Zelda Ocarina of Time 3DS screens give us the Water Temple chills
by Griffin McElroy 
on Mar 2nd 2011 1:58PM
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Posted: Mar 2nd 2011 2:00PM MrCheeks said
*Puts on Iron Boots* I DROWNED!
Posted: Mar 2nd 2011 2:02PM religiousjedi said
Sexy Phantom Ganon vs. Link battle....
Posted: Mar 2nd 2011 2:04PM DarkSonata said
gotta love how the colors are brighter, the textures are a lot more detailed, yet the N64 feeling still remains.. such a marvelous work
Posted: Mar 2nd 2011 5:41PM wcarnation said
@shabby329 A game can forever look as awful as it wants when its beauty shines in gameplay.
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Posted: Mar 2nd 2011 7:39PM (Unverified) said
@shabby329 I think there's a charm to the ugliness of games of like Cruis'n USA. They're all very sharp to the jaggy-weary Wii player.
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Posted: Mar 2nd 2011 2:05PM Nofriendo said
I was hoping they would do something about the "bunny ears" hair on adult link. :(
Go 90's I guess.
Go 90's I guess.
Posted: Mar 2nd 2011 2:05PM TraceurRyuk Part III said
Did they make the textures and lighting better? Because this looks better than I remember.
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2011/03/zeldaot3d05.jpg
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2011/03/zeldaot3d05.jpg
Posted: Mar 2nd 2011 2:31PM DangerMouse001 said
@TraceurRyuk Part III
I think they'd be crazy if they didn't at least improve it a little. Since it's a port rather than emulation, they'll be able to tweak it to make it look better while retaining the original game's feel. If you compare super mario 64 on the N64 & DS, you'll see quite a few little changes in textures and model work.
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I think they'd be crazy if they didn't at least improve it a little. Since it's a port rather than emulation, they'll be able to tweak it to make it look better while retaining the original game's feel. If you compare super mario 64 on the N64 & DS, you'll see quite a few little changes in textures and model work.
Posted: Mar 2nd 2011 2:08PM Richard Jae said
I loved doing the water temple without the water tunic. Keeping a fairy or two kept me from drowning every time.
Posted: Mar 2nd 2011 2:12PM Richard Jae said
@Richard Jae
P.S. I'm glad to see Ingo hasn't changed.
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P.S. I'm glad to see Ingo hasn't changed.
Posted: Mar 2nd 2011 3:25PM Vagn Henning said
@Richard Jae
On my last playthrough, I somehow managed to forget to pick up the blue tunic... Made the Water Temple a bit tedious IMO. Still think Inside the Well and the Shadow Temple are the worst, though.
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On my last playthrough, I somehow managed to forget to pick up the blue tunic... Made the Water Temple a bit tedious IMO. Still think Inside the Well and the Shadow Temple are the worst, though.
Posted: Mar 2nd 2011 2:10PM Drew327 said
Character model looks nice
Posted: Mar 2nd 2011 2:11PM thetony said
so...much... nostalgia...
Posted: Mar 2nd 2011 2:13PM ZombieX said
Boot-swapping will be much smoother since your inventory is now displayed on the bottom screen. No more having to pause to go into an inventory screen!
Posted: Mar 2nd 2011 2:20PM DarkSonata said
@ZombieX
I'll pause anyway... just for the sake of pausing
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I'll pause anyway... just for the sake of pausing
Posted: Mar 2nd 2011 2:20PM rahnyc4 said
3ds is going to be my main gaming platform. its basically going to take me back to the best gaming era of the gamecube/ps2/gamecube era and future back. im very content with its graphics, very..
Posted: Mar 2nd 2011 3:47PM tendoboy1984 said
@Qehb
Could you run RE: Mercenaries/Revelations on an N64? Or Street Fighter 4?
The 3DS is way more powerful than an N64, and it's more powerful than a PSP and GameCube.
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Could you run RE: Mercenaries/Revelations on an N64? Or Street Fighter 4?
The 3DS is way more powerful than an N64, and it's more powerful than a PSP and GameCube.
