Skyward Sword review thread [Newest Reviews - Cubed3 10/10, GC: A, AusGamers: 7/10]
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brandonh83
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Here's my review of this thread in less than an hour:
8/10. Mediocre. Not as fun as the Uncharted 3 review bonanza, but some good stuff here and there.
Can't wait for the death threats.
8/10. Mediocre. Not as fun as the Uncharted 3 review bonanza, but some good stuff here and there.
Can't wait for the death threats.
EatChildren
Currently polling second in Australia's federal election (first in the Gold Coast), this feral may one day be your Bogan King.
EmCeeGramr said:
I've never received a death threat over a review.
Well, except from Disney.
Since this is a review thread let's give our own scores of the series:
Legend of Zelda - 7
Adventure of Link - 8
Zelda (Game & Watch) - 5
A Link to the Past - 10
Link's Awakening - 9
Ocarina of Time - 8
Majora's Mask - 8
Four Swords - 6
The Wind Waker - 9
Four Swords Adventure - 7
The Minish Cap - 7
Twilight Princess - 8
Phantom Hourglass - 6
Spirit Tracks - 7
Haven't played the Oracle games enough to really have a critique of them
Legend of Zelda - 7
Adventure of Link - 8
Zelda (Game & Watch) - 5
A Link to the Past - 10
Link's Awakening - 9
Ocarina of Time - 8
Majora's Mask - 8
Four Swords - 6
The Wind Waker - 9
Four Swords Adventure - 7
The Minish Cap - 7
Twilight Princess - 8
Phantom Hourglass - 6
Spirit Tracks - 7
Haven't played the Oracle games enough to really have a critique of them
ShockingAlberto
Member
It's certainly catchy.Divvy said:
TheGreatMightyPoo
Banned
Big One said:
I'll fucking kill you.
brandonh83
Banned
Legend of Zelda - 8
Adventure of Link - 5
A Link to the Past - 10
Link's Awakening - 7
Ocarina of Time - 10
Majora's Mask - 3
Four Swords - 6
The Wind Waker - 6
The Minish Cap - 7
Twilight Princess - 10
Phantom Hourglass - 2
Spirit Tracks - 4
Adventure of Link - 5
A Link to the Past - 10
Link's Awakening - 7
Ocarina of Time - 10
Majora's Mask - 3
Four Swords - 6
The Wind Waker - 6
The Minish Cap - 7
Twilight Princess - 10
Phantom Hourglass - 2
Spirit Tracks - 4
EmCeeGramr
Member
The one when, I, personally, was in the prime of my childhood: Magical Adventure/10
The ones that came afterwards: Disgusting dumbed down tripe that missed the point and lacked charm/10
The ones that came afterwards: Disgusting dumbed down tripe that missed the point and lacked charm/10
Might as well heh
A Link to the Past - 9
Link's Awakening - 10
Ocarina of Time - 10
Majora's Mask - 9
The Wind Waker - 8
The Minish Cap - 8
Twilight Princess - 9
Phantom Hourglass - 4
Spirit Tracks - 5
Oracles of Ages - 10
Oracles of Season - 10
I'm kind of biased but I love the Gameboy Zelda games more <3
A Link to the Past - 9
Link's Awakening - 10
Ocarina of Time - 10
Majora's Mask - 9
The Wind Waker - 8
The Minish Cap - 8
Twilight Princess - 9
Phantom Hourglass - 4
Spirit Tracks - 5
Oracles of Ages - 10
Oracles of Season - 10
I'm kind of biased but I love the Gameboy Zelda games more <3
ShockingAlberto
Member
It's mostly people who think they have to defend their game of choice or whatever.Mistle said:
They become far too emotionally invested in what it is and what it isn't that it's the equivalent of writing a story about, say, Rick Perry and saying he had an amazing debate performance and danced all over Mitt Romney. Romney supporters (heh) will see that as a complete distortion of their reality.
ShockingAlberto said:
I think a response like "Hmmm, well that wasn't as high as I expected it to be" from an 8/10 review just ain't gonna happen here.
Linkhero1 said:
You've played a lot of em. I'm just about to go back and play some VC oldschool ones but from what I've played I rank em
Ocarina of Time - 10
Majora's Mask - 6 (Could never finish this one it just drove me nuts)
The Wind Waker - 9
Twilight Princess - 8
Phantom Hourglass - 6
Spirit Tracks - 4
Chet Rippo
Member
Of course! How can something be better than childhood dreams?!EmCeeGramr said:
Fantastic game, but kind of hurt by pacing issues to be honest. Sidequests is the real highlight of the game as are the main dungeons, but it's not as well paced as Ocarina of Time. As for the melancholic mood that it's often praised for, while you can see this is amped up in Majora's Mask, this was first introduced in Ocarina of Time so I view them relatively similar thematically.Yoshichan said:
Fine, I'll play ball
The Legend of Zelda: 5*
Zelda II: Link's Adventure: 5*
The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past: 10
The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening: 8.5
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time: 9.5
The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask: 10
The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker: 9
The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages: 8
The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons: 7
The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap: 9
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess: 9
The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass: 9
The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks: 1
* didn't play until earlier this year, and haven't played enough to be able to judge them properly
The Legend of Zelda: 5*
Zelda II: Link's Adventure: 5*
The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past: 10
The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening: 8.5
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time: 9.5
The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask: 10
The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker: 9
The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages: 8
The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons: 7
The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap: 9
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess: 9
The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass: 9
The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks: 1
* didn't play until earlier this year, and haven't played enough to be able to judge them properly
brandonh83
Banned
Yoshichan said:
A matter of preference. Majora's Mask, while unique, did a lot of things that I do not want in a Zelda title. I didn't like the 3 day thing. I didn't like the saving structure. I didn't care a great deal for the dungeons (though they were mostly well designed, they just weren't memorable to me). Soundtrack was atmospheric but not terribly great or memorable. The story and villain was of no interest to me, the opening annoys the crap out of me, most of the sidequests were complete chores particularly the one involving getting the best sword... just a plethora of issues that I had came together and really soured my opinion of the game.
