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- Skyward Sword deserves better.
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Groose was SUCH a good character. So fun and his character development was sooo good
My own head cannon is that Groose Fathered the Graudo people. He's a great character.
Both Groose & Ghirahim are Great inclusions to this series.
@@matthewvandyk7773 Yup it would make since he's the beginning precursor to the blood line as ganondorf I mean especially when you take into consideration groos was there to stop the SPOILERS for the newest Zelda .....
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The second prime evil of the series!!!!!!!! before the curse was said to the hero Yeah I beat EOW like 4 days after it's release iam still pretty shocked about that REVALTION the whole Zelda universe and everything in it happened because of this first PRIMARY EVIL sorry demise your now second lol
Also this makes a new good connection theory what if majoria bullam and dethl all 3 timeline dimension entitys are not from demise but from the first PRIME EVIL?!!!!!! It would fit pretty well with NULL Theme don't you think.
Even given the extreme linearity of SS, with things like the sailcloth, stamina wheel, and upteen number of items you can collect and upgrade, it's clear SS walked so BotW could...uh...climb.
Lolol indeed. What’s cool about the beta footage of breath of the wild is the paraglider design is the exact same from skyward sword.
True, except I'd argue the Deku Flowers in Majora's Mask and the Deku Leaf in Wind Waker are more similar to the paraglider
Nope, actually that's A Link Between Worlds XD
@@LittleBeanGreen i like SS more than BotW. Y does the hivemind love BotW/TotK but love to hate on older stuff like SS that obv inspired it?
@@RealPersistences if we knew we could solve it ha
Personaly I've never been burned out by the traditional formula, I really dont know why, maybe its because the reason I played Zelda games was strictly for the dungeon and story, so I didn't really care how the structure was as long as the dungeons and story was good. I also got into Zelda at around 2010, which meant that most Zelda games were out already.
And that's exactly why BotW and TotK are crap. No good dungeons and no good story.
@@anthonyfarshaw8619I 90% agree I am a old Zelda fan and have played them my entire life but I don’t think Botw and totk are genuine bad games it’s just not what I look for in the Zelda series
I absolutely do not see the “restricted access to the open world” until towards the end of the game as a downside of the classic formula. I think not immediately being able to go to every place on the map at the beginning of the game is actually a good thing. It makes for some really great moments when you obtain a new method of traversal. In A Link to the Past when you get the power glove that allows you to move rocks, suddenly you remember all sorts of places around the map where you saw rocks you couldn’t move, and you see the whole world in a new light. That kinda thing makes getting a new and useful item or ability exciting! In BotW and TotK (I love them both, I really do) there’s nothing like that. You can reach any part of the map at any point, go anywhere…it’s boring. There’s never a moment in those games where you suddenly see the whole overworld in a completely new light. Increasing health and stamina isn’t really as exciting as getting a hookshot, for instance, and cooking meals to brave cold environments etc. just doesn’t hit the same. I do love both games, but there’s absolutely something missing with a “true” open world. Aonuma is so, so wrong about this. It baffles me that he can’t see it.
This!! I really liked returning to the areas over and over to find places I needed to re-explore.
The world despite it linearity, was very cozy. Skyward is a cozy game for me. Except for the …. Silent realms and… some boss battles.
SKYWARD SWORD IS LITERALLY MY FAVORITE ZELDA GAME AND YOU CAN ALL FIGHT ME I CRY WHENEVER PEOPLE HATE ON IT
I AGREE! THIS IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE ZELDA GAMES!😭
me too 😭
Fr this game is goated
Mine as well. The story itself is really an amazing origin story. plus there is a Prologue manga that narrates the perspective of Hylia's first hero that is also named Link.
Cool! This game is only hated because of the whole Zelda Fatigue.
Skyward sword is so much better than people treat it as. One of the only games I've truly felt emotionally impacted by
Alongside Mario Galaxy.
It’s got probably the best rendition of Zelda’s Lullaby
@@seasonembrace3624and gave us Ballad of the Goddess.
@@amandaslough125 Lovely song as well. It's also a backwards rendition of Zelda's theme supposedly.
This game hands down had the best characters and story.
It was like windwaker and twilight princess combined.
I only wished some of the areas were larger and had more towns. It needed to be more open rather than linear.
