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ssorD · 06-04-2004, 09:54 PM

Unfortunately, it's not Epona. Different Link, different horse...

*stares* o_o Wow, this is gonna be awesome. *Counts seconds until game is released*

About that little comic thing... Wind Waker's graphics certainly are unique and original-In Wind Waker. Cel-shading's become such a frickin' fad, and it won't be unique if the sequel has the exact same style of graphics.
And as unique as it was, Link's over-the-top facial expressions bothered me more than they should have. Don't get me wrong, I thought WW was great, just a disappointment to the Zelda series.

Anyway... *Stares at the Ganon-looking enemy*
Imagine the final product. o_o

[ June 04, 2004, 09:56 PM: Message edited by: ssorD ]

Gamer Chris · 06-04-2004, 10:55 PM

That fire dude didn't remind me of Ganon at all. I was thinking more of a...fire temple boss rather than final boss.

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**L007 is Undecided** · 06-04-2004, 11:03 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by ssorD:
Unfortunately, it's not Epona. Different Link, different horse...

It is Epona, that is the Hero of Time (Hopefully) It's supposed to take place after Majora's Mask, the time when Link is grown up (7 years after Majora's Mask? That means he's 14, the age he defeated Ganon). Either way, this game is a definite Game of the Year.

Falco53 · 06-04-2004, 11:57 PM

^ What are you talking about? We don't know what the setting of this game is yet.

I'm inclined to believe that is not Epona, simply because in an interview with somebody (maybe Miyamoto, I can't remember) the interviewer made reference to the horse as being Epona, and the interviewee said "What makes you think that's Epona?"

ssorD · 06-05-2004, 06:01 PM

Link wasn't 14 when he defeated Ganon. O_o....

Anyway, this Link has brown hair, meaning it's a different Link, meaning at this point Epona is either dead or hasn't been born.

Then again, Nintendo might change the hair-color at the last second. Link's hair was brown in the early shots of OoT.

supperdish · 06-05-2004, 07:44 PM

I pictured Link as 10 in OOT, then aging to 17 later.

Koga · 06-06-2004, 06:54 AM

I always thought Adult Link was 16.

ChrisRusso · 06-06-2004, 10:57 AM

Adventures of Link says he's 16 or 17...Didn't h ehave pink hair in LttP?

Gamer Chris · 06-06-2004, 12:35 PM

He was 17 as an adult. I'm pretty sure this is true, though I'm not sure why...

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ssorD · 06-06-2004, 04:39 PM

In OoT I thought he was 17. I'm not sure about Link II and Link III, though.

Ditto · 06-11-2004, 09:45 AM

I thought that was Ganondorf too, til I saw the movie. Now I believe... t'aint.

HotD, no, you may not have Link.

I just noticed another interesting detail. In one of the early pictures, Link is wearing a white shirt under his tunic, buttoned up to his chin (nice conservative look, imo). In a later close-up, he's wearing chainmail. Another gameplay element?

First the huntin' dawgs, now this. See what you uncover when you look past the graphics to the content? Constant vigiliance, peoples.

Tad Venture · 06-11-2004, 11:15 AM

...

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Wow. I'm not only wowing at the graphics(althought that's part of it), but...If you've seen it in motion, you know what I'm talking about. The world is so...vast...the gameplay and difficulty look promising, and everything about it gets a wow. Wow.

**L007 is Undecided** · 06-11-2004, 11:23 AM

^ Amen to that.

I don't know, Link still looks blonde. It could be light brown hair, but the lighting is screwed up so you can't really see his true hair color.

**Wyborn** · 06-17-2004, 12:33 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by ssorD:
Link wasn't 14 when he defeated Ganon. O_o....

Anyway, this Link has brown hair, meaning it's a different Link, meaning at this point Epona is either dead or hasn't been born.

His hair color has nothing to do with which Link it is.

buttgumpling · 06-17-2004, 10:26 AM

wow, [img]graemlins/lol.gif[/img] i wonder if this is a remake?

