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11/02/2017 12:21 AM ·Spoilers

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Review #9: The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD

Hopefully this one won't take too long and I'll be able to do reviews daily until I finish. I'm going to try and start shortening these up as well.

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little better than OoT's but still not quite as good as MM's or even TP's out of the ones I've played. Of course if you don't want a game that's well in-depth with many memorable characters, but doesn't have many, if any at all plotholes, then this game will satisfy your wants. The only major surprise imo was a certain identity reveal at the middle of the game.

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Music: This is actually a Zelda Game that I've found to have quite a few good songs, like the opening menu/Credits, Outset Island, Forsaken Fortress, the Gohdan, Jalhalla, Molgera, Puppet Ganon part 1 and Ganondorf Boss fights, the Great Sea, sucked into Whirlpools, Mini-boss and more, but sadly, most of them were butchered and/or ruined on the Wii U, so it's the GC version's songs that I like.

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The only one I can definitely say I like better in this version is the heart container jingle, because it actually sounded kind of stupid on the GC imo, but even then, it's only a jingle. I'll give them credit for having additional distorted boss themes in Ganon's Tower, and at least 95% of the Sound Effects, Character and Enemy voices are unchanged. The only one I can name that is would be Niko.

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I don't know if Redeads sound any different, but I don't want to find that out because to this day, they still terrify me. Seriously, those things shouldn't be in an E-remade-into-E10+ game, they belong in M-Rated ones, and my stance is firm on that subject.

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Final thoughts: I do not like the stealth section the first time you go through Forsaken Fortress, but at least you don't have to do that when you return. I never got why the music didn't play continuously regardless of wether or not you're at the interior or exterior part when you return though. I've liked how you can steal items from enemies with the Grappling Hook, and how in this version...

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you can sell them for more money than on the GC. Maybe that's why the Bombs and Legendary Pictographs on Windfall Island are more expensive. It's also nice how that one Treasure Chart is now a purple rupee reward instead of a green one, even though you may still pay more than that to get it though. The squid-sinking minigame is still awful and needs to die. I like how the Forest Spring Water...

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lasts for 30 minutes now instead of 20, and how the time is displayed on-screen, but they shouldn't have gotten rid of where the islands with islands with dying trees on your sea chart though. Yes, it's a relief that only 3 triforce shards are now found in the Great Sea instead of all 8, and how your starting Wallet holds up to 500 rupees instead of 200, meaning you don't need to get it...

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upgraded to get the IN-credible chart or to decipher the individual triforce charts, but I wasn't bothered much by it, and completionists will have to get those last 5 treasure charts anyway. The Graphics do look very impressive in this remake, but if you know me, that's not why I play video games, remakes or not. I'll give my rating and recommendation in the morning. Last post.

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A couple more things: Link's Facial expressions in this game are quite hilarious. One of my favorites is when he returns to the boss area of the Forsaken Fortress and thinks the Helmaroc King is going to attack him again and he looks very disturbed. Some enemies also have funny expressions, like Bokoblins hanging from ledges, freaking out if you make noise hiding behind an obstacle, like...

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hitting something with your sword, panicking after losing their weapons, Moblins when you steal their Skull Necklaces, when they can't find their weapons, when Darknuts lose their armor, how all 3 react to bombs if they've been damaged by one, and more. I never got why they swapped the buttons for attacking and throwing enemy weapons though, and I wish it still said "Free" on the screen when...

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you moved the camera, so you'd know to zoom it back onto Link so it doesn't stay at an awkward angle. The Mothulas that first appear in the Forbidden Woods are the most annoying enemy in the game imo, because of how fast they move and because they always know where you are if you're in the same room. I actually prefer the winged ones. Floor Masters can also be annoying, if not a little freaky...

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but they're fine for the most part. It was kind of fun using the Tingle Bottles in this version to see other people's posts, but I eventually turned them off because of how distracting they became, and they're going to be useless pretty soon.

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Overall, I give this game an 8.5/10. I recommend it to any Zelda fan, but I can't say for sure which version would be better. The original has better controls and music imo, but the new version has better graphics(duh) more menu conveniences, faster dialogue speed which I forgot to mention and other things. For once, I'm glad that pricing isn't much of a decision influence, because HD is $10...

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less than a brand-new game, digitally that is. Stores might sell physical copies for less if you can find one. I'll do my Mario Kart 8 review later today, so I'll see you then.

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Oh wow...

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@naruto have you ever thought about getting a YouTube channel

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@AlteaKorry The kidnapping of Link's sister was kind of sad and surprising for me, but not very dark, and the Pirates I think were meant to be comical. Everything else makes sense, but I think Ganondorf killing Laruto and Fado, the Earth and Wind Sages to get rid of the power to repel evil in the Master Sword was the game's darkest story moment.

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@Hunter okay. @Hm.Legends not very much. I was always going to do these reviews, but miiverse ending just gave me more of an ultimatum and incentive to do it.

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It's a little late again, but I'm going to start my next Review: Mario Kart 8. I will finish it before the end of the day though and get the rest of my games done, so I'll see you then. This discussion is closed.

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