Game Art Styles

The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD

Nintendo EAD · 2013

Third-person · Action · Adventure · Console

Dimension
3D
Rendering
Cel-shaded
Colors
BlueTealWhiteGreen
Linework
No outlines
Shading
Two-tone cel, Soft gradient
Texture
Hand-painted textures
Post-processing
Bloom
Palette
Vibrant
Proportions
Chibi, Exaggerated, Cute
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About

An action-adventure game following Link across the Great Sea to rescue his sister and confront Ganondorf. Sailing between islands connects dungeon exploration, puzzles and combat; this Wii U remaster adds HD visuals, revised lighting and gameplay improvements including the Swift Sail.

Art style

The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD (2013, Nintendo EAD) is a 3D cel-shaded game played from a third-person view. Its look is built from shapes without outlines, two-tone cel shading, soft gradient shading, hand-painted textures and bloom. The palette is vibrant.

Details

Release
Remaster · Xbox 360 / PlayStation 3 / Wii U
Developer
Nintendo EAD
Publisher
Nintendo
Released
2013-09-20 North America (digital), Wii U
2013-09-26 Japan, Wii U
2013-10-04 North America (physical), Wii U
2013-10-04 Europe, Wii U
2013-10-05 Australia, Wii U
Platforms
Wii U
Also known as
ゼルダの伝説 風のタクト HD (Japan)
Credits
Satoru Takizawa HD Refining Art Director
Masanao Arimoto Graphic Design
Haruyasu Ito Graphic Design
Emi Tomita UI Design
Daigo Shimizu UI Design
Yoshiki Haruhana Design Management
Daiki Iwamoto Director
Eiji Aonuma Producer
Shigeru Miyamoto General Producer
Satoru Iwata Executive Producer
Links
official · official · wikipedia · mobygames

Screenshots 2

Versions of The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker 2

The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker screenshot: cel-shaded, third-person, no outlines, two-tone cel (environment)2002 · Original releaseThe Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker GameCubeThe Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD screenshot: cel-shaded, third-person, no outlines, two-tone cel (environment)2013 · RemasterThe Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD Xbox 360 / PlayStation 3 / Wii U

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The Legend of Zelda series 2 games

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