Wind Waker HD Remake doesn't look HD

I'm wondering if anyone else believes this aswell. I think Nintendo has confused HD with putting a misty glare over everything.

I think you're confused about what HD means

I'm wondering if anyone else believes this aswell. I think Nintendo has confused HD with putting a misty glare over everything.

CongressManStan

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I'm wondering if anyone else believes this aswell. I think Nintendo has confused HD with putting a misty glare over everything.

TxTech1923

[QUOTE="TxTech1923"][QUOTE="CongressManStan"]

I'm wondering if anyone else believes this aswell. I think Nintendo has confused HD with putting a misty glare over everything.

CongressManStan

Yeah, I agree. It doesn't look all that much sharper. :|

Yeah, I agree. It doesn't look all that much sharper. :|

darkmark91

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Yeah, I agree. It doesn't look all that much sharper. :|

Toxic-Seahorse

You're telling me they couldn't have made this image sharper? They could have expanded on detailed environments and hell, look at the belt buckle, it's not even that round.

Same drab textures and blocky objects, but boy, they sure are clear!

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[QUOTE="darkmark91"]

Yeah, I agree. It doesn't look all that much sharper. :|

CongressManStan

You're telling me they couldn't have made this image sharper? They could have expanded on detailed environments and hell, look at the belt buckle, it's not even that round.

http://au.ign.com/wikis/the-legend-of-zelda-wind-waker/HD_Screenshot_Comparison
Maybe this will help, there is a noticeable improvements from GameCube version. :)

lol no wwHD looks freakin sweet.

http://au.ign.com/wikis/the-legend-of-zelda-wind-waker/HD_Screenshot_Comparison
Maybe this will help, there is a noticeable improvements from GameCube version. :)

superbuuman

People are posting old screenshots.

The game looks sharp and beautiful. 

The lighting makes it seem more like you're out on the open sea.

I still think the impovments would be a lot more noticable if the remade Majora's.

The thing that really bugs me is the lightening. They ought to tone it down just
 a little

The thing that really bugs me is the lightening. They ought to tone it down just
 a little

simomate

I couldn't care less if it looks that much better or not. The fact is we're getting wind waker for the Wii U with some improved features and gameplay on the gamepad!

You're telling me they couldn't have made this image sharper? They could have expanded on detailed environments and hell, look at the belt buckle, it's not even that round.

CongressManStan

The final version of the game that we've seen this week looks very different.

Watch this, then watch this. If you still think the remake doesn't look HD, then... I don't know. You do know that high def refers to pixel density, not the shape of the polygons, right?

Can you play the whole game on the Gamepad?Rod90

[QUOTE="Rod90"]Can you play the whole game on the Gamepad?Toxic-Seahorse

People are posting old screenshots.

The game looks sharp and beautiful. 

The lighting makes it seem more like you're out on the open sea.

Meinhard1

hhhhhhnnnnnnnnnnnng..

I just hope they get rid the the blur that was beyond 20 yards. I hated trying to look into the distance. 

I just hope they get rid the the blur that was beyond 20 yards. I hated trying to look into the distance. 

Infinite_Access

watch the E3 trailer on the Wii U Eshop on an HDTV then tell me it doesnt look HD!

watch the E3 trailer on the Wii U Eshop on an HDTV then tell me it doesnt look HD!

JuanGrande386

The thing that really bugs me is the lightening. They ought to tone it down just
 a little

simomate

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watch the E3 trailer on the Wii U Eshop on an HDTV then tell me it doesnt look HD!

CongressManStan

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watch the E3 trailer on the Wii U Eshop on an HDTV then tell me it doesnt look HD!

CongressManStan

But now I know what you mean, at least. They didn't do much to change the art style. The intent from the beginning was to have a lot of solid colors and hard lines. That's what makes it look like a cartoon. A lot of people were really disappointed in the original screenshots for the remake because the characters were too shiny and looked more like toys instead of cartoons. I think the final product looks awesome.

People are posting old screenshots.

The game looks sharp and beautiful. 

The lighting makes it seem more like you're out on the open sea.

Meinhard1

I think you're confused about what HD means

Jaysonguy

Such a beautiful looking game.

I still think the impovments would be a lot more noticable if the remade Majora's.conkertheking1

You need to see them side by side.  Nothing is going to look as good as your MEMORY of the game :P

(Credit to Zeldainformer [link], compairing Wii U version to original running on dolphin 720p)

One thing that comes to mind when looking at the screenshots of the original game is how it has not aged one tiny bit.

When it comes to visuals, its timelessness is pretty much unparalleled. It's just mind-blowing to think it came out a decade ago.

As beautiful as the original Windwaker looked, play it through your Gamecube with the regular cables on a 1080p TV, and then come back and tell us this remake doesn't look HD.

As beautiful as the original Windwaker looked, play it through your Gamecube with the regular cables on a 1080p TV, and then come back and tell us this remake doesn't look HD.

MrDziekuje

Well anyone using composite cables on a HD screen is an idiot, I'm not sure why you'd even suggest that.....

One thing that comes to mind when looking at the screenshots of the original game is how it has not aged one tiny bit.

When it comes to visuals, its timelessness is pretty much unparalleled. It's just mind-blowing to think it came out a decade ago.

Pierst179

Maybe I'm just nuts, but I like the HD-ified version of WW than the Wii U version. That lighting is just awful.LongZhiZi

Maybe :P

Ha!  Seriously, though, the game does look different with these new changes--it's not a strict upgrade / remaster, it looks different.  There's certainly room for personal prefferance.  

Reposting a couple of images from before -- the color scheme is lighter and the overall style looks less like a cartoon.

Yeah, I like the bolder colors and cartoony-er look of the original. It's not that the HD version is bad (except for that bloom...just awful), I just liked the cartoon look of it and feel like it's being a bit lost.

I'd get a Wii U and the remaster if they actually allowed me to use standard aiming controls instead of inverted.

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One thing that comes to mind when looking at the screenshots of the original game is how it has not aged one tiny bit.

When it comes to visuals, its timelessness is pretty much unparalleled. It's just mind-blowing to think it came out a decade ago.

BrunoBRS

Oh well, I had never tried it.

Still, it remains quite a visual achievement.