Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword

[Ginkasa]

Yes

[Angrist]

Ah yeah, I was also wondering about that. I didn't start it yet because I don't want the save file to be overwritten (while I haven't found everythin yet).

I didn't know you could shield yourself from the final boss' attacks. Did it work with the Goddess Shield? I always back-flipped away when he tried to hit me.

[ZebraRampage]

Originally Posted by Angrist

I didn't know you could shield yourself from the final boss' attacks. Did it work with the Goddess Shield? I always back-flipped away when he tried to hit me.

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I didn't use the Goddess Shield. You can get an even better shield that will never break and it will never be affected by fire or electricity.


Speaking of the Goddess Shield, when I was fighting the second Pirate Boss in the Sky Keep I lost my shield early on since I was just trying to block one attack after the other. I was able to dodge the attacks and fight my way against him, eventually killing him, so that made me feel pretty good about how my "skills" have evolved throughout the game.







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I still need 5 Gratitude Crystals, obviously from the Pumpkin thing. I just tried it a few times and had the same issues as everyone else. I don't have any trouble keeping time in music, or learning rhythms, but the harp motions were never that easy in this game. I think part of the problem is that I'm too close to the sensor bar since I use my 23" monitor on my desk to play, and I just sit in my chair, which is pretty close. Other than that..I haven't really tried either of the two Rupee games, and I know I need a few heart pieces still, I think 10. I also have a few chests that haven't been open, so there are probably a handful of Goddess Cubes lying around somewhere. The game makes it almost too easy to find them though with the sensing stuff. I kind of hated how Fi made everything too easy, though I guess you have a choice to use it or not.

[Angrist]

I hardly used the dowsing ability. I also felt like it was cheating. I only used it for some annoying fetch quests in huge areas.
I think there are a few Goddess Cubes for me left to find. Also some Crystals, but I haven't counted how many.

I tried using the shield in the beginning but I didn't really like it. I was much better at jumping away from attacks, so I stuck with that.

[Shadow Fox]

Originally Posted by KillerGremlin

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Le...ion_and_legacy



Yes, the game was received with warm criticism. It received a ton of awesome reviews, and acclaim. It received way higher scores across the board than this new Zelda title...by far.

But it was described more as innovative and revolutionary when it came out. I didn't see reviewers using hyperbole like "THIS IS THE BEST ZELDA GAME, EVER!" like IGN is doing today for Skyward Sword.

Furthermore, it is clear from the above info that Ocarina of Time has appeared on many "greatest games lists." But look at the dates. OoT came out in 1998. I see 2000....2007...2009...2011. The game wasn't elevated to "best game ever status" until everyone had a chance to play it + a few years down the road.

Which is why it is 100% retarded for a game reviewer to even utter those words. One game review website cannot determine if something is "the best game ever." That is ludicrous. It's not a decision that a game review website can make.

It's a combination of a bunch of reviews, sales, and what the players think. If you told someone back in 1998 that Ocarina of Time would be voted the best Zelda title ever in 2011.....do you think they'd believe you? They might, after beating the game and reflecting on it. That process alone has to push most gamers into the 1999 year.

The problem with this is, there isn't an ACCURATE accountability of all the "best Zelda game ever" claims during the time the game was released, so OF COURSE there will be several during the last decade- because the last ten years have seen a massive boom in internet activity amongst the most casual of people (that, and unique-click-hungry sites like IGN LIVE off of "best of lists", and re-release them as much as possible to furnish flame wars on their own domain, keeping the hits coming).

Truth of the matter is, there has been just as much, if not MORE praising of OoT from its release date going into the 2000's. The PROOF of that though isn't a google away, because most of the press then was in PRINT, ads, and on dedicated gaming shows (and in Nintendo's case, direct mail videotapes).

OoT was HUGE back then- make no mistake about it.

I'm sorry, but a user-generated wiki is NOT always the brass ring, or the unit of measure for such an unmeasurable beast.

And yes, I do agree that GameSpot is shit (until the GiantBomb crew rejoined).

And yes, this is a reply to a VERY OLD post. Get over it.

[Angrist]

Yay, Skyward Sword was great. I still have a lot of stuff to do in this game... and often I don't know where to start.

Did anyone see the action figure they're going to make of SS Link? It's absolutely awesome, with so many possible poses... I've never bought game merchandise, but I'm really considering this one.

[Angrist]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uySve...gOBAjqG0erv1Bw

Thank me later.

[Seth]

thanks!

[Angrist]

Not yet, later!!