Why We Love Skyward Sword - PBG (Ft. Yungtown)
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PeanutButterGamer and Yungtown talk about some of the things they love about The Legend of Zelda Skyward Sword for the Nintendo Wii!
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It feels like only yesterday that I was sitting next to you two at the bar at SGC while you literally talked for HOURS about this game. I was waiting for this to happen! Great video, guys!
I could imagine that
Yungtown: Skyward Sword?
PBG: Skyward Sword.
*Hugs*
Caddicarus Dude I love all of your videos you are hilarious and please keep up the great work man!!
Hey, caddy! Question, do u play team fortress 2. In some of your vids (specifically destruction derby deux and LSD) I saw some tf2 related images so I was just owndering. Thanks!
You wnet to SGC and met normal boots and hidden block? Lucky.
DragonPotato1503™ you could've went to you know
This is why I love PBG, actual cons and pros presented in a logical way that's not screaming at you.
*COUGH* *COUGH* EgoRaptor *COUGH* *COUGH*
Tidas
PBG= the anti-egoraptor.... and thats why I like him.
Dammit tidas you eat me to it
He didn't offer any cons. He stated only positive things and didn't provide a true counter argument
Tom Iliou Yes he does, he says what others complain about which are cons
Groose is a really great character. He goes from being that typical jerk to a character that you genuinely like throughout the story. Not only does he help you but he just goes with the flow, he doesn't complain, he doesn't object anything. He just
lets it happen.
He's also hilarious, even in the beginning when he's a jerk he's so funny
Reminds me of midna from tp
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So I am playing through skyward sword again, and I found something interesting at the near end. SPOILERS!!!
When you reach the horde battle trying to get to girahim and Zelda, I found something interesting.
While fighting all of the moblins, you don't stumble back when you hit their sword, they do. This means that link was so determined to save Zelda that he was using all of his strength to get to her. I JUST figured that out!
Not really, once you get the Master Sword you never stumble back.
You can use the bug net to distract Demise. and you can use the Fishing Rod (Twilight Princess) to distract Ganondorf. Stupid ADHD final bosses.
Chubby Fox I have no clue why I said that or deemed it relevant to the topic at hand. Just about everyone knows about those two things, and they weren't even relevant. Stupid ADHD me.
Chubby Fox hey i have add ie adhd idk whitch one and am i suppost to be offended
Monkey D. Luffy so do I. That is the only reason I made that joke.
Did anyone else get owned by the first Skulltula in Skyward Sword?
Yup
At least twice.
Yes.... Unfortunately
Uh huh
*goddess sword
Hey guys! (I'm awake now. ;D)
I know it's not everyone's cup of tea, but I really enjoy Skyward Sword! I, along with my friend yungtown, wanted to look past some of the usual criticisms of the game and instead explain some of the reasons why the it's important to us. Mainly, the themes, story, and character development in the game. Hope you enjoy it, and I'm having fun reading all the comments. Keep it up! (Be nice to each other.
i really love Skyward Swordd too! its actually one of my favorites!
It's okay we still like you.
Its awesome!
SKYWARD SWORD ROCKS!
PBG, you did great choosing this game for a ZM video, read my other comment, you'll know why I love it. I subscribed to you 2 years ago, and I love your vids. Keep being awesome, man!
One of the best things in Skyward Sword was the Timeshift Stones. Those stones are amazing.
Also Koloktos, according to PBG. (number 1 on top 10 bosses)
+Arthur2light yeah, i want more timeshift stones based puzzles
+Arthur2light 3 words: Lanayru Sand Sea. YES! That was probably my favourite part of the game.
+Arthur2light I agree that was one of the highlights of skyward sword and actually one of the few things I liked about the game. despite being one of the titles I got frustrated with the most (probably due to a faulty wii-mote), I will not deny there are a few redeeming qualities about the game. the problem is that most of the things I like about the game do not really apply to gameplay. still, it did have one of my favorite bosses in the series (koloktos), and there were creative dungeons. if the controls were perfected, a lot of padding eliminated (plus watching fun fun island fall below the clouds), and choosing dungeon order, then I can see it being a much better title.
Yeah such a nice game Mechanic
I cried when Fi left the first time I played the game. Sounds strange but all she's doing is trying to help you. It doesn't help that Fi's Theme is one of the best songs in Zelda history and is so touching.
I find Fi's handholding unbearably obnoxious, but her theme is one of the most beautiful Zelda songs ever created and the part where u follow her to the statue with the theme playing in the beginning always gives me chills
Impa dying hurt me more
Although guessing it didn't help with Fi leaving when her theme was slowing down, turning into a more depressing plus upsetting tone.
+Storm Analysis I actually thought impa's passing was more emotional. I hated fi with a passion. she was the worst companion in the series gameplay wise although story-wise she was meh. her theme, however, rivals midna's theme as best companion theme (although I do like linebeck's theme).
I haven't beat the game but when Fi goes away on mine, well, good riddance to her.
Just as Majora's Mask was the most under appreciated Zelda game, Skyward Sword will soon turn into a game that's loved for being the 'underdog'.
HI HEWBZ :D
Majora's Mask gets a ton of love I feel, I have heard so much more love for Majora's Mask than I have for Skyward Sword.
Nah, I think people's opinion on it will remain similar to the ones about Zelda 2. While some like it, the game does feel like the black sheep of the franchise. MM has always been interesting for people and I think it helps that some take it as a gaiden game, which was what Aonuma intended.
its getting a remake, how is it unappreciated?
Brandon Williams I think MrHewbz meant to say that it was under appreciated at the time of its release. Everyone wanted a sequel to Ocarina of Time, and Majora's Mask just wasn't that. Now, hell, everyone praises it for doing something different with an already established franchise, something that many developers today are afraid to do. The same thing happened with Wind Waker. Everyone freaked out when they saw it because of the art style. And now look at it. It got an HD remake.
So happy that we got to put our discussions in the form of a video! We FINALLY DID IT!
Yeah man hay it's pretty brave. It was really nice to hear people talk about their passion with a game or something similar. BTW your OoT song is epic keep it up bro.
Thanks for doing it with me!
zeenine the cactus lol. umm yeah lol
Clever thinking, but no this video was entertaining while staying chill and I think that PBG and yung town worked great together.
Every time someone says that the motion controls suck, I say, "The motion controls don't suck, you just suck with the motion controls."
OHHHHHHHH!
Ooh burn
When I first played the game, I had a bit of difficulty with the stabbing and skydiving motions. But it was my first motion control game on the Wii. I got better at it and never saw the point of complaining about how bad the controls were.
That's half true. The controls don't suck, it's just that people want to play a Zelda game sitting down. In skyward sword you're going to have to get up and swing your arms for accurate swings. It would have been great of you could use a GameCube or classic controller
Yeah true, except for when your cursor has a seizure and you cant calibrate because your SKYDYVING AND YOU CANT SAVE YOUR 3 HOURS OF PROGRESS AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH
I think I'm going to say it... Yep, I'm gonna. Ahem. The Legend Of Zelda: Skyward Sword is my favorite game. Yeah.
Classix it's mine too ;v;
Classix its awesome but I still didn't finish it
Classix Mine too *holds hand up for high five*
Thank you! Someone else agrees! :)
***** *hi five* :D
As more fodder for the Skyward Sword Love Train, how bout them boss arenas! When you look at the rooms where bosses reside in LTTP and even OoT, it's almost always just a big square room. Moldorm was the only LttP boss that had an even remotely interesting room to fight in. As for OoT, well Phantom Ganon's room was kind of interesting. And maybe Bongo Bongo's. The rest are just big square rooms. Even the mini-bosses had this repeating pattern of "room with something in the middle". Stalfos in the Forest Temple, big hole in the middle. Dark Link, tree in the middle. That Fire Temple dancing thing, raised square platform in the middle. Big Octo in Jabu's belly, raised spiked platform in the middle.
Then you look at Skyward Sword's bosses. There's one you fight on the plank of a ship, one you fight on the ship *while it is sinking,* (not to mention the tentacle part leading up to it), one that takes you up and down a giant hill, one inside the most gigantic spiral walkway ever, and this is not even counting Levias and Demise. And then people get all hung up over a couple bosses that you have to hit in the eye when LTTP has three bosses that basically ARE eyeballs. (I guess Arrghus is debatable, maybe).
How cool would it have been if the Twinrova fight in OoT took place outside, on top of the Desert Colossus? "Oh yeah, that would have been totally amazing," I can just hear it now. Yet the Argorok fight in Twilight Princess gets no such love for doing that exact thing. I guess no matter how good an idea is, people don't care for it unless there's some kind of nostalgia attached to it.
So true Tim!
Thanks for the input, Tim. You make some solid points, especially about the boss arenas! Scervo (The Pirate) is one of my favorite boss fights, and he's just a mini boss.
nice,, except that Tentalus was a pretty basic boss fight. Shoot in the eye, dodge stuff, attack, wait. Shoot in the eye, dodge stuff, attack, wait. don't get me wrong though, OoT beat the horse to the point of which it turned into a black hole, as that's what a majority of the boss fights in there are. And enemies too for that matter. Otherwise, SS is pretty good. I think the original will be best though.
