An extremely talent artist,Stephen J. Plant, thought to combine scenes from the upcomingThe Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild 2with the artstyle from the recentLink’s Awakeningremake. The results, which he titledGanon’s Awakening, are somehow both adorable and darkly stunning:
It’s interesting how the end result resembles that “toys-to-life” cartoony style, and yet possesses some truly rich atmospheric lighting and color. I’m especially blown away at how Ganon came out – his design is incredibly intricate.
If you’re curious, you may check out Plant’s breakdown of his creative process onArtStation. According to him, he mainly used Blender to create the models, with the effects done in Photoshop. Hopefully he decides to do more in the future once moreBreath of the Wild 2footage is revealed.
There are plenty of other amazing fan works that fans have created to celebrate the franchise as a whole. There’s an absolutely stunningStudio Ghibli-styleBreath of the Wildfan animated trailer, while a dedicated fan spenttwo years recreatingÂBreath of the Wildweapons. We have anÂanimated pixel art mockup of a dungeon scene fromÂZelda II. The winner for last yearâs officialÂLinkâs Awakening fanworks contest was revealed, with some great submissions from plenty of talented artists. And if you want something incredible from outside this contest, thereâs this fantasticÂ3D printed recreation of Koholint Island from the game. The artist even provides a tutorial at the end of their video in case anyone else wanted to make one for themselves.
Some other works include Linkâs house fromÂBreath of the WildÂfaithfully createdÂusing Lego blocks, this lovely Sheikah runesÂphone charger, art ofÂTwilight PrincessÂmeetsÂBreath of the Wild, fanart of Link in theÂvibrant forest fromÂMajoraâs Mask, a recreation of theÂBreath of the WildÂlantern, a bottle ofÂLon Lon milk fromÂOcarina of Time, and anÂalarm clock that playsÂA Link to the Pastâs theme.
The latest entry in the franchise, The Legend of Zelda: Linkâs Awakening, is out now forÂNintendo Switchand you can read our review of the gameÂhere. According to our reviewer, âLinkâs Awakening is a remarkable remake of one of the more overlooked titles in theÂLegend of Zelda franchise.â