{"id":608,"date":"2021-12-18T04:32:10","date_gmt":"2021-12-18T04:32:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pabconference.com\/breath-of-the-wild-guardian-concept-art-pieces-that-feel-more-like-hp-lovecraft-than-nintendo\/"},"modified":"2021-12-18T04:32:10","modified_gmt":"2021-12-18T04:32:10","slug":"breath-of-the-wild-guardian-concept-art-pieces-that-feel-more-like-hp-lovecraft-than-nintendo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wijhha.com\/index.php\/2021\/12\/18\/breath-of-the-wild-guardian-concept-art-pieces-that-feel-more-like-hp-lovecraft-than-nintendo\/","title":{"rendered":"Breath of the Wild&#8217; Guardian Concept Art Pieces That Feel More like HP Lovecraft Than Nintendo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"spt-initial-content\">\n<p>Although many players consider Nintendo to be the creator of &#8220;PG&#8221; titles like <em>Super Mario<\/em> or <em>The Legend of Zelda: Wind Wicker<\/em>They certainly immersed themselves in the darker side of things. <em>The Legend of Zelda: Princess of Twilight <\/em>Push the string in a darker direction.  And after seeing <em>The Legend of Zelda:<\/em> <em>Breath of the wild<\/em><em> <\/em>Guardian concept art, Nintendo almost pushed it further.  Here&#8217;s a look at four terrifying Guardian designs that feel more at home in the HP Lovecraft story than in the fight of Link.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\">\n<div class=\"embed-container\" style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.cheatsheet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Legend-of-Zelda-Breath-of-the-Wild-Guardian-Concept-Art-Pieces-HP-Lovecraft-Nintendo.png?x73205\" alt=\"Link fights a guardian in 'The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild'\" class=\"wp-image-2755538\" data-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cheatsheet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Legend-of-Zelda-Breath-of-the-Wild-Guardian-Concept-Art-Pieces-HP-Lovecraft-Nintendo.png 1200w, https:\/\/www.cheatsheet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Legend-of-Zelda-Breath-of-the-Wild-Guardian-Concept-Art-Pieces-HP-Lovecraft-Nintendo-640x360.png 640w, https:\/\/www.cheatsheet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Legend-of-Zelda-Breath-of-the-Wild-Guardian-Concept-Art-Pieces-HP-Lovecraft-Nintendo-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.cheatsheet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Legend-of-Zelda-Breath-of-the-Wild-Guardian-Concept-Art-Pieces-HP-Lovecraft-Nintendo-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\"\/><\/div>\n<p><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cheatsheet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Legend-of-Zelda-Breath-of-the-Wild-Guardian-Concept-Art-Pieces-HP-Lovecraft-Nintendo.png?x73205\" alt=\"Link fights a guardian in 'The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild'\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption>Link fights a Guardian in &#8220;The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild&#8221; |  nintendo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><strong>#5 Guardian Stalkers look like a spider<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>in a <em>the<\/em> <em>The Legend of Zelda:<\/em> <em>Breath of the wild <\/em>Guardian Art concept, &#8216;Guardian Stalker&#8217; is like enemies in final matches.  However, the art shows some key distinctions.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-holder has-ad spt-initial\"\/>\n<p>The leg arches more, and his &#8220;feet&#8221; come to a point.  This gives the guards a spider-like appearance.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Welcome to the guilty pleasure.  I have bought many books about different video games just to exaggerate the concept of art.  For example, do you know what Ellen&#8217;s set looks like without her gown?  Or do you know what The Guardians looked like for BOTW in the audition? <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FQXxXqHT9T\">pic.twitter.com\/FQXxXqHT9T<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; (BloodyHalfbreed) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BloodyHalfbreed\/status\/1342834582396280834?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 26, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>As if the frenetic piano hadn&#8217;t caused the players to panic when the Guardian&#8217;s laser targeted the link, seeing a mechanical spider rushing towards them might cause the players to panic.<\/p>\n<p>However, it was better than just a more terrifying understandable piece of art. <\/p>\n<h2><strong>#4 From spider-like sentinels to actual monster spiders<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>in a <em>the legend of zelda <\/em>book for <em>Breath of the Wild, Create a Hero<\/em> He gave a glimpse into dozens of ideas and concepts that had been scrapped.<\/p>\n<p>Some fans wish they could stay there.