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Zelda: Skyward Sword @ GDC New Trailer
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beelzebozo
Jealous Bastard
people are drawn to the badass in the universe. humans feed off it. the universe is nothing but a huge constant exchange of badditude, zelda swirlin at the centerapana said:
beelzebozo
Jealous Bastard
physics, bro. complex asstrophysics.
Hot Coldman
Banned
apana said:
I'd play it. Just include stylus controlled flight and I'll be there day one
From The Dust
Banned
a giant phoenix would make more sense. kinda like the golden chicken thingy in Dragon Quest 8
SpacePirate Ridley
Member
beelzebozo said:
Pardon me mr, Im in asstrophysics school and my friends dont think like you!
AceBandage
Banned
What does "grey at the temples" even mean?
apana said:
The mechanical beetle is introduced early to introduce players to the flight mechanic that appears later in the game when link transforms into a phoenix.
The 'sword girl' doesn't become the master sword, Link does; the wings on the blade represent his phoenix form and the phoenix symbol on the Hyrule Shield is in his memory when he sacrifices himself to seal proto-Ganon away with the fully powered Master Sword. Because his symbol was the phoenix, it suggests that somewhere, when Hyrule is in danger, a Link will 'rise from the ashes' to restore balance.
The 'sword girl' falls in love with Link and upon his death becomes the Great Fairy, forever aiding each successive Link through history.
BAM.
His hair is grey at the temples of his head.AceBandage said:
KeeSomething
Banned
Except I wasn't. I'm stating I'm confused because the artists I know as well as non-artists think this game looks laughable. I'm surprised it gets so much love here. I'm not saying who's right or wrong. I'm just sharing my experiences.Raging Spaniard said:
And, yes, I know you're an artist. I pretty good one too.
Super Mario Galaxy is gorgeous. Skyward Sword.... sorry, man, but I just don't see it. I can't agree, especially with the "good use of texture." Everything looks flat. Super flat. And the watercolor effect looks embarrassing. Did they just discover the default fliters in photoshop?
I will say one thing though: the environments do remind me of the 2D games, and that's a good thing. There is clearly a lot of content shown in the level design in the second trailer. I'm also pleased to see some interesting character designs after the big scare of seeing those ugly, big nosed Moblin things in the demo. With that demo, I felt like Link's model didn't even belong in the same game as them, but now that fear is put to rest.
Can I ask you something? Do you feel that Skyward Sword is pushing the Wii hardware graphically?
You seem to only hear what you want to hear. Good luck with that.SpacePirate Ridley said:
AceBandage
Banned
Retro said:
AceBandage said:
This:
BGBW said:
War has changed. It's no longer about Hyrule, ideologies or ethnicity. It's an endless series of sword battles, fought by Moblins and Hylians. War, and its consumption of life, has become a well-oiled Spinner. War has changed. NPC monsters carry ID sidequests, resulting in ID gear. Rupees inside their bodies to emerge when defeated. Genetic control. Information control. Emotion control. Mask control. Everything is monitored, and kept in control. War has changed. The age of deterrence has become the age of Waggle control. All in the name of averting catastrophe from weapons of one dungeon usage. And he who controls the Triforce, controls history. War has changed. When the battlefield is under total control, war...brings more smiles to more faces.
Since it hasn't been discussed in the thread yet, here we go:
In TP, the sky people were long gone. So they have to disappear somehow.
My guess is that sometime during SS, main villain fucks Skyloft up bad, everyone flee to the ground, Hylians are actually from Skyloft, and Links shield looks like OOT and TP Link's shields because the Hyrulians are actually the fallen Skyloft people and therefore use the same imagery. Over time they forgot that they once lived in the sky and it all becomes a neat legend.
In TP, the sky people were long gone. So they have to disappear somehow.
My guess is that sometime during SS, main villain fucks Skyloft up bad, everyone flee to the ground, Hylians are actually from Skyloft, and Links shield looks like OOT and TP Link's shields because the Hyrulians are actually the fallen Skyloft people and therefore use the same imagery. Over time they forgot that they once lived in the sky and it all becomes a neat legend.
From The Dust
Banned
but there is great amounts of evil in Hyrule while the people are living in Skyloft (or something like that). if they moved to Hyrule, I can only imagine lots of conflict
sinxtanx said:Since it hasn't been discussed in the thread yet, here we go:
In TP, the sky people were long gone. So they have to disappear somehow.
My guess is that sometime during SS, main villain fucks Skyloft up bad, everyone flee to the ground, Hylians are actually from Skyloft, and Links shield looks like OOT and TP Link's shields because the Hyrulians are actually the fallen Skyloft people and therefore use the same imagery. Over time they forgot that they once lived in the sky and it all becomes a neat legend.
