Zelda remake adjusts scary elements, keeps original feel
Nintendo's Zelda remake adjusted scary elements after testers found the original's Skulltula House too frightening.
At a glance
- Nintendo's Zelda remake adjusted scary elements after testers found the Skulltula House too frightening.
- Producer Eiji Aonuma said the original's scary elements were made comical due to limited technology.
- The remake aims to keep the original's essence, though the reviewer wondered if Nintendo played it too safe.
Nintendo is the company behind a Zelda remake of Ocarina of Time, and series producer Eiji Aonuma worked on the original game, according to a BBC report. The report does not give a release date or location for the remake.
The report discusses the remake's scary elements and graphics. Aonuma said that when the original was created, the means to convey or express ideas were limited compared with what developers have now. With regard to scary elements, the team strove to add a touch of the comical.
The Skulltula House was one scary element. In the N64 game, people had been morphed into human-spider hybrids. Enhanced graphics and lighting unintentionally exaggerated the already spooky house and its potential to frighten players, Aonuma said. During test play, testers said the house was too scary. The final product made adjustments to retain the same balance as the original.
The reviewer said the trip down memory lane was captivating at times. They knew where to go and what to do thanks to muscle memory, but some tasks were achieved too easily and some puzzles too quickly because they recalled solutions.
The remake has lots of changes and surprises, the reviewer said, but they would not spoil them. They wished there had been more. The developers said the game may look different, but they maintained the essence the original developers wanted.
Aonuma said he will be long retired. Fans will wonder whether this is it or if there will be more Zelda on the horizon. With the franchise's first movie coming next year, there is more to come in the short term. In the long term, Nintendo might consider remaking the game again.
What changed? The remake adjusted scary elements after testers found the Skulltula House too frightening.
What stayed? The developers aimed to keep the original's essence.
Source: BBC Technology.
Questions and answers
- Did the Zelda remake change the scary parts?
- Yes, according to producer Eiji Aonuma, enhanced graphics unintentionally exaggerated the Skulltula House, so the remake adjusted scary elements.
- What was the Skulltula House in Ocarina of Time?
- It was a room where people had been morphed into human-spider hybrids, and it was considered horrifying in the N64 game.
- Will there be more Zelda games?
- The article says fans wonder if there will be more Zelda on the horizon, and with the franchise's first movie coming next year, more may come.
