Is it everything you dreamed it would be? Not as good as playing an all-new Zelda? A little overhyped? Tell us, Infendo!
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Zelda 3D remake launched today. What do you think?
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amazing, i can't think of a better word to describe it
As much as I've played it… I still got misty-eyed at how much work was put into making the game so beautiful. Wow.
Dying because I can't play it until next week, probably 🙁
F***ing amazing. And I haven't even gotten the sword yet.
Blake, I just got back from buying it at Gamestop…where I got another 5 streetpass encounters..Yay! (By the way, if any of you guys from the Sand City Gamestop opening this morning are reading this…thanks for letting me go first so I could catch the bus! Enjoy the game!)
I just popped the game in and spent a few minutes with it, and all I can say is…
WOW!!!!!!!
Holy cow. From the beautiful opening shot…watching the title cinema twice…the Great Deku Tree…that shot of the sun shining down through its branches…the dandelions and fireflies drifting in 3D through the air…Navi's 1st-person flight through a crystal-clear Kokiri Village–free of green smog and with everyone visible–to watching Navi wake Link up and noticing you can see out through the window of Link's room to the outside in 3D…
I'm currently speechless with joy. I caught my reflection in the screen and saw a big, dumb grin plastered on my face that had probably been there ever since I started the game.
So, yeah, I'm liking this! 🙂
Also: I use Chrome, and when I registered my copy of the game, the prompt for the soundtrack didn't show up… so if that happened to you, you have to call Nintendo to get on the list. (Thanks Adam at Nintendo Support!)
Amazing, it's looks beautiful and I think it runs at 60 fps (not sure, I need glasses now).
OMG I love it, the only bad thing is most Gamestop's have 1 or 2 copies of the strat guide, so i'm having to use my N64 one for now, but Amazon has it for $13.14 right now
I'm rather impressed to finally see the 3D capabilities of the 3DS in action. Kudos, Nintendo.
The Owl…Hyrule Field…The Marketplace…
It just keeps getting better. I climbed onto the wall in the middle of Hyrule Field and just spent a minute looking around at the view.
I at first thought the 3d in 3ds was unneeded but its really helpful. I am actually playing through it for the first time amazing game from what I see
A couple things….
1. Great excuse to get StreetPass working. Got 2 of my now 4 hits today at GameStop.
2. Obnoxious owl is much less obnoxious because of forceful text advancement.
3. 3D works really well, surprisingly, as does the slider controls and oddly enough, the gyro controls are cool if you have 3D off.
4. Most importantly, as I've said many a time before on this site, I didn't like OoT. I felt it was clunky and just plain did not age well. Playing this remake, I feel like I'm playing the game that you all did in 1998, not the mess it is today.
It is amazing. Sure, the place I preordered it sold my copy, but I still managed to find my own…it rules. xD
😉 This thing's selling like hotcakes.
Every place that sells games around here (including superstores) is SOLD OUT.
It may not seem like a big thing… except for the fact that I live in Southern California, where we literally have hundreds of malls and game stores (as well as a certain GIANT local game store).
By 12pm, there was no store that had a spare copy within 3 cities I've gone to.
Luckily, I got to one of the stores just before the last copy was sold off.
Who knew THIS many people were waiting for this game? I'm pretty sure there weren't even half as many 3DS consoles sold around here since its launch!!
… as for the game… er… I can't play it yet. My 3DS was sent to Nintendo to get fixed (got a rare bug which prevents me from going into the eShop even after the updates) and should be arriving in the next few days.
I am at a loss for words right now. Everything just feel perfect. Like others I had to just sit and watch the title screen for awhile. Can't remember every doing that before. I just completed the first dungeon and I feel like I already got my money's worth. The polish on this game is amazing. I am literally giddy with excitement over the fact that I get to replay this game and then do it all again with the master quest. 11 out of 10!
Yeah I am totally floored by this. In video game heaven right now- unquestionably. And the 3D feels completely right. Oh man, part of me wants to keep playing and part of me wants to take my time to savor it. I'm actually looking forward to finding all of the Gold Skulltulas. DID YOU GUYS HEAR THAT?
Also, new iwata asks is up- pretty awesome stuff I never knew about bosses, enemies, and the fishing game.
Hey I just noticed something awesome about OOT 3D- its much easier to pull off one of those quick spin attacks (the one's you do by rotating the stick 360 and hitting the button as opposed to holding it down). I don't know if this is because of the circle pad or improved controls or whatever, but I always had a really hard time pulling this one off on the n64's analog stick so I'm glad it works better now!
Hey,
Can't wait to get my hands on this. Still have to get a 3DS first. Saving money by selling 3DS cases on etsy. I've got 1 Zelda designed case up and 3 more Zelda designs coming. Check them out by clicking my name. Help me get my 3DS!
