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The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword |OT| Home of Punkin' Chunkin' Champion 2011
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Played the game with Yoshichan the entire weekend, I had a blast. Will post impressions a bit later but I have a question for those of you who've completed it, re length :
- Almost 30 hours in and we had basically just gotten the hookshot, judging by those numbers how much of the game did we have left?
- Almost 30 hours in and we had basically just gotten the hookshot, judging by those numbers how much of the game did we have left?
Metroid Killer
Member
Nope, unfortunately...
2 steps forward, 1 step back :/
Ok good to know. Yeah I rarely use the condoms either, but just for my OCD sake it's good to have a white small wii condom so I have a correct conform for each control size (though it should gold for this game :/ )
I was out of Rupees, so I didn't check... Ah, well. I'm in the market for a new shield anyway now. By the way, am I the only one playing a lot more agile style in SS than in TP? The shield being breakable pretty much made me abandon my usual turtle style. Best way to block attack? Don't be in the way of the blow!
superpickleman
Member
Welp.
I just got back from Target, fully expecting to be able to walk in there and nab a copy of at least a reg edition (I was hoping for a limited ed but it doesn't really matter) without a problem.
Well, I get there a few minutes after the store opens and am greeted by a mob of mostly smelly, unkempt, and generally awkward looking gentlemen walking out. They either had that smile that wouldn't be surprising to see on someone who had just had sex, or they looked anxious to get the hell out of there with their precious cargo. I knew what was coming, they cleaned SS out. If only I had done like they did and not have wasted my time showering! These guys were professional
s, I stood no chance.
Ah well I'll just wait a week or so. I have a $50 Target gift card and I'll wait as long as I have to to use it on buying SS. I can wait.
Anyway, glad to see the game sell-out, hopefully it's the same deal elsewhere.
Hope you're enjoying it gents! I'll be with you soon!
I just got back from Target, fully expecting to be able to walk in there and nab a copy of at least a reg edition (I was hoping for a limited ed but it doesn't really matter) without a problem.
Well, I get there a few minutes after the store opens and am greeted by a mob of mostly smelly, unkempt, and generally awkward looking gentlemen walking out. They either had that smile that wouldn't be surprising to see on someone who had just had sex, or they looked anxious to get the hell out of there with their precious cargo. I knew what was coming, they cleaned SS out. If only I had done like they did and not have wasted my time showering! These guys were professional
gamer
Ah well I'll just wait a week or so. I have a $50 Target gift card and I'll wait as long as I have to to use it on buying SS. I can wait.
Anyway, glad to see the game sell-out, hopefully it's the same deal elsewhere.
Hope you're enjoying it gents! I'll be with you soon!
MatthewB92
Member
Installing now and listening to the CD 
I'm happy!
I'm happy!
not if you always played with hold. (it's superior anyway)
but the lack of options suck. no minimap is a bigger shortcoming imo.
the way boss battles is set up is also worse overall. also, the game not letting save hero mode to a second save slot TWW-style sucks big time since it overwrites your save's progress and keeps some stuff.
better backup your file before beating the game if you want to 100% it.
better backup your file before beating the game if you want to 100% it.
Metroid Killer
Member
Perhaps that has been one of the best aspects of the Wii being underpowered. When someone strikes gold with an artstyle for a wii game, it always turns out to be a fucking amazing artstyle because graphical power cannot save a medicore artstyle.
Mario Galaxy and now Skyward Sword will turn out to have this timeless look just like Wind Waker.
Lionheart1827
Member
Christ. Come on Nintendo.
I'm never letting my shield break so I only use it to repel projectile back to senders. Any other way I play like in Metroid Prime : never be in the way and dodge like crazy.
Spoiler for the 3rd area :
That was especially a problem in the desert with the electrical bastards, I learned to use the skyward charge against them.
OK I'm almost at the 5th dungeon
The game is soo good. It picked up after the 3rd dungeon for sure. But. I'm not thrilled about the dungeons so far. 4 was better, but it wasn't as brillant as everybody writes.
My main gripe with the dungeons: Where are the
?
Sure
The game is really fun. I think i just hit 20 hours. Didn't even bother that much with sidequests.
had a look around the pirate stronghold. Damn that was anticlimactic. Ran around the outside of that massive fierce jaw and couldn't find the entrance... and here I was thinking that this would be a proper dungeon. Nah, it wasn't.
The game is soo good. It picked up after the 3rd dungeon for sure. But. I'm not thrilled about the dungeons so far. 4 was better, but it wasn't as brillant as everybody writes.
My main gripe with the dungeons: Where are the
Minibosses
Sure
a skeleton here and there. But come on, there was not even a miniboss before the gust blower. Opened a chest in a normal room and the item was in it. WTF?
The game is really fun. I think i just hit 20 hours. Didn't even bother that much with sidequests.
Metroid Killer
Member
Yeah put me in the 'hold z-targeting' crowd as well, feels more natural. But still they should include options, especially when such an option has been there ever since the z-targeting system was made.
butter_stick
Banned
I don't like hold targeting because I find it harder to switch between targets when there's numerous.
