looking at it more- this is how i imagine zelda. very dramatic. dark. full of relationships that provide context to the adventure.
that’s why i was turned off by the recent TP. It was just too goofy too often and too unfocussed too often.
ocarina of time was really the highlight of the series for me.
before that, the original zeldas on the NES were my favorite because you imparted all the drama. there was an element of playing pretend that gave great context to the adventure. and this picture is pretty much the context i gave it.
i’d like to see zelda lose some of those roots that are overly goofy and weirdly out of place and replace them with storytelling. playing pretend doesnt work as well for me anymore, either due to my advancing age or the state of the art (games are so much more expressive now they fill up the space imagination used to fill up), or both.
not that zelda should lose all its goofiness. just the aspects that are out of place. like an entire lake devoted to flying a chicken from a farmhouse to blocks placed on the lake. or how the same enemy spawn at the same place, every time.
ocarina, and the original TP trailer of impending battle as enemies come through the sunrise, are more in my ideal vision of zelda. goofiness and laughs are still allowed, even required, but the weird things that seem out of place should go. And in their place should be more characterization to properly fill the void that the player’s own imagination no longer seems appropriate to fit.
Note: Over at Reddit they found the artist and his collection, but there are some hentai pics in the portfolio so I did not link here at Infendo. Go search it out if you want!
Anyone notice if Link’s Uncle from A Link to the Past is in there somewhere? There are so many characters, I thought he might be in there…maybe I am missing him?
Llaffer
I thought that the image you supplied was impressive, then I clicked the link.
I actually yelled “WHOA!” when I saw that.
rod980
Whoa! the picture above is just 1/20 of the original linked picture! Amazing!
deepthought
awesome.
…though zelda looks a little man-ish… i think of her more like buttercup in the princess bride…
Mohan
Very cool!
deepthought
looking at it more- this is how i imagine zelda. very dramatic. dark. full of relationships that provide context to the adventure.
that’s why i was turned off by the recent TP. It was just too goofy too often and too unfocussed too often.
ocarina of time was really the highlight of the series for me.
before that, the original zeldas on the NES were my favorite because you imparted all the drama. there was an element of playing pretend that gave great context to the adventure. and this picture is pretty much the context i gave it.
i’d like to see zelda lose some of those roots that are overly goofy and weirdly out of place and replace them with storytelling. playing pretend doesnt work as well for me anymore, either due to my advancing age or the state of the art (games are so much more expressive now they fill up the space imagination used to fill up), or both.
not that zelda should lose all its goofiness. just the aspects that are out of place. like an entire lake devoted to flying a chicken from a farmhouse to blocks placed on the lake. or how the same enemy spawn at the same place, every time.
ocarina, and the original TP trailer of impending battle as enemies come through the sunrise, are more in my ideal vision of zelda. goofiness and laughs are still allowed, even required, but the weird things that seem out of place should go. And in their place should be more characterization to properly fill the void that the player’s own imagination no longer seems appropriate to fit.
Momo
my brain just melted
Caleb
This is fantastic! Where did you find it, and is there any chance of getting a print?
David
At first I was all like “no way Jack would post this .. it doesn’t have Sexy Midna”,
but then a click later and there she was.
Jack
Predictable is me.
Jack
Note: Over at Reddit they found the artist and his collection, but there are some hentai pics in the portfolio so I did not link here at Infendo. Go search it out if you want!
Blake
+1 on Zelda looks manish. *shivers
DevinShadowV
HOLY COW Nintendo please make this into a wall scroll poster even a paper scroll poser will be fine with me.
Daniel
Oh my… it´s amazing!
who´s the author?
Marcus
That is … truly, truly impressive.
Can we get something like this shot our way sometime, Miyamoto?
Pikapal642
Woah, very impressive! I love this! /saves image
Anyone notice if Link’s Uncle from A Link to the Past is in there somewhere? There are so many characters, I thought he might be in there…maybe I am missing him?
Sam
at first i was like…..cool, then i was like…. holy SH*T!
Stan
I may have missed them, but where are Din and Nayru?
Streex
Someone tell the Great Fairy to put some clothes on! She’s a couple flips away from turning Zelda into a Mature rated title.
XCWarrior
That is a pretty amazing photo. Too bad too vertical to be a wallpaper.