This seems right on the money. The maximalist texturing of the world constrasted with the doll-like skin surfaces is meant to evoke the specific feeling of a puppet diorama. The flatness of Zelda's nose is maybe the biggest giveaway. (although I think "rococo" is pronounced 'ruh·kow·kow')

AiddonValentine@aiddonvalentine.bsky.social · 14h ago

Ah, that definitely helps explain the art direction. Skyward Sword and BotW were inspired by impressionism and Romanticism after all @sam-animeherald.northsky.social

Happy Star Trek Day! Here's to the next 60 years. Star Trek has influenced my life in innumerable positive ways, including very literally the lesson I taught earlier this afternoon to an auditorium full of students. I gave out 19 3d-printed Trek ships to students who answered questions today.

Hidemaro Fujibayashi has had an incredible career. He was a fan of Zelda and got to direct the Oracle games on GBC despite working at Capcom. He directed Minish Cap, Skyward Sword, even Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom. Now he's a producer on the Ocarina remake. He's only 53!!

Suddenly all those "people unsure if Mamdani should attend 9/11 ceremony" articles comes into focus. It's a blatant racist attack to distract from the fact that they knowingly covered up health hazards because money wasn't flowing.

AFP News Agency@en.afp.com · 18h ago

New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced the release of tens of thousands of documents showing the city did not disclose all it knew about air toxicity after the 9/11 attacks u.afp.com/Sj5u

Saw a fairly prominent YouTuber say they didn't understand the point of such a faithful Ocarina of Time remake when we "just" got the 3DS version. Brother, that was 15 years ago. The platform has been discontinued. You're a dinosaur

Hey as an artist it's really fucking cool and awesome that "looks like AI slop" has become such a normalized insult for works created by humans. Fuck off.

Kotaku@kotaku.com · 19h ago

It's only Link that looks like he got hit with the AI-slopification beam https://kotaku.com/ocarina-of-time-remake-link-realistic-graphics-2000732119

Republicans promising that gas prices will go down after the midterms:

Top Oregon elected officials on Tuesday urged Oregonians to use ballot drop boxes, not mailboxes, to return ballots in November as newly released data showed thousands of Oregonians missed having their May primary votes counted because of postal delays. buff.ly/eOCCvek

Oregon officials urge use of ballot boxes while defending mail voting • Oregon Capital Chronicle

More Oregonians had their ballots rejected for late postmarks during the May primary than in any prior election.

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Kirk, "Captain's Log, personal entry. Notice to ship's galley. No more novelty dishwear. I..." ... "Bones, i need you. ... That's right, I mixed up the communicators again. Bring gauze."

Amanda Wong@amandawtwong.bsky.social · 14h ago

No worries, I'll just buy two of the $80 Star Trek Communi-Grater​s to communicate with him.

In August there were "federal observers" at the polls... They're planning to send ICE out on our streets during the November election... So we have a responsibility to make sure that this election result is TOO BIG TO RIG.

A legendary Medicare fraudster almost slipping up on illegal PAC coordination is pure brand consistency.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 23h ago

Rick Scott: "So I'm glad the Trump administration-- uh, the Trump -- uh, MAGA Inc is gonna invest in these races"

I hope in this version of Ocarina of Time we get an answer to this age old question who pierced Link's ear when he was sealed in the Sacred Realm

I'm most interested in Ocarina of Time's apparent fascination with a more logically constructed world. A floating platform is replaced with a crumbling bridge. A ladder suspended by nothing is held in place by a stone mechanism. I'm curious to see if the whole world abides by this design.

The more I see the new Ocarina of Time remake in motion, the more I fuck with it. I still think Hyrule Field looks really empty (Where are birds, or goats?) and I still think Link's clothes are a little *too* detailed. But I'm eager to see more.

Why does the Zelda remake look like that? | #legendofzelda #tbshorts

Not for nothing, but I think my favorite part of the Zelda Direct was when, in an increasing age of physical games production being treated as burdensome, Nintendo said hey here’s our a physical edition of our big holiday game with a special fancy first print cover

Wario64@wario64.bsky.social · 15h ago

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (Switch 2) is up for preorder at Walmart ($59.98 - $10 off MSRP) buff.ly/SVA5svi #ad $69.99 Amazon amzn.to/4iearyM BB buff.ly/008BBr2 GS buff.ly/WVDOPpj VGP buff.ly/DOzH24k PNP buff.ly/x0rc6EY Nintendo buff.ly/ztS5uYj first print includes special foil package

So great getting to reconnect with some of our Star Trek Prodigy family at the Gene Roddenberry Hollywood Star rededication. Happy Star Trek Day 60th Anniversary from @shawnabenson.bsky.social and me! ❤️🖖

To be clear: Saying you don’t like the OoT remake or it’s artstyle is completely valid. Trying to take away the joy other people have over it, however, is not. Be kind 💜

Marin Kitagawa: Don't Make Fun of Hobbies

Alt: Marin Kitagawa: Don't Make Fun of Hobbies

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Also Dr Oz:

Latto: I Was A Part Of That!

Alt: Latto: I Was A Part Of That!

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Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 22h ago

Dr Oz: "These charlatans are shockingly effective at being grifters ... we have normalized fraud. We have normalized stealing from the poor"

Happy 'Please Don't Forget About Prodigy' Star Trek Day! #livelogandproper

I think it’s actually worse than that: The tone here is taunting. The intended audience is supposed to find the idea that Hatian refugees might include doctors, lawyers, or scholars absurd and chuckle along.

Tom Joscelyn@tomjoscelyn.bsky.social · 17h ago

This is yet another telling example of the Trump regime’s racism. There’s no pretense here of targeting criminals - the usual excuse for mass deportations. DHS is specifically encouraging Haitian “doctors, lawyers, scholars and engineers” to leave. Any decent society would value these people.

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My life is stressful right now due to some personal events, so I'm honestly having a hard time. I'm sure there's heavy discourse today about Ocarina of Time. I don't have the mental power to get involved in it. But seeing the reveal on my lunch break made me smile. So, that's where I'm at on it.👍

This is not a call out by any means, but a counter argument: I don't think the remake is for us. Aonuma's little play through during the direct showing things like "Link can play an Ocarina" and "using the slingshot to fire a rock at a stone eye" betray the target audience.

Emily K@emkultra64.com · 21h ago

I'm sorry to sound so bitter and shitty about this but I'm just like. I'm despondent. This remake looks SO expensive. I can't imagine all the money, hours, blood, sweat and tears that went into it. Nintendo could have taken all those resources and unparalleled artistry and made a new game instead.

Happy #StarTrek60th My mom "handed down" her love of Star Trek to me. I'll always have those memories. Three recurring themes in Star Trek are: queerness, found family, and a better tomorrow is possible, if we work for it.

sell the joycons separately, i want something other than black 🥲

Cheap Ass Gamer@cheapassgamer.com · 21h ago

Zelda Switch 2.