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OVERVIEW

• requires Wii Motion Plus, increased precision for sword combat and item usage
• lead director is Hidemaro Fujibayashi, from the Oracle games and Minish Cap
• impressionist painting-inspired visual style
• no plans for left-handed version/mode
• controller overlay/HUD in gameplay footage is only for E3 demo, will be removable in final build
• new running, wallrunning, and controllable jump mechanics

TRAILERS

E3 2010 Debut Trailer


GAMEPLAY FOOTAGE + HANDS ON IMPRESSIONS

Demo Controls (photo from Anihawk)

Anihawk's impressions
Wired - Chris Kohler's impressions
Zelda Informer - impressions
GameXplain - impressions
GameTrailers Demo Playthrough: 1 / 2 / 3
GameTrailers Floor Walkthrough
IGN - Left-handed player footage
Kotaku video preview


ARTWORK + SCREENSHOTS

posted by BertramCooper:

Posted by Captain Smoker, click for high-res:

Screenshots at IGN

Press Kit shots resized and uploaded by Cygnus X-1:

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High-Res Artwork, Screenshots, and Logo available at Zelda Universe:
http://www.zeldauniverse.net/gallery/category-skyward-sword-89/

(all taken originally from press kit available HERE, username: E32010, password: nintendo)


INTERVIEWS / DEVELOPER DISCUSSION

IGN interviews Aonuma
Highlights from Developer Round Table
Kotaku's highlights from the roundtable, confirmation of orchestral soundtrack?
Iwata Asks (scroll down)


STORY DETAILS

[spoiler]Pretty much confirmed from the Nintendo Roundtable. Spoiler tagging allllll this shit, read at your own peril. Repeat: SPOILERS.
# Posted 6:41 PST Eiji Aonuma talking now.
# Posted 6:41 PST He is going to talk about the game’s story.
# Posted 6:43 PST He said the scene this morning showing Link diving off a cliff into a bank of clouds was meant to be “impactful” because it was an important event in the story.
# Posted 6:44 PST In this Zelda, Link is a little boy born into a land above the clouds called Skyloft.
# Posted 6:44 PST One day, he learns there is a land below the clouds ruled by evil forces.
# Posted 6:46 PST However, the revelation prompts a series of events which forces him to go to the land beneath the clouds.
# Posted 6:46 PST The reason he goes down is in the title–it’s the Skyward Sword.
# Posted 6:46 PST The sword possesses intelligence, and will assume the semi-human form in the teaser poster shown last year.
# Posted 6:46 PST It’s the “master sword.”[/spoiler]

Credit goes to ExMachina

 

[gamergirly]

I sure am!

 

[Weenerz]

So......we can't control our movement, is this an on-rails Zelda game?

Nevermind, I think I see Miyamoto using the analog stick.

 

[movie_club]

meh, seems like same old to me

 

[FoneBone]

Could you have put 15 seconds of effort into this thread?

Anyway: Wii M+
Cel-shaded visuals, not like Wind Waker (like a cel-shaded version of the OoT concept art)
Wiimote controls sword/items, nunchuck controls shield

 

[Omiee]

hahaha who put brrrrrr in the title.

haha anyway ill update op as soon as more information is revealed, man this looks good btw.

 

[TheGreatDave]

It looks terrible. Nothing Miyamoto is doing is reflected in the game. Don't release until 2012 plz.

 

[Oblivion]

Can I call em or can I call em?

Wind Waker fans lost the one thing they could latch on to. This is like the best day of my life.

 

[sixteen-bit]

I really like the graphical style

 

[Sp3eD]

Controls look like total ass in this.

It was missing his swings and everything.

 

[Omiee]

Could you have put 15 seconds of effort into this thread?

Anyway: Wii M+
Cel-shaded visuals, not like Wind Waker (like a cel-shaded version of the OoT concept art)
Wiimote controls sword/items, nunchuck controls shield

well we dont know much yet i said ill update the op.

 

[John]

this space for sale

 

[darkjedi187]

It looks terrible. Nothing Miyamoto is doing is reflected in the game. Don't release until 2012 plz.

That's for sure. The graphic look decent.

 

[brandonh83]

Good thing it's still, you know, in development. The game looks amazing.

 

[criesofthepast]

Controls look bad.

 

[Eyemus Lutt]

it looks good, but it's really unresponsive and they don't use the best thing about the wiimote which is the pointer.

 

[Weenerz]

Controls look completely terrible. Give us Twilight Princess controls with this graphical style please.

 

[Fuu]

Haven't watched it but some great impressions up here. :lol

 

[SteveSteve]

There must be something messing up the input, or else this is the worst controlling game ever.

