Same here.
But apart of the thrust not working as good as I'd like on two or three occassions I didn't have any problems with the controls in general... Worked really well for me.
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The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword |OT| Home of Punkin' Chunkin' Champion 2011
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Same here.
But apart of the thrust not working as good as I'd like on two or three occassions I didn't have any problems with the controls in general... Worked really well for me.
RoadHazard
Gold Member
Am I still the only one here suffering from the game-breaking bug? Seems really rare then. Sucks to have such bad luck.
(We are now three people in the comments to this YouTube video experiencing the same issue, so it's obviously a real problem.)
(We are now three people in the comments to this YouTube video experiencing the same issue, so it's obviously a real problem.)
Can anyone help on 4th dungeon?
I got the whip, but im stuck right now. I dont know how to open the gate on the "2nd floor" in the main room. I went to the basement through the vent thing but i dont have any small key to open the only door in there. I checked everywhere and i cant find anything to open the gate on the 2nd floor of the main floor, which seems to be the only way to advance. There is some platforms around the room, but i cant reach them either, they're too high to reach by swimming, and nothing to use my whip.
hehe
whip the enemy patrolling through the bars. He has a key on him
Great little 'oh yeah' moment if this is the one you're talking about... trying to think of what other one. The other one that is sort of like that requires you to
flick the whip through the gate to grab a switch and open the gate
The whip can steal items? Did i miss that information when i got the item? How would i have known that otherwise? :lol
well, you're supposed to use logic to figure it out. for example...
we know the whip can grab things (including tadpole tops and rupees), and you have an inaccessible switch through a gate and you can see it but cannot further progress. After a while, it'll dawn on you to make an attempt at it. Same for the key, particularly when you see it shining in this one enemies pants which happens on no other enemy.
The puzzle Fi spoils
is right before the dungeon map. You're in the past version of the ship, walk under light from a hole above and see that the chest is behind an electric fence, and she stops and is like HEY LINK, I THINK YOU MIGHT BE ABLE TO HIT THAT TIMESHIFT STONE FROM HERE, and the camera pans up to it from where you're standing. That would have felt great to figure out on your own, as it's the core mechanic of that dungeon from that point on. It's not like it's hard to figure out, they have a good visual cue and it geographically makes sense. Even if you tried to ignore what she says and skip through the camera pans up.
I reiterate, fuck Fi.
Just a quick graphical question for those who are playing this game. Does anyone notice kind of white lines in the sky when flying around? You can also see these lines pretty clearly when crawling through vents and stuff. I'm playing on an HDTV so I'm not sure how much that may be attributing to what I'm seeing.
I don't think it's my Wii's GPU either because I had it fixed not too long ago for the very same problem. I'm also NOT getting those typical black dots or artifacts that one may see when there is a GPU problem. I've also rarely seen faint green lines in pits sometimes. Anyone experience these issues? I really, really hope there isn't a problem with my Wii again. I'm not seeing the symptoms with any other game so I'm a bit confused as to what I'm looking at.
I don't think it's my Wii's GPU either because I had it fixed not too long ago for the very same problem. I'm also NOT getting those typical black dots or artifacts that one may see when there is a GPU problem. I've also rarely seen faint green lines in pits sometimes. Anyone experience these issues? I really, really hope there isn't a problem with my Wii again. I'm not seeing the symptoms with any other game so I'm a bit confused as to what I'm looking at.
RPGCrazied
Member
I'm at the end battle I think. I need help.
How do you hit Ghirahim in phase 2? He like deflects all my attacks.
i have them all the time on my Panasonic Plasma when I play on Wii (using component cables). Wii games just always look a mess nowadays, that's why I rarely play them. But thankfully the doldrums of Wii gaming is finally over and we can eagerly await Wii U without missing out on much of anything
Yup, all over the place. Looks awful.
TDLink
Member
This is weird because it definitely did not occur for me. I figured that out on my own without Fi saying anything about it.
RoadHazard
Gold Member
Recorded a video of the glitch happening (or rather nothing happening when something is supposed to happen): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNO7nrSu260 (Yeah, the quality sucks, but whatevs!)
It's only little aspects here and there.
For me it's Fi and the bombs (at the moment).
This is an incredibly fresh game, and I'm enjoying every moment of it.
The controls for the most part seem to work great, the story is engaging (for me anyway), and the NPCs have a lot more character in them.
I said it earlier in the thread but this is probably my favourite Link so far, and I'm only on the 2nd dungeon.
Okay, thanks for letting me know. I've been through about 4 Wii's because of GPU problems. Just wanted to make sure my Wii wasn't blowing up again, hah! =)
ShockingAlberto
Member
I think she says it if you try to leave the room first.
Unfortunately, the game mistakes backing up because of the bokoblin as leaving the room.
Are you serious? That's weird as hell, because she IMMEDIATELY said it for me. I had no time to even think about it.
WrenchNinja
Member
So can someone who did the rattle sidequest explain to me how I'm supposed to move forward quick enough to get into the nest?
Every time I do it, Link moves too slowly and faster downward and I end up hitting the water. Then I have to climb all the way back up.
Every time I do it, Link moves too slowly and faster downward and I end up hitting the water. Then I have to climb all the way back up.
She doesn't "pop up", her little icon starts flashing and if you hit down on the d-pad, she tells you. At least that's how it happened for me.
You never, EVER, have to
cut his his toes. That's a completely optional tactic. The quicker and more fun way to beat him is to get above him and then blast him with one of Groose's bombs. That will stun him long enough for you to get on his head and nail the seal back down. The third encounter was absolutely epic.
Man, the official name of this game should be "The Legend of Zelda: This Game Sucks Because I'm Doing It Wrong". Seriously almost every complaint about the game is either due to player error or a subjective judgement of what padding is and how bad that is. The game isn't perfect. Fi is a very bad element. But a lot of people are blowing the bad aspects way out of proportion. I've had a smile on my face most of the game.
Yeah, her advice was optional.
Snytbaggen
Member
I just tilted the remote as much forward as I could and slammed into the nest. No chance to use the sailcloth.
No, she just came up and robbed control from me. I had the low battery notification already and was avoiding the dpad on purpose.
What ShockingAlberto said might have happened, I can't remember if I backed out of the room while fighting that enemy, but I never hit something to trigger her coming out.
The game considers whatever position you hold Wiimote right before you jump as flat, so make sure the Wiimote is level or tilted back before jumping, then tilt forward.
7 hours, eh? the town segment is over after ~30 minutes. i got to the first dungeon in about ~1:55. and the whole twilight segment with the wolf i'd HARDLY count as "introduction" anyway. i love that first twilight visit. you get to do a lot of stuff that actually matters and moves the game forward. you're already fighting tons of enemies, solving puzzles, navigating through a lot of interesting locations, and all of that without constant interruptions and reminders.
...and this is honestly the stupidest fucking meme ever and everyone who uses it just ends up looking like an idiot. i have always loved twilight princess. this is just as bad as people saying shit like "how come gaf is against BLAH and now gaf suddenly supports BLAH lolol". the "zelda cycle" bs relies on the same kind of nonsensical sweeping generlizations. can you not see the logical fallacy in that?
space restricions still don't account for the horrible composition
WrenchNinja
Member
Okay, will keep that in mind.
TheGreatMightyPoo
Banned
I would like to nominate Groose's theme song not as song of the year but Game of the Year.
Have you tried going back to the sky, and then enter the Eldin area by the Volcano Entry area?
no, it wasn't optional. i never pressed down on the d-pad but immediately got that piece of "advice". many others have reported the same thing.
RoadHazard
Gold Member
Yeah, I've entered it at a bunch of different places, with the same result. Anyway, the sequence is supposed to trigger before you even get the chance to choose where to land.
I wonder why she's popping up for some, but being optional for others? I spent a couple minutes running around not knowing what to do, and I went back to that area and she started flashing. So it definitely was optional for me.
that does seem strange. you sure you didn't just skip over it the first time and she'd just repeat it as soon as you pressed down?
Were you having problems controlling the game correctly or getting lost a lot earlier in the game? Maybe the game keeps track of that and gives more help to players it thinks "need" it. But if that's not the case then I don't know. Her icon popped up but she didn't. I also have my interface on Pro if that does anything.
The bug net seems to be the one thing in the game that actually does have bad controls. Sometimes if you activate it while not holding the wiimote somewhat horizontally it gets stuck in the wrong calibration. I just recalibrate the remote in the gear menu when that happens. Just make sure you're holding the wiimote right before you activate it. This advice also works for all calibration issues. I don't have a problem with the bug net anymore, but it is kinda unweildly. I think the real issue is that it doesn't really smack flat into the ground and walls like the net in animal crossing.
