Home > New Details Surface for The Wind Waker HD Include Updated Hero Mode Experience
GameSpot got their hands on The Wind Waker HD and was able to show off some new gameplay as well as gather some new information about the game. The game has Hero Mode which an be triggered at any time from the title screen. It can be accessed without the entire playthough being Hero Mode - as in, you can now start in Normal Mode and switch to and from Hero Mode whenever you feel the urge. A breakdown of all of the new features or changes can be seen after the break.
- Triforce quest – the five Triforce pieces can now be grabbed directly
- Only the remaining three require translated charts instead of eight
- Hero Mode available from the start
- Picto Box has been upgraded
- Upgraded camera could still be used to snap photos of unsuspecting villagers or enemies
- Pictures can go up on Miiverse
- Link can also take funny self-photographs
- Switch between happy, sad, and surprised emotions
- Get the Swift Sail at the auction house after completion of the first dungeon
- No alert via an in-game prompt to signal the special sails availability
- No longer possible to accidentally skip Tingle's island, as the developers have inserted an introduction to the quirky character into the main quest
- Enhanced first-person camera
- Can now have full movement in that perspective
- Can travel through hallways and shoot arrows like you're in a FPS
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