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[Big One]

can anyone answer if the original LoZ theme is anywhere in the game? haven't heard/seen it in any preveiws etc.

Gonna post major spoilers right under the post but yes, yes it is.

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The Song of Heroes is mainly the overworld theme reassembled. LoZ theme also appears when you upgrade the sword, and the theme also plays near the end of the game in an important cutscene.

 

[aronnov reborn]

Gonna post major spoilers right under the post but yes, yes it is.

Spoiler

The Song of Heroes is mainly the overworld theme reassembled. LoZ theme also appears when you upgrade the sword, and the theme also plays near the end of the game in an important cutscene.

awesome thanks totally pumped for this.

 

[JaseMath]

If I have the chance to pre-order the CE, should I jump on it?

 

[thiscoldblack]

The wait is killing me. I've been playing OoT 3D for the past few days. At least it's keeping me busy for now.

I'm wondering if Amazon is going to end up shipping on Monday the 21st...

 

[darkjedi187]

The wait is killing me. I've been playing OoT 3D for the past few days. At least it's keeping me busy for now.

I'm wondering if Amazon is going to end up shipping on Monday the 21st...

Thats an interesting one. that sucks

 

[phalestine]

6 more days!!!
I woke up this morning humming the theme without even realizing it.

 

[brandonh83]

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The Song of Heroes is mainly the overworld theme reassembled. LoZ theme also appears when you upgrade the sword, and the theme also plays near the end of the game in an important cutscene.

Does it ever play during

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actual gameplay

?

 

[desu]

TheHut shipped my order today, now waiting for around a week .

 

[Easy_D]

Totally caved and ordered the limited edition. Golden wiimote+ here I come!

 

[jarosh]

holy shit, the 4th dungeon and especially the dungeon boss were fricking amazing! what an awesome and unique fight! wow!

 

[Bit-Bit]

Dammit Jarosh, your continued impressions of this game makes me incredibly jealous.

 

[Metroid Killer]

wait I thought you had beaten the game when I read some of your impressions earlier jarosh?

 

[jarosh]

wait I thought you had beaten the game when I read some of your impressions earlier jarosh?

no no no, i haven't beaten the game. i have always made that clear and even added qualifiers whenever it seemed like i might change my mind about something later on.

 

[HylianScribe]

Let me rephrase my question then:

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Where is this water dragon? I got the dragon scale, I cleared the first dungeon and got the sacred water, but I can't find the lake... There's supposed to be a mark with a double moon and a sun outside the deep woods but it doesn't do anything

Odd, it seems quite a few people are doing this one part out of order from how the game intends it. I'd like to figure out why this is happening so much. May I ask why you

Spoiler

went back to the temple first to get the water before seeing the dragon

?

 

[TheFLYINGManga_Ka]

Had to ask about the music again. Is everything fully orchestrated or is it a mixture of orchestrated and midi tracks?

 

[ExMachina]

Had to ask about the music again. Is everything fully orchestrated or is it a mixture of orchestrated and midi tracks?

It's a mixture. Dynamic tracks that change depending on where you are/what you're doing are mostly midi, though they do use recorded samples in some of them too.

 

[Kard8p3]

Had to ask about the music again. Is everything fully orchestrated or is it a mixture of orchestrated and midi tracks?

It's a mixture.

 

[FatCat]

What are the other two on your top 3 ?

MM and Ocarina, but I'm sure that's more due to nostalgia than anything else. SS has plenty of influence from WW and TP though.

I should add that the

Spoiler

harp

really doesn't add much to the game, which is a shame. It serves its purpose storywise.

 

[MiamiWesker]

I feel like we in the US will be the last people to play this game. Why Nintendo, why do you hate us. (Ok they hate AUS most)

 

[TheFLYINGManga_Ka]

Okay. I still don't really understand it. Is it like this? For example, the field and dungeon music is orchestrated, but all the sound effects like opening a treasure chest or getting an item midi? Or are their some music tracks that are midi and what are some examples of this?

SMG was all orchestrated so I'm kind of disappointed that it's a mix. Does the midi sounds take away from the experience or is the orchestrated music a good balance in the game?

 

[RPGCrazied]

I feel like we in the US will be the last people to play this game. Why Nintendo, why do you hate us. (Ok they hate AUS most)

We probably will be. Why do Europe get it on Friday anyway? Doesn't help that is already on the internet for the pirates, and some people in Switzerland is playing it already too.

 

[Kard8p3]

Okay. I still don't really understand it. Is it like this? For example, the field and dungeon music is orchestrated, but all the sound effects like opening a treasure chest or getting an item midi? Or are their some music tracks that are midi and what are some examples of this?

