Luke wrote:I don't see the appeal to HD releases.
If I didn't already own the game, I get the appeal. But say, with SOTC, the PS2 original is fine by me.
But it's not just 480 vs 1080p. With a PS2 game HD remake on PS3, what else is different other than the visuals? The PS2 and PS3 controllers are virtually identical other than one being wireless, which doesn't affect gameplay (unless you wanna raise a comfort issue). But with the Wii U, there's a whole new gameplay element built into the controller, the screen. It'll be like most DS games, having HUD stuff on the second screen so you're "main screen" is less cluttered. That alone is pretty cool in my book.\
But it's also a touch screen. I'd imagine a game like Zelda would allow you to use it for maps and items and such. In fact, IIRC I remember hearing that you'll be able to switch items on the fly using the second screen (or was that another Zelda game I was reading about?). In addition to all that, they did improve the game a little bit here and there. Apparently one major complaint was how long sailing took, so now you can sail faster. There might have been some other smaller things, I don't really remember.
I guess any HD remake can make minor improvements, but my point is the main attraction here is the new controller. You're not just playing an HD version of the game, you're playing it in a whole new way, it's the definitive version of the game. Not that I'm a huge fan of Wind Waker, but that's just how I see it. I actually own Wind Waker for GCN but was never able to get into it. So I'm kinda happy to see this new version.
