New Zelda: Skyward Sword footage

[Guild McCommunist]

I say cut the hair and slap on Twilight Princess and you've got 'im. Oh, and reduce the nose size.

You can say that about any representation of Link. Take the cell shading out, reduce the eye size, and Wind Waker Link is now Ocarina of Time Link.

 

[Centrix]

Ugh. The characters look disgusting.
How did we go from this

to this monstrosity?

Spoiler

Anyone else see the similarities?

The only monstrosity we see here is this post! Skyward swords art style and character design runs circles around twilight princes any day, easily!

 

[Prophet]

You guys do play games too right? I mean you don't just stare at them, like some portraits in a gallery. I'm all for aesthetic preferences, but to devalue a game to this extent based solely on "TOO BRIGHT" and "UGLY NOSES" seems pretty juvenile. Principally games are for playing, how much is Zelda or Link's nose going to sour your play experience?

"Did you see her nose? Fuck it, let that bitch save herself."
*Drops wiimote*

 

[machomuu]

I say cut the hair and slap on Twilight Princess and you've got 'im. Oh, and reduce the nose size.

You can say that about any representation of Link. Take the cell shading out, reduce the eye size, and Wind Waker Link is now Ocarina of Time Link.

True, you can, there's not that much differentiation. Except for WW, there's a lot to be done. Reduce the head size, increase the body size, make him taller, make his hair slightly less bright, and then you've got him OoT.

 

[Guild McCommunist]

You guys do play games too right? I mean you don't just stare at them, like some portraits in a gallery.

Looking at a game is kinda part of the fucking game.

If the game has an ugly, terrible art style, it's gonna be off putting. It's called being atmospheric, it's something that's essential at this day and age.

QUOTE(Centrix @ Sep 29 2011, 09:44 PM) The only monstrosity we see here is this post! Skyward swords art style and character design runs circles around twilight princes any day, easily!

Twilight Princess was dark and moody. This is spamming sunshine and brightness.

Honestly, I think this "new art style" is basically there so they can fuck trying to do textures since they look pretty ugly on the Wii. Pretty much every Nintendo game that looks good has like no texture and just spams lighting effects nowadays. Twilight Princess looked good but it was a last gen game.

EDIT: All this being said, I'll still play it, I just think the art is bad.

 

[retKHAAAN]

Now that I'm really thinking about it...the big eyes and their shapes are kind of Japanese Cartoony...

 

[Ace]

You guys do play games too right? I mean you don't just stare at them, like some portraits in a gallery. I'm all for aesthetic preferences, but to devalue a game to this extent based solely on "TOO BRIGHT" and "UGLY NOSES" seems pretty juvenile. Principally games are for playing, how much is Zelda or Link's nose going to sour your play experience?

"Did you see her nose? Fuck it, let that bitch save herself."
*Drops wiimote*

On this point, couldn't everyone who thinks their copy of Zelda: Skyward Sword is too bright, childish and colorful for their stuffy and snarky selves just turn on the colder color settings on their TV/emulator? I'm sure that'd help a bit.

Ontopic:

OMFG I THINK I PEED A LITTLE OMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGO-

TL;DR:

Zelda-Link pairing apparently happened. Cool.

 

[TheDarkSeed]

Spamming sunshine and brightness?

I have not played deeply into TP so I wouldn't know how to compare it but from Guild's description they're quite different. Now to wait for it to come out and compare the actual gameplay.

 

[ZaeZae64]

Twilight Princess was my least favorite Zelda, next to Spirit Tracks.

The art style is....alright.. but I find the character models ugry. Same with TP.

I still cringe whenever I see this...thing.

Spoiler

Anyways back on topic.

Oh man can't bloody wait for this.

 

[Valwin]

Personally, I love the new art style, and the new character designs that go with them are great, too.

Obviously you like it, it looks and feels like an anime cartoon.

No, it feels very modern contemporary. It looks much like Zelda II Link with Twilight Princess mixed in.

Don't be a b**ch.

