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  1. Derek Francis

    Video Games That Made You Cry

    Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons
  2. Derek Francis

    Who would replace Aonuma?

    Yes, that's exactly why I said this. I appreciate the old masters of Nintendo, but I also realize they're stuck in their ways and we need a strong generation of younger devs to replace them. Considering that Splatoon was their first game, I think that team has lots of potential.
  3. Derek Francis

    The Zelda Series: Buy, Try or Pass?

    You could say the same thing about lots of the acclaimed titles like Majora's Mask (some people don't like the time system) and the 2D games (some people just don't like their games 2D). The point is that Wind Waker was and is acclaimed by critics, the majority of gamers have turned around on...
  4. Derek Francis

    The Zelda Series: Buy, Try or Pass?

    This is with the average consumer in mind. Legend of Zelda BUY Adventure of Link TRY A Link to the Past BUY Link's Awakening BUY Ocarina of Time BUY Majora's Mask BUY Oracle of Ages TRY Oracle of Seasons TRY Four Swords PASS The Wind Waker BUY Four Sword Adventures TRY The Minish Cap TRY...
  5. Derek Francis

    Who would replace Aonuma?

    The Splatoon developers maybe.
  6. Derek Francis

    Zelda Catogory Voting

    do it!!
  7. Derek Francis

    What if someone else tries to hold the master sword?

    It would slip out of your hands and fall onto the ground.
  8. Derek Francis

    TPHD-Wii U Long video of graphical comparison

    That said, from an artistic point of view, the lighting may concern me. Yes, more lighting brings the improved textures to detail. But I hope it the bright lighting doesn't take away from the dark tone of the game.
  9. Derek Francis

    TPHD-Wii U Long video of graphical comparison

    Keep in mind that watching on Youtube is different than viewing on a television screen. The differences between a high-definition and standard definition are minimal when the footage only takes up half of a Youtube window. But on a 30-60 inch television screen, the Wii version would look...
  10. Derek Francis

    “It's better than Ocarina of Time!”

    This is true. Twilight Princess and Skyward Sword have been hailed as "better than Ocarina of Time" or "the best since OOT", and the majority would probably agree that neither is the case. Zelda U does look like it's genuinely heading into the right direction, so it's very well possible it...
  11. Derek Francis

    Most Overrated Zelda Game

    The Gamecube version of The Wind Waker. The re-make is near-perfect but the Gamecube version had the Triforce Quest and really slow sailing. It's a great game overall, but I think it's gotten a massive amount of hype once most people discovered it's art style was quite progressive. For a lot...
  12. Derek Francis

    Shaving

    Top 3 shaving blades I've tried: Personna Med Prep Feather Gillette Silver Blue I also want to try Polsilver Super Iridium and Personna Lab Blue.
  13. Derek Francis

    VikzeLink's Weekly Sunday Poll 186!

    Exactly 7.6 dungeons
  14. Derek Francis

    Shaving

    Right now I use a Merkur double-edged razor, proraso soap, an omega brush, Feather blades and some Nivea post-shave balm. It costs like $60 in total to start up a wet-shaving setup, but it saves lots of costs in the long run since blades are only 10-25 cents while cartridges are several dollars.
  15. Derek Francis

    An Unannounced 1st Party Wii U Game(Paper Mario for Wii U)

    There's so many other series they could have supported: F-Zero, Wars, Metroid, the list goes on.
  16. Derek Francis

    Legend of abduction

    Link's Awakening and Majora's Mask are the only games in which the princess isn't abducted. For all the merits in the Zelda series, the damsel in distress is a really lazy and dated plot point.
  17. Derek Francis

    TPHD-Wii U Simple gameplay changes that can have a big impact

    I didn't ask for the amiibo. This is essentially day-one DLC on a game that should be giving you original content for free to begin with. I'd say $40 would be the ideal price for this game. What about people who don't have the Ganondorf amiibo? Yes Actually, that's a great idea. They...
  18. Derek Francis

    TPHD-Wii U Simple gameplay changes that can have a big impact

    The Tears of Light reduction was definitely a step in the right direction, as was the quickened Wolf/Link transformation. But for a $60 price tag, there's so much more that can be done. And these changes won't be difficult to program into the game. 1. Hero Mode It would take less than a page...
  19. Derek Francis

    Will they, wont they, do they ever?