There are some bosses i do not miss… the toe scaley monster 💀
I actually thought the motion controls were not that bad
Same.
Skyward Sword fell into bandwagon hate just like Zelda 2. I played Skyward Sword when it came out. I played it in the most worst possible way, a broken wii remote plus that would constantly disconnect from the nunchuck yet in even that circumstance I enjoyed the game.
Wind Waker also had the bbandwagon hate.
It's such a great game.
Agreed. It’s like a mix between Traditional Zelda and Open Air Zelda.
Skyward sword was immediately one of my favorites. It to this day is among my top three.
I really admire your editing skills. Keep up the good work Jojo. Also, SKYWARD SWORD RULES!
My first Zelda game was A Link Between Worlds, yet Skyward Sword is my favorite.
Why do you love Skyward Sword?
I heard they put Fi into the silent realm in the HD version and improved the controls.
If they added a new funky mode starring Groose I would have picked it up day 1. Love that guy.
You hear her voice once in the silent realm, but Fi can’t follow you in.
@@johncoe929(They were making a joke about Fi not interrupting you in the HD version, so she was made “silent”, so “put into the silent realm”)
@@EMLtheViewer oh, lol
Am I the only one who never had a problem with Fay?
You’re not alone! I love her voice! It’s so calming to listen to.
She's calm fr unlike Navi lmao
shes so pretty
Agreed. I even made a painting of her.
@@traviscunningham7062 omg, where can I see it?
skyward sword is so freaking good.
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@@abadab1024 idk man I played it like 3 months ago on the Wii and I didn't really enjoyed it
Do you prefer Twilight Princess?
@@traviscunningham7062 yeah
I respect your opinion though! 😉
Skyward Sword was my second ever Zelda game so I’m biased, but so much of Skyward Sword is so good, I absolutely love the game to bits. I remember finding out how much everyone hated the game and just being shocked. Glad to see some love for it!
What’s your first?
@@traviscunningham7062 Ocarina of Time, which not so coincidentally is my favorite Zelda
The HD remake did it justice! I’m surprised you didn’t talk more about this
I love Skyward Sword, ever since I rented it for the Wii over a decade ago.
I'm the type of person who likes Dungeons and Combat the most in a Zelda game.
And what do you think are the two areas that Skyward Sword is the best at?
I super couldn’t agree more, I’ll admit it may be some amount of nostalgia talking, but I freakin love this game!
For me, this game is the best Zelda game ever! The motion controls are the best form of combat in the Zelda series and the dungeons are pretty awesome. I just wish it had an ocrina of time style of hub world, but whatever
SS with a OOT styled hub would be so cool!
@@traviscunningham7062 exactly! A missed opportunity, and is an idea that Nintendo should go back too!
Skyward Sword is my favorite 3d zelda because of how linear it is
Wind Waker was also linear and somewhat Twilight Princess.
@@traviscunningham7062 those are the 2 3d Zelda games I've yet to beat
I love linear games too!
skyward sword has got to be my FAVORITE zelda game of ALL TIME. sure a lot of things can be challenging and/or frustrating (silent realms, imprisoned, some mini games), but when you’re done with it it makes you feel amazing. like completing all of the silent realms for the first time made me feel like a professional 😂 and plus, if it wasn’t for all of these challenges, people would probably say the game is “too easy”. so no matter how little the flaws are, people are *always* gonna point them out and ridicule them. that’s a very valuable life lesson i’ve learned!!
and the temples are legendary, i usually get pretty bored in some of the other games’ temples, but in every one in this game i was entertained.
and the story is great!! one of my favorite storylines in the zelda franchise.
it’s shocking and quite sad to see that it’s getting all this backlash. it deserves praise for being an amazing game!!
Skyward sword was my first ever zelda game and it was absolutely insane to realize that by complete accident I had played the game that started everything. My understanding of the story for later zelda games was so good just because I started with the game that made the Master Sword and the curse between Zelda, Ganondorf, and Link
The HD version is absolutely amazing. I have the game and WiiU as well. And I was never a fan of the motion controls. However the Switch port improved the controls. It was acctuly my favorite Switch Zelda game until TOTK came out.
That said i honestly would love Skyward Swords dungeon amd story telling to show up in the Zelda game, but with the open world aspects from the newer games. Lile a combination of Skyward sword and TOTK..