PBG OMG
It's a great point, but that being said, one of the most (if not the most) lauded boss battles in this game is the one against Koloktos which takes place in a big round room.Standard boss arena, but great fight!
The only game where Link can use a toilet
Lol true
I don't get why most gamers hate linearity
Ryan is it sarcasm?
1. It shortens games.
2. It greatly reduces replayability.
3. It means a lack of real exploration and sense of adventure.
4. It usually means less content, such as sidequests.
Bloody Persistent I dunno, I think i enjoy linear more than open world. I just finished botw after I had it for 4 days but I don't think I'll ever start a new file again just cause there ISN'T a lot to do imo. Atleast things I would want to do again. It's a good game it just I play games more for story than for gameplay though
linearity can be really good because all the interesting things are very focused and more fun to really explore even though it is smaller
The vast majority of gamers don't hate linearity. One of the most beloved games of all time is super Mario world. That's very linear. It's just that in a next gen Zelda game, a franchise known for exploration, fans didn't want it.
I absolutely loved each Ghirahim battle. When he grabs the tip of your blade in the first battle, that feeling of panic that washed over me was one of the most visceral moments I've experienced in a game in the last 10 years. Then you run into him the other times, and that feeling of confidence, after having mastered the swordplay of the game, it was amazing.
I still love to pop back into boss rush on my Hero Mode file and replay each of the boss fights, especially looking forward to Ghirahim's forms.
I absolutely agree. He just had so much personality, I was always looking forward to battling him again, and I just loved his diolauge.
Sue me, Skyward Sword's my favourite Zelda.
Me too! It also has my top 3 favorite bosses in the series xD
Same here!
T W I L I G H T P R I N C E S S
+Minecraft/Roblox Kid Gamer 69 You know it
+Meme Injector Ghirahim and Koloktos, but who's the third?
My favorite part of SS was sailing in the sand sea and that pirate ship and the Ancient Cistern
Michael Nicholson Nice, I thought they'd leave that part out
The Ancient Cistern... I love that dungeon. It's my favorite in the game, though the sand sea part is pretty cool, too. I just feel the Cistern is too short. That's a bit sad.
I loved this game. And I don't give a single crap about what anyone else says. From the storyline to the new enemies to the Loftwings to the Puzzles, it was just wonderful. The only thing I didn't like was the Imprisoned, but overall I still LOVE the game. It was the first Zelda game I ever finished (I started ALTTP first but that game is hard!) so it will always hold a special place in my heart. Also, to all the people who when I say "I loved Skyward Sword!" say "UgH NO iT BAd GAem" I just want to say: I would never say that about a game you cared about. EVER ***.
***(Unless that game is FIFA)
I never beat it. It was so tedious and hard to get through the game only got to the triforce trials before the wii died and I couldn’t be bothered to do all that again. The only game harder was Zelda 2 the rest was easier. I have done a no death run on alttp.
I actually loved fighting Girahim
Ikr
me too!
He's Kars to me
joeladin 0204 so true!
Navi, The Real Fairies Queen Former YANG. Kars? From Jojo?
Finally someone gives this game recognition! Nicely done!
Though I wish you would have mentioned Ghirahim too. For me, he's one of the best things about the game. But still, great video and interesting facts. I learned something today, and unlike the things taught in school I will remember and treasure it.
I agree, Girahim was a very big character in the game, and could have added a lot to the video.
YAY FINALLY THIS GAME GETS SOME LOVE
enderknight77 YOU ARE ALL THE BEST
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Yeah! Like, a lot of people make fun of Ghirahim for being flamboyant and somewhat prissy, and I admit I do too, but when I played the whole game for the first time, I found him genuinely creepy. Like, he just has this... Aura, that made me very uncomfortable when I encountered him. Ganondorf was always threatening in a more, I don't know, distant way? He was just the villain and you build yourself up to kill him, but with Ghirahim I felt genuinely threatened and frightened by him. And jeez, the way he licks his sword when he lands a hit on you in the Fire Sanctuary...
Joey Matheny You're right, Girahim (Dispite his strange nature.) Is generally very creepy, and a major part of the game. One of my major dissapointments this year was that he was only an assist trophy in smash. :(
I would love to see both Yungtown and PBG argue with Egoraptor over Skyward Sword. That would be a celestial happening.
This needs more upvotes stat.
Arin would crap on everything.
Dragonnestify Just smear his fetid fecal matter over their opinions.
Who I would agree with is not yet decided.
What if PBG was a game grump? Oh SNAP!
Maybe on Deadlock on Game Theory's channel.
anyone else here also loved the fun side quests in this game?
I dont actually remember what sidequests there were in SS if Im honest
+Keanine oh! well, there's the one with crawlin's letter (that pbg talked about), and the missing little girl that opens up the other gratitude quests, and the girl at the bazaar that falls in love with you, and pippin's mom who can't clean her house herself, and a lot more smaller ones... the fun thing is that all the sidequests add so much personality to the people of skyloft, and you can pick an outcome in some of them which most zelda games don't have at all
I loved them
Elena S. That weird clown dude who's colorful wheel fell in Lanayru Desert.
+Cole Lipe YES first time i played the game i didn't know what the heck that thing was that was just lying there at the beginning of lanayru desert :0
Cringing from all 20,000 of Arin Hanson's chins could be heard that day.
From game grumps?
We all know that Arin would be that ONE person on this video that would be like "yeah, that's a point, BUT NO." lol
Its like the other side of the coin from how Egorapter ripped into Skyward Sword.
***** I wouldn't say that. I disagree with a lot of his opinions on Zelda, but I don't see why that would make him a douche?
PeanutButterGamer God bless you PBG, I don't like egoraptor's opinion on skyward sword but that doesn't mean he's a douche.
Also this video is perfect.
PeanutButterGamer Arin tends to sound a lot like he knows everything about game design, and that his opinions are truth. It's mostly part of his Sequilitis persona, but it rubs people the wrong way, especially with how far he'll go to shit on a game that's usually not that bad. His opinions on 3d games and platformers are really unpopular.
PeanutButterGamer i think it was possibly how he portrayed people defending the game at the beginning of the video, that probably was the spark that blew up the powder keg. I haven't watched since the day he put it up, but i kinda feel like he was being biased on certain points
Egoraptor is just oblivious to the 3D Zelda games because he thinks combat should be fast and easy, with no strategy in the game's dimension. In ALTTP you just walk n' swing. Sometimes items. I know I'm not alone on this, but directional combat was a pain in the ass mainly because I used the Wii motionplus ADAPTER, which kept disconnecting. Fi told me about the battery too, helpful but annoying.
I guess you could say why Wii love skyward sword. Because skyward sword is on the Nintendo Wii!
*cricket chirps*
I'll show myself out.
Pbg: "give that guy a name come up with award, I should get one too....."
Also, the link at the end of the video should have pointed directly at Link.
***** he deserves a kick in the pants for that one.
Fi's last words were really touching, it made me want to cry T_T
"Rise, Doughboy..."
There's a pun in there somewhere.
I don't give a fuck what anyone thinks, Skyward Sword is my favorite Zelda title. Once I figured out that I was the problem with the controls (my refusal to relax with the Wiimote and let it be a natural extension of my arm) instead of the controls just being bad (as so many claim), I sucked me in like no other. The combat is sublime, the story is amazing, and the graphical style of the game is perfect. Sure it has a few hitches here and there, but every Zelda title does.
I agree, I don't know how people who complained about the controls are playing but I didn't really have any issues.
Skyward sword was my second favorite, wind waker was the best, and ocarena is tied in second with skyward sword.
The controls weren't the problem. It's one of the "least good" *Zelda* games for many other reasons.
I finally found one in the freaking wild.
SS is probably #2 for me, I love Majora's Mask. I also love to play OoT but I am fully willing to say it's bc of nostalgia goggles.
I totally agree with you. I can immediately name off the top of my head the negative parts of the game *cough* Sacred Realm Trials *cough*. But when it comes to the positive things, I can't find a place to start I love it so much!
I feel like any new Zelda game that comes out will get criticized to death for dumb reaons. Wind Waker got a ton of hate when it came out because its graphics were cel-shaded, Twilight Princess got hate when it came out because its graphics weren't cel-shaded, and Skyward Sword is getting hate right now because there's text. Zelda Wii U, brace yourself.
Nobody bitched about A Link between worlds.
Thats because its like Link's Awakening
Omar Alonso The only thing people bitched about was how easy it was...at least, thats all I heard
They did get criticized, but not for those reason, but actual legitimate ones. Wind Waker's ocean is to big for some people and you get the teleport song a little to late in the game. Twilight Princess gets hate for being a pointless Wii port when the Game Cube version is superior in every way. Skyward Sword gets hate for having poor controls, which I agree with. Whenever people say the controls are good, I don't get it. I keep meaning to retry it farther away from the TV, but the story bores me. I also don't care about subtext when the actual story and characters bore me. Groose is fun, but Zelda and Link's relationship is to generic for me and the whole game feels like a "Your Princess is in Another Castle" box until the halfway point, at which point the true... Objective... is.. revealed...
