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[Kard8p3]

I know some people don't want Ganon but nothing would please me more if he were somehow the final boss, I mean IMO if this is going to be the definitive Zelda game thus far, Ganon has to be the final boss. Please note this is just a personal opinion.

And I hope Ghirahim = Agahnim I mean come on the letters are just too damn close!

He won't be in this but I think he'll return in a big way on the first WiiU Zelda. I mean in the first Zelda to show off HD graphics you have to have the three main characters of the series.

 

[BY2K]

It's been said I don't now how many times that it was confirmed that Ganon won't appear in Skyward Sword, but the game will touch upon the reason why he shows up in OoT.

 

[brandonh83]

It's been said I don't now how many times that it was confirmed that Ganon won't appear in Skyward Sword, but the game will touch upon the reason why he shows up in OoT.

Hmmm I can deal with that maybe if Ghirahim turns into Aganihm for the final fight. I know they said that Ghirahim isn't the main villain but if he becomes Aganihm he wouldn't be Ghirahim anymore.

 

[Red]

It's been said I don't now how many times that it was confirmed that Ganon won't appear in Skyward Sword, but the game will touch upon the reason why he shows up in OoT.

Spoiler

The Skywardian bully with red hair kind of sort of resembles him, and I wonder how the relationship between him and Link plays out. Might not even be significant.

 

[Yoshichan]

I still believe that he'll be in this game... no chance they're not doing it

 

[UltimateIke]

If not Ganon, maybe Koume and Kotake will be in the game? Aren't they about 400 years old in OoT?

 

[Cipherr]

I mean, rather than complaining it seems like a better use of this post might have been to start a more interesting conversation, or at least add to the current conversation in a way that doesn't come off as "uh guys come on ok don't be silly".

Perhaps if this wasnt VA in zelda discussion number 10000000, and perhaps if we all didnt know theres less than a snowballs chance in hell of it actually happening you would have a point. Dont paint me as being a debbie downer when Im just being realistic. If you want to 'discuss' it, you have to take the sweet with the bitter.

I still believe that he'll be in this game... no chance they're not doing it

Same, towards the end of the game, definitely.

 

[EmCeeGramr]

Spoiler

The Skywardian bully with red hair kind of sort of resembles him, and I wonder how the relationship between him and Link plays out. Might not even be significant.

Spoiler

He has red hair, yellow eyes, and apparently rides a black Loftwing. I'll be pleasantly surprised if it's just a coincidence, but yeah.

 

[AppleSmack]

Some guy told me that "Zelda SS is looking just like Zelda TP with motion plus". What is wrong with that statement? (don't shoot the messenger btw I'm planning to buy this game).

 

[Shadowlink]

We're so close to finally playing a console Zelda game!

 

[Yoshichan]

Some guy told me that "Zelda SS is looking just like Zelda TP with motion plus". What is wrong with that statement? (don't shoot the messenger btw I'm planning to buy this game).

Well a Zelda game is a Zelda game and it should have some resemblance... but yeah, Motion + thing is huge because enemies will be tougher this time around.

 

[royalan]

Spoiler

The Skywardian bully with red hair kind of sort of resembles him, and I wonder how the relationship between him and Link plays out. Might not even be significant.

Actually, I'd be surprised if this weren't the case.

Spoiler

It's been confirmed in interviews that the groundwork is laid for Ganondorf in this game...considering that, the red-haired bully remembles him way too much to be coincidence.

 

[ThatObviousUser]

I still believe that he'll be in this game... no chance they're not doing it

I highly doubt Ganondorf himself will be in the game. They might BS it and say "the preincarnate spirit of Ganon" or have a bad guy named Ganobadguy whose spirit is reincarnated in Ganondorf or any other convoluted nonsense, but I don't believe for a second Ganondorf is in the game.

 

[jackdoe]

Well a Zelda game is a Zelda game and it should have some resemblance... but yeah, Motion + thing is huge because enemies will be tougher this time around.

And it will definitely make combat much more interesting than previous games. I mean, I've been playing through OoT 3D and I've found that I've only used his signature spin attack four times during the game thus far, and I'm nearing the end of the game. It just isn't handy, especially since enemies just aren't that tough to kill.

