thesecondnarrator

Zelda II Video Artwork WIP

Added 2020-11-20 07:54:37 +0000 UTC

Here's a look at some of the artwork I made to use in the video. To say this has taken longer than I expected is an understatement. My OCD completely took over. I thank you all for your continued patience and support. I've been working on the track as well as the video nearly everyday since the last track I did. I had completely forgotten how to draw, so I am struggling really hard to relearn digital illustration just enough so the art can adequately convey the story that the music is set to.

The video is gonna play out just like how I did the prologue for the first Zelda game. The difference here is that I want the art to look much better than before because I've made a controversial decision to rewrite the prologue story for Zelda II. I felt the original story doesn't really work as a sequel, it doesn't provide enough agency for Link, and barely relates to the original game. The biggest omission is that Princess Zelda of the first game is completely missing in the sequel, which doesn't make much sense to me. As I was arranging the title screen track, I kept thinking of the consequence logical developments that would follow the end of the first Zelda, and it shaped how I arranged the track.

The goal is for the visuals, writing to also match the improvement I'm making to the music. I hope the end product will totally hit you in the feels! Regardless, my prologue intro still sets up the exact same premise that Link has to search for the Triforce of Courage to save a sleeping Zelda, so I hope the "fan-fiction" doesn't throw people off too much.