Sameee, I also remember botw looking like this when all I heard were rumors about it and saw tiny clips, I've got so many false memories about this game and it looked so different in my head back then
I never played N64 emulator,but thanks to Android,I can play N64 games,and btw That's also my imagination when it was my first time Playing it in my phone 🤣
it's not ray tracing. It's just a Global illumination filter. If it were Ray tracing going inside the hut in kakariko village, the indirect illumination would have worked differently. The reflections on water also had mistakes. In general, it's just GI with high contrast. Second to make actual ray tracing, you pretty much need to rewrite a bunch of rendering code from the original. Nobody has fully decompiled BotW yet for that.
The "global illumination filter" is screen space ray tracing it is a very limited method but it still is ray tracing the reflections were still screenspace reflections, no incredibly accurate never seen reflections Also the original game has a global illumination approximation method that does not use ray tracing (some light probes, colored ambient lighting and screenspace reflections probably)
@@Esc_apist mf how did u get that💀 I want to play in that quality. Who did u get that from the camera man, god, the guy who managed to film in Ohio bro How💀💀💀
@@kobbsy7441 Because if they were to leave they ideology of design and gimmicks they would have to compete in the graphics market, now do u think Nintendo would be able to compete in a market where they are behind by so many years
@@somethingelse4282 They could compete but they don't need to and choose not to. They dominate the handheld market and the Switch is the best of both worlds for them. It replaced the DS and is also their home console. I believe they will release a more powerful model within a year but they'll never bother going all out, it's pointless for them. They make more than enough money as it is.
They should 100 percent do that. Imagine being able to play those 3rd party games in full with no compromises. Maybe even console exclusive games would turn to Nintendo since, well, they're Nintendo, the switch sales are massive, why wouldn't they invest? Imagine that on top of Nintendos quality 1st party games. The reasons to buy a Nintendo console AND an Xbox would dwindle making Nintendo next console a best seller. Or smthn like that idk
Its a nice mod but I prefer the artstyle which was used for the game, each zelda always has an unique artstyle and while realistic graphics are nice like tp princess(although textures didnt age well) there are too many games like that, thats what sets zelda apart from other games in the visual department.
This looks nice, but i think botw is perfect because of the style used and the game as a whole, just like WW is great because of the cel shading and stuff, worked for TP though.
The thing I love most about Nintendo games is the fact their graphics and hardware in general, normally pale in comparison to other larger companies, but its the art and designs of the games that make them absolutely beautiful. Nintendo doesn't care about making anything realistic, they care about making their games insanely pretty.
@@amandaslough125 That is true but just for this video as example breath of the wild looks much worse when you try and make it realistic. This video is ugly as fuck. Pc gamers genuinely do not realize that power is not everything. Any artist would call this ugly.
Interesting to see. I think I prefer the original, although seeing this is really cool. I think a lot of us associate the stylization of botw as something softer, melodious and more of an art, this seems to be a take for realism. The feeling is different, the atmosphere kind of changes with the approach. I love how people can do little changes like this to show us different effects. This game is absolutely stunning!
I agree. I know I have to express my opinion with kidness because if I don't, they would attack me like cuckos, so the rendering on this is great but Botw itself is pure art. Less is more, that's a fact.
@@_Viper.Vich72 oh no its gorgeous, especially in 4K on an emulator, id go as far as to say its the best looking art style of any game as of yet, but it just didnt get the same feels out of me as TP did, that games atmosphere is beyond excellent imo. 💝💝
I really hope that when nintendo said that the switch was half way through it's cycle they meant that in the same way as the DS. Like I really like the switch and the idea of it but man, I really just kinda want a next gen console at this point, fairly sure phones these days are better. A home console being released at around the same time as another switch console would be really nice. A lot of people get really pressed when people say "I want a home console because the games are better" like it's a crime to want good graphics.
Breath of the wild is already a gorgeous game on its own. This looks quite nice in the well-lit areas with lots of greenery, but otherwise... I feel like it takes away from BOTW's unique aesthetic. I think the slightly cartoony look was fully intentional.
This reminds of oblivion in a way, a fantasy setting unapologetically pumped full of the hype graphical effects of it's era. It's appealing in a decadent sort of way. Also, running on only a 2060 is really impressive
Mmm, not a fan sincerely. It's way to dark and you lose some effects like the fog at the distance (something key in the art direction), also I see a bit contrasting the low poly stylised assets vs the realistic lighting. The thing that I think is a really step up is the whater shading, it's beautiful in many aspects
It looks alright, but not a big fan of this style, at least for BotW. The general art design and atmosphere the devs were aiming for was perfect. The only improvement to the game one can make is in the framerate. If I wanted a fantasy game with more realistic elements, I would go to Skyrim.
