GOOD MOVIE!
that was a good movie!
its only one little thing:its not Link as fighting!
Reviews for "LoZ - The Final Link"
Awesome.
This flash was the perfect example of what Zelda would've had looked like if they placed it as a release title for the N64. It was a cool fight, Link was in a suit - thought that was cool - as if he was a secret agent or something. The lag was a bit distracting, but that didn't matter since you rarely ever see something in 3D on Newgrounds. Nice work, creative and original. I'm a fan of your work.
LoZM
Nice Flash
Pretty cool looking movie. Your FAQ already answered most of my questions. I see this got a ton of views without being featured in a Zelda collection so the only thing I can really tell you is why it probably hasn't featured in the collection yet...I understand the one instance that Link might have been wearing a white tunic in the original NES version of Zelda (although I really can't remember what he wore in the Master Quest version since I played it when I was 5 or 6) but in every other game he was wearing , at least originally , a green tunic and his Pointy hat of awesomeness. It didn't quite feel like Zelda simply because of that and the people that control what goes in and what goes out of the Zelda collection may not have been too inspired to do so because of that one little thing. GanonDORF (Ganon was the Pig and 10x better than GanonDORF no matter what any rookies today say about it) looked a little skinny although still resembling a possible future ancestor of Ganondorf.
I swear if you were to do this with Link wearing his trade-mark green tunic there is no doubt in my mind this would be in the collection and have a 1st Place Award + Review Crew Pick + Weekly 1st because it was SUPERBLY made. I really wish I could have seen my favorite character in all his Green glory. Also, one last thing...what programs did you use to create the movie? Doesn't look like it was done primarily using Flash although it might have been re-conveyed using Flash? Hope to hear back from you soon.
Overall great job
LeviFolds responds:
I modeled the characters in Poser 4 then traced them in flash. The backgrounds were just 2D objects that I stretched and rotated to give the illusion of 3D.
I hear you on the green tunic and pointy had. This was just my idea for the modern day story. I'm the type where I like a change up once in awhile. A good example is Samus Aran - I'm sick of seeing all the fan art with her blonde hair. Stuff like hair and clothing color in some series can be changed up without greatly affecting the story, others have a larger impact depending on what one decided to change. I think Samus can have any color hair she wants, and I generally will look back to the original for the inspiration. Samus had three different colors of hair in Metroid and as I mentioned in the description, Link had a few different colors of hair as well. Looking back to the original, brown for hair and white for his end all quest, and this being "The Final Link" it seemed appropriate to give Link white clothing.
Anyways, its an opinion matter. I have no problem with personal preferences, I just get irritated when I see reviews insisting that I know nothing about the series because of the choices I made for the animation.
Great one
Awesome
i liked the staging that was it.
staging, shots and continuity were really good. Straight up the poses were terrible. Animating 3D and Flash is hard so im not saying anything about the tweens but geez..you didn't spend much time making awesome dramatic poses. Very robotic poses that had no weight. If you took the time to rig up the mesh , adleast pose it properly. A great book for reference is the Animation Survival guide....it just felt way to robotic and it didn't have to
LeviFolds responds:
Good point mate. I actually did not do 3-D Flash, however. I animated and rendered these models in Poser 4. I was also not too good at the time, so this is what became of the animation.