I Was Wrong About Skyward Sword - gillythekid
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The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD is out. Does it fix the problems with the original game?
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So what do you think of Skyward Sword HD?
Gily, Please review Cristales!
Finally someone else thinks BotW sucks.
i'm with Jim Sterling on this game being shit because of the garbage forced motion controls that don't really add anything.
Are you feeling better after the Mario Golf vid?
i couldn't disagree more with you on this one. skyward sword is one of the worst zelda games. yeah they may have fixed a lot in the hd version but it doesn't change the forced direction combat still, the bland overworld and the insane hand hold nature of the game and the boring back tracking. there is still so many things fundamentally wrong with skyward sword. also breath of the wild is an amazing game.
Seeing as you're only 10 hours in. I'd like to see a part 2 of vid when you finish it.
can hear all the complaints about back tracking coming in which is why I quitted the game on the wii
@@kocant1274 The backtracking complaint is way blown out of proportion imo. When you return to old areas, it’s usually to either unlock a new section of a region (aka find an entirely new area), or the region is mixed up in a way like the flooded faron woods or the stealth section of eldin volcano. People make it seem like the exact same areas are reused several times which isn’t really true
What's going to happen first.
This video getting a part two.
Or BOTW 2s release.
"Is Funky Kong Really worth the upcharge?"
Can't wait for your Mario Kart Wii HD Port video in a year.
It really is just a matter of taste. It’s kinda funny but I like basically every 3d Zelda just because of different reasons. Skyward sword is great, but I prefer breath of the wild because of the open world. But the dungeons on skyward sword are way better in terms of how their designed comparatively. Like you said, it really is just up to taste
"Is Funky Kong Really worth the up-charge?"
No. People complained and meme'd about that too.
I love this game but I wish they gave us a fast travel that wasn’t lock through an amiibo. A fast travel would made the going back to same area better and not tedious.
To be honest, the fast travel is too limited to call a fast travel
@@Antasma1 ur right but closest thing they put, would of been better if the songs u learn would let u teleport to the specific areas of the song
I feel like tedious is too strong of a word to describe the owl statue system. It’s definitely not as bad as people say. Owl statues are never too far away from any location you’re in at any point. Are they an unnecessary extra step? Sure, but I wouldn’t even describe them as cumbersome.
I feel like people are exaggerating the owl statue system to make fast travel being locked to an amiibo seem worse. Don’t get me wrong, that’s still a bad thing to do, but we don’t need to make it seem worse than it is.
3:23 “The motion controls aren’t totally broken.” Five years ago when talking about Star Fox Zero: “The motion controls aren’t broken like Skyward Sword!”
No offense intended whatsoever, Gill. Just figured that someone out there might try to use your words against you, so I’m letting you know right here.
I`m pretty sure that what he meant was that the remaster`s motion controls weren`t totally broken, since he immediately mentions how on the wii doing the skyward strike thing was finnicky af, and with the joycons it works great, and therr is even a bitten to quickly recalibrate the joycon if necessary... So not really using his words against him so much as misunderstanding the context of the words used... I
`m also aware I`m responding to an nearly 1 year old comment, but I think it`s still pointing this out, even if I`m super late to do so
I can hear Egoraptor rolling in his pseudo-grave at the mere mention of Skyward Sword
"IT'S THE GAMES FAULT I SUCK AT THIS GAME!"
Dude really hates it and not to diss anyone's opinon but I don't get it. Especially with the HD improvements
@@ddjsoyenby "The game clearly tells me where to go and what to do! Whatever, I'll just either completely ignore it or bitch about it."
I actually wonder what he thinks about the HD remaster, considering it fixes some of the complaints he had with the original game, such as motion controls now being completely optional, shutting Fi up & toning down the over abundance of hand holding that the original game suffered with.
@@metashade4218 maybe we should go dowse for a newer review
Respect for changing your mind on the game. I like that in someone
9:14
THANK YOU!!! You finally put into words how I feel about the whole 60 dollar game debacle.
Yes, Funky Kong IS worth $10, thank you.
Look man I get what you're saying about the enjoyment being worth $60 but that doesn't mean it's good or we should accept it being full price for a remaster. This is not a good practice and Nintendo overcharging for Tropical Freeze doesn't make this better it makes it a pattern. A pattern I'm not ok with. As a game it may be worth it but as a product that's not ok. Not for me which is why I have not and will not buy it.
