Posted 25 November 2007 - 07:43 AM
A high quality remake would be something that I would imagine would only loosely represent the overworld from the original Zelda, but would have to have absolutely beautiful and or unique graphics and design to compete with all of the other remakes and reinventions out there, and the dungeons would have to be redesigned internally so that they would present a new and unique challenge. As Castchaos said, just pasting better graphics over the original game layout will not be accepted into the database as a valid remake and will likely garner little interest anyway as it has been done so many times already by others. As far as I am concerned, Shadowfall's and DFW's Origins quests set a very high bar for a reinventing of this quest and unless you can top it, there's no point in attempting another remake.
A small original quest with a unique storyline and dungeons that are similar in scope to the first quest can be successfully accomplished; just look at Mudvayne's Power Of Gedunia which felt very much like the first quest in scope but was nothing like it in terms of it's layout and execution. Don't be discouraged about feeling like you wasted your time on a quest that will not be accepted; rather use it as a practice run and take what you have learned and incorporate it into a new and original effort. Often when you are forced to scrap tiles, maps, or other ideas you will see things from a new angle and can improve upon them, which can make what seems like a setback actually work your favor.....
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