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The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening remake announced for Nintendo Switch
- Thread starter Mr. RPG
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I'm not saying this will be a system seller in the way BotW was, but you're crazy if you think people won;t buy this or don't want it.
I know others have said this, but saying that you don't like the art style doesn't mean you think it'll be a bad game.
Too bad I'll be playing in handheld mode like the original. :)
Do we know if this will be 60FPS yet like ALBW, because that would be fantastic.
The level of detail you can see in this screenshot compared to the trailer makes me think this may be another Switch game that goes from OK looking to fantastic at the higher resolution and larger screen size of a docked Switch. Similar to Let's Go Pikachu/Eevee.It almost has a painterly style in places too, look at the texture of this building. Looks amazing imo.
Too bad I'll be playing in handheld mode like the original. :)
Do we know if this will be 60FPS yet like ALBW, because that would be fantastic.
I'd be all in for a LTTP remake that came bundled with a port of ALBW.
I'd love it if they had put as much detail as this into the character models and actually gave link a face that matched the, you know, official animated opening of the game.
I know it's intentional. It looks bad and is a bad design choice.
I just don't get this tirade you are going on when these titles are in addition to Luigi's Mansion 3, Pokemon Gen 8, and Animal Crossing. They aren't the only thing Nintendo has coming.
I've warmed up to the style slightly (although I still think it leans too far into playskool toy territory) but I can't get onboard with the music. I just can't stand the recorder. It makes it sound so OMG LOL silly!!!!
It drives my momentum to throw more money at Nintendo.
It's not.
This kind of response strikes me as disingenuous. You know what he means. It's like when someone says, "this is too anime for me" and people come in with "anime is just animation!!!!!!!!"
Disagree, but don't be obtuse.
To this day I say what ultimately caused the complete and final failure of momentum for the GameCube was that reveal. It was like any chance of it catching on was sucked out of the universe that day.
Anyways, I really dig the art style. It gives me like a 1950s Peter Pan vibe or something. Although I will admit I thought they were going to give us a hand drawn 2D artstyle like the opening animation and I was very excited.
And if Pikmin 4 isn't in this faux clay animation style... what's it all for?
I mean the likely explanation is that this was probably meant to use the ALBW engine on 3DS and that's why it has this art style. If it had the more proportional anime style people are asking for, it probably either wouldn't exist or wouldn't be coming out anytime soon.
I was blown away by this, the art style is incredible IMO. I think it suits the series extremely well. I am frankly, shocked that there is any other opinion about the art style that isn't a troll, but hey, different strokes for different folks I guess! I have always wanted to play this game, and now I will finally have a chance!
This is a game where Link talks to animals, fights Goombas and gets a pet Chain Chomp.
I don't really feel like it would work in a pseudo3D environment, but if they did Zelda II, then it would be definitely very much fit for it
I actually dig the aesthetic. It's like "A Link Between Worlds" crossbred with those material-based yoshi and kirby games! Only thing I'm not keen on is the character's black dot eyes.
This visual change, compared to the original, is much more favorable to the reimagining than ALBW's visuals were to ALttP.
I am bit exasperated. What has Nintendo been doing during the inactive years of Wii U and the relatively slow 2018 year? Is the best they have more sequels? I have been with the company for a long time, and I have played most of their games. Last thing I want are remakes of games I already own and can readily play. The fact that people were hyping Prime Trilogy drives me absolutely insane, haha. Switch getting so many ports and iterative sequels is not terribly exciting. Sure, the games are good, but I want new stuff.
So that's the personal side. The more objective side is that I just don't understand how they expect to drive momentum with these kinds of games. AC and Pokemon will drive momentum, but that's about it.
It's also a game that asks you to feel real emotions for it's characters. Saying that wacky things happen in the game to dismiss criticisms of the art style is odd. Though I do agree that criticisms that it's too "childish" are pretty ridiculous.
