Careful with those ancient Zelda screenshots! You'll poke an eye out with images that sharp. [update 1]

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Actually, he isn't trolling when you think about it. I don't know why people are arguing about the graphics potential of Wii using ZELDA which is a game ported to it from GAMECUBE with no graphical update. This ~IS~ a Gamecube game, a damn good looking one for Gamecube too. Vlad, reserve your judgement for a game that is actually built from the ground up for Wii.

lol joystiqqy is hating on all you ninties

http://media.ps3.ign.com/media/748/748488/img_3945852.html

http://media.ps3.ign.com/media/826/826632/img_4008375.html

Based on my play experience with PS3, these are couple of the most accurate gameplay screens I've found, sans the HUDs. Notice how they aren't perfect quality like all of those close-ups on the face or those concept renders.

So what if they can sweat? IN NORMAL GAMEPLAY THE LOOK LIKE ACTION FIGURES.

I've already shared my disgust with Vlad on his 'editorial' in the other comment section but since he wants to 'proove fanboys wrong' by saying their screenshots are wrong in THIS one I might as well show some from 'clearly superior' hardware.

Each one has their own flaws when media/execs/devs aren't trying to hoodwink you. It isn't up to asshats to say that supporters of their respective systems (including fanboys) are wrong.

Yawn...

Move along. Nothing to see here...

Oh god, when will the horror stop? :( I don't care if it's a joke or not, this is all just too painful.

Wait, does this update mean you guys hotlinked some one else's image and used up all of their bandwidth? Jesus, how long have you been using the internet?

I hope I'm just reading that wrong and you guys owned the media server you used up or something. If not, man.

Also, there's been one super interesting comment here (I forget who made it): the signs would be in HYLIAN. So what exactly would happen if you got close enough to read it without some sort of translation guide anyway?

Tony, I went hunting IGN for a screenshot I remember of a sign from several months ago. When I found it, I uploaded it to imageshack.us and then made my entry. Vlad simply copy/pasted my original link for his incredible post here.

Imageshack is a free image hosting site for the purpose of sharing pictures, but it does have a bandwidth limit that easily was overcome by making by posting it within a full front page post.

I'm glad he chose to ignore all of our arguments though, I was worried I might have some respect left for this guy.

Looking at those screenshots, I don't know how people can call that game gorgeous, or the oft used "beautiful" in these comments.

Each and everyone one of the people that did that are blinded by fanboyism. There is no comparison between the PS3 and Wii, or Xbox 360 and Wii in terms of any capabilities except the controller and power consumption. The PS3 and Xbox 360 both have their problems, but they quite clearly stomp the Wii into the ground in terms of features and graphics; just look at the Wii's launch online service, or lack there of. I am no fan of the PS3, by any means, but I'd rather own it than a Wii, and I have no plans at all of buying a PS3.

I'm not seeing any new gameplay coming out of the Wii either. Sure, you have to twist your wrist, but how is that different other than physically from hitting A? Or using a light gun?

Umm, can I just have the Gamecube version, please?

"Looking at those screenshots, I don't know how people can call that game gorgeous, or the oft used "beautiful" in these comments."

yeah screenshots really do a game justice, I wish that
they put up some of the 480p video that ign has up, up here and peoples reactions would be much different. Not saying its the best looking game in the world (it's certaintly a gamecube game, as we all already know) but it looks pretty damb good while its moving



"I'm not seeing any new gameplay coming out of the Wii either. Sure, you have to twist your wrist, but how is that different other than physically from hitting A? Or using a light gun?"

O yeah your totally right.... moving my arm back as though I'm about to throw a football and having my charecter do it at the same time isn't any new gameplay, what are you people crazy..... can't ANY of you use your imagination

I was watching a round table a few weeks ago that was on gametrailers.com, in it all 3 of the people pretty much said that game developers would be afraid to take chances this gen because its to expensive to make games.... except on the wii.

Your NOT gonna see the next Katamari and Okami they just can't do it, thats why capcom shut down Clover

But for the wii not only is it cost efficient for them, but with the controller it brings in a whole new level of gameplay that they can create... so although I may get my in home theater experience with my 360 and ALL the guys with guns games I could ever ask for, the wii is completly different and I can't wait to see all the various things developers come up with

I think Joystiq is trying to build links to send to Sony so they can get a PS3.