I agree with prowler. Who are you trying to kid? The art style is ugly, the characters are ugly, and the game is more like an anime RPG than an action-adventure game like it should be. And we know how much you love anime and RPGs (Seeing as that's like all you talk about).

again wrong tdwp judging a book by is cover your just mad that they are updating the series with new element

 

[ZaeZae64]

Personally, I love the new art style, and the new character designs that go with them are great, too.

Obviously you like it, it looks and feels like an anime cartoon.

No, it feels very modern contemporary. It looks much like Zelda II Link with Twilight Princess mixed in.

Don't be a b**ch.

I agree with prowler. Who are you trying to kid? The art style is ugly, the characters are ugly, and the game is more like an anime RPG than an action-adventure game like it should be. And we know how much you love anime and RPGs (Seeing as that's like all you talk about).

again wrong tdwp judging a book by is cover your just mad that they are updating the series with new elementd but what can it expect of someone who finds lazy games like terraria good

I swear, every time you post I dislike you more and more.

 

[BobTheJoeBob]

I still cringe whenever I see this...thing.

Spoiler

Oh shit, I lol'd so hard.

I prefer Twilight Princesses art style easily, but that doesn't mean I hate this art style, although Zelda looks a little weird, Link doesn't look too bad. I'll still be playing it.

 

[machomuu]

Personally, I love the new art style, and the new character designs that go with them are great, too.

Obviously you like it, it looks and feels like an anime cartoon.

No, it feels very modern contemporary. It looks much like Zelda II Link with Twilight Princess mixed in.

Don't be a b**ch.

and the game is more like an RPG than an action-adventure game like it should be.

How? Other than...nothing I can think of, Zelda II is still more of an RPG than this is.

 

[Valwin]

Personally, I love the new art style, and the new character designs that go with them are great, too.

Obviously you like it, it looks and feels like an anime cartoon.

No, it feels very modern contemporary. It looks much like Zelda II Link with Twilight Princess mixed in.

Don't be a b**ch.

and the game is more like an RPG than an action-adventure game like it should be.

How? Other than...nothing I can think of, Zelda II is still more of an RPG than this is.

i think they didnt play Zelda 2 if they did the would know

 

[_Chaz_]

Wow, this game looks amazing. If I could afford a Wii, and this game, I'd certainly buy it. It's not a title I'd feel comfortable pirating even if I could.



To anyone hating on the art style: Sorry it's not wrapped in grey and brown, holding a gun, and slathered in blood. You obviously don't know what a good art style is and I suggest you stop embarrassing yourself. Go back to Gears 3.

 

[notmeanymore]

Idk about you guys, but RPG is what I always wanted from LoZ anyway. The adventure is fun, but a small hint of RPG makes it all the better.

But not overly complex skill builds that have to be perfected like Fallout or anything like that.

 

[machomuu]

Chaz, can we not bring FPS into this? Please?

 

[retKHAAAN]

Wow, this game looks amazing. If I could afford a Wii, and this game, I'd certainly buy it. It's not a title I'd feel comfortable pirating even if I could.



To anyone hating on the art style: Sorry it's not wrapped in grey and brown, holding a gun, and slathered in blood. You obviously don't know what a good art style is and I suggest you stop embarrassing yourself. Go back to Gears 3.

I haven't seen anyone comparing this to Gears 3 or any other shooter. Plenty of games have pulled off cartoony styles quite well. Plenty of games have pulled off "realism" well. Not many games can get away with meandering in between... I mean, obviously we must be effing retarded to think this is a little less than impressive, right?

 

[Guild McCommunist]

To anyone hating on the art style: Sorry it's not wrapped in grey and brown, holding a gun, and slathered in blood. You obviously don't know what a good art style is and I suggest you stop embarrassing yourself. Go back to Gears 3.

You ever see some really shit music on Youtube and when someone says "this is awful" the response is always "You don't understand, go listen to your Lamb of God shit music!" This comment is basically one of those. Sorry for liking my games not looking like a unicorn's fart.

 

[_Chaz_]

Sorry for liking my games not looking like a unicorn's fart.

Don't worry, I'm sorry for you.