Slurpy2k20
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Skyward Sword review thread [Newest Reviews - Cubed3 10/10, GC: A, AusGamers: 7/10]
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grandjedi6
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Nah, Klepek's review was too positive. I imagine the fanboys are going to siege EGM and 1up instead.chickdigger802 said:
butter_stick
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Medalion said:
Some of the design choices in the game sound pretty bad.
It's not going to stop me buying it, but we're really not in a position to dismiss opinions in that way. The reviews have made me concerned in some respects because there seems to be a lot of what I don't like in Zelda in this game
TheGreatMightyPoo
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chickdigger802 said:
Yeah, Portal 2 will get some or a few but my brother was disappointed in it despite loving the first one.
He still think it's a very good game but I guess it's hard to top such originality and impact.
Big One said:
Who are you again?
TSA knows his Zelda.
A sparse overworld is a big problem. TWW had the same issue, big in size, not in content.
Ghirahim has been a joke since day one, he's terrible in the demo, I know he'll be back in the full game.
Tears sequence with stealth? Stealth has always been the worst parts of Zelda (See Forsaken Fortress). Not surprised this will be the same.
_Alkaline_ said:
It's missing two dungeons. Fair. The first trip to the Forsaken Fortress.
Had some great sidequests, some a great overworld (I stand by that), great NPCs, great combat, great dungeons, and great items.
It's not about the game being pretty. The fact that it was so well put together without being finished as originally anticipated is breathtaking.
chickdigger802
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Wait... who's TSA? Is he the 'voice' of GT reviews or is that someone else?
walking fiend
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You AREN'T?!!Kazerei said:Have you guys been F5ing the metacritic page every minute or something?
butter_stick
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Truth101 said:
You are my enemy and I will crush you.
_Alkaline_
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ivysaur12 said:
Ohhh, woops, I didn't realise you were taking the piss. My mistake.
This sounds legitimately disappointing for me. I've always preferred the exploration aspect of the series over the dungeon crawling, so it's pretty disappointing to hear it's putting emphasis on the latter.TSA said:
Oh well, not going dissuade me from playing the game, still excited as hell for it!
WrenchNinja
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gannonbannedchickdigger802 said:
ShockingAlberto
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A lot of that probably comes down to how the reviewer themselves felt about motion controls before they ever walked in.walking fiend said:
I don't want to pick on Patrick's review, especially because he said he did like the controls and likes the game, but opening his review with "The only game you've actually wanted to sit down and play on the Wii!" kind of colors the entire tone from thereon.
Not to say the spread in opinion has nothing to do with the game, but people can probably try to match up the reviews with how they feel about the things they're talking about to try and figure out who they agree with.
I suspect those that dislike motion controls will find EGM's review more enlightening than someone who has admitted to liking them.
Dark Schala
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Is the Gamepro review spoiler-free for the most part? I don't want to read IGN's because I barely know anything about the game and I get the feeling they might spoil stuff for me.
Errr... going back to Feep's post, I'm afraid to read Patrick's review based on some of the stuff that he apparently spoiled.
Some of these reviews have justified their scores, though. They all seem to have reasonable complaints. 80-100% scores are still great, and the reviewers, for the most part, justify their scores well within the text. And some of them like motion controls and others don't. *shrug* The bottom line is that the most valuable opinion when it comes to a game--any game--is yours.
Errr... going back to Feep's post, I'm afraid to read Patrick's review based on some of the stuff that he apparently spoiled.
Some of these reviews have justified their scores, though. They all seem to have reasonable complaints. 80-100% scores are still great, and the reviewers, for the most part, justify their scores well within the text. And some of them like motion controls and others don't. *shrug* The bottom line is that the most valuable opinion when it comes to a game--any game--is yours.
Raitosaito
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Why are people saying "the previous games got a better score but this is a better game" or something to that effect?
Standards change over time....If you like the game forget the score.
Standards change over time....If you like the game forget the score.
brandonh83
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Remember guys, hype deflation (even though at that point is stupid because the reviews are good) is only a good thing. After reading these reviews, seeing some new footage, and finally getting a better grasp of how the game seems to be designed and laid out, I'm feeling very good about it.
I'd like to comment very briefly about the more "linear" and compact level design in Skyward.
Just for a moment, let's go back and look at the original, let's look at A Link to the Past. At the time these games came out, they felt very large in scope, but they actually weren't. ALTTP didn't have a vast overworld. It's just that the top-down view with the very limited space, combined with several other factors made it feel huge and epic.
Zelda was never Elder Scrolls. Zelda is Zelda. Zelda's strengths come from its atmosphere, its game design, the puzzles, the enemy and boss encounters-- now look at these reviews and see what they're saying about those things. Most reviews are gushing about these aspects.
I'd like to comment very briefly about the more "linear" and compact level design in Skyward.
Just for a moment, let's go back and look at the original, let's look at A Link to the Past. At the time these games came out, they felt very large in scope, but they actually weren't. ALTTP didn't have a vast overworld. It's just that the top-down view with the very limited space, combined with several other factors made it feel huge and epic.
Zelda was never Elder Scrolls. Zelda is Zelda. Zelda's strengths come from its atmosphere, its game design, the puzzles, the enemy and boss encounters-- now look at these reviews and see what they're saying about those things. Most reviews are gushing about these aspects.
boiled goose
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TheFLYINGManga_Ka said:
agreed. that is what i find odd.
A lot of the criticisms seem to be fair and would hold it back from 'best zelda ever' types of claims.
maybe the highs are quite high?
TheGreatMightyPoo
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oatmeal said:
I loved the stealth in Ocarina.
Nirolak said:
Sessler did a soapbox explaining why he gave NMH a 5/5, and it was simply because of how crazy it was and he felt we needed more games like it. I thought it was just an example of, "Cuz it's my show!" It's just when you do that, it blows your critical consistency all to hell.
billy beane
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Stealth in Zelda always suck, so it doesn't surprise me if it does in Skyward Sword as well.
Biggest-Geek-Ever
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I say we get EGM, 1up, Giantbomb, etc to rank the 3D Zelda games.
Also, why do people get upset is Skyrim gets a higher score? People will remember Zelda games long after Elder Scroll games are irrelevant. such is thep ower of the franchise and what it means to fans. Were people this upset when Uncharted 2 got higher scores than Zelda TP (it did, right?)
HylianScribe
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Eh, what?
WrenchNinja
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Patrick's favourite Zelda is Majora's Mask so he has awesome taste.Biggest-Geek-Ever said:
UltimateIke
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All hail.AniHawk said:
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