The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword

Name: The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
Released: 2011
Rating: 49.95

2011

Action, Adventure

The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword is the first Zelda game created specifically with the Wii in mind. The game makes use of the Wii MotionPlus peripheral for sword fighting, with a revised Wii Remote pointing system used for targeting. Skyward Sword is structured very similar to previous Zelda games, as you travel through an overworld in search of temples to visit and once in you solve a series of puzzles before fighting a boss at the end and receive the next bit of plot. The biggest change is that the overworld is more focused on puzzles with only a handful of action.

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ゼルダの伝説スカイウォードソード, 薩爾達傳說天空之劍, 젤다의 전설 스카이워드 소드

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2011

Action, Adventure

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vv238

Rated 23 Oct 2018

It's a pretty sad day when I would call a mainline Zelda title middling. It is the weakest of that lot by a country mile. The combat sucks because the Wii controller is just cheap and bad. There essentially is no exploration other than a boring sky with nothing in it. The dungeons are quite bland and unmemorable as well. Some of the bosses are fun, the first time around. If it weren't for the polish this game has I might call it bad.

Rated 23 Oct 2018

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Ytadel

Rated 16 Mar 2018

I wish that the sky was a little more populated with stuff to explore but I found the overworld (that is, the overworld once you descend to the surface) design kind of fascinating, with a mix of puzzles/monsters/obstacles that kind of met a 50/50 fusion between usual Zelda overworld and outdoor dungeons. I also enjoyed the boss battles and items and dungeons etc as I do in most any Zelda.

Rated 16 Mar 2018

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oaic

Rated 18 Jun 2022

I love motion controls and I love Zelda games but I really didn't like this. Trying to remember all the gestures distracted me from the puzzles, and the puzzles distracted me from the gestures, so I could rarely lose myself in the game. The remake gives you the the option of alternative controls, but they don't work very well. There's also very little exploration and clumsy use of anime tropes. There are still a few great moments that stick out in my mind.

Rated 18 Jun 2022

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TheDiceman

Rated 16 Jun 2020

Excellent.

Rated 16 Jun 2020

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Daigoro

Rated 28 Mar 2018

Not as wretched as its reputation would have you believe, although some elements i.e Fi almost sour the experience. The motion controls can take a while to get used to as well. Still, it does enough right to be decent overall, the bosses are fun and challenging (with the one exception being the goofy tentacle monster on the ship) and the story is pretty well done for a Zelda game too.

Rated 28 Mar 2018

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