Skyward Sword review thread [Newest Reviews - Cubed3 10/10, GC: A, AusGamers: 7/10]
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DeathbyVolcano
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Anth0ny said:
OoT starts slow as fucking balls. It doesnt start picking up until you go into Dodongo's Cavern
With regards to MM, I actually don't mind the time limit by itself, but it provided a bit too many restrictions and stresses for gathering upgrades I wanted (gilded sword most notably). And saving bugged me simply because I like to quiet whenever I want. I know SS will do sort of the same thing, but whatevs.
kunonabi said:
holy shit seriously
I swear I've seen every possible combination of Zelda games when it comes to fan rankings.
mine:
God Tier:
Majora's Mask
Ocarina of Time
High Tier:
Wind Waker
Zelda II
Link's Awakening
Link to the Past
Twilight Princess
Minish Cap
Oracle of Seasons
Mid Tier:
Four Swords Adventure
Zelda I
Four Swords Anniversary Ed.
Haven't played Tier:
Oracle of Ages
Phantom Hourglass
Spirit Tracks
DeathbyVolcano said:
Not sure what you mean. Slow as in boring? Cause you get the sword and shield pretty fast, and enter your first dungeon pretty fast. I've never seen anyone successfully criticize OOT's pacing.
EmCeeGramr
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I just rode the wind in diagonally like a pro instead of changing it once I got close.brandonh83 said:
ShockingAlberto
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The sailing did take too much time and adjusting wind was a pain, but
The first time it starts storming and rain is bucking the ship up and you turn the camera to see Link squinting in determination as he holds the rudder for the boat...that was one of the moments of "adventure" I love about the series.
The first time it starts storming and rain is bucking the ship up and you turn the camera to see Link squinting in determination as he holds the rudder for the boat...that was one of the moments of "adventure" I love about the series.
brandonh83
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Holy eff people like Majora more than Link to the Past? Shit that is sad... then again, I'm sure the Majora lovers think I'm sad, so we're all just a bunch of sad people.
one time I got mad and jumped out of the boat and just fucking broke for shore.
EmCeeGramr said:
one time I got mad and jumped out of the boat and just fucking broke for shore.
Biggest-Geek-Ever
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Astrological navigation will save the franchise.EmCeeGramr said:
chronos4590
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fixed. At least kondo was rightsnesfreak said:
Paul Gale
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Skyward Sword really is an awesome game, one that will no doubt do well critically and commercially for Nintendo. I'm definitely looking forward to seeing what the rest of the outlets think of it and of course the gaming community. Another 10 days and one more GOTY contender gets added to the list for 2011.
ShockingAlberto
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For a series that apparently never changes, people sure have a lot of variety of opinions on what their favorite is.
Must be space madness.
Must be space madness.
TheGreatMightyPoo
Banned
Fallon should be playable in Mario Kart.
I did this some time ago, but
The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker
The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass
The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap
The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening
The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages
The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons
I never did play enough of the NES games to form an opinion on them, and I don't consider the Four Swords games canon, so I did not list them here.
Spirit Tracks is God awful, and I don't believe it to be a part of the series, which is why it's not there.
The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker
The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass
The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap
The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening
The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages
The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons
I never did play enough of the NES games to form an opinion on them, and I don't consider the Four Swords games canon, so I did not list them here.
Spirit Tracks is God awful, and I don't believe it to be a part of the series, which is why it's not there.
DeathbyVolcano
Banned
Yeah, boring. The beginning hasn't aged well at fucking all. It's wayyyy to simple, the dialogue windows go buy unbearably slow, and shit's just too easy. At least Wind Waker gave you your shit almost immediately and put you on your adventure within 15 minutes. OoT has you going through crappy dialogue and shitty first-dungeons to get to Hyrule field, and even then its a long-ass tutorial.
brandonh83
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Kard8p3 said:
It's amusing, he's such a hardcore gamer and all but every time he does one of those demos on his shows he acts like he's played about as many games as Jack Thompson.
DeathbyVolcano
Banned
And yes, there's a lot of spelling and grammar errors there. Thank Coors.
War Peaceman
You're a big guy.
DeathbyVolcano said:
Definitely. I wouldn't say that start is bad, per se, but when you compare pre-Jabu-Jabu and post-Jabu-Jabu, the difference is really stark. This is as someone who only recently played and completed the game, for the record.
brandonh83
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Yoshichan said:
God I hope so.
ShockingAlberto
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Playing a game in front of an audience is actually pretty difficult. It's why I (sometimes) don't give too much shit to the Giant Bomb guys, because it's totally different from playing the game yourself.brandonh83 said:
TheGreatMightyPoo
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Anth0ny said:
Yeah, this.
Twilight Princess' beginning was worse than most Gameloft games.
_Alkaline_
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DeathbyVolcano said:
Wind Waker forces you to get the telescope, find Tetra, watch the goodbye cutscene, complete the training drills in the pirate ship, do a massive stealth section, explore windfall island to get a sail, sail across to dragon roost, talk to medli and then finally enter the cave to begin the first dungeon.
OoT makes you collect your sword and shield, talk to the great deku tree and you're in the first dungeon.
ItWasMeantToBe19
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I'm predicting a 4/5 from either G4 or Giantbomb and that will be SS's 8.8, overall though, going with a 95 or 96 Metacritic.
TheGreatMightyPoo
Banned
_Alkaline_ said:
Bu Bu Grandma:[
brandonh83
Banned
ShockingAlberto said:
I'm sure it's absolutely different, different circumstances and all, but as a talkshow host he shouldn't really have those nerves like that if he's genuine, it's just the way he behaves I guess. Maybe he is good he's just acting that way for the audience or something.
evilromero
Member
I definitely prefer TP over the other 3D Zeldas. I've already played it four times, which is saying something.
TheGreatMightyPoo
Banned
brandonh83 said:
He could be a wannabe rockstar.
I am sure in the studio they are chill when jamming but once they see the lights and the crowd, they are full on spastic drastic.
TheGreatMightyPoo
Banned
Darryl said:i sadly never made it past the intro
it remains the one zelda game i will never play because of that terrible intro
You should play it, the dungeons are really strong.
The end sucks but the middle is some of the best stuff of the entire series.
I enjoyed the pacing of OOt. You start out in Kokiri forest just doing whatever and then shit goes south in a hurry. This works well for the story and to set up the adventure. there's nothing wrong with it. I also liked TP's pacing up until the teardrop collecting, which was tedious boring shit. After that it got exponentially better before blowing my face clean off and requiring extensive plastic surgery.DeathbyVolcano said: