What do you think of Link's new TP character model?

[Soundwave]

spemanig said:

Soundwave said:

I don't like it. That picture says it all ... they have like 50 other cartoony franchises ... why does Link also have to be more "cartoony"?

They have so many other franchises that can fill the same role, heck Kid Icarus should also be a full time IP.

It's obvious that the market has spoken loudly and they prefer the OoT/Twilight Princess more realistic style for the Zelda series, yet Nintendo has tried to force feed us a more cartoonized Link again and again and again. 

Because cartoon Link is true to Zelda. Play something else. Zelfa is not the franchise for dark realism, and I can only hope that a remake like this retcons TPs crappy artstyle to one more in line with the franchise. Can't fix everything about that game, but they can at least fix the horrible visuals and art direction.

They want more mature, realistic franchises? Make new ones that are designed to be that from the genesis.

This:

Was never meant to be this:

So retconning it into this:

Is frankly a dream come true. Then after the retcon, they can fucking drop adult Link for good.

People are playing something else ... it's called Playstation and XBox, which overwhelmingly get chosen over Nintendo in large part because most people don't want a platform centered around cartoon franchises. It's unfortunately why you'll have a generation of kids who know what Skyrim is but not Legend of Zelda.

If so many people love "cartoon Link" so much maybe they should actually buy the games. Wind Waker sold waaaaaaay less than Ocarina of Time. Skyward Sword was laughably behind Twilight Princess. The new Triforce Heroes is also putting up dissapointing sales, maybe just maybe the audience doesn't want a cartoon boy Link?

It's not 1986 anymore.