EmCeeGramr
Member
...You play a song on the Ocarina and your game is saved permanently. You can do a temporary save on an owl statue that goes away after you resume the game.brandonh83 said:
Skyward Sword review thread [Newest Reviews - Cubed3 10/10, GC: A, AusGamers: 7/10]
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Yoshichan said:
You have a three day time limit until the moon crashes into Termina. You can slow down the time using the song of inverted time, speed it up using the song of double time, or play the normal song of time to go back to the start of the first day and start anew.
When you play the song of time and go back to the first day, it saves your game. This is the only way to properly save your game - however, you only keep your main weapons, and the boss masks from completing the dungeons (similar to the medallions in OOT/LTTP) . Any progress in dungeons or sidequests is lost and reset.
Apart from this, there are various owl statues which temporarily save your game if you need to quickly go out or turn the console off or whatever - but they arent permanent.
EmCeeGramr
Member
Yeah, Spirit Tracks is a good game with good dungeons and good characters.pramath said:
The Legend of Zelda - Shit
The Adventure of Link - Oh God, so shit.
A Link to the Past - Didn't they do this already?
Link's Awakening - Didn't they do this already?
Ocarina of Time - Didn't they do this already?
Majora's Mask - Didn't they do this already?
Oracle of Seasons - Didn't they do this already?
Oracle of Ages - Didn't they do this already?
Four Swords - MULTIPLAYER!?
The Wind Waker - THE WIND WAKER IS THE WORST WEAPON!
Four Swords Adventures - MULTIPLAYER!?
The Minish Cap - Didn't they do this already?
Twilight Princess - Didn't they do this already?
Phantom Hourglass - I DON'T HAVE TIME FOR THIS BOAT BULLSHIT!
Spirit Tracks - I DON'T HAVE TIME FOR THIS TRAIN BULLSHIT!
Skyward Sword - Didn't they do this already?
The Adventure of Link - Oh God, so shit.
A Link to the Past - Didn't they do this already?
Link's Awakening - Didn't they do this already?
Ocarina of Time - Didn't they do this already?
Majora's Mask - Didn't they do this already?
Oracle of Seasons - Didn't they do this already?
Oracle of Ages - Didn't they do this already?
Four Swords - MULTIPLAYER!?
The Wind Waker - THE WIND WAKER IS THE WORST WEAPON!
Four Swords Adventures - MULTIPLAYER!?
The Minish Cap - Didn't they do this already?
Twilight Princess - Didn't they do this already?
Phantom Hourglass - I DON'T HAVE TIME FOR THIS BOAT BULLSHIT!
Spirit Tracks - I DON'T HAVE TIME FOR THIS TRAIN BULLSHIT!
Skyward Sword - Didn't they do this already?
TheGreatMightyPoo
Banned
Thoraxes said:
You sometimes get one-sided childish messages that are far worse than what you posted.
Always-honest
Banned
It probably means you're apreciating the game.Yoshichan said:If I remember correctly, I sat 70 hours with TP... does this mean I'm bad at Zelda-games?
Rushing, and it IS rushing, the game in 20 hours or less is a waste of time in a modern Zelda game. Best not to play it at all.
Yoshichan
And they made him a Lord of Cinder. Not for virtue, but for might. Such is a lord, I suppose. But here I ask. Do we have a sodding chance?
Wow, that is actually very confusing.richisawesome said:
What stops you from just using these own statues all the time? If you can turn off the system and come back and load your game, then it should count as a legit save, right?richisawesome said:
Duderz said:
I love Phantom Hourglass for several reasons. One, the touch screen controls were novel and inventive, and they made the game incredibly fun, so much so that they could mas the flaws that the game had simply because I was smiling all the time. The game was charming, it had some great characterization with Linebeck standing out as a highlight. It made some great use of the DS's abilities (blow out the torches? Taking notes? Putting your DS in sleep mode? GENIUS). It was a charming fun game that allowed you to explore the world at your leisure and take whatever pace you wanted to for your adventure.
Spirit Tracks flat out sucks. The exploration is limited, it failed to capitalize on the foundation set by Phantom Hourglass, it lost all the charm of Phantom Hourglass, and nothing about it except for its music is good. It stands as one of the most disappointing games I have ever played.
Biggest-Geek-Ever
Member
That part killed me.BY2K said:
Laughing Banana
Weeping Pickle
No person with a good soul can possibly hate Spirit Tracks 
brandonh83
Banned
EmCeeGramr said:
is such a thing even possible?
Yes, Temple of the Ocean King was very annoying. I hated having to go through it again and again, but I gave it some leeway because that temple had the best dungeon design in the game.Linkhero1 said:I respect your opinion. I still think Spirit Tracks did better just because it got rid of that temple you had to revisit many times. Spirit Tracks train was a drag, so I give you that
richisawesome said:
Level 93. I need to get to 94 so I can get that monster outside of Colony 6 and finish that quest so I can finally make peace and move on.
I also need to be 94 to finish the La Luz Church and Giant quests. So yeah. Ugh.
I'm literally right in front of the end cut off. I needed to finish stuff up beforehand to finish in good conscience.
Shadowlink
Member
Yes it is.brandonh83 said:
EmCeeGramr
Member
pramath said:
It's like anti-taste.
