretty dissapointing they are reusing the lttp overworld again. Would prefer it to be all new.

I don't think we know whether or not the over-world will be exactly the same. It's disappointing that people are jumping to such rash conclusions.

 

[peanutbutterlatte]

Not at all what I was expecting. Looks so much fun anyway. Come on guys, I'd be suspicious if there wasn't art style whining going on, wouldn't be a Zelda thread without it.

Also this being set in the Link to the Past world means it's also technically set in the Link's Awakening world...


^You complain this looks lifeless and generic then use a photo of an N64 game to support your argument? Get a grip!

 

[Nostremitus]

Not getting the hate on the art style, while I'm not 100% sold on it, it does look like LTTP style artwork in 3D.

I like it well enough... But why did Link dye his hair? It's supposed to be the same character, right?

 

[DaBoss]

original looks better :/

But those are blurry screenshots from the ND video? Why would you compare the 2?

 

[Ezalc]

Man I've never played a Zelda game, though I'm looking to change this, and I'm excited for this. I'm surprised how many people are bitching when all I remember was people asking for a new Zelda to be made that was more like the older ones.

 

[Gouty]

Zelda is the new New Super Mario Bros.

The next 2D Zelda we see will be on the Wii U and we'll be playing it before we play the next fully 3D Zelda.

They went with this art style and perspective because its the fastest, cheapest, acceptable way to put a Zelda out. They made it a sequel to a beloved entry in the franchise to trade on nostalgia and to obscure the economics of the project.

 

[serplux]

Not at all what I was expecting. Looks so much fun anyway. Come on guys, I'd be suspicious if there wasn't art style whining going on, wouldn't be a Zelda thread without it.

Also this being set in the Link to the Past world means it's also technically set in the Link's Awakening world...

I wonder if it's going to be the same Link from those two games too?

 

[BGBW]

But those are blurry screenshots from the ND video? Why would you compare the 2?

Also the SNES version screenshots should be put through a TV filter since that is how we actually saw the game.

Also I love that OoT3D comparison image. Lets take a really vibrant and varied screenshot and compare it with a plan field shot. At least use a shot of Hyrule Field.

 

[Lightning Lord]

I don't think we know whether or not the over-world will be exactly the same. It's disappointing that people are jumping to such rash conclusions.

It wouldn't be a Zelda thread then, now would it?

 

[Kokonoe]

I like it well enough... But why did Link dye his hair? It's supposed to be the same character, right?

That's how his hair was back in the olden days, you young whippersnappers and your fancy bright blonde Link.

 

[pixlexic]

Ugh. The world and character art just looks so generic and lifeless.. it has like zero charm at all. I am not feeling this at all, it looks incredibly phoned in.



=/

I totally disagree with your opinion
:/

 

[ec0ec0]

its interesting how if you play an old game of a nintendo franchise and 15 years latter you play the last game of the franchise... you are like... ok is still nintendo but, what happened?

 

[Superflat]

Aw yea, this would actually motivate me to go back and actually finish Link to the Past (I know, I'm a bad person). Proper hyped! Loved the mechanics shown in the video.

 

[ViewtifulJC]

I'll just never understand why someone would want to miss out on the way the game was intended by Nintendo to be played.

Probably because they think it doesn't look very good at all

 

[guek]

What framerate were the DS zeldas locked at? Are ppl expecting 30fps from lttp2?

 

[Ithil]

But my charm!

 

[ThatObviousUser]

The master sword can sleep again forever multiple times, it seems.

Maybe it's a different Master Sword.

 

[ASIS]

Man I've never played a Zelda game, though I'm looking to change this, and I'm excited for this. I'm surprised how many people are bitching when all I remember was people asking for a new Zelda to be made that was more like the older ones.

Now do you believe in the Zelda Cycle?

 

[Effect]

Let's remember since this is the same world as ALTTP the that means we might possibly be visiting the Dark World. Or if not that some other world. That's really when things got interested in ALTTP. The light world map wasn't really that interesting. It was very straight forward. The dungeons (already we can see some of that from the trailer) and a possible dark world (or another secondary world) are what we should be really judging the game on.

Maybe it's a different Master Sword.

The game takes place between the final battle of ALTTP and that scene. Anyway it's not like there hasn't been other things changed story when it comes to ALTTP.

 

[Maedhros]

But those are blurry screenshots from the ND video? Why would you compare the 2?

Direct Feed screens are still bad. The colors are better, but the art style is still bad.

 

[Neiteio]

Wait, I just saw the comparison posted above: When they say the game is set in the ALttP "world," they mean the overworld is the same, even as the dungeons and narrative are new?

 

[peanutbutterlatte]

I wonder if it's going to be the same Link from those two games too?

Would like an explanation as to

Spoiler

how he got out of the ocean

.

It's the Nintendo Law. A game can never be enough like an old game or too much like a new game.

I'm just glad it isn't a Spirit Tracks sequel.

 

[Lightning Lord]

Maybe it's a different Master Sword.

The... Masterer Sword?

The Master Master Sword?

 

[Freshmaker]

Not how I wanted for it to look...

Yeah. No pink hair = No sale.

At least they kept fetus Link the hell away from this.

 

[ThatObviousUser]

LttP 2 looks better. More vibrant and isn't chained to N64 graphics.

 

[EmCeeGramr]

Let's remember since this is the same world as ALTTP the that means we might possibly be visiting the Dark World. Or if not that some other world. That's really when things got interested in ALTTP. The light world map wasn't really that interesting. It was very straight forward. The dungeons (already we can see some of that from the trailer) and a possible dark world (or another secondary world) are what we should be really judging the game on.

if it takes place after lttp then there shouldn't be a dark world anymore

 

[royalan]

This does look incredibly phoned in.

Spoiler

That said I'll keep my eye on it

 

[Jacksonlee]

nintendo needs to get their 3d artstyle right.

they all look blend

 

[BGBW]

its interesting how if you play an old game of a nintendo franchise and 15 years latter you play the last game of the franchise... you are like... ok is still nintendo but, what happened?

They realised that Donkey Kong 64 took collectathons a bit too far and thus made the smart decision when coming up with DKCR.

 

[Eric C]

Here you go:

For some reason these comparisons are getting me hyped.

I loved LttP.

 

[RagnarokX]

The master sword can sleep again forever multiple times, it seems.

But he's not using the Master Sword in this footage, and it's not in any of the games set after ALttP.