Kyle Hefley from 343 Industries has designed what can only be described as a realistic Link concept. The design may not be to everyone’s taste but it is certainly an interesting take on a more realistic looking Link. What do you think to the design?
Halo Developer 343 Design Realistic Link
My god! My eyes! They burn!
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Link isn’t 40 m8.
Nice try.
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What?!
Looks pretty good. It’s clear they were definitely playing more towards the original links, than any of the blondies we’ve gotten used to lately. I’ve certainly grown more fond of the thinner, longer ears and pants over the past few renditions, so this doesn’t totally resound with me, but it looks good nonetheless. Excellent detailing and shading. Definitely a little rough around the edges, but I’d give 343 the A-OK on the design :P
Looks like a 40 year old pedo…when did Links uncle become the hero of Hyrule?
Looks cool
I have nightmares that one day Nintendo will turn into this kind of developer. This is what Link would look like if he were in generic game #107.
An even bigger nightmare would be that Nintendo has turned into this kind of developer & people actually LOVE Nintendo for it. :/
he does look forty
Looks awesome… Excepppppttttt the face and hair. Link doesn’t have curly hair. She the face isn’t even close to resembling Link.
Ewwwwww burn it with fire. Never has a game franchise been insulted as much as now. Seriously, 343issues (343industries) + Zelda = END OF THE WORLD. Fucking hell, keep 343 AWAY FROM MY ZELDA.
not bad at all.
Xcx day one coming next week
I hate being that guy but, this is old, its from back in June…… of 2014.
That face look’s like a pedo face
And this is why cartoony character’s like link and Mario never while be realistic
Pretty good but the face seems more focused on looking “realistic” for the genre than it seems to be trying to look like Link. Still the rest is kind of great.
RIP colors
It looks good! It’s nice to see that 343i plays games on other consoles. We can all learn from that.
Definitely does not resemble Link.
But I face it as a nice homage. Despite the paths the company is taking lately, Nintendo characters are wholeheartedly loved across the globe.
If this is how 343 sees Link, this explains a lot about what happened to Halo 5…..
This is really unfitting for Zelda but it is cool to see different points of view from different people, and the details (like the small key) are awesome!
Dont like the face and hair, but the outfit is nice.
It does not look so… elfy?
it needs more androgynisism?…….is that a word?……..now is a word!
LOL! no. this isn’t your halo games 343
Eww, the face killed any chances of my even considering the rest of it.
Uncanny Valley anyone?
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They’re clearly good at what they do but this style doesn’t suit Zelda at all.
Doesn’t look Elfy enough. Need more sharp features on him. Also hair is horrible looks like an 80s rocker lol
I like everything but the face.
Hate it. All of it.
GTFO 343.
The face just kind of has this hard look that isn’t befitting Link.
Ugly as fuck
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