Last year, Nintendo released The Legend of Zelda The Wind Waker HD, an upgraded remake of the GameCube classic. Obviously, the biggest change in the game are the improved, high-definition graphics that bring Wind Waker‘s cel-shaded beauty to a whole level. However, Nintendo made a lot of smaller gameplay tweaks that significantly streamlined the experience.
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I'd put Street Fighter 2 over 3. 2 and all its different versions dominated the arcade scene back in the day in a way that 3 never did.
Agreed, Same with Metal Gear Solid imo. Came for Bioshock and was not disappointed. Would easily put Burger Time or Space Taxi over tempest. Also, OG Sim City and Oregon Trail. Mario 64 as well. Just too many!
Me too. I didn't have a GC until way later and never played it. I've been waiting on Nintendo to release the HD edition on the Switch for forever, but they just won't!
I never bought a Gamecube, I've always had an urge to play this game, maybe it'll get a remaster in the future.
I played it on WiiU for the first time and it remains my fave Zelda game to date. So much character and a real sense of exploration without the open world bloat.
Ms Pacman?
Robotron?
SSF2 Turbo over 3 simply by the 10000000000's ports of the game we're still having
Castlevania SOTN?
Zelda Link to the Past over Wind Waker
Super Mario Bros 3?
Chrono Trigger?
Resident evil4?
COD MW2 (the original)?
Uncharted 2
Metal Gear Solid?
Here's my reasoning for all of them versus the list proposed in the article.
They are still quite enjoyable from start to finish on their original platform, unlike some Wind Waker or Okami that are fun when you play the remastered version (unless you call: forced to watch a 20-minute cutscene or have to blow for wind chance constantly fun).
Some of them are the pinnacle of what the console could do (MGS, Chrono, MGS)
Lots of them are still considered the go-to-go game for their genre.
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Did they change the camera-controls? Those were a bit awkward in the original.
For some reason I quit midway through on the GameCube years ago, but just finished the HD version. One thing that annoyed me about the HD version is it didn't store your learned songs somewhere where you could find them, so you had to memorize them or look them up in a guide. Other than that though really enjoyed it and may have to jump into the Phantom Hourglass as it's supposed to be a direct sequel.
Personally I consider the original Gamecube version to still be the definitive version, this HD remake actually (for me) has diluted the experience. Sure, it looks nicer on an HD T.V, no question, but as for actual gameplay improvements...
The Swift Sail is nothing but an addition for those gamers with ADD, Hero Mode is an unnecessary addition trying again to please the self-proclaimed "hardcore", its about the EXPERIENCE not the difficulty. Skipping/speeding up animations...why!? This is a game where you would want to watch all the animations in their fullest, again I fear for the ADD generation who have grown up on COD and GTA.