I don't want to discredit his post, but when years of reading Zelda threads on GAF taught me something it is that I fundamentally disagree with TSA's opinion of Zelda games.Neiteio said:Took me awhile to find this, but I think TSA's summary below is a very insightful analysis of the game. I think it helps to have one's expectations in check.
The scoring differences between Europe and the USA continue :lolWoffls said:
Goldmund said:According to the timeline, we already did.
Surprisingly, not that big. You would think the meltdown would be epic with so many 8's accross the board. I mean, remember the good old days, when people went bashit insane because of a respectable 8.8?Zekes! said:'sup guys where 'da meltdowns at?
Edge and EG. And it's all good.Caelus said:What are the most trustworthy reviewers out there? I want to know if they gave it 10s...
It's edge, Eurogamer, gametrailers for me. One left.tolkir said:Edge 10/10 - Checked
Eurogamer 10/10 - Checked
My body is ready
Andrex said:TP was pretty crazy if you think about it. The Ganon twist, as abrupt and seemingly out of place as it was, still get points for completing throwing you for a loop.
There was also a lot of interesting stuff at the micro-level that people forget.
Aren't Zelda fans some of the oldest in gaming?heringer said:Surprisingly, not that big. You would think the meltdown would be epic with so many 8's accross the board. I mean, remember the good old days, when people went bashit insane because of a respectable 8.8?
Are Zelda fans finally growing up?
My body is so ready too. Let's duel with our dicks (no homo).tolkir said:Edge 10/10 - Checked
Eurogamer 10/10 - Checked
My body is ready
Yoshifish word-by-word translation:EatChildren said:
Yeah but that doesn't mean they are mature.cajunator said:Aren't Zelda fans some of the oldest in gaming?
guek said:TP's actual story was a bagful of meh, but midna was such a fantastic character. She's probably my favorite npc in a zelda game. I mean I literally got physically angry during that sequence when ganon first appears on hyrule field at the end of the game. Even though I knew it was just a game and that nintendo would never actually, I was PISSED and wanted revenge.kill midna
And the other fanbases are?heringer said:Yeah but that doesn't mean they are mature.
(by fan I mean fanboys of course, we all know the difference)
Cute <3Yoshichan said:My new Yoshi I got just two days ago is also pleased![]()
heringer said:Surprisingly, not that big. You would think the meltdown would be epic with so many 8's accross the board. I mean, remember the good old days, when people went bashit insane because of a respectable 8.8?
Are Zelda fans finally growing up?
TP was a great great game.Andrex said:TP's ending was great in general. People like to talk about WW's ending, but TP had the true best ending of the series.
Also, dat credits music.
Not at all. If anything they might be worse nowadays, that's why I asked if Zelda fans are growing up.cajunator said:And the other fanbases are?
heringer said:Surprisingly, not that big. You would think the meltdown would be epic with so many 8's accross the board. I mean, remember the good old days, when people went bashit insane because of a respectable 8.8?
Are Zelda fans finally growing up?
So that's where the Dark Souls and Skyrim re-skinned Zelda demands are coming from.heringer said:Are Zelda fans finally growing up?
krYlon said:OK, so by my calculations, the UK critic average is currently 98
I feel sorry for you guys in the US and mainland europe, our Skyward Sword is better than yours.
Sucks to be you guys.
It's either you are with the Wii motion plus or not I guess.Mpl90 said:So, basically.
Almost the most famous firms say "MASTERPIECE!!!"
Almost all the others, included ones with precedent bias with Motion controls say "Good, very good, but not excellent"
So strange XD
cajunator said:TP was a great great game.
However WW was such a fresh take on the series that I loved it the most.
We got the beta version. That's why it's being released here first. You guys are so lucky, to get Xenoblade and the final Zelda build.krYlon said:OK, so by my calculations, the UK critic average is currently 98
I feel sorry for you guys in the US and mainland europe, our Skyward Sword is better than yours.
Sucks to be you guys.
SoulPlaya said:I've stayed out of the main thread, but how does saving work in this game?
Zekes! said:'sup guys where 'da meltdowns at?
The game is playable without WM+?Tenbatsu said:It's either you are with the Wii motion plus or not I guess.
Yeah, obviously all those reviews under 9 shouldn't be considered or counted anyway.Mpl90 said:So, basically.
Almost the most famous firms say "MASTERPIECE!!!"
Almost all the others, included ones with precedent bias with Motion controls say "Good, very good, but not excellent"
So strange XD
Hard to say, but I think Zelda fans were already tempered by Twilight Princess' review scores and pretty much all Wii fans already realized that reviewers were going to pan this game off the bat for being SD and having motion controls.BroHuffman said:If the uncharted situation didn't happen, would the zelda reactions be different?
That's a good question. Maybe people realised how ridiculous that was, trying to refrain their most latent urges now.BroHuffman said:If the uncharted situation didn't happen, would the zelda reactions be different?
No, lol.Mpl90 said:Remember No More Heroes?
SilverLunar said:So that's where the Dark Souls and Skyrim re-skinned Zelda demands are coming from.
Souldriver said:Yeah, obviously all those reviews under 9 shouldn't be considered or counted anyway.
. . .
Name a single fanbase that counts as "mature".heringer said:Yeah but that doesn't mean they are mature.
(by fan I mean fanboys of course, we all know the difference)
Flatteries because of the 10/10felipepl said:Wow, I love Eurogamer's new font. Which font is that?
This is why NOE provides Xenoblade, Last Story, and Pandora's Tower and NOA does jack.wrowa said:The scoring differences between Europe and the USA continue :lol
People forget that that was also the era where manuals told you how to do half the game and Nintendo Power was as much about selling to confused kids as it was ones hoping to get a peek at this mysterious "Mario Two"jett said:Dark/Demon Souls in some respects feels a lot like the original Zelda. Open, non-linear game structure with cryptic secrets and stuff that are almost impossible to figure out on your own. The first Zelda frankly was way ahead of its time and the franchise has never caught up to it. That this Zelda is apparently the most linear yet with almost no exploration at all is disappointing.
Someone should start a "what Zelda can learn from Zelda" thread...