2012-01-18, 05:19 AM
Time to bump this back up for a bit now that I've had time to sit on Skyward Sword and really think about it. Do I still place it as high as I did a month or so ago?
I've been replaying Twilight Princess lately. Something I haven't touched since it practically came out. It used to be one of the bottom rungs of Zelda games to me because the forced Wolf segments annoyed me, but once you get over that small hump the game becomes more of what I love: AN ADVENTURE GAME.
I love exploration and TP has a lot of that. Something SS clearly did not. A hub world with a few islands and entrances to the surface worlds, (which are pretty linear on their own) does not make for a good adventure game. Linearity ruins a lot in SS. The hand holding and Fi's constant interruptions are bothersome. Skyward Sword's dungeons are also extremely dumbed down compared to previous Zelda games.
Don't get me wrong, I loved the combat, the characters were fun and the story was fairly good; but the rest of the game play is starting to rub me the wrong way now that I've gone back to other Zelda games. I want to stare at the screen for a while as I try to figure out where to go or how to solve the puzzle; SS had none of those moments.
Anyone else feeling that way now?
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I've been replaying Twilight Princess lately. Something I haven't touched since it practically came out. It used to be one of the bottom rungs of Zelda games to me because the forced Wolf segments annoyed me, but once you get over that small hump the game becomes more of what I love: AN ADVENTURE GAME.
I love exploration and TP has a lot of that. Something SS clearly did not. A hub world with a few islands and entrances to the surface worlds, (which are pretty linear on their own) does not make for a good adventure game. Linearity ruins a lot in SS. The hand holding and Fi's constant interruptions are bothersome. Skyward Sword's dungeons are also extremely dumbed down compared to previous Zelda games.
Don't get me wrong, I loved the combat, the characters were fun and the story was fairly good; but the rest of the game play is starting to rub me the wrong way now that I've gone back to other Zelda games. I want to stare at the screen for a while as I try to figure out where to go or how to solve the puzzle; SS had none of those moments.
Anyone else feeling that way now?