The Next Zelda NEEDS To Have Realistic Visuals

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bonzobanana said:

I didn't like the art style of Twilight Princess. It looked ghastly and looked technically dated even when it was first released. Nintendo know they have to mask the weak hardware.

Many people are very impressed with both Mario 3D and what we have seen of the new Mariokart game. Both are visually very beautiful but are not actually technically impressive. This would surely be the best way to approach a new Zelda, something beautiful that is still within the capabilities of the wii u. We know the PS4 and Xbox one will get games that fully exploit their far superior hardware. Nintendo have the same problem as wii, creating fantastic games with technically weak hardware. This time its even harder as the wii u isn't selling itself on novelty value alone it needs games to push sales.

No, just no. At this point in time they don't have to mask anything. Everyone knows exactly what to expect from the Wii U and we want to finally get it. Look at GTA 5. Look at Uncharted 3, Tomb Raider, The Last of US. Wii U can do more!! It's not on par with PS4/XO, but it's more powerful than PS360 and that is enough to give us games that everyone is gonna enjoy visually without making them cartoony and compensating with artstyle. Just make it 720p, 30 fps and push the hardware to the limit. What other N franchises can finally showcase the power of the system? It's up to Zelda and Metroid to show people that Wii U can actually show us great graphics. Wii U isn't weak. It's just weaker than PS4/XO, but it is capable of rendering very beautiful games.

Just look at the TP screens. This game looks nice for me and I disagree that it aged badly or even worse than WW. It still looks good and I'd love to see a game in this style in HD, high res textures, huge draw distance, etc. pushing Wii U's capabilities to the max. I think it would be breathtaking.