AbsoluteZero
Banned
Had to ask an employee of Best Buy to get my a Skyward Sword bundle--they weren't out on the shelf yet.
$54.xx out the door after reward zone certificates and tax. The $10 GC is going towards Mario Kart 7.
$54.xx out the door after reward zone certificates and tax. The $10 GC is going towards Mario Kart 7.
Didn't see this posted anywhere so I thought you Zelda fans would get a kick out of this:
http://youtu.be/mO1QBTG6EXs
http://youtu.be/mO1QBTG6EXs
JasoNsider
Member
Just wanted to come in and say I made it to Skyward Sword's release date with a 100% complete blackout. I haven't even looked at the back of the box and know nothing of the title other than it has a "Skyward Sword"
My triforce of courage is glowing. I love you all.
My triforce of courage is glowing. I love you all.
peppermints
Member
Ugh, just realized that I may be out of town for Thanksgiving when my copy gets delivered. Does anyone know if Amazon will ship it out on Sunday?
Xane
Member
Epic Tales of Penis
Banned
Yoshichan
And they made him a Lord of Cinder. Not for virtue, but for might. Such is a lord, I suppose. But here I ask. Do we have a sodding chance?
BEST TIME OF MY LIFE
I've continued on with the
Sand Sea
FML I just came back from best buy. They sold out of the Special Editions. The ONE time I don't pre-order a big game
They were going for 62.99 plus a 10 dollar gift card AND I had a 10% off and reward zone dollars. I still got the regular version for 45 and some change plus the gift card./rant
With that out of the way, I can't wait to get off work to play this. I avoided everything about this game (even trailers), so I'll be seeing everything for the first time
Android18a
Member
Or, based on the amount of ruins and structures and
robots and mining facilities
AFTER there was a big civilisation
cooljeanius
Member
I am jealous of all the people playing this game now.
Metroid Killer
Member
Fuck I can't wait to try it out on my own. The stuff in Wii Sport Resort was pretty nice, but it didn't amaze me per se.
Assuming I know which area you're talking about,
You need to hit one of the crabs with a bomb and then go and stand on its shell while it moves down the sand.
RPGCrazied
Member
Christmas came early! Now I can post on GAF in bed. See you in a week!
Now I can post on GAF in bed. See you in a week!
SirIgbyCeaser
Banned
Buying this tmr!
Android18a
Member
Phew! Just beat dungeon 4! Amazing dungeon, and killer boss!
The Technomancer
card-carrying scientician
BAHAHA
Link grabs the sail cloth with the "get item" pose
Zelda: "Link, stop goofing off"
Zelda: "Link, stop goofing off"
Skiesofwonder
Walruses, camels, bears, rabbits, tigers and badgers.
They did. It's called Red Steel 2.
Oh my I got the sword, controls so good. I'm sorry for the nerdgasm I'm about to have but this is what I dreamed of playing when I bought the Wii five years ago. This is the control system we should of had for Wii action games from day one. It is crazy to think that it took this long! Obviously I haven't played around with the other items but so far the sword combat is even smoother then Red Steel 2's! Now hopefully Nintendo has implemented it into the game well enough to really make a difference. My hopes are high!
As for the beginning, Ill have impressions when I get done with the ceremony but so far the complaints look rather exaggerated right now. Maybe if you watched every single video or already played the demo then yeah I could see it getting annoying. But for us people going in as Skyward Sword virgins I believe it makes a ton more sense then Twilight Princess/Windwaker's beginning and is so far very enjoyable for me.
Bonus points: I'm getting major Skies of Arcadia vibes right now!
Xane
Member
Hahaha yeah, loved that one too.
Metroid Killer
Member
Indeed. I think motion control would have gotten much more respect from the gaming scene had it been this good from the beginning. There would have been no excuses from devs cutting corners with stupid waggle as well when precise movement is possible.
Does your TV have built in FXAA or something? Or are you emulating? Cause holy shit those sharp jaggies are sawing into my eyes.
Anyway, once you get used to that the first hour until you lose Zelda has already been more emotional than thirty hours of Skyrim combined. The way this game does cutscenes and character interactions is unparalleled. Well that or it's just my major crush on Zelda.
Foliorum Viridum
Banned
Man, the area before dungeon 3 is like a dungeon within itself. I have to have a break after that because I feel too tired to do the actual dungeon now, haha.
The lack of one big overworld is a shame, but they really have put effort into the pre-dungeon areas, so I'm not too bummed.
However, on the map it looks like (up to dungeon 3 spoilers)
I REALLY hope that isn't the case otherwise... well, it might change my opinion of the game drastically.
Please don't confirm or deny that, though. Just thinking out loud!
The lack of one big overworld is a shame, but they really have put effort into the pre-dungeon areas, so I'm not too bummed.
However, on the map it looks like (up to dungeon 3 spoilers)
the forest, lava and desert are the only three locations in the entire game other than the sky?
Please don't confirm or deny that, though. Just thinking out loud!
Meh don't worry about it, there's more than enough variety in the game to make up for it.