This!! Thats was im hoping for too. skyward too linear, and btow too open.
Need an in between with the right amount of both
Maybe because I played this game for the first time on Switch and not on Wii, but I had an absolute blast finishing it. Recently I finished Ocarina of Time 3D on 3DS and for me Skyward Sword is in no way inferior to it. I do not understand all the negativity some may have towards this gem of a game.
Good vid. I finished SSHD just a few days ago and it was my second ever Zelda after TPHD last year. I think the games biggest problem was the lack of variety in locations, which was made worse by having to back track through them during the last quarter of the game. My favourite part was the sidequesting, and I think the character moments in the story were super well realized
when I was little I LOVED skyward sword. It's a really good game for getting in to the series due to its placement in the timeline. You don't have to have very much background knowledge of the lore to understand the game, and it's fun and intriguing dungeons and fantastic soundtrack make a really good hook for new fans. That being said, I still enjoy this game a lot, even though I've played a lot of other zelda games, so I'll never quite understand all of the fuss. Great video!
Thanks so much SS is my second favorite (my first before Totk) and I was surprised to see how hated it was
TOTK is also hated.
Well, time to send Nintendo more of my money and finally try this one out... Great video!
Skyward is my 3rd favorite Zelda after Ocarina and Majora. But I love all the 3D Zeldas, except Twilight, which I don't love but I like and it's growing on me. They each have things that stand out and things they could improve, it's just that Skyward's shortcomings are a little easier for folks to separate and bandwagon on. I'm glad to hear that younger fans are coming around on this game. It's like the Star Wars prequels. When you don't have the bagged of failed expectations you can enjoy a thing for what it is. I think we're seeing some of that dynamic play out with Tears right now.
What's so weird today is hearing folks complain about TotK/BotW and say they wanted deeper lore, better dungeons, more enemy variety, a stronger linear story, traditional dungeon items, and then hearing them say they don't like Skyward Sword. I don't understand how you can feel both of these things at the same time.
SS checks all those boxes.. the ppl hated on the motion controls and never gave it a chance. 😂 this was the 1st Zelda game I beat so fast. I was engrossed in the story
As a person that considers SS a disgrace to the series and my first ever bad game: I think that SS was a complete downgrade from TP. Mind you, I didn't feel the "Zelda fatigue" (nor did any fan I've ever met in person), to me the open world stuff should have been integrated with a linear plot. This being said if Ocarina or Twilight are a textbook definition of good linearity in games, SS is why everyone at the time hated linear games. With the exeption of a small hub, the whole game is made of linear dungeons, even when you are outside it still feels cramped. The only areas that opened up were the sky, which barely had anything to offer, and the time-travel ocean, which honestly could have been a concept for a better game. Combat revolves around the wiimote gimmick, making it frustrating at worst and repetitive at best. On the topic of the "deep story" SS suffers from Nintendo's need to murder any sort of story or continuity, so we got memorable characters like Fi, who exists only to be a sentinent tutorial set on "the player is 3 y.o." you're supposed to bond with Fi, at least I think that was what the game was trying to comunicate to me, it's hard to say until the ending, when Fi explains to you that she can't come back and that you are supposed to feel sad for it, like she had a personality or something. Grouse is the only good character, which is why he appears for something like 15 minutes, of course we wouldn't want our players to interact with something resembling an actual person, we need to lower the bar so that Fi can pass. The game has a lot of cool mechanics, I will concede that.
Skyward sword is one of my favorite Zelda games and is truly overhated
It doesn’t deserve the hate imo. It was the foundation for BOTW and TOTK.
for real
Tbh the calibration and motion control issues was mainly a switch exclusive. Everything was accurate on the Wii. If it wasn't working that's because your nunchuck wasn't connecting, which would be a system issue, not game.
The biggest thing I've noticed is players never figured out that it's not actually 1 to 1 motion controls. It has to deal with the remote being the center point, not the player. So in reality, you only need wrist flicks to swing. The real concern is not twisting your wrist. Because if you swing left but your wrist is twisted 90°, the game will register swinging up. I bet most players taking note of this would dramatically reduce their motion control issues; unless there's too many bluetooth devices in the room etc.
@@amandaslough125 that's very true, lowkey forgot about that
That's not even remotely true. The bamboo cutting minigame on Wii was basically a test to see how quickly the Wii remote would lose calibration.
