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[fart town usa]

Surprised I didn't see any mention of this via Search

Based on wikipedia, seems like this is solo developed by a guy who did fan remasters of the Zelda CD-I games. He got the OG Link/Zalda voice actors and the original animator of those goofy cutscenes.

It's so damn good so far. Gameplay is pure old school, no weird gimmicks or anything like that. Plays well too and pretty forgiving on Normal mode.

$19.99, I'm playing on PS5.

OST is God-Tier.

 

[Punished Miku]

Been waiting on a sale. Looks hilarious.

 

[existensmaximum]

This is wild! How the hell did he find the original animators and voice actors, let alone getting them on board with this?

 

[AREYOUOKAY?]

This is wild! How the hell did he find the original animators and voice actors, let alone getting them on board with this?

Because it's highly unlikely they would be picked for the real deal.

Random: Voice Of Zelda In CD-i Games Would Love To Return To The Role

She's currently working on a homage to the CD-i series

www.nintendolife.com

 

[Robb]

Why anyone would want to re-create that horrible Zelda CDi “artstyle” is beyond me. That said, they definitely did a good job. Looks just as terrible as those Zelda games.

 

[existensmaximum]

Because it's highly unlikely they would be picked for the real deal.

Random: Voice Of Zelda In CD-i Games Would Love To Return To The Role

She's currently working on a homage to the CD-i series

www.nintendolife.com

I was more thinking these actors wouldn't still be active voice actors, and had lived in shame for the last 30 years and moved on with their lives and have new careers, etc.

And it can't be easy getting ahold of people just like that. Well anyway, I read an interview with the game's creator - how very fun and interesting! Impressive!

 

[AREYOUOKAY?]

I was more thinking these actors wouldn't still be active voice actors, and had lived in shame for the last 30 years and moved on with their lives and have new careers, etc.

And it can't be easy getting ahold of people just like that. Well anyway, I read an interview with the game's creator - how very fun and interesting! Impressive!

Everyone has to start somewhere. If this gets a sequel then I hope they get the Hotel Mario guy for a character voice since they already parodied the gameplay with bonus stages.

 

[Kilau]

OP successfully selling us on this game:

 

[AREYOUOKAY?]

OP successfully selling us on this game:

I mean I hope it does get more sales. The ending does have sequel baiting going on.

 

[CamHostage]

Why anyone would want to re-create that horrible Zelda CDi “artstyle” is beyond me. That said, they definitely did a good job. Looks just as terrible as those Zelda games.

This actually looks like it plays well, though, which would be a big change. (The fan-remasters are admirable, but they clearly have to deal with being bad games in the first place.)



I don't know where anybody is going to find in their hearts nostalgia for that awful era of off-model animation and weird colors, but the designer seems to have captured all of what was identifiable from that era without bring over all that sucked about it. It looks worth checking out IMO!

 

[NeverYouMind]

I do not mean to devalue the clear love put into this, but since I have no nostalgia for the source material it would be an impulse buy at a discounted sale price.

 

[Robb]

This actually looks like it plays well, though, which would be a big change

For sure, I bet there’s a decent game underneath the exterior.

 

[fart town usa]

Why anyone would want to re-create that horrible Zelda CDi “artstyle” is beyond me. That said, they definitely did a good job. Looks just as terrible as those Zelda games.

To be fair, I think that about 90% of hyper-realistic AAA games, including something like TLOU. Cringe as far as the eye can see.

Seeing a goofy tongue-in-cheek art style is a breath of fresh air for me.

 

[Robb]

To be fair, I think that about 90% of hyper-realistic AAA games, including something like TLOU. Cringe as far as the eye can see.

Seeing a goofy tongue-in-cheek art style is a breath of fresh air for me.

Sure and I can definitely appreciate the humor of it. It’s just not something I’d pay to experience, personally.