This Wind Fish 'bout to get woke!
Nintendo loves to throw a good "one more thing" at the end of their Directs and today was no different. Capping off today's reveals was a full remake of the GameBoy classic, The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening.
Sporting all new 3D visuals in a similar style to Link Between Worlds and what appears to be an anime-inspired opening cutscene, Nintendo seems to be sparing no expense to bring the 8-bit classic into HD. This will be the first 2D Zelda game to release on a home console since The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures released on Gamecube in 2004.
No specific release date was given beyond 2019.
The cutscene looks great, was getting me pumped, and then it switches to this super deformed midget style that I don't dig at all. The contrast between the cut scene and the gameplay is so bizarre. Why offer another graphics style in the game to provide a comparison? All I'm going to think is "why can't this game look like the cutscene?" Link's Awakening is my favourite game but I'll stick with the GBC DX version. I'm a hard sell for converting sprites to polygons to begin with so you have to really knock we dead with the new visuals. This has too much of that NSMB plastic look that I can't stand.
I'm on the same page with Khush. Though I still thought it was jarring they just switch styles. Though that is how the old game was. I like the in game style better.
I love Link’s Awakening. Not for $60. I’ll wait to see what the final price is before determining when I get this.
I'll pay $100 and I haven't seen the video.Easy now, moneybags.
That artstyle looks absolutely incredible and anyone who doesn't think it fits Link's Awakening is an ignoramus.
The game looks amazing, it's like miniature toys come to life. It'll also be nice to be able to play Link Awakening with more then 2 buttons so it'll greatly reduce the amount of times I need to pause to switch items.
I'm interested in what kind of new content they'll be adding. I imagine they'll add a real final dungeon to the game instead of the maze at the end to help lengthen it. I also wouldn't be surprised if they remake all the boss fights since the ones in the original are all pretty simple and basic because of GB limitations which the Switch wont have.
I wouldn't get too excited for a lot of changes as all the footage so far indicates a direct port.
That artstyle looks absolutely incredible and anyone who doesn't think it fits Link's Awakening is an ignoramus.
Wow, what an articulate stance. :rolleyes: You can usually tell you're on the right side, when the other side has to resort to name calling.
The artstyle absolutely fits what was intended for the game from the beginning.While I agree the remake’s new art direction fits (albeit not as much as the cutscene’s art), using the original’s commercial doesn’t help your case considering this (https://youtu.be/cjpHzLYHkwA) is A Link to the Past’s Japanese ad:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Trl0cvBFgCk
The artstyle absolutely fits what was intended for the game from the beginning.While I agree the remake’s new art direction fits (albeit not as much as the cutscene’s art), using the original’s commercial doesn’t help your case considering this (https://youtu.be/cjpHzLYHkwA) is A Link to the Past’s Japanese ad:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Trl0cvBFgCk
The artstyle absolutely fits what was intended for the game from the beginning.While I agree the remake’s new art direction fits (albeit not as much as the cutscene’s art), using the original’s commercial doesn’t help your case considering this (https://youtu.be/cjpHzLYHkwA) is A Link to the Past’s Japanese ad:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Trl0cvBFgCk
The artstyle absolutely fits what was intended for the game from the beginning.While I agree the remake’s new art direction fits (albeit not as much as the cutscene’s art), using the original’s commercial doesn’t help your case considering this (https://youtu.be/cjpHzLYHkwA) is A Link to the Past’s Japanese ad:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Trl0cvBFgCk
