The Legend of Zelda The Wind Waker (Wii U)
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Link's no stranger to remasters and remakes. For what are his adventures but repeat tales of a young boy awakening old magics, or restoring swords to their former glory? Okay, so Zelda producer, Eiji Aonuma, didn't collect three magic orbs/metals/songs in order to port
The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD makes a masterpiece even better (review)
Nintendo may have cheated, but its struggling Wii U system has its first great game. Of course, that game originally came out back in 2003 for the GameCube. I'm talking about The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker, a fan-favorite installment in Nintendo's famous series of swordplay and fantasy.- A masterpiece revisited Bring up The Wind Waker, and most people will first think of its gorgeous, cel-shaded art style
- Even before the HD upgrade, The Wind Waker was an incredibly handsome adventure.
- MIDI music While the visuals have received a noticeable upgrade, the music sounds very much like it did back in 2003
- Instead of a symphonic score, digital instruments make up every song
- The compositions themselves are great, but the MIDI quality sounds cheap.
The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD (Wii U) Review
The most polarizing Zelda game returns in HD, and it is glorious.- + Sailing is much faster
- + Visuals still impress
- + Streamlined final fetch quest
- + Aged gracefully
- Opening is still a bit slow
The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker HD (Wii U) Review – Now This is How You Remake a Game
Back in the early days of the GameCube I didn't have access to the Internet and often found myself purchasing games blindly off the shelf taking a gamble without any knowledge of what I was about to play.
The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD
When the original Wind Waker released I was incredibly excited to try a Zelda game in a brand new setting. When I got it as a Christmas present I ended up playing it that same day and didn't do much else for the next few days until a realization struck me. I hated the game.- Amazing graphics
- gameplay improvements make the game infinitely better than before
- all of the things that made Wind Waker great
- Boat travel is still a bit tedious
- camera sidequest still induces rage
- still has Tingle
The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD review
The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker is as good now as it was on the GameCube ten years ago. With charming characters, imaginative puzzles and a vibrant style that was always destined for high definition, its unequivocally the best HD remake I've ever played.- HD remake looks amazing
- Gameplay has stood the test of time
- New Hero Mode
- GamePad or Pro Controller
- Motion controls are a waste of time
The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD Review
As a returning fan, I couldn't have asked for much of a better treatment. holds up as a marvelous game full of unique and wonderful surprises that remind me why it's the best of the 3D Zeldas.- Charming quests
- Memorable story
- Excellent combat
- Looks great
- Crafty enemies
Easy on the Eyes
So I suppose there's a story on this game for me. To start off I never even finished the original. Even with the expensive component cable I just couldn't get into the game. It was full screen and pixelated! Now, because the games in high definition, I gave it a better chance.
The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD Review
The Wind Waker HD soars above most other titles this year in terms of art direction, level design and gameplay, taking the incredible foundations of the original and building upon them to create a extremely refined – and entirely unmatched – experience.- Minor slowdown when a lot of enemies are on screen
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love this game played on the gamecube now on the wii u nice console choice