SMG was all orchestrated so I'm kind of disappointed that it's a mix. Does the midi sounds take away from the experience or is the orchestrated music a good balance in the game?

Galaxy wasn't all orchestrated at all. It was a mix just like this game is.

 

[TheFLYINGManga_Ka]

Galaxy wasn't all orchestrated at all. It was a mix just like this game is.

Alright. Then I'll hope to expect the same.

Thanks.

 

[RPGCrazied]

So, just how long is it? In spoiler tags I guess. Some say its 40hours, then I hear that you can beat it in 25hours? How can you get to 40, if the game supposedly has less side stuff than Twilight Princess? Someone that has beat the game said that.

 

[Combine]

I wish people would realize that, even though Skyward Sword will use MIDI in some instances, the quality of the sound samples and mixtures that are being used are far FAR better than what was used in Twilight Princess (at some points, I swear it felt like they were still using the quality from the N64 days in that game), don't know why it took such a nose-dive from Wind Waker where the MIDI quality seemed much better.

 

[FatCat]

holy shit, the 4th dungeon and especially the dungeon boss were fricking amazing! what an awesome and unique fight! wow!

This game definately has some great dungeons/bosses. The next ones you'll encounter are pretty great too methinks

 

[HylianScribe]

So, just how long is it? In spoiler tags I guess. Some say its 40hours, then I hear that you can beat it in 25hours? How can you get to 40, if the game supposedly has less side stuff than Twilight Princess? Someone that has beat the game said that.

This is so damn subjective. I would also say never, ever take what I say for a completion time as anywhere near close to the average completion time. 25 hours to me means probably 35-45 for most people, and that's just going through the game.

I feel having gotten closer to 100% completing the game there are more side quests in Skyward Sword, and it's more like The Wind Waker or Majora's Mask. There are several mini games, too . I kind of would have liked to have seen an archery range game, maybe there's one and I haven't found it yet.

 

[BY2K]

This is so damn subjective. I would also say never, ever take what I say for a completion time as anywhere near close to the average completion time. 25 hours to me means probably 35-45 for most people.

I feel having gotten closer to 100% completing the game there are more side quests in Skyward Sword, and it's more like The Wind Waker or Majora's Mask. There are several mini games, too . I kind of would have liked to have seen an archery range game, maybe there's one and I haven't found it yet.

Feep said there are more side quest in Twilight Princess than Skyward Sword...

 

[Annoying Old Party Man]

Hmmm...


Anyone knows the combination of the

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locked door at the beginning of lake dungeon?

 

[RPGCrazied]

This is so damn subjective. I would also say never, ever take what I say for a completion time as anywhere near close to the average completion time. 25 hours to me means probably 35-45 for most people.

I feel having gotten closer to 100% completing the game there are more side quests in Skyward Sword, and it's more like The Wind Waker or Majora's Mask. There are several mini games, too . I kind of would have liked to have seen an archery range game, maybe there's one and I haven't found it yet.

Ok, thanks. But yeah, someone did say it has less side stuff then Twilight Princess. I think it was Feep that said that. Nice to know though that it does indeed have more, thanks for telling me this!

 

[BY2K]

Which is it? Is there more or less? Did Feep miss so stuff?

 

[Red]

TSA, has your opinion of the game changed at all since new reviews have popped up and you've spent more time with it? Still say Twilight Princess is the better game? More on equal footing?

 

[Reknoc]

We probably will be. Why do Europe get it on Friday anyway? Doesn't help that is already on the internet for the pirates, and some people in Switzerland is playing it already too.

Because that's when games come out here.

 

[FatCat]

Hmmm...


Anyone knows the combination of the

Spoiler

locked door at the beginning of lake dungeon?

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Up down left right? The symbols are scattered around in the main room

 

[ASIS]

Which is it? Is there more or less? Did Feep miss so stuff?

I've just entered the third region.I played two unique mini games, and began 3 side quests (not including bug collection/upgrades).

.. I think I'm in love with the game, so many puzzles were unique, I'm sad to say I've been stumped a couple of times already. It's nothing too hard, but it just never occurs to me. Fantastic game is fantastic.
]

 

[Hot Coldman]

4 hours of Wind Waker play, including the Wind Temple, GONE. A Darknut hit me into a wall, which made the game trip out and pretend Link had fallen down a hole or something, followed by the console locking up. FUCK. Gamecubes aren't supposed to freeze.

Fuck that game. The Wind Temple is garbage.

 

[Theonik]

Zavvi people might get the game first? What is this travesty? Come on Amazon! Dispatch dammit.

 

[spekkeh]

Zavvi people might get the game first? What is this travesty? Come on Amazon! Dispatch dammit.

