The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker

[Drake Tungsten]

Why are you always so negative? I thought it was a pretty cool collection of extras...

[Asher]

I hate the fact that they make features, Nintendo throws some money at them if they lock off some of those features (For no reason) unless they hook up a GBA game too. I have every right to be negative about that, I have no plans ever to buy a GBA and I don't think I should have to go without those extra features just because Nintendo is pathetically trying to leverage their handheld monopoly...

[Drake Tungsten]

just because Nintendo is pathetically trying to leverage their handheld monopoly...

Sorry, but I just find this hilarious coming from a Microsoft apologist...

[Drake Tungsten]

A bunch of reviews are up now and The Wind Waker is still averaging a 97% score over at Game Rankings.

Only one more day...

[Asher]

Originally posted by Drake Tungsten


Sorry, but I just find this hilarious coming from a Microsoft apologist...

I'm not a Microsoft apologist -- Microsoft is the best thing ever, there's nothing to apoglize for!

[Drake Tungsten]

I got Zelda this afternoon and I have already played for a couple hours. Very cool game.

[asleepathewheel]

I also bought it, fun game

[Drake Tungsten]

I think my favorite part of the game so far is the way that Link's hair blows backward when he is running. It just makes me laugh for some reason...

[DinoDoc]

Graphics: 5.0
Gorgeous, stylized, fluid, groundbreaking…it’s like watching a trippy Disney movie, except you’re fully controlling it. The only greater compliment is that the game is so good, you often completely forget about the graphics.

Sound: 5.0
Wonderful! The music strives for striking simplicity in its haunting violin-and-harp sea shanties. The dynamically generated battle music is particularly inventive, and the characters’ grunts and squeaks (friend and foe alike) never fail to delight.

Controls: 4.5
The camera can go absolutely bonkers during battles, and pulling out your wand to do repetitive tasks gets a little old, but everything else—fighting, jumping, walking, sailing, standing around just looking at stuff—is bliss.

Fun Factor: 5.0
A brilliant, dazzling wonder, no matter how you feel about Link’s new pants. It stretches tried-and-true Zelda gameplay where change was due, and leaves it alone where it’s always worked. If this game doesn’t make you happy, then it’s physically impossible for you to be happy.

http://www.gamepro.com/nintendo/gamecube/games/reviews/28620.shtml

I'll have to pick my reserved copy next week.

[Asher]

My copy was shipped out today, should be here in a week or so...

[Drake Tungsten]

I just got my ship a little bit ago and sailing is hella fun. There's so many islands out there that it is going to take a while to explore them all.

[FrustratedPoet]

I have to wait until May 2nd.

[Drake Tungsten]

I have to wait until May 2nd.

Sorry...

[asleepathewheel]

Originally posted by Drake Tungsten
I just got my ship a little bit ago and sailing is hella fun. There's so many islands out there that it is going to take a while to explore them all.

yeah, Im' glad they won't let you go too far out of the way at the start.

sailing is great

[Drake Tungsten]

yeah, Im' glad they won't let you go too far out of the way at the start.

Really? I don't like it at all. I love the sailing so much that I'd rather spend my time charting islands than beating the next dungeon. Needless to say, I was a little bit miffed when I got done charting the 7 squares open to me and was forced to actually enter the Forbidden Forest.

Luckily, I can explore some more once I beat this dungeon.