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The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword

Nintendo EAD · 2011

Third-person · Action · Adventure · Console

Dimension: 3D
Rendering: Stylized 3D, Painterly
Colors: Blue White Orange Green Gray Red Export palette ↓
Linework: No outlines
Shading: Soft gradient
Texture: Hand-painted textures
Palette: Vibrant
Imitated medium: Watercolor
Proportions: Exaggerated

Then and now2011 Wii → 2021 Nintendo Switch

About

An action-adventure game following Link from the floating settlement of Skyloft to the lands beneath the clouds in search of Zelda. It combines dungeon puzzles and exploration with Wii MotionPlus sword combat and tells the origin of the Master Sword.

Art style

The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword (2011, Nintendo EAD) is a stylized 3D and painterly game played from a third-person view. Its look is built from shapes without outlines, soft gradient shading and hand-painted textures. The palette is vibrant. It draws on watercolor.

Then and now 2011 → 2021

The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword screenshot: stylized 3d, painterly, third-person, no outlines, soft gradient (environment, character)

2011 · Wii

The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD screenshot: stylized 3d, painterly, third-person, no outlines, soft gradient (environment, character)

2021 · Nintendo Switch

Palette 12 colors

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Details

Release: Original release · Wii
Developer: Nintendo EAD, Monolith Soft
Publisher: Nintendo
Released: 2011-11-18 Europe, Wii
2011-11-20 North America, Wii
2011-11-23 Japan, Wii
2011-11-24 Australia, Wii
2016-09-01 Europe, Wii U
Platforms: Wii, Wii U
Also known as: Zelda no Densetsu: Skyward Sword (Japan)
Credits: Ryuji Kobayashi Design Lead/Player Design
Yoshiyuki Oyama Design Lead/Object Design
Manabu Hiraoka Player Design
Yoshiakira Nakano Player Design
Akiko Hirono NPC Design
Hanako Hisada Field Design
Satoru Takizawa Design Support
Takumi Wada Illustration
Yusuke Nakano Illustration
Shigeki Yoshida Cinema Scene Director
Hidemaro Fujibayashi Director
Eiji Aonuma Producer
Shigeru Miyamoto General Producer
Links: official · wikipedia · mobygames