hate hate hate hate they look like plastic and not in the charming old school 3d way but as if they intentionally said “lets make extremely high quality 3d models of plastic dolls” hate hate hate
They’re supposed to look like puppets I guess?
I don’t like it either, but it probably really hits for people who grew up watching puppet dramas.
I hate this because it’s like who played OOT and thought it was missing a doll aesthetic? And why can’t they just make a new Zelda with a doll aesthetic where the mechanics et al. might be better harmonized with it? Why ram it into an otherwise bland remake? Windwaker HD all over again.
It’s such a bizarre idea. Like why not use that aesthetic for a new game entirely? The Link’s Awakening remake had the same issue, though it wasn’t as obnoxiously ugly and actually had some charm to it - why are these remakes going for entirely different styles than their originals, instead of aiming to something closer to the original concept art?
The Link Awakening was kind like a test for the Echoes of Wisdom
Oh yeah that’s true. And honestly I do really like that art style, which is more than I could say for the OoT remake, but it’s just so weird to me how they keep going in these experimental directions for remakes in particular.
The doll look works ok for me, but everything is just so overly textured/greebled that it makes me itch just looking at it lol.
Reads more like little porcelain figures a grandma would collect to me.
models of plastic dolls
Where the real money of the IP is made.They should have made it cel shaded like wind waker but with these proportions
this remake has too many polygons. apologize.
Don’t talk to me or my son ever again
I genuinely can’t tell if the art for this remake is done with genAI or not. It has that uncanny vibe and excessive detail for no reason but no obvious tells that I can see.
I’m not interested in playing it either way, it just does my head in.
this is the actual design, but a lot of people have said it reminds them of genai and i think it’s because of the excessive detail. it’s supposed to resemble a puppet (which is why the threads are huge - normal cloth on a small doll) but it’s uncanny in the worst way.
It also has me wondering if it’s done by a human in this style because of the prevalence of genAI and oh my fuck I hate it here
While I don’t think these designs are, they absolutely have that look to them so I wouldn’t be surprised if they came from AI concept art. Nintendo’s development is very closed-doors and I have zero doubt that they’re heavily using genAI in their pipelines these days.
No I don’t have any games on my phone.
I know I’m preaching to the choir here, but I do not care for the design the characters in this remake. Feel like this is the only place I’ve seen that has any pushback against it at all. It just doesn’t seem right? Like it’s better than trying for “hyper-realistic” or whatever, but it only feels like they gave up halfway on the aesthetic.
It’s the Chibi eyes that conflict with the rest that throw me off.
They’re trying to go for a glassy doll eye look, but also have them super detailed, so they just look off.
Sorry, I had graham plattners. All out now though
Small adult Link
Got that OwO face.