Holy shit! This is the FFVII of the LoZ series! Mediocre gameplay mixed with mostly boring characters and a lame story that is mostly a wild goose chase where the theme is more important than being entertaining! People, stop hyping games for subtext when the actual story and characters aren't that interesting. I might revisit LoZ:SS and change my mind, but that comparison will deter me even more than the bad controls and boring delivery. Also, Fi is way worse than Navi. I don't mind optional help, like Navi, but I hate forced and repetitive dialog, like what Fi has.
eddiemunes92 the hard mode is pretty difficult. At least, I think it might be. I haven't played that mode yet.
PBG I have been your fan for 3 years now and I just now watched this video cuz I finished skyward sword last night for the first time. I didn't want any spoilers. I waited two years! ;-;
Wow, that's dedication, fair play.
The Silverblood Studio haha I guess it is! XD It felt so rewarding to watch this!!! XD lol
Haley angelo It must have, ahha.
+Haley angelo A bit late responding, but what did you think of it?
***** of the video or of the game? ^_^
People say that ocarina was really nonlinear, but you only get to explore most of the world after the first three child dungeons. In Skyward sword, as soon as you get the goddess sword, you can visit any of the sky islands in the sky
And what can you do on those islands?
Nothing mostly, but you can get good treasure from Goddess Chests on the islands after finding the Goddess Cubes on the Surface which encourages exploration of the surface to get good treasure
Getting the cubes themselves is a slow process however, as the player needs to hit some amount of them, then return to the sky to collect their spoils. It's a tedious process.
I guess the same could also be said of sea charts in Windwaker, because at their core, they're the same mechanic. I think Windwaker implemented the idea better than Skyward Sword since the process didn't involve nearly as many steps and there was a form of fast travel present in the game, so the process wasn't as tedious for the sea charts as it was for the goddess cubes.
About 90% of the islands in the sky contain a chest that you wouldn't be able to open if you went to them right after gaining access to the sky. The game pushes you down a set path by having little to do (1 island with sidequests, and two minigames) until later.
True, but you actually couldn't get all 20 max heart containers without getting the goddess cubes and some of them were in really good locations that made you think to get them. Like when you get the clawsots in lanayru, you want to use them, and when you do, there is a few cubes waiting for you. I think they encourage exploring
Kenny Hine They only encourage exploring as far as the little nooks in the maps are concerned, which are never far off the beaten path and are few and far between. Many of the cubes are simply lying around in plain sight and are gotten just as easily. Why not have optional mini-dungeons containing some of these treasures instead of making all of the the treasures in the sky goddess cube spoils? This would add variety to the game's extras and make a late game haul more bearable and not feel like the player is doing the same thing over and over.
Ocarina of Time, Twilight Princess, and Skyward Sword are some of my favorite games of all-time without a doubt.
*Spoiler alert*
But when Navi left at the end of Ocarina, I said "Wtf why is she leaving? I don't understand. That feels dumb."
When Midna left at the end of Twilight, I said "Aww this is cool, this makes sense and it's sad but also I understand. What a great character development from the start to the end for this character of Midna, really well-done."
When Fi had to enter the sword and mark the point for it to become the Master Sword throughout the entire lore of The Legend of Zelda, it was just as emotional as Midna's departure if not more impactful because it was also very significant to the entire plot of the Zelda series. Her robotic manner of speaking was endearing, and provided a nice contrast to her more touching moments -- but the idea that from that moment on, for the entire future of the Legend of Zelda, the status of the Master Sword being the "blade of evil's bane" and being crucial to defeating Ganondorf and other villains, always at the side of a new reincarnation of her old friend Link: that's Fi's influence, that's her and her magic. How cool is that?!
Also... Legend of Groose.
And I never had much issue with the controls either. Idk what that common complaint is all about.
Think navi just hates life
darkmanknight1 Srsly... And then the Majora's Mask story only happens in the first place because he went off to go try to find her and we STILL never heard from her again. What the actual crap.
Fairies are created to fulfill s certain purpose and Navi is not an exception. Navi is task to accompany Link throughout his mission. After the quest, Navi's purpose is fulfilled. I guess Navi couldn't bear the thought of disappearing in Link's eyes, so he just chose to fly away and not show the reality.
Al-Nair Eric Esquivias Oh... but the Deku Tree doesn't seem to assign fairies to be like agents with a certain task to do, he seems to assign them to be companions for each specific Kokiri. It's true Link wasn't actually a Kokiri either, but then Navi would have left as soon as they found that out if that mattered... idk man. It's weird to me.
That was the point of Majora's Mask. He starts out on a mission to find Navi, but in the process discovers what happened to Skull Kid when he chased his friends, even though they needed to go. The common theory that Link is dead is actually representing him letting go of Navi, creating new friends and moving on with his life, just like what the Skull Kid had to do.
Why do people hate Skyward Sword's motion controls? Honestly, I've fully played through the game twice, and only had problems with the jab attack, which isn't necessary most of the time anyway. You can navigate the menus super fast, combat is more skill-based instead of relying on waiting, and it brings a lot more potential for unique items, like the beetle.
I agree, VERY little problems with the motion controls, and it makes the game unique among other not only Zelda titles, but games in general :)
I never had to recalibrate my stuff while playing SS, and the controls were very responsive. I just sucked at it because I play like a spaz. :p
I love this game so much, and watching this really makes me want to play it again. It's depressing since the main channel I watch is Game Grumps and obviously Arin hates SS. I can understand if he doesn't like but it's a little annoying how he brainwashes both Dan and their viewers into thinking it's a terrible game for no good reason (and yes, people are influenced by him, my friend who also watches GG hates on SS just like Arin but she admits that she only played the game for 30 minutes. I can tell she's just repeating Arin).
He's making a sequilitis on skyward sword, so prepare for ALOT more SS hate ;D
Thomas Jones Thats exactly what I need. At least I get to see why he hates the game.
Exactly! Cause arin is such a big internet personality, especially in the gaming genre, people just take over his opinion cause "he must know a lot about it" even though I get the impression that he doesn't like it just because he sucks at it and just cause it's not a game for his tastes. And he never really says WHY he hates it other than """it sucked"""
+Elena S. watch sequelitis l, just search it here :)
+Blue Stuff Honestly, after seeing Arin's Ocarina of Time Sequelitis and then seeing him play OoT on Game Grumps, I can't take his critique seriously. He's so awful at the game that I think most of the problems he has with it come down to his lack of skill and not the game itself.
To be honest, I have a top 5 list of Legend of Zelda games, and Skyward Sword is my #1. Absolute best.
Skyward Sword is my favourite too!
If Skyward Sword was about awakening... then what was Link's Awakening about?!
Not being a wimp
Don't crash your boat so you don't have weird dreams
Chain chomp dogs and whales.
PeanutButterGamer no need to state the obvious ;)
Dreaming.
One thing I liked about Skyward sword were the segments where you had to go without your weapons and items. It was a nice change of pace that made you think differently about how to do things. Enemies that were normally a joke become a threat. It also reminded me of when I would play A Link to the Past and try to use the sword as little as possible.
I agree, the only think I din't like about that: It didn't last long enough!!!
Same for me; the only instances I didn't like it was in the Silent Realm parts.
Coming back to watch this after the most recent nintendo direct
Personally, I loved Skyward Sword was because 1) It was the first one I ever completely finished (I'd played others but SS was the first one I actually beat to the end on both hero and regular mode) and 2) I feel like it showed the best sides of both Zelda and Link, because they are both characters full of emotion and life, unlike in some other Link/Zeldas. Like, in SS, I felt like Link showed more of a personality in is facial expressions and actions.
People have really stupid reasons to hate a Zelda game. All of them are unique & awesome in their own ways. SS was the worst of the 3D Zelda games for me but it still was really fucking awesome & I absolutely loved it, just less than the other ones.
People are way too picky..
A not-so-good Zelda game it's still a top notch game when compared to other franchises. That alone speaks how awesome the entire saga is.
José Cuesta Exactly my point..
I think Skyward Sword is one of the best. But OoT introduced me to the title and is my favorite Zelda game
Caden Carter Is it your favorite just because it introduced you to the series?
Because it introduced me to the series too & I was ready to quit on it untill my friend suggested me to play MM & TP instead.
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No, I simply like the game. I think it is one of the best.
Yungtown, my man! Great video, you two!
I totally agree with what was said here. I have a lot of hatred for this game just as much as I absolutely love this game.
My largest issue is the barren sky world (Skyloft is has a lot of great stuff, but beyond that, there's only small portions of anything outside of it that are worth anything and takes forever to get there on that stupid bird), the overworld/fields that basically feel like dungeons in and of themselves, and the controls (that Wii Motion Plus crap drove me absolutely crazy).
