Fans brace for terrifying realism in Ocarina of Time remake

Genuine nightmare fuel, for some, comes from hyper-realistic takes on cartoon characters with their features intact. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time contains several entities that could look especially cursed in the upcoming remake as the visuals lean toward realism.

King Zora is one example — a plump fishman who sits atop a waterfall and, unless significantly redesigned, may feel like a creature from Pan's Labyrinth. "I hope the developers possess the courage to extend the length of the cutscene," says a top-rated comment on Reddit.

ReDeads and Dead Hand are other contenders: fleshy, corpse-like beings that shamble toward the player, and areas such as the Bottom of the Well could take on a Silent Hill atmosphere. One fan on Twitter predicts, "They’ll make them look 'realistic' but give them new sounds that aren’t scary.

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