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Re: Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
Seems like the online embargo for the game is up on the 11th, but GamesTM has posted their review. And it seems rather glowing
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Zelda: Skyward Sword may be the swansong for the Wii, and may be overshadowed by a mere tech demo that showed Link in unrivalled detail on Nintendo’s next-generation offering. But it’s the game the Wii was born to run, and a Zelda game that showcases the kind of talent and ingenuity many seem recently to have entirely forgotten that Nintendo is really all about. Spellbinding, dramatic and absolutely epic in both the world it paints and the story it tells, Zelda: Skyward Sword is a hugely important event for the Wii, for Nintendo, and for anyone with even a passing love for the venerable series it celebrates. But overall, it’s an utterly essential videogame; a flash of fantastical brilliance in an increasingly commercial field of production line entertainment. Buffed and polished to a perfect point, Zelda: Skyward Sword is one in the eye for the naysayers, and a spectacular return to form for its developer; a solemn reminder that, when it comes to crafting worlds, nobody does it quite like Nintendo.
After this year, though, there's a serious chance that answer is going to change. I've spent enough time with The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword now to realise that this may very well be the best Zelda game ever made. There's no aspect of series tradition that hasn't been revisited and reassessed, and the way that it uses motion control is so effortless and enjoyable that it makes you really mourn for what the Wii could have done if more developers had only made the effort.
It's more than that, though. It's got a feel about it, a kind of magic, that only the best games have. The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword is a serious contender for Ocarina of Time's crown, and here are the reasons why.
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Seems to be an odd divide with this game, where its getting great reviews,but it seems like North American reviewers as a whole dislike it more than European reviewers.
There is a bit of review inconsistency out there (sites saying the game is too much like other Zeldas, directly after COMPLIMENTING MW3 for staying the same), but overall, Zelda appears to be racking up perfect scores.
The general consensus seems to be that this is the best Zelda ever made.
And since most people regard either Majora, OoT, or LTTP as the best games ever made PERIOD, I'm sure you can do the math...
The general consensus seems to be that this is the best Zelda ever made.
That's the consensus after every new Zelda release. Wind Waker...Twilight Princess...
How can one even make that reflection? OoT was never put on the "best game ever" pedestal until a few years down the road. And it wasn't reviewers who elevated the game to legendary status, it was the thousands of gamers who were blown away by it. I'm always wary of new games that get labeled "best ever" because they are surrounded in hype and haven't had the chance to stand the test of time. Anyone who makes that claim is bandwagoning or doing it for attention.
From just a philosophical standpoint, you really cannot innovate or evolve very far beyond the 3D framework that OoT laid down. That's the reality of going from 2D to 3D and then making 3D sequels. Which is why Majora's Mask was a real winner for being so fucking deviant. I appreciate the game tenfold because I played Wind Waker and Twilight Princess and saw how derivative they are.
I'm excited to get my hands on Skyward Sword, to say the least. But I'm expecting a "classic Zelda experience" as per the Ars Technica review BaBsie linked to. It may be the most polished, most complete, most expansive, or most dressed up Zelda game ever. And on that criteria it might be the best Zelda game. But best Zelda game ever would have to be the game that really changed my life, paved nostalgia, and impacted gaming forever. Right?
It's so nice to see other people REALLY liked Majora's Mask a lot. It tried something different and something that has never even been attempted after that. Being able to see how different factor's could change a character's story was amazing. Leaving that goron outside the inn because (for some reason) you have the same name as him and entered the inn in his place was fun. Seeing how Kafei and his fiancé could be reunited before the wedding and finding out every other "what if" scenario in the game was an amazing way of keeping you interested in the story.
Edit: Anyone knows what the limited edition of the strategy guide will bring? It costs $40 and I'm wondering if it has some extra sound track or something that'll be worth the price.
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If its like previous guides it comes in this really nice hardcover binding with gold leaf pages plus maybe a cloth map or something. They look really great, but I wouldn't buy one.
I watched the GameTrailers review of Skyward Sword this morning. For some reason, I couldn't stop drawing parallels between SS and FFXIII (in regard to the stripped down environments and continuous dungeon crawling). It looks as though SS did a better job at implementing this than FFXIII, but one of my favorite parts of past Zelda games, at least in the 3D era, was simply exploring the worlds.
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