I still don't think those giant blue sword stakes are "towers" that unlock areas on the map. I think those may be more story related and kept just as warp points.
Zelda U/NX promo image leaks from Amazon.com
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Jim_Cacher
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Everyone are yelling Ubisoft. What if those towers are mini dungeons, and by completing these dungeons, you can warp from tower to tower? I think this design is much better than simply climbing towers and opening the map.
I'd be very happy with that. Timeshift stones were some of the best things about skyward sword.
johnsavage
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Ubisoft made me hate towers.... I'm sure it'll be fine. HYPE!
secretanchitman
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Doing the same thing right now for my 6S.
They're bringing back the sailcloth too; it'd be a bummer if this game had 0 new ideas besides rock climbing and jumping off your horse
/s
GregLombardi
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That hi res piece though.
Also glad to see Nintendo confirming the "leak".
Also glad to see Nintendo confirming the "leak".
Why is everyone jizzing over that updated artwork? So somebody cut off 1/10th of the image. All we see now is that giant sword in the bottom right corner and the bridge over a foggy canyon or something.
Sure, it's nice to see more details, but it's not a lot.
Sure, it's nice to see more details, but it's not a lot.
The towers are the same wooden towers we saw in the Game Awards footage. The only difference is that this artwork shows them having blue beacons inside them.
Here's what they look like close up:
You can see the one south of Lake Hylia in this part of the Game Awards footage:
Brumfieldhm
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The blue light on the tower is very interesting . My guess is you activate something on the tower to make it glow blue , helping you navigate the massive landscapes, so from far away you can see where you've been and where you need to go.
Spring-Loaded
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I take it you missed what's new about it.
TheGreatMightyPoo
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What sword???
Skittzo0413
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I'm not sure, the ones in the new artwork look a lot more triangular up top, like they have supporting struts extending diagonally up from the edges of the platform area. I agree that they're likely for the same purpose as those towers but they look like they've been completely redone in the 1.5 years since the VGA footage.
I mentioned the new things in it. What did I miss?
That blue thing in the corner.
I didn't say they were exactly the same, but they look like they're still just wooden towers. I think the blue glow is similar to the beacons you could set in Skyward Sword.
These towers just act as permanent beacons that show you where you've already been. They probably denote important locations and can be used for fast travel. They are tall so that you can sail cloth to nearby areas.
The expanded artwork shows Lake Hylia and the Great Bridge of Hylia, which allows us to pinpoint where everything in the artwork is on the world map: http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=206652147&postcount=1077
GregLombardi
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I'm expecting their entire presentation to consist of the art we have already seen. lolz!
MrSaturn99
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I completely forgot they were bringing back the sailcloth.
Wonder what the extent of its use will be.
Wonder what the extent of its use will be.
Fuuuuuuck. That updated artwork is giving me the chills! Looks so majestic. Can't believe a single piece of artwork has me more excited than everything I have seen from E3 so far. I just hope the actual in-game footage looks as majestic as the artwork... If not, we can look forward to the NX port 
))) It's the version I'm going to get anyways. Will skip the Wii U version.
))) It's the version I'm going to get anyways. Will skip the Wii U version.HawthorneKitty
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Nah, Sony will "win" when they show FF7, Shenmue 3 and TLG.
I expect Zelda to be great though and hopefully a lot of different perspectives of the game will flourish.
Warp to beacon tower. Jump off of beacon tower.
Also climb other really high things and jump off of those.
It looks like it has pretty slow descent speed and fairly high horizontal speed. It's likely the fastest way to cover short distances and can likely be used to get over barriers.
Skittzo0413
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Ah I gotcha. They also showed using temporary beacons in the VGA footage, so I think that's a good theory. I imagine there is some story purpose to them as well, potentially explaining the blow glow and possibly Link's blue glowing tech arrow as well.
One thing that strikes me when looking at this artwork is the sense of scale you get. Link is seemingly climbing a mountain that's WAY WAY higher than anything else we can see besides Death Mountain, but the VGA map doesn't show anything with a really high elevation around that point. The scale might be a bit wonky due to this being artwork, rather than a screenshot so I wouldn't be at all surprised if the game world looks a great deal different than this.
I'm expecting Aonuma to forget to bring Zelda U with him, so he just does a presentation on Zelda for the Game & Watch instead.