However, other criticisms people have had for the game, I don't have as large of an issue with. Sure, it being a little too easy is a bit of a discomfort but honestly I didn't have much of a problem with it.
Still, if everything else failed, the soundtrack is by far the best in the series. I'm sorry, but as a musically experienced person for over 11 years, I can tell you right now, Skyward Sword has the absolute best soundtrack in the series. OoT has some great melodies and well-written tracks, but just the way this soundtrack was produced, recorded, and most importantly written to the feel of the music, this is the absolute best soundtrack of the entire series.
I'll be proud if someone read all that.
***** ^Proud.
Probably a very healthy opinion. It's always good to able to recognize the good AND the bad in something. I for one can't really give a proper opinion about skyward sword, having not played it through myself, but my experience with it thus far has been quite good. I do love the story so far, though, especially how interesting all the characters are.
+1
what are your thoughts about wind waker? Imo it was quite a perfect blend, as it was pretty free to explore early on, and as you get more items you can explore more (motivation to play through the main story if nothing else). I personally liked the story and some of the NPC's were pretty unique (Salvador, King of Red Lions, the sword-master-dude in outset island).
***** ^Also proud.
I don't know how but I've seem to have replied to the wrong comment. I realized it once I read the text. Sooo sorry 'bout that.
BTW. I completely agree with the whole useless barren Sky, and I was really, really disappointed by it, since I had no problems with the controller and I really enjoyed flying around. Too bad I had no reason to fly, since there isn't any place to go to, unlike in WW where there's all kinds of stuff everywhere
*angry egoraptor noises*
I doubt he cares
Lmao
There is only one thing we do not bring up...
The Sacred Realm.
RUUUUUNNNN!!!!
RUUINNN FOR HYLIA DAMN LIVED!!!!!!!!
They shouldn't call it the sacred realm. They should have called it the frustration realm
Happy Mask Salesman They should've called it the FUCK YOU NINTENDO realm
Isn't it Silent Realm
I thought the sacred realms were cool looking albeit annoying. Never gonna forget the terror as those giant sentinels were about to bash me with their clubs
U1timate1nferno Just remembering about it makes my heart hurts again >.
I wonder if Egoraptor has watched this yet...
***** He does when it doesn't make sense.
+Le Green Bean He's a hack, he can go on and on about gameplay and mechanics but more often than not he ignores things he doesn't like or detracts from the message he trying to tell.
troyty007 Basically he can "talk the talk" but can't "walk the walk".
Typical of people that thinks that they understood shit eventhough they don't.
Arin's a great guy n' all... His opinions are in the wrong place.
He hates OOT and Skyward Sword, the most Overrated (OOT) and the most Underrated (SS). I can't wait to see how much hate he is gonna' get when he releases his video on SS.
Don't get me wrong, he's a great guy. But he needs to think about what he says on the Internet.
+DERPUSLORD so he can't have his own opinion?!?
I agree with most your points, but Fi I can't get behind, I think after the absolute brilliance that was Midna, Fi was a huge step down and she honestly didn't show any kind of emotion or character until you leave her, I'm not saying she's unbearable (Except for when she's nagging about damn batteries), but she's definitely my least liked companion, I didn't really feel a thing when she left, it was more of a "Job done" feeling. That being said, her helpfulness in dowsing and guiding Link is second to none, plus I really like her design and the fact that she is the spirit of your sword like a certain other is to a certain other.
The best companions are the ones with actual personalities. Take the difference between Navi and Tatl for example. Navi was this near robotic know it all that only functioned as a guide (Hence "Navi") that would tell you where to go if you were lost or needed info on an enemy. The only way she isn't forgettable is that she left Link in the end for no reason.
Tatl is a different story all together. She and her brother are very clearly opinionated and have a personality different than a TI-82. She is stubborn, nosey, and the only real reason she is with Link is to get back together with her brother, Tael. The biggest difference I see in the two fairies however, is the fact that she HATES and LOVES Link. (I don't know how to do bold letters D:) At the beginning she blames Link for separating her from Skull Kid and Tael, which, although true, is also Skull Kid's fault. After the journey she is very emotionally attached and is very clearly crying or sad when Link leaves Termina.
Fi is almost the exact same as Navi except with a personality attached to the robot ballerina thing.
That's kinda the point of Fi, she's there to do what the goddess told her to do and she does it...while developing feelings for link
FOC Mooch put astricks ( * ) around text for *bold* ha
FOC Mooch I always thought she left Link because her duty was done and she fulfilled her purpose. She wasn't really Link's fairy, and probably had somewhere else to go. Link, being a child, doesn't understand this which is why he goes to look for her. At least that's how I always viewed it.
But anyway. I don't like Fi either. Navi I never had a problem with because you for most of the game you don't HAVE to talk to her, but Fi won't ever shut up about everything, even when you're nearing the end.
Kakunapod That is actually awesome to know! Thank you
Thank you for giving Skyward Sword the respect it deserves.
The hatred some have for it is simply part of the Zelda Cycle.
A strange phenomenon that happens when a series is SO good, people start looking for flaws to balance things out.
Part of the ever-lasting struggle between Chaos & Order.
Give Skyward Sword 10 to 15 years & watch people start saying it was one of the best Zeldas ever.
One thing I wish you guys would have mentioned is the EMOTION the characters convey in the game.
The art style is illustrative but the movements & expressions are so realistic.
DAMN good motion capture on these scenes & they made the eyes come alive.
That's ALWAYS where renderers mess up. The eyes act unnatural which kills the realism they try to convey.
Somehow more illustrative depictions capture emotional expressions better.
When Groose began his humbling once he found out how badass Link was in sealing The Imprisoned, you see him say "And you know what?" while holding his head.
The way he holds his head, the way his humbled eyes look, & the way he turned away when he said "Nah forget it".
I was like WOW. They REALLY captured the emotion dead on right with all the movement & all the subtle expressions.
I don't get too twisted up about Zelda because I don't try to compare one Zelda to another. I take each Zelda for what it is & for what the developers intended to accomplish with that particular game.
THAT is what I judge Zeldas on.
I love Skyward Sword BECAUSE of that stamina meter that made you panic when the Guardians came after you. Without that, you wouldn't be scared & tense.
It MADE you take the scene seriously because one hit & it's over.
I love Skyward Sword BECAUSE of that Wiimote motion play.
Actually swinging the sword & seeing the same swing on screen felt satisfying & it made fighting the enemies something you WANTED to do than something you HAD to do. And this ALL made sense once you got to the ending with Ghirahim.
I was adrenaline PUMPED & couldn't WAIT to cut all them suckers down!
I love Skyward Sword because it made item & weapon selection live time.
Just like in Twilight Princess I can pick what I want on the go instead of hitting Start to pull up a menu screen.
I love Skyward Sword because you could MOVE while picking items.
All item use let you move independently & that was an EXCELLENT idea from the developers.
The music, the story, Zelda's flirtiness, the ghost hand & Cawlin.
What's NOT to like about Skyward Sword?
Yeah I even liked fighting The Imprisoned over & over. I loved the challenge of figuring out how to bring this monster down.
And was DAMN scared when he suddenly moved fast up the hill or even worse when he FLEW up! GOD that was scary!
You should do more videos like this talking about what you LIKED about something because we got enough people out here grousing.
Good work PeanutButterGamer & Yungtown!
P.S.: Oh & the bug hunting! LOVED the bug hunting!
I've always found Fi to be the coolest companion lore-wise (Yes, Midna is more of a companion, and I do like her better, but Fi's story is pretty cool). Plus, her theme is pretty sweet.
The relationship between Link and Zelda is why I love Skyward Sword. You described it very well in the video. That fact that they are _just_ regular teenagers with a very close and longlasting friendship makes them so... relatable. Their 'offical' roles as goddess/chosen hero are essentially a hindrance: After remembering her identity and learning of what she and Link have to do, Zelda is sad and reluctant that their normal lives where taken away from them. And Link's absolute singular goal throughout the entire game is to just be with Zelda. As you pointed out, he doesn't seem to really care about all this "the goddess' chosen hero" stuff. He just sees it as something he has to go through in order to be allowed to reunite with Zelda.
When Link first travels to the Surface, I can't really appreciate the new setting. Sure, looking for Kikwis is fun and all... but the longer we take, the more ahead of us Zelda gets! In-game you can take all the time you want, but story-wise Zelda is on the same world map as you, just out of sight. I mean, when we get to Skyview Temple Zelda is _within_ the dungeon, only a few minutes ahead of us. And of course, when Ghirahim's fight starts Zelda is literally on the other side of the door. Imagine if Link had caught up with her in Faron Woods. They would both be happy and relieved, she would explain what is going on, and he'd join her on her mission. Instead, we get two scenes of them being prevented from properly reuniting, followed by a long stretch of quests and trials, with the only thing on Link's mind being "get to where Zelda is". And then, when Link is finally allowed to meet her face to face, so much has happened to both of them that the opening of the game almost feels like a former life.
It's almost the opposite of the usual: They are not brought together by destiny; they are kept away from each other by destiny. And the game does such a great job at making me love and care about them in the beginning, that all I want throughout the game, is for them to be together. Everything else is just a means to get there.
Got a bit emotional there. This game just really struck me in the feels.
Well said!
Man, it seems like they should have called THIS game "Link's Awakening"!
All of my friends hate SS and I think half of the time it's because they listen to Game Grumps and don't even play the game for themselves. I offered them my copy of the game AND the wiimotionplus controller and they straight up told me no! Like??? Why on earth would you pass up an opportunity to borrow this game and play it for yourself? I cri :'/
People hop on the band wagon too much
I watch gamegrumps but I like Skyward Sword
I know! And that's good, I think it's fine to disagree with your favorite gamers, and it can be helpful to get lots of opinions from lots of sources. Or just straight up play a game before you watch a review, as your views might get influenced before you have the chance to form your own. I realize that can get expensive, but hey. I offered it to them! It's their loss tho
Jarate Kid OMG I just noticed how funny your nickname is XD nice
***** ayyy fellow tf2 fan! thanks XD
Although i love skyward sword i just... i'm sorry. Twilight Princess is held so dear in my heart
Same.
yup same
Skyler Koch same
Skyler Koch twighlight princess is my favourate zelda game and it was my first zelda game I played
I loved Skyward Sword and... haven't played Twilight Princess yet. Sorry. :(
Maybe I'll try out the HD remake?
As someone rather interested in going into game design, I actually really have enjoyed things like Egoraptor's Sequalitas for quite some time now. Egoraptor tends to look at what made a classic game good or bad and generally does a pretty good job at it. And from those videos I learned quite a lot. Until his ocarina of time one. Now, I love zelda, but i am by no means some kind of zelda fanboy in the sense that, I can see the faults of each individual game just fine. But that doesn't even feel like it mattered, because at the very beginning of the video, Arin set a theme. That theme was that he was trying to look at everything logically and rationally, and that people disagreeing would be those unable to see the faults in their childhood games. Which is surprisingly ironic because while he did criticize his childhood zelda game, link to the past, a little bit, he usually seemed to cite it as something better and often in ways that only told half the story. I don't even know if he said a single thing he liked about ocarina of time other than the iron knuckle boss thing. See, Arin is good at deciding pros for games he likes, but when it comes to finding cons for games he dislikes there is one problem with Arin. Unless the game is actually very bad, he will go out of his way to find problems. This means that even if it's a good game, if Arin didn't like it, it was 100% the game's fault. And that's the primary problem. How many games that are legitimately bad in a way where it's not simply your opinion, but it is simply bad, actually get the kind of praise that games like Ocarina of Time got? None whatsoever. So why would Arin assume that it is a bad game if he disliked it? Because of the way Arin analyzes things. Which is what i really hated about that video, things were essentially black and white, and nothing that he disliked could simply be his opinion, things were all presented as facts. Like how he said that he disliked the way Link opened the chest and acted all amazed because he said it detracted from it. I've always like that and disliked it when they didn't do it in 2D games, so it's an opinion, not a fact. But he presents it as a fact. That's why in this video, I really really liked it when you said that everything is up to opinion, and that everyone is welcome to their own opinion. Ocarina of time, skyward sword, etc. are all good games, but whether you like them or not is up to personal opinion. I personally dislike Monster hunter 3, but I won't really deny that it's a good game.
My trust in humanity is restored. Thank you, sir. T-T And you're right about the whole Arin thing. I think the name "Egoraptor" is pretty fitting.
Arin also sometimes made up problems that weren't actually there and had more to do with the fact that he has ADHD and can't pay attention for 5 seconds. He also would complain about things not being in the game, then complain about how they were in the game several arguments later, or complain about issues that were also in ALttP but he just pretended like they weren't.
Exactly! What you said is exactly true! I personally don't like the Super Street Fighter games that much, does that make them bad? Of course not, it's just an opinion.
WhiteTakumi "or complain about issues that were also in ALttP but he just pretended like they weren't."
This. Holy shit, so much of this.
Skyward Sword is one of the best Zelda games so far. No dubt. And the music in it (like most of the other Zelda games) is epic! I especially love the soundtrack when you're flying the Loftwing. Everytime I play the game, I end up just flying around listening to it.
I did write ONE of the best. :D
It's okay! ;)
"A normal everyday guy."
*Throws barrel at someones head.*
I Just really love this game, it's that type of game that makes me happy and warm and fuzzy inside.
I also think that skyward sword's link has the most personality out of other versions of links, Link is very basic character and doesn't have that much personality (and im not saying it in a bad way) so that it would be easier for player to project themselves into him but just look at Sky's Link! He is so expressive and the way he reacts to things makes him feel so alive! the way he runs up to Zelda and even Cries for her at one point! it's just beautiful okay?
Also i'd like to play devils advocate on Fi, I have to admit that she really isn't links' best companion however i do have to say it's unfair to compare her to Midna, Midna was given so much personality and back story because the game was about her after all so Even though She and Fi both are companions they still had different roles in the games. Fi i can say Has a lot of things to offer while i can understand that her good qualities can be easily overlooked i believe people should give her credit where it's due. Even if you don't like her You gotta admit that the way she developed is really impressive and her farewell to link was very emotional and makes you look at the mastersword in different perspective.
He listed pro's and con's.... like Egoraptor SHOULD have instead of nitpicking.
Yes! That was my biggest problem with Arin's rant. PBG put it really well, and I like how it didn't feel like he was forcing his opinion down anyone's throat like what Arin does.
Seth Bryant You wanna know one of my biggest problems with Arin's rant was?
It was almost completely irrelevant.
Mostly I just remember him complaining about OoT and Skyward Sword, and I don't remember much comparison between LttP and OoT at all.
Gallade Yeah. Arin is a nostalgia blinded hipster. Seriously. Any 3D game is immediately awful in his eyes. The one exception is Mario 3D World.
Gallade And that's why only Danny has kept me interested in Game Grumps. While in the old days both Jon and Arin made me laugh, there were many moments where I disliked them both for their "opinions". Arin's sequelitis video was entertaining for a time before it became his usual "my opinion is fact" thing. I miss Egoraptor, the guy who made fun of things for the right reasons and not Arin Hanson who thinks they're always right most of the time
Gallade Arin was very bias in his comparison. He didn't critique link to the past at all, but nit picked ocarina of time. I appreciate Matthewmatosis' critique of ocarina of time much more. Arin is very good at presenting his opinion, but he is not an expert in game design, and I frequently found myself rolling my eyes in how he doesn't address any criticism for link to the past, or acknowledged the good that came out of ocarina of time.
But I don't love Skyward Sword.
*Hides under his flame shield*
*Destroys flame shield
Me 3
Oh wow you're so edgy what an innovative opinion!
Eh, me neither. I disagree with PBG on Fi not being annoying and still think the level design was atrocious, but I do enjoy the stronger emphasis on character development (particularly Groose). The important thing is not being a dick about your opinion, and PBG was most eloquent here.
Mitch Sorrenstein maybe hes not
maybe he just doesn't like skyward sword prick
and I don't like it either... its odd for a Zelda game everyone looks weird (based on birds lol) and the princess seems more like a random person. it just seems different from other games
I loved Skyward Sword ever since it came out. It eventually became my favorite installment in the series because every time I played through it became better rather than bland. The main reason it's my favorite is due to the story. As you guys mentioned fans thought it was the most in depth Zelda story yet, and that makes it all the more special to me. I can happily say that Skyward Sword is my favorite Legend of Zelda game! :)
No hyperbole, Skyward Sword is my favorite game. Not just of the series, I mean ever. Even all these years afterwards I'm still enthralled by everything in it, from the awe-inspiring aesthetic to the deep characters and narrative, the interesting upgrade & pouch mechanics (which make planning your adventure a much more involving and enjoyable experience), etc., and most importantly of all, to the engaging action & combat. I've never felt more alive playing a game.
I'm really glad to see PBJ and whoever Yungtown is (sorry, not familiar with him) love it as well.
I love how PBG's visual descripstion of "a normal, everyday guy", is Link throwing a barrel at someone.
Honestly, I wish more reviews were like this. I get pretty annoyed when these people tell their opinions and simply state why they're right, which is kinda rude and stuff. Granted, Skyward sword is probably my least favorite Zelda for a multitude of reasons, but I do like how rather then being all "This is why you should like it" or "This is why you shouldn't like it.", you stated how you simply felt about the game, and I can enjoy that type of opinion much more. Hey, I really liked Twilight princess, I know there's oodles of reasons to not like it, but I honestly can't explain what makes it so special to me. I just find the game purely enjoyable, even though it's got flaws like having weird difficulty spikes and the wolf ability being so poorly used. But hey, this is why we play a game, it's whether we can get good entertainment out of it. I wonder if other games like Super Mario 64 or Majora's mask should get that type of treatment (HINT HINT)
SS was your least favourite? Have you not seen any of the other Zelda month videos for 2014? Because the Wand of Gamelon and The Faces of Evil are standing right there.
