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Today at 11:30 (in San Francisco), Iwata showed off during his speech the latest Zelda title, phantom hourglass for the Nintendo DS. it rns off a modified version of the Wind Waker engine, and is being developed by the creator of Majora's mask, wind waker and twilight princess, Eiji Aomuna-san.
Expect some screenies soon!
Source: www.ign.com
Edit: New info + Crappy pics.
The game appears to use the stylus in a few different ways, such as drawing an hourglass shape to open a door, plotting out the path of a ship on the ocean, and writing numbers, though the reasons for the number writing are currently unknown. Gamers will also be able to use the touch screen to direct your boomerang shots, as shown when Link hurled his weapon towards targets on the opposite side of a chasm.
Graphically, the game has a cel-shaded look to it that's similar to Wind Waker, though there's a bit of Four Swords influence in there, as well. The Phantom Hourglass Link is almost a spitting image of his younger self in Wind Waker, with large anime-style doe eyes. The game is shown on the upper screen of the DS, while the lower screen displays your map, but occasionally, the two will switch places. The gameplay appears to rely on some of the same puzzle-based dungeon mechanics seen in previous installments, including hitting multiple colored buttons to affect different things in the world.
The brief demo being shown at the Nintendo keynote also showed Navi, the fairylike sparkling glow that let you see what you were targeting back in The Ocarina of Time, as well as an outdoor battle against a cool, squidlike boss that was perched atop some pillars. Link could attack from the bottom screen with projectiles, and knock the boss to the bottom screen, where he would finish him off with his trusty blade. There was also a clip of Link sailing the seas in a boat, and attacking enemies with a cannon.
The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass is currently scheduled to be released later this year. We'll have more details as they become available.
From Gamespot.
I've also read in an old interview with Eiji Aomuna that this game is based after Wind Waker.
Iwata said this about the game: Aha. A 3D Zelda game on the DS - 2D perspective, but 3D graphics, loads of touch-screen controls. It's called "Zelda: Phantom Hourglass". It'll launch later this year and will be playable at E3 alongside Twilight Princess (Cube). Top screen: mostly maps. Action is on the lower screen. Use touch screen to draw things -- transitioning the bottom screen input to the top. Launches later this year -- from Aonuma and team (makers of Wind Waker).
And of course, the crappy pics:
Expect some "decent" pics soon!
Edit 2: Video from NoE, and all I've got to say is: "Oh my f***ing lord, this looks good!": http://media.nintendo-europe.com/compel/video/cri9US3Ag5tBu3OkYw7e30hIK1Rv3Sa8.mov
Expect some screenies soon!
Source: www.ign.com
Edit: New info + Crappy pics.
The game appears to use the stylus in a few different ways, such as drawing an hourglass shape to open a door, plotting out the path of a ship on the ocean, and writing numbers, though the reasons for the number writing are currently unknown. Gamers will also be able to use the touch screen to direct your boomerang shots, as shown when Link hurled his weapon towards targets on the opposite side of a chasm.
Graphically, the game has a cel-shaded look to it that's similar to Wind Waker, though there's a bit of Four Swords influence in there, as well. The Phantom Hourglass Link is almost a spitting image of his younger self in Wind Waker, with large anime-style doe eyes. The game is shown on the upper screen of the DS, while the lower screen displays your map, but occasionally, the two will switch places. The gameplay appears to rely on some of the same puzzle-based dungeon mechanics seen in previous installments, including hitting multiple colored buttons to affect different things in the world.
The brief demo being shown at the Nintendo keynote also showed Navi, the fairylike sparkling glow that let you see what you were targeting back in The Ocarina of Time, as well as an outdoor battle against a cool, squidlike boss that was perched atop some pillars. Link could attack from the bottom screen with projectiles, and knock the boss to the bottom screen, where he would finish him off with his trusty blade. There was also a clip of Link sailing the seas in a boat, and attacking enemies with a cannon.
The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass is currently scheduled to be released later this year. We'll have more details as they become available.
From Gamespot.
I've also read in an old interview with Eiji Aomuna that this game is based after Wind Waker.
Iwata said this about the game: Aha. A 3D Zelda game on the DS - 2D perspective, but 3D graphics, loads of touch-screen controls. It's called "Zelda: Phantom Hourglass". It'll launch later this year and will be playable at E3 alongside Twilight Princess (Cube). Top screen: mostly maps. Action is on the lower screen. Use touch screen to draw things -- transitioning the bottom screen input to the top. Launches later this year -- from Aonuma and team (makers of Wind Waker).
And of course, the crappy pics:
Expect some "decent" pics soon!
Edit 2: Video from NoE, and all I've got to say is: "Oh my f***ing lord, this looks good!": http://media.nintendo-europe.com/compel/video/cri9US3Ag5tBu3OkYw7e30hIK1Rv3Sa8.mov
yeh it does look awesome
except...ever since the nds came out, i always wanted a 3d type zelda, as in graphics like ocarina of time and majoras mask, except i'm guessing the ds isn't powerful enough...except they got mario 64 in there ok...
anyway, this game still looks awesome
except...ever since the nds came out, i always wanted a 3d type zelda, as in graphics like ocarina of time and majoras mask, except i'm guessing the ds isn't powerful enough...except they got mario 64 in there ok...
anyway, this game still looks awesome