You weren't wrong. A good game with bad controls becomes a bad game. They fixed it, and now you like it.
The only thing I don't like about Skyward Sword is the third act of the game before going to the last dungeon. We have to come back to the old areas again for the third time 🙄. The last battle against the imprisoned was also annoying. But, despite all that, it's one my favorite 3D Zelda games, far superior than Breath of the Wild
The opinion on Skyward Sword shifted right on time with the people who played it as kids growing up. The internet is forever young, and what gets reappraised well is always tied to nostalgia. For example, when I first started browsing the internet, Mario 3 was heralded as the best Mario game. Then, it was World. Then about a decade back, it was 64. Recently, people "came around" on Sunshine, and now, Galaxy holds a special place in most hearts.
The only constant here is the march of time and a desire to look back.
I never played alot of great Wii games cause of the janky motion controls. I also missed out on Star Fox on wii u cause I refuse to play a game that forces me to use motion controls. I'm a lazy cunt I don't want move around when I play games.
The whole section on why you didn't like Breath of the Wild that much really hit home for me as someone who never really enjoyed the game. I remember feeling really scared to share my opinion on the game back in 2017 cause everyone was in love with it and we also know how people can be when 1 person comes out with a different opinion (granted it's easier to share this opinion nowadays as more people are coming out about their problems with it). Something I do remember, though, is rewatching your "The future of Zelda worries me" video several times since you seemed like the only person that shared my thoughts on the formula BotW had set up.
As for Skyward Sword, it's my favorite Zelda game and basically has been since it came out. It might just be because I love the Wii a lot and find motion controls really fun, but no other Zelda game has come close to the same level of happiness that SS gives me.
A big 3D Zelda game seems more worth the price unless it's a lot cheaper on previous systems and on multiple systems, but most side-scrolling or game boy like games are usually not worth that price tag. Basically Skyward Sword, worth the price. Link's Awakening remake, not worth the price.
I started it again on Wii. The controls are so terrible. Are the controls better on the Switch?
Yeah I like botw but it is not a replay friendly game.
honestly, my only issue with skyward sword is that it feels a bit too long for its own sake.
Especially the final third is absurd in just how forced the padding is. Remember the name "Scrapper". You'll soon understand.
And i'm still in the park that would love a part 2 video. Not to see you rage or anything, i pretty much agree on all your point that this port fixes everything. I just really wanna see your "complete" thoughts on it.
Reasonable points. I remember not liking it before everybody collectively decided not to like it, but meh. It can be a fun game... It's just kinda meh.
I agree with most of what you said about Breath of the Wild. During my first play through I focused on the main story and was disappointed when it ended as there were parts of the map I hadn’t even visited and no big dungeons. After a hiatus, I am currently playing through it a second time with all of the DLC and focusing on completing the side quests and exploring first. It’s giving me much more enjoyment this time around
I had so much fun playing SS HD. Might not be worth it for those who completed the original but VERY worth it for me
Good point on price being worth if the enjoyment/brand quality is there. I can never get behind the 1 dollar spent = 1 hour played principle that most use to gauge if a game is worth.
Can you do megaman x reviews
I wish they did a remake of the original Legend of Zelda, like they did with the original Metroid with Zero Mission on GBA, where they take the old game, give it new graphics and new content. Heck I’d even suggest to Nintendo to transform the original Legend of Zelda into a 3D game, with BOTW’s free camera and traditional controls and emphasis on exploring, classic weapons such as grappling hooks and stuff from traditional Zelda games, and making the dungeons have items that help progress further into the game.
Omg finally a youtuber that doesn't like botw! I felt like I was going crazy. I don't like botw and with everyone constantly praising it I felt like a weirdo.
I'm just tired of the open world genre as a whole. I don't have time or interest to spend tens or even hundreds of hours and I get bored easily, so quality over quantity for me.
@@JoakimOtamaa "Quantity over quality" describes open worlds very well.
I was enjoying Skyward Sword myself but (and why do i do this to myself?) I started playing Resident Evil 2 Remake again 😂 Resident Evil 2 Remake is such a phenomenal game 😊
true.
@@ddjsoyenby yeah we always want to go back to games we love, I’m the same with Yakuza too, I’m always replaying that series 😊
I’m glad you’re enjoying it, but I would love to hear your updated thoughts once you beat the game. I really enjoyed the first third of the game or so too, but by the end I was so over the 3 areas and all of the backtracking. Hopefully you continue to love it!
