I played the original and I'll buy the remaster but only if I can get a good deal on it used or something. It's not worthy full price to me.
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Nintendo is doing a poor job selling me on Skyward Sword HD
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I feel a strong wish to experience the game without the Vaseline filter. The colors and art style were great, but the image quality made it impossible for me to enjoy the game. Being free from the waggle is also a great improvement.
I liked the game when it came out, but I don't see myself getting the remaster anytime soon. There are just a lot of sections in the game that I really don't want to slog through to get to the good stuff.
For those of you who haven't played Skyward Sword, this 2011 IGN review of the game is worth a watch:
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Played the first dungeon of the original release, put it down, never went back. To be fair, I was so over waggle/wii motion controller by this point that it's possible it made me dislike the game.
I enjoyed Skyward Sword, but not enough to lay down 60 dollars and however much time to replay it. The game is just too bloated. If you missed it the first time and want some Zelda though, you should definitely pick it up.
I'm still hold out hope they put Wind Waker out on Switch. That's the one I haven't played that I still want to.
I'm still hold out hope they put Wind Waker out on Switch. That's the one I haven't played that I still want to.
Haven't played the original but the thing that has sold me the most is that opinions on the game are so conflicted that I feel like I have to experience it myself.
I don't feel like I'm one to complain about pricing much, but the price just kills it for me on this one. For $80 CAD I got the game on the Wii with the bundled Wii Remote Plus. If this were like $100 CAD with the Joy-Cons I think I would jump, but $80 CAD for the game alone feels really rough. The original version holds up perfectly well and the changes are really not very dramatic (though I would be very interested in trying the handheld control scheme).
So you were excited last year...but now you aren't because nintendo didn't put out a specific trailer you wanted? I'm not sure what 'qol' changes you're expecting outside of the controls, that was basically the sticking point right there outside of just literally the core level design itself which we know is not changing. It's skyward sword but with better graphics and fixed controls, not sure what else needs to be said
If it was in a set with Wind Waker and Twilight Princess I would go for it, but not at $60, hell no
I don't even like the Skyward Sword controls much, but calling them "waggle" tells me you don't know what waggle means.
People who enjoyed the game on Wii are more than likely gonna buy it again and newcomers are gonna buy it because it's fucking Zelda, they don't really need to change much or do a big deep dive for it to sell well.
People who consider it "the worst 3D Zelda" and won't buy it without drastic changes are a vocal minority of internet bubble people who're not their target audience and won't have any impact on the remaster's success.
People who consider it "the worst 3D Zelda" and won't buy it without drastic changes are a vocal minority of internet bubble people who're not their target audience and won't have any impact on the remaster's success.
I only played a few hours of it originally and I always meant to go back to it. But Wii games look so terrible on my TV, so this is a good opportunity for me to revisit it. I imagine they are overcharging for it as they usually do though.
I feel like I'm the only one who loved that boss, lol. Not as much as the Ancient Cistern's boss, of course, but still.
But the other two dungeons I loved were the 3rd dungeon (with the time shift stones) and the final dungeon (where you move the dungeon's rooms around like a puzzle).
I won't be buying a game I didn't like a decade later for $30 more (in my country) than it cost back then. I'm sure plenty of other people will buy it, though.
I hear you, but $60 is more than I'm willing to spend just to see what the fuss is about.
Easily the worst Nintendo Zelda title, they would have to do a lot of work for me to be interested and nothing suggests they did.
Yeah, I meant just the general motion controls in SS. I believe waggle as a term is more appropriate for SMG. But all in all, I didn't like the Wii motion controls. Huge fun killer.
As good as Ancient Cistern is (top 5 if not top 3 dungeon in the series IMO), too many parts of this game are tedious for a replay. Think the beginning of TP-type bad three individual times but without enough S-Tier dungeons to make it worth it. That's before getting to some of the most annoying intermittent battles that one could have thought of.
I think people make too big a deal of the controls tbh, it was the tasks that really made it a chore to play at times. Combat was actually a bright spot to me.
I think people make too big a deal of the controls tbh, it was the tasks that really made it a chore to play at times. Combat was actually a bright spot to me.
With these Nintendo remasters it often feels like they set out to add exactly one feature that they can then trumpet as proof their game isn't "just a coat of paint over the original". What I'd like to see instead is a host of changes in response to criticism, which is what they did with WWHD (shorter triforce quest, swift sail, larger wallet sizes, shorter song playing animation, improved Picto Box storage, etc.) and TPHD. I'm concerned this will instead be a "but with Funky Kong" remaster. It really wouldn't take much to dramatically alleviate some of the criticisms of the game--instant text speed is one very obvious and easy change I recommend everyone just do themselves with Gecko OS codes if they emulate the game or play it on a hacked Wii/U.
Well, Skyward Sword is a fantastic game so that certainly can't be it.
Never played Skyward Sword, so I'll be picking this up. Will probably wait for it to hit $40 though.
Updated textures
60fps
HD
New control scheme
What exactly is "bare bones" here? It's not like they could add additional content. That, and we still have no word of QoL improvements.
I'll get it if I ever see it for $40. As it stands, they haven't done enough to warrant the $60 they're asking for.
But you'll still buy it.
So why should nintendo try harder to sell it to you.
I enjoyed the original, waggle and all. I remember emulation was getting advanced when I was halfway through it and somehow pulled the save data from the Wii and carried on playing in higher resolution on the PC. Unsure if I'll play it again on Switch. Looks like I'll wait for reviews to see what's new first.
I actually really like Skyward Sword, but there ain't a chance in hell I'm gonna pay MORE for the remaster than I did in 2011 for the original
If I actually liked Skyward Sword, I'd have no qualms with paying full-price for it. I have next to zero desire to go back to this one. I think I'd rather play the very bad DS Zelda games over it.