Tanay Suryavanshi
As someone who loves Skyward Sword... I have to say that Wand of Gamelon and Faces of Evil don't count as Zelda games, and as such, it's not inaccurate for him to say "Skyward Sword was my least favorite Zelda game."
The reason they don't count as Zelda games is pretty much the same reason that Mario flash games don't count as Mario games.
Glad to hear that you appreciated the video despite not liking the game! =)
Hey that's my profile pic! 0_0
You guys should've talked about the Skyward theme being Zelda's lullaby backwards.
Admit it, you made this because of Egoraptor.
Sniper Melon Fuck egoraptor
Sniper Melon Or not?
lol
***** You win youtube.
egoraptor doesn't understand that story is an big role.
what is egoraptor?
Skyward is to Zelda what Brawl (and now Smash) is to Smash Bros. Both great games, but the hardcore fans complained it was like the predecessor (Ocarina of Time and Melee, respectively), but they manage to surpass it in many ways.
My only complaint with Skyward Sword is how you're forced to play ONLY with motion controls. I wish there was a way to play with the Classic/GameCube controller.
The game would have to be completely redesigned for a normal controller
ThorMNs But to force a fad onto a game is never a good thing. Nobody really likes to play with motion controls anymore which makes the game hard to go back to.
I agree with your complaint, but I think that because of those god-awful motion controls, a better analogy is that Skyward Sword is to the Wii as Wand of Gamelon is to the CDi. Yes, I think the motion controls are THAT bad.
Seriously, why didn't they just take Twilight Princess's good motion controls and use those?
PSDuckie i happen to like the motion controls. yes it is a gimmick, but if your wii sensor works, i always use the wii u one because that one worked better for me. It actually has good controls and is very fun.
ThorMNs Maybe. But the Wii U could also use touch controls. I personally loved the DS Zelda games, particularly Spirit Tracks, and I think the Wii U could adapt that into a more direct control scheme for Skyward Sword.
Though I would also like to see normal controls for it, I suppose.
Finally a good response to Skyward Sword. I personally enjoyed SS a lot and thought it was very well made myself. This is actually the first game in which Zelda has an actual personality and is clearly shown through the graphics.
People have hated on it since it was released for minuscule reasons like, as PBG said, the motion controls. I almost never had to recalibrate it and I'm left handed!
Totally agree with you, the only gripe I have with the game is fighting the Imprisoned over and over again, but I enjoyed the game as a whole
Andres Bohuszewicz Yes my only issue is The Imprisoned. It was a wonderfully made game and I would like to thank PBG and Yungtown for putting up this video.
Well hi there! Is it bad that i'm just watching this video now?
Kaitlyn Phillips A bit. Its not even his newest video anymore. XD
Galen Marek I know but I got busy with school work and wasn't watching the Zelda month videos as much because I need to get my grades up....or no more video games for a while, that including Skyward Sword which I just recently restarted in Hero Mode
Let's face it, if Zelda does get made into a movie, their gonna look at this game for personality references.
FR
Does anyone else think that Skyward Sword is much more fun on Hero Mode! I think that playing it on that mode makes you be more careful, it forces you to take your time, and you have to plan your attacks better. I just had a much more challenging and overall fun time playing it on Hero Mode.
TheRepty818 It was already challenging enough for me on normal mode cause Link didn't just do everything automatically with the B or A buttons. I really loved that you had to strategize more with the motion controls. Haven't gotten to playing on Hero Mode yet. Demise is tough as hell.
MrMegaSuperDuperMe Yeah he was. It took me a long time to realize that I was doing it wrong! I didn't see know that if I raised the sword and let it get struck by lighting and then slash him with it.
And I have to admit I had to use the invincibility potion to do the boss rush and get the hero's shield.
It's a lot of fun but, you have no idea just how many times I had to do the Thunder Dragon's Lighting Round before finally getting the Hylan Shield on Hero Mode. But thanks to that, I was able to beat Demise on my first try.
TheRepty818 I never actually figured out how to beat Demise while doing a Skyward Strike to get lightning to the sword. Every time I tried, Demise would prevent it from happening so I had to defeat him without using it. I ended up dying the first time around, but beat him the second.
Rin Kagamine You did better than me. It took me like 3 times to actually beat Demise.
Finally someone says that Skyward Sword is good. Freaking Egoraptor has destroyed its reputation in his latest sequelitis @.@
It's hard to take Egoraptor's opinions of any game past the SNES seriously when he's so obviously biased towards retro games.
I mean, everyone is allowed to have their own opinions, sure, but you're supposed to look past your own personal opinions to properly critique a game (or anything), and I don't think Ego does that at all.
keero16 yeah but sadly he has a lot of influence.
Seriously, ever since that Sequelitis I've seen people complaining about waiting in OoT.
I have never seen this argument before.
Yeah, it's really sad that people have to look to internet celebrities in order to form their own opinions.
I love him as an animator, but I really can't stand his views on video games.
I agree
MrSupahLink i think i even saw someone say basically something along the lines of "Egoraptor's college professor gave the video a positive mark, it must mean he's correct" i mean, really? just because a professor, or a teacher said it's good doesn't mean it's the right viewpoint. like, a teacher could have an opposing view on a student's own, but has to push it aside or the teacher can come across as being bias. i even saw people using his game grumps moments in wind waker as examples as to why he was wrong(myself included)
If it wasn't for Skyward Sword, I wouldn't have fallen in love with the Zelda series, and I wouldn't have found PBG's channel. So, thank you Skyward Sword, and thank you PBG.
Man going back and watching older pbg videos just reminds me of my childhood, I remember being 10 and watching pbg as a relatively new channel and now so many years have gone by
8:33 Zelda must be really ugly because Link looks like he's seen a ghost
+Captain Nub lol true. SS Zelda is probably the most hottest Zelda though (in my opinion)
+Nintendo Xtream Twilght Princess Zelda is alright, but she just stands there with a depressing look on her face. Skyward Sword Zelda has a personality, which makes her the best
Well ya obviously. She is so Cute/Adorible, you generally care about her, Shes so Hot, and she is the overall most developed and chemestry driven zelda in the whole series. SS Zelda (and maybe even Tetra) are probably the Best Zelda in the Whole Series's.
+Nintendo Xtream not at all, TP Zelda is the hottest
The Way I look at hotness, its Personality + Beauty. TP Zelda Has Litterally No Developed Personality. However, If we talk Beauty, than still, SS Zelda was Just Adorable. SS Zelda FTW!
Honestly, I think its a nostalgia thing why SS gets so much hate. SS was my first zelda game, so it hits me right in the nostalgia (woo im so freakin young right) and, as of now, Skyward sword is my favorite zelda game. After sharing with some older zelda fans, they were like "WHUUT srsly bruh skyward sword sucks play OOT". So I did. I got Ocarina of Time on Wii virtual console, and, honestly i couldn't get into it. I felt that the controls were clunky, the story was too linear, etc. Pretty much everything that Skyward Sword gets hate about. I am betting that one of the main reason people prefer OOT over SS is due to nostalgia, rather than actual game consideration. And, most likely why I perfer SS over OOT. Just some thoughts anyway.
lol ikr... but it was the hell under the ancient cistern that scared the bejeebies about of me.
It's funny how people complain about how SS is linear, then ignore the fact that Spirit Tracks is, too. (Unless I played it exactly the same way twice.)
Although I personally didn't enjoy SS because the gameplay felt too linear for my tastes, I agree that it doesn't deserve the hate it gets. As for OOT, I played it on virtual console as well, and I think it aged well for a 17 year old game, but its nowhere near as good as the fans make it out to be.
Skyward Sword was the first Zelda game I completed on my own. Ocarina of Time was my first Zelda game ever, and I beat it but not all by myself. I actually prefer Skyward Sword over Ocarina of Time. I'm also not a huge fan of using motion control but I loved it for Skyward Sword.
Eh, Ocarina of Time was for the N64, so you should at least excuse the clunky controls. I personally love it because that was literally the first game I remember playing. But I always reset the game so I could beat Ghoma (or however you spell the spider thing) over and over. I probably hated that thing a lot.
I feel like Skyward Sword is a really important game to the Zelda series. It has a lot of backstory information that adds a lot more depth to the series (Zelda being an incarnation of Hylia... Ganondorf being an incarnation of Demise... the master sword having the spirit of Fi...)
See, I don't feel it adds more depth to the series, I feel it just added to the series. Instead of answering questions, like a prequel should, SS brought forth more questions with a goddess no one has ever heard of, a demon no one has ever heard of, and a legend no one has ever heard of. Which is a shame because the Zelda series has so many history and legends that SS could've been based off of but wasn't.
Random Person It did add more questions, but I think it gave some answers too. Not all of them were extremely obvious. Although it was never explicitly said, I think the Dark Tribe that's talked about in Twilight Princess and Majora's Mask is supposed to be Demise's tribe of followers. Skyward Sword also answers the question of why Link, Zelda, and Ganondorf keep reincarnating.