So crazy, I was just talking to a friend today about how I didn’t really care for Breath of the Wild as much as the rest of the world seemed to. A lot of the mechanics of the game bothered me to the point of annoyance and sort of sullied my experience. It’s definitely an interesting new take on the Zelda formula, but just isn’t for me.
The only game I've enjoyed less specifically because of the price was Halo: ODST. I bought it at midnight and returned it 4 hours later. No reason it should have been $60. I enjoyed it less because the whole time I felt like I just got robbed. When I bought it again later for much cheaper I could relax and enjoy it. I think there are times price directly effects enjoyment. MGS5 Ground Zeroes is another example.
Tbh 60 Dollars for just a hd remake is just a bit... much.
A good remake is for me honestly is that try to iron out the originals flaws and gives extra content.
People can hate about most of the pokemon remakes they want (By BD/SP absoltuly rightfully tho) but at least the remakes (bar Bd/Sp) try to improve from the original games and deliver extra content.
If I ask someone what their favorite 3D Zelda game is I think any answer is valid and says more about the player's preferences than about how to objectively rank the games (which is impossible). I love them all (except TP which still wasn't bad). I've been playing BotW for almost 600 hours now and SS is my 3rd favorite after OoT and MM.
Having said all that, since you're opened the door on unpopular opinions, I actually really like backtracking. I feel it makes the world more "dense" and realistic to visit places multiple times for multiple things. It's pretty lame that an entire mountain range would only matter for one single item or something.
OoT is filled with backtracking:
You start off in the forest, you come back to the forest to get song to unlock the volcano, you come back again to get a medallion, you come back a few times for side quests.
Every major location gets at least 2 visits (child + adult)
and the grave yard/kakariko are the site of like 5+ little quests over time.
MM is literally about backtracking.
One reason I didn't care too much for TP is because every area felt like a place I went once to fix in a transactional way and then never really cared about again. It was a "vast" empty world. SS is a smaller denser world that unfolds from multiple angles. The first time I went to Lake Floria/the Ancient Cistern I was like "THIS WAS IN THE FOREST THE WHOLE TIME!?!?!?". The sand sea isn't just "more mining facility". I've always felt that the "there are only 3 locations you keep going to" is kinda misleading. There are only 4.5 biomes: forest, volcanic, desert, sky but there are actually about 10-12 locations between them, at least, and they're different.
The only thing I think would've made this worth buying is if there was fat trimming. But the lack of it really hurts this port for me. Skyward Sword was already a bloated mess, but the fact that there was a chance fix the problem EVERYBODY WHO BEAT THE GAME and the dev. team didn't take it, really hurt it in my opinion.
I still get so annoyed by people who say Skyward sword is Too Linear.
Okay so, Majora's Mask, Link's Awakening, the Oracle Games, Minish Cap, Phantom Hourglass, Spirit Tracks, and Four Swords/ Four Swords Adventure were all linear.
It's such a bizarre complaint to call this game.lienar when the majority of the games in the franchise are more often linear than not.
I’ve had Breath of the Wild since day 1 but I can’t bring myself to play it without getting bored. I’ve played for maybe 10 hours total and it’s collected dust since. It’s not necessarily a bad game but it’s certainly not even a top 5 Zelda game for me.
I'm playing though it for the first time now. It's riddled with horrible design and rushed concepts. Almost every single section of the game seems to find a new way to piss me off. I consider Twilight Princess to be the best Zelda game so far and Skyward Sword is the worst.
In fact, I might just say that Skyward Sword is the worst game I own on Switch, Zelda or not.
Edit: I just checked, and yep. Out of 165 games on my Switch I could not find a signle game that I enjoy less than Skyward Sword.
I think the takeaway from your experience with SS on the Wii was that a Zelda game doesn't need immersive controls to be a Zelda game, whereas the Wii controls really shined in games like Wii Sports, where most if not all of those games required motion controls to not feel dull and lifeless. That said, the Switch making motion controls an option was a solid choice, as I personally enjoyed the motion controls and the immersion they gave (I had a nerd moment when you used the motion controls to pull out the Goddess Sword), but it also made it more accessible for those, like yourself, that did not want to sacrifice comfort for unnecessary immersion.
