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True Or False: Zelda Hasn't Evolved Since 1998

black_chamber99 · 2010-06-18 06:51:40

the only thing I was thinking while watching the debut trailer to skyward sword is 'same old zelda..'. Instead of coming up with a truly original artstyle, it looks like nintendo just lazily combined the artstyles of wind waker and twilight princess, taking the worst aspects of both. It lacks wind waker's fluid painting-in-motion style, and it still has the same outdated, stiff animation and flat textures from Twilight princess. All they really added was the 1.1 sword controls, and after seeing some move and kinect stuff doing the exact same thing (see sorcery) it isnt all that impressive. No voice acting, again *sigh*. I just wish Nintendo would have the balls to take zelda in a new direction. Something darker, more story-driven. Doesn't look like that's gonna happen anytime soon since hardcore zelda fans dont seem to want evolution, and are content with the same old thing..

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#151 locopatho

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False. Look at Windwaker's graphics and sailing, TP's wolf mechanic just for starters.

And of course, Majora's messed up pacing and atmosphere!

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#152 Elian2530

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You guys are really stretching the word evolve. All of these games you guys are debating over have evolved from the tiny least bit to gargantuan proportions. Sure some improvements and evolutions may be small, but they are part of the evolution of gaming nonetheless. With all due respect, in terms of gameplay... without the Wii motion controllers or even with it, Zelda gameplay has stood the hands of time.. but it's still the same old Zelda. It hasn't changed gameplay wise. And if you argue that then.. you must have been on another planet. Other bits like graphics... has only changed visual art style wise, but it only managed to bounce it self back and forth and get lost in translation now with Skyward Sword which is a mixture of WW and TP. If they really wanted to evolve.. they should have done TP dark graphics, with a futuristic-esque style to it. Now THAT, would have been evolution.

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#153 daveg1

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I think they should have kept the TP graphics engine and build on it and make it better. This was the chance for the Zelda games to really evolve to the next level. But if anything, this game looks like a step back IMO. It doesn't look anywhere near as good as TP, both gameplay wise and graphic wise.
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graphicaly??? it looks much better hahaha

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