Slurpy2k20
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How the hell do I get into the
Been running around the area for 20 min.
pirate stronghold??
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The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword |OT| Home of Punkin' Chunkin' Champion 2011
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Ooccoo
Member
The more I play it the less I enjoy it. This is really the worst 3D Zelda. Nintendo needs to give the franchise to more talented devs (i.e. not Aonuma). The build-up to each temple is fucking awful. Find five key parts. Find signals. That's NOT fun, it's a chore. Couple that with gimmiky controls and a very boring story and you get Skyward Sword. I think venturebeat 65/100 best reflects the game so far (trying to get to third temple). Most overrated game this Fall
Man, this game... So many people loving it, but, at the same time, so many people hating it. I'm glad I'm one of those who is enjoying the ride soooo much. Just finished the second dungeon. I'm in love. It feels like a mix between Metroid and Okami, with fresh and awesome controls.
I don't get people hating on the predungeon stuff. Before the game out people like TSA were saying how awful the stuff before the first 2 dungeons was but I enjoyed them. The stuff before the 2nd dungeon had a very dungeony feel; figuring out how to get where I needed to go and solve puzzles to get there.
ViewtifulJC
Banned
I LOVE dynamic music changes in the Bazaar
TheGreatMightyPoo
Banned
Some even said the first two dungeons were crap.
I thought the first one was decent and the second one was good.
I think many are trying to overanalyze the game instead of simply playing it.
The third "dungeon" alone is better than many adventure games.
Yeah I agree.
Before the first dungeon: It was basically a fetch quest, but they were hidden off the beaten path, so it was alright.
Before second dungeon: You go through a very large area solving some minor puzzles. then another fetch quest. But again, alright because they were hidden cleverly, and you really only need to dowse to find the general direction.
Before the third dungeon: Mostly puzzle solving, very fun. Dowsing was basically not needed at all, aside from a very quick direction check, then you get a puzzle to solve in 2 of the three cases. Fi ruined a puzzle here, but other than that, it was great.
I like the pre-dungeon stuff, so far. If the game keeps it up, I may just think its the best 3D Zelda.
TheGreatMightyPoo
Banned
I'm not as big into game music as some here(you guys are hardcore in this aspect) but I really like a lot of the music in the game so far.
I run around Skyloft and take my time just to hear the theme and I have liked the music on the surface so far as well.
Anyone really dig the third Temple music a lot like I do????
It's repetitive but I think really well done.
I run around Skyloft and take my time just to hear the theme and I have liked the music on the surface so far as well.
Anyone really dig the third Temple music a lot like I do????
It's repetitive but I think really well done.
DrForester
Kills Photobucket
What am i suppose to do after theI talked to Zelda's father and he mentioned whirling sails or something, the fortune teller aint helping much either.3rd dungeon and after i beated the Imprisoned?
See the big windmills in Skyloft....
IceDoesntHelp
Banned
Zelda fans.
Marty Chinn
Member
Ugh Amazon did shitty packaging on my Zelda bundle. It's completely crushed and I hear stuff loose inside. I'm pretty sure they don't have any replacements so what are my options to get one?
Marty Chinn
Member
Wow you too? I just posted right before you. I'm pretty pissed.
Taking a little break, just opened up Dungeon #4.
Sucks that they didn't do a better job with the packaging, but the outside box seems destined to take a beating from how it was put together - both the copy I picked up from Best Buy and the one I received from Amazon today have some damage. :| There's some AA batteries that aren't secured - that's probably the stuff you hear rattling, but the Wiimote+ is covered in foam padding (+ the protective sleeve) and the game case is secure, so there shouldn't be any damage to the contents at least.
Swimming is so, so fun and I love jumping out of the water with the spin attack.
Sucks that they didn't do a better job with the packaging, but the outside box seems destined to take a beating from how it was put together - both the copy I picked up from Best Buy and the one I received from Amazon today have some damage. :| There's some AA batteries that aren't secured - that's probably the stuff you hear rattling, but the Wiimote+ is covered in foam padding (+ the protective sleeve) and the game case is secure, so there shouldn't be any damage to the contents at least.
IceDoesntHelp
Banned
Yay, I'm not the only one.
My copy just arrived!
I've never actually finished OoT though, so since this is kind of being billed as a prequel, is it worth playing OoT first, or are there not that many connections?
(Yeah I know, I should play OoT anyway, but I don't have a copy on N64 and don't have a 3DS...)
I've never actually finished OoT though, so since this is kind of being billed as a prequel, is it worth playing OoT first, or are there not that many connections?
(Yeah I know, I should play OoT anyway, but I don't have a copy on N64 and don't have a 3DS...)
I dunno, the ending didn't really do much for me. Wind Waker is still the king of Zelda finales imo.
I would say they are on par. Ghirahim, Demise (Best fight in the entire game IMO), Fi, Impa, and the fact that they implied that Zelda and Link are the parents of all hylians.. damn
Joke post?