Posted: Mar 2nd 2011 2:21PM A Sandwich said
Nintendo made Zelda easier after everyone still bitches about the Water Temple. Way to go, jerks.
Posted: Mar 2nd 2011 2:21PM Qehb said
Was I the only one who never had a problem with the water temple?
I understand when people complained about having to keep equiping/unequiping the Iron boots alot but I never found it that annoying.
I understand when people complained about having to keep equiping/unequiping the Iron boots alot but I never found it that annoying.
Posted: Mar 2nd 2011 2:31PM sparkster said
@Qehb
In fact, the water temple and the spirit temple were my favorites in OoT. I remember how I admired the dungeon layout back then mapping the thing in my head while beating it. After I finished it, I went over to a friends house who was not as far into the game and I was like "You won't believe this, Zelda has the first water level in video game history to not suck!". Two days later he got stuck in that temple and kept raging about how much it sucked...
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In fact, the water temple and the spirit temple were my favorites in OoT. I remember how I admired the dungeon layout back then mapping the thing in my head while beating it. After I finished it, I went over to a friends house who was not as far into the game and I was like "You won't believe this, Zelda has the first water level in video game history to not suck!". Two days later he got stuck in that temple and kept raging about how much it sucked...
Posted: Mar 2nd 2011 5:43PM Nap said
@sparkster I don't remember any temples giving me trouble.. then again this was the day and age of Player's Guides. But I do remember my cousin (who is about 20 years older than me) calling me about getting stuck in a room with moving platforms in the Fire Temple. He called me asking how to jump. -_-
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Posted: Mar 2nd 2011 2:23PM Hi iTs SlayeR said
Wow does the texture look nice. Brings so much memory.
Now all we need is a RELEASE DATE!
Will buy the 3DS when this game rolls around. Really looking forward to this. Will keep me busy for a while re-beating this game.
Now all we need is a RELEASE DATE!
Will buy the 3DS when this game rolls around. Really looking forward to this. Will keep me busy for a while re-beating this game.
Posted: Mar 2nd 2011 2:23PM ilduce620 said
That looks shockingly beautiful. Pretty impressed with those graphics.
Posted: Mar 2nd 2011 2:25PM profeteer said
I quit playing OoT when I first had it because of that temple, but flew right through it years later when I got the gamecube version. Guess I was too young and stupid to figure it out.
Posted: Mar 2nd 2011 2:39PM Mr Fister said
Good to see that the shops all have textures and aren't pre-rendered anymore, though that was a given since there weren't any pre-rendered areas in Majora's Mask.
Posted: Mar 2nd 2011 2:44PM Misguided Terran said
I'm concerned... I REALLY want to play this but...
I'm blind in one eye, I lack depth perception. I wonder if the 3D settings wouldn't work with my visual handicap.
I'm blind in one eye, I lack depth perception. I wonder if the 3D settings wouldn't work with my visual handicap.
Posted: Mar 2nd 2011 3:37PM MEMgrizzlies7 said
@Misguided Terran You can turn off the 3D and just play the game normally.
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Posted: Mar 2nd 2011 6:30PM therandomizer said
@Misguided Terran, Hey, I feel ya, I have 20/150 in my left eye so I probably won't be able to see 3D all that well either, but regardless, I'm getting a 3DS anyway. Why? Because it's freakin' awesome!
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Posted: Mar 2nd 2011 7:08PM xxxsam said
@Misguided Terran
Really doubt it will matter, especially with a game like Zelda. I don't have stereo vision (side-effect of failed squint operation when I was a baby; both eyes still work, just I don't really see 3d). Still preordered 3DS. I'll be setting the depth slider to 'off' and there we go...
There might be a few games where the 3d will be part of gameplay, like I'm thinking maybe baseball games and stuff like that where you have to spot where the ball is depthwise, but I doubt it'll be common.
I'm getting depressingly tempted by this Zelda remake (note: I never played the original; played the GC bonus disc a bit but got tired of it because the controls etc sucked compared to Wind Waker, obviously not being designed for GC controller). I pretty much have a rule not to buy old games (especially old 3d games), but it kind of looks like they're making a fair bit of effort at updating this one...
