The Legacy of The Wind Waker: From Controversy to Classic | Retrospective Review
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- Опубліковано 30 чер 2024
- Explore the fascinating history and impact of The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker in this retrospective video essay. Released on the Nintendo GameCube in 2002, Wind Waker was initially met with mixed reactions due to its cel-shaded art style. Discover how this unique visual direction perfectly encapsulates the campy, adventurous spirit of Zelda. We'll dive into the game's development, its open-world exploration on the Great Sea, and the timeless charm that has made it a beloved entry in the franchise. Learn why this GameCube classic, later remastered for the Wii U, remains a standout in the Legend of Zelda series.
00:00 - Intro
03:13 - Development History
06:44 - Open World on the Open Seas
12:34 - Dungeons and Items
23:00 - Art Direction and the Zelda Vibe - Ігри
I just want a switch version of the wii u remaster but nintendo hates their fans too much.
Yeah me too. But I get why it hasn’t happened yet. I think they have a lot of Zelda projects in the works and they have to strike a balance of releasing their new stuff with the remasters without creating franchise fatigue and cannibalizing sales.
Don't worry it's not if but when. I think it will be a cross gen games between the switch 1 and 2 👍
It'll be a 4k remaster on Switch 2 I reckon
I know I’m biased from growing up with it, but wind waker has always been my favorite Zelda game
I think everyone’s favorite Zelda game is the Zelda game they grew up playing. For me that was Ocarina of Time. (Though I was around for link to the past I did t begin to get in to games until ocarina.)
When this game was announced, I heard the internet cries, but I didn't care as a Zelda fan. I knew that Nintendo was going in this direction for some specific reason when doing it. When I saw the facial expressions, the hiding in the barrels, and things like that, I knew it was a great choice and I enjoyed the game... Although I didn't like the sea travel, but they helped on the HD remake to fix that issue. Now I'm just waiting for them to port the HD remake to the Switch.
It is a great Zelda game. I personally have kinda given up hope for the switch port.
@@SuperMetaFun Maybe we'll get a Legend of Zelda 3D All Stars on Switch 2/whatever they call it. Then we can have, like, Ocarina, Wind Waker, Twilight Princess and Skyward Sword all together.
love the emperors new groove reference :) instant like after that
I couldn’t resist.
Awesome video, I really enjoyed this one! Going to have to go watch your other ones now!
Thank you!
I wish they'd remake Zelda 1 or 2 in this artstyle. Just a deep thought of mine..
I really would love to see a completely reimagined remade Zelda 2. Id like to see that sword combat explored and fined tuned.
@@SuperMetaFun I, for one, would like them to make an honest-to-christ Metroidvania style Zelda game. I think it'd work great, a "2.5D" metroidvania with all the Zelda fixin's.
@@SuperMetaFun I love that idea! It's such a unique and underappreciated game
While I love the wind waker art style, I disagree with remaking Zelda 1 and Zelda II in that style. Id rather they do something that utilizes the official art fir thwir games especially for Zelda II. I'd love to see Hollow Knight levels of animation but with the Zelda II artstyle.
Excellent, bro. You totally get it. I remember the time between first announcement and original release. I couldn't believe the foolish things I heard from so-called fans, who never had a clue. I felt sorry for Nintendo, having to deal with such abject stupidity. I'm old enough to remember playing the original on the NES. I was excited as ever to play Wind Waker on the GameCube in progressive scan and Dolby Digital II. I learned about and invested in both of these technologies because Nintendo was behind them. I was in awe when I first played. It was a living cartoon.
I was 15 when it was announced so I was skeptical but not hostile. It was something so starkly different to what everyone else was releasing and making. It was so Nintendo and it played great. I enjoyed it back then and still enjoy it now.
I was in high school. I stayed home from school and fucking adore the game. It was and is an incredible release. Shame it isn't available on Switch.
Ocarina of Time, Majora’s Mask, and Wind Waker have the best stories in the entire series.