I cant really speak as if I am someone who disliked breath of the wild on their first playthrough, but i did feel like it was missing a lot of things thst made a zelda game a zelda game. Like many people i was dissapointed to find out how lackluster the divine beasts and shrines were. I also thought the story was lacking. But more recently I began my second playthrough, and once I finished it I realsized how amazing the game truely was. I learned to appreciate it for what it has rather than what it missing from it that would make it a traditonal zelda experience. I know you definitely dont like botw but maybe with time you should revisit it in a new mindset.
Nice to see I'm not the only one who doesn't care for BotW. My first run was amazing only because of the thrill of discovery. On my second run I was more so focused on the mechanics and level design, not a lot of which I can say I really enjoyed. It's not a game I can see myself ever going back to.
2:26 Are there black lines flickering on the right of the game footage?
Honestly, one of my biggest complaints about Breath of the Wild isn’t necessarily the designs of the “dungeons” themselves, but how they look.
They all just look super same-y and all function the exact same. I suppose that the shrines are supposed to be like miniature dungeons, but they all look identical too. Not to mention the bosses have the same red goopy textures and ancient armors on them, it just feels... I dunno... lazy?
So I guess it was honestly a breath (heh) of fresh air when I tried out this game and saw the varied and unique ideas they had for dungeons in this game and how unique each boss is (except for one boss that gets repeated 3 bloody times). I ended up liking this game quite a lot.
I still love Breath of the Wild but I don’t get why they couldn’t have done more unique things with the Divine Beasts and their bosses. Like why couldn’t Waterblight Ganon be replaced with a pirate captain? Or maybe Thunderblight Ganon could be some kind of fast electric samurai or something? I don’t know, the game itself is still great but it feels a lot more generic than even this game which still reuses past generic Zelda locales.
Hopefully BOTW2 will be more unique, with its areas and potential dungeons, but this game is pretty sick though if you missed traditional 3D Zelda.
10 hours, HAHAHHAA you've clearly not done the 2nd and 3rd part of the game. This is one of the biggest issues of the game. Part 2, 3 where the devs really slacked off and force you to backtrack a fuck ton for annoying fetch quests just to progress the story that can easily be written out for pacing quality of life. Fi is very annoying in the original.
HD remaster is my 4th run of the game after not playing it for 7 years. I really love the music, some of the best characters are in this game, lovely art style, controls aren't an issue.
I already completed this a week ago so I've gifted it to my brother for his birthday. He knows i'm not a fan but he really loves SS alot and it gave me a chance to look back at it one more time to see if my opinions have changed with the QOL improvements. Sorry even with the improvements and most loveable characters in the series.... it still sucks because of the mandatory pointless padding.
My only real issue with the game now is the final third. The second third is fine because at least new areas open up and have nice elements to them. The final third just feels like they weren't confident with the game's length so they added another section thinking it was the right move but it makes you hate some of the areas because you're back again for the third time and not much has changed.
As someone who's about to beat the game for the first time, the game's quality takes a nosedive after the first third of the game. The dungeon quality remains great, but the game does absolutely nothing with the idea of revisiting areas and is so incredibly shameless about how it pads out the game with tedious fetch quests that it's shocking. The pre-temple content in Faron Woods and Eldin Volcano when revisiting them is unfortunately really lackluster and barebones, which is a shame because your first time through them is really fun and filled with things to do.
Breath of the Wild lacks in dungeon design, at least with the Divine Beasts, but nearly every other thing is an improvement upon Skyward Sword, besides maybe the story. The world building and exploration is leagues better than Skyward Sword's attempts and the entire game is way more consistently inventive and entertaining compared to SS. Breath of the Wild's world is so much more fully realized and creative in how you approach compared to the dull, empty sky in SS and in hindsight, the extremely linear world design in combination with the game filling itself with tedious fetch quests halfway in really hurts the game's pacing and world building.
That being said, Skyward Sword is still a very good game. Despite doing nearly nothing with the idea of revisiting areas and the game peaking in the first third, the silent realms and dungeon design past that point are still great.
Speaking as someone who only got as far as the door to the first dungeon in the original version, ive already made more progress in sshd thanks to button controls. As good as this game is the motion controls was the problem for me (who’d of thunk?).
Sshd ties with botw in my Zelda tier list, a solid d 3rd place for both games.
The motion controls are my fav but they worked better on the Wii tbh
Great review had a good laugh when you said you hated BOTW 😂😂😂
I feel you on this dude
So the truth is out. I was wondering how you felt about botw once it was actually out. It’s too bad. Because breath of the wild is my favorite game of all time but I understand I really do. I miss dungeons too.