 

[Amir0x]

oh god Zelda why

i am happy it is cel-shaded though. it means they got that side right. Take one step forward two steps back though

 

[The Dutch Slayer]

ow man the conrols do not look good a lot of interfirence in the game

game itself looks great though!!!!

 

[badcrumble]

Can I call em or can I call em?

Wind Waker fans lost the one thing they could latch on to. This is like the best day of my life.

Except for sensible, button-based swordfighting controls.

 

[CryingWolf]

Finally, a Zelda where the controls are a true obstacle to playing the game. I can't wait to spend five minutes trying to swing the sword to kill one enemy.

Pressing a button to do stuff was always too easy; deep down, I always knew, "There has to be a harder way!"

 

[BitchTits]

I really like the graphical style

Me too.

I really wish it had traditional controls though

 

[Kayhan]

 

[drakesfortune]

Noooooo

The controls, aside from the obvious interference, look dreadful.

 

[Odrion]

Fuck man, Miyomoto is getting OLD.

it's also funny to watch him helplessly flail trying to get the items to work

 

[nincompoop]

Release date 2011

Looks like it'll need the extra time too, the controls looked awful.

 

[shwimpy]

Ugh... coming out next year. FUUUUUUUUUU.

 

[Jade Knight 08]

i don't think miyamoto's playing it. It looks like someone else is playing for him while guiding through conversation.

or he's too faaaarrrr away from the sensor bar.




Nevertheless..... i love the new look of that art style. A mix of cel-shaded and realistic graphic combine into one.

 

[erpg]

It was a sad sight, but at the same time, I've never been more entertained by a demo. :lol Poor guys.

 

[Roi]

Cell-shaded....


YES! THERE IS A GOD!

 

[Dragona Akehi]

No Left-handed mode.

No GC version this time.

I'm fucked.

 

[Kajiba]

cell shaaaaaaaaaaaaaaded

 

[Alex]

Cel shading is great to hear, Twilight Princess was hideous, Wind Waker is still stupidly gorgeous, especially all those HD shots people post from the emulators, it's crazy.

Motion stuff is a bit...eh, we'll see, I just hope they have more in store for the advancement of the game design in Zelda than that. I really don't want to do the exact same box shoving and hook shotting just with motion controls. Really shake it up!

 

[Regulus Tera]

I'm going to be optimistic and say the extra year will iron out the kinks.

 

[Kayhan]

 

[ReyBrujo]

Finally, a Zelda where the controls are a true obstacle to playing the game. I can't wait to spend five minutes trying to swing the sword to kill one enemy.

Pressing a button to do stuff was always too easy; deep down, I always knew, "There has to be a harder way!"

This is what fans wanted, Zelda with Motion Plus. However, I expect the game to control much better when you are in front of your TV with the sensor bar correctly situated.

 

[Twilight Princess]

THE CONTROL WILL BE FINE GUYS, ITS JUST LIKE WII SPORT RESORT, CHILL OUT MAN

 

[Mt Heart Attack]

Graphically wise it looks awesome but yes, CC/Gamecube controller support please. PLEASE.

 

[Demoncarnotaur]

Yes!!

Although they had some difficulties this looks great. Although I will say, I loved the Twilight Princess style and set pieces.

 

[BertramCooper]

Those technical issues were embarrassing.

But there's no way in hell the game actually plays that poorly.

So I'm still extremely excited.

 

[Ataturk]

Very happy with the visual style.

 

[HorribleJames]

looks promising, but the motion controls for everything are such a joke. can you say clumsy and pointless? even before the technical difficulties it took him 8 tries to accomplish a simple action. tell me with a straight face that a regular controller wouldn't be far more fast, precise, and reliable. hate this gimmick.

 

[Metroid Killer]

Visually it looks like it's gonna be the best Zelda ever, hopfully beatting WW.

I'll wait to see how it controls though... :lol

 

[Teknoman]

Controller interference. Other than that, the controls sound pretty easy to use. No first party Nintendo title has ever had hard to use or awkward controls, so why would Skyward Sword be any different?

Did you have any problem with Wii sports resort M+ controls?

 

[BlueWord]

Graphical style is the perfect mix of TP and WW. Wasn't expecting that. Looks incredible, more than I was hoping for.

Controls don't look that bad, but I'll wait for impressions to roll in. I'm expecting them to be pretty good, though.

 

[Keru_Shiri]

So I'm guessing the consensus is, good game, bad presentation? I'm hyped regardless...

 

[nubbe]

The visuals are now perfect.

 

[toastyToast]

Looks kind of like the graphics style from Mario Galaxy. Too bad it couldn't be pure cel shaded like Wind Waker which is still one of the best looking games ever made. Fuck the haters.