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Really doubt it will matter, especially with a game like Zelda. I don't have stereo vision (side-effect of failed squint operation when I was a baby; both eyes still work, just I don't really see 3d). Still preordered 3DS. I'll be setting the depth slider to 'off' and there we go...
There might be a few games where the 3d will be part of gameplay, like I'm thinking maybe baseball games and stuff like that where you have to spot where the ball is depthwise, but I doubt it'll be common.
I'm getting depressingly tempted by this Zelda remake (note: I never played the original; played the GC bonus disc a bit but got tired of it because the controls etc sucked compared to Wind Waker, obviously not being designed for GC controller). I pretty much have a rule not to buy old games (especially old 3d games), but it kind of looks like they're making a fair bit of effort at updating this one...
Posted: Mar 2nd 2011 2:47PM CapiCoco said
Wow, so the graphics are improved and 3D is not the only appealing factor, but I think I'll pass until next year to get a 3DS.
Also, only until my 4th playthrough I manged to memorize every location of all that damn keys in that temple.
Also, only until my 4th playthrough I manged to memorize every location of all that damn keys in that temple.
Posted: Mar 2nd 2011 2:49PM Red Deer said
Can't Wait.
Hitting Cucco's for no apparent reason at Lon Lon Ranch and having them gang together and fly after you.... In 3D...
Nuff Said.
Hitting Cucco's for no apparent reason at Lon Lon Ranch and having them gang together and fly after you.... In 3D...
Nuff Said.
Posted: Mar 2nd 2011 2:49PM totalysharly said
They still have meat mittens huh?
Posted: Mar 2nd 2011 2:57PM mcnerven said
IMO this update looks terrible. They took 1998 graphics and mildly updated them to say 2000 graphics? Now, I loved the game and would be harder than a pedophile at a Jonas Brothers concert for an OoT remake robust with stunning, state of the art visual overhauls and a fully orchestrated soundtrack, but judging by these screens there's not enough incentive to buy a new 3DS copy when I have an N64 sitting in my closet ready to be played.
Posted: Mar 2nd 2011 3:05PM Telechubby710 said
@mcnerven
Guess its a good thing no one is telling you to buy it
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Guess its a good thing no one is telling you to buy it
Posted: Mar 2nd 2011 5:21PM mcnerven said
@Telechubby710
It's always confusing when people get down-voted simply for voicing an opinion that's dissimilar to someone else's. It's not like I said "People who think this looks great are child molesters" or even the face-palm inducing "fan-boy" comment; rather, I stated my honest feedback.
Furthermore, I didn't go through and reply critically to every positive comment. We all have differing opinions and mine is that I think Nintendo could've done a much better job with this update. They could've at least updated the sprites into rendered objects (see Epona ranch screenshot).
People are excited for this game and that's fine, more power to them for having something to look forward to, I'm just not one of them and that should be okay too, especially since I provided a reason why.
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It's always confusing when people get down-voted simply for voicing an opinion that's dissimilar to someone else's. It's not like I said "People who think this looks great are child molesters" or even the face-palm inducing "fan-boy" comment; rather, I stated my honest feedback.
Furthermore, I didn't go through and reply critically to every positive comment. We all have differing opinions and mine is that I think Nintendo could've done a much better job with this update. They could've at least updated the sprites into rendered objects (see Epona ranch screenshot).
People are excited for this game and that's fine, more power to them for having something to look forward to, I'm just not one of them and that should be okay too, especially since I provided a reason why.
Posted: Mar 2nd 2011 3:06PM Telechubby710 said
This is gonna look good n the tiny 3DS screen
Posted: Mar 2nd 2011 3:09PM Undying said
NOT THE WATER TEMPLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted: Mar 2nd 2011 3:17PM klado said
Just like FF 7 REMAKE, THIS GAME NEED A FULL DAMN MADE REMAKE, WITH FULL PS3 GRAPHICS, dud...
Posted: Mar 2nd 2011 3:29PM Vagn Henning said
How many here haven't already beaten this game at least twice?
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