I feel almost like a hipster saying this but I liked the Wii version and I loved Fi as a companion, I enjoyed the game on release.
"I pretty much get excited when ever I see a dragon in any form of media"
So do the scalies.
Wow dragon city has "Speedrun cheat dragon"? (or should we call that "emotional manipulation dragon"?)
And he’s battling “incoherent screaming in fear of Speedrun cheat dragon”. This game looks awesome
So when are people going to talk about how 90% of the Switch's library is multiplats at twice the price and expensive WiiU ports?
Ummm no one talks about that because it isnt true? There are a BALJILLION great first party exclusives, not just wii u ports, and... what multiplats are higher priced on switch???? Name 10.
@@sethgob5591
Just Dance 2020 was twice the price at launch (every console got it for $20. The Switch version was $40, however), for one.
>BALJILLION great first party exclusives
And how many of those "BAJILLION" Nintendo exclusives that aren't ports and don't feel phoned-in? Of the 62 first-party games, 5 are unique while the rest are phoned-in sequels or ports. There are 5 games coming soon, and they look like the developers are phoning the games in.
Mario Odyssey counts as phoned-in since everyone expects a Mario-themed platformer to have merit.
Did your family abuse you at all?
@@Code7Unltd first of all, you say its 90% of the library, i ask for just 10 examples and u literally have 1.
Second, the more time passed the more unique stuff they pumped out. I can name you many. Not just 1.
Third, on second thought, after reading that last part, i decided that YOUR parents abused you enough to tell someone on the internet that disagrees with your opinion that theyve been abused, so im sorry but if i cant have a proper diacussion here im not gonna have one at all.
@@sethgob5591
Four Words.
Santa Claus Isn't Real.
Actually most of the Switch's library contains new games rather than Wii U ports, plus upcoming new games.
Switch:
1-Super Mario Odyssey
2-Splatoon 2
3-Mario & Rabbids: Kingdom Battle
4-Xenoblade Chronicles 2
5-Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
6-Super Mario Maker 2
7-Mario Tennis Aces
8-Fire Emblem: Three Houses
9-Luigi's Mansion 3
10-Animal Crossing: New Horizon
11-Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity
12-New Pokemon Snap
13-Mario & Rabbids: Spark of Hope
14-Mario Party: Superstars
15-Warioware: Get it Together
16-Metroid Dread
17-Breath of the Wild 2
18-Metroid Prime 4
19-Super Mario Party
20-Pokemon Sword/Shield
21-Kirby Star Allies
22-Splatoon 3
23-Mario Golf: Super Rush
24-Arms
25-1/2 Switch
26-Paper Mario: The Origami King
Wii U
1-New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe
2-Bayonetta 2
3-Wonderful 101
4-Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
5-Pikmin 3 Deluxe
6-Super Mario 3D World+Bowser's Fury
7-Captain Toad Treasure Tracker
8-Donkey Kong Country Tropical Freeze
9-Hyrule Warriors
10-Pokken Tournament
11-Breath of the Wild
12-Fatal Frame V
what a bizarre take on BOTW. I loved both Botw and SS
Agreed.
The motion controls were still kinda ass for me on the switch
You will absolutely have to make a full video about Breath of the Wild at some point.
As someone who liked the original the motion controls are improved to the point my boss rush time was cut in half
Also this has one of the best final dungeons in the series in my opinion
You just earned yourself a new subscriber I'm glad you love the game you'll love the ending all I'm going to say lol
"Is Funky Kong really worth an upcharge?"
Hmmmm
Well,
Hmmmmm...
I'm honestly excited to revisit it when I can
I love the big epic dungeon mazes like in the oracle games or water temple etc, but so far the first dungeon in SS isn’t that exciting to me. since the world is so linear i hope the dungeons get better.
Wait until you get the the Ancient Cistern and the Lanayru Mines. The first 2 dungeons are not that great.
You could also do the Spyro gba games
Wow Dragon City looks terrible
The games a lot better when the levels get to flow instead of having the calculator come out and babble on every time a new element is introduced
Mario Golf is the better game.
Are you excited for the Zelda game and watch?
Yeah, I don't like botw
I was wrong about among us too
yes pretzel gaming!
I've never disagreed more
Hd version is over priced tho
Why.
