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E3 2013: The Wind Waker HD Is Just Like The Old Wind Waker, But With More D's

It takes a pretty poor pirate to think that closing one eye all the time is an actual substitute for an eyepatch.

Jun. 11 2013

Posted by: Matt

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Edited By Stephen

I always in favor of more D's

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So beautiful

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Edited By skoshuke

Early Video!

Also, it seems like Nintendo are just throwing bloom and a bunch of overly bright lights into all their games because ~HD~

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It's not COMPLETELY like the old Wind Waker. There's a fast sail now. :D Who knows what else they changed in the remake.

Anyway, this being my second favourite Zelda (behind Link's Awakening), warts and all, I'm seriously thinking about getting a Wii U now. The new Xeno game, Bayonetta 2 and Mario 3D World are also good reasons.

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More Ds you say?
"The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD"

Hmm, well just one more D really

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I want this in my life like today, lol.

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@paulunga said:

Anyway, this being my second favourite Zelda (behind Link's Awakening), warts and all, I'm seriously thinking about getting a Wii U now. The new Xeno game, Bayonetta 2 and Mario 3D World are also good reasons.

You have great taste in Zelda games.

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"It takes a pretty poor pirate to think that closing one eye all the time is an actual substitute for an eyepatch."

I'll be damned if I sit here and let you talk shit about Tetra!

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Bloom :|

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But can you still superswim ?

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@paulunga said:

Anyway, this being my second favourite Zelda (behind Link's Awakening), warts and all, I'm seriously thinking about getting a Wii U now. The new Xeno game, Bayonetta 2 and Mario 3D World are also good reasons.

You have great taste in Zelda games.

I'm not sure if this is sarcasm or not. :P Most people would agree that Link to the Past and Ocarina of Time are the most popular ones.

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Shew... it's slowly becoming more difficult to not buy a Wii U... Between this, the new Smash Bros, and the new 3D World... If a Wii U Fatal Frame gets announced I might just soil myself.

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Wind Waker is my favourite Zelda, and in my top five games of all time. I'm hoping for a price drop on Wii U, but if they sell a Zelda bundle I'm in.

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You have great taste in Zelda games.

I thought I was the only one realizing that Link's Awakening was the best of the Zelda games.

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@gs_dan said:

Bloom :|

The screenshots that first came out had ridiculous levels of bloom like holy shit kind of levels. It looks like they toned it down a good bit in this trailer so that's better.

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damn this looks amazing might have to buy a wiiu with this and the new mario world

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@paulunga said:

@almostswedish said:

@paulunga said:

Anyway, this being my second favourite Zelda (behind Link's Awakening), warts and all, I'm seriously thinking about getting a Wii U now. The new Xeno game, Bayonetta 2 and Mario 3D World are also good reasons.

You have great taste in Zelda games.

I'm not sure if this is sarcasm or not. :P Most people would agree that Link to the Past and Ocarina of Time are the most popular ones.

No, no sarcasm. Those are my favourites, and probably Majora as #3.

@almostswedish said:

You have great taste in Zelda games.

I thought I was the only one realizing that Link's Awakening was the best of the Zelda games.

Well, now you're not alone anymore!

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Wind Waker is my my top 3D Zelda game. Link to the Past is the best 2d game.

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That is gorgeous.

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@gs_dan said:

Bloom :|

The screenshots that first came out had ridiculous levels of bloom like holy shit kind of levels. It looks like they toned it down a good bit in this trailer so that's better.

It might be a bit toned down but it's still way too much for my tastes. I dunno, I really enjoyed the flat, clean look of the original version. I kinda just want that at 1080p with AA and nicer textures.

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Ah, memories.

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That music.....

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Looks fantastic, can't wait! My favorite Gamecube game and my third favorite Zelda behind Ocarina of Time and A Link to the Past.

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2Ds is enough Ds for me

Wait...

Anyway, it seems a little early to be remaking this, but it does look really good imo

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What about that H?

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And way more p's. 600, actually.

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Ok, I'm getting a WiiU.

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Wind Waker was not very popular because of the whole "lol Celda" thing where people were demanding "mature" games. Now look where that got us.

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Wrong.

@kdr_11k said:

Wind Waker was not very popular

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Wind Waker was a fantastic looking game. Looks like they didn't change the art for this, which is a good thing. I wonder if they'll be adding any new content (or previously cut content)?

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Rorie, the title of this one almost made me do a spit take and cover my keyboard with mountain dew. I don't know why. It's not even that funny.

Okay, It's pretty funny.

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It's a testament to the original's graphics that this doesn't look THAT much better. It was and still is a beautiful game.

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This looks absolutely fantastic. I missed the Gamecube version and have always regretted it, although not enough to buy a Gamecube and a copy. I'm also happy Nintendo rebuilt the game from the ground up, despite its looking good with even a simple resolution increase on Dolphin. Woohoo!

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I loved Wind Waker and it's definitely one of my favourite games of all time but... that's some Oblivion level bloom right there!

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I only buy consoles because of a specific game I need to play. (That's right NEED). I bought a gamecube (my first console in 10 years) because of Wind Waker.

So, now, seeing this...I guess I'm buying a WiiU?

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I love Wind Waker so much. I hope they add a dungeon or two and make the sailing faster later on in the game.

Also, this is amazing:

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Still like the art style of Wind Waker, but everything else I remember is blah.

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@meatsim said:

Still like the art style of Wind Waker, but everything else I remember is blah.

It had one of the most satisfying endings of any Zelda game. And it was the first to really nail the 3D battle system. I found the N64 controls to be kinda clunky, but they were a good first attempt.

And it had some of the best sound design. The musical stings during combat started with WW.

If I had to criticize it at all, it could have used one or two more dungeons, ditch the Triforce hunt, and add more scenes with Tetra being awesome.

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More Ds you say?

"The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD"

Hmm, well just one more D really

Ds NUTZ

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The best part of that video? The fast button for the King of Red Lions.