Zelda U/NX promo image leaks from Amazon.com
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Only in this case we can learn stuff about the world of the new Zelda.
Sorry 'bout that.
Back on track, this game is one of my most anticipated. If I had to put them order;
1. Mass Effect: Andromeda
2. Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
3. Zelda Wii U
Mass Effect is my favorite gaming series of all time, and 3 did nothing to diminish that. It's honestly a toss up between the others for the next two spots, but these are the games I am most eager for.
HawthorneKitty
Sgt. 2nd Class in the Creep Battalion, Waifu Wars
If you look closely, the one from Amazon was a female and this one is male, right?
This isn't a 20 page thread because we appreciate good brush strokes.
Admiral Woofington
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god dammit lol
Skittzo0413
Member
Yeah it does line up very well. In the art you can see a relatively small amount of visible trees throughout the world, and my head told me oh, "that's cause of draw distance, duh" and then realized "wait a minute this is art, not a screenshot, draw distance shouldn't be a factor!"
But I guess if the artist traced a screenshot then it would make sense.
Spring-Loaded
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It's the other way around.
Caffeine
Gold Member
excuse me as i drink a few more before looking lmaooo
That and redrawing tiny tree is probably a pain the in the ass.
liliththepale
Banned
It's the same art. It only looks different because the character is dangerously ambiguous so blurring some of the details makes you more inclined to pay attention to different features.
Skittzo0413
Member
Bob Ross would've found a way...
Actually I do get Bob Ross vibes from these landscapes, guest art director?
/s
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I think people are joking by making similar comments as those in regards to the lanyard.
And joking about the stupid Link gender thing is gonna derail this thread again so please kindly stop everyone
Spring-Loaded
Member
What's that mean?
SolVanderlyn
Thanos acquires the fully powered Infinity Gauntlet in The Avengers: Infinity War, but loses when all the superheroes team up together to stop him.
...I don't understand
Seems like it. *Stares into your eyes seriously*
S/he missed a /s
More like Tetra and Midna, less like Fi.
liliththepale
Banned
I think people are joking by making similar comments as those in regards to the lanyard.
And joking about the stupid Link gender thing is gonna derail this thread again so please kindly stop everyone
I love a good gender derail.
Spring-Loaded
Member
I just looked up what femdom is. How would they fit that into Zelda?
foxuzamaki
Doesn't read OPs, especially not his own
ahhhhhhh
Skittzo0413
Member
I can count 6 things which look a bit like cave entrances... so that's 6 mini dungeons, yes?
Also the "church" looks like it could sit above a town/village, so maybe that's Kakariko Village?
Also I see two very similar looking stones/tents- 1 on the plateau with the spooky church and 1 on the snowy mountain above the spooky church... and they remind me a bit of the Sheikah stones, though I doubt that's what they are since they look a bit to big in the scale of that art.
Don't see much forest in this image, and that would like up well if the mountain is blocking the forest area at the southeast of the VGA 2014 map we have.
Analysis continues...
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Also look at the curvature of the landscape- I know this is artwork so it doesn't look terribly out of place and shouldn't be taken as 100% based on whatever screenshot the artist traced but I'm curious if the actual game world has a similar sort of curvature. That could play into the open world "twist" Aonuma was talking about.
Also the "church" looks like it could sit above a town/village, so maybe that's Kakariko Village?
Also I see two very similar looking stones/tents- 1 on the plateau with the spooky church and 1 on the snowy mountain above the spooky church... and they remind me a bit of the Sheikah stones, though I doubt that's what they are since they look a bit to big in the scale of that art.
Don't see much forest in this image, and that would like up well if the mountain is blocking the forest area at the southeast of the VGA 2014 map we have.
Analysis continues...
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Also look at the curvature of the landscape- I know this is artwork so it doesn't look terribly out of place and shouldn't be taken as 100% based on whatever screenshot the artist traced but I'm curious if the actual game world has a similar sort of curvature. That could play into the open world "twist" Aonuma was talking about.
If GameXplain's 100+ minidungeon rumor is true, I hope they make at least a few of them nearly impossible to find, so people are searching forever
I'm talking like stuff we'd find years later e.g. in a forest of 2,000 trees, you must bomb one side of one tree at the right hour in the right weather, etc
I'm talking like stuff we'd find years later e.g. in a forest of 2,000 trees, you must bomb one side of one tree at the right hour in the right weather, etc
Would be awesome but I doubt it. PS3 level tech. And that would be even crazier than Skyrim
Looks like its time for my bi-annual desktop wallpaper update!
foxuzamaki
Doesn't read OPs, especially not his own
pls give me a nameShhh, no sanity. Only chaos. Crawling chaos.
Skittzo0413
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Okay here's an analysis of the full image compared to the map. Using the Great Bridge of Hylia across Lake Hylia, Zora's River, and Death Mountain as reference points.
Great analysis, I agree with that placement.
It's interesting that the art they've chosen to sorta show off the landscape is cutting off the forest area, which is likely the starting section of the game. I wonder if that area holds some major spoilers.
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Skyrim has more than 100 interiors... hell, Morrowind has well over 100 interiors/dungeons as well. Also keep in mind Nintendo always gets more out of their hardware than anyone else does, just look at Mario Kart 8.
This is great, nice work.
The artwork really lines up with the map, looks like they haven't been making too many changes to the world itself over the last year and a half. Wonder what they've been up to.
I guess you're right, things can only load when you access them and not all at once. Still, trying not to get my hopes up too high. I'm really hoping Nintendo makes something that takes forever to fully explore here for once. How cool would that be?
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Okay here's an analysis of the full image compared to the map. Using the Great Bridge of Hylia across Lake Hylia, Zora's River, and Death Mountain as reference points.
Good work. Matches up with my analysis as well. Though I think that large body of water in the NE that you highlight is a swamp, not Zora's Domain. I think that is rather the body of water east of that higher in the mountains.
Maybe I'm making this up, but I vaguely remember reading some Zelda interview where they basically say that the guy who designed Tetra and Midna has a fetish. Now I can't remove it from my head. It's part of the series' definition for me now.
FloweryMarston
Member
aonuma said that he loves telma, and he likes the idea of being scolded by a woman like her
Maybe the designer's fetish is little people? (I'm not sure if that's the correct term, but you know what I mean)
I think it'd work fine. It'd essentially be like the hidden grottos in OoT back on the N64.
I didn't say it was Zora's domain. Zora's River is the long river that feeds Lake Hylia and the swamp. Zora's Domain is in the mountains northeast of the swamp.
Ah you're right. My mistake, then we are in total agreement.
liliththepale
Banned
I think it was a different interview, and I think it was clearly about getting pushed around by women. But again, vague memory.
(Wikipedia says dwarf, little person, LP, and person of short stature. I'd be uncomfortable calling someone a dwarf though, so I guess it's best to ask.)
MrSaturn99
Member
Mother of god
foxuzamaki
Doesn't read OPs, especially not his own
I can always count on you
Yeah, Aonuma's insight on the making of Telma preeeeetty much confirms he's into femdom hahaha God do I love that man, he was laughing so heartily when revealing it too.
mdtauk
Member
I know this is pure speculation, but what if the world implements the Timeshift Stones from Skyward Sword, but on a larger scale. The world feels very empty and vast at first, and as you progress, those tower things fall down, and the areas around them are from the past, where technology existed?
Very possible. People have been speculating for a while now that the glowing arrow we saw at the end of the reveal trailer is a timeshift arrow. Could be that stone tablet also might offer some kind of timeshift powers.
Maybe they're timeshift towers. Probably not, but crazier things have happened. I guess.