Yes this is very likely, but I think Hylians are likely a mix of people who were already inhabiting the land and the people who descended from the sky.
apana said:
If you're gonna do the "Old Link" thing, at least do it justice;
That said, I'd much rather see this old dude training his young replacement (acting like Navi or Midna, giving advice as the Wise old Man archetype) and Link inheriting his garb when he inevitably bites the dust.
Bubs Mugumbo
Neo Member
AceBandage said:
he turns grey when he goes to the temples? XD I kid..
Retro said:If you're gonna do the "Old Link" thing, at least do it justice;
That said, I'd much rather see this old dude training his young replacement (acting like Navi or Midna, giving advice as the Wise old Man archetype) and Link inheriting his garb when he inevitably bites the dust.
Nope sorry, your old Link isn't as good as my old Link.
That is more likely, yes.apana said:
I hope the villain attacks Skyloft with ~6000 dragons while the Dark Interlopers buttfuck the mainland and this motivates Sword Girl to transform into the Master Sword then Ganon tapdances across a frozen Lake Hylia wearing Tingle as a hat and the Triforce is spinning out of control and Link is grinding grass for rupees then the moon crashes and flattens everyone
/idon'teven
/idon'teven
From The Dust
Banned
I gotta say, I'm liking Debbie as the main bad guy more every day
Jason's Ultimatum
Member
I still believe MM is the most unique Zelda game to date. Transforming into different creatures was not only limited to dungeons, but you had to solve puzzles to progress further or reach new areas in the overworld. Also, the minigames were fun when it came to the Deku, Goron, and Zora transformations. The gameplay really was fresh, and besides transforming, you had to the time mechanic, too.
I like the art style, but what's up with these environments. They look blocky and empty. Is this necessary with the new control scheme? Twilight Princess wasn't this simplistic looking.
The 3d puzzles with the wiimote have potential. I'm surprised more Wii games don't have stuff like that.
The 3d puzzles with the wiimote have potential. I'm surprised more Wii games don't have stuff like that.
How About No
Member
"Got some pills here."
What I find interesting about Skyloft is that it seems to have more of a eastern/hindu influence while Hyrule so far in the games has had a very celtic/western influence. Zelda has always been a mix between the two. Zelda has a lot of influence from Arthurian legend while at the same time the concept of the triforce, three goddeses, reincarnation, etc. is very eastern.
Epona is cool, but it'd be nice to be able to choose my horse. They could be different breeds with corresponding strengths and weaknesses. (Speed, stamina, draft suitability, jump height, spookiness, war training.)
... *takes a pull on the pipe* Aaahh... that'd be awesome.
Rabbit trail: you could breed them to get a horse with your ideal combination of traits.
... *takes a pull on the pipe* Aaahh... that'd be awesome.
Rabbit trail: you could breed them to get a horse with your ideal combination of traits.
Holy Order Sol
Member
Riding boars in TP was awesome but could have been so much more, hopefully we get more of that.
Really hope this isn't going to be OoT 3.0, but it appears to be just that gameplay wise.
Come on, that was fun in 1998, Zelda needs a Mario Galaxy like overhaul imo.
Still, I'm going to love it
Will be nice to play a Wii game again after Galaxy 2. I am fstarting to forget what a Wiimote looks like....
Come on, that was fun in 1998, Zelda needs a Mario Galaxy like overhaul imo.
Still, I'm going to love it
Will be nice to play a Wii game again after Galaxy 2. I am fstarting to forget what a Wiimote looks like....From The Dust
Banned
klier said:
care to explain what this means?
AceBandage
Banned
klier said:Really hope this isn't going to be OoT 3.0, but it appears to be just that gameplay wise.
Come on, that was fun in 1998, Zelda needs a Mario Galaxy like overhaul imo.
Still, I'm going to love it
Bzzt. Wrong. Try again.
Holy Order Sol
Member
apana said:
I think most people asking for one don't really know either.
Zoramon089
Banned
klier said:Really hope this isn't going to be OoT 3.0, but it appears to be just that gameplay wise.
Come on, that was fun in 1998, Zelda needs a Mario Galaxy like overhaul imo.
Still, I'm going to love it
Oh boy, here we go again. Hold lemme get some popcorn before you attempt to explain
King of the Potato People
Member
I'm glad I haven't seen much about this game, hopefully the final product will find some suprising way to 'wow' me.
Out of curiosity, where are you seeing this watercolor effect? What I see is clearly shooting for an oil on canvas look, with a noticeable Cézanne influence.KeeSomething said:
You mean the Bokoblins, right?KeeSomething said:
The ones that, in Twilight Princess, looked like this:
....and whose look is clearly inspired by the Japanese oni:
Please, could you tell me what's so ugly, both artistically and technically, especially compared to the Bokoblins from TP? I'm asking because I really can't tell.
Do you mind if I answer this question? Yes.KeeSomething said: