Togglesworlh
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There are a lot of people complaining about stuff before that, too, though.
I'm not there, yet, so I can't judge it specifically. I understand it involves swimming. I hate swimming in SS.
We'll see!
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The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword |OT| Home of Punkin' Chunkin' Champion 2011
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There are a lot of people complaining about stuff before that, too, though.
I'm not there, yet, so I can't judge it specifically. I understand it involves swimming. I hate swimming in SS.
We'll see!
FreeMufasa
Junior Member
haha yeah. I just finished this dungeon and it's what reminded me of it.
EDIT: That boss has to be the most creepiest thing since the well boss in OOT.
I'm actually replaying it right now, and yes, i know exactly the parts I didn't care for and the parts I loved.
I honestly think this game will be looked as a classic in the next years.
Octorockin'
Member
That seems likely.
By the way, did anyone else find Link's reaction to picking up a
rupoor
Dungeon 4 boss at least has a neat finish.
victreeb3l
Member
just got to dungeon 7. you know what this means right?
collect all the things! do every sidequest! read every sign, talk to every npc, look at every corner of every room in this entire game in first person. whatever i can do to prolong the end as much as i can.
also, regarding fetch quests, the only annoying one is the one all of us were bitching about near the end. every other one felt like they had a purpose except for that one. i also think people just throw that stupid term for anything. skyward sword handled backtracking and "fetching" really well, where it was enjoyable 99% of the time.
btw,
collect all the things! do every sidequest! read every sign, talk to every npc, look at every corner of every room in this entire game in first person. whatever i can do to prolong the end as much as i can.
also, regarding fetch quests, the only annoying one is the one all of us were bitching about near the end. every other one felt like they had a purpose except for that one. i also think people just throw that stupid term for anything. skyward sword handled backtracking and "fetching" really well, where it was enjoyable 99% of the time.
btw,
anyone else heard the ballad of the windfish in their heads when levias first made an appearance? i cant be the only one
Nah, that part was good.
The shitty part was
The escort mission. The reasoning behind it was stupid, the robot was dumb as hell, but at least using your bow is still a plus and shortcuts make it shorter
victreeb3l
Member
i actually enjoyed that part lol.
i like that fuckface robot and the stuff he says. it was fun sniping all those dudes with your bow, otherwise it would have been annoying
The Technomancer
card-carrying scientician
Except
I ran out of arrows halfway through and didn't know you could grab those they shoot at you
Yep. I haven't done the infamous quest yet, but I have really enjoyed backtracking and having a good excuse to explore. It was handled very well, I disagree with most complaints regarding it.
[pre dungeon 6]
I literally just did the escort mission a few moments ago. I enjoyed it! 
Scrapper is pretty funny imo. I like when you go pick up the water basin you have the option of saying "Not that guy.."
Anyway, just entered the 6th dungeon. Fire.. So far the second dungeon in each area has been very different from the first one, so it's a bit disappointing to see another fire dungeon. Hopefully it either changes up a little or is just really awesome
Scrapper is pretty funny imo. I like when you go pick up the water basin you have the option of saying "Not that guy.."Anyway, just entered the 6th dungeon. Fire.. So far the second dungeon in each area has been very different from the first one, so it's a bit disappointing to see another fire dungeon. Hopefully it either changes up a little or is just really awesome
actually. . . That isn't the pirate king. It is an actual guardian robot that's a similar model if you ever consulted Fi about him
I'm off to the last dungeon, and while the dungeons so far have been okay, I only think 4 was really, really satisfying. And it was kinda short. 3 was the longest one and I thought it was okay, but I sorta disliked the theme. What's with the
I've had a good time in every dungeon, but very surprised how simple some (most?) are. Twilight Princess felt like it had 4 or so really meaty, lengthy dungeons.
desert AND volcano dryness? I feel like there should be a lot more green and blue. I hate hate hate the "future" version of many of the timeshift areas.
I've had a good time in every dungeon, but very surprised how simple some (most?) are. Twilight Princess felt like it had 4 or so really meaty, lengthy dungeons.
Octorockin'
Member
Haha, that was pretty great. Link's "
Nice hair
Ballad of the Wind Fish backwards sounds a lot like the Levias battle theme.