Where you go
I was one of those that really enjoyed it back in the day, but yeah I'm sorry the price is still a sticking point for me. However I'm happy for those who get to experience this with a fresh perspective, and I truly am glad they feel they got their money's worth. I'm not saying every re-release or remaster has to have groundbreaking new additions or features to make it worth the price, sometimes the essential QOL improvements are enough, but to charge a premium triple A price, regardless of inflation, is a bit much. Hope you're doing okay dude, happy you found yourself enjoying this title.
I love the lore this game adds to the series
Nice, this video sums up what I thought about SS and BOTW since their inception, SS has always been my personal favorite after playing both (minus the Wiimote controls.) SS was judged too harshly, and BOTW got away with a lot more than it should have, no longer will I call this Zelda the "Sonic 06" of Zelda games. Now that SS can be played traditionally, this is one of, if not my favorite in the franchise.
At its core, skyward sword is a very solid game, until they start making you backtrack everywhere. There is just a bit too much padding in this game. That’s something that you can’t really change with a quality of life improvement
I’ve never played the original . I just bought the HD edition but apparently my cousin said the original editions demo controls at Walmart were horrible . Has anyone played the demo ?? What was your experience? Was it the same as the full game ?
I didn't have problems with skyward sword motion controls with the wii. however I have problems with the switch one but I do admit the gyro controls over power the wii controls while wii is more accurate
Skyward Sword actually became my favorite Zelda much to even my surprise. I actually even liked Fi as an odd AI who gained a soul and feelings as the game went on.
Thanks for giving the game another chance and most importantly I really hope your doing better after the Mario Golf video!
EDIT: also oh god yes, I really don’t like BotW after all my playtime. Also if you are a completionist and do the Korok seeds (and I did) the “reward” honestly was the final straw. It was a slap in my face for all the time and effort I went through. Sorry, tangent.
As much as I'd consider the quality of life changes good, the rest of the game still just isn't fixed. The game just drags super hard. It lasts about 20 hours too long. The quality of life changes don't even last for the whole game. By the end of the game, fi is once again jumping in every 3 seconds to tell you stupid shit you already know like the fact that the object that you came to the dungeon for (which is marked on, not one, but TWO different maps) is in the room. She straight up pops out to tell you that a locked door is GASP locked and that you need a key for it!
By the 20 hour mark, they start making you do the same long trek 4 times for no other reason than to watch a 30 second cutscene before going back to what you're doing. The same minibosses pop up a dozen more times in places that don't make logical sense (A robot pirate in an bajillion year old goddess tower that's been locked since the beginning of time or whatever!?)
Wind waker definitely had a big padded mission in it (which was fixed in the remake) but skyward swords padding isn't just "do a long mission that's too long at the end of the game." Its the entire last 3/4s of the game. The ending of the game feels like it comes 10 hours in, but then the yoink that ending and say go do a long meandering side quest that takes literally about 20 hours on an average playthrough.
Imagine a quest. You need to collect 3 mcguffins. You don't know where it is, so you have to find an npc who does. You talk to every npc and you find the guy and he says "I don't know where it is. I do know where a clue is, though." So you set off to find the clue. you find the clue, but its actually just a map. You open the map to find out its missing pieces. They've been stolen by moles. Chase down all the moles. You have all the pieces and put the map together, but you can't read it. You have to find an npc to read the map and tell you where it goes. You scour the world and find the npc who reads the map. You follow the directions and get to the end to find a rock. The rock isnt what you're there for, but has markings on it. So you follow the markings to find a dungeon that you have to do a long stealth mission in and at the end is a key that lets you open the door to the thing you actually want. You have just found one of THREE of the things you need. Do it again twice more with minimal to no changes and fi popping in literally every step of the way to regurgitate both what you did, what you found, AND where to go, and then repeat the whole thing a second time. That's the last half of skyward sword. The only reason it's a ""full"" release is because they make the quests meander around and repeat themselves with you doing the exact same thing 8 times with them forcing it to take as long as physically possible every single time. Without that padding and meandering, the game would have ended 10 hours in.
No waggle controls? Well that's selling point right there. Also I don't think breath of the wild is bad but playing a game more to the classic style is a little more fun. Those trials don't make up for a goid dungeon!