    Considering that Zelda in SS was basically designed to be an Alyx Vance, probably.
  20. Derek Francis

    Why the stamina meter should never return

    The stamina meter should stay. Dashing is a much more believable way to speed up than doing 20 somersaults to get from one door to another. I think the rolling mechanic was intended to dodge enemies but has since been used as an exploit to gain speed. They can keep the stamina meter but make...
  21. Derek Francis

    TPHD-Wii U Twilight Princess HD Gameplay

    I'm not even sure it could be changed. The alleyways of Castle Town are (from a programming perspective) treated as different areas entirely. The player isn't moving to an adjacent area. They are warping into an entirely different page of coding. That's basically what I expected. Dense...
  22. Derek Francis

    TPHD-Wii U Twilight Princess HD Gameplay

    My impressions. Seeing more of the gameplay has improved my opinion of TPHD a little bit. The HD display definitely cleans up a lot of the dirty blurry visuals. The visuals aren't super realistic, but they are clean and have a little more color in them than in the old release. The lighting...
  23. Derek Francis

    How many times has your favourite Zelda game changed?

    Dear lord, I remember that hipster phase I was in when I thought Majora's Mask was the greatest game of all time and Ocarina of Time was utter crap.
  24. Derek Francis

    Breath of the Wild what would put you off?

    The only thing that would completely turn me off if it plays like an Ubisoft overworld game.
  25. Derek Francis

    The Official Legend of Zelda Timeline Has Been Updated

    Reads more like an ad than a timeline.
  26. Derek Francis

    What do you feel needs to change in this series

    I think the enemies, art styles and dungeon themes should be vastly different in each game. Also straying away from formula (3 artifacts to get the sword, item after every-midboss, 5 artifacts to get to the boss, etc.) would be a good way to introduce new surprises. Zelda U already seems to be...
  27. Derek Francis

    What if the Wii had implemented HD graphics?

    The Wii's graphics would have been cleaner but still a far cry from PS3 and X360 visuals. It would have been a good idea regardless and most people would have easily paid $10 more for an HDMI port.
  28. Derek Francis

    Overrated Games?

    Red Dead Redemption Rayman Origins/Legends Super Mario Bros 3 Goldeneye 007 Shadow of the Collosus Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Mario Kart 64 Perfect Dark Final Fantasy VII Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
  29. Derek Francis

    Zelda Remake quality of life changes - question

    Here are more ideas: Save statue and warp point in the middle of the dungeons Populate Hyrule Field with more things to do Get Epona's whistle earlier Make the opening tutorials optional Orchestrate the soundtrack Make the statue side-quest late-game more convenient Buff Spinner, Ball&Chain...
  30. Derek Francis

    Ganondorf felt shoehorned in to Twilight Princess?

    Like we didn't? Is Sheik in Ocarina of Time also?
  31. Derek Francis

    What's up with the console wars?

    The console wars with PS2/Xbox/GCN and Wii/X360/PS3 were more fierce than this one. PS4 and X1 are 90% similar so the choice really isn't that difficult.
  32. Derek Francis

    TPHD-Wii U A Fan HD Remake of Twilight Princess (Project Midnight)

    I don't think the photos shown above are significantly better than the remake Nintendo is doing, although I think modders will eventually be able to re-make the game into something incredible. I saw a mod in which TP's graphics were changed into Skyward Sword graphics, which looked great.
  33. Derek Francis

    Ganondorf felt shoehorned in to Twilight Princess?

    Twilight Princess suffered from Spiderman 3 syndrome. The game had lots of expectations. It wanted to create a new story but also sought to bring in old ones. It got a little messy. So we have 3 plot threads: * Save Zelda, stop Ganondorf * Protect Illa from danger * Free Midna from Zant As...
  34. Derek Francis

    VikzeLink's Weekly Sunday Poll 183!

    Even though A Link Between Worlds is my favorite game in the series, I think its biggest mistake was making it's dark overworld too similar to A Link to the Past.
  35. Derek Francis

    History of Zelda: Legend of Zelda (1986, NES)

    Fallout 4 reminded me of that. Unlike most Ubisoft/GTA-clone games, they won't constantly direct you from point A to point B. The game just lets you explore and figure things out yourself.
  36. Derek Francis

    The Legend of Zelda: Dungeon Maker - Would you buy it? I've started a friendly petition.

