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The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword |OT| Home of Punkin' Chunkin' Champion 2011
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Tarin02543
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Glad I'm not the only one to think that Link's sounds like MJ!
SecretMoblin
Member
Is there anyone who still uses those? It's so much more comfortable to hold the OG controller, naked as a jaybird.AdamBot said:
Heavy's Sandvich
Member
F#A#Oo said:
Late last night.
I must be terribly lucky.
Regulus Tera
Romanes Eunt Domus
RE: Padding
: does it come across as an attempt to hide missing material or is it just filler for the sake of filler?
Reposting this question again.
those fetch quests or whatever
Reposting this question again.
Cygnus X-1
Member
I'm going to post my spoiler-free impressions here, because the other review thread is a big mess. Feel free to ask any questions as I proceed in the adventure!
i) Gameplay with the sword is amazing and it's the highlight of the game. What I'm really happy with is that I can swing the sword even diagonally, which was impossible before. Swinging lot of times in succession doesn't affect anything. A rotating attack is now incredibly simple to perform and the blow is also much more easier to use. The final blow is also easy and it is impossible to mismatch a final blow with a rotating attack.
Only point to pay attention: since now Link is wielding a true sword, if one wants to make an horizontal or a vertical attack, it is of course much better to put first the sword to the extreme left of right, or up and down, respectively. It requires a fraction of second and as beginning to the action can be not so intuitive (though it's more realistic), but once the first attack given, the following are much easier and faster. An action can keep going for lot of time without any efforts.
ii) Regarding the stamina bar, people who were complaining about it: why do you use it so much? If you don't press the A button to run, Link is exactly as fast as the maximum possible in Twilight Princess. The run button is clearly available mostly to carry out special actions, likt to jump on high places. Run that fast all around the place simply is not necessary and kills the exploration. So, in my experience now, Stamina is not an issue.
More to come.
i) Gameplay with the sword is amazing and it's the highlight of the game. What I'm really happy with is that I can swing the sword even diagonally, which was impossible before. Swinging lot of times in succession doesn't affect anything. A rotating attack is now incredibly simple to perform and the blow is also much more easier to use. The final blow is also easy and it is impossible to mismatch a final blow with a rotating attack.
Only point to pay attention: since now Link is wielding a true sword, if one wants to make an horizontal or a vertical attack, it is of course much better to put first the sword to the extreme left of right, or up and down, respectively. It requires a fraction of second and as beginning to the action can be not so intuitive (though it's more realistic), but once the first attack given, the following are much easier and faster. An action can keep going for lot of time without any efforts.
ii) Regarding the stamina bar, people who were complaining about it: why do you use it so much? If you don't press the A button to run, Link is exactly as fast as the maximum possible in Twilight Princess. The run button is clearly available mostly to carry out special actions, likt to jump on high places. Run that fast all around the place simply is not necessary and kills the exploration. So, in my experience now, Stamina is not an issue.
More to come.
SecretMoblin
Member
;-)Kifimbo said:
IceDoesntHelp
Banned
Wow...WOW. Thanks Gamestop. I have to wait 'till 12pm on Sunday to get my copy. ;_;
The Technomancer
card-carrying scientician
Four days....
Also, finally added to my avatar
Also, finally added to my avatar
I assume you all have seen this: http://www.originalsoundversion.com/legend-of-zelda-skyward-sword-gets-piano-arrange-album/
IceDoesntHelp said:
Hoping for a midnight release?
I preordered mine at GameStop just to be safe, I haven't preordered or purchased anything there in years but it's at least a local place that will have a copy with my name on it at least by Sunday.
I'm trying to find a place locally that'll have it available at midnight.
Sgt.Pepper
Banned
Wait is killing me. I can't take another week of waiting.
RPGCrazied
Member
4 days! Damn you lucky Europeans getting it Friday.
Regulus Tera
Romanes Eunt Domus
This is worthy of a new thread.Phatcorns said:
IceDoesntHelp
Banned
Well I was earlier this week, wasn't bothered when they said they won't, but come on. For a big release Gamestop won't open at least an hour or two earlier? Nintendo stop releasing your games on Sundays.AdamBot said:
IceDoesntHelp said:
My local GS said they weren't doing a midnight because it'd be a Saturday night... Which is bull. I was the manager of that store when the Wii / Twilight Princess released and we were there on a SATURDAY until 2:30am Sunday morning. Saturday is the perfect night for a midnight release.
I seem to remember most of their big titles used to have Monday street dates.
I just called my Gamestop where I reserved the game, and they are doing a midnight release. The UWS store on 84th/Amsterdam and the Union Square store are the only two stores in the city doing it. They're calling everyone with pre-orders at the store to forward the message onward.
Metroid Killer
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Just got a new monitor, and now I want an awesome Skyward Sword wallpaper.
Anyone got some nice wallpapers for the game?
(my resolution is 1280x1024 btw)
Anyone got some nice wallpapers for the game?
(my resolution is 1280x1024 btw)
RPGCrazied
Member
I'm using this wallpaper. Its nice.
Metroid Killer
Member
That's really nice to hear (and hear it being echoed a lot in this thread).jarosh said:
And it's not like the bosses of TP were bad or anything, Stalfos Lord was fucking awesome, so were the Morpheel and Dragon bosses. Some of the most epic moments in the game.
The Technomancer
card-carrying scientician
Fucking yes. One of the best things TP did were the boss fights, apart from the pathetic difficulty.jarosh said:
Android18a
Member
Nintendo-4Life said:You can also walk while playing, it's awesome!
I'm hoping for a Pied Piper moment where you're walking along playing it with a trail of rats/cats/something following you around.
Exterminieren
Banned
If Skyward Sword has any boss as awesome as the City in the Sky boss, then it has my heart.jarosh said:
MasterShotgun
brazen editing lynx
Would you mind posting a link to it? It looks really nice.RPGCrazied said:I'm using this wallpaper. Its nice.
Metroid Killer
Member
Do shops do midnight launch depending on how many preorders they have, or is just loosly based on what are high profile games? We never have midnight launches for games save Wow stuff here in Denmark.
ShockingAlberto
Member
So...my Sam's Club just had this out
No "Do not sell" sticker on it
I didn't buy it because I'm getting the gold remote bundle from Amazon, but it was sitting there. You might want to call before you rush out to check, though.
No "Do not sell" sticker on it
I didn't buy it because I'm getting the gold remote bundle from Amazon, but it was sitting there. You might want to call before you rush out to check, though.
TheCongressman1
Member
What's the chance of getting the game at Walmart saturday night at midnight?
HylianScribe
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Phatcorns said:
Regulus Tera said:
I just pre-ordered that two days ago from Play-Asia. It has a CD? Oh man, that's pretty awesome.
The_Darkest_Red
Member
I'd say your chances are pretty good. I still remember going to my local Walmart the night Galaxy 2 came out and picking it up as the clock struck 12.TheCongressman1 said: