Zelda Wii Prediction

Here's the thing, Nintendo usually makes graphically similar games in sets of two.
Ocarina of Time --> Majora's Mask
Lttp --> Link's Awakening
Wind Waker --> PH
etc.

So anyway, my prediction is that for Zelda Wii they're going to reuse the graphics from Twilight Princess, but without reusing NPC like in MM.

(they might still re-use the character of link though...)

Is this an accurate assumption and is it a good thing?

I kind of think it is down to circumstances, I kind of want to disagree because TP was a gamecube game, not a wii game, it was ported so its full potential was never reached, hopefully with the next zelda the fact its made purely for wii will meet its graphical (meaning visual character changes) potential.

very accurate....but it could also be because grapics change and better graphics come....w/e

LoZ -> AoL ???

LA used the same graphics engine as OoX, it was nothing like aLttP. And PH was only slightly similar to WW, it was different. And TP for the Wii was a Gamecube port, and Nintendo can make way better graphics than Gamecube graphics, we have yet to see what a Wii Zelda game could unleash graphic wise.

The next Zelda can have waaay better graphical ability compared to TP. Although the Wii has it's limitations, the game developers are blaming the system way more than themselves. I wouldn't mind a Zelda that looked like TP but it needs the polish and shine that...uhhh Super Mario Galaxy had. SMG had some pretty effects going on. I have to admit TP had some beautiful looking moments...but other times were less pleasant...xD

Twilight Princess's graphics were wonderful for a Zelda game, they can only get better!

I think we can take from this. . .

The company found that Wind Waker's cartoon-like graphics were alienating the lucrative teen audience in North America, who would look at games of that style and think they were for kids, he continued. With the Japanese market in the midst of the dreaded gamer drift, and the North American market much stronger, Nintendo decided to give the US what it wanted--a realistic Zelda. He said, "We had to make a game that met expectations of fans in North America. If it didn't, it could mean the end of the franchise."

GDC 07: Aonuma reflects on Zelda - News at GameSpot

. . That theres a reason they chose to put in more realism with TP. I just hope that make the next one more colorful and cartoony well still holding onto that realism if they chose to do that.

Originally Posted by X-WIND

I think we can take from this. . .



GDC 07: Aonuma reflects on Zelda - News at GameSpot

. . That theres a reason they chose to put in more realism with TP. I just hope that make the next one more colorful and cartoony well still holding onto that realism if they chose to do that.

i hope they DONT make the next one more colourful and cartoony
twilight princess was colourful and cartoony enough
id rather they made it more artistic

oh and if they make it more colourful and cartoony, it will be LESS realistic
do you mean you want the graphics to still be good?
good graphics dont = realism
cartoony = less realistic

I don't mind which style they use, I like both, but I think they will go for the realistic style on the wii and continue to use the cel shaded graphics on the handheld systems. Either way, i don't mind, WW used cel shaded graphics and I think still managed to be a way better game than TP.

Originally Posted by VerySmartPerson

i hope they DONT make the next one more colourful and cartoony
twilight princess was colourful and cartoony enough
id rather they made it more artistic

oh and if they make it more colourful and cartoony, it will be LESS realistic
do you mean you want the graphics to still be good?
good graphics dont = realism
cartoony = less realistic

I don't think you understand my stance

One thing that anyone can clearly see this gen is people thinking that in order to look "realistic" they have to make all the colors run with some brown/ grey filter. Sadly, thats partly what they did with TP. They gave it more of a muted color sheme with "earthy colors" via brown, washed out colors.

Lets look at Fable 2 for example.
YouTube - E3 2008 Fable 2 [NEW TRAILER + EXTRA]

You can see that it's brown and washed out looking when it has to be but the happy, day time parts don't skip on the bright, fantasy like colors. This game will look more realistic than LoZ Wii but they still have a bright, colorful, fantasy looking world that looks more fantasy than TP appeared. (color is your friend)

Or lets look at the FPA game that people are going "OMG!?!? A First Person game with color!" over. YouTube - Mirror's Edge Trailer Very bright, very colorful and very realistic.

The art style in the LoZ titles probly has more to do with the tone of the game (darker) mixed with the feel that they should make a "realistic" LoZ (they were making this "darker" game with WW's art style before they chose to throw in realism). Im hoping that thats the case and that the next one isn't as dark so that they can feel that they can take in more colorful tones atleast.

I think that your use of the word "artistic" and my use of the word "cartoony" are closer than you think. I feel that they can make a more stunning art style by freeing up the reins on this whole realism take they were aiming for. For me, mixing SMG's lovely, cartoony style of color and texture with TP's more realistic style of characters and environments would make for a much better look.

Maybe I should quote this guy. . .he sums up how I felt about TP's art style.

Kamiya was asked how he felt about Nintendo's Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, and he explained: "To be frank, I was disappointed when I saw [Twilight Princess'] visuals. I'm a Zelda freak -- it's no overstatement to say that I created Okami because of Zelda. I really wanted [Twilight Princess] to have that regal aura, because Zelda was what we were aspiring to. I wanted it to show me things that were surprising, but..."

So yea. . . new art style changes please.