TheGreatMightyPoo
Banned
I'm just on the 4th dungeon but yeah, the boss of the third one seemed out of place and really anti-climactic.
Mato
Member
I'm only a couple of hours in and very satisfied. This is so far the best Zelda game for me. I didn't enjoy TP or WW much, found them graphically and musically bland and dry (especially TP). This is aesthetically the most vibrant and inspired game I've played, finally the Zelda to surpass OT and MM is here. The music, especially the quiet, ambient tracks, the colorful textures, the filtering in the distance, and the level design are stunning and far superior to TP which was a boring, incoherent mess. It kind of looks like a Monet painting in action. Sincerely hope Nintendo settles with this look and improves upon that in future Zeldas.
Garcia
Member
I've only seen 2 or 3 guys calling out on how bad the game is; other than that a bigh bunch of us love the game. I've had to re-adjust the camera plenty of times during critical moments of battle, I don't like the text speed at all but have learned to cope with it (what else can I do, ugh), and several other aspects which I wish were gone from this Zelda. Definitely the worst aspect of this game has to be how disconnected it is: Having to reach the sky in order to switch locations is time consuming and it gets annoying after a while.
But dude, the 4th dungeon and its boss, the 3rd's background music, the story moments post 3rd and post 6th, the incredibly fresh sense of humor this game has and its colorful characters, the customizable items and all the optional collectathon you have to do, finding all the hidden treasures and items.... The positive aspects of this game outweight its tecnhical and game design flaws by a long margin.
Some of its fetch quests will make you feel that the game starts to slow down, but then you reach the 1st post 6th dungeon quest (
Faron Woods for me
The bug net keeps the same angle as the remote. It's a bit awkward to control at first, but it does what you want once you get the hang of it.
I didn't remember her spoiling me any puzzle there (hence why I asked which one it was, earlier in this thread). I assumed I just didn't care much about it, after half a game of Fi being overly obvious, but at this point I'm starting to wonder if I had her pop up there at all. I honestly can't remember.
I'll keep this in mind once I start my second playthrough.
How do you get the regular bird feathers? I just finished the 6th dungeon and still haven't gotten any. For that matter, is there a trick to getting the tumbleweeds? They seem like a bitch, and I need a bunch for all kinds of upgrades.
I think I'm getting what you're talking about during a lot of the cinematics. It's so ugly. Background textures tend to take a hit at the same times, but maybe that's not related and just part of the game.
I think I'm getting what you're talking about during a lot of the cinematics. It's so ugly. Background textures tend to take a hit at the same times, but maybe that's not related and just part of the game.
darkpaladinmfc
Member
no, ragnarokx, i was in fact not "having problems controlling the game correctly" or "got lost a lot earlier in the game". i had also switched my hud to pro as soon as it became available.
Garcia
Member
And very important: swing sideways or diagonally, not downwards.
I don't think disconnection is the issue; you want warps to instantly take you to each location. Going to the sky and back down is definitely faster and more fun than marching across Hyrule field in any other game, and once you gain the ability to warp in those games you are thankful to never see Hyrule field again. To me, having to go to the sky doesn't feel like as much of a drag as having to slog through a boring empty field.
Then we have a conundrum, um... jarosh
I have the feeling that perhaps Nintendo didn't plan on people going to Lanayru first and I feel that may well be the cause of your misfortune. Massive error and one that should never have made it bast QA if my assumption is correct. Perhaps other people can chime in on the order in which they collected
The three parts of the song
Just about to step past the point of no return. Might leave it until tomorrow or do an late night finish to it, and go to bed with that warm OMG feeling of having just finished a Zelda game.
Collected all Gratitude Crystals, really let down by the lack of pay off, both in terms of final reward and the end of the overall quest.
Garcia
Member
Exactly. That's what this game needs. Instant warps inside and outside previously visited locations. I don't like having to go from A to E in the very same region by reaching the skies, then U-turn just to drop down again and then choose the location I want to go. That's stupid and shouldn't be an issue at all.
As for the sky travel being fun I definitely think the opposite is true; It would be fun if they added optional challenges from time to time during the story progression. To me it just feels monotonous. It was very refreshing for the first couple of dungeons, but then it started to feel empty somehow.
And then you have pleasant surprises: I really thank whoever came with the idea of the
Thunderhead battle against Levias