From the looks of it, Link's Awakening for the Nintendo Switch will be quite the accurate remake of Link's Awakening for the GameBoy. That game already got an enhanced version in 1998, however, with Link's Awakening DX for the GameBoy Color. The colored version came with a couple of additional features, most notably the Camera Shop and the Color Dungeon. And there is the question right now, whether these things will make it into the remake or not.
In case of "the Travels of Link", the Photo Quest, this doesn't seem likely. The whole photo feature was added to promote the GameBoy Printer hardware, where you could print out the twelve little pictures if you wanted. Some of the moments also felt a lot like they were tacked on to a point, where the GameBoy original felt a little bit better because of it (see Link's Awakening vs. Link's Awakening DX).
Now, it doesn't seem likely that this will return, but it's entirely possible that some of the photo moments will be translated into ingame cutscenes. The different scenes with Marin come to mind, especially the one where she drops on you in the well. Otherwise they could capture the moments, where Link returns to ghost to his grave or where Link gets overwhelmed by BowWow in greater detail as well.
So, in the end moments like this:
Could be shown like this:
It's certainly interesting, how in Link's Awakening DX all photo sequences are in a chibi art style, which back then created a stark contrast to the more realistic portrayals of Link in the beginning and the end of the game. But this even might have been an inspiration for the remake, where the game starts with the anime cutscene from the trailer and could possibly end in the same style, but everything on Koholint during the game is portrayed in this cute chibi art style, as if it's all part of some dream. *cough*
Anyway, the photos themselves wouldn't be a huge loss and it might even be for the better, since four of the photos could be missed and one required you to become a THIEF. They could even go as far as giving you your own camera this time, so you can look around in first person and take some memorable photos yourself.
Like the Photo Quest, the Color Dungeon was mainly there to promote hardware. While Link's Awakening DX was backwards-compatible with the GameBoy, the Color Dungeon with its color puzzles could only be played on the GameBoy Color. This was achieved by two skeletons at the entrance that were asking for their color, though you had a 50:50 chance to get in anyway.
In any case, there won't be no need for the gatekeepers any longer, but overall the Color Dungeon still could have its place. The puzzles and enemies are mainly about colors, but this shouldn't be a reason not to include the dungeon, even if these puzzles lack some novelty. But Oracle of Ages has many color puzzles as well, for example.
Alternatively, they could use this place for a dungeon of their own, maybe even something that makes use of some Nintendo Switch gimmicks like the HD rumble, but then again, they could still bring back the Color Dungeon and then add a bonus dungeon somewhere else in the world.
In any case, it would be nice to get the Red and Blue Mail back, especially if the Piece of Power effect is as satisfying as it was in the original.
Camera Shop?
In case of "the Travels of Link", the Photo Quest, this doesn't seem likely. The whole photo feature was added to promote the GameBoy Printer hardware, where you could print out the twelve little pictures if you wanted. Some of the moments also felt a lot like they were tacked on to a point, where the GameBoy original felt a little bit better because of it (see Link's Awakening vs. Link's Awakening DX).
Now, it doesn't seem likely that this will return, but it's entirely possible that some of the photo moments will be translated into ingame cutscenes. The different scenes with Marin come to mind, especially the one where she drops on you in the well. Otherwise they could capture the moments, where Link returns to ghost to his grave or where Link gets overwhelmed by BowWow in greater detail as well.
So, in the end moments like this:
Could be shown like this:
It's certainly interesting, how in Link's Awakening DX all photo sequences are in a chibi art style, which back then created a stark contrast to the more realistic portrayals of Link in the beginning and the end of the game. But this even might have been an inspiration for the remake, where the game starts with the anime cutscene from the trailer and could possibly end in the same style, but everything on Koholint during the game is portrayed in this cute chibi art style, as if it's all part of some dream. *cough*
Anyway, the photos themselves wouldn't be a huge loss and it might even be for the better, since four of the photos could be missed and one required you to become a THIEF. They could even go as far as giving you your own camera this time, so you can look around in first person and take some memorable photos yourself.
Color Dungeon?
Like the Photo Quest, the Color Dungeon was mainly there to promote hardware. While Link's Awakening DX was backwards-compatible with the GameBoy, the Color Dungeon with its color puzzles could only be played on the GameBoy Color. This was achieved by two skeletons at the entrance that were asking for their color, though you had a 50:50 chance to get in anyway.
In any case, there won't be no need for the gatekeepers any longer, but overall the Color Dungeon still could have its place. The puzzles and enemies are mainly about colors, but this shouldn't be a reason not to include the dungeon, even if these puzzles lack some novelty. But Oracle of Ages has many color puzzles as well, for example.
Alternatively, they could use this place for a dungeon of their own, maybe even something that makes use of some Nintendo Switch gimmicks like the HD rumble, but then again, they could still bring back the Color Dungeon and then add a bonus dungeon somewhere else in the world.
In any case, it would be nice to get the Red and Blue Mail back, especially if the Piece of Power effect is as satisfying as it was in the original.
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