@@Pan_Z that's more of a thing with the nunchuck disconnecting. I mean getting accurate shots, which were at minimum much more accurate than switch. Probably didn't word it greatly my bad
This video's editing is amazing, how do you not have more subscribers at this point?
Skyward Sword, while not my favorite Zelda game, had some of the best design ideas I have ever seen. It created a deeply attractive world and some of the best dungeons in the entire franchise. I just wasn't crazy about the motion controls or the bosses.
What’s your favorite Zelda game?
I struggled with the fact that none of the NPCs, not even Zelda's father cared about the plot. Nothing that Link did, except for those tedious imprisoned fights seemed to affect the plot.
skykward sword is my favourite zelda game. thank you.
One of the most flaw in f this game is that it did not included the *Second Quest* story. Nintendo was originally gonna put a playable Zelda in this game. But that unique concept is eventually scrapped and sent it to used for the game's credits. Personally I wanted to see her own adventures from her point of view.
That wouldve been so amazing to have!
This comment aged fast. Not poorly or well, just fast.
@@Hurtle885hu8bu wand of gamelon remake lets goo~
I believe it was scrapped due to time constraints unfortunately. But that’s the reality for most games. The devs are often unable to implement all of their ideas into the game in time for release. We just don’t always find out about them
Great video! Loved the editing!
The Zelda series is what got me into gaming as a little kid. I started with Ocarina of Time, and grew with the series from there, playing every major 3D title more or less as they came out. And I *loved* Skyward Sword. The game has always had flaws, but I think people have largely misidentified them. The flaws were things like the mandatory motion controls, Fi never shutting up, and having to re-learn what an Amber Relic is about 140 times across a single playthrough (all of which were fixed in the HD remaster). A tightly-designed world focused on dungeon-exploration and combat isn't an objectively bad thing, and I don't think it was fair of people to claim the game was bad simply because it wasn't trying to be the thing they wanted. And Skyward Sword executed this formula just as well--if not moreso-as past titles. But people weren't really looking at what the game actually was, only at what they personally wanted it to be. SS was a more-than-worthy celebration of the Zelda series, and it stands equal with OoT, Twilight Princess, and Wind Waker in my heart.
Banger video. I've always loved Skyward Sword, and I'm glad to see others appreciate it too :)
i personally love skyward sword as an old player
You might like assassins creed odyssey.
So glad I stumbled on this video. Big Asumsaus vibes in the best way possible
Your videos are getting better and better Jojo ❤
Live the video, we’re gonna make this the most beloved Zelda game together
Great video editing. I usually treat TH-cam like a podcast, but this one was too fun to pay attention to my chores!
Skyward Sword is one of my favorite Zelda games, and I'm kinda bummed I've never been able to beat it. I got it when it came out, played up until I started those trials where you have no sword, and got sent to foster care shortly after. My mom sold my Wii while I was gone. Years later, after having my child, I bought it again, got to Lanayru for the first time, just to have my child's mother give it away while I was on a trip. Now that I'm 26, I plan to get the switch version, and hopefully I won't have the same bad luck.
May you be granted people in your life who respect your belongings.
I love this game. I got the cool preorder bundle as a kid. I’m not sure where that soundtrack CD went… The motion controls were frustrating as a child but I eventually beat it. Playing the HD port on the switch made me love the game even more. I can’t say I’ve ever been tired of the original Zelda formula, 2D or 3D. This will always be my favorite video game series.
Using game review websites to get an idea of how people feel about a game is like using the smell of a dog turd to gauge what pudding tastes like. Go fan pages in social media to get a better understanding since critics, even back in 2011, are pretty detached from gamer interest.
SS came off the trail of Twilight Princess which was a good game but disappointing after that one amazing reveal trailer. Didnt help that the E3 announcement for SS said that the overworld would operate like another dungeon which put people off.
I liked:
-the morion controls. I had no issues with them and would occasionally have bouts of fun with the swordplay.
-Groose is memorable and zelda was likable.
-interesting biomes and recognizable music
What i didnt like:
-Fi. I felt nothing when she basically "died" since she was a hindrance the entire game. She wouldnt be so annoying if she didnt repeat every bit of story immediately after we just went through the cutscene.
-robots in a medieval themed series.
