The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD

[Monkey]

The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker and more (Wii U) - YouTube

[AnimalChin]

I liked Windwaker more than most people I talk to but the sailing parts got tedious. I like the HD upgrade but I'm not sure I'll play it again. It was interesting hearing him talk about the new Zelda w possible multiplayer.

[Monkey]

I agree, sounds like they are changing it some as well.

Too much sailing, not even cool dungeons. Some of the early dungeons are Awesome with the cool bugs and stuff. I love the arty style on the Cube version and would love a full on new Zelda in the same style.

[AnimalChin]

I liked the art style as well but I know some people didn't play it because they didn't like the cell shading. Can't wait for pics and vids of the new game!

[Monkey]

Yeah, the actual brand new game has me excited. I really hope they make it an amazing game.

The demo they had for the Wii U looked great. Spoilers just due to large size of the image.

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[josuv22]

I remember reading that some dungeons were left out to get the game out on time. it be cool if they put them back into the game and populate the sea chart more added more islands with more characters and speed up the sailing parts.

[Talal86]

I'm only now getting into this amazing series, hopefully the 3DS gets a different, too

[Monkey]

Originally Posted by josuv22

I remember reading that some dungeons were left out to get the game out on time. it be cool if they put them back into the game and populate the sea chart more added more islands with more characters and speed up the sailing parts.

Yeah, I would definitely want more content. They could really tune the game up by adding more areas to explore, more enemies, less fetching at the end.

[josuv22]

Originally Posted by Talal86

I'm only now getting into this amazing series, hopefully the 3DS gets a different, too

I hope they do Majora's Mask for the 3DS some parts of that game like when you change masks would look great with 3D effects.

that and Nintendo should really get around to port the oracles games to VC by now.

[Shin-Ra]

Full HD Zelda goodness.. tomorrow!

[Dynamo of Eternia]

You what's sad? I bought (and still have) the original version of Wind Waker for Gamecube, but I barely ever played it. I did play it some, but never got that far in it. Yet I'm still planning to get the new HD version.

I won't get it right when it comes out, but I'll probably just put it on a list for my wife and family as something I want for Christmas. This and Super Mario 3D World.

[gino]

i cant wait for tomorrow. I never had the chance to finish it on the gamecube. maybe because i kept dying with the final boss battle. hopefully things will be different this time.

[mike79]

Originally Posted by gino

i cant wait for tomorrow. I never had the chance to finish it on the gamecube. maybe because i kept dying with the final boss battle. hopefully things will be different this time.

I haven't finished it yet on Wii U, however the game is so much more enjoyable. You will notice so many things that they fixed and made smoother while your playing. Not including the Swift Sail, which just makes it that much better also. Not having to play the Wind Waker every time you need to change direction just makes such a huge difference.

[RaijinUT]

It is a great game. I have the digital version of it and I have loved what I have see of Wind Waker so far.

I haven't got to far into it yet due to GTA V (I think just got my boat), but what I have seen of Wind Waker so far has just been gorgeous.

[Shin-Ra]

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(screenshots are saved at 720p max, the game is full 1080p)

Wind Waker was my least favourite 3D Zelda and that hasn't changed but quite a few of the annoyances with travel have been improved with the swift sail from the auction house. Little things like not being able to speed-roll over some little steps or pull up to low ledges from water remain and make me wish I was playing a taller, faster-climbing Link again!

Visually it's quite the remaster, another step or two of effort above Okami HD's. Most of the environment textures look like they've been through HexaDrive's Super-resolution cleanup process but characters, objects, special effects and some environmental details look like they've been retextured/remodelled and look extremely sharp. The framerate's mostly smooth at 30fps, bomb explosions cause the framerate to plummet momentarily, especially bad at sea when you're getting bombarded by many at once. I can't see how it's an overdraw issue because there's plenty of instances of other dense, overlapping smoke-puffs where the framerate holds up fine.

Gamepad inventory and maps work well, I wouldn't say it speeds things up a lot and sometimes I'm tempted to pause in dangerous situations. It's a shame the gamepad screen interface is locked out when loading to new areas, chatting etc because you'd get just enough time to switch from map to inventory view, remap buttons more comfortably, check consumable stocks and so on. Maybe the new Zelda for WiiU will be designed to allow this. And make characters less chatty on repeat conversations!

[Shin-Ra]

[Shin-Ra]

I had a very lucky Battle Squids game. Only four misses!



Endgame spoilers.

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[arcadeforest]

Had this on the GameCube many years ago and loved it - love all the Zelda games, playing Minish Cap via an emulator on my tablet now.

Went to Gamestop with the kids today and played the demo and it looked stunning. May have to pickup this system and game up at some point in the future.

[chaingunsofdoom]

Finished this again yesterday, for the first time in over a decade. Still a really solid game 10+ years later and the HD look is fantastic.

[Talal86]

the triforce quest really slowed down the pace of the game, and I hate to admit it, it also ruined it for me.. I can't believe it was longer on the original..

every Zelda game I've played started perfect but ended up dragging toward the end, some game developers should learn that less is more