The Technomancer
card-carrying scientician
Yeah, dungeons haven't felt all that fantastic to me. They've been fun, but they feel like they're missing a level of complexity.
Yep, a lot of the world felt so dry. I was really expecting
to completely restore the desert to it's past, and have some more foliage/water areas. I haven't finished the game but I'm pretty sure it's not going to happen sadly.
sand sea area could have been an ocean that froze over.
The dungeons have felt really different in this game. They're short (well, they've all taken me over an hour each, so maybe they just feel small), but I still have really enjoyed them. And the tight gameplay elements aren't all packed into dungeons, but instead spread out into the surface area also. They feel like more an extension of the world rather than a secluded "dungeon" that doesn't really fit in with the areas around it.
While I think SS has been the better overall game, I might still give TP the award for best dungeons.
That's because it's entirely different approach to dungeon design. They may be small but they take about as much time as TP's dungeons to complete (excluding City in the Sky, that was a bit ridiculous).
Crash Station
Member
Dungeon 6 done. Didn't have anywhere near as much trouble with
I don't want this to end
Ghirahim as I did the first time (though it still killed my arm).
I don't want this to end
I had more trouble with
ghirahim
actually i think thats the first time ive ever thrown a controller out of frustration
Well, not really, I don't agree.
Dungeon 1 and 2 are not very long, complex, intricate, or satisfying. To me. Dungeon 3 felt very lengthy and had a great item, but I hated the aesthetic. Dungeon 4 was wonderful. Dungeon 5 was pretty good too. But dungeon 5 was like the first real multifloor dungeon! 4 had multiple floors but it was so impossible to get stuck wondering if what you should be doing was on an alternate floor that it felt much more linear.
I'm afraid of the pre-dungeon 6 stuff based on what I've heard.
Etrian Oddity
Member
Just fought the
. Oh the music! I love this game!
Forest Temple
how did you fight it? the thing is HUGE
decoyplatypus
Member
That's only true if you're counting the entire pre-dungeon region. I replayed TP a few months ago, and the later dungeons took a much larger time commitment than any of the SS dungeons even though I had played the game before.
Octorockin'
Member
Did you accidentally ready your shield when trying to attack?
That's what happened to me. : P Otherwise, it's an awesome fight.
People are complaining about pre-dungeon 6 stuff? I just finished with that, and honestly there's nothing to worry about. If you've been fine with the inbetween dungeon stuff so far then nothing here will bother you.
It's the post-dungeon 6 stuff that I hear the most complains about, but I'm not up to that yet.
Either you mean
the boss of it
Even so, I'll take this as a reminder not to highlight any spoiler tags unless they're properly marked. Mark those spoiler tags, people!
Finished the game last week... and it's funny how it seems to suddenly shift from "wow, this game is long!" to "what, it ended already?"
After I finished
, I was expecting another 3-4 dungeons... instead, I got the side quests (which I didn't find that bad) and a single "weird", but interesting, dungeon.
Up until that point, the game seemed far "larger"... once I realized it was nearly over, I felt a bit cheated. Not because the game was too "short", but because "normal Zelda expectations" left me ready for another 1/3 of the game.
I still think that overall, the game is great, and still don't understand some of the complaints about the small "problems" in the game. I never had any problems with the controls (I was rather surprised by the -lack- of "bowling controls" for the bombs -- it's just hold down, rotate, and throw with a guideline), although some of the "puzzle" fights were annoying until I figured out the trick.
I didn't mind the extra quests/levels, but I will agree that sometimes there is too much expository text segments -- such as the intro. It is neat the first time, but it would be nice to skip it and get right into the game... I'd hate to imagine a Zelda with all voice acting as opposed to text. Voice acting is just too slow...
So, yes, the game seems like it needs another dungeon and a boss or two -- but, then again, Majora's Mask was a "shorter" game too, so...
I need to attempt a hero mode playthrough and see if my opinions change.
(I started a hero mode quest and noticed a very MILD change in the dialogue with the first teacher in the intro segment -- are there any other story/text changes in hero mode?)
After I finished
The Ancient Cistern
Up until that point, the game seemed far "larger"... once I realized it was nearly over, I felt a bit cheated. Not because the game was too "short", but because "normal Zelda expectations" left me ready for another 1/3 of the game.
