‘The Legend of Zelda: Ganon’s Awakening’
The Switch is building up quite an insane legacy for itself, even solely as far as first-party Nintendo games are concerned.
It’s hosted pretty much every major living series, including multipleZeldagames (some systems only get one) andone of the best-sellingMariogames ever. And it’s getting more! Depending on its lifecycle, a lot more. It’s an exciting time to be into Nintendo franchises.
That’s likely why this mashup piece impacted me so much. The Switch has not only hostedthe superbLink’s Awakeningremake, but the indomitableBreath of the Wild: which is giving usa sequel at some point. Talented artist Stephen J. Plant decided to mix the two together, forming an amalgam they call “The Legend of Zelda: Ganon’s Awakening.”
Stephen J. Plant (who is very active on ArtStationandchronicles their entire artistic processfor this project) notes that they usedBlenderto craft it (with effects in Photoshop and modeled from scratch), and I have to say: I’m kind of hoping we get aDragon Quest XIoptional retro features filter. I mean, it’s never going to happen, but a man can dream. I want to see that cartoony toys-to-life style again.
[Images used with artist permission]
