joystiq.com — In short: sure, Twilight Princess is a Gamecube game that's had Wii controls bolted on it. But, like every Zelda game to date, Twilight Princess offers the same brilliant core gameplay mechanics that have driven the series for the last twenty years.
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djsyndromeNov 13, 2006
Not necessarily. Nintendo made a conscious decision not to rewrite this game for the Wii, instead porting it from the GameCube. While I don't agree with this from an artistic standpoint - we've already seen that the Wii is capable of much better graphics even from first generation titles - to say that the Wii is nothing more than a GameCube based on one software title is a bit misleading.
gameguy43Nov 13, 2006
"i think i'm smarter than you"Yeah, uhhh could you just -digg the comment next time... it means the same thing and wastes less space.
livefastdieoldNov 13, 2006
"like every Zelda game to date, Twilight Princess offers the same brilliant core gameplay mechanics that have driven the series for the last twenty years."I love the Zelda series as if Link were my own son -- but let's not forget what a total snoozefest "Wind Waker" was. Just thinking about it makes me seasick. Still psyched for this baby, though.
chriskzooNov 13, 2006
People saying that graphics don't matter are failing to realize that Nintendo purposely skimped on graphic abilities to save money and shift money to that controller. It idn't a huge deal right now because we are only comparing it to PS2/Xbox and some first gen 360/PS3 titles. But would you have wanted a PSX 2-3 years after the PS2 launched or a SNES 2-3 years after the N64 launched? Hell, pop in an old PSX games and see how downright primitive it seems - that's how Wii games MIGHT feel in 2-3 years.If you don't think graphics, which allows greater atmosphere, matter, play Gears of War for a couple hours, then come talk.
bryrbNov 13, 2006
"[Editorial disclosure: my two cats are named Link and Zelda, so I may not be considered the most neutral party.]"
Closed AccountNov 13, 2006
Let's hope for voice overs for the next Zelda!
livefastdieoldNov 13, 2006
Oh really? Huh. The graphics were great, but the battles and puzzles were all so easy, compared to previous installments. And then there was the endless boating...so much fricking boating... Anyway, I guess I'm alone on this one. Could be just that everything's been a disappointment after the awesomeness of Mario Sunshine.
livefastdieoldNov 13, 2006
Metacritic's 2003 GameCube Game of the Year? Huh. Okay, okay, I surrender. Thanks for the link.
jsleemanNov 13, 2006
I don't want voice overs, link has been around for so long and has so many faces, I don't have any idea what he should or would sound like. I fear they would butcher the voice. maybe having a narrator, now that I wouldnt mind.
matarielNov 13, 2006
casual gamers go ape s**t over graphics. these are the people putting the wii down, not the hardcore gamers. real gamers don't care - if it has good games to play we'll buy it. we'll end up with all 3 systems eventually.console wars are retarded. it's school yard idiocy.