What's the best /vr/ Zelda artstyle?

[Anonymous No.7993913]

Pic only indirectly related but pretty comfy nevertheless

[Anonymous No.7994119]

regarding only images directly tied with the games I vote for LoZ

[Anonymous No.7994139]

>>7993913
Ocarina's manual/official art

[Anonymous No.7994172]

As far as the official artworks go I'm with>>7994119
But if we judge by in-game art I like TP the most because it reminds me of SoTC and I fucking LOVE SoTC

[Anonymous No.7995740]

>>7994119
This is actually kind of awful. It's like third-rate Lupin.

[Anonymous No.7995742]

>>7994139
Atrocious

[Anonymous No.7995750]

>>7993913
I like these loose sketches in some of the ALttP concept art. Well illustrated but without any junky anime cleanup.

[Anonymous No.7995829]

>>7995750
That's not concept art.

[Anonymous No.7995847]

>>7994139
Gay animu elfs is what ruined the series visually. They had a cool whimsical oldschool western fantasy thing going until then

[Anonymous No.7995850]

>>7995847
It was always gay anime in Japan. They just unified the art styles with the N64.

[Anonymous No.7996150]

>>7995850
In the early games they outsourced promo art and commissioned an intentionally outdated/retro style for the illustrations; it was charming and corny, more in the style of 60s and 70s anime than the 80s and 90s era they came out in.

Ocarina of Time was the first one that they tried to make "cool" and more contemporary. They didn't do a bad job of it, but it's still a bit uneven. I think the "kid" Link pieces hold up best, or the lineart-based ones in general. The fully rendered stuff like >>7994139 is a bit more awkward in general.

[Anonymous No.7996181]

>>7993913

[Anonymous No.7996198]

>>7996150
It looks a bit like Slayers, mostly due to the long eyelashes.

[Anonymous No.7996219]

I always loved the oracle era artwork

[Anonymous No.7996223]

The original game, which incidentally is the only really good Zelda game.

[Anonymous No.7996289]

>>7996219
The stuff in the games is ok, but basically all manga adaptations from the 90s onwards look soulless and generic as fuck

[Anonymous No.7996301]

>>7995829
shut up SCUM

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katsuya_Terada#Video_games_(character_and_world_design)

[Anonymous No.7996337]

The concept art for Link's Awakening fucking slams.

[Anonymous No.7996342]

[Anonymous No.7996347]

[Anonymous No.7996348]

>>7996301
>Wikipedia article contains random unverified information based on snowballing misconceptions
Dare I say: https://youtu.be/9d3qCPcMgH4

[Anonymous No.7996349]

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[Anonymous No.7996356]

>>7993913

[Anonymous No.7996361]

Damn I'm loving all this concept art that the concept artist made as concept arts for the game. I hope he gets eventually vindicated and credited for them literally anywhere else besides a Wikipedia article than anybody can edit

[Anonymous No.7996375]

>>7995847
The art was anime since day 1

[Anonymous No.7996385]

>>7994139
An Army of Darkness homage just doesn't seem right for Zelda.

[Anonymous No.7996386]

>>7996385
kind of a stretch, but yeah I can see that

[Anonymous No.7996403]

>>7996385
That's not Army of Darkness. That's Doom.

[Anonymous No.7996409]

>>7996403
Doom WAS Army of Darkness

[Anonymous No.7996412]

>>7996385
Isn’t the Dead Hand a deadite anyway?

[Anonymous No.7996497]

>>7996337
It's not concept art.

[Anonymous No.7996542]

This

[Anonymous No.7996613]

>>7993913
best in-game art: Zelda 1, ALttP, LA, WW
worst in-game art: Minish Cap

[Anonymous No.7996634]

>>7996356

[Anonymous No.7997246]

>>7996403

[Anonymous No.7999442]

>>7997246
if we're going with that look and inspiration you could go back to frank frazetta all the way back to the 70s.

also the 80s/early 90s art was pure kino. Link is a MAN he is saving a WOMAN. He kills scary MONSTERS. the whole child link take did more damage to the series than toon link

[Anonymous No.8000530]

>>7999442
>if we're going with that look and inspiration you could go back to frank frazetta all the way back to the 70s.

No, we're going by the "hero on top of a hill surrounded by enemies" look.
but feel free to show me a Frazetta painting that shows the same kinda design. (not challenging you, would honestly like to see that)

[Anonymous No.8000536]

>>7994139
This is awful.

[Anonymous No.8000546]

>>7994139
idk what everyone is seething about, this is good

[Anonymous No.8000547]

>>7997246

[Anonymous No.8000552]

>>8000547
smart person

[Anonymous No.8000560]

>>7997246
>not posting the best one

[Anonymous No.8000565]

>>8000546
Too much 90s edge that doesn’t accurately reflect the game.

[Anonymous No.8001385]

>>8000560
Added to the collection.

[Anonymous No.8001410]

>>8000565
Yeah, who ever heard of fighting monsters in a Zelda game? You should just push blocks onto switches.

[Anonymous No.8001527]

>>8001410
That artwork makes it look like a co-op hack and slash game.

[Anonymous No.8001553]

>>7996361
You are correct that it’s not concept art. I think these illustrations come from the official Link’s Awakening game guide?

[Anonymous No.8001740]

>>8001385
Would the Japanese even be aware of Army of Darkness?

[Anonymous No.8001749]

>>7996347
>here link
>have my daughter!
>how did i know your name?
>well, you might think it strange, but i'm a video game

[Anonymous No.8002036]

I know this a Zelda art thread, but I feel obliged to post some Frank Frazetta art because apparently its lost on some people that the Army of Darkness poster is supposed to be a parody or how much of video game art is ripped off of Frazetta.

