It's fairly well-known by now that in The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, Link will be traveling between Hyrule and the Twilight Realm, a dark, grey place that causes him to transform into a wolf. Well, according to Eiji Aonuma, by way of an interview conducted by magazine Electronics Gaming Monthly, the Twilight Realm has received a makeover and will now feature a vibrant set of colors, distinguishing itself from Hyrule in that way. No screenshots of the changed look have made its way onto the internet at the time of this post, so hopefully we'll see something pop up soon.
[Update: Photographic evidence may be seen here.]
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5-19-2006 @ 4:45PM
Marc said...
Whoa wait a minute, since when can Link turn into a wolf?
Is that new?
(sorry but i never played a LOZ game before, cuz my first nintendo system was the gamecube, sad i know)
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5-19-2006 @ 4:49PM
The Poet said...
Yeah, this is true. I have the latest issue of EGM (the one with zelda on the cover and the still named "revolution") in it they do show you the new world. It reminds me of like trance or for some reason its kinda of advanced like, and the colors are indeed very vibrant.
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5-19-2006 @ 6:24PM
Mike said...
somebody please post any scans!!!
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5-19-2006 @ 6:27PM
Wayne said...
I thought the black and white idea was excellent. The bit in Windwaker like that was stunning. I'm a bit miffed now.
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5-19-2006 @ 7:17PM
mrk said...
Aww. I liked it how it was... well, I want some pics.
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5-19-2006 @ 11:52PM
Nushio said...
I think I was the only one that missed wolf-link during the E3 show of Twilight Princess. I'm curious how you'd control the wolf with the wii-mote.
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5-20-2006 @ 12:28AM
Bob799 said...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v146/BigGoronSword/One Shots/beforeandafter.jpg
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5-20-2006 @ 2:27AM
jadenguy said...
holy crap...
and to answer the first post, link's first transformation was quite like this one. in the third console zelda, link could travel to the dark world, the holy land that was defiled by ganon's use of the tri-force. however, on his first outing, he failed was transformed into a bunny. it seemed as though anybody who crossed the border would be transformed, and the normal denizens of the dark world were quite strange indeed. once he recieved the moon pearl and the magic mirror, he could keep his form in the dark world and return to the light world at will.
transformations were not seen again until majora's mask. when link was transported to termina, he fused with a mask there until he was helped by the mask salesman. here, he could transform into a zora, a deku scrub, and a gorgon at will. again, transformations were not to be seen for a while. until now.
man, i sound like such a tool sometimes.
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5-20-2006 @ 3:08AM
Back_Lit said...
Here is a fix for the link above: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v146/BigGoronSword/One%20Shots/beforeandafter.jpg
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5-20-2006 @ 4:32AM
Kite said...
I also liked the black-white world. But if that image is real...I'll have to restate my opinion :D.
I really like the 'sunset' - lighteffect. Now just wait untill it comes out. Im not the type to wait any longer :D
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5-20-2006 @ 10:29AM
Mike said...
Back_Lit thank you so much for the pic!!!! the Twilight Relam looks amazing!!! :D
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5-20-2006 @ 10:58AM
Bob799 said...
"Back_Lit thank you so much for the pic!!!! the Twilight Relam looks amazing!!! :D"
It was my link, it just messed up when I posted it......
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5-20-2006 @ 4:31PM
Mike said...
"It was my link, it just messed up when I posted it......"
opps, sorry...anyways, thanks for posting the scan! :)
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5-20-2006 @ 6:41PM
Ken said...
yeah it looks like it really does make a difference.
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5-20-2006 @ 9:01PM
Mike said...
did EGM reveal any other info on Twilight Princess?
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5-21-2006 @ 9:35AM
Icupnimpn2 said...
Ermmm... The new saturated version looks very "Okami" influenced. Especially considering that game also features a wolf as the main character. I'm a big fan of the look, tho, so I'm happy to have both games.
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5-21-2006 @ 2:23PM
derfreddy said...
as shiggy said.. the most beautiful game nintendo has ever done
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5-21-2006 @ 4:15PM
Kendal said...
Wow, that looks pretty cool! I like the original look, and the new one. Ah! They are both cool. Don't know which one I prefer though. :/
Always,
Kendal
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5-21-2006 @ 10:34PM
Pikachelsea said...
Thanks so much for posting the image! I like the new coloration. The old gray version was cool too, but it felt so dark and moody... kind of like the Dark World in Metroid Prime 2. Color is good :)
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5-22-2006 @ 2:38PM
Shiro said...
"17. as shiggy said.. the most beautiful game nintendo has ever done
Posted at 2:23PM on May 21st 2006 by derfreddy"
I hate when people mess with people's names without asking. Call it a pet peeve, but I'm still going to call you "Derfy" now.
On topic: The new Twilight Realm does in fact look pretty. It just reminds me of that one comment when the DS Lite pictures were announced... Something like "I'm going to buy one, have sex with it, then buy another."
Yay for Nintendo making sexy items. ;D
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5-22-2006 @ 4:09PM
DaveKap said...
Since nobody else has mentioned it and there isn't a separate story to comment on, I'd like to say congratulations to Revolution Fanboy for finally coming to terms with our console's new name (even if it did take you until after E3 to make sure it wasn't a prank) by changing their domain name and the overall name of the website. I, for one, like this new style and welcome our new Wii overlords.
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5-22-2006 @ 4:22PM
r-deezy said...
I think it would be pretty cool if at the beginning of the game it was completely black & white, and then as you progress more and more color is added.
Best of both worlds... both are very nice.
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