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Nintendo’s newly released footage of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake sparked controversy after overseas social media users criticized it, calling the gameplay “outdated” and the graphics “like something from the PS3 era.” On 5ch’s hardware/industry board (Geha), the post touched off a wave of reactions, with opinions split over whether the graphical direction matches the original and whether a realistic-style remake is even the right call. Plenty pushed back too, arguing you shouldn’t judge from still images alone since the actual footage leaves a different impression.
Outdated gameplay. Graphics like something out of the PS3 era. Everyone’s just drunk on nostalgia.
Source: x.com / original post here
What people said
Couldn't be more obvious what's going on
This genuinely worries me
Same reaction in every country, too
Nostalgia goggles are terrifying
Of course that's gonna read as nostalgia-bait
Such a boring crowd, these 'wall dwellers' (slang mocking narrow-minded nitpickers, riffing on the isolated wall-folk from Attack on Titan)
I dunno about that
This much buzz off just a trailer
Could be Nintendo's first 10-million-seller in a while
The graphics shown were realistic-style, but let's not post brain-dead replies here
Re: #30
People click on game trailers just because the title's famous and they're curious
Whether it actually sells is a whole separate question
It's nerds like you reading the numbers however's convenient for you that's why Japanese publishers now just crank out mediocre games and sell them on hype
You did this to yourselves
Poor thing
This is the reply that got me the most lol
Every system this guy pledges loyalty to just dies. Started with Xbox, now it's PS5. Bro, you're cursed.
https://x.com/LandoCal83/status/2097912882142847308
So he's the overseas version of a 'reverse prophet' (whatever he backs is doomed)?
I say this every single time: just build it carefully enough that we can have the same experience we had back then (something we can actually talk about)
But no, they keep churning out remakes where you can't even tell what they want you to enjoy or where the value's supposed to be
Gotta bump up the specs
The graphics
Doesn't feel off at all in the actual video
https://youtu.be/D_2oAwKfdKI?si=FIYc6EZdhNM0Jh1w
Conveying the appeal through a still image takes real skill too
I think they've been going for that kind of visual style since Breath of the Wild
That take only really holds up for the first image…
Doesn't look off at all in motion
It's the art style, or really the graphical direction, that doesn't match the original
Unless it's slapped with N64-grade texture images
and flat pseudo-normal-map shading
otherwise these people would probably call anything 'graphical direction doesn't match the original'
They'd probably say 'the direction doesn't match the original' even if it's just textures slapped on
Background and Points of Debate
Ocarina of Time originally released on the Nintendo 64 in 1998, and what’s sparked this discussion is the overseas reaction to new footage from its remake. Worth noting: the post that started it all didn’t come from an industry insider or expert, just an ordinary social media account, so it isn’t necessarily an authoritative take. Within the thread, several people pushed back against judging the game from still images alone, arguing the impression changes once you see it in motion — part of why opinions split comes down to how the material was presented. The debate over realistic-style remake graphics is also a familiar pattern that’s played out before, such as with the Star Fox remake, and this looks like another round of the classic praise-versus-criticism split that flares up whenever Nintendo puts out a high-fidelity remake.
*This article is composed as an excerpt/summary of the 5ch (Hardware/Industry (Geha)) thread “Overseas experts criticize Zelda Ocarina of Time Remake! “Outdated gameplay. Graphics like something from the PS3 era.”“
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