-tentalus was basically an extra from monsters inc.
-the ancient cistern was the only good dungeon.
-shield durability
I wasnt fatigued by the formula, but SS was uniquely boring.
They hated him for doing exactly what people wanted and perfecting it.
For their 25th anniversary, Zelda created the perfection of Ocarina's formula.
That's how I felt. It was the most refined expression of that particular formula. A perfect-ish capstone (in terms of narrative) before moving to the open-air style. You get to see the Master Sword forged, Link gets Zelda AND the Triforce. It's like the 3D Zelda bucket list game.
Agreed! It’s the Sonic Generations of Zelda.(funny because both games came out the same year!)
I wouldn't say that. It does have flaws like the linearity and lack of interconnectedness. I'd say Twilight Princess is the perfection of the Ocarina formula.
@@hist150project5 fair. Honestly none of them does everything Ocarina does as well or better. Majora is like perfect side quests. All of the pre-BotW 3D Zeldas have good dungeons. I actually felt exploration was best in Wind Waker. Twilight felt vast but sparse. I wanted it to be OoT HD but so much of the charm of ocarina was just missing for me. Didn't care for the art style, missed my Kokiri and Gerudo. But both Twilight and Skyward failed to get me really invested in the races like Ocarina did. I really think the childhood part of the game that introduces you to each of the races in peace-ish with a problem, made me feel so much more for them in the adult era when each race is truly terrorized by Ganon. The races were already under twilight when you encounter them in Twilight and I never really felt bonded to them. Because you're a wolf or they're in spirit form the Hylians barely know you're there. And Skyward was as bad or worse. Those jellyfish were nothing compared to the Zora.
I didn't like the narrative of TP or villains as much as in Skyward and I thought the bosses were too easy but I appreciate it more over time. It added a lot of environmental diversity. I wish the dungeon items were as multipurpose as they were in WW or SS.
I guess I really wanted TotK to be my perfect 3D Zelda balancing all the things I love about Ocarina but alas my search continues!
@@hist150project5the problem is Twilight Princess is emotionally bland, even if it's textbook Zelda
Skyward sword was my first Zelda, and even though I know a large part of it is nostalgia, SS will always be my favorite. Somewhat ironically, I think my second favorite is Link’s Awakening DX
I didn’t hate skyward sword. I hated the controls which HD fixed
Great content! U deserve more recognition
this was worth the wait! amazing video! but i have never played skyward sword. should i?
Definitely.
I loved skyward sword, it was my first Zelda game. Makes me sad that it took the fault for all of the problems that the traditional formula had. I hope he players will be able to enjoy the game much more(kinda like I am)
Ppl hate SS even tho it influenced BotW, the “gReAtEsT gAmE oF aLl TiMe/BeSt OpEn WoRlD”. What
SS is one of my top 3 video games OF ALL TIME
After replaying skyward sword u realized that people just aren’t paying attention when they say it’s bad
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Such High Quality videos, you’re gonna blow up one day big dawg.
I’m an OG NES Zelda player. I played the games all in their times up to the GameCube. I didn’t play Skyward Sword, however, until the HD release on the Switch, which fixed the worst of the motion controls by allowing standard inputs. It made the game playable. The motion controls, at least with the Switch version, were / are terrible. I thought the story was great. I found the Silent Realms both challenging to the point of frustration, but also so rewarding to complete. I liked that you had to revisit areas with new abilities to find new secrets. I disliked the linearity of it. Twilight Princess, as great as that game was, had the same issue: you were on rails from the start. It lacked the freedom to explore and discover of earlier games. I’m so glad for the Wild era of games. I hope the next generation of Zelda games is as open as this one.
Your editing skills are insane, great video and thanks for showing SS some love it's definitely one of my all time favorite games
I used to not like this game as a zelda game, but Chuggasconroy's LP showed me how much character there was. Honestly an incredible entry for whats supposed to be the kick off to the never ending battle between Link and Demise. Zelda also is one of the best in the series, being a *literal goddes.*
I think the main issue with the open world formula is that its just to much. Games now a days want to take 150 to 200 hours to complete and the old games didnt do that. So it was more flexible when it came to time investment. But we wont see a traditional Zelda game most likely ever again. And that makes me a bit sad. Alot actually. 😢
My wife, an OOT and Majoras fan since childhood, has not even wanted to give SS a try, even after the Switch port. She would prefer giving Majoras a 6th run, or TP a 3rd run.
