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  • As you probably know, The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD offers quite a few improvements

  • over the original GameCube version.

  • But one of the subtle upgrades is that many of the game's more repetitive animations have

  • been shortened in an effort to improve the pace of the game

  • So I thought we'd take a quick at three of the biggest ones to compare just how much

  • faster they are now than in the GameCube version

  • First up is the grappling hook animation and we'll be taking a look at the GameCube version

  • first. From the point of throwing the grappling hook, it takes Link about 3-seconds to actually

  • begiun his swing

  • But if we take a look at the Wii U version, we can see it only takes him just slightly

  • over 1.

  • Now let's put the two side-by-side so we can really see the difference, with the HD version

  • on the left and the GameCube one on the right

  • So yeah, they managed to shave roughly 2-seconds off the animation, which is something you'll

  • come to appreciated as it's a maneuver you'll be performing a lot.

  • Now if you thought that was an improvement, check out what it's like to scavenge treasure

  • form the ocean floor. And again, we'll be starting off with the GameCube version

  • From the point that you start lowering the crane, it takes Link 8-seconds until he can

  • actually start to open the chest.

  • But in the Wii U one, we can see it only takes 4. They cut it in half!

  • Now let's put the two side-by-side so you can really see the difference.

  • Trust me, this will save you a ton of time--and aggravation

  • But perhaps the biggest improvement is seen when using the Wind Waker to change the wind

  • direction.

  • As always, let's start with the GameCube version.

  • As you can see, It took an excruciating 9-seconds to get to the point where you can actually

  • select the wind direction

  • But in the Wii U one, they cut out Link's encore entirely, dropping it down to 4, which

  • is less than half the time

  • And here they are side-by-side. It's a huge difference. And not only that, but once you choose a wind direction, the

  • Wii U version is still quicker cutting it down by another second and a half.

  • Taken altogether, these are some pretty big improvements, and it makes me wonder how we

  • even put up with those animations in the original game--as you saw them all the time

  • Alright, and that wraps up our look at how The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker's shortens

  • some key animations

As you probably know, The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD offers quite a few improvements

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