DragonGirl
Banned
I liked Spirit Tracks and Phantom Hourglass, but only as one time through games (which means they didn't stay in my library, as I replay everything). Honestly, the only portable Zelda I liked enough to keep was Link's awakening. I do still have Minish Cap, but I really don't remember it very well, and will be replaying it eventually to see if it's a keeper or not.
boiled goose
good with gravy
Legend of Zelda - 8 (amazing classic, great music, sense of adventure, freedom)
Adventure of Link - 6.5 (solid game with some great things, yet some flaws)
A Link to the Past - 10 (near perfect 2D action adventure game, great music, memorable characters, tons to explore)
Ocarina of Time - 10 (a truly remarkable achievement, an epic tale with great pacing, incredibly memorable characters, great music, and an eerie sense of mystery)
Majora's Mask - 9.5 (one of the most unique game concepts ever, an amazing foreboding and creepy atmosphere, best NPC side quests in the series, great music, some slight flaws regarding ease of boss fights and non ideal save mechanics and some recycling from OOT)
The Wind Waker - 8 (a great sense of adventure and simply oozes charm, beautiful game, too easy, too short)
Twilight Princess - 7 (a solid game with several flaws regarding pacing, difficulty, and sidequests. some of the best dungeons in the series, yet they exist in isolation with little integration between each other and the overworld. meaningless side quests, not enough character development, too much recycling from previous entries)
Phantom Hourglass - 3 (some neat concepts for weapon usage and controls. DS hurts the beautiful windwaker style, very little incentive to explore, too easy, generic music and atmosphere)
Spirit Tracks - 5 (definitely some of the more creative puzzles the series has seen in a while, a lot of unique mechanics, a lot of integrated and creative item usage. the overworld is a disaster: the train is too slow and never gets upgraded, it is tedious, no exploration, overworld music ok, not enough to compensate. a slow tedious transport method was a terrible decision for a portable game. literrally on a train waiting for my train on the game to arrive to its destination, very tedious and meaningless side quests.)
Adventure of Link - 6.5 (solid game with some great things, yet some flaws)
A Link to the Past - 10 (near perfect 2D action adventure game, great music, memorable characters, tons to explore)
Ocarina of Time - 10 (a truly remarkable achievement, an epic tale with great pacing, incredibly memorable characters, great music, and an eerie sense of mystery)
Majora's Mask - 9.5 (one of the most unique game concepts ever, an amazing foreboding and creepy atmosphere, best NPC side quests in the series, great music, some slight flaws regarding ease of boss fights and non ideal save mechanics and some recycling from OOT)
The Wind Waker - 8 (a great sense of adventure and simply oozes charm, beautiful game, too easy, too short)
Twilight Princess - 7 (a solid game with several flaws regarding pacing, difficulty, and sidequests. some of the best dungeons in the series, yet they exist in isolation with little integration between each other and the overworld. meaningless side quests, not enough character development, too much recycling from previous entries)
Phantom Hourglass - 3 (some neat concepts for weapon usage and controls. DS hurts the beautiful windwaker style, very little incentive to explore, too easy, generic music and atmosphere)
Spirit Tracks - 5 (definitely some of the more creative puzzles the series has seen in a while, a lot of unique mechanics, a lot of integrated and creative item usage. the overworld is a disaster: the train is too slow and never gets upgraded, it is tedious, no exploration, overworld music ok, not enough to compensate. a slow tedious transport method was a terrible decision for a portable game. literrally on a train waiting for my train on the game to arrive to its destination, very tedious and meaningless side quests.)
Today I'm actually getting the second part of my Zelda tattoo done. I have to be at the studio at 11AM. Reviews will be released at 9AM where I live.
If the game's metascore is below 9.5 at 10AM, I'm staying home and taking a knife to the parts of the tattoo that are already finished.
EDIT: Holy crap, I'm no longer a junior!
If the game's metascore is below 9.5 at 10AM, I'm staying home and taking a knife to the parts of the tattoo that are already finished.
EDIT: Holy crap, I'm no longer a junior!
EmCeeGramr
Member
Majora's Mask: I made it to the final form of ganon and lost interest.
Yoshichan said:What stops you from just using these own statues all the time? If you can turn off the system and come back and load your game, then it should count as a legit save, right?
You'd end up running out of time. Finishing the second temple for example takes me usually a day in-game, and then there's an extra two days of sidequests (to get the gilded sword, for example). After then...you are almost out of time. You HAVE to reset time and save, otherwise you're fucked and the moon crashes into the earth, destroying everything.
Keyser Soze
Member
I already have Dark Souls and Skyrim. I hope the reviews tell me if I need this too - as I don't know myself as Nintendo are an unproven entity with this franchise.
brandonh83
Banned
I wish I could make gifs. I'd have so many ready, for any outcome.
I actually agree with you. The problem with Spirit Tracks is how it fails to capitalize on everything that it *could* have done well.Big One said:
Tell me, for instance, why were those dungeons such a drag to play through? Why did the game not captivate me at all? I obviously am not bored with the Zelda formula, so why did Spirit Tracks' objectively superior dungeon design fail to hold me? Because the game was a drag. It wasn't fun. It had no soul. It was like the Gran Turismo 5 of handheld Zelda games- the best design, maybe, but it lacked the soul and the charm that makes it FUN.
This is a highly subjective argument, I recognize that. I am just putting forward my opinions on this matter.
EatChildren
Currently polling second in Australia's federal election (first in the Gold Coast), this feral may one day be your Bogan King.
brandonh83
Banned
Yoshichan said:
On paper.