She hates Link's voice in SS, saying it's the wimpiest of all Zelda games. She hates Zelda overall (ironically), but her SS look is the one she hates the most. But she hates even more that Zelink is a thing in SS. Consider that Link was my wife's husbando in her teens 😅
Is she legitimately jealous of a fictional character?
Skyward Sword to me felt like playing Banjo-Kazooie. The colors, the isolated levels, some artefacts Link collects, the soundtrack (specially Groose theme)... And the story is quite well crafted. To this day it's one of my favorite titles of the franchise.
I honestly love open world Zelda, but I also like learning the story as I go along, which is hard to do when you can just randomly skip cutscenes and move on in the story without context. SS remains my all time favorite Zelda game due to the story and amazing art, and I’m happy that I’m playing it again on switch.
I actually love Skyward Sword and Fi is one of my favorites out of Link's companions! Yes, she can be annoying when your Wii Remote's batteries are running low, but she's the most helpful and I think of her personality as akin to a AI/robot maid who dutifully serves her master, giving him information about anything he asks even mundane objects like Signs! I also love the twist that the Goddess Sword is the original form of the Master Sword & the implication in BotW that as its spirit, Fi is responsible for choosing each incarnation of the Hero, which is fitting given she was created by Hylia! Then again I had no trouble tolerating Navi in OoT!
Skyward Sword also adds to the series lore, revealing the true origins of the Master Sword & Royal Family of Hyrule (as Zelda in this isn't a princess but the mortal reincarnation of the Goddess Hylia who's descendants are believed to be the Royal Family thus explaining why in BotW, the Royal Family rules Hyrulr via divine right due to the various Zelda's carrying the Goddess' bloodline as they are presumably descendants of her mortal reincarnation who had since passed on which is why Hylia returns to being a Goddess in BotW as the implication is that she is the spirit of the original Zelda from Skyward Sword!
Demise and his connections to Ganondorf/Ganon as well as the curse of the Demon Clan which notes the Demon King's hatred will torment Link & Zelda's descendants adds explanation why Ganon/Ganondorf keep resurrecting or new evils come to plague Hyrule's Princess & Hero such as the Demon King in Spirit Tracks! It also adds to the background to the Sheikah & establishes their devotion to Hylia, thus explaining why they serve the Royal Family of Hyrule! The Crimson Loftwing and Goddess Crest are obviously the inspiration for the Hyrulean bird crest seen on the crest that adorns the Hylian Shield! Yes, it does have some experimental elements like the Wii Remote controls & isn't as revolutionary as other titles (Twilight Princess had Wii Remote controls first)! Still Skyward Sword did help mess realistic graphics with a more light hearted colorful atmosphere (rather than being dark like Twilight Princess)! Sure some enemy designs don't work as well (I for one dislike how fat the Moblins are in the game & think BotW went with a far superior design by have them be lean & muscular even though I prefer the OoT 3D design as I love the armored bulldog look they have which matches their original artwork) though the Bokoblin designs work just fine (also Fi's comments about their obsession with leopard print undergarments adds some personality to them)!
I love SS, as a close second to btw. I had amazing experiences playing it and I truly recommend it to anybody who has not played it. I’ve had SOOO many memories playing it and if I could redo it, I would.(However pray for me I can’t beat the last silent realm)
While I understand the frustrations on the gameplay and control mechanics on the Wii, Skyward Sword served as an amazing origin story of how everything began.
The details of how the Master Sword is forged. The romantic dynamics between Link and Zelda. Both are the reincarnations of the Goddess Hylia and her first hero. Zelda finds out her true calling and she is reluctantly forced to give up her desires for the benefit of safeguarding the world. Fi being an amazing companion. Groose had an amazing character development of the course of the game. Impa has an amazing design as the Agent of the Goddess. The Triforce. Demise place a curse on them of death and reincarnations. And how the land of Hyrule is built.
I really like this concept of the game. And if weren’t for the commercials Robin Williams is in, I wouldn’t got involved with this. RIP legend.
Robin was also involved with some Ocarina of Time commercials.
