Zelda's Ocarina Of Time PC Port Shows Wind Waker Deserves A Remaster
A recent HD The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time PC port has brought again to mind another beloved game, perhaps the most unique in the series, one that is still awaiting a true HD remaster on a current console - The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker. Despite the lack of success seen in the previous remaster on the Wii U, the long-rumored Wind Waker remaster on Nintendo Switch could take the game to entirely new heights. From its exceptional art style to its depiction of a young, cartoony Link and a world fully immersed in the sea, Gamecube's Wind Waker has a lot to offer newer Zelda fans.
Wind Waker is a title both charming and mechanically deep, which has gone largely unrecognized due to not finding quite the success Nintendo might have hoped on the Gamecube and Wii U. With updated features, however, it could be yet another Zelda highlight on the Nintendo Switch. Developer Harbour Masters shows just how possible it is for even smaller teams to push the boundaries of Legend of Zelda games with its Ocarina of Time HD PC port, and where Harbour Masters took the iconic Ocarina of Time and amplified its visuals and performance to hone (rather than alter) its beauty, it shows just how a similar formula would make Wind Waker into a new experience.
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At the heart of Wind Waker is its cel-shaded visuals, an artistic technique that uses less shading color to render 3D textures in a 2D style. Cel-shading allows games like Wind Waker to age better than sharply-rendered projects because it doesn't aim to showcase the highest graphical quality, rather its own distinct style. The technique gives Wind Waker its signature cartoony look, making characters’ whacky
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