The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD Review

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1. Just here to stress that its going on year 5 of waiting for a switch port of twilight princess.

2. so in short you don't like the game thus you're biased

3. This seems like a lazy cash grab by Nintendo. Oh, well. Long Live Capitalism.

4. Stand in one place just rotating around link while slashing

5. 5:18 No way this man just called the silent realms bad, actually the best part of the game

6. I remain happy with my decision to refuse to give Nintendo my money. 60 bucks for this game is absolutely criminal. Go to hell Nintendo

7. In case you forgot, remember to do the sand temple first to get the hylian shield easily!

8. "Unfortunately the button controls don't really work that well"

   Hm, it's almost like the game was DESIGNED for motion controls

   The Silent Realms are amazing what are you talking about

9. Jesus do u want Nintendo to play it for u too

10. I don't like it.

11. Okay but the tear hunts being "one of the worst parts of the game?" O.o Idk about you, but that was always one of my favorite parts.

12. I literally don’t remember any of these “quality of life improvements” ever being an issue when I played it back in the day. The sword swings aren’t 1:1 exactly so maybe that’s why it annoyed people? Where as twilight princess was waggle tech all the way SS just let’s you choose from several directions and left-to-right options etc

13. I'm pretty new to Nintendo. Got my first console (switch) in 2019 after being a PS fan boy my whole life. Got BOTW. Loved it. Got Links Awakening remake. Loved it. Comparing this to the 2011 version……I'm waiting for a price drop. This is insulting to consumers. Yes I bought 3D All Stars because I never got to experience those games as a kid and it's 3 games for $60. Not ONE GAME. Just very insulting that they charge $60 for this.

14. Well as long as it isn’t as shit as breath of the wild I’m sure it’s fine

15. 2:20-LOL

16. Nintendo being Nintendo again!

17. Oh how good we had it when the remade 2 Zelda Games on the same console

18. I'm still waiting for TP HD and WW HD to come into switch. 🙁 I never played the original Syward Sword so I'll definitely get this one

19. This game looks terrible. No way in hell I’m paying $60 for this slop.

20. If I have done BOTW, will I feel disappointed on skyward sword?

21. Holy shit the koloktos theme alone has me hyped for this game? the music is crazy

22. i love that nintendo always puts in the bare minimum of effort and are like “$60 please☺️”

    so tired of them

23. And yes they again didnt bother to make the camera rotate in a free way with button controls…lazy ass expensive port for fanboys.

24. Honestly I've seen better looking mobile games. Nintendo is an absolute shambles of a company and should be ashamed that their idea of new is a HD upscale they charge full price for.

25. No one wants to play it with motion controls

26. The tear hunts were my favourite thing in ss. It just felt so eerie and otherworldly

27. terrible reviewer

28. I sensed way too much hate for Fi here. Also, sacred tear phantom stuff was one of the best parts of the game lol. so scary.

29. 4:30 this is an issue with pretty much any switch game :/

30. I really want a Link to the Past remaster

31. A guy Who never played Skyward Sword before is comparing versions… WTH…

32. If you go to setting then controllers and sensors and choose change button mapping you can change the R joy stick button (click) to L and now you can move the camera by pushing down on the right stick button. Make sure you also change L for the R button…seems weird but works great for me so far

33. I've got the old version sitting right in front of my WiiU which is ready to play so I don't think this upgrade is worth $60. It honestly doesn't even sound like it'd be worth $20 for me. Sounds like a glorified port with minuscule improvements.

34. I think the original Wii version also had to be centered from time to time.

35. Shortly after the game originally released on the Wii, one of my younger brothers kinda forced me to play the game even though I already had plans to play the Metal Gear Solid HD Collection at the time.

36. The tear hunts in the silent realm (I think that’s what it was called?) are awesome. They’re punishing as hell, sure, but I remember that insane nerve wracking atmosphere so well all these years later.

37. I’m playing the Wii version now. Centering is done pretty often in this old version.

38. If this game can use the sword with the button I will definitely buy this in a heart beat since it can’t I will definitely not buy this game it ain’t worth my 60 buck

39. BOTW was the first Zelda game I never finished. I’m a completionist so open world games like that with thousands of things to collect are a nightmare for gamers like me. I will spend every moment wandering around back and forth trying not to miss anything and it becomes a drag real fast. Very happy to go back to Skyward sword and the old school Zelda formula. Also unbreakable sword that doesn’t feel useless! ??

    This game is the 10 and BOTW is the 7. Sorry, but I loved every minute of it on the wii.

40. I think the only time I would not use motion controls with this game is while flying or playing mini games

41. I don’t think the trials are that bad. It actually fits right in my opinion. The theme of it is about courage which is what Link represents in essence and what you need to have to go through those trials.

42. What they should have done instead of this game put out remastered versions of Twilight Princess our Wind Waker

43. FAI

44. Looks like shit

45. I am inclined to think that most people who had control problems on the Wii version may have had faulty controllers. I played it on a new console and didn't have any problems at all. In fact, I was blown away at how well it worked. I absolutely loved the game. As a huge Zelda fan, I think Skyward Sword is my favorite game… or perhaps second behind Zelda: A Link To The Past. The game received rave reviews but was not as popular among the people. I do understand most of the complaints… the backtracking… the tear drop collecting… the slow start. However, to me, the game felt very fresh in a series that had little innovation since Ocarina of Time. The graphics were amazing and quite frankly don't appear much improved two consoles later. But to me, the gameplay was amazing… the story was the best… Also the game did quite well with breaking up the monotony of going from one dungeon to another. Even with its faults, I think it still holds up with the very best Zelda games of all time.

46. So tell me? Who wrote your review for u?

47. They should've had someone who played the original.

48. I think they should have done what Nigh did with the stances for the button-only sword play. In Nioh, you could change your stance via the D-Pad, if I recall correctly, and your stance would change the way he swung his sword.

49. This was easily my favourite Zelda game.

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