The zelda game everyone expected or not? That is the question.
What were nintendo thinking when they made this game? They hung out the carrot at the E3 with those fantastic real life looking zelda clips, but then gave us a cabbage in the form of cell shading.
Alright, don't get me wrong it looks very nice, pretty, magical, and colourful, but did we really want this? Don't deny it, you, me, everyone wanted the new zelda to have a sort of resi 4 look about it. The way that Twilight princess looks with exceptional class.
As far as the game goes it's just to easy, with not much there to test your brain or skills as a gamer. Nintendo have turned a classic into a kiddies game and it isn't the first time. However the game does run smoothly, and you can tell that allot of attention went into the games development. The graphics may not be what everyone wanted but nonetheless they are fantastic with excellent detail. However they took one shortcut which means when you clock it you wont go back ever........The sea.
Oh yes the dreaded sea, Which you will spend about a third of the time you play Windwaker going across. Which for the first 10 minutes is great fun, but then turns into watching the queens speech on christmas afternoon. The sea aspect i believe was lazy and a total letdown.
The story is average and has been developed well. You start on an island as link with his sister who gets kidnapped. After helping out some pirates you begin you quest to go and save her from the clutches of evil. Along the way you meet interesting characters, and collect an arsenal of weapons and power ups. The bosses you come across look very good but are defeated with ease and therefore you pretty much sail through the game. On average about 25-30 hours should be enough to beat it. There are however plenty of side quests to go through which can be fun. (especially the hide and seek game). It's good but thats about it.
If you have never played a zelda game before then your going to love it, if you have then you may find it a little old hat. The graphics may have changed on a large scale but thats it, not much else has.