Re-evaluating Ocarina of Time designsfrom @mike_sunday

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Actually started to change my tune on Link's tunic and new design, and here's why. When you look at the original Ocarina of Time illustrations, the new designs are actually pretty faithful, especially when it comes to the proportions and clothing. Two, that takes me to one of my major complaints, which was the materiality. It seemed overly detailed. But when you realize that Kokiri is a forest, the tunic obviously would be woven. And upon further inspection, the Goron tunic and the Zora tunic seem to have materials from that realm and with different patterns. You can also see in the detail with Zelda that stitching and materials are obviously going to be very important as shown with the embroidery. When you see the iron knuckle, the padded leather skirt has a lot of detail. No, obviously, this was a very intentional art direction choice that I probably examined too much in isolation specifically for Link. Lastly, one of the most convincing details I saw was actually this owl motif that you rank see in adult Link's tunic. And if you know anything about Zelda lore, this mimics the owl motif on the hero of time or the hero shade from Twilight Princess, which is canonically Rank from Ocarina of Time. So a lot of great details that I missed on first glance. And I don't no, after sitting with it for a day, it's really starting to grow on me. So what do you think? Do these details win you over or is it still giving slop? Let's have a discussion down in the comments.