I feel like it added depth because now we know that the royal family are descendants of a goddess, instead of a random family that ended up ruling, and that the master sword isn't just a powerful sword, it holds the spirit of Link's guide from an earlier incarnation.
☽ Cilia Ryrua ☾ Alot of questions it answered, were unasked. Most fans accepted that the triforce trio would constantly be reincarnated and were upset to find out that the reason behind it was a curse. If you liked it, that's fine, I don't want to change your opinion. I just thought I'd share mine which is I think it under-performed and ruined some aspects of the lore.
I cried, just hearing the music from following Fi. Words can't describe how much I love Skyward Sword, but you two still did a really good job. Even watching it 2017.
Along with all the stuff they talked about I really loved the art style and character design. It had a pallette similar to wind waker in that it was bright and colorful but also had the more serious realistic models for the characters. And anyone who has played it will never forget groose and his lethal pompadour
You know, I've heard plenty of people say they didn't like skyward sword, but I've never heard ANYONE show dislike for groose. He's such a great character, even in the beginning of the story when he's an asshole he's still so funny
That thing could stab a man I swear...
This video makes me super happy, though a lot of what I love about Skyward Sword goes beyond the story. The motion controls added a level of skill and difficulty to battles not present since the NES Zelda games. Even fights against low-level moblins require thought and strategy, rather than just timing. Also, the sprint and stamina meter meant navigating the environment became part of the challenge, where in past 3D Zeldas, running and climbing were just a matter of holding a direction. Oh! Oh! And they finally figured out how to do the boomerang in 3D with the Beetle, which ends up being one of the coolest new additions. All of this leads to a game that feels like it gives the player more freedom and impact, even if it doesn't make you run around a big grassy field all the time.
As someone who genuinely didn't like SS, I just wanna say, mad respect for your speech about gushing and not trying to change people's minds, because that's the great thing about games. Nobody likes the same stuff and there's something out there for everybody. :3 So even though I don't like this game, it's awesome to see you be so passionate about it!
3:39 "this sequence (...) really hooked me on the whole game"
This part of the game was when I closed the emulator and ordered a Wii.
(I still played on Dolphin though, it's beautiful)
This video really made me feel better. I saw Egoraptor's video last night and it depressed the crap out of me. But this just made my day knowing Skyward Sword is still loved.
You know, I have to say I enjoyed this video quite a bit.
It's nice to hear some GOOD things about this game for once.
Also, to address one of the things you talked about... how people hate the "lifeless" overworld.... What about OoT's overworld? It was just grass, and a few enemies thrown in. Nothing exactly exciting. (I guess you could use the game's age as an excuse, but I'm judging the game as someone who didn't grow up with that game.)
I frieken loved skyward sword. I just don't understand why people complain about it. In my opinion it was one of the best in the series, and one of my favorite games of all time.
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CardCaptorTsukasa Link to the Past had an exciting to explore overworld with goodies stuffed into most parts of the world.
Link Between Worlds stuffed things into literally every single screen thanks to the Maiamais.
Minish Cap- ...Well, I think you'd catch the pattern here. 2D Zeldas have a LOT to find in their overworlds. *Shrug*
PS: While the overworlds may not have a lot, the villages and towns almost always had a hell of a lot to find in the 3D games, but, that's besides the point I guess.
oot had market, kokiri forest, kakariko, goron city and zora's domain. skyward sword has skyloft only.
Well hey, my favorite zelda game is Twilight Princess nobody ever agrees with me on that and I love Skyward Sword as well so maybe I just like the things that everybody else hates
Thank god! XD As a GG fan, and after having to repeatedly sit through one of many of Ego-Raptor's disparaging, and, coincidentally, very ego-centric lambasted opinions about SS(usually stated as fact), it's so nice to see an entire video dedicated to highlighting many of the positive aspects to this game!
As a long time Zelda fan, I also fell in love with this game, and embraced the much needed change in pace for the series. :)
Thank you for putting this out there and shed some light on my favorite zelda game :)
Back in 2021 for the rerelease thank you PBG
There is something Nintedo needs to do in order to create perfect Zelda games.
With Skyward Sword and Link between worlds Nintendo emphasized two different aspects in the Zelda series. They tried to create a more story-driven Zelda with Skyward Sword and they tried to create a more openworld Zelda with albw.
In my opinion Skyward Sword has the best story telling of the entire franchise, while albw has by far the most freedom when it comes to the exploration of the overworld.
But this focus pretty much killed of something very important in each game.
Because of Skyward Swords focus on story, it couldn't have an extremely open overworld.
Because of albw's focus on exploration, it had an extremely lackluster story.
Nintendo really needs to combine both, the exploration and the good writing, in order to create a perfect Zelda.
....But wait....
Majoras Mask actually had both, a well written story and a lot of exploration as well.
That's right, I think they should just do everything like in Majoras Mask.
Let's break up, what the zelda games are made of.
There is the Main-Quest, which generally only consists of Story elements, that are being told through cutscenes, and the dungeons.
Then there is some little part I would call the Sub-Main-Quest, which only consists of the path you go, to reach a new dungeon. This is a weird part, because it is neither really part of the Main-Quest, because the speed and the route you take to reach the dungeon is mostly up to you, nor is it part of the Side-Quest, because it is necessairy for you to go through it to move on in the plot.
Lastly there are the Side-Quests, which are the collecting of Item-Enhancements(Quivers, Bomb Bags, etc.), which is done by exploring the overworld and talking to the NPC's. This is the portion of the game, which in most games, grants the player the most freedom.
A Link Between Worlds had very much freedom in the Main and the Sub-Main-Quest. You could always chose where you go and when you do it.
It also has a lot of sidequests, with all the Heartcontainers and Maiamais you can collect.
The Story however is, like I said not very good. Yuga was kinda like a mixture between vaati and Ghirahim, and Ganon was handled terribly in this game.
Majoras Mask on the other hand didn't even need freedom in the main quest. Yes you could only go through the dungeons in a specific order, but that didn't matter because there were tons of sidequests you could do between them.
To be fair Majoras Mask didn't have an outstanding Main Story either. What makes the writing so amazing, are the thoughts and conversations, of each of the NPC's.
By having the story focused on the people of Hyrule, and not just on Link, Zelda and Ganon, automatically creates a much more atmospheric world, in which you really care about what happens.
The exploration aspect, although the Sub-Main-Quest is also not as free as in albw, was really exciting since you could already see what awaits you, if you head towards that direction.
So yeah in my opinion they should create the next Zelda game with these things in mind:
-creating a vast and open world
-put lots of Dungeons in this world (9 would be awesome)
-have the NPC's show what they think about what's happening ( most of the npc's in zelda games don't even know what is even going on >_>)
--> make a lot of the sidequest accessible by talking to the NPC's (if you do stuff for them you'll get to know them better)
-Have an awesome story...this is really important. ( No matter how awesome a world is designed, we still need a drive to move forward. Look at Skyrim. It has a huge overworld with a lot of things to do in it, but the story is just so unimportant and boring that you lose the motivation to play it very easily.)
What do you people think about my ideas ? ? (Sry about the wall BTW)
Honestly, man, you thought of everything I've been thinking would make the most sense for Zelda to go towards in the future. With so many different styles of Zelda games, it makes it hard to make something that balances all of them, but I would genuinely dig seeing an open world, great storytelling, a nonlinear approach to a large amount of side quests, meaningful nps, etc. Awesome thoughts!
When I got A Link Between Worlds, I fully expected to hate the open world aspect, but I actually loved it, and hope Nintendo does that with Zelda games more in the future. And I have to disagree with you on the story... the ending completely caught me by surprised and I was actually touched when SPOILERS SPOILERS SPOILERS they wished for Lorule to have its Triforce back.
To state my opinion on the next Zelda game, I AM disappointed in the graphics, but not because I think they "look bad" because they don't. It's just, Wind Waker's thing was the cel-shaded graphics which made it stand out, but then Skyward Sword was kind of like that too, and now the new one is.... it's just kind of getting old. Hyrule Warrior's graphics look so good and I wish it was like that for a main series game.
But of course, graphics don't make the game, and I'm excited to see how they'll handle the game being more "open world" than ever before since I loved being able to decide what I want to do in ALBW, and I have high expectations for the story since Skyward Sword's was fantastic (the rest of the game though....)
TP had a lot of NPC action, and a vast world (But it was kinda empty).
Not really sure about the side quests though.
It also had the spinner >.>
keero16 I enjoyed ALBW's story as well, actually. It was a really awesome game and the open world just worked so...beautifully. Since Skyward Sword, I DO think Nintendo might take a leaf out of the game's book and work a little bit harder in the story department since Skyward Sword had such an amazing story.
