Zelda: Skyward Sword - Official Thread

The edge review is online. I'm on my phone right now, so I can't give you the link. Google it and you should find it.

Iwata Asks (English)

http://www.nintendo.co.uk/NOE/en_GB/news/iwata/iwata_asks_the_legend_of_zelda_skyward_sword_45404_45405.html

All 8 tracks which feature on the CD:

1) The Legend of Zelda 25th Anniversary Medley

2) Kakariko Village-Twilight Princess Theme

3) The Wind Waker Symphonic Movement

4) Gerudo Valley

5) Great Fairy's Fountain Theme

6) Twilight Princess Symphonic Movement

7) The Legend of Zelda Main Theme Medley

8) Ballad of the Goddess from Skyward Sword

( Edited 01.11.2011 18:35 by Squidboy )

Is that all the tracks on the CD?

Maybe some tracks are really long? Remember that Smash Bros Melee orchestrated soundtrack that came free with NOM in 2004? One song on that CD was 15 mins long.

Marzy said:
Is that all the tracks on the CD?

Yea, confirmed via Kotaku, who earlier reported, 24...

Yea, some are pretty long, I know the Wind Waker and TP one's are about 10 minutes long. Great Fairy Fountain is short though...

( Edited 01.11.2011 18:33 by Squidboy )

GamesTM - 9/10

"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.

- http://www.gamestm.co.uk/reviews/the-legend-of-zelda-skyward-sword-review/

I managed to get a copy of EDGE, but it was the last copy they had left in WHSmith.

GameInformer - 10/10

"This impressive combat system leads to some of the most interesting boss battles in the series’ history. Whether you’re fighting a giant scorpion or a sword-swinging robot, Skyward Sword rarely falls back on the formula of using a tool to knock out the boss and then attacking it three times in a row. You need to be much smarter and much more persistent to best these bad guys. In fact, the last two boss encounters are the most difficult fights in any Zelda game thus far."
- http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2011/11/04/a-sneak-preview-of-our-legend-of-zelda-skyward-sword-review.aspx

I don't know if anyone's pointed this out already, but don't the loftwing's look a heck of a lot like Shoebills? Link.

O'Yea, they do look to be inspired by those.

I am legitimately starting to get excited about Skyward Sword now. Which amazes me, because I've been apathetic about it for what feels like years.

http://www.nintendo.co.jp/zelda25th/screensaver/

Skyward Swords Review Scores.

It's got an average of 95 so far with 8 100's. It's also got 3 scores below 90's.

It's sad that some are comparing this game to Skyrim... Two different games. That, and the fact that it can apparently take hours to get into the good stuff seems to be the factors for those lower scores.

The CD that comes with Skyward Sword has been leaked.

The amazing Wind Waker Symphony.

Idk why people are comparing it to Skyrim. And another thing that's making me frustrated is that everyone keeps saying that the Zelda formula is getting stale. Now, when Skyward Sword changes it completely, some reviewers say that it should go back to its roots

Seems like linearity is another thing being complained about by some, but it's probably no more linear than Okami or Twilight Princess, and yeah, loads of Zelda fans and reviewers really don't know what they want out of a Zelda game since they keep complaining that it's not different enough, then it's too different, and then it's not 'realistic' enough etc.

Stulaw said:
Seems like linearity is another thing being complained about by some, but it's probably no more linear than Okami or Twilight Princess, and yeah, loads of Zelda fans and reviewers really don't know what they want out of a Zelda game since they keep complaining that it's not different enough, then it's too different, and then it's not 'realistic' enough etc.

PS: Love the WW symphony. But when they've got music that good to work with it would have taken a disaster for it not to sound somewhat awesome.

( Edited 11.11.2011 18:07 by Cheesing it up )

I'm surprised by the lack of UK advertising for the game, I've not seen one advert yet on TV. I've only seen a lot for the other big November releases, as well as one for Super Mario 3D Land a few times last night.

You'd think they'd go all out considering it's their last major Wii release.

( Edited 13.11.2011 16:07 by Marzy )

I thought about this the other day. It's crazy that they're advertising the same game over and over, here in Belgium. Heck, Mario Kart Wii is STILL being advertised on TV today. So are Wii Fit and Wii Party. But Zelda is not :/. Donkey Kong Country Returns was advertised a tiny bit around the time of its release, but that's about it.

Shopto have processed my order and should be dispatching tomorrow. I know some other retailers have already dispatched it.

Looks like it'll come on Thursday.

Gamespot have given the game a 7.5

Tom McShea

Read his Lost Winds Review:

http://uk.gamespot.com/lostwinds/reviews/6191072/lostwinds-review/platform/wii (5.5)

Now look at the games Metacritic score:

http://www.metacritic.com/game/wii/lostwinds/critic-reviews

A HIGHLY ironic quote from Tom McShea's Megaman 10 review...

"Mega Man 10 - The 10th installment in this long-running franchise proves that some formulas don't need to change"


( Edited 16.11.2011 09:01 by Squidboy )

Fuck gamespot. Even before the whole Kane and Lynch debacle, the site was pure garbage.