You can’t miss Twilight Princess in that list, in my personal opinion, it’s some of the best fiction of all time.
Midna’s character development, tying into the game’s theme of power and how it can be abused. How it motivates Midna, how it motivates Zant and Ganondorf, and even how it motivates Link, and by extension, you, the player. The game tackles systemic oppression and economic disparity to display the outcomes of abusing power through metaphor and tying it into the narrative, like the rural area Ordon Village being in shambles when tragedy strikes Hyrule and Castle Town being mildly inconvenienced. It’s genuinely so well thought out and I consider it a masterpiece.
I play WWHD on Cemu and it plays great on my decent little setup w/ 8GB GPU ram, and I’d play it on my switch if N would port it over, it it plays fantastic and you can even get all of the QoL gyro aim perks and get very low latency vs playing on a real switch.
Oh, fantastic video obviously you are a talented MF and you’re really going for it with a channel like this, well-written, interesting, well-edited and engaging storytelling.
All of the great retrospectives tell the story of the game and their lives intersecting
I really appreciate the compliment! I wanted to approach my retrospective from a different angle than just the story and my experience. But view the game in the context it was made and what it intended it do.
It's funny how you call Link's Awakening a "Metroidvania" even though Zelda did the concept of unlocking the overworld with new abilities before both of them and the programmer of Symphony of the Night was inspired by A Link to the Past.
Oh yeah. I get in to that a bit with my Link’s Awakening video. How Link's Awakening Changed Zelda Games
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Keep up the good work; will you be making a video on the recent Direct?
Thank you! At the moment I have no plans to. If I would it would be a while since I’m leaving for vacay with the family today.
Playing the HD version for the first time, and Wind Waker really is the polar opposite of Twilight Princess, and not just in art direction. While I believe Twilight Princess has better dungeons and combat, I think Wind Waker's story and side quests are more engaging.
Twilight Princess has a more engaging story for me but you gotta really pick up what the game is saying on society and power, and how it displays it through its characters and environments
wind waker is the only 3d zelda that feels like the 2d games to me
Are u gonna make one on twilight princess
edit: Nevermind lmaooo
That is the plan. I’ve been going in release order going back and forth with Metroid games as they share a lot of similarities.
There are some campy moments, but I wouldn't generalize the series that way at all.
There’s a lot of campy moments. Not just the silly. It can also be very melodramatic.
@SuperMetaFun subjective
Honestly, I like the aesthetic of Wind Waker fine, I just don't really like most of the faces. And Link's a little too... floppy?
Floppy? Explain…
@@SuperMetaFun Just like... all the characters are like... Hell...
Kinda like Rubber Hose cartoons, except not as dynamic looking, I guess?
You: "Zelda is CAMP!"
Me: Helloooo LGBT community and happy pride!
No but seriously you verbalized an aspect of Zelda that I've always loved. It's campiness!
Happy Pride!
As I’ve been going through the series with a “critical” eye (that is to see what it’s all about not to just be harsh on it) I’ve come to realize just how goofy and silly these games get. It’s very charming.
what happned?
What do you mean? What happened to what?
@@SuperMetaFun Wind Waker.
You’re still going to need to be more specific. What do you mean what happened? What happened to what?
I still really don't like Windwaker. I can't help but wonder where the Zelda franchise would be without Windwaker. Windwaker is where my love of for the franchise began to drop off. Aside from Twilight Princess, I don't like where Nintendo goes with the Zelda series after Majoras Mask.
In my next video on the Minish cap I plan on exploring that. Fujibayashi directed that one at capcom and was eventually hired by Nintendo. He would direct Skyward Sword, Breath of the wild, and Tears of the Kingdom. In Minish cap you can see a lot of skyward sword and the beginnings of that new Zelda direction.
I get your point. I liked wind waker. Twilight princess was Ocarina again with a wolf but I really enjoyed it. While I love BofW and TofK I miss the original Zelda format.