You meet a talking alligator and trade him dog food for bananas
It's definitely consistent with and adds to the charm the style already has. I think it was a good choice.
I still don't think Nintendo would have been able to reconcile that with the 1993 gameplay and level design. Would you have preferred a reimagining of Link's Awakening?
I love the artstyle. Fits LA to a t, adds to its odd, dreamlike quality and pisses off a ton of people. Win-win.
Jokes aside, I think it should be said how this artstyle really fits Link's Awakening. Even the Nintendo guest characters seem to feel more at home in it, which just makes the game look even more surreal (which is the point).
Jokes aside, I think it should be said how this artstyle really fits Link's Awakening. Even the Nintendo guest characters seem to feel more at home in it, which just makes the game look even more surreal (which is the point).
tbh looking at the comparison videos, I'm kind of worried about how faithful the world design looks. I'd be a lot more interested in a proper reimagining than a Secret of Mana 2018 take that just moves everything to a 3D engine without significantly changing the underlying design, but it looks like it's going in the latter direction unfortunately
Link's Awakening is an inherently lighthearted and silly adventure aimed at young audiences and thus I don't get the angle of this remake making it look juvenile. It was already a simple, cutesy game and this remake seems to be following in that direction.
Neiteio, that's frankly offensive. I want my Yoshi claw games gritty and realistic.
this has been the case for two years for their main teams. Thing is game development takes time.
Dude, really, you don't like it, fine. There's a lot more game out there to play. Why do you need to shit on what other people like? Switch is selling like hotcakes. You can stop. Start enjoying games again instead of arguing about subjective tastes.
yep also in those days games getting more detailed, realistic, mature look shedding away their late 16, early 32Bit colorful youthful roots was in full swing thanks to demographic shift Playstation brought and 3D tech/hardware power leap. For example a lot of today's beloved Indie games would be tossed aside as "kiddie" back then.
I wanted brand-new 2D Zelda gameplay to make up for the fact that BotW lacked top quality dungeons, so this announcement is a little bit of a disappointment. The visual style is definitely interesting and while not a deal breaker, this sort of odd/experimental art style should be reserved for spinoffs and 'lesser' titles, not mainline Zelda. I'm gonna buy it of course (and the inevitable Seasons/Ages remakes) but I think I will stick to the charm of the original Gameboy game for future replays.
I really have to wonder if all the people going on about how this game wasn't for young children or this art style doesn't mesh with the somber mature tone of the game actually know what game is being remade
because, like, I don't know
because, like, I don't know
I can see what they're going for but I don't know it feels even more plastic than ALBW and why is there depth of field in a 2D game?
Another thing that bugs me is that this is the another 2D game that's a remake. I really want to see a 2D Zelda not tied to the framework of a previous game. I'm not disappointed and I think there's more that they're not telling us about (like ALBW) but this wasn't the most exciting announcement of the direct.
Another thing that bugs me is that this is the another 2D game that's a remake. I really want to see a 2D Zelda not tied to the framework of a previous game. I'm not disappointed and I think there's more that they're not telling us about (like ALBW) but this wasn't the most exciting announcement of the direct.
Remember how good Odyssey looked at it's big E3 showing then looked even better at release? I imagine this game will go through something similar and look even better at release for those that enjoy the art style.
The fact that you think you can't experience those things because of the "childish" aesthetic speaks more about your inability to break disbelief than the game itself.
Link's Awakening was always a children's game. Zelda didn't actually get a serious fantasy aesthetic until Ocarina of Time.
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*Link attempts to sneak out of the shop without paying for the shovel*
SHOPKEEPER: "Not so fast, cocksucker!"
*shopkeeper blows off Link's head at point-blank range with a pump-action shotgun*
SHOPKEEPER: "Dear god... What have I done?"
*cue a montage where the shopkeeper melts down Link's headless body in a chemical barrel while "The Sound of Silence" plays*
Yeah, like how would this turn you off of playing a game? It's pleasing to look at and the animations are too.