I really liked this game on the wii personally. I never had too much of an issue with the controls, but I totally understand people who did. I am really excited to get this on the switch though, I’m glad they made it more accessible to people who couldn’t stand it before lol
I got burned out the first time I played it way back in 2012 and never actually finished it. This time around I am loving it so much more, especially in a post-BOTW world. I really appreciate how Skyward Sword shook up the Zelda structure while still adhering to the classic formula.
Still egg
BOTW iz da GOAT
Probably should finish the game before you judge it fully...
"Skyward Bored" lol
- gillythekid 2021
i haven't played a lot of zelda, but i do enjoy the little i have and this game looks fun.
Awesome video as always gil, hope you're feeling better!
Glad to see they found a way to be more gentle with their nudging in this.
i got to the 4th temple & i just couldn't be bothered after that
The fouth temple is literary one of the best in the game...
people complain about the price of a zelda that gives a god number of hours of content, then pay $100 for the special edition of a game that's just a hamster wheel of grind for loot and levels
Must be a small, very niche group of people because I've heard more people complaining about both practices.
It literally cost more than it originally was 😂 why do people defend nintendo so bad
@@y2kjetters317 It's the toddler-tier fanbase. Likely they were children of abusive parents.
That's the only explanation as to why dogging on Nintendo (and Masuhiro Sakurai, specifically) gets the same fervent response as telling kindergarteners that Santa Claus isn't real.
Skyward Sword HD is the first time I've ever played this game. Can anyone explain to me more differences between HD and the original.
1. Fi's dialogue was cut down in HD. In the original, she interrupted more often. These triggers have been changed to be optional.
2. Cutscenes are now skippable. In the original, cutscenes could only be skipped in Hero Mode (new game plus).
3. Autosave has been added to HD.
4. When saving, players can now pick a file rather than remain stuck to the slot they started on.
5. The original game had a Sheikah Stone which would give the player hints on how to get farther in the game (and by hints, I mean it would basically tell you exactly what to do). For the HD release, this feature was removed entirely.
6. The Wii version showed a Wii remote in the center of the boss keys in an attempt to help the player understand how the piece was oriented relative to the controller. Instead, it obscured the player's view and acted more as a distraction (IMO). This was removed entirely on Switch; it was not replaced with a Joy-Con.
7. Dialogue can now be sped up and skipped outside of cutscenes. In the original, you had to wait for the text to scroll at an insultingly slow pace every time you spoke to someone.
8. Although the game is a remaster, Link's character model actually got an upgrade. He now has more polygons, which make him appear smoother in certain areas such as his shoulders.
9. Various other minor changes, especially at the beginning to change the pacing. Certain dialogue interruptions from NPCs have been made optional. Horwell now gives 20 rupees if you fetch him the headmaster's pet. The map tutorial is earlier to help players find Groose the first time.
Note: the Horwell and sword tutorials have *not* been changed. People are praising HD for making them optional, but both always were optional in the original game.
Ah, another thing: the original game had a game-breaking bug caused by doing certain late-game events out of order. This was never patched, but Nintendo released a Wii channel for fixing save files which had been affected (sending them back in time, essentially, to do things in the "correct" order).
In the HD version, this bug has finally been patched and players can pursue the endgame in whichever order they please as was originally intended.
@@zachvalzach2434 wow thats alot.
@@carterh914 Yep, they actually did quite a bit with this one. That's all on top of the 1080p/60fps upgrade. Basically every change I can think of is for the better, which is great.
@@zachvalzach2434 thats good
I sorta agree with what you have to say about the pricing. The age of the game doesn't matter as long as you get your money's worth. If Nintendo can charge the same price for a 10 hour game that's not meant to be quality over quantity, I don't see the issue. Only counterpoint being games like Skyrim, despite how much it's rereleased, it's never regiven a full price.
Skyward Sword is really good, it has my favorite rendition of Link and Zelda
Finally the bell notification actually worked properly.
Wal-Mart always sells new releases at $50 so that's where I picked this up. I will agree BotW's only real flaw is the major dungeons were pretty lacking compared to previous games, but I still love BotW's open world (my big hope for the sequel is we get a game with the great open world design of the first but with dungeons more akin to Ocarina of Time or Skyward Sword). Even as someone who did play the Wii original back in the day and did enjoy it back then, I weirdly never gave Skyward Sword a second playthrough, it's one of the few Zeldas I've only played once. With this HD version it feels like when I played the HD version of Okami (which I also originally played on the Wii), it feels both very familiar and new all at the same time.