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benji232 on 07 February 2013
KungKras said:
F0X said:
KungKras said:
famousringo said:
Screw graphics, you know what we're gonna see in Zelda Wii U? Asymmetric co-op.

It's all right there in Nintendoland. Link's gonna slash things up with a wiimote while Zelda perforates baddies with the bow of light.

You know what? I should be a goddamn game designer.

It certainly sounds like you could do more for the series than Aonuma :)


Did Aonuma not suggest such a possiblity in the Nintendo Direct?

Yea, he did meantion multiplayer. But I doubt he'll follow through, since dissapointment seems to be the general theme of his zelda games.

I hope to god it's not multiplayer, it just wouldn't feel right playing a zelda game multiplayer.... Maybe that's just me... 

And that's your personal opinion, since for me, SS was by far one of my favorite game this gen with xenoblade.



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SaviorX on 07 February 2013

Relegate cel-shading to the handhelds. Skyward Sword tried to mix both semi-realism with cel-shading and got a bad mashup, adopting the extreme cons of both yet none of the positives.



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NesFe on 07 February 2013

Nevermind. wrong thread..



NoirSon on 07 February 2013
KylieDog said:
Go Valkyria Chronicles style.

Which is basically Skyward Sword, except SS has less of an anime bent in character models.



Screamapillar on 07 February 2013

They said they're not doing toon graphics. They're doing a combination of different art styles that has become something new.



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F0X on 07 February 2013
SaviorX said:
Relegate cel-shading to the handhelds. Skyward Sword tried to mix both semi-realism with cel-shading and got a bad mashup, adopting the extreme cons of both yet none of the positives.


This is about what I expect. Nintendo may stick to a diverse color pallate or even a painterly approach improving on Skyward Sword, but cel-shading is not necessary for a console Zelda. Especially one looking to take advantage of Wii U's hardware.

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TripleMMM on 07 February 2013

The first time I saw WW, I rant on it, hard, for it's visual! But after I just played the game, I found out I was closed-minded. So after that, I don't care how it looks...



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KungKras on 08 February 2013
benji232 said:
KungKras said:
F0X said:
KungKras said:
famousringo said:
Screw graphics, you know what we're gonna see in Zelda Wii U? Asymmetric co-op.

It's all right there in Nintendoland. Link's gonna slash things up with a wiimote while Zelda perforates baddies with the bow of light.

You know what? I should be a goddamn game designer.

It certainly sounds like you could do more for the series than Aonuma :)


Did Aonuma not suggest such a possiblity in the Nintendo Direct?

Yea, he did meantion multiplayer. But I doubt he'll follow through, since dissapointment seems to be the general theme of his zelda games.

I hope to god it's not multiplayer, it just wouldn't feel right playing a zelda game multiplayer.... Maybe that's just me... 

And that's your personal opinion, since for me, SS was by far one of my favorite game this gen with xenoblade.


Of course it's my opinion :P It would be hard for me to propagate some other dudes opinion.

I think it does hold some merit though, considering SS and WW sales.



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curl-6 on 08 February 2013
swii26 said:
when talking artistic design, Skyward Sword is done very well given the graphical restraints of the Wii.

It's art certainly wasn't as maligned by gamers as Wind Waker's, I'll give it that.

In technical terms, I'd say Skyward Sword is very disappointing graphically. Blurry textures, bugger all shaders, mediocre geometry, 30fps... games like Metroid Prime 3 prove the Wii is capable of so much more.

That said, I still found it a great game thanks to the motion controlled combat and elegant dungeon design.



OneTwoThree on 08 February 2013

I want them to do what they feel is right. Would I tell my favourite band how to write their next album? No. We're talking about art here people, consider that for a minute. It's not all just a market and a product and a strategy and shit.