 

[brandonh83]

I highly doubt Ganondorf himself will be in the game. They might BS it and say "the preincarnate spirit of Ganon" or have a bad guy named Ganobadguy whose spirit is reincarnated in Ganondorf or any other convoluted nonsense, but I don't believe for a second Ganondorf is in the game.

and since I don't really care about the plot, that would be a-ok with me, plus I never really cared for Ganondorf. pig Ganon or bust.

 

[Medalion]

Some guy told me that "Zelda SS is looking just like Zelda TP with motion plus". What is wrong with that statement? (don't shoot the messenger btw I'm planning to buy this game).

Well it is basically the same graphical engine

 

[Yoshichan]

And it will definitely make combat much more interesting than previous games. I mean, I've been playing through OoT 3D and I've found that I've only used his signature spin attack four times during the game thus far, and I'm nearing the end of the game. It just isn't handy, especially since enemies just aren't that tough to kill.

Yep. Also, Zelda in this game is actually good/cute looking.

 

[IceDoesntHelp]

Same, towards the end of the game, definitely.

It'll be like Bayonetta,

Spoiler

you think its the end, but it really isn't

 

[Platy]

Actually, I'd be surprised if this weren't the case.

Spoiler

It's been confirmed in interviews that the groundwork is laid for Ganondorf in this game...considering that, the red-haired bully remembles him way too much to be coincidence.

Maybe

Spoiler

the bully does some kind of a pact with the nightmare monster to receive the power to save zelda and gets corrupted in the process, becoming the first owner of the triforce of power

 

[UltimateIke]

Maybe he

Spoiler

(the bully)

does something stupid and gets banished, and Koume and Kotake take him in. Bam, first Gerudo!

Spoiler

Yes, I'm salty the Koume and Kotake theory isn't getting discussed.

 

[jackdoe]

Maybe he

Spoiler

(the bully)

does something stupid and gets banished, and Koume and Kotake take him in. Bam, first Gerudo!

Spoiler

Yes, I'm salty the Koume and Kotake theory isn't getting discussed.

Haha. If this was a darker game and rated mature, I'd posit that Koume and/or Kotake rape him, creating a dark bloodline of red headed Gerudos since the progeny was conceived without love ala Voldemort style.

 

[Medalion]

Zelda game with rape

Damn and I thought Majora's Mask was twisted

 

[Sneaky Gato]

Oh Shi- Full world map from the website out in the wild! Lacks only the names.

 

[brandonh83]

Oh Shi- Full world map from the website out in the wild! Lacks only the names.

same one that was already posted?

 

[Sneaky Gato]

Huh? The one I'm talking about has the last area uncovered.

 

[brandonh83]

Huh? The one I'm talking about has the last area uncovered.

Oh, someone posted a map a little bit ago a page or so back, just didn't know if the one you saw was different.

 

[Kard8p3]

http://www.gamestm.co.uk/reviews/the-legend-of-zelda-skyward-sword-review/

Gamestm posted their SS review on the site.

 

[Dr.Hadji]

But after all this, there are still dungeons to consider, and they’re up there with the best the series has offered.

Delicious.

 

[walking fiend]

http://www.gamestm.co.uk/reviews/the-legend-of-zelda-skyward-sword-review/

Gamestm posted their SS review on the site.

The first line of the review that I read was:

Zelda: Skyward Sword may be the swansong for the Wii, and may be overshadowed by a mere tech demo that showed Link in unrivalled detail on Nintendo’s next-generation offering.

Sorry, but your review was overshadowed to me by this mere sentence so much that I don't care to read the rest.

 

[BY2K]

Huuuh, what just happened?

EDIT: Okay, yeah, the idea of a full game getting overshadowed by a tech demo is kind of stupid.

 

[spekkeh]

So the best Zelda yet eh?

[Uncharted fanboy rage]
The best Zelda in a series that contains the best game ever only getting a nine?!
[/fanboy rage]

 

[bsb]

The first line of the review that I read was:


Sorry, but your review was overshadowed to me by this mere sentence so much that I don't care to read the rest.

Well, If its any consolation, the last line is "But overall, it’s an utterly essential videogame; a flash of fantastical brilliance in an increasingly commercial field of production line entertainment. Buffed and polished to a perfect point, Zelda: Skyward Sword is one in the eye for the naysayers, and a spectacular return to form for its developer; a solemn reminder that, when it comes to crafting worlds, nobody does it quite like Nintendo. 9/10"

 

[tolkir]

http://www.gamestm.co.uk/reviews/the-legend-of-zelda-skyward-sword-review/

Gamestm posted their SS review on the site.