@@traviscunningham7062 true
i could never hate Skyward Sword, it's my all-time favorite and i been playing since Link's Awakening DX
Jojo putting out more gold
My favourite Zelda games are literally 1. Ocarina of time 2. Twilight Princess 3. Skyward Sword and 4. Wind waker I love the art in ss and tp so much it’s really immersive
I have always loved Skyword Sword, despite my fatigue with the old Zelda formula. Particularly because the dungeons are so beautiful and well designed, the enemies have you think a bit more than just spam sword attacks, and for the fact that your items had uses outside of the dungeons; unlike Twilight Princess which hardly ever had any use for the items.
Your video is insanely well done.
I just love this game so much, the story has so much emotion to it!! When I was very little I remember watching my dad play this game and then, when I finally wasn’t terrified of bokoblins…I finally picked up the Wii controller and started playing, this game did not disappoint
So... I will admit, I am one of those who absolutely hates what Skyward Sword represents, in that while simultaneously being an (arguably worse) departure from the rest of the series in terms of lore and aesthetic, Skyward Sword also embraces the worst aspects of its predecessors: its overbearing linearity, its over-reliance on cinematics to drive the events of the game, and the reliance on one-use gimmick to determine item utility.
In contrast, I think that Breath of the Wild, while a solid base to begin anew from, still has problems that were expected to be resolved in the sequel but were rather exacerbated by the addition of NEW mechanics... potentially indicating a rather disappointing trend I see moving forward for the series where open-air sandbox "FREEDOM" is the name of the game. In my opinion, Zelda has always been best when you could go into potentially dangerous areas, but those areas would make navigating hell until you found that one item that makes movment easier, or enemies much easier to deal with. 2D Zelda does this a lot, and I think the Metroid series has something similar with its stackable suit upgrades.
I've always thought that Zelda and Metroid are sibling series that can borrow a lot from each other, and even moreso now.
I just finished it and it was great. The story and characters were top tier and puzzles and combat were challenging but fun. Literally the only issue I can find is the overly basic motion control scheme (which still works really well in the over world and dungeons), and Fi getting intrusive at some points (which never was a major issue and could be said about Navi). Still an amazing celebration of 25 years of Zelda and deserves more respect
I had already played Skyward Sword before the two newest Zelda games, but after the massive disappointments that Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom were for me, the re-release of Skyward Sword HD on Switch without motion controls has made it one of my favorite games in the series. The focused dungeon design and structured gameplay remind me of what I love most about the series. While the newer titles moved away from that, Skyward Sword HD has only reinforced my appreciation for the traditional Zelda experience.
Skyward sword e3 showcase was terrible. Miomoto couldnt get it to even work.
This is an amazing video with lots of visible effort. Well done J0J0!
I remember that. Made me so sad
I never had control issues when I mastered it. I think most people just sucked and blamed the controls.
I never played it when it came out on the Wii but I loved playing the switch port. I definitely feel it gets more hate than necessary
I love Skyward Sword and the new open air Zelda games, but people are right in their criticisms for the game. People are now grouping "traditional" Zeldas altogether, but Skyward Sword does not have the same formula as Ocarina of Time. The latter has a lot more real freedom that has consequences for progression while Skyward Sword has no real freedom at all. For me, I found Skyward Sword to be a breath of fresh air as I felt that with Wind Waker and Twilight Princess, that freedom became an aesthetic only, disguising very linear games that did not want to admit they were linear.
Skyward Sword, on the other hand, was unashamedly linear and leaned into it with every facet of its design. It may not be what fans wanted, but it was a considered choice that enhanced many aspects of the game, particularly its inventory. Skyward Sword uses its full inventory throughout the full runtime of the game, while Twilight Princess often restricted item usage to the dungeons they were obtained.
I think that particular idea of making the inventory relevant for the whole game has been well integrated into the open air Zelda games, so I don't see Nintendo returning to the well of Skyward Sword ideas. I think they would benefit only by looking at those dungeons again and seeing how to implement those kind of designs in the open air format.
Your points are spot on. The inventory, crafting and stamina… when I plaued Btow, it reminded me of Skyward. 😂
They took what worked and expanded upon it in a new way.
Using the girly animations mod on Link is always kind of hilarious
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Thanks for defending Skyward Sword! I’m glad this game is getting a lot of attention nowadays. Sure it has flaws, but it’s by no means, a bad game. I own the Wii copy and all I need is a Wii Remote Plus!