";) This thing's selling like hotcakes.
Every place that sells games around here (including superstores) is SOLD OUT."
Well, Nintendo did say that they were going to limit the number of copies they released of this game because they over-produced the last Zelda game on DS. The don't want to see new copies quickly discounted because stores have too much stock, which happened last time I guess.
But I bet it is selling pretty well. And I'd love to see it do really well long-term.
@Ki
Those cases are awesome. I especially like the 1up case.
@Brett Cheers. I've got some more coming soon (July 1st)! A 3 more Zelda plus heaps of Star Wars and Super Hero ones.
This game has a LOT of annoying backtracking, fetch quests and a wonky map.
But other than that its solid.
Don't own it or a 3DS, but everyone I've talked to loves it as you can tell also by the comments above. Be interesting to see how many copies were sold today and how many 3DS will be sold today and this month.
Can a remake top the NPDs? I think it can.
For me this is the first 3D game that I've had a little trouble seeing right. Now matter what setting I put it on (except for turning the 3D all the way off) I see a bit of ghosting of a double image. It doesn't ruin it for me, but it is annoying.
The graphics are actually improved if you turn the 3D off… but then you lose the 3D. But the sense of depth is just amazing. The depth in Steel Diver is so shallow it feels like you're looking at little toys, but this 3D is very immersive and deep.
Gyroscopic looking around is very hard to do and still keep your eyes focused on the 3D.
So for me… the 3D is both a source of joy and a source of some frustration.
@kaherka
I'm adjusting the slider a lot: Full 3D for traveling and admiring the view, half way for battles and off for the gyroscopic aiming. I'm continually astonished at how alive and real it looks in 3D– especially when the sun's rising or setting and you get the lighting and shadow effects Great stuff!
I've noticed the ghosting in places. It seems to be where there's something bright on a black/dark background and happens in Pilotwings too – must be a quirk of the 3DS screen.
Anyway, I am kind of enjoying the game but finding it really frustrating in places. Quite a few times I've been totally stuck and not sure where to go next – but then there is the useful hints/visions system. I'm still quite close to the beginning – just been in the big whale and rescued the annoying bint you have to carry around.
Anyway, I'm sticking with it. Think I just need to read what the people are saying a bit more carefully and get into the games way of thinking.
I still think I prefer 2D (i.e. top down) Zeldas though!
looks amazing!! i have the same game on a gamecube disk, but could never into it, but maybe its because of the looks update, but i cant put the thing down! LOTS of backtracking and annoying levels, but when you complete a dungeon you feel like a freaking god.
yh great game and now understand how it is rated best game ever, especially for its time!
Wow, it seems as though there are a lot of people on this website who have never played this game. I must be really old or something because that is nuts!
Same game I played on the N64, on the Special Edition Disc with Master Quest on the Gamecube, and on the Virtual Console.
Oh, wait, I thought this was a new game, not just some port with a few tweaks. Oh, that's right, this is Nintendo too….. My mistake.
I preodered thsi game a whiel bak before the 3DS launched. I know I had to have it. I just pcied it up today from Gmaestop and got a couple street passes whiel I was there. 🙂
I alcutally got the Ggamestop Maager's Mii.
On to the game. THIS IS AN AWESOME REMAKE!!!!! From the opening to first dungeon in the Deku Tree so far. All I can say is … WOW!!!
I am working my way to the second dungeon a young link.
It woudl have been nice to get orchestrated music for this though. It seems like Nintendo just copied and pasted the music from the N64 to the 3DS. 🙁 Don't get me wrong, I love the soundtrack, . I just seems like Nintendo coudl have gone the extra mile and gone ad little further for this interms of the music. THat is my only gripe with it.
Over all , a 10 out of 10
Ok Nintendo, Let's see a 3d remake of Zelda Wind Waker for 3ds or 3d Zelda : Link to the past. 🙂
Hey, Toadofsky…Y'know what you and Epona have in common? You're both Neigh-sayers! (H'yuk! H'yuk!)
You say, "Oh, wait, I thought this was a new game…"
Pffff! What??? Seriously, the only way you could actually be under the impression that this is a new game is if you didn't read anything at all about it anywhere, which I find hard to believe considering your posting name. Nintendo has been completely up front about what this project is…heck, their website has three editions of "Iwata Asks" dedicated to it! They haven't misled or tried to fool anyone. This is and always has been a project to beautifully bring Ocarina's graphics into the modern world for fans and a new generation of players.
It's even printed right there on the box!
No one's forcing you to buy it. What's your beef? I'm very glad this beauty of a remake exists: it leaves the previous versions in the dust. This is the new definitive version of one of the best games of all time. And, the 3D is mind-blowingly great.
