The infamous CD-i titles Link: The Faces of Evil and Zelda: The Wand of Gamelon will apparently be getting a "spiritual successor" known as Arzette: The Jewel of Faramore.
This entirely new game developed by Seedy Eye Software is described as an "interactive animated adventure". Some of the talent involved in this project has also been revealed, including Jeffrey Rath - who voiced Link in the cutscenes of the CD-i games, as well as Bonniejean Wilbur, who was the voice of Zelda.
"The Kingdom of Faramore is beautifully realized by Rob Dunlavey, the artist behind the world map paintings from the games that inspired Arzette. Plus! voiceover talent from the games that inspired Arzette return to lend their charm to this adventure, including Jeffrey Rath and Bonniejean Wilbur!"
Limited Run is publishing and funding the project, with the game set to release on all platforms including the Nintendo Switch at some point this year.
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Does the voice over guy sound like link or am I just imagining things?
Looks authentic. By which I mean terrible animation. Still, I’d play it.
I disagree. This is too high quality.
The developers should've cared less and put little effort in the game. Such a shame that this is the state of gaming these days. 😮💨
@Greatluigi Seems to be, the CDi voice actor for Link and actress for Zelda were both shown off in the trailer
This makes too much sense. In retrospect, it's shocking that it's taken so long to get something like this. Haven't watched the trailer yet, but this has the potential to be a viral sensation like that trombone game inspired by Wii Fit. Even the phenomenon that is Undertale was derived from EarthBound. One Nintendo flop is some random indie dev's rise to fame.
Edit: Would be amiss if I didn't also mention my good buddy @mystman12 and his game Baldi's Basics that was derived from games like Sonic's Schoolhouse. Another one that blew up the internet.
There's such a strong market for meme-y parody games. All it takes is one famous streamer to catch a whiff of something new and weird, and you've got a hit on your hands. This is PewdiePie/Markiplier/Jacksepticeye/Game Grumps bait if ever I've seen it.
@Greatluigi Jeffrey Rath (OG link in CD-i Zelda cutscenes) is back.
I hate that I love this, and I love that I hate this. May have to buy it.
@Liam_Doolan wait they actually got links voice actor back?!?
@PikaPhantom AND ZELDAS TOO?!?
.......Uhhhh, I'm, uh, I'm not even gonna ask.
Nah, it feels too forced. What made the 2 CD-i animated Zelda games work is that they were funny but NOT ON PURPOSE.
Don't forget Tomba! That was another highlight coming to switch
@Greatluigi I think it is them. After all, in the article, it says that the game utilizes the voice talents of both Jeffrey Rath and Bonniejean Wilbur, the voice actors for Link and Zelda, respectively, from the Zelda CD-i games.
This was such a strange showcase. The Zelda affiliation is what made those titles curios. I don't see what the point is of a "spiritual successor" to a game no one has nostalgia for due to obscurity and poor game design.
This actually looks kind of amazing. Their dedication to recreating such infamously terrible games is impressive.
This actually looks like it could be quite good. I'll wait for a review, for sure, but I'm optimistic they can retain the "charm" (cough) of the CD-i games while also providing something that's fun to play.
No one remembers the Zelda CD-i games or Hotel Mario for their gameplay though. It's all about the cheesy stuff.
Still, I gotta admit I'm mildly interested to see where this goes.
Jebus LRG, what did we do to you?! Who hurt you?! 😂😂
This made me laugh when I saw it in the showcase - they've nailed the aesthetic perfectly - I've always hated the CDi animations. I still hate the look and feel of these, even though they're obviously supposed to be bad and I admire the work that went into making them so bad...!
But the thing is, the actual game looks like its competant, and may actually be... fun? That's not how these are supposed to be!
It actually looks like something I'd want to play! I hope its good
I absolutely love this.
As someone who actually had both Link Faces of Evil and Zelda Wand of Gamelon, I am looking forward to this release.
Look, those games certainly weren't Nintendo quality, but they had a certain "Saturday Morning Cartoon" charm to them. The biggest downfall was the god-awful controls and input lag.
This reminds me of those early "YouTube Poop" videos when those Zelda CD-i cutscenes were one of the most popular source materials...
A new Zelda killer in 2023 just after the release of TOTK?!?!? HYPE TRAIN INCOMING!!! MEGATONS!!! I'M IN MY DUDES!! THIS LOOKS FREAKING INCREDIBLE!!!!!!!
Just hoping it doesn't have you press up to jump like the CD-i games.
Finally we'll get a "spiritual successor" of best Zelda games.
Seedy Eye, CDi? PUN BAM YOU PUNINJAS.
... those of us who grew up with 2008-era YouTube have a bizarre deep affection for the CD-i games. Me included.
I'm honestly really happy to see something like this show up!
It's so bad, that it is good again.
So uh, I come back home to this game announcement, am confused what it is, then looking at my discord, find out I've been on the dev's server for literal years, and just completely forgot both that I was there, that I knew this was gonna happen at some point, and like, everything. Lmao
A spiritual successor to Zelda CDI? It's yours my friend, as long as you have enough Rubees!
Christ what next, a spiritual successor to St. Anger?
Aie aie aie ... that's closer to a rip-off than a tribute. And clearly ripping off "Zelda" wasn't enough, they also felt Hotel Mario needed a comeback.
For having played all those games back in the days, doing this clearly tells me those people have no talent and no life. There were so many other things to do than this.
It's not even funny. I think LRG have too much money, better give it away than doing this.
They really nailed the cutscenes. Way better quality than the originals of course, but the style is spot on.
The music is actually really good
Your developers were so preoccupied with whether they could, they didn't stop to think if they should.
Wow. You can probably argue whether or not the CD-I Zeldas are something you do want to emulate, but they nailed the style, both ingame and in the cutscenes. They definitely went all in on this.
sees kind of crappy. but I feel like I should play it.🤣
No thank you once again! Basically the only thing Limited Run announced that I'm remotely interested in is the Castlevania Collection. This looks terrible in my opinion. I get it, it's supposed to look like this, it's just not for me.
yes! THIS is a spiritual successor. please take note, a "copy" or "clone" is not the same thing. people worked on this that were involved with the first game.
OTOH i probably wont be playing this 😅
This is the last thing I expected to see but sure, I'll take it as long as it doesn't play as horribly as those games!
@Chinesus
It exists! The band is called Five Finger Butt Punch.
@TheSaneInsanity Broooo how did I miiiiiss that?!?
I learned about this game's existence yesterday.
Look at my avatar.
Tell me how excited I am.
@OldManHermit Is that a good thing or a bad thing?
@SpeedRunRocks X'D
@Tempestryke Good, I would say. Either way I am greatly amused by their endeavour.
As a fan and creator of YouTube Poop back in its heyday, this actually looks amazing.
Fascinated by the effort, but I'm waiting to see if it's actually good. My gut wants to run from that animation.
You know what they say:
Where there's smoke, they pinch back.
I......actually may bite the bullet and purchase this. It just looks too homage-y to be true and it serves well to those who even laugh at some of the past lame ideas. As a matter of fact......that's exactly what they're hoping for!
@SpeedRunRocks Ha! Yeah that got me 😂
With so many indie games taking influence from classic Zelda, I'm surprised this wasn't done sooner. Like, this feels like a no-brainer.
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