The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker
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While playing through the latest Zelda offering from Nintendo I couldn't shake the Carlsberg advert slogan from my mind. If Nintendo made an Indiana Jones game 'it would probably be' the best Indiana Jones game in the world. I reference Indiana Jones deliberately as it is not only a great adventure film, but it can be pretty much enjoyed by all ages. The trouble is Nintendo do not make games like Indiana Jones. They make games like Zelda. It is a game that combines technical brilliance with artistic flair but I'm afraid because of its childlike story telling I found it somewhat un-engaging.
Before I start talking about the bad let me first tell you about the good, because there is an awful lot to admire in this game. Obviously the first element that leaps to mind is the graphics on offer, namely Nintendo's use of cell shading. Screen shots can't really do justice to the effect; it is in the lighting and animation that this technique truly shines. Subtle touches like the heat distortion from torches give the game a very rich and vibrant look. Even the theme of the title, wind, is rendered to good effect. Think about it, how do you render wind? Well Nintendo have managed it. I found many of the designs reminiscent of Disney's Hercules, whose style resulted from collaborating with a British artist called Gerald Scarfe. While I don't care for the look of Link, the rest of the cast is interesting and diverse. From strange little tree people to an impressively large dragon, you will love the characters on show.
You'll meet these different characters as you journey from island to island amidst a 'waterworld' that comprises this adventure. Initially you start off on your own small home island, meeting and greeting the inhabitants. Each person there will have a little piece of advice for you regarding different parts of the game. It's a well thought out introduction and superbly implemented, allowing you to spend as much or as little time as you like learning the controls. At the outset you'll have no items to contend with but very soon you are given a sword and also trained in its use. As in the last Zelda offering, sword fighting forms the backbone of most of the combat and it is also very enjoyable, with a number of thrusts and parries at your disposal. Once you've got the hang of things you are drawn into a story that deals with the legend of Hyrule, Tri Force pieces, and all the other trappings of a Zelda game. You're not alone on this journey. You are given a boat to get from A to B, a boat that also happens to talk. From this point onward you sail across the ocean journeying to different islands, each of which will normally yield another item/weapon and another chapter in the story.
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Zelda is about exploration. You really should have freed Tingle from his cell way back in the beginning before you even got your sail, especially if you wanted the camera.
"Still fun though, but vastly overrated"
Agreed. Some people seem to think that just because it's Zelda it's great and that Nintendo can do no wrong. Don't get me wrong here, I'm a huge Nintendo fan, but I can accept the truth. As for searching for everything, it just doesn't feel as rewarding this time round. The sailing takes way too long and to get all the character models from the photographs would just take too long and it would bore the life out of me and it would become more of a chore than entertainment.
First off, I am a huge fan of Zelda and Nintendo and I was really looking foard to this game coming out. Then it was here and I was blown away by the graphics. Well after that wore off and I got pulled into the game, I was dissapointed to see the lack of difficulty and dungouns. I mean come on it gets boring after awhile trapsing around in your boat. And the bosses were nothing spectacular. With all the time they had to make this game they could have made it alot harder. Overall I was satisfied but the ending for those who have played the game and the 2 above things I have mentioned have left me with the feeling of being jiped and wanting more, but hey maybe they do that for a reason. Well later.
What kind of comment is that?!??!
This game is cool ! I reccomend this to any especially people who enjoyed the other zelda titles.
I give it 10 out of 10
how many hearts are there in the whole game
I really enjoyed playing this game. It plays like a dream and looks breathtaking at the same time. Also it doesn't rely on overlong video sequences to bulk out the story, you have to play to discover things. That's why its fun...to progress you have to put the effort in and work out the answers to the puzzles. But like a number of recent Nintendo offerings it was way too short. Perhaps thats why they bundled it with Ocarina of Time and the Master Quest.