Tain · 06-17-2004, 12:47 PM

That reminds me quite a bit of a Balrog from LotR...

[ June 17, 2004, 12:52 PM: Message edited by: Who the hell has my name ]

imported_Kazooie64 · 06-17-2004, 12:55 PM

...^ [img]graemlins/lol.gif[/img] WTF

CherryShadowZ · 06-17-2004, 03:03 PM

He looks blonde to me...the first time I saw these sceenshots at nintendo.com I choked my brother out of excitement, now I have a pic of Link zoomed in and printed hangin in my room

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Ike · 06-17-2004, 03:27 PM

^^^"You, shall not, pass!" [img]graemlins/lol.gif[/img]

Dark Magus · 06-17-2004, 05:48 PM

His hair is definitely blonde.

You see, when it's dark in a screenshot, or there's a factor affecting the lighting, colors don't look right.

And did anyone consider the fact that his hair is likely dark blonde? I mean, come on. It doesn't have to be bright yellow to be blonde.

06-04-2004, 09:54 PM	#21
ssorD Junior Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: KIRBAY CHESAT#43434 Posts: 224 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Points: 2,258.00 Bank: 500.00 Total Points: 2,758.00 Donate	Unfortunately, it's not Epona. Different Link, different horse... stares o_o Wow, this is gonna be awesome. Counts seconds until game is released About that little comic thing... Wind Waker's graphics certainly are unique and original-In Wind Waker. Cel-shading's become such a frickin' fad, and it won't be unique if the sequel has the exact same style of graphics. And as unique as it was, Link's over-the-top facial expressions bothered me more than they should have. Don't get me wrong, I thought WW was great, just a disappointment to the Zelda series. Anyway... Stares at the Ganon-looking enemy Imagine the final product. o_o [ June 04, 2004, 09:56 PM: Message edited by: ssorD ]

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Gamer Chris Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Long Island, New York. Posts: 4,534 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Points: 1,696.00 Bank: 500.00 Total Points: 2,196.00 Donate	That fire dude didn't remind me of Ganon at all. I was thinking more of a...fire temple boss rather than final boss. --------------------------------- ~Gamer Chris

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Falco53 Senior Member Join Date: May 2000 Location: Happy World Land Posts: 2,744 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Points: 6,090.47 Bank: 500.00 Total Points: 6,590.47 Donate	^ What are you talking about? We don't know what the setting of this game is yet. I'm inclined to believe that is not Epona, simply because in an interview with somebody (maybe Miyamoto, I can't remember) the interviewer made reference to the horse as being Epona, and the interviewee said "What makes you think that's Epona?"

06-05-2004, 06:01 PM	#25
ssorD Junior Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: KIRBAY CHESAT#43434 Posts: 224 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Points: 2,258.00 Bank: 500.00 Total Points: 2,758.00 Donate	Link wasn't 14 when he defeated Ganon. O_o.... Anyway, this Link has brown hair, meaning it's a different Link, meaning at this point Epona is either dead or hasn't been born. Then again, Nintendo might change the hair-color at the last second. Link's hair was brown in the early shots of OoT.

06-05-2004, 07:44 PM	#26
supperdish Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: +3><@$ Gender: Posts: 4,033 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Points: 5,418.00 Bank: 500.00 Total Points: 5,918.00 Donate	I pictured Link as 10 in OOT, then aging to 17 later.

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Koga Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: The Netherlands Gender: Posts: 17,093 Thanks: 104 Thanked 176 Times in 118 Posts Points: 104,309.41 Bank: 17,752.41 Total Points: 122,061.82 Donate	I always thought Adult Link was 16.

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ChrisRusso Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: New Jersey, USA Gender: Posts: 589 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post Points: 1,993.00 Bank: 500.00 Total Points: 2,493.00 Donate	Adventures of Link says he's 16 or 17...Didn't h ehave pink hair in LttP?

