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Next Zelda Game Examined

Posted by Zonk on from the men-in-tights dept.

From the pages of Gamecube.IGN comes a look at the upcoming Zelda title for the Gamecube. Their examination includes both established facts: "Looking at the official screens and trailers, it's apparent Link will once again mount a mighty steed and battle on horseback", and some wishful thinking: "Will Link transform into a wolf in his latest adventure? Undoubtedly, it's the most talked about rumor."

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  1. Warrior Within all over again by frikazoyd · · Score: 1, Interesting

    I hate to sound typical, but I'm afraid this is going to be Nintendo's "Prince of Persia: Warrior Within". Ubisoft listened to the fans, and came up with crap. And, it shows. The game didn't get NEARLY the amount of attention that Sands of Time did. The loudest fans got what they wanted, and everyone else groaned as a good game with its own style and character got ground into "Hack and Slash in ruins # 35".

    And that's what's happening with Nintendo.

    Sure, Link's an older teen, so undoubtedly Nintendo will play up his strength and acrobatics. And the enemies are "darker". Whatever. The environments look bland, Link's face lacks any expression, and the combat seems hum-drum. Basically, the speculation puts all its money on "creative boss fighting".

    And frankly, from the screenshots, it looks like Nintendo is going back to the unelegant solution of tying off a world with a treeline texture. Sorry guys, but the world barriers in Ocarina of Time stunk. I welcomed the Wind Waker's open sea tactic, it was a fresh solution to making a big world finite. I'll take cel-shading and cartoon lighting over bland faces and run-of-the-mill enemies anyday.