The game is great, but not that great. It's far too short and it doesn't have that feeling of being able to explore unlike previous Zelda's. As for the bit about searching for TriForce shards, well all you had to do was visit Tingle on his island he gives you a map of all the locations. Simple. And if you didn't know to go to Tingles island then you're the worst Zelda player ever, he tells you to visit him when you need help.
What's with you talking about Zelda saying it should be like Indiana Jones and that Nintendo should make that game instead? Hello, Zelda is a first-party game and Indiana Jones isn't. What is really sad is that you needed to go to gamefaqs to find all eight triforce pieces. No wonder you didn't enjoy the game, because you suck at it. If it felt to short for you or you thought it wasn't any good, I might recommend that you rent it first. Also, just because you beaten the game doesn't mean that you are done. You have to find all the items and heart pieces.
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yeah right then try passing it if you can then lets see if it is a baby game uh!
I could help you if you exatly tell me where are you stuck on.
it is a better one than yours idiot!!!
I agree!
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more people go on the other gamecube games witch have not got any one in it
i am stuck on the bit when you go back to forsaken fortress and after you defeat phantom ganon and then these wee things that chase after you and make a funny noise and they chase you to a bit you have to jump well i have tried and tried but i just cant get across it
Hey there, could anyone help me with the last tri force shard?...im guessing its on the ghost ship but i dont know how to get on there.. cheers all..and yeah its no baby game..its just a fairy game.
how do you get into the cabana on the private oasis
how do you get into the cabana on the private oasis
how do you get into the cabana on the private oasis
how do you get into the cabana on the private oasis
how do you get into the cabana on the private oasis
how do you get into the cabana on the private oasis
how do you get into the cabana on the private oasis
Hey Qasim, To get into the Cabana you have to go the school teacher and do her a favour, you know those kids called the killer bees, well you talk to them after talking to the teacher, you play hide and seek with them. you have to chase and catch them. then go back to the school teacher and give her your joy pendants, you will need to give her about thirty or something. she then gives you the cabana deed so you can get in.
she actually gives you the oasis, There are some mad puzzles in there.
I need help getting the wallet that holds 5000 ruppies so Tingle can read the Triforce maps.
Hey hassan.To get that wallet you need to go to a fairy island, i think its the one north of tingles island. do you have your fairy chart?
Could somebody please tell me exactly where the stupid shard is around uotset island. Every site says its around the beach but theres nothing indicating that its there. Is there a glitch or am i just completely lost
Hey Anon. there is a scroll to get onto the ghostship on that island your talking about but you have to use the hookshot to get up on there. there is a shard on the ghost ship.
Wheres Tingles Island located?!
where do i find the bow and arrow?
Hello
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how do u get the bracelet?
how do you find the triforce piece which is on the ghost ship
were is the 8th trforce piece
i need to know wich locations the triforce pieces are not the maps!
how to get the triforce 6 shard?
wher is the exactly is the ghostship map in the game
where are the four killer bees
where the hell is ivan this sucks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
where the hell is ivan this sucks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Where is the bow and arrow located?
This game rocks but I am on windfall island and the pirates are there but it is raining and the bombshop is closed can somebody help me and tell me what I am doing wrong?
You have to go on the side of the shop and look for some weeds to climb on.When oyu climb the weeds you will see a crawl space and I think you'll know what to do next.
where are the shards located
the bow and arrow are in the tower of gods
the killer bees are1.hidden behind a bush2. up a tree roll into it3. behind the tomb stone thing4.behind the bomb shop
hey i was wondering if anyone could tell me what do you take a picture of to give to that one guy that says to take one of something pale and round? ive beat everything thats needed in the game but im stuck on this and a few other little side quests please help...:)
How do you find the eight shards
how do find the eight shards
The Round and Pale thing is the sun
This Zelda game was way to short and I hated the animation.......I can't wait until the Twilight Princess comes out!!! :-)
yea man i cant freaking wait till twilight princess myself ive got a copy reserved jeeze i cant wait
to get all 4 bottles lissen u get one wen u help the bird thing neer the beginning, u can buy one from a shop boat by rock spire isle, u can get one from a submarine by bomb island, and on wind fall turn it night with song of the passing go to the trampy girl follow her then when she has the rupee sign on her head talk to her.
