Since 1986, gamers—that's you and me—have always had a clear mission: to save the world and restore it, again and again.
Until the day a Zelda game asked us to do the opposite. To destroy what, until then, we were always supposed to restore.
That game is The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker.
In this new analysis, we will ask ourselves WHY, and above all, BY WHAT MEANS, Eiji Aonuma's team orchestrated this break, both visual and narrative.
🎙️ VOUBLER
Find Oren Gala on Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/oren.gala?i...
🎵 MUSIC:
Brianna Tam, Circularity
Bytheway-May, Reclaimed
Steven Gutheinz, A Time
Alistair Sung, From Afar
Luke Atencio, City of Dust
Tom Salta, Tipping Point
A. Taylor, To Honor The Past
Lars Bork Anderson, Dramatic Motion
Tony Anderson, Deliverance
📷 IMAGES:
Nintendo, The Wind Waker (gp haoN)
Nintendo, The Wind Waker (gp Brioche)
Nintendo, Ocarina of Time (gp haoN)
Nintendo, Twilight Princess (gp haoN)
Nintendo, Skyward Sword HD (gp ZorZelda)
haoN, Animations and Effects
haoN, Thumbnail
🎥 EQUIPMENT:
Camera: Nikon D5600
Lens: NIKKOR AF-P DX 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G VR
Elgato, HD60X
📜 SOURCES:
J.R.R. Tolkien, On Fairy Tales
Farah Mendlesohn, Rhetoric of Fantasy
Nintendo Dream #83, Interview with Eiji Aonuma
IGN, The Story of Zelda: Wind Waker (Interview with Eiji Aonuma)
Nintendo, Zelda Games
💻 SOFTWARE:
Davinci Resolve, Assembly and some effects
Davinci Resolve, Color grading
Resolve, Audio corrections
Audacity, Audio recording and corrections
Sketchbook, Thumbnail
Affinity, Thumbnail
Affinity, Images to animate
Cemu, Breath of the Wild
Citra, Ocarina of Time 3D
OBS, Recording
Elgato, HD60X
🎬 CREDITS:
haoN, Writing, Editing, and Directing
Matdash, Assistance and Guidance
Voice (Ganondorf), Oren Gala
Voice (King of Hyrule), Oren Gala
Voice (Quotes), Matdash
Voice (Narrator), haoN
🙏 THANKS TO:
MatDash
Oren Gala
Alix
✒ INSPIRATIONS:
Trxns
Javed L.Sterritt
Vox
Since 1986, gamers—that's you and me—have always had a clear mission: to save the world and restore it, again and again.
Until the day a Zelda game asked us to do the opposite. To destroy what, until then, we were always supposed to restore.
That game is The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker.
In this new analysis, we will ask ourselves WHY, and above all, BY WHAT MEANS, Eiji Aonuma's team orchestrated this break, both visual and narrative.
🎙️ VOUBLER
Find Oren Gala on Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/oren.gala?i...
🎵 MUSIC:
Brianna Tam, Circularity
Bytheway-May, Reclaimed
Steven Gutheinz, A Time
Alistair Sung, From Afar
Luke Atencio, City of Dust
Tom Salta, Tipping Point
A. Taylor, To Honor The Past
Lars Bork Anderson, Dramatic Motion
Tony Anderson, Deliverance
📷 IMAGES:
Nintendo, The Wind Waker (gp haoN)
Nintendo, The Wind Waker (gp Brioche)
Nintendo, Ocarina of Time (gp haoN)
Nintendo, Twilight Princess (gp haoN)
Nintendo, Skyward Sword HD (gp ZorZelda)
haoN, Animations and Effects
haoN, Thumbnail
🎥 EQUIPMENT:
Camera: Nikon D5600
Lens: NIKKOR AF-P DX 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G VR
Elgato, HD60X
📜 SOURCES:
J.R.R. Tolkien, On Fairy Tales
Farah Mendlesohn, Rhetoric of Fantasy
Nintendo Dream #83, Interview with Eiji Aonuma
IGN, The Story of Zelda: Wind Waker (Interview with Eiji Aonuma)
Nintendo, Zelda Games
💻 SOFTWARE:
Davinci Resolve, Assembly and some effects
Davinci Resolve, Color grading
Resolve, Audio corrections
Audacity, Audio recording and corrections
Sketchbook, Thumbnail
Affinity, Thumbnail
Affinity, Images to animate
Cemu, Breath of the Wild
Citra, Ocarina of Time 3D
OBS, Recording
Elgato, HD60X
🎬 CREDITS:
haoN, Writing, Editing, and Directing
Matdash, Assistance and Guidance
Voice (Ganondorf), Oren Gala
Voice (King of Hyrule), Oren Gala
Voice (Quotes), Matdash
Voice (Narrator), haoN
🙏 THANKS TO:
MatDash
Oren Gala
Alix
✒ INSPIRATIONS:
Trxns
Javed L.Sterritt
Vox