The temporary beacons in Zelda U are green and disappear from view on the overworld as soon as your place them. That differentiates them from these blue tower beacons.
As for the story purpose, beacons in Skyward Sword also appeared on bird statues, which acted as warp and save devices. The contrivance was that they were meant for prayers.
As for scale, this artwork certainly cheats, though I think the background was painted from a screenshot. The cliff with Link likely doesn't exist in the exact height and location the artwork shows. On the map I placed him on the highest peak southwest of Lake Hylia.
Honestly this artwork gives the smallest scale to the game yet. The original image of the game showed Hyrule Castle and Death Mountain much smaller in the distance, yet in this artwork Link is pretty much as far south as possible and Hyrule Castle and Death Mountain are much closer.
I know you're joking a bit but being able to timeshift at any location would be pretty big if those glowing arrow do that, even if the original idea can from SS. Plus the whole real open world is no small feat and 4 main dungeons and over 100 mini dungeons would be a major shifts as well if true.
I'll take old but better over new and who knows any day.
Click for full size:
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.
Your picture analysis are always great.
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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.
Considering the perspective of Link compared to the Lake below... that map is fucking massive.
Wonder if the blue means it's an activated timeshift stone or something.The towers are the same wooden towers we saw in the Game Awards footage. The only difference is that this artwork shows them having blue beacons inside them.
Here's what they look like close up:
You can see the one south of Lake Hylia in this part of the Game Awards footage:
Anyone have a high quality pic of the one of link with a hood on the horse?
Cid Highwind
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Even moreso when you think about how the Zelda promo art usually tries to condense everything into looking closer together.
I'm so hype
If no one has pointed it out, it appears that Link is wearing Garudo clothing. Compare the design on in his chest and lower arms clothing to the designs on Ganondorf's:
http://zelda.wikia.com/wiki/Ganondorf_(Ocarina_of_Time)
http://zelda.wikia.com/wiki/Ganondorf_(Ocarina_of_Time)
I would be willing to bet that Link, and more importantly the cliff he is climbing, doesn't exist. Just a creation for this piece of art, maybe even added to a pre existing piece of art. As others have pointed out the scale and perspective don't match up.
But I could be wrong. Maybe there is some crazy tall mountain in the south west we can actually go to.
But I could be wrong. Maybe there is some crazy tall mountain in the south west we can actually go to.
Click for full size:
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.
This is amazing. You're like Gamexplain but on image form instead of videos haha. Holy shit this game is going to be maaaassive!
It's been pointed out since the very first trailer.
Which has given birth to some crazy speculations.
MrSaturn99
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Something tells me this'll be great for showing off the game's grandeur. I can already see myself climbing high cliffs just to glide off with it.
Skittzo0413
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Just had a thought- if we're working under my theory that this is a recreation of the Zelda 2 map (which OoT and TP are semi based on) then the spooky church towards the southwest of the map could be the graveyard area from Zelda 1... There are small objects which could very well be graves behind the church building from what I can see.
I don't see why them being blue has to do with timeshift stones. The beacons were blue in Skyward Sword, too, and had nothing to do with timeshifting.
I think the towers are permanently lit up once you get to them so that you know where you've already been. They're lit in this artwork because Link has already traveled to all of those locations headed south across Lake Hylia from Hyrule Castle after whatever evil business went on there to put it in the state this art depicts it being in, and is climbing the mountains there.
darkistheway
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That was last year.
SUPERJEM94
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Oh fuck, I need gameplay footage soon
MrSaturn99
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The thirst for Zelda has always been real. I remember waaaaaaay back in the days of Nintendo's Nsider forums when they showed three new screenshots of TP and the Zelda board was swamped with topics about it. Bear in mind that was before it was even given a name.
boclfon479
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if this game is about exploration, im pretty sure those towers are just to let you see high up and set course places. they seem to be like the one in the gameplay video from the game awards, and it was made of wood and unspecial
ReyVGM
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Do you not notice the thread you're in? This thread is about a Zelda leak.
I mean Witcher 3 is the open world fantasy game to beat
I'm just throwing ideas out there :T
What with the focus on the special arrow and ancient mechanized looking enemies that become active, it makes you wonder.