Zelda is one of the few franchises to continuously change its art-style with each installment and the only franchise to do it well. This is a very unique trait of the series as a whole despite being legendary for numerous innovations and revolutions throughout its history...
But, after OoT and MM, no one saw Wind Waker coming and we all know the reactions people had when we all saw it for the first time. To say it split the room is the understatement of a long 25 years... Then we got TP, a game that set the community on fire with 'what the majority had always wanted' (to complain about?) and then, most recently we had Skyward Sword; a game which, to me, didn't thrill me or excite me on any level as far as aesthetic was concerned, and during previews thats all you have...
So, knowing that for the individual, a chosen art style could have a positive or negative effect on both the pre-release and the actual release events themselves (not that it makes it a bad game, but it makes it harder to enjoy something you don't like looking at), does waiting for the reveal of a new Zelda game fill you with dread where the art-style is concerned?
Do you dread what Nintendo could throw at you in fear of you disliking it or feeling nothing for a game's aesthetic that you really want to love?
Or does art-style not bother you at all?
(Remember i'm talking about art-style here, not quality of the graphics in general.)
But, after OoT and MM, no one saw Wind Waker coming and we all know the reactions people had when we all saw it for the first time. To say it split the room is the understatement of a long 25 years... Then we got TP, a game that set the community on fire with 'what the majority had always wanted' (to complain about?) and then, most recently we had Skyward Sword; a game which, to me, didn't thrill me or excite me on any level as far as aesthetic was concerned, and during previews thats all you have...
So, knowing that for the individual, a chosen art style could have a positive or negative effect on both the pre-release and the actual release events themselves (not that it makes it a bad game, but it makes it harder to enjoy something you don't like looking at), does waiting for the reveal of a new Zelda game fill you with dread where the art-style is concerned?
Do you dread what Nintendo could throw at you in fear of you disliking it or feeling nothing for a game's aesthetic that you really want to love?
Or does art-style not bother you at all?
(Remember i'm talking about art-style here, not quality of the graphics in general.)