Waddles said:
This is the first ZP that has made me laugh out loud in ages.
Pokemon next week?
Pokémon not at all. He said that he's said all he needs to say on Pokémon with his review of White. Which is fine. I personally don't think the goal has been catching 'em all since Yellow, but whatever.
Lazule said:
I agree with Yahtzee that LoZ:WW was a great game. I say that this re-make is only worth it if you sold/lost your Gamecube version of the game.
Good thing I still have it and being honest I'll speedrun through the game this time thanks to Yahtzee. This game did open world adventure RIGHT!
Speaking as someone who owns a copy of the Gamecube original, and ha an easy way to play it, I had grerat fun with the HD remake and would recommend it, as I feel it ironed out some of the flaws the original did have. Granted, it didn't add any new dungeons, but...
The sailing, as mentioned in the review, is improved by the addition of a Swift Sail that speeds you up and automatically changes wind for you, which expedites the sailing without cutting it out entirely, as with the teleport song. Also, the sail, salvage crane, Wind Waker, and cannon are all assigned to buttons other than your standard item use buttons, and automatically when you get on the boat. So you no longer have to tie up your item buttons with the sail and baton. They streamlined the Triforce quest which made the game's pacing grind to a screeching halt when you beat all but the final dungeons. And for those who like taking pictographs? They made getting the color box easier, increased the capacity to 12 photos, and made it so the figurine maker will take any number of photos in one day, rather than one at a time.
It also added Hero Mode. Remember the bit where Yahtzee says you can just ignore potions and get by on a ridculous number of heart drops? Hero Mode not only doubles the damage enemies do, but also removes all heart drops. So it makes the game more challenging and gives you a reason to grab some soup and potions.
The additions were enough for me to want to get this version of the game.