That review looks like a 10/10 for me, except for that part of overshowed. xD

 

[SecretMoblin]

I hate when reviewers use weasel words:

"It may be the swansong for the Wii."
"It may be overshadowed by a mere tech demo."

Well, is it or isn't it? The way it's written, it looks like the only goal of the sentence is to stir up controversy. What's next?

"Is Skyward Sword the ultimate realization of the ideas contained within Majora's Mask? Perhaps."

 

[walking fiend]

So the best Zelda yet eh?

[Uncharted fanboy rage]
The best Zelda in a series that contains the best game ever only getting a nine?!
[/fanboy rage]

Sigh... You didn't read it properly then?

The best Zelda is... ZELDA TECH DEMO ON WII U!

Well, If its any consolation, the last line is

To be honest, my real problem lies within their reason of thinking so, technical graphic fidelity:

overshadowed by a mere tech demo that showed Link in unrivalled detail on Nintendo’s next-generation offering.

 

[Kard8p3]

That review looks like a 10/10 for me, except for that part of overshowed. xD

Well he didn't seem to care for the first hour either. That could be where the point deduction comes from because the rest of the review is positive.

 

[Hiltz]

Ghirahim may have the clown make up, but hopefully Nintendo won't give him the "Zant" treatment.

 

[marc^o^]

http://www.gamestm.co.uk/reviews/the-legend-of-zelda-skyward-sword-review/

Gamestm posted their SS review on the site.

Spellbinding, dramatic and absolutely epic in both the world it paints and the story it tells, Zelda: Skyward Sword is a hugely important event for the Wii, for Nintendo, and for anyone with even a passing love for the venerable series it celebrates. But overall, it’s an utterly essential videogame; a flash of fantastical brilliance in an increasingly commercial field of production line entertainment. Buffed and polished to a perfect point, Zelda: Skyward Sword is one in the eye for the naysayers, and a spectacular return to form for its developer; a solemn reminder that, when it comes to crafting worlds, nobody does it quite like Nintendo.

Best Nintendo game in years? Seems so.

 

[EatChildren]

Sigh... You didn't read it properly then?

The best Zelda is... ZELDA TECH DEMO ON WII U!



To be honest, my real problem lies within their reason of thinking so, technical graphic fidelity:

Are you seriously having hangups on a single fucking line in an otherwise glowing review?

Jesus fuck this is going to be hell.

 

[walking fiend]

Are you seriously having hangups on a single fucking line in an otherwise glowing review?

Jesus fuck this is going to be hell.

Read my second post why I think this is stupid, well, why it is even more stupid.

And can't I be at least as dumb as they are?

 

[BY2K]

I'm seriously feeling bad for the mods.

 

[EatChildren]

And can't I be at least as dumb as they are?

Fair point .

 

[Kenka]

Are you seriously having hangups on a single fucking line in an otherwise glowing review?

Jesus fuck this is going to be hell.

Are you modering the OT ? I hope not otherwise you may have to go through some shit job.

 

[walking fiend]

I'm seriously feeling bad for the mods.

I feel sorry for them that they had to play an utterly essential game while being mentally under the shadow of a mere tech demo.

But I am sure I will feel most sorry for myself if I derail the thread with this any more

 

[Kard8p3]

I can say with confidence that for one reason or another this topic will likely blow up on the eleventh.

 

[Red]

Is that the embargo end date?

 

[Kard8p3]

Is that the embargo end date?

I assume so since that's the day the IGN review goes up.

 

[marc^o^]

The Edge issue with Zelda SS review begins with an editorial that also says this game is essential, bringing qualities new to the medium.

It really must be quite something.

 

[Kenka]

I assume so since that's the day the IGN review goes up.

I am more interested in the Eurogamer one like everybody here but maybe we'll get the first worthwhile piece of article this year on IGN with the SS review. Maybe.

 

[walking fiend]

I can say with confidence that for one reason or another this topic will likely blow up on the eleventh.

I just checked my gmail, and:

anoesis: a state of mind consisting of pure sensation or emotion without cognitive content.

Yeap, confirmed.