In-Depth Look at the Development of Eyes in Twilight Princess
Posted on August 07 2015 by Alexis S. Anderson
The Legend of Zelda is a series known for its miraculous gameplay and awe inspiring storylines, but casual gamers often overlook the genius of its development. The developers who worked on Twilight Princess (arguably the most detailed Zelda game, visually) skillfully constructed a massive world and paid attention to every minute detail– right down to the characters’ eyes. ClassicGameJunkie takes a close look at the development of Twilight Princess Link’s eyes in his YouTube series “How Did They Do That!?” to show how these eyes are able to both improve the game’s frame rate and be very expressive.
ClassicGameJunkie is a game developer whose projects you can follow here. His series “How Did They Do That!?” is meant to focus in on exceptional details of game development and assess how these were achieved by the developers. The series has several installations, and the Legend of Zelda was previously mentioned in its “Pre-Rendered Backgrounds” video. Much of the research concerning the eyes in Twilight Princess was done by Ben Jones whose work can be seen here.
What did you think of the video? Does game development interest you? Are there any other interesting Zelda details whose programming you’d like ClassicGameJunkie to delve into? Let us know in the comments!
Source: YouTube
Alexis S. Anderson is a Senior Editor at Zelda Dungeon who joined the writing team in November, 2014. She has a JD from the UCLA School of Law and is pursuing a career in Entertainment and Intellectual Property Law. She grew up in the New Jersey suburbs with her parents, twin brother, and family shih-tzu.
