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The upcoming Wii U HD remake of The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker hosts a whole lot of new bells and whistles, but how's it look next to the original GameCube version?Youtuber GameXplain holds the two versions up side-by-side and the difference is less night-and-day than dusk-and-dawn. They look different, but the new one doesn't necessarily look that much better.
On one hand, it hosts a higher resolution of 1080p, cleaner textures, a longer draw distance, widescreen support, clearer shadows, and a smoother framerate. On the other hand, its bloom lighting tends to wash out the colours a bit and makes everything appear a tad more 3D, which was never the point of the cel-shaded look that sought to emulate an interactive cartoon. The new, more realistic clouds are also sure to be a divisive point for many long-time fans.
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