The other game with "Sky" in the title. [Zelda]
Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword. I skimmed the threads list for a thread on this and couldn't find one, soooo!
Here's a trailer for it if you're interested: The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword - Origins Trailer - YouTube
So far it's pretty cool. I got a copy early, and I just completed the first dungeon. It feels pretty typical for a Zelda game, really, but there are some neat differences. Mainly, the overworld. The sky really is a lot like Wind Waker's ocean, but at the same time there are a lot of places on land to explore. Right now I don't really get what the main conflict is, but Link is from Skyloft, a sky place, and has to rescue the land below. So basically the overworld has towns and shops, and the underworld has monsters. This set-up kinda makes areas that would normally be overworld areas in any other Zelda game more intricate, kinda like in the GBC Zeldas, and I like that. Also, if you find special cubes in the underworld, then a treasure chest will unlock in the overworld, which I think is neat. And when going to the underworld you can choose to pop up at any of the save points you've found so far, making travel a lot easier.
One thing I thought was interesting was that the first boss actually didn't use that dungeon's item, and instead entirely focused on swordplay. I thought that was pretty cool, especially when the boss told me to stop "telegraphing my moves". :P
I'm also excited to see how this game fits into the overall Zelda storyline. Certain characters have Sheikah emblems on them, and I've seen one of the old Hint statues from OoT already. One thing I think is interesting is that so far, they've only referred to ONE Goddess, and she apparently made the Skyward Sword. I don't want to spoil anything, but if you play the game I think you'll kinda be confused by that when you see what the sword looks like. Also worth noting is that a lot of the areas have the same names as in Twilight Princess, like the Faron Woods, for example.
The soundtrack is really pretty, by the way. It's mostly orchestrated, except for certain areas, but it's hard to notice the difference. It also has that "BANG you hit the enemy" noise from Wind Waker, which I welcome. :3
The art style's kinda cool, too. An obvious mix between WW and TP. Certain textures are meant to look kinda like a watercolor painting, and when things are further away a filter is kinda put over them that makes them look watercolor-y. It's obviously meant to hide the Wii's lack of graphical power, but it looks cool anyway and I find myself kinda moving away from stuff to see what they look like with the filter.
What I think is interesting is that even though this game is meant to take place before all the other Zelda games, it makes it very clear that there's a mythos behind THIS game's world, making room for prequels. I wouldn't be surprised if Minish Cap takes place right after this though, and then there'll have to be a game which bridges Minish Cap and the rest of the series, if they even care about the timeline that is.
Also, the controls totally work fine, unless you just suck with Wiimotes. :P
But yeah, it's cool. I was lucky and got my copy early, but you guys will be playing soon enough. :3 Anyone else excited/impressed/totally hating this game?
The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
Who else is playing this? If you're not, why do you suck so hard?
I just started last night. I preordered the damn thing, but it took over a week to get here, and I've been so busy with work that I haven't been able to immerse myself as I'd like. But last night I said smurf it, pulled my gaming chair up to my TV, stroked my gold Wii remote a bit, and started the game.
I haven't gotten very far yet, but I love Zelda and the dash feature has been fun.
