A Link to the Past 2 Will "Shock" Fans
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"Link's new ability to turn into a painting."
So...should I consider this a form of innovation or just a random idea that someone threw on the developing stage and they thought that they didn't have anything better in mind anyway?
So...should I consider this a form of innovation or just a random idea that someone threw on the developing stage and they thought that they didn't have anything better in mind anyway?
Wow, running 3D at 60FPS is no easy feat on any system. This doesn't exactly make me want to go out and get a 3DS, but it's certainly nice to know that the developers are actually pushing the handheld's limits and squeezing all the power they can out of it.
you know, apart from the oracle series and LA ;Pcanadamus_prime said:
there's a space of time between the end of LttP and OoS/OoA that Hyrule Historia calls "The Era of Light and Dark" where link was the triforce's errand boy (and it's the same link, not a different one), during his two final trials to save holodrum and labrynna, ganon gets brought back to life and he goes to look for a method of killing ganon for good, gets caught in a storm, and Link's Awakening happens.
don't you think it's odd how they released OoS/OoA, the two games that are direct sequels to LttP RIGHT before E3?
I'm guessing that the story will tie into what link did in that time and possibly have a couple of references to the oracles (it'd be interesting if we got to see onox and veran again, veran was such an interesting villain, she's second only to girahim in the amount of time she interacts with link directly)
I.. just can't feel myself getting excited for this. They make mention of finding out what happened to the characters after the end of the first game, but were there really any characters anyone cared about all that much (outside of Link and Zelda, of course)? Also, the whole turning into a painting mechanic feels to me like yet another twist on gameplay that Nintendo could have based an entirely new IP but instead just shoehorned into an existing franchise.
Anyway, given a recent episode of a television show, the whole "shocking" part of the game has me picturing Link and Zelda as part of a Red Wedding scenario.
Anyway, given a recent episode of a television show, the whole "shocking" part of the game has me picturing Link and Zelda as part of a Red Wedding scenario.
Finally, the Link Nip Slip will return!
...What?
...What?
Yeah, when I'm looking for a Zelda game, my first thought isn't "But will they finally fix that shitty framerate that's been sucking up the franchise?"xPixelatedx said:
Having a 3DS might be paying off soon?! That's a huge surprise to me already! I only have 2-3 games for it, but damn, I'm shocked, truly, Nintendo has made a power play here!
That's not true. That's based entirely on tests that show that if you insert a single black frame into a video sequence, people can only percieve this consciously up to a framerate of about 30 fps. (1 black frame in 30)Arfonious said:
But... That doesn't mean you have no awareness at all of the effects of higher framerates;
For that matter, in a game, the reaction speed of the game's controls are tied directly to the framerate. (so, the lower the framerate, the slower the game's inputs will respond - which is important in games with very fast action.)
You could also make an argument based on Nyquist sampling theorem. - This is a very commonly known thing in various forms of engineering, but basically, if you are trying to create a digital sample of an analog signal, it states that at the very minimum, you need to sample at twice the speed of the signal you're trying to capture. (and probably at 5-10 times that speed if you want to do it reliably.)
Applying that logic to vision, you'd quickly realise that to be able to clearly identify a single frame out of 30 reliably every time, your vision would actually have to be capturing information at 60 fps or more... Or perhaps even as much as 150-300 fps.
On top of all this, we're talking about the 3ds here...
And there is plenty of anecdotal evidence to show that when using a 3d effect, low framerates contribute quite heavily to the likelyhood of someone getting eyestrain, nausea, or other negative effects when the framerates are low.
So... No, saying it won't make a difference is missing quite a few subtleties that are related to things beyond the mere question of whether you can clearly identify each individual frame while looking at it...
You made me laugh, of course as I have Half in the Bag on to boot.The Real Sandman said:"The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past 2 will feature Light and Dark worlds and run at 60FPS while in 3D. These is also going to be a big surprise!"
hooray...Christmas has come early.
OT: I'm not sure this is something note worthy of the series, it's not like the original had a poor framerate and you're coming out to say "Hey we fixed up Zelda for this release!".
It's just this awkward note like they have nothing else to boast about this title. It's usually not a good sign when your news to sites is "it plays at an expected framerate" really the game from what they've shown looks really interesting but ...strange thing to come out and boast about though.
Calling it, the big shock will be Zelda is dead at the start of the game but as you go through the game you discover that she is not really dead but has just been in hiding.
Either way a new handheld Zelda game is always interesting.
Either way a new handheld Zelda game is always interesting.