@@Omega77232 bro. Not that deep. The style is actually a different vibe. He is not wrong about that. Hes not even saying this is a bad style. You need to get your head out of yourass
Imagine if Nintendo actually did the work like this person and created an amazing game that runs smooth and looks fantastic. I love the art style of BOTW, but adding RT to this is incredible. Give this person a job Nintendo. They obviously care about the brand. Maybe you should start caring too. The funny part is I am sure with NVidia's new tools they released this year this would be pretty simple to do relatively speaking.
@@mkjjoe i personally think it's valid to say, Nintendo needs to upgrade their hardware at the very least, when it comes to visuals. 900p 30fps locked with framedrops in 2023 for a game that has the potential to be beautiful as shown when running on pc?
@@tumultuousv the problem is a lot of those things are not inherent to Ray tracing they can be replicated by normal eighth gen lighting breath of the wild is using 7th gen lighting
The game (Breath of the Wild) itself is great and beautyfull enoght to show us in this video that, what we see here is just a minimal change in the graphic, but you can see that don't change at all, instead, make it looks like fake or make it get ugly. This is the power of a Art director, to make big with less. And this is just a proof that there always be Gamers that have a lot of hungry of Games with powerfull graphic, but we know that Powerfull graphics itself doesn't make a game be good enogh, its like you look at a really beatyfull Shell with diamonds, rubys and etc, but realize that it's empity inside, there's no life, no soul.
Yo @Escapist, I haven't seen Botw look so good before. It looks fantastic! 😍 Would you be able to post your Reshade Preset file and show your Cel Shading Clarity settings please? I'dreally appreciate it, and would love to give this a try!
I have to be honest here but I dont think this more realistic aproach favors BotW at all. The cartoony style of the original is part of what gives it charm
You can stop lying to yourself now. We both know that graphically, the original is 10X worse than this. Of course the aesthetic of the original is fantastic but the lighting is too flat and simple compare to this.
I wished this could get a complete remake on ps5 with some intense graphics update and 60fps with beautiful ray tracing reflections and shadows. Omg. It would truly be a spectacle.
![[The legend of Zelda] Deathly Loneliness [BotW]](/img/n.gif)
In my head, when I was 7yrs old, Ocarina of Time looked exactly like this 😂😂
Same here bro
Me with New Super Mario Bros 2 on the 2DS
Sameee, I also remember botw looking like this when all I heard were rumors about it and saw tiny clips, I've got so many false memories about this game and it looked so different in my head back then
I never played N64 emulator,but thanks to Android,I can play N64 games,and btw That's also my imagination when it was my first time Playing it in my phone 🤣
For me, it was Twilight Princess (I'm Gen Z)
it's not ray tracing. It's just a Global illumination filter. If it were Ray tracing going inside the hut in kakariko village, the indirect illumination would have worked differently. The reflections on water also had mistakes. In general, it's just GI with high contrast.
Second to make actual ray tracing, you pretty much need to rewrite a bunch of rendering code from the original. Nobody has fully decompiled BotW yet for that.
Can’t deny it looks insanely good though.
The new RTX Remix thing is promising, though I don't know if it has Vulkan or OpenGL support.
chill. just admire it for what it is. no need to be a critic on words.
The "global illumination filter" is screen space ray tracing it is a very limited method but it still is ray tracing
the reflections were still screenspace reflections, no incredibly accurate never seen reflections
Also the original game has a global illumination approximation method that does not use ray tracing (some light probes, colored ambient lighting and screenspace reflections probably)
🤓
It's beautiful, but it's way too dark. I think the part of why Botw looks so nice is because it's bright and colourful.
I have a bright image.
Maybe we have different contrast settings ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
@@Esc_apist really? On my screen link looks so dark. That's weird.
@@Esc_apist mf how did u get that💀 I want to play in that quality. Who did u get that from the camera man, god, the guy who managed to film in Ohio bro How💀💀💀
@@Esc_apist He's probably referring to the less saturated color palette
HDR makes a huge difference here as well.
Just imagine if Nintendo went all out on hardware for their franchises. Zelda, Metroid and Mario. Yes they don’t NEED it but it would be glorious.
Why can’t Nintendo just make a beefy ass console like Sony and Microsoft
@@kobbsy7441 they wanna have a cheap console that has a gimmick. GameCube was probably the last time they actually tried going the power route.
