The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword (Wii)

Mr. Zoro

I'd say it's worth playing at least, it certainly has it's moments. It just felt pretty hollow, and Hyrule just wasn't as appealing as I'd hope it would be. Come to think of it, I have yet to complete the cave of Ordeals!

I beat Skyward Sword not too long ago, and overall I thought it was great, but I don't know about it be THE greatest console Zelda. The sky was filled with a bunch of big rocks and hardly any sky-islands, and when there were any (besides Skyloft), they'd have very few people or things to do, whereas Wind Waker had plenty of islands to discover and have an adventure about. But the locations on the surface were good, and the desert area could have been the most boring part of the game, and thankfully the developers were able to make it one of the most interesting.

I liked the last fights near the end. Too bad I didn't figure out you could use a "sort-of Skyward Strike" at the last battle… but it was fun none-the-less. My left arm was tired after shielding so much.

Hero Mode seems pretty unforgiving. No floating hearts to recover health??? I'll try not to throw my Wii remote at the tv whenever I start raging out of frustration.

Nia

@Mr.:

Hero Mode seems pretty unforgiving. No floating hearts to recover health??? I'll try not to throw my Wii remote at the tv whenever I start raging out of frustration.

I didn't mind it as much. It took a few minutes of getting used to, but after that it wasn't that difficult overall.
However, it was awfully cruel of them to leave the pots that would usually hold hearts, like during boss fights. Empty pots everywhere.

Schwerer Gustav

@Nia:

However, it was awfully cruel of them to leave the pots that would usually hold hearts, like during boss fights. Empty pots everywhere.

Haha oh god that would make me cry.

Lord Monkey D.

But I do have an interest in playing Twilight Princess, and I want ask; how is it? Does it live up to _Skyward Sword_? Thanks.

Twilight Princess is not a bad game…but it's a medicore zelda game. It's worth playing but it's not very intersting at all. It seems like Nintendo was playing it safe with this one after fans reactions to Wind Waker. And the dark story line is more silly than serious...well at least to me.

Bobjr

To me it tried to pull of dark but became bland instead. Odd since they've shown they can write dark Zelda games before.

Mr. Zoro

Majora's Mask was a darker game than Twilight Princess. Unless we're talking color scheme here. Then sure, Twilight Princess takes the prize.

Also, did anyone else whip out the bug net during the final fight? Just curious… =P

SonPan

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! Did anyone know about this? I died…
I love you Nintendo!
But you know what. It all makes sense now. I always wondered by the Bokoblins stole Link's bug net when they captured him but left the Goddess Harp. It's because the bug net is Demise's worst nightmare XD.
Reminds me of the bottle trick and the fishing pole trick from OoT/WW/MM and Twilight Princess.

Schwerer Gustav

Think you could spoiler that? I'm still in the middle of the game.

SonPan

I'm soooo sorry!
Done

Also Zoro, lol you beat me to it :P

Schwerer Gustav

Three Pieces of Heart left

! Fun Fun Island, mine cart, and pumpkin archery.
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Mr. Zoro

The Fun Fun Island one took me too many tries on my first play through… And then I get it on the first try on Hero Mode. What.

Schwerer Gustav

I'm anticipating the moment that I finally pull off all the rings only to not land on the correct spot, since it will be proceeded by 10 more botched attempts to even get all the rings.

Nia

I actually love Fun Fun Island. I always got soooo much money ridiculously fast! It took me a few tries to figure out how to get on that one special field, but after that - kaching!

Kaboom

I managed to win at Fun Fun Island by sheer luck after only a few tries.

I may have mentioned this before, but Fledge and his pumpkins can rot in the fires of eternal damnation.

Didn't even bother trying the mine cart game, given that without Fledge's piece of heart I wouldn't be completing the last container anyway.

Schwerer Gustav

@Nia:

I actually love Fun Fun Island. I always got soooo much money ridiculously fast! It took me a few tries to figure out how to get on that one special field, but after that - kaching!

Man I… couldn't even recoup the money I was losing trying for the heart piece. :'( I'd bump into his stupid balls and have no multiplier and then land on a crappy spot (Green, BLACK) or just flat out land in the middle of not on the island at all and get no reward.

@Kaboom:

I managed to win at Fun Fun Island by sheer luck after only a few tries.

I may have mentioned this before, but Fledge and his pumpkins can rot in the fires of eternal damnation.

Didn't even bother trying the mine cart game, given that without Fledge's piece of heart I wouldn't be completing the last container anyway.

As for Fledge I read that it helps to aim above and to his left and try to just release the arrow as he squats to throw a pumpkin. I got it to work a few times but not nearly well enough or in a row to rack up the 600 points you need for the piece of heart.

I haven't tried the mine cart game yet, but I'm sure with how much I disliked having to ride it in the first game that it's going to be hellish.

black-leg jex

hated fun fun island. took me about 20 tries and it was probably luck that i did it. The mine cart one was alright and fledges just took a little practice but i found i was quite good from the get go

Nobodyman

I think most of us got the Fun Fun Island Heart Piece by sheer luck, myself included. I could never get the timing right for determining which space I would land on.