I'm surprised they even let Vlad post anymore. It was clear at e3 he was a Nintendo hating fanboy. Go back and read pretty much any of his stories - you'll find a ton of good ol' Nintendo bashing. Horribly biased articles like this are why I never bother with blog sites anymore.

I couldn't give a monkeys either way about the Wii but the incessant and blatant trolling for article clicks is really starting to piss me off.

Two articles within an hour of each other. Each with polar oposite opinions of a game and system alot of people are anticipating is more than a little suspicious.
I gripe often about how puerile the whole fanboy/girl culture is. This blog is instigating it for cash.

Remember people, every inflammatory article that generates a lot of responses also generates dinero. Moolah, bread, wonga, loot, dough, cash, MONEY!

Don't feed the trolls and don't feed the families of Joystiq. Let them earn their ad revenue.
For shame joystiq!

Vladimir Cole, You are just PATHETIC!

Trying to defend yourself with another garbage post like this. Ive seen the new high res Zelda trailers and I must say the game looks very good in motion. Not the highest poly count in the world but the artistic vision and style of the game really make it stand out. Whats more, you are completely missing the point. At the end of the day Zelda:TP was developed as a GC game, not a Wii game. Nintendo could have completely overhauled the graphics of the game by moving it to Wii, but they didnt. This game had to be out by a deadline on two consoles so they didnt even touch the Wii's potential. Both versions are similar.

Seriously man, get a grip, otherwise I fear you may not have a job at Joystiq for long....

The problem is, Cole, you're still a tool. No one likes you.

The above has been reposted by myself as it magically disappeared off the second page of comments.
I confirmed the post in my email. I know it was up in the comments for everyone to see.

Bad form.

... They have ads on this webpage?

(thank goodness for Adblock)

check out that goron in the last pic

Wow. Just wow. Everyone's shitting on Vlad because he's he's critical of the graphics. I don't think he's making a comparison of TP to the X360/ps3. I think what he's saying is that the graphics just aren't up to the par set up by GAMECUBE GAMES. The screenshots he posted show, in my opinion, a game made for the gamecube that's been ported to the wii, or a wii game not taking advantage of the full power of the wii so to make it easier to port to GC. Either way, I think the wii's capable of more. Link looks fantastic, but some of the world textures surely could have tightened up a bit.

And, concerning the tried-and-true gameplay, yeah, having to go up to a person or sign and press 'A' works fine. The signs are in Hylian after all...kinda can't just read it. But why not take advantage of the remote and be able to, from a reasonable distance, point at the sign or person with the remote and then press A and wave at the person/peer at the sign and then make the text pop up?

I find the frequency of "**** Vlad" posts disgusting. Based on the comments section of this post I'd say Nintendo fanboys are fat disgusting sweaty 8th graders.
So your favourite console isn't pretty, why nip at this guy?
If it's worth insulting people about maybe it's worth buying a 360 so you can stfu.

*sigh*

I truelly think that the Wii is the best console of all 3, not because it has super-graphics, but because I know the games are going to be fun to play, Do you realize that about 6 months ago I had my old N64 out and I played OoT again? that's because it's a damn good game, so is mario Brothers 3 (for the nintendo) because it was very fun to play.

I know Nintendo will being good and fun games to the board; they held the TLP back so the GameDeves could have more time with it; unlike Mircosoft, who ruined KOTOR2 by rushing it out to make tonnies of money.

People here are ranting and crying over the graphics of a console that isn't even released yet. It's game over when you start buying consoles just because they have the 'best' graphics.

The 360 and the PS3 are both trying to win this war with the best graphics; but if they have cr@p for games it doesn't matter if they suck you right into them, cause they won't be any fun to play. and that, my friends, is what Video games are suppost to be about; Fun.

Buy the Console for the Games, not the graphics.

After having played Zelda on Wii for some time now I have to say the graphics are pretty bad. Nice design (for the most part at leas) but very dated gfx.
Also we have the year 2006. We can expect great graphics and great gameplay a the same time.

Oh and this
"But HD support doesn't make a terrible game great. Lack of HD support isn't going to make a great game bad."
Lack of HD? How about lack of decent graphics in Zelda? Seriously Nintendo is in the game business for quite some time. I guess we can expect at least a bit progress between their consoles...