On a positive note, I really like your choice of names: Toadofsky was one SMRPG's best characters…even right up to the last notes of the closing credits music! So smile, Toadofsky, Skyward Sword will be arriving…someday…
@ Matthew Case:
It is awesome, isn't it? Wait'll you get to Death Mountain.
According to the recent "Iwata Asks" on Nintendo's site, they wanted to keep the music as close to the original as possible, because it's such an integral part of the game's personality. They actually dumped a lot of recorded work because it had strayed too far from the game's classic sound. There is one fully-orchestrated track added to the game somewhere…I haven't found it yet.
I agree completely that a 3DS Windwaker would be incredible!!! And, for that one, they can leave the graphic style exactly as is…just bring it into the third dimension! 🙂
I love this game 🙂 I too, have noticed the ghosting of the 3d image, not bad… Still it seems to be only in dark places. Other than the quirk in the 3ds screen (pilot wings and DoA both did that in dark scenes, fyi) this game is fantastic! I've just beaten the Fire Temple (adult Link.. just fyi) and I've loved it. I truly can't believe how well the 3d works! I love how deep the game feels visually now! I'm that much more excited for more of these great games to come 🙂 Nintendo, as always you were slow out of the gate, but you managed it again. This hardware can do it, we just need more games 🙂
@ Richard:
The problem I have with this game is that it's nothing new in terms of a Zelda title. We have all played this game before. Graphical tweaks and 3D effects as nice as they are, don't mean anything to me. Granted, maybe some didn't get to play the original and missed out, but I still don't see a justification of $40 for this game.
I'm not going to play Skyward Sword, I got rid of my Nintendo Wii over a month ago, I'm actually looking into getting a DSi XL because I'm not that interested in the 3DS until it gets a much needed revision (better battery, maybe, just maybe a bigger screen but that's not as big a deal to me). Besides, I already saw Avatar, I don't really care about playing as Jake Sully, er, Link on a Bird.
The 3DS is an important handheld for Nintendo right? We can all agree on that. So why not make a NEW Zelda game for this handheld? Why not make it that much more? Why not make people say, "A NEW ZELDA ON THE 3DS?! I'll BUY THAT NOW!!" Nintendo has imitated Ocarina of Time again and again with Wind Waker and Twilight Princess in terms of designl. I know I'm not the only one sick of that.
The day Nintendo tries to get back to more of the roots of the Zelda games, with more emphasis on action and less on puzzles, I'll be interested.
I'm loving it so far, I picked it up this morning and made it to the forest temple. A couple of things I noticed that slightly bother me are…
1. Link refuses to roll for me after falling.
2. The big octorock in Jabu's belly can't be stunned while spinning anymore.
3. Princess Ruto seems to be wearing a bra (no, I'm not a perv complaining that I can't see fish boobs, it just seems strange to me)
All in all there are a few things that feel slightly off but the updated graphics + 3D + portability more than make up for it.
@ Toadofsky:
Okay, fair enough. We'd all like to see a brand new Zelda game on 3DS. But that'll take years. This was quicker. And it happened to a game that deserved it.
I *knew* you made that comment without playing it! The truth is, this game is spectacular. It's not a few tweaks. It's a top-to-bottom visual overhaul that is capable of moving grown men to tears of joy…and I'm still amazed at how great the 3D is. This is what the game, ideally, should have always looked like. I hadn't played through it since it first arrived on N64, so I was definitely ready for this.
So, from your point of view, it's not the must-buy 3DS system-seller you're waiting for. Cool. But it's not fair to dump on this amazing release for what it's *not.* As you can see from a lot of the comments above and on other sites, many folks are playing through Ocarina for the first time with this. That's great: Few games get a chance to keep charming new generations, and this one's definitely got content worthy of the attention. The old Ocarina graphics are getting really hard to look at. As has been pointed out here before: The sprite graphics of the 2D adventures age much better.
I totally agree that a new Zelda for 3DS would be awesome. But, in the meantime, I'd much rather play this super-Ocarina than another game like Spirit Tracks or Phantom Hourglass (they were good, but not as good as this.)
Thanks for clarifying your point! 🙂
They should advertise this game as "nostalgia vision enabled," because it actually looks as good as your rose colored memory envisions it. The visual upgrades are top notch, and aside from the weird feeling that young link's sword is a little shorter than it ought to be (i'm probably crazy though,) it plays perfectly. I'm pretty satisfied.
I do worry, however, that it's going to keep me from completing Link's Awakening DX anytime soon.
Unfortunately, I elected to purchase it at gamestop, which served as a harsh reminder of why I dislike shopping there. The dude wouldn't ring my brother and I up. He refused to ring up our purchase until we argued with him for a good three minutes about why we weren't interested in purchasing a players guide. I should have walked out, and bought the game at Target. Yeesh.