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Majora's Mask 3DS announced!
- Thread starter amnesiac
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They can do it with a sticker for literally anything.
MetalGearOnlineK
Member
I love Majora's Mask. Obviously excited for the remake. It would be fantastic if they add some new content somehow, whether it's a Master Quest or just extra stuff to do. Completing the bombers notebook as a kid was probably one of my bigger achievements at the time in terms of video games.
I never did like the Great Bay Temple though. But mannn all of those side quests.
I never did like the Great Bay Temple though. But mannn all of those side quests.
My edit didn't save but I was going to say that the N64 hologram card protrudes slightly, I don't know if they can do that with a hologram card on a 3DS cartridge because there is hardly any extra space in the slot.
I always get hopelessly lost there for some reason, then have less than five minutes to beat Gyorg. Luckily you can beat him in one minute.
Ohh, yeah. Thats because the N64 cart has a lenticular label, not a hologram. 3DS cart wouldnt be able to have that - it would have to be a holographic label like those on credit cards and copies of Windows.
The real issue is this:
Lenticular = cheap
Holographic = not as cheap.
Yep! Thats lenticular. Its based on refraction of light, and its just molded plastic. Easy and cheap to make.
Refreshment.01
Member
Sadly no revamped lighting engine or more detailed shadows. The 3DS should be capable of hanndling that.
Anyway, given that this game shares so many art assets with the Ocarina remastering i do wonder why it took so long to be released. Hopefully there are lots of small touches and maybe a more polished modernized interface.
Let's hope the upgraded PICTOBOX makes an apperance in the game. With all the interesting characters it would be great for selfies.
And of course here's hoping it uses some of the enhanced New 3DS capabilities, specially C stick controlled camera.
Anyway, given that this game shares so many art assets with the Ocarina remastering i do wonder why it took so long to be released. Hopefully there are lots of small touches and maybe a more polished modernized interface.
Let's hope the upgraded PICTOBOX makes an apperance in the game. With all the interesting characters it would be great for selfies.
And of course here's hoping it uses some of the enhanced New 3DS capabilities, specially C stick controlled camera.
I don't think people should be comparing the visuals of this too heavily to the original, TBH. Of course it's the same game so comparisons are going to be made, but they're going for a bit different style this time, which I think thus far is actually being pulled off quite well. The colors are a lot more vibrant and in your face than previously. So yes, some scenes might look a bit different and more light-hearted than previously, but in the context of this specific rendition of the game it might not come across that way. Screens such as these:
..do a good job indicating the mood of the game which, to me, looks just as, if not more atmospheric than its predecessor.
That red tinted Clocktown shot is just magnificient, just brings home the apocalyptic atmosphere perfectly. I really dig how the sky is almost a deep purple now rather than blue.
mariosbrother
Member
VERY excited. Thank you Nintendo.
Spieler Eins
Member
It's okay, but really not a significantly bigger jump than PS1=>Dreamcast ports. Except that this one is almost 15 years late, lol. I was pleasantly surprised especially by the 3D effect in OoT, which made the game look much better in person, but in the end, I was still relieved getting it through some 2+1 free sale on Amazon, instead of paying full price. Hopefully there's some offers coming for this game when N3DS hits. It might be the best game ever made, but it's still just an enhanced N64 port in 2015.
SirNinja
Member
That's pretty awesome, actually. I remember Nintendo themselves used to talk up a similar point in 2003 when they released the "Collector's Edition" Zelda on the Gamecube:
I remember being so psyched to play Majora's Mask at increased resolution (640x480, woo!). Unfortunately the game had tons of sound issues (especially while transitioning between areas), the framerate was usually terrible, especially in Clock Town, and the game had a very nasty habit of occasionally crashing. Taught me to frequently save at owl statues then copy my save to the other slot just to ensure I wouldn't lose any progress. </rant>
Graphics Horse
Member
Holograms can't be that expensive, I remember when boxes of Frosties had them.
They are meant to be expensive to duplicate though, which is why they are on credit cards and other certificates.
Who is selling it in Aussie? I can't find anything for NZ yet, not even at EB.
EB Games does have it listed on their website:
https://ebgames.com.au/3ds-157957-The-Legend-of-Zelda-Majoras-Mask-3D-Nintendo-3DS
I'm going to nip in to a store today and ask them about it.
Edit: Also EB Games in Victoria have confirmed they're taking pre-orders.
Can't find it on the NZ site :'(
Valjean Lafitte
Banned
In my mind this means new masks. A new subquest. The ability to play as Fierce Deity Link anywhere in the game (which was once part of the game, and only got removed due to the memory limitations of the N64). Hell, a new Ocarina song for faster, or even slower time. None of those things would be difficult for Nintendo to add to the game.
