Off Topic Legend of Zelda: The Skyward Sword

[Geoffrey Taucer]

I know I can't be the only one playing this one.

My copy should be arriving in my mailbox tomorrow afternoon. You most likely will not hear from me again until I beat it, at which time I will be eager to compare notes and impressions with any other Zelda fans around here.

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That said, OMDF&N THIS IS GONNA BE GREAT!

 

[gymnastbeth]

I should be getting my copy in the mail today! SO Excited... I love all the Zelda games...But for me none of the newer ones have lived up to the Ocarina of Time. That was my all time favorite

 

[bogwoppit]

MY beloved son sat in the line up at 4am on SUnday morning to get his and I have not heard from him since, well unless you count the text "Mom you won'ty believe how awesome this game is". This coming from a video game tester who plays games at work all day.

Have fun GT and Beth, see you opn the other side. Interesting two gamer mods!

 

[notjustgym]

I Ordered it for My Husband. But he wont get it until Christmas, unless Santa comes early.

I love the Zelda games as well.

 

[JBS]

I need to get a video game system again. The last time I played Zelda it was on NES. Great game!

 

[Geoffrey Taucer]

I should be getting my copy in the mail today! SO Excited... I love all the Zelda games...But for me none of the newer ones have lived up to the Ocarina of Time. That was my all time favorite

That's what I've thought so far (although Twilight Princess came pretty close); however, I've heard a lot of people compare this game favorably to Ocarina of Time, and I've been hearing the phrase "best Zelda game ever" bandied about -- that's no small statement, if true.

 

[notjustgym]

Which Zelda game was it that you had to go fishing all the time? That one frustrated me

 

[Geoffrey Taucer]

Which Zelda game was it that you had to go fishing all the time? That one frustrated me

The Wind Waker.

yeah, I thought the 10% of that game you spend actually doing stuff was pretty good -- the 90% you spend in the boat, however.....

 

[notjustgym]

The Wind Waker.

yeah, I thought the 10% of that game you spend actually doing stuff was pretty good -- the 90% you spend in the boat, however.....

I agree. I got so bored with that game! There were some neat things but once you got on that darn boat.. ugh.

 

[Geoffrey Taucer]

Got it, and I've played about 3 hours so far (then my Wiimote ran out of batteries)

Initial impressions: I like the graphic style. Stylized, vibrant, fitting for the feel of the game. Controls are taking me a bit of getting used to; I'm finding the bird piloting in particular to be pretty clunky. Sword fighting is pretty cool, though.