ViewtifulJC
Banned
Ok, got
, now where do I go >_>
dual clawshots
IceDoesntHelp
Banned
END GAME SPOILERS! YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!
I...actually started to tear up when Impa died ;_;
I sure do hope so.
Zomba13
Member
Go where you see the targets. Surely you remember seeing some while going through the desert?
Might not be. He is a weird/freaky sky chicken abomination. They have weird taste.
Lord_Byron28
Member
The problem people are complaining about is occasionally she will beep three times. The problem is some people click on it thinking she has something important to say and she explains the puzzle or tells you, you are low on health. She will beep three times and you can ignore her afterwards. It's really not as big of a deal as people make it out to be because it is their own fault. There's only one instance I can think of where she forces herself upon the player in the middle of trying to figure out a puzzle.
I don't get it either. Especially when we had to do the same crap in past Zeldas just inside of dungeons like collect 4 poes, save a certain amount of monkeys, find all the soup ingredients, etc
Regulus Tera
Romanes Eunt Domus
Finally reached the third dungeon. I don't know what it is about
levels, but they tire me quickly. I'm even feeling a little dizzy and I only played for two hours.
The
sequence was at least two segments too long.
desert
The
power dials
I honestly thought Fi's conclusion was more sad. I don't know why, I actually wish Impa didn't die.. but my god what an ending, and those boss fights! DAMN! I'm so happy they didn't go overboard with the whole "Ghirahim is Demise's Fi".
No, really, awesome ending.
No, really, awesome ending.
Lord_Byron28
Member
Not from what I can recall. You receive the whip and you Z target things and a motion at the bottom pops up on how to properly use the whip.
IceDoesntHelp
Banned
I thought there were a couple sad parts in the game. I thought Zelda getting sealed away until the evil has been disposed of, Impa's death, and Fi were all sad moments. Same here, but honestly, I didn't see that coming. Skyward Sword is my favorite 3D Zelda game. Its just so god damn good.
shadyspace
Banned
How the hell are you supposed to deal with the bees except sprinting as far away as possible? Even then they follow me. Fuckers are relentless.
Lord_Byron28
Member
I'm not sure what you mean by that but you cut out the "in the middle of the puzzle" part I said right after that. Occasionally, in particular in the opening section she pops up a bit too much for my liking.
A bug net.
ShockingAlberto
Member
Bug net!
Catch them with the bug net or pick em up with the beetle and drop them on fools for lols
Zomba13
Member
I feel the same.
(ending spoilers)
It was odd. I actually felt a bit sad at Fi's departure, more so than Impa's death. Even if you were annoyed by Fi and didn't like her talking to you she was still pretty much the sword and your best friend/closest ally through the whole game.
Impa was cool though and I also wish she didn't die but it was nice and peaceful, like she'd finished her mission and could move on in peace after years and years of waiting.
The whole thing with Ghirahim being like, the spirit of the nega Master Sword was pretty cool too. I knew something was up with him since the very first trailer with him in (where he teleported away with the diamond stuff). Made me think he was somehow related to Fi (who at the time everyone assumed was the spirit of the Master Sword and rightly so).
I'd love to see him return in another Zelda. Could be used by a dark Link or something. Would be nice having a mirror match with these controls.
Impa was cool though and I also wish she didn't die but it was nice and peaceful, like she'd finished her mission and could move on in peace after years and years of waiting.
The whole thing with Ghirahim being like, the spirit of the nega Master Sword was pretty cool too. I knew something was up with him since the very first trailer with him in (where he teleported away with the diamond stuff). Made me think he was somehow related to Fi (who at the time everyone assumed was the spirit of the Master Sword and rightly so).
I'd love to see him return in another Zelda. Could be used by a dark Link or something. Would be nice having a mirror match with these controls.
Good thing I previewed this post first. I had my spoiler tags the wrong way XD
shadyspace
Banned
Bug net seems ill-equipped whilst in the middle of being constantly stung. Do you just swing it in their general direction and you magically swoop the entire swarm up?
That's honestly one of those things where you're better off flailing like a madman. It tends to keep your hide safer.
"Forces herself upon the player."
Lord_Byron28
Member
It works wonders. I got like 47 of them because I knocked down a bees nest down 3 times to farm for Bee Larvae for an item upgrade. They rarely attack for me but just to keep in mind for catching bugs and birds you want to make horizontal swipes not vertical swipes.
Oh lol.
shadyspace
Banned
You can catch birds?! Omg, so that's where you get bird feathers. I've needed some bad for an upgrade but all I've got is the supposedly rarer blue bird feathers from chests. I'm all, "why don't I have any of the common ones?"
And then you can sell your bee load back at Skyloft at a commanding price!
The big Bug Net makes catching birds easier. But it's still tough: you need to slowly, slowly edge your way towards them with your net raised ready to swoop... and BAM! you've got like a 20% chance of it working.