@@kobbsy7441 Because if they were to leave they ideology of design and gimmicks they would have to compete in the graphics market, now do u think Nintendo would be able to compete in a market where they are behind by so many years
@@somethingelse4282 They could compete but they don't need to and choose not to. They dominate the handheld market and the Switch is the best of both worlds for them. It replaced the DS and is also their home console. I believe they will release a more powerful model within a year but they'll never bother going all out, it's pointless for them. They make more than enough money as it is.
They should 100 percent do that. Imagine being able to play those 3rd party games in full with no compromises. Maybe even console exclusive games would turn to Nintendo since, well, they're Nintendo, the switch sales are massive, why wouldn't they invest? Imagine that on top of Nintendos quality 1st party games. The reasons to buy a Nintendo console AND an Xbox would dwindle making Nintendo next console a best seller. Or smthn like that idk
Its a nice mod but I prefer the artstyle which was used for the game, each zelda always has an unique artstyle and while realistic graphics are nice like tp princess(although textures didnt age well) there are too many games like that, thats what sets zelda apart from other games in the visual department.
Botw is ugly bro. Link looks like a simpson.
@@juhadexcelsior That's your opinion
@@juhadexcelsior it looks great to me and most people who played it. Some players value gameplay rather than unnecessary high graphics.
I replayed twilight princess a few days ago, id love to see it remastered
Agreed
This looks nice, but i think botw is perfect because of the style used and the game as a whole, just like WW is great because of the cel shading and stuff, worked for TP though.
I think so
Even TP looks fine with moodier cell shading.
that’s what I was thinking, it kinda takes the thing that makes botw stand out from other ps4 and xbox franchises
i think tp needs to have more shininess
or rather, shine*
The thing I love most about Nintendo games is the fact their graphics and hardware in general, normally pale in comparison to other larger companies, but its the art and designs of the games that make them absolutely beautiful. Nintendo doesn't care about making anything realistic, they care about making their games insanely pretty.
Actually that's not true. Only the modern consoles were made weaker than the competition. The N64 and Gamecube were more powerful in their era.
@@amandaslough125 it's not about hardware it's about the feel and aesthetic
@@0DRONZER And that's why Nintendo made several timeless looking games with or without competitively modern hardware.
@@amandaslough125 That is true but just for this video as example breath of the wild looks much worse when you try and make it realistic. This video is ugly as fuck. Pc gamers genuinely do not realize that power is not everything. Any artist would call this ugly.
I love it cuz it pisses off graphics whores and edgy console stans
Interesting to see. I think I prefer the original, although seeing this is really cool. I think a lot of us associate the stylization of botw as something softer, melodious and more of an art, this seems to be a take for realism. The feeling is different, the atmosphere kind of changes with the approach. I love how people can do little changes like this to show us different effects. This game is absolutely stunning!
I agree. I know I have to express my opinion with kidness because if I don't, they would attack me like cuckos, so the rendering on this is great but Botw itself is pure art. Less is more, that's a fact.
I do feel like the characters should remain cel-shaded. They were designed with cel shading in mind. But the environment looks beautiful.
I'm archiving this video for safe measure, you never know when Nintendo will get jealous
Zora’s domain looks as amazing as I expected!
New Twilight Princess looking good
Man i want a new realistic / TP but brighter looking Zelda game, i have high hopes for the one after TOTK
do u not like botws style?
@@_Viper.Vich72 oh no its gorgeous, especially in 4K on an emulator, id go as far as to say its the best looking art style of any game as of yet, but it just didnt get the same feels out of me as TP did, that games atmosphere is beyond excellent imo. 💝💝
I mean, do what you want, but the original cell shaded artstyle is what makes this game visually interesting.
This is BEAUTIFUL! Some of the best shaders out there! It may not be perfect, but it's pretty goddamn close
Thanks ;)
I really hope that when nintendo said that the switch was half way through it's cycle they meant that in the same way as the DS.
Like I really like the switch and the idea of it but man, I really just kinda want a next gen console at this point, fairly sure phones these days are better.
A home console being released at around the same time as another switch console would be really nice.
A lot of people get really pressed when people say "I want a home console because the games are better" like it's a crime to want good graphics.
Breath of the wild is already a gorgeous game on its own. This looks quite nice in the well-lit areas with lots of greenery, but otherwise... I feel like it takes away from BOTW's unique aesthetic. I think the slightly cartoony look was fully intentional.