But I'm not keeping my fingers crossed. This is Nintendo, after all.
On a very different note - I'm sure I'm not the only one that can hear the similarities between the Deku Palace theme (one of my favorites!) and Dead Can Dance's Saltarello.
I think it's more of a business consideration than anything. They need to give the Zelda releases time to breathe and sell through their audience. Plus they wanted to push their original Zelda (ALBW) and not have it overshadowed by the cult favorite remake.
And they probably were waiting for gaps in the 3DS release schedule to greenlight this.
EB in Victoria at least are taking preorders!
X
Xpike
Unconfirmed Member
Those are already in the game.
MvmntInGrn
Member
So I was thinking about the few changes to this game I'd be OK with.
As far as additional content goes. This game would actually lend itself well to additional sidequests and even an additional optional story-focused dungeon. I'm hesitant to see this kind of stuff added but I'm open to it.
The egg hunt. Unless you have all 4 bottles in the game you have to make multiple trips to Pirate's Fortress (can't recall if this is even possible at that point), and maybe even Pinnacle Rock. I'd like to see link receive some sort of quest-specific container that lets him hold all the eggs instead to avoid this repetition.
The Gibdo maze. I'd like to see this reworked so that all the requested items are already in the maze, and this fact to be clearly stated to the player.
The Gibdo maze. I'd like to see this reworked so that all the requested items are already in the maze, and this fact to be clearly stated to the player.
As far as additional content goes. This game would actually lend itself well to additional sidequests and even an additional optional story-focused dungeon. I'm hesitant to see this kind of stuff added but I'm open to it.
I wouldn't mind some sort of follow up to what happens after Link returns to his search for Navi.
Ok... fine. Maybe we need a new thread for this kind of talk.
Would be huge. Bring back Yoshiaki Koizumi to Zelda to head the game. I'll flip. He can gift the world with another amazing game system (creator of Z-targeting and 3-day time system).
Portugeezer
Member
My eyes... want to look away, but it's hard .
As the fellow said, spoiler tag that shit; not nice. (I didn't read so I don't know if a big spoiler but, spoiler coming read this spoiler)
As the fellow said, spoiler tag that shit; not nice. (I didn't read so I don't know if a big spoiler but, spoiler coming read this spoiler)
MvmntInGrn
Member
Not a big spoiler, but corrected.
If only because I love this game so much and hope new players can enjoy it in its full unspoiled glory.
ghostlyspice
Member
There are
six bottles
Four
Great Bay
MvmntInGrn
Member
Oh thats right, thanks. Still I can see it as a frustrating point, especially with how many are (apparently) going into the game blind.
Well, I'm sure there's still a story about how he became a
skeleton
Is it weird that one of the most exciting things about this announcement to me is that we might get new Skull Kid or Fierce Deity figures too? I missed the boat on the f4f statues of these two characters years ago and fuck the fortune they cost on ebay now. I'd be perfectly fine with amiibos even.
He didn't become a
skeleton
lingering spirit who was unable to pass on his knowledge.
It would surely have to be for 3DS, right? Which means they would need to release it probably by mid-to-late 2016, barely a year after MM3D.
Or I suppose they could release it on the follow-up portable system, but then it sort of becomes separated from the trilogy, and just like any other Zelda game. Maybe they could bundle it together with the two prequels or something?
Yeah, I didn't think I would sleep after getting the game anyway.
The Strokes
Banned
Nintendo, I'll forgive you for not bringing the LE of the game if you allow me to buy a New N3DS Majora's Mask edition.
Well, I thought that's what everyone sort of had anticipated when theorising a third game.
themagicalkitsune
Member
I think he's referring to
edit: well spoilers didn't do shit. It might be a theory and not actually related to MM that much, but still don't click.
Guess I gotta stay out of this thread until this game comes out now, stayed spoiler free from this game for 14 years, not gonna lose now
Same. I honestly have no idea how I've done it.
Valjean Lafitte
Banned
Hence the "even". I'm literally talking about a new song to make time faster or slower, something that's more of a secret than the Inverted Song of Time or Song of Double Time. Like you could skip to the last day, or slow it down to the point that three days would last 4 or 5 hours instead of 3 as with the normal Inverted Song of Time.
MvmntInGrn
Member
Funny it was a spoiler about a year and a half ago that made me finally realize I wanted to play the game to completion. I followed that with two more playthroughs almost immediately and it has been an instant favorite (if not most favorite).Guess I gotta stay out of this thread until this game comes out now, stayed spoiler free from this game for 14 years, not gonna lose now
I'll avoid irony and not list what the spoiler was.