I'll be honest: when it comes to Zelda, I know a lot of people want innovation and this and that, but I'm perfectly fine with them playing it safe. Skyward looks to shake things up compared to Twilight Princess but nothing I've seen about it bothers me in any way.
Laughing Banana
Weeping Pickle
Aw fuck it let's play giving scores.
Legend of Zelda: 7.5/10
Adventure of Link: 8/10 --> the defining game of my early childhood
A Link to the Past: 8.5/10
Minish Cap: 8.5/10
Link's Awakening: 8.5/10
Ocarina of Time: 9/10
Majora's Mask: 8/10
Phantom Hourglass: 7.5/10
Spirit Tracks: 9/10 (COME AT ME HATERS!)
Wind Waker: 9.5/10
Twilight Princess: 8/10
Oracles of Ages/Seasons: 8.5/10
I am very excited for SS; I really think it will be my highest rated Zelda experience yet.
Legend of Zelda: 7.5/10
Adventure of Link: 8/10 --> the defining game of my early childhood
A Link to the Past: 8.5/10
Minish Cap: 8.5/10
Link's Awakening: 8.5/10
Ocarina of Time: 9/10
Majora's Mask: 8/10
Phantom Hourglass: 7.5/10
Spirit Tracks: 9/10 (COME AT ME HATERS!)
Wind Waker: 9.5/10
Twilight Princess: 8/10
Oracles of Ages/Seasons: 8.5/10
I am very excited for SS; I really think it will be my highest rated Zelda experience yet.
Legend of Zelda - 6
Adventure of Link - 4
A Link to the Past - 6
Link's Awakening - 8
Ocarina of Time - 6
Majora's Mask - 7
oracle of ages - 7
oracle of seasons - 3
Four Swords - 7
The Wind Waker - 6
The Minish Cap - 8
Twilight Princess - 9
Phantom Hourglass - 2
Spirit Tracks - 7
Adventure of Link - 4
A Link to the Past - 6
Link's Awakening - 8
Ocarina of Time - 6
Majora's Mask - 7
oracle of ages - 7
oracle of seasons - 3
Four Swords - 7
The Wind Waker - 6
The Minish Cap - 8
Twilight Princess - 9
Phantom Hourglass - 2
Spirit Tracks - 7
UltimateIke
Member
I don't want reviews; I want to play the game. Reviews mean other people already got to play the game, and they are now rubbing our faces in it with arbitrary numbers. ;_;
brandonh83
Banned
Yoshichan said:
I don't know. I still don't know how it works. I mean I do, but I don't. Sorry, that's confusing as fuck but it's 2:30am here and I'm trying to figure out if I want to unwrap Skyrim or take it back and get Assassin's Creed on Tuesday.
Franklinator
Member
Laughing Banana said:
Finally, someone else who loves Spirit Tracks
Regulus Tera
Romanes Eunt Domus
The Hyrule Fantasy - 4
The Adventure of Link - 3
A Link to the Past - 5
Link's Awakening - 4
Ocarina of Time - 5
Majora's Mask - 4
Oracle of Seasons - 5
Oracle of Ages - 4
Four Swords - 3
The Wind Waker - 4
Four Swords Adventures - 3
The Minish Cap - 4
Twilight Princess - 3
Phantom Hourglass - 2
Spirit Tracks - 3
Skyward Sword - I dunno
The Adventure of Link - 3
A Link to the Past - 5
Link's Awakening - 4
Ocarina of Time - 5
Majora's Mask - 4
Oracle of Seasons - 5
Oracle of Ages - 4
Four Swords - 3
The Wind Waker - 4
Four Swords Adventures - 3
The Minish Cap - 4
Twilight Princess - 3
Phantom Hourglass - 2
Spirit Tracks - 3
Skyward Sword - I dunno
Spirit Tracks was fucking awful. I have no idea what the folks at Nintendo were drinking when they made it. Literally the only good part of the game is its music (and its touch controls, but the novelty of that wore off for me with Phantom Hourglass).Big One said:
I love Phantom Hourglass for its characterization (Linebeck in particular was great), its great use of the DS and its abilities, and because its simply flat out charming and fun. Spirit Tracks on the other hand is the total antithesis of Phantom Hourglass.Linkhero1 said:
?Franklinator said:
I'll be honest I didn't finish either Spirit Tracks or PH.
Thing is I thought PH was a piece of garbage and after about 6 hours couldn't do it anymore.
I didn't hate ST when I played it, but I wasn't exactly enjoying it either, then I hit a shitty music puzzle and dropped the shit.
Linkhero1 said:
This is kinda me as well.
I loved Minish Cap, to me it is the most fun out of all the Zelda's that isn't TP, however it did have some issues and was real short.
If it was just longer it would have been a 9 as well.
brandonh83
Banned
ant1532 said:
I really liked Minish Cap a lot. I think it ended up having some unfortunate weaknesses, but a lot of that game really brought back the magic of something like Link to the Past. A lot of people say stuff like Link to the Past is only magical or whatever because of nostalgia, but no, Minish Cap really gave me that "feeling" again that nothing has been able to exactly replicate-- I'm hoping Skyward does this for me.