I was also cosplaying as Skyward Sword Link for Halloween last year so I guess that shows how much I love Skyward Sword.
I grew up on this game, and so the 1:1 motion controls were no problem. It was my favorite video game for 13 years.
Skyward sword was one of the zelda games I grew up with. Twilight princess mainly but skyward sword was also special to me. I played it a lot in middle school going into high school!
Sksw is my absolute favorite zelda, breating breath of the wild, and is in my top three video games in general. Though i do admit i only played botw, totk and sksw. (Im currently playing tp)
(I played on the wii and i personally never had issue with the motion controls, in fact, i find qaving the wii mote more fun than what waving the joycon would probably feel like because of the extra weight to it. The motion controls were one of my favorite aspects, it helped me feel like a was really link, while also just feeling really cool and fun especially in boss fights when i stand up to properly feel it)
I do think that botw did need to refresh the older fans so that we could return to traditional zelda, but it doesnt look like the series is going to turn back any time soon :(
(Im so sad about all the hate sksw gets)
I personally loved skyward sword
While I loved the game, my biggest issue was that the item pickups would be reset every time you start up the game. I hated being stopped every time I picked up an item.
Skyward sword is the best Zelda because of Groose
I’m currently replaying all the 3D Zelda games right now for the first time in 10 years. I do have to say after completing SS for the 3rd time it is my least favorite Zelda game. Still a good game though. My problems are similar to what you discussed, but here are my thoughts. The combat system is not fun and clunky. I can’t tell you how many times fights were annoying rather than fun. I feel it is because of the poor design you spoke about. It was a disappointing for me because TP came out 5 years earlier and had a great combat system. Really fun and you learn it from the Hero of Time. I was also not a fan of the art style. The French watercolors don’t work for me. I felt like the graphics were worse than TP. The story and dungeons are good, but it’s feels like peak formula. I also think getting the Hylian Shield at the end of game is a waste because you don’t get to use it for long. I enjoy SS, but it’s the weakest of the 7 for me.
Best dungeons in traditional 3D Zelda games
I also loved the motion controls , but the overworld didn't feel like a connected world (literally) and the sky world thing was such a let down, the great sea did a better job honestly
Skyward sword is a must play for any fan, especially with the switch port.
Newer Zelda fanboi here (BOTW got me hooked), and I LOVE Skyward Sword.
Granted, I never experienced the pre-HD version.
see, i’d still definitely rank SS as my least favorite traditional 3D zelda game, but i maintain its a great game. mind you i played it on the switch, and i know there’s annoyances in the original that were fixed for the remaster, but the design of the game is overall fantastic. i think its main issue was just in how *hard* it leaned into the old formula. by taking the formula and streamlining it so much to the point that there’s not even really a proper overworld (the sky ends up feeling like a decently contextualized level select honestly), plus making the areas on the surface just feel like dungeons rather than open areas to be explored, something that had been an understated but very important part of Zelda to the fans ended up just not really being there at all. motion controls wouldve always caught flack no doubt, but had the team gotten to make TP2 like they initially wanted to, and had an overworld design in line with what TP had (not the same like how totk reuses botw’s map, i mean a different map using the same design principles), fan reception would have been far better
No way people ACTUALLY hate SS😂😂😂 I've played EVERY zelda game (except crossbow training but who has) i fell in love with the series watching my uncle, mom, and dad play OoT I've played and beat them so many times and when WW came out oml was it soooo good i never finished it till i got i got in my 20s. Then SS came out yes it drags but everything else about the game makes up for it. SS was a story type game just learning the origin of everything we've experienced before and after
I want to try this game, I just wish Nintendo could bring themselves to release a decade-old game for less than £750,000
I just hate the motion controls because they weren't fleshed out yet. It was very clunky.
Skyward Sword is better than Breath of the Wild & Tears of the Kingdom
Without Skyward Sword, we wouldn’t have gotten BOTW and TOTK.
I feel like Skyward Sword would have been close to perfect for me if the sky had more islands. Even if it's just another town or something. The motion controls was hard for me as a kid, but it doesn't bother me as much anymore.
It’s upsetting how much hate this game gets because its so good. I grew up playing it alongside the older games and, despite its flaws, it remains one of my favorites.