Complex sentence: Response to the cel-shaded design was deeply mixed: while some attendees enjoyed the new look, there was backlash from disappointed fans who had hoped for a more realistic "Zelda" along the lines of the 2000 demo.
Split into simpler sentences: Response to the cel-shaded design was deeply mixed. While some attendees enjoyed the new look, there was backlash from disappointed fans who had hoped for a more realistic "Zelda" along the lines of the 2000 demo.