wraggster
November 20th, 2013, 23:32
http://hss-prod.hss.aol.com/hss/storage/adam/c3eba099287ceb66196c4a6f616e2bf/linkbetweenworlds.jpeg (http://www.joystiq.com/2013/11/20/zelda-a-link-between-worlds-hides-a-crooked-secret/)Before we got our hands on the game (and awarded (http://www.joystiq.com/2013/11/14/the-legend-of-zelda-a-link-between-worlds-review-a3d236e2/) it a perfect 5/5 score), the biggest selling point for The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds (http://www.joystiq.com/game/the-legend-of-zelda-a-link-between-worlds) was the 3D overhaul it introduces to the beloved world first seen in 1991's A Link To The Past. What most don't know is that underneath the new visuals, the game has something to hide.
The secret to attaching 3D graphics to the top-down view most familiar to Link To The Past fans is to tilt every item in the game backwards by 45 degrees, creating the illusion of a world designed specifically for viewing at a perpendicular angle. Not just rupees and enemies, this tilting even includes the main character, who apparently spends the majority of his adventure strolling around Hyrule like a reject from a Monty Python sketch. The slant is never apparent to fans unless they go looking for it - Tiny Cartridge (http://tinycartridge.com/post/67483120560/heres-the-trick-behind-the-new-zeldas-tilted) explains that you'd only notice it by switching to a sidelong view while Link is transforming into his 2D, painting form - but now that you know the reality, try not to let it tarnish your attempts to save the world.
The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds saunters onto the Nintendo 3DS on November 22.
http://www.joystiq.com/2013/11/20/zelda-a-link-between-worlds-hides-a-crooked-secret/
The secret to attaching 3D graphics to the top-down view most familiar to Link To The Past fans is to tilt every item in the game backwards by 45 degrees, creating the illusion of a world designed specifically for viewing at a perpendicular angle. Not just rupees and enemies, this tilting even includes the main character, who apparently spends the majority of his adventure strolling around Hyrule like a reject from a Monty Python sketch. The slant is never apparent to fans unless they go looking for it - Tiny Cartridge (http://tinycartridge.com/post/67483120560/heres-the-trick-behind-the-new-zeldas-tilted) explains that you'd only notice it by switching to a sidelong view while Link is transforming into his 2D, painting form - but now that you know the reality, try not to let it tarnish your attempts to save the world.
The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds saunters onto the Nintendo 3DS on November 22.
http://www.joystiq.com/2013/11/20/zelda-a-link-between-worlds-hides-a-crooked-secret/