@Schwerer:

I haven't tried the mine cart game yet, but I'm sure with how much I disliked having to ride it in the first game that it's going to be hellish.

Mine Cart mini-game is actually quite bearable. It'll probably take you a few tries to get it right, but it's manageable. It's just a matter of memorization and making the correct turns at the correct time.

Schwerer Gustav

I dunno I guess I'm at that point where I'm torn between COLLECT IT ALL and Fuck it let's just get this show on the road. I'm gonna give each game a few more tries before I suck it up and run off into the final battle.

It's already a pretty harsh blow to my completionism that they mucked up the ammo system the way they did. Like it's hard to care about upgrading it when you can essentially buy 60+ something slots worth of ammo additions, all which would need their own individual upgrade, and then can only carry so many in the adventure pouch. I guess I could take one quiver, satchel, and bomb bag each and upgrade those but for what, to still not have the room or the need to carry them in my pouch?

I got all the Goddess Cube chests, all the Gratitude Crystals, and the Bug Medal is the last thing I really need. Well that and I think a fifth bottle? And I have no designs at the moment on playing Hero Mode.

Mr. Zoro

Almost done with Hero Mode, and I've had some thoughts:

In terms of world exploring, the sky is pretty bare. Skyloft is the only civilization in the sky, and then there's the lumpy pumpkin, the bamboo cutting guy, the Fun Fun Island man, Beedle's small island, the bug island in the thunder cloud, and… that's about it. The rest is just a bunch of random rocks. Wind Waker had a lot of islands to discover and explore. I feel that the lack of islands in Skyward Sword is due to the Wii's capabilities being limited, and that most of it's capability was put towards the locations on the surface.

As far as I can recall, this is the only Zelda game that I've gotten all the heart pieces, which turned out to be pretty easy compared to other Zeldas. I don't like how you have to carry the 2 life medals in order to have the maximum number of hearts.

Along that note, I don't really understand why the item system was setup like it was, and again, I feel like it was due to a limit in the Wii's capabilities (I could be wrong, of course). I found myself having to swap out my large bomb bag or large quiver in order to carry an extra bottle or a life medal, and that certainly doesn't seem necessary.
Or it probably was suppose to add to the overall challenge. Hrm.

You get the Hylian Shield way too late in the game. By the time you get it, you'll have 1 dungeon left and a few final bosses left.

As for the whole Link x Zelda relationship stuff. I'm glad they left it up to interpretation, and didn't go any farther than that.

Past all those faults, I find this game to be pretty great overall.

SonPan

^ Up to interpretation? what do you mean? They clearly are left on the surface, together, just the two of them, I think that's Nintendo's way of saying. Yes they ended up together.
I really with they at least held hands or something but ah well, I was still satisfied

Schwerer Gustav

Yeah I can't imagine to elect being the sole two people on the surface for god knows how long as PLATONIC BUDDIES 4 LIFE

Mr. Zoro

@SonPan:

^ Up to interpretation? what do you mean? They clearly are left on the surface, together, just the two of them, I think that's Nintendo's way of saying. Yes they ended up together.
I really with they at least held hands or something but ah well, I was still satisfied

Seeing your posts from earlier in this thread, you seem to really want them in a relationship, badly. It just comes across as silly fanfic to me (granted, it could've been done a lot worse), and I'll always see it that Link got on a loftwing and reunited with Peatrice on Skyloft =P She showed more affection, although it was practically "puppy love".

I just wasn't really convinced that the moments where they were really close to each other or playing around are considered 'romantic'. They could've just been good friends? Either that or Link was seriously trying to friendzone Zelda, but couldn't really break the news to hear, since he's a mute n' all (that's a joke, don't take it seriously).

If they are romantically invested, then two thoughts come to mind:
They're gonna have a lotta babies if they're hoping to populate the surface, and
Ghirahim's was such a cockblock.

black-leg jex

ghirahim was just jealous of zelda. He wanted link all too himself

Also i was rooting for the obviously inevitable harem that groose so rightly deserved

Mr. Zoro

Ghirahim has to got be one of the most flamboyant villains I've ever seen.

SonPan

To be honest, I've only ever shipped Link in this game and Spirit Tracks. I don't want to give my reasoning as to "why" I think there were feelings between the two because everyone has their own interpretations. (I think WW is the best example of the two just being friends)

I think Ghirahim is the most flamboyant villain that is done on purpose.

Nia

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This is totally something Ghirahim would do.
God, I love that guy.

Cyber-Robin

this caught my eye and was surprised at how much of this I didn't notice (starfox one especially) Interesting nonetheless

http://www.officialnintendomagazine.co.uk/36916/features/10-amazing-legend-of-zelda-facts-and-secrets/

SonPan

Gosh Ghirahim is way too creepy…
but its something he would so do!

black-leg jex

@Cyber-Robin:

this caught my eye and was surprised at how much of this I didn't notice (starfox one especially) Interesting nonetheless

http://www.officialnintendomagazine.co.uk/36916/features/10-amazing-legend-of-zelda-facts-and-secrets/

I knew most of them. I actually found the dying knight in oot 3d. There was like 3 I didn't know