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[Anonymous No.8002046]

>>8001740
Yeah, but it was called Captain Supermarket.

[Anonymous No.8002047]

[Anonymous No.8002049]

Castlevania ripped this one off

[Anonymous No.8002059]

>>7996347
>tfw no deserted island waifu with cute tummy and milkers.
Marin is best waifu.

[Anonymous No.8002068]

>>8000565
90s edge is how I and a lot of others remember link though.

I can't help that I'm american

[Anonymous No.8002082]

>>8002059
Based. Marin will forever be the best Zelda girl and the fish fuckers on this board can eat shit.

[Anonymous No.8002095]

>>8002068
Between using Conan the Barbarian music for the trailer and the infamous "Will thou save the girl or play like one?" commercial, that's kind of how Ocarina was promoted though.

[Anonymous No.8002112]

>>7995740
New anime looks like shit, this is based.

[Anonymous No.8002116]

>>7996150
bro, older/classic is always better. always.

[Anonymous No.8002119]

>>7996219
this looks like absolute shit compared to japan z1

[Anonymous No.8002275]

>>8002068
>>8002095
today I will remind them
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=laq65afwpvg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oCLWcxhF0Cw

[Anonymous No.8002347]

>>8002036
Ever adding to the collection.

[Anonymous No.8002365]

Ever adding to the collection.

[Anonymous No.8002396]

>>8001527
The artwork makes it look like you play as a cool hero fighting a hoard of enemies

[Anonymous No.8002462]

>>8002396
Sure but that never happens in the game either. You fight two enemies at once maybe, but usually it’s just one at a time.

[Anonymous No.8002638]

>>7996181

This, but with brown hair.

[Anonymous No.8002726]

>>7994139
This is what pop culture thinks zelda actually plays like

[Anonymous No.8002729]

>>8002726
It used to, a long time ago.

[Anonymous No.8002740]

>>8002275
God damn that second commercial rules

I love how the announcer sounds less interested by the second. By the end when he says each game sold separately he almost sounds like he's apologizing.

[Anonymous No.8002925]

>>8002365
here's another

[Anonymous No.8002950]

>>7994139
based, some butthurt anon is samefagging hard at this kino

[Anonymous No.8002965]

>>7993913
No contest, I loved looking at the art in the guide when I was young

[Anonymous No.8002980]

>>8000530
Not the guy you replied to, but here's what I found in a cursory search. I just discovered Frazetta right now. I appreciate it.

[Anonymous No.8003142]

>>8002950
Go back to /tv/ worthless zoomer retard.

[Anonymous No.8003158]

>>8002965
I loved the smell of the majoras mask manual

[Anonymous No.8003410]

>>7993913

[Anonymous No.8004146]

>>8002950
Theres more board than brain here by this point

[Anonymous No.8004161]

>>8000546
I never even considered the point of it not representing the gameplay properly, though that seems to be the key asspain point apparently and I kind of see why. I never liked the piece myself, but it was mostly because the shoddy rendering and unappealing color palette. Like most stuff done for the game it screams Early Photoshop Digital Painting, but it works better with the watercolor-ish approach of other simpler pieces like >>7996150

The high contrast Mignolaesque art done for Majora holds up infinitely better in general 2bh, plus it fits the weirdass mood of the game perfectly

[Anonymous No.8004168]

>>8004161

[Anonymous No.8004183]

>>8000546
>>8000565
No the problem is it just looks bad. Out of the four in >>8001385 the Zelda one is the worst by far. Just look at the shitty perspective on his shield. It's just all around crummy but you're fine with that because it's colorful.

[Anonymous No.8004524]

Majora's Mask and this stuff
>>7996337

[Anonymous No.8006178]

>>8004524
This is Saturday morning anime tier trash. I absolutely hate this look.

[Anonymous No.8006183]

>>8004183
Nobody cares about perspective you nerd.

[Anonymous No.8006208]

>>7993913
Here's some more of that same lil pink hair Link.

[Anonymous No.8006228]

>>8006178
Thanks for your unwarranted shit opinion but Fierce Deity Link is above anime garbage, son. It's probably the most badass thing to come from a Zelda game.

[Anonymous No.8006234]

>>7995847
Nah sorry you're wrong. Zelda was so fucking bland before OoT. Every other fantasy RPG from that time period was more visually appealing.

[Anonymous No.8006237]

>>8006228
Sure it is.

[Anonymous No.8006396]

>>8006183
it looks like the artist just graduated from deviantart

[Anonymous No.8007474]

>>8004183
looks fine to me

[Anonymous No.8007495]

>>8004524
The perception that Ocarina and Majora are “dark” and “mature” ruined the series.

[Anonymous No.8007664]

>>7994139
Love the vibrant colours here. Way better than the drab TP art style.

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[Anonymous No.8007686]

>>8007495
The fact that they know when to be dark, and when to be light is a big part of why they work. From the Kokiri Forest to the Shadow Temple. That full range of emotion is a big part of why it's such a good game.

[Anonymous No.8007689]

>>8007495
>>8007686
They've got a moody atmosphere but both are pretty whimsical

[Anonymous No.8007774]

>>8002046
>Bruce Campbell soup
kek

Japanese marketing of some foreign films sure was weird. Between this and "Suspiria 2"

[Anonymous No.8007945]

>>8002045
booba

[Anonymous No.8007949]

>>7993913
honestly looks better than any actual zelda game to date

[Anonymous No.8008106]

>>7993913
Terada links awakening manual art

[Anonymous No.8008118]

>>8002082
Marin became Malon conceptually speaking, and kid Link married Malon in Twilight Princess.

So yeah you're right.

[Anonymous No.8008153]

>>8008106
He did guidebook stuff, never official promo or manual art