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Gamer Chris Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Long Island, New York. Posts: 4,534 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Points: 1,696.00 Bank: 500.00 Total Points: 2,196.00 Donate	He was 17 as an adult. I'm pretty sure this is true, though I'm not sure why... --------------------------------- ~Gamer Chris

06-06-2004, 04:39 PM	#30
ssorD Junior Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: KIRBAY CHESAT#43434 Posts: 224 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Points: 2,258.00 Bank: 500.00 Total Points: 2,758.00 Donate	In OoT I thought he was 17. I'm not sure about Link II and Link III, though.

06-11-2004, 09:45 AM	#31
Ditto Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Not in SSB:M Posts: 354 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Points: 800.00 Bank: 500.00 Total Points: 1,300.00 Donate	I thought that was Ganondorf too, til I saw the movie. Now I believe... t'aint. HotD, no, you may not have Link. I just noticed another interesting detail. In one of the early pictures, Link is wearing a white shirt under his tunic, buttoned up to his chin (nice conservative look, imo). In a later close-up, he's wearing chainmail. Another gameplay element? First the huntin' dawgs, now this. See what you uncover when you look past the graphics to the content? Constant vigiliance, peoples.

06-11-2004, 11:15 AM	#32
Tad Venture Moderator of Awesome Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Location, Location. Gender: Posts: 23,495 Thanks: 483 Thanked 628 Times in 369 Posts Points: 80,367.85 Bank: 94,554.82 Total Points: 174,922.67 Donate	... .... Wow. I'm not only wowing at the graphics(althought that's part of it), but...If you've seen it in motion, you know what I'm talking about. The world is so...vast...the gameplay and difficulty look promising, and everything about it gets a wow. Wow.

06-11-2004, 11:23 AM	#33
L007 is Undecided Axe Shreddin' Mod Join Date: May 2001 Location: Farmerland. Gender: Posts: 7,341 Thanks: 90 Thanked 292 Times in 172 Posts Points: 2,170.54 Bank: 16,278.34 Total Points: 18,448.88 Donate	^ Amen to that. I don't know, Link still looks blonde. It could be light brown hair, but the lighting is screwed up so you can't really see his true hair color.

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buttgumpling Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Eire=Ireland=Irish=Me Posts: 211 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Points: 548.00 Bank: 500.00 Total Points: 1,048.00 Donate	wow, [img]graemlins/lol.gif[/img] i wonder if this is a remake?

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Tain Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Ponte Vedra Beach, FL Posts: 6,682 Thanks: 0 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts Points: 1,347.51 Bank: 510.00 Total Points: 1,857.51 Donate	That reminds me quite a bit of a Balrog from LotR... [ June 17, 2004, 12:52 PM: Message edited by: Who the hell has my name ]

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imported_Kazooie64 Member Join Date: Dec 1969 Location: ovar theere!11 Posts: 903 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Points: 614.00 Bank: 500.00 Total Points: 1,114.00 Donate	...^ [img]graemlins/lol.gif[/img] WTF

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CherryShadowZ Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: San Diego, California Gender: Posts: 315 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Points: 676.00 Bank: 500.00 Total Points: 1,176.00 Donate	He looks blonde to me...the first time I saw these sceenshots at nintendo.com I choked my brother out of excitement, now I have a pic of Link zoomed in and printed hangin in my room .

06-17-2004, 03:27 PM	#39
Ike Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: I don't know. Where do I live? Gender: Posts: 5,634 Thanks: 7 Thanked 153 Times in 109 Posts Points: 6,236.01 Bank: 181,693.55 Total Points: 187,929.56 Donate	^^^"You, shall not, pass!" [img]graemlins/lol.gif[/img]

06-17-2004, 05:48 PM	#40
Dark Magus Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Gender: Posts: 6,260 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Points: 1,996.00 Bank: 500.00 Total Points: 2,496.00 Donate	His hair is definitely blonde. You see, when it's dark in a screenshot, or there's a factor affecting the lighting, colors don't look right. And did anyone consider the fact that his hair is likely dark blonde? I mean, come on. It doesn't have to be bright yellow to be blonde.