Dunno bout the British islanders, but Zavvi takes three weeks to ship it across the north sea, so I reckon they won't be first by a long shot.

 

[Red]

4 hours of Wind Waker play, including the Wind Temple, GONE. A Darknut hit me into a wall, which made the game trip out and pretend Link had fallen down a hole or something, followed by the console locking up. FUCK. Gamecubes aren't supposed to freeze.

Fuck that game. The Wind Temple is garbage.

Yeah pretty much.

 

[HylianScribe]

Feep said there are more side quest in Twilight Princess than Skyward Sword...

Twilight Princess definitely has more minigames, but side quests...maybe I'm getting too hooked up on the semantics here. Below is how I would classify the extracurricular activities in Twilight Princess.

Twilight Princess

Minigames

- Fishing Pond
- Falbi's Flight-by-Foul
- Roll Goal
- Star Game
- Yeti Snowboarding
- Plumm's River Trip
- Archery Training
- Sumo Wrestling
- Goat Herding
- Wagon Escort
- Hidden Village Cats

Side Quests:
- Heart Containers
- Poe Souls
- Cave of Ordeals
- Golden Bug

 

[Man God]

The minigames in TP are piss easy compared to the ones in OoT or MM.\

Besides Roll Goal of course which is the hardest thing ever created. I probably spent about 4k rupees on that one.

 

[Magicpaint]

Twilight Princess definitely has more minigames, but side quests...maybe I'm getting too hooked up on the semantics here. Below is how I would classify the extracurricular activities in Twilight Princess.

Twilight Princess

Minigames

- Fishing Pond
- Falbi's Flight-by-Foul
- Roll Goal
- Star Game
- Yeti Snowboarding
- Plumm's River Trip
- Archery Training
- Sumo Wrestling
- Goat Herding
- Wagon Escort
- Hidden Village Cats

Side Quests:
- Heart Containers
- Poe Souls
- Cave of Ordeals
- Golden Bug

Skyward Sword

Minigames
- Bamboo Cutting
- Rupee Skydiving
- Digging Game
- Minecart (maybe)?

Side Quests
- Bug Collecting
- Heart Containers
- Upgrading/Item Farming
- Happiness Crystals*

That last one is the big one. That encompasses so many different objectives and is more like an RPG quest system that it easily is more substantial than anything I've seen except from Majora's Mask.

Stuff like Repairing the bridge/Malo Mart has to qualify as a side-quest for Twilight Princess right?

 

[blackpensnowbird]

is bug collecting the same as it was in TP? i really thought that bug collecting was a drag.

 

[heringer]

I was never one to spend much time with minigames in Zelda, so the fact that Skyward Sword doesn't have a lot of them doesn't bother me in the least.

 

[Kard8p3]

Twilight Princess definitely has more minigames, but side quests...maybe I'm getting too hooked up on the semantics here. Below is how I would classify the extracurricular activities in Twilight Princess.

Twilight Princess

Minigames

- Fishing Pond
- Falbi's Flight-by-Foul
- Roll Goal
- Star Game
- Yeti Snowboarding
- Plumm's River Trip
- Archery Training
- Sumo Wrestling
- Goat Herding
- Wagon Escort
- Hidden Village Cats

Side Quests:
- Heart Containers
- Poe Souls
- Cave of Ordeals
- Golden Bug

Skyward Sword

Minigames
- Bamboo Cutting
- Rupee Skydiving
- Digging Game
- Minecart (maybe)?

Side Quests
- Bug Collecting
- Heart Containers
- Upgrading/Item Farming
- Happiness Crystals*

That last one is the big one. That encompasses so many different objectives and is more like an RPG quest system that it easily is more substantial than anything I've seen except from Majora's Mask.

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wouldn't the boss rush mode technically count as a minigame? I was told you even get an optional item from it.

 

[TDLink]

is bug collecting the same as it was in TP? i really thought that bug collecting was a drag.

I haven't played the game yet so I don't know for sure but...I would assume it is much more in depth in Skyward Sword since you have the Bug Catching Net and like the other items it is upgradeable. TP never had anything like that.

 

[Poyunch]

is bug collecting the same as it was in TP? i really thought that bug collecting was a drag.

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You have a bug net. It kind of looks like Animal Crossing.

 

[EmCeeGramr]

yo what up

 

[Dascu]

http://www.nintendo.co.jp/wii/souj/world/skyloft/index.html

The official site shows a bow&arrow mini-game. Plus there's some stuff to do over at this Pumpkin Pub.

Also, finding all the Goddess Cubes is a rather big side-quest.

 

[blackpensnowbird]

Spoiler

You have a bug net. It kind of looks like Animal Crossing.

oh okay, that sounds kind of cool. are they still as incredibly difficult to spot as well?