The Wind Waker HD Review

With the release of The Wind Waker HD for the Wii U I thought it was time to revisit the game and give my thoughts on the games.

[strifex]

If Nintendo was so desperately trying to shoehorn bloom everywhere they should've remade Mario Sunshine.

[VaatiVidya]

Agree with you completely about the bloom - It would look alright in any other Zelda game, but it just doesn't suit Wind Waker. It's too harsh on the eyes for such a comfy game

[ElleRoni]

I have to agree with regard to the bloom and gradients.

Wind Waker GCN gave off a wonderful impression of a living 2D animation.

Wind Waker WiiU seems more like claymation, not a bad thing in itself.

[WolfyDuh]

I completely agree about the art style change being a bit disappointing, I also found that in some areas the new style worked well, but i do miss the flat colors, and not being bombarded by bloom

[XTheBlackSoulX]

"It gives the impression that the Great Sea is actually the Great Puddle"
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[ZerogunRivale]

I believe the reason they chose Wind Waker was because the GC was one of their worst selling consoles. Now, however, GC games are in a kind of renaissance where people are looking back and are deeming so many GC games to be classics. For people who have never owned a GC, however, they are on the outside looking in because they are hearing about all of these second opinions. Don't be surprised if this isn't the only GC remake. I wouldn't be shocked if Mario Sunshine and F-Zero GX saw HD re-releases with how well regarded they are within the video game fandom.

[hevy]

Hit the nail on the spot. I havent been able to express what "HD'ing" a something cartoony results in, but your description about a plastic toy fits perfectly.

[AndrewRKenny]

I absolutely love to point about the "great puddle". It really affected how I view a lot of game design decisions. Outstanding comparison.

[omega]

My God that switch from original to full bloom is JARRING @.@

[Treyworld]

The HD version doesn't have the Tingle Tuner. Not the definitive version to me.

[bryson]

What's more confusing about bloom is how they added it in this game, yet when remaking Twilight Princess they basically removed it. Neither game stuck to the original art style.

[dedicateddark]

Nice run down on the changes, most of these so called reviews just glances over them. So, Twilight Princess HD please.

[Knux]

Why isn't this video called "The Wind Waker HaichD Review"?

[OSW]

This is an excellent, considered review. Thanks for articulating the problem with the crazy bloom lighting. It put me off buying it (again), even though everything else looks pretty fantastic. The selfie in front of the wind tunnel is so adorable! Subscribed!

[itscomplicatedwatches]

I think the pros outweigh the cons by far in the HD version. Probably my favorite 3D LoZ game.

[RaymondoPerson]

I'm very glad you mentioned the stuff about the shadows. People usually just complain about the bloom from what I've seen and I often found myself to be the only one pointing out the fact that the game is actually not cel-shaded anymore.

[dotapazappy]

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[chamchamtrigger]

Your explanation of the models at 12:30 was pretty much perfect.

[ShadowMan]

Wait, are you telling me they toned DOWN the bloom in the final release of WWHD? Lol, I can hardly imagine the horrors of what we could have gotten had they not listened to backlash. What were the graphics directors thinking when they made this HD port?

[ingrogies]

Awesome review from a fellow Irishman!! Great to hear an Irish person talk in such knowledge and detail about games. Majora's Mask should be the game to be remade