03-26-2003, 04:21 PM | #1 | ||
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The Wind Waker: My Precious
Well, after waiting for 3 days to see if just maybe EB would actually ship my pre-order that I put in about two months ago, I decided to cancel the order and run down to my local Babbages and pick this sucka up.
Anyone else extremely excited about this one? I have to say this is the first game in years that I've had that "giddy" feeling open up, I was actually excited about picking this title up, doesn't happen often. Maybe it's the history of the Zelda franchise, maybe it's the Cel-Shading, it DEFINITELY has something to do with the hair. Now I have to hunt down everything to hook my Cube up, hasn't been used in quite a while. I'll give some early feedback in a couple of hours if anyone is interested. |
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03-26-2003, 04:34 PM | #2 |
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I'm definitely eagerly awaiting impressions...
Not too sure about the cel-shading, though. I know that they're going to pull it off well (Zelda, like Metroid and Mario and other Nintendo franchises, is always going to be great), but I don't like the idea. I'm sure it'll grow on me, but I just don't know.
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03-26-2003, 07:01 PM | #3 |
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It seems nobody really likes the new zelda game graphics wise .
And Link has that weird look in his eyes .
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03-26-2003, 07:03 PM | #4 |
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I just got the game. Haven't played it yet, but I played the demo. I loved the cel-shading. I didn't like it before, but once I played the demo, I couldn't believe how nice it looked.
His eyes move around and stuff... maybe you saw him looking in a corner? |
03-26-2003, 07:29 PM | #5 |
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Well, after a few hours playing it. I have to say I'm having a pretty good time. I for one, really really like the cel-shading, and I think his facial animations a la the eyes and such, are one of the coolest things about the game so far.
So far I'd say the graphics are quite good, and the gameplay is quite a bit fun, I'm playing my way through the first dungeon right now, and there already seems to be a good mix of puzzles to solve and good 'ole fashioned fighting. I'll have to fiddle around some more, but I think I'm gonna like this game. |
03-26-2003, 07:34 PM | #6 |
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I got an email saying amazon shipped my copy of it today. I don't know when I'll have time to play it, tho. BTW, I had some problems with EB a while back (promises for pre-orders which they never seem to keep: they always take too many pre-order for stuff and then don't tell you they ran out until it's too late) so I've never ordered from them again. Amazon shipped my pre-order the day it was first available and I got it a couple of days later. Same thing with the game.
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03-26-2003, 09:21 PM | #7 |
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I've seen the demo ... that's enough for me. It's like some misguided soul saw the CDI version of Zelda and thought that it was something more than a steaming pile of manure. I don't know if I could play through a game that looked like that.
Then again, I'm a curmudgeon when it comes to video games. I still think the SNES is the greatest video game machine that ever existed and will ever exist.
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03-26-2003, 09:31 PM | #8 |
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Heh, it's just word how this works. People seem to either love the Cel-Shading, or hate it. I honestly don't see what's so horrible about. It's the best use of Cel-Shading I've ever seen by far, the game LOOKS like a pretty high quality cartoon. The models and such are just fantastic, the animations are great. I really think people that steer clear because they don't like the new look are missing out big time.
But then again, I get sick and tired of game after game going for the photorealistic 3D, which ends up looking bad...and I can't really a Zelda like that, I think the Cel-Shading fits perfectly with the game. |
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