thats how u get all 4 bottles
I have all 4 bottle and all the heat pieces.cant be sure though.O.o
the worst desisons nintendo made in the wind waker:
1. flood hyrule (you dont even get to return it to normal in the end) (my opinion nintendo just was not made for the open sea)
2. not use link as the hero
3. kill off the Zoras
4. remove the gorons from the game (with exception of the 3 merchents) (gorons are the best!!!)
5. have a story line that requiers side quest to be done before you can move on in the game (dont get me wrong side quest are in all but they should not be requiered to win the main game)
6. kill off the zelda look (you ask the cartoon feel of the game is stupid)
7. make the game short (with the crapy graphics they could have made this one of the longest zelda games ever.
8. make the dungons as easy as hell
9. use a stupid baton insted of the ocarina (some of those stupid "songs" are hard to remember and you have to play them at the right time so there is no time to think) (this was not a problem for me but is was for some others I know)
10. Where the hell is epona
11. they make you sail to every island and it takes to stinken long
12. to many hiden charts (If they were all bundeled in one big dungon and you did not have to sail to the middle of freakin no where it might not be so bad)
despit my harsh review I did enjoy playing the game (even though I had to practicly give a walk through of the whole game to everyone I Know)
(Ocarina of time rulz)
sorry for the posting twice
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I think Majoras Mask was better than wind waker and ocarina of time.=P
can some one help me find the last shard inside the ghost ship?
samantha i could help u on the pirate place go behind the bomdshop and climp up on to that stupid grass thing and u'll see a yellow thing then use crounch in it then u'll see the pirate talking then when there done the nerdy guy will tell u the password then get out of the bombshop then go to the pirate ship then enter the password what the guy said
WHO KNOW WHERE THE HECK DO U GET THE GHOST SHIP CHART AND GET INSIDE THE STUPID GHOST PIRATE SHIP????
tingle island near windfall island just use south west
I dont know where the peices of the triforce are(the 8 shards).Please tell me asap.
where is the Private Oasis island i really need to know like is it a3 or by an island
how do you get on the mother isle?:-/
the game was awesome but too short.The best thing you can do to make the game look longer and harder is to search every simple and other complicated secrets and find all the items.Also the hardest part for me was to collect all the statues that you trade with the goron and others and place them into their place.Sorry for my poor english,if i have any mistakes its because im from greece and a big fun of zelda games.
answer goes to rdyrtdyd.In order to get on mother island you have to defeat cyclon with your arrows and then he will teach you the ballad of galles which can transport you over some cyclones and one of the cyclons transport you into the mother island.I hope i helped you enough with your problem and greetings to all of the zelda and nintendo funs
whats the password for the pirateship
Its radom. I ask my friend what password and she got a different one from mine.
how to solve the riddle wats round a pale????
how to solve the riddle wats round a pale????
how am i supposed to find those triforce pieces? when i found tingle all he did was give me some stupid think where yoy need to connect ur game boy advanced, and where do i get the wallet? and where exactly is his island? and isn't the fortress destroyed by now? how can i free him if it is destroyed?
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how do u get on the ghost ship?!
how do u get on the ghost ship?!
where do i get the tri triforce charts interperted?!
what is taking u so long to anser?!
Who do you take a picture of that's sending mail to a love that doesn't love them back? And when do you do it?
how do you get the bow and arrow in the wind waker?
