The Legend of Zelda : The Wind Waker

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By 1UP Staff



 01/01/2000













Playing The Wind Waker for the first time is kind of a lot to take in. First of all, Link looks downright creepy. Huge head, freaky eyes, and stumpy legs don't remind me of the cool little dude I liked so much in the last two N64 games. But after I'd started playing, I never again noticed his new look.


That's the beauty of this game—you barely notice anything. You barely notice the subtle animation of Link and everyone else in his world. You barely notice the undulating waves gaining height as a storm blows in. You barely notice the seagulls flying near every island. You barely notice any of it because it blends in so seamlessly; the world is so perfectly realized that everything just fits. Now that I've played it, I couldn't imagine this game looking any other way.


Initially, I was worried by the sheer amount of travel involved in getting anywhere from your little island. Later, you learn how to warp around the overworld map, but in the first part of the game, sailing seems to take forever. (I kept expecting Kevin Costner to show up and tell me that dry land didn't exist.) That feeling is alleviated when you discover all you can do while you're navigating the vast ocean. Simply charting the waters (by finding the fish in each quadrant) will keep you occupied. Plus, you find various minigames (like the boat race) and myriad tiny islands and lookout points to stop at and explore along the way. You'll soon find yourself actually wanting to spend more time out on the ocean just to see what you'll find next.


And Zelda's classic gameplay complements all this new stuff. The Wind Waker plays almost exactly like the two amazing N64 games that preceded it. Considering Ocarina was the first 3D action game to get combat right using the z-targeting system (where you hold down a button so the camera will lock onto a specific enemy), why change things? I love that I never have to worry about a camera angle or losing track of my adversary in the heat of battle. That's why it's so easy to appreciate the sweet maze design in the massive dungeons—not that superb puzzles and excellent layout are anything new to the series. But this game's dungeons impress me like none from the Zelda titles before it. Figuring out what to do in each room is never so difficult that you'll get totally stuck, but it's just tough enough to give you that great feeling of accomplishment when you finally discover the solution.


As you can probably tell, I don't really have any complaints about The Wind Waker. I was never frustrated or seriously lost, and I never found a boss fight too difficult. My biggest concern with Zelda was actually forcing myself to stop playing it so I could get some sleep before I had to go to work the next day. That doesn't happen to me often (although the last time was with the recent Metroid Prime), so I can't recommend this game enough. It's yet another masterpiece in the Legend of Zelda series.

The Legend of Zelda : The Wind Waker est un chef d'oeuvre, mais un chef d'oeuvre sans génie. A l'inverse d'un Ocarina of Time, le jeu ne maintient pas en permanence ce souffle épique digne du petit elfe, et l'essoufflement ressenti lors de la seconde partie du jeu atténue l'impression de maestria. S'il n'est plus temps de remettre en cause l'orientation artistique du jeu, qui atteint pleinement ses objectifs et emmène Zelda vers une autre dimension, on pourra toujours rester dubitatif devant la conception du jeu en tant que tel, que cela concerne les longs trajets en bateau pour visiter de minuscules ilôts, les donjons vite expédiés malgré les apparences et la quête de la TriForce moins passionnante qu'on l'eût espérée. Peut-être que les attentes étaient une nouvelle fois placées trop haut, à l'image de l'accueil mitigé réservé à Super Mario Sunshine. Mais qu'on ne se méprenne pas, The Legend of Zelda : The Wind Waker reste flamboyant et très largement au-dessus des productions habituelles toutes machines confondues. Simplement, il se rapproche plus au niveau du "charme" d'un Zelda Game Boy que des références certifiées de la série, A Link to the Past et Ocarina of Time, sans même parler du jeu original. Indispensable de toute façon.