    Absolutely! I signed your petition. But I hope Nintendo gets it right and makes it the most complete experience possible. Nintendo should learn as much as they can about Super Mario Maker and apply those things to Zelda Maker.
  37. Derek Francis

    Breath of the Wild Zelda U's in-game completion time

    This times 1000!! So many games out there (MGSV, Witcher, Skyrim, etc) have hundreds and hundreds of missions, but they're all the same. If it werent for a few cutscenes, you can't tell the actual story missions apart from the side quest missions. So yes, you have hundreds of missions and...
  38. Derek Francis

    Oracle of Ages vs. Oracle of Seasons

    Why Oracle of Ages is better: Deeper story and villain Complex dungeons and creative bosses Has some of the best puzzles in the series The secondary overworld has more depth Why Oracle of Seasons is better: Changing the seasons is a much imaginative mechanic The pacing is overall better (no...
  39. Derek Francis

    Breath of the Wild Combat and Puzzles

    Yes, that was great! It was an option for those who needed it, and for those who don't, they don't ever have to see it because all of the hints are invisible. As an added bonus, after I beat the game, I roamed around and tried to find all of the ghosts just to hear what they had to say. It...
  40. Derek Francis

    Breath of the Wild A Potential Spring Release?

    It would be market cannibalism to release 2 Zelda titles in the same quarter, so no. Zelda U will likely come out in Sept-Nov.
  41. Derek Francis

    Breath of the Wild Combat and Puzzles

    Yeah, I thought you were referring to Skyward Sword's patronizing nature.
  42. Derek Francis

    Best Zelda remake so far?

    One thing I must note is that I love the change to the Wind Waker HD artstyle purely because it looks different than the original, so it doesn't make the original game obsolete - just different - so there's a reason for people to own both games because both have a unique atmosphere.
  43. Derek Francis

    Breath of the Wild Combat and Puzzles

    No! The key word is optional. As in there being hints if you want to pursue them (kind of like the mystery seeds in the Oracle games) but not being constantly interrupted.
  44. Derek Francis

    TPHD-Wii U Predict Twilight Princess HD's Metacritic Score

    At the time, I was offended by the 8.8 score and lost my trust in Gamespot. This was because I hyped the game to infinity, but also because the site seemed to have been giving 9's left and right to military-war games that I felt were generic. Looking back on it, it was probably the most fair...
  45. Derek Francis

    TPHD-Wii U Predict Twilight Princess HD's Metacritic Score

    If they do what they did with The Wind Waker HD, patching up some of the flaws and enhancing the gameplay, it would be great. Twilight Princess would have been top 5 Zelda material if it weren't saddled by so many flaws, but if those flaws could be fixed, it would be an amazing game. An...
  46. Derek Francis

    TPHD-Wii U Predict Twilight Princess HD's Metacritic Score

    After seeing Skyward Sword get a 94/100, anything is possible (It really should have gotten an 85-89 instead of the rare 90 range). Critics raved over it, and fans were split over it I am personally a big fan of Skyward Sword, but if we're talking about review sites which are supposed to look...
  47. Derek Francis

    TPHD-Wii U Predict Twilight Princess HD's Metacritic Score

    Triforce Heroes got 73. I think the rule is that if you're a Zelda game, you don't get below a 70.
  48. Derek Francis

    TPHD-Wii U Predict Twilight Princess HD's Metacritic Score

    I'm assuming that the visuals improve further but are still far from 2015 standards ; and that some faulty gameplay mechanics improve while others are ignored. I voted for "71-75" and "76-80". I doubt it will get above 85.
  49. Derek Francis

    TPHD-Wii U What would be your feelings if they gave us more content?

    I'm not expecting TPHD to have new dungeons or anything because OOT3D, MM3D and TWWHD didn't. It's just not in Nintendo's DNA to do that. Personally, I don't think Twilight Princess needs anymore content. It's a 40 hour game ; that's plenty of value. But what they should do is refine the...
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