I still think that overall, the game is great, and still don't understand some of the complaints about the small "problems" in the game. I never had any problems with the controls (I was rather surprised by the -lack- of "bowling controls" for the bombs -- it's just hold down, rotate, and throw with a guideline), although some of the "puzzle" fights were annoying until I figured out the trick.
I didn't mind the extra quests/levels, but I will agree that sometimes there is too much expository text segments -- such as the intro. It is neat the first time, but it would be nice to skip it and get right into the game... I'd hate to imagine a Zelda with all voice acting as opposed to text. Voice acting is just too slow...
So, yes, the game seems like it needs another dungeon and a boss or two -- but, then again, Majora's Mask was a "shorter" game too, so...
I need to attempt a hero mode playthrough and see if my opinions change.
(I started a hero mode quest and noticed a very MILD change in the dialogue with the first teacher in the intro segment -- are there any other story/text changes in hero mode?)
The Broken Ska Record
Member
I finished the game moments ago, and as a whole, I enjoyed it somewhat. Up to the sixth dungeon, I had a lot of fun and didn't mind the fetch quests and extra bullshit. It was good. After that though, I got incredibly, incredibly frustrated and just wanted the game to be over with. I think my final clock time was 47 hours. A WHOLE LOT of pointless quests and bullshit just done to extend the game.
That said, I don't know if I would rate this higher than Twilight Princess. I didn't like that game as much, but the dungeons and story in SS felt a lot better than TP.
OH! Also, the music was fucking amazing. Non-midi music. :bow
That said, I don't know if I would rate this higher than Twilight Princess. I didn't like that game as much, but the dungeons and story in SS felt a lot better than TP.
OH! Also, the music was fucking amazing. Non-midi music. :bow
My 9 year old son is playing this and finding all sorts of easter eggs I didn't know about.
First off,
Pic of easter egg: http://i.imgur.com/lIIvT.jpg
Another one was while
pretty cool! Pic: http://i.imgur.com/pPNfJ.jpg
None of this spoils anything significant, just some neat easter eggs you might have missed (nothing that has to do with treasure, chests, etc.)
First off,
the crows in Faron Woods will try to drop a deuce on you and one of them actually pooped on Link's shoulder. LMAO
Another one was while
flying to the Lumpy Pumpkin, he dropped down from really high up and started to dive down, when suddenly flying squirrel's joined him in his free fall,
None of this spoils anything significant, just some neat easter eggs you might have missed (nothing that has to do with treasure, chests, etc.)
The Broken Ska Record
Member
I agree with
your assessment of the first few dungeons. The third dungeon was really the point I started to like the dungeons. I did hate the music in that dungeon, though.
Octorockin'
Member
A character mentions this
Until now I noticed they are
squirrels
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Deleted member 30609
Unconfirmed Member
The escort mission is by far the stupidest thing in the game. They didn't even try to justify it.
The Broken Ska Record
Member
Until now I noticed they are. If you pick them all while skydiving, you get 20 rupees... It's not worth the effort. So hard.squirrels
Yea, I gave it a shot when I took that screenshot and it was a pain in the ass.
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Deleted member 30609
Unconfirmed Member
stupid != hard
If it was hard it might have been worthwhile. It was just wasted space. Really, we can't just, you know, fly back up?
If it was hard it might have been worthwhile. It was just wasted space. Really, we can't just, you know, fly back up?
brandonh83
Banned
Ohhhh wow @ (last dungeon spoiler)
Well that got my nostalgia boner up in a jiffy
Sky Keep design and map
Well that got my nostalgia boner up in a jiffy
The Broken Ska Record
Member
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Deleted member 30609
Unconfirmed Member
I've finished the game. The last three "quests" were, at the very least, novel. This was just "run from point a to b!"
Exactly! The thing I loved about this game was constant change of pace. That, though, did absolutely nothing to shake up the pace or introduce new gameplay mechanics. Yes, it's only a few minutes, but we can still say if we liked it or not.
I didn't like it. But oh well if others have then more power to them.
The Broken Ska Record
Member
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Deleted member 30609
Unconfirmed Member
The forest one I can understand, but I thought the volcano one and -- especially -- the desert one were really fun.
The Broken Ska Record
Member
brandonh83
Banned
I think we could all agree that Lanayru Desert had a bit of a superiority complex in this game in general.