This proves to me how good art direction makes a game feel cohesive, this doesn't feel like Zelda
This reminds of oblivion in a way, a fantasy setting unapologetically pumped full of the hype graphical effects of it's era. It's appealing in a decadent sort of way. Also, running on only a 2060 is really impressive
What Zelda will look like in 10 years
Zelda: Ganon Dies Twice
Hesitation is game over
Mmm, not a fan sincerely. It's way to dark and you lose some effects like the fog at the distance (something key in the art direction), also I see a bit contrasting the low poly stylised assets vs the realistic lighting.
The thing that I think is a really step up is the whater shading, it's beautiful in many aspects
Beautiful, that’s all. And hope you have a good day or night!
I’m really happy with how BOTW looks and I don’t want BOTW to look like this but wow this is really pretty.
Holy! Im loving this aesthetic. Mind sharing your settings?
This game is forever gorgeous.
⁼”⁾ this is you 😂
This is what nintendo games are going to look like in 20 years! I'm so stoked!!
How are you playing with keyboard and mosue?
What mod are you using for mouse camera?
Yes, I use the mouse and keyboard with the program: VJoy virtual joystick
Fighting a molduga would be a work of art
what preset did you use? this looks amazing
HOLY SHIT THIS LOOKS AMAZING!!! Once I (Hopefully )get my RTX 3070 Ti for Christmas I'm definitely gonna download this mod!
It looks alright, but not a big fan of this style, at least for BotW. The general art design and atmosphere the devs were aiming for was perfect. The only improvement to the game one can make is in the framerate. If I wanted a fantasy game with more realistic elements, I would go to Skyrim.
yeah for me ive always imagined the game as a watercolor painting
how to know a person is narrow minded without saying hes narrow minded
@@Omega77232 what
@@Omega77232 It's called having a different opinion, you idiot. If you can't acknowledge this one, then who here is actually narrow-minded?
@@Omega77232 bro. Not that deep. The style is actually a different vibe. He is not wrong about that. Hes not even saying this is a bad style. You need to get your head out of yourass
Cool video! I'd like to see some combat and other gameplay, and the blue tunic
This is what Nintendo will achieve on the Switch 7 34 years from now
While the PSX is literally just real life
mmm those godrays
OH MY GOD THIS IS AMAZING
₌₎ ₆₁₅₄₄₈₈₄₂₁ *call*
The nighttime scenes are beautiful!
Looks amazing, but is it just me or does Link look too dark at times, even when there's light coming down at him?
I can't believe you only have 300 subs!
Could you list what mods and reshape you used, so that this can be replicateed? Thanks in advance.
hi, what's the name of the reshade you're using? I tried several along with RTGI but none had reflections like yours like at 2:24
This one is the SSR
How do you get reflections on the water?? It looks so good!
SSR Reshade
Imagine if Nintendo actually did the work like this person and created an amazing game that runs smooth and looks fantastic. I love the art style of BOTW, but adding RT to this is incredible. Give this person a job Nintendo. They obviously care about the brand. Maybe you should start caring too. The funny part is I am sure with NVidia's new tools they released this year this would be pretty simple to do relatively speaking.
Thanks, I'm glad to hear that :)
@@mkjjoe i personally think it's valid to say, Nintendo needs to upgrade their hardware at the very least, when it comes to visuals. 900p 30fps locked with framedrops in 2023 for a game that has the potential to be beautiful as shown when running on pc?
I want to see a switch with a 3080 on it
Why do the rocks at 2:08 look like the deku tree from the wind waker.
It honestly doesn't really look much better it just looks darker in a lot of areas
You're obviously not looking. The water looks much better. Has reflections. Colors are more vibrant.
Maybe turn up your resolution as wel
And it being 60fps instead of 30fps immediately makes it look better generally
@@tumultuousv the problem is a lot of those things are not inherent to Ray tracing they can be replicated by normal eighth gen lighting breath of the wild is using 7th gen lighting
I have a bright image in the game.
We may have different monitor contrast settings. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
This makes BOTW look like Dark Souls
I hope in TotK we get to adjust the camera's position however we want. Link looks so badass with the current camera settings 🔥🔥
Thanks )
The off-center camera is a cool touch!
Maybe Nintendo games will look like this in 20 years.. MAYBE...
This is definitely how I remember Ocarina of time being.
Boy this is too realistic
The game (Breath of the Wild) itself is great and beautyfull enoght to show us in this video that, what we see here is just a minimal change in the graphic, but you can see that don't change at all, instead, make it looks like fake or make it get ugly. This is the power of a Art director, to make big with less. And this is just a proof that there always be Gamers that have a lot of hungry of Games with powerfull graphic, but we know that Powerfull graphics itself doesn't make a game be good enogh, its like you look at a really beatyfull Shell with diamonds, rubys and etc, but realize that it's empity inside, there's no life, no soul.
