Zelda: Graphics vs. Design

If I’m wrong tell me, but I think a lot of people have the common misconception of what the graphic part of gaming is and what the design part of gaming is. It’s a feud, which game has the better graphics The Wind Waker or The Ocarina of Time?

The wind Waker has the better graphics.

The Ocarina of Time has the better design.

The design would be the construction of the characters and the world the characters are in the graphics are the finer points, the fluidity in the way that the characters move and their capabilities, reaction time, etcetera and so on. In the WW the graphics would be…Link can crawl firstly, he’s faster as well, his reaction time is quicker, the way you can see the grappling hook actually grapple, the movement of the ocean, how he can sidle. There are too many things to pick out, that is the graphics and they are indeed better, or more efficient. The way Ocarina of time was designed was based on characters, more adult, not the cartoon like WW, the character art is appealing, the way the world was designed was with more realism, it was beautiful and more fantastical.

So just because the WWs design isn’t like the OoT doesn’t mean it has bad graphics or the graphics aren’t as good, they are the most fluid up to date (of course we’re talking about GC here). An I’m not implying that OoT has bad graphics either, for N64 it has the best graphics up to date (but then something happened when they converted it to GC I think, if anyone has noticed let me know).

This is just to clear up the design and graphics thing. Graphics for WW better than OoT design for OoT was better than the WW. I hope I didn’t confuse anyone because I’m lost now XD

That depends what kind of design you like. Wind waker has its own design and so does Oot. It dosent mean one is better than another.

I LOVE both graphics!!!!! WW though is my favorite!!!

Originally Posted by Dr.GeDeT

That depends what kind of design you like. Wind waker has its own design and so does Oot. It dosent mean one is better than another.

Lol you're right, design is a matter of opinion. But whenever I hear people say that the WW has "worse graphics" than OoT they usually mean worse design. I can't grasp where the idea that the graphics are worse comes from though, since they were both created for two entirely different systems.

I think it depends. Some people wouldn't mind shoddy graphics aslong as it wee 3D. Where as i prefer 3D, i would rather good cell shading than lousy 3D

I personally thought Majora's Mask had the best graphics/design. Best graphics on the Nintendo 64.