WW-Wii U The Wind Waker HD's Bloom Gets Dialed Back

[ProtagonistJake]

Repost: You don't get it. Cel-shading is an art style, not something restricted to shadows. Again, art styles don't just change mid-game due to shadows looking different. Seriously, if cel-shading wasn't defined by an overall (very specific) look... then what is The Wind Waker's overarching art style? If cel-shading is just based on how shadowing is handled, then how can it be an art style?

I believe the art style is obvious

It's cartoony

Everyone acts, looks like, and moves very much like a Cartoon

And the shading they used for this art style is cell shading.
EDIT: Or rather thats how the model is rendered or something, man I dont even know.

Mysteries solved... I think.

 

[DuelMark]

What was the bloom anyway?

 

[Ventus]

What was the bloom anyway?

idk but im poed.

The bloom came in those weird areas where it was almost HDR'd.

 

[ProtagonistJake]

What was the bloom anyway?

The light which implied the sun was apparently not even a kilometer away from Hyrule

 

[West0pher]

Great! It looks a lot better this way. When I saw the first screenshots of the game, I wasn't too impressed. The images just looked like light glaring through a window and didn't seem HD... I'm getting more and more excited about this game as it gets closer to being released. Well, re-released...

 

[DuelMark]

So it was too bright.
Okay, I see it now... literally.

 

[Krazy4Krash]

I know what I could go for.

Spoiler

 

[Salem]

^His hair is actually textured in SSBB, would that be too out of place?

Also, I didn't notice the bloom...

 

[Krazy4Krash]

^His hair is actually textured in SSBB, would that be too out of place?

Not if the whole game were based like that. Oh god, can you imagine?

 

[JuicieJ]

The light which implied the sun was apparently not even a kilometer away from Hyrule

I believe the art style is obvious

It's cartoony

Everyone acts, looks like, and moves very much like a Cartoon

And the shading they used for this art style is cell shading.
EDIT: Or rather thats how the model is rendered or something, man I dont even know.

Mysteries solved... I think.

...Except cel-shading... IS the art sty- You know what, forget it.

 

[Mercedes]

And the shading they used for this art style is cell shading.
EDIT: Or rather thats how the model is rendered or something, man I dont even know.

You are correct, Sir, well done! Gold star for you! *applause, confetti* Along the right lines, at least.

OT, I'm glad they dialled back the copious amounts of cheap, out of focus bloom, it doesn't fit the toon artstyle at all and was pretty detracting to a really pleasant, vibrant palette! Dynamic bloom, great. Turning on a big bloom lightbulb, bad. Not as bad as Syndicate, which literally blinded you just running down a hallway cos of the bloom. If no one's ever played Syndicate...

SO. MUCH. BLOOM! It's like flying into the sun... I'd have probably enjoyed the game if I could see it.

 

[Clank]

Hmm, I never really found the bloom in the original screenshots to be that bad.

 

[ProtagonistJake]

...Except cel-shading... IS the art sty- You know what, forget it.

Are you... like... Okay?

 

[JuicieJ]

...Yeah? lol

I was laughing at one thing you said, and then... the rest.

 

[ProtagonistJake]

Ah alright

Twas confused there for a sec