This game has its tricky parts but its bot that good 5 out of 10 is being nice and if your over 15 and playing this game u need to get a new hobby. I mean the only reason i played this game is becuase mybrother wanted me to beat a level
no help at all u losers
how do i get the little tree guy out of the cage with the stone i cant lift in front of it.
the password for the pirot ship is tresure
chris zelds wind waker is not overrated and u can explore alot even if u dont visit the tingle tower for the triforce shards doesnt mean ur the worst zelda player ever
u guys help me on finding the triforce shards and also who ever cant get through the first part of the game, like getting the sail really stinks at games
How do u get into the ghost ship?
Where do you get THE FIRST bow and arrow...I need it to get past a part in the tower of the gods...
Goron King 8/17/2005 4:15:20 PM EST
the worst desisons nintendo made in the wind waker:
1. flood hyrule (you dont even get to return it to normal in the end) (my opinion nintendo just was not made for the open sea)
2. not use link as the hero
3. kill off the Zoras
4. remove the gorons from the game (with exception of the 3 merchents) (gorons are the best!!!)
5. have a story line that requiers side quest to be done before you can move on in the game (dont get me wrong side quest are in all but they should not be requiered to win the main game)
6. kill off the zelda look (you ask the cartoon feel of the game is stupid)
7. make the game short (with the crapy graphics they could have made this one of the longest zelda games ever.
8. make the dungons as easy as hell
9. use a stupid baton insted of the ocarina (some of those stupid "songs" are hard to remember and you have to play them at the right time so there is no time to think) (this was not a problem for me but is was for some others I know)
10. Where the hell is epona
11. they make you sail to every island and it takes to stinken long
12. to many hiden charts (If they were all bundeled in one big dungon and you did not have to sail to the middle of freakin no where it might not be so bad)
despit my harsh review I did enjoy playing the game (even though I had to practicly give a walk through of the whole game to everyone I Know)
(Ocarina of time rulz)
- I agree with you (expept on the grafics, they are amazing!)
- Now, agree with me, they made something wrong... We should do so, if we have to cacth too many charts or triforce charts, just use the MAX replay! asdasd, you can get everything and just do what you want... I know, that`s for loosers... so, dont do this, stay at home finding this anoying charts and be a great fat looser!
Thx
ive got 4tri-force pieces but i neeeeeed hbelp getting into the next temples i kow were they are but i just dont know how to get in them sooooo PLEEAAASSSSEEEEEE HEEEELLPPPP MEEEEE!!!! :( loadsa luff nuff luff yeh kodie xxxxx
I loved this game,the graphics,the plot,the hole thing was great .When I finished I couldent bare it.I had to quit.I rate this game a 10+.All I could do when i finished was to wish the game was longer.I hope there will be a sequill.
I still dont know where i get the power braclet this gave me no help when it said on google that this web site had a section on where u get the4 power bracelet ive alrdy gave up on this game b4 so now im looking for starts and this is not a strat :-(
I love The Legend of Zelda - The Wind Waker !!
Young Link = Cute!! :-D
to get on diomond steppe isle just use your hookshot on the trees
Where do you find the hammer?
a full moon is the perfectly round and pale thing, but it has to be with the DX pictobox
I need serious help here. I have triforce chart 2, but I sail over to Gale Island and search all around the triforce emblem. But I can't find it! I don't see any beam of light or hear any music. Some guides tell me it is just northwest of gale island, but where exactly? Can someone give me a landmark, something? Anything? Is something just wrong with my game?
I need serious help here. I have triforce chart 2, but I sail over to Gale Island and search all around the triforce emblem. But I can't find it! I don't see any beam of light or hear any music. Some guides tell me it is just northwest of gale island, but where exactly? Can someone give me a landmark, something? Anything? Is something just wrong with my game?
I need serious help here. I have triforce chart 2, but I sail over to Gale Island and search all around the triforce emblem. But I can't find it! I don't see any beam of light or hear any music. Some guides tell me it is just northwest of gale island, but where exactly? Can someone give me a landmark, something? Anything? Is something just wrong with my game?
How do you get into the mother isle?