It looks good it's just way to dark I can't see link that well.
I have a bright image.
Maybe we have different contrast settings ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
This is what ocarina and Majora's mask looked like to me when playing as a kid
This looks incredible!! It's not very playable. (Too dark to see anything). But it looks so gorgeous. Great job on this shader pack 👍
Perhaps we have different brightness settings ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
unreal. the zora and spirits look so cool.
Graphics card: rtx 2060 super
Yo @Escapist, I haven't seen Botw look so good before. It looks fantastic! 😍 Would you be able to post your Reshade Preset file and show your Cel Shading Clarity settings please? I'dreally appreciate it, and would love to give this a try!
@@ACW-dn9wb I need to make a complete guide.
It takes time
Imagine with a 4090Ti😅
@@Esc_apist yes please
@@Esc_apist please man!
This is so much better without all the haze that happens even indoors, like shrines.
it's insanely beautiful
Thanks :)
i liked the art style nintendo went with, its what made the game so beautiful, but playing this would also be pretty darn awesome
Let's kill the art direction of this game!
Yeah, how dare people mod a game to their liking. How awful.
@@JonnyCrackers they can do that. Doesn't change the fact that it looks like shit
as much as it is preety it would truly be awesome to keep the tracing while maintaning the artstile, the team had to do alot to make the look work
How do you get it to look like this? I got CEMU and enhanced but it looks no where near this good
Its a mod I think.
wow this looks amazing !
Could you show your configuration file?
Na this is absolutely beautiful. Insane
Looks great, but it's lost the Nintendo charm. in aiming for realism it's post the essential whimsical quality Zelda games have.
I have to be honest here but I dont think this more realistic aproach favors BotW at all. The cartoony style of the original is part of what gives it charm
Shame that a ground-up remake or reimagining of Twilight Princess or Ocarina of Time will never look this good on Nintendo hardware 🥲
this looks so insane
which graphics card do you have?
Rtx 2060 Super
Im gonna be honest, I think I prefer the graphics the game has right now
So sick, would definitely buy versions like this.
1:12 didn’t think Link’s bishounen face could grow a beard!
(´｡• ω •｡)
its js what 100 years does to someone
have more graphics but also is ugliest, because the colors are so grey
shade level 2 > shade level 9999
colors > grey
It have an awesome look, it figured out like twilight princess, that kind of texture LOVE IT!!
Original its better
You can stop lying to yourself now. We both know that graphically, the original is 10X worse than this. Of course the aesthetic of the original is fantastic but the lighting is too flat and simple compare to this.
100% agree. Original looks like an artists vision. Intentionally gauzy and dreamlike. This version looks cheap. The magic is gone.
@@andtothewestamerica Original looks like an artists vision + technical limitations of the portable console ᵔᴥᵔ
2:29 wtf Oscar doin here lmao 😂
This was beautiful. It felt more personal. I prefer it like this.
Link with the beard
This is literally what every game looked like to me as a kid
It's Zelda+ ghost of Tsushima+ Skyrim. I like that.
This looks so awesome but botw original art stye now has a special place in my heart.
I wished this could get a complete remake on ps5 with some intense graphics update and 60fps with beautiful ray tracing reflections and shadows. Omg. It would truly be a spectacle.
The song goes HARD ⁼⁾
Congrats, you made it look like a fanmade unity remake.
Mfs will really ruin the point of a specific artstyle because "oog my water NEEDS the sparkly reflections hrrr drr"
@@user-vz5lw2pu8t :D
Reminds me of the Twilight Princess tech demo showed off around 2011 at E3 for the Wii U
My personal 5 year old memory view of Mario
The sound of the wind is his computer
I worked on the optimization so I always got over 60 FPS. Even in korok forest :)
Wow, this is gorgeous.
I'm hoping and praying that the next nintendo console has graphics close to this
Tbh, I think the game looks already fine with simple yet charming switch graphics
These videos are underatted
Cell shading off. I’m vibing with the music
Dude this looks so cool I wish a Nintendo game could look like that, though with the cel shading it feels more zelda, the 60 fps 😮
When you nintendo better than nintendo
This Is Amazing!😍😍😍😍
Link standing in bright sun shine and then being completely dark as if in shadow looks silly.
Imagine looking at a Studio Ghibli film and being upset that it doesn't look like a Pixar film
Woulda been cool to see what the monsters and dragons looked like