Hiyama Kiyoteru Believer it or not, but I never had the chance to pick up Twilight Princess. Pretty sad, huh? I plan to pick it up sometime since you can find the Wii version for cheaps. From the way the game is presented graphically and through the environments, I can see the NPCs giving off that sense of urgency and sadness almost like how they did in Majora's Mask. I DID hear TP was linear, but, of course, like you said, you can run off and get hearts or whatever whenever you want to. That still works pretty well.
Barrelrider Bombur Like I told, Hiyama Kiyoteru, man, I never picked up TP unfortunately. It came out before I had the Wii and I never had the chance to get it. Now that it's on Amazon and dirt cheap, I don't have a good excuse to not! What's the spinner you mentioned? It sounds interesting. If it is even fairly significant in the game, I'd like to know a little bit about it beforehand.
I have never lost interest in skyrim. Sure the main story in it may be unimportant, but it's all the side quests, and other things you do that motivate you to keep on playing. But with a game like zelda, you need a great main story that compels you to keep playing.
This video made me feel so incredibly happy that there are people out there that actually share my fondness for the highly panned Skyward Sword. I very much agree with everything stated here, and while I do understand why others don't like it, it will always be a good game, and amazing story to me.
***** Literally fuck off.
Rinku Starr i like your picture, also i see you on ALOT of anime songs in the comments xD
pixsoul I have a wide range of tastes when it comes to TH-cam.
***** I think that's Link and not Zelda... A rule 63 Link~!
Danilo Felix It may have been Zelda when he posted that ridiculous comment.
I loved the small islands and love even MORE the skyloft. Its soo lovely and the bazaar is very nostalgic too
The scene where you meet Fi was one of the most magical moments in Skyward sword for me, I'm really glad you guys brought that up. Thanks for reminding me why I love the game, after seeing a lot of criticism recently. It's certainly one of my favorite games in Zelda, and every game in the series is pretty awesome in it's own way.
(although the at-times linear plot of a link to the past that would get me hooked up with no direction did leave me a little lost in that one, I've seen enough to know it has merit too)
I love how passionate and positive both you and Yungtown are about this game, even though it gets a lot of hate and criticism. Skyward Sword was my personal favorite Zelda because of the way it drew me in through story and characters. Hell, look at my name, I practically worship Groose. His character did a complete 180 in the story and he had so much development. When I first played it, I though he wouldn't be that important of a character, but they fit him into the plot so well. Motion controls are different for everyone, but I was with ya'll having only a few times I had to recalibrate, and bosses and enemies are 100% unique to work with motion controls. I don't know, I just love this damn game, and I'm glad there are people like you guys to back it up in between it's hate.
Skyward Sword was the first Zelda game where I developed a real connection with Link and Zelda. The part where Zelda went to sleep in that crystal had me crying, and no other Zelda game did that before. After that, I felt pumped up for the rest of the game. I was ready to go beat Demise to wake up Zelda. I had some trouble with the motion controls, but otherwise I kinda liked them. Rolling bombs like a bowling ball is always fun.
The only disappointment I had was that, though it's stated in the beginning how close Link and his Loftwing were, you never truly get that sense of connection like you did with Epona in previous games (specifically Twilight Princess). Perhaps if we got to name the Loftwing, and got to spend some more time with it other than it being just a way to move around the sky I would have felt that connection.
This is one of your more serious videos, and I like it.
Thanks for makin this vid! I knew it was a really emotional game compared to others, but hadn't realized it was this much! SS will always hold a special place in my heart and will always be my favorite video game of all time.
( it was the first Zelda game I played and beat. LOVED IT)
Top 5 zelda games (for me, at least)
-twilight princess/ocarina of time
-wind waker
-minish cap
-skyward sword
-phantom hourglass (that game got me into the franchise)
Here are mine:
1. Skyward Sword
2. Majora's Mask
3. Ocarina of Time
4. Link Between Worlds
5. Wind Waker
Here's mine:
1) Wind Waker
2-5) Anything but Minish Cap
Willgiscool AH
What's wrong with The Minish Cap?
-Twilight Princess
-Skyward Sword
-MM/OOT
-Spirit Tracks
-Wind Waker
Heres mine (no particular order)
-Ocarina of Time
-Majora's Mask
-Wind Waker
-Twilight Princess
-Skyward Sword
Skyward Sword is the only Zelda game I've completed, so I usually do not argue wit ppl for fear that they'll call me out. However, I fuckin adore that game. It was a lot of fun and I consider the story to be pretty darn good. Loved fighting most of the bosses, especially Demise and Girahim, as well as that fight just before Girahim's final form with what seemed to be just hundreds of enemies. It was fuckin sweet. Another highlight were the 3 areas where you died in one hit and had to collect the balls of light. Forget what they were called, but they were challenging and fun.
Addressing some complaints I've heard, the controls aren't bad. I just can't see how they are. For the first hour I played sitting up and they were fine. For they rest of the campaign I played laying on my side with one hand literally behind my head (and 1 on my hip). Still no troubles until I got to the water stages. There, the controls were a little hard to learn, but when I got the hang of it it was actually really fun. I just, I REALLY can't see why ppl had such a hard time. The one time I had undeniable trouble with the controls is in whatever boss fights had me swinging at The Imprisoned's toes. That shit was fucking cheap.
Complaint number two is the item description stuff. And you know what? That's crap. The description for an item you get should pop up only once in the entire game. If I want to see an item's description again, I'll look it up in the inventory. At first I hadn't noticed this problem cause I played the game in two sittings, but yeah, it's crap.
A complaint of my own would be that tutorial. I didn't notice it at first, but when I restarted the game, UGGHH, that tutorial is unbearable. Fuckin shite.
But yeah, whatever. I super love this game. So much so, that I was sad to have completed it and it was over. Me and Skyward Sword 5ever.
itz great. Have you tried hero mode? some of the characters in there break the fourth wall now and then.
btw Item description really is bs lol. Also the other thing is Fi complaining whenever you go under 3 hearts. After 20h+ of play time, YES FI, I KNOW MY FKING HEARTS ARE DOWN.
The motion control tutorial? Because that SUCKED! and the description was annoying, but easily overcome. and Toivo Silvennoinen, when do they "break the fourth wall?" I've beat it and never saw that. Either that or I've forgot, its been a year or two.
Well, I sort of remember old Impa in the beginning of the game when she's starting a really long dialog, but instead she says something like " wait, this is hero mode. You've heard all of this before." There's a couple others but I've forgotten them :d
Toivo Silvennoinen Oh yah, I forgot that.
god i adore this game.
i love how beautiful it looks, how story driven it is, how compelling the characters are, and even though it was a bit linear at times, i still found it to be rather free flowing and not that strict with how you play.
also
flying on giant birds > running around on land
you guys pretty much said everything I love in the game in a good summary!
The massive problem with Skyward Sword was that it was a Wii title. It should've been a WiiU title.
The motion controls worked in spurts, but half the time they were jittery and unresponsive. The run mechanic felt useless because the distance you crossed with it was so short and boring then I'd rather just save it until I needed to run away from an enemy.
Also, Fi was alright. The whole robotic thing doesn't really work with any Zelda game tho, given the atmosphere.
Well yeah Skyward Sword was a Wii title but technically speaking it was the only Wii title they ever made. Twilight Princess was a Gamecube game it doesn't count. So we waited a long time for a proper Wii Zelda and, it comes out when the system is dead. Probably should've done a Skyward Sword remastered HD as well. :P
KikBlava It would of been to late, and way to early, making a remastered like a year or 2 after its release just means they were trying to cash in on money, if they put it on the Wii U, all the mechanics would of needed change, and the game would a whole redesign, if they want to satisfy the customers that will buy it.
Winter Blizzard Yeah but, look at how they've been porting a lot of last gen games over to Xbox One and PS4, lazinly mind you but still there's always going to be more Zelda remakes from here until the end of time. XD
The motioncontrols worked for many, many people (including me) more than fine, so this is not a general problem but a problem with the hardware, apparently.
The run mechanic, I do agree. It was interesting, but I'd rather do without it.
KikBlava Those are competing companies, and they doing that, really shows that they wanted money, and quickly, Nintendo, I'm sure, wouldn't make a remake really quickly after releasing a game. Remakes of a game that came out like 5 or 6+ are okay, but one after a year of the game being out is inexcusable.
PBG thanks for bringing out the silent crowd like myself that really enjoys this game. (repeated toe slashing boss aside) I personally never had problems with the motion controls, but Nintendo can't be around to troubleshoot all scenarios and they are still perfecting the concept. I give them props for the innovation. Also the emotion in this game really grabbed at the heart strings, not just the Link Zelda relationship, but just the expressions in general. A personal favorite is Links emotion before entering the depth of the volcano. His face reads. "I really don't want to go down there." but then he forces himself to. I hope this didn't sound like a fanboy blinded opinion. But it is; so there's that. Seriously though, screw that boss battle.
Indeed. Well said! Very well said!
Its my favorite Zelda, for one of the exact reasons you pointed out. It's focus on story and character development was so refreshing.
Great video, glad to see someone give this game the love it deserves.
Skyward Sword is definitely one of my favorite games
, the love story behind it is incredible