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"\/>\n<p>One page displays the concept art of four guards in <em>Breath of the wild.<\/em> In the upper right corner appears a monster without mechanical parts.  A bulbous spider has at least six eyes all over its body, coiled in chains, and raised above the joint.<\/p>\n<p>If Nintendo goes ahead with the design, <em>BOTW <\/em>Probably the worst game for arachnophobia sufferers.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>#3 Nintendo thought about giving Guardians a sharp beak on the &#8216;Breath if the Wild&#8217; concept<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>There is a completely different design in the upper left corner of <em>Breath of the wild<\/em> Guardian concept art.  It has a long, stick-like body and an incredibly pointed beak.<\/p>\n<p>Even stranger, it has only three legs, two in the front and one in the back.  Imagining the moving object is annoying enough without actually seeing it.  Maybe it could have been one time <em>Zelda<\/em> Head, but probably not shown throughout the game.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Legend of Zelda Wii U Trailer - E3 2014\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XZmxvig1dXE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><span>\u25b6<\/span>&#8220;src=&#8221; https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XZmxvig1dXE?feature=oembed &#8220;Frameborder=&#8221;0 &#8220;allow=&#8221; acceleration;  auto start;  clipboard writing.  gyroscope encoded media;  Picture-in-picture &#8220;allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<h2><strong># 2<\/strong> <strong>&#8216;Breath of the Wild&#8217; Guardian concept art featured a giant &#8216;Crab Guardian&#8217; link dwarfed in size<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Another feral creature in the lower left side of the concept art looks like a giant crab.  While Link has fought many monsters since then <em>the legend of zelda <\/em>First released in 1986, it barely reached the ankle of a &#8216;crab Guardian&#8217;.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"\/>\n<p>It sports six legs and huge claws.  Maybe Nintendo is leaning towards implementation <em>shadow of the Colossus <\/em>The style of battles, where Link has to expand the range of these monsters.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-1-ocarina-of-time-s-dead-hand-has-nothing-on-the-multi-skull-faced-guardian-design\"><strong>#1 &#8216;Ocarina of Time&#8217;s Dead Hand has nothing on the Guardian&#8217;s multi-skull design<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>the last <em>Breath of the wild <\/em>The Guardian Art concept is the scariest design overall <em>Zelda <\/em>series.  Many articles talk about how the &#8220;little dead hand&#8221; of <em>ocarina of time <\/em>They scarred players when they were kids, but the guard in the lower right corner could have outlasted that tenfold.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"\/>\n<p>The creature has many facial features, including at least four visible eyes, three nose holes, a row of teeth, and hair that resembles a drooping beard.  Her long, slender arms hang down just like her legs.  Horns protrude from all sides of the creature&#8217;s head.<\/p>\n<p>while the <em>Breath of the wild <\/em>Guardian concept art gives a look at what could have been a terrifying game, and some players prefer the look.<\/p>\n<p>Nintendo digs into some scrapped ideas for a sequel <em>Breath of the wild<\/em>.  Who knows what the final cut could achieve.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related:<\/strong> <strong>How old is Zelda in &#8220;The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild&#8221;?<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Although many players consider Nintendo to be the creator of &#8220;PG&#8221; titles like Super Mario or The Legend of Zelda:<span class=\"more-dots\">&#8230;<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":609,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-608","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured","no-post-thumbnail"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wijhha.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/608","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wijhha.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wijhha.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wijhha.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wijhha.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=608"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/wijhha.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/608\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wijhha.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=608"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wijhha.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=608"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wijhha.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=608"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}