Artist's commentary
There's a Shortcut in the Sewers
Back on my theme for Satellite Soda.
I know this isn't a JRPG, but it's definitely one of my most favorite games of all time:
Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
Ahh, yes. Zelda 3. The DEFINITIVE Zelda title. This will forever be my favorite Zelda for me, because it set the bar for all the ones that came in succession, and improved dramatically on the Zelda games that preceded. Contrary to popular belief, if it wasn't for Link to the Past, you wouldn't have Ocarina of Time. It was the first Zelda with a Light/Dark (Present/Past) World theme. OoT will aways be SECOND, literally and figuratively, to Link to the Past (for me).
And you can't help but feel like a Bad@$$ escorting Zelda to the Church with that awesome (and legendary) Hyrule Castle theme, so I illustrated that.
EDIT: Flipped because I realized after I was done that Link is right handed in the original piece. HAHA. (Shame on me).
TOOLS: SketchbookPro2011/PhotoshopCS4/Cintiq21UX
MUSIC: Legend of Zelda: Link to the Past OST
TIME: 1 Hour (This is a cleaned up doodle I've done a while back)
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