Nintendo Officially Comments on Zelda Remake's Divisive Graphics
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake has a divisive graphical style.
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake has a divisive graphical style.
The short version
- Nintendo explains the art direction behind the Switch 2 game.
- Nintendo 's upcoming remake of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time looks drastically different from the Nintendo 64 original.
- That's understandable, given the nearly 28 years that have passed since the first 3D Zelda debuted.
What happened
Beyond the graphical advancements, however, the Switch 2 remake of Ocarina of Time makes some bold character design choices, some of which have divided longtime Zelda fans . But our goal wasn't simply to make everything look realistic." Shida noted the contrast between the dark but beautiful setting of Hyrule and the game's colorful, quirky characters in the original game.
Why it matters
"I felt that this contrast was what gave The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time its mysterious, almost dreamlike charm," Shida explained.
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