The direct influence of Twin Peaks on Zelda

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The direct influence of Twin Peaks on Zelda

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Potatos_are_not_friends@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

In a 2010 interview, Link’s Awakening director Takashi Tezuka revealed the inspiration for this memorably bizarre cast of characters. “At the time, Twin Peaks was rather popular. The drama was all about a small number of characters in a small town,” Tezuka said. “So I wanted to make something like that, while it would be small enough in scope to easily understand, it would have deep and distinctive characteristics.”

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- MisterMoo@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  It’s really fantastic. I love it for how melancholy it is towards the end, when characters seem aware of their impending doom/disappearance (I think Merin has a line begging Link to remember her). Then there are those cuts to various characters and it fades to white on each one. What a statement for the Game Boy too. Such an incredible piece of hardware.
  
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