SKYWARD SWORD - "Best Zelda Game Ever"

[cidbahamut]

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I hated the twin hookshots. When I opened that I felt like I had been cheated out of a cool dungeon item.

There's a lot I disliked about TP, but at the end of the day the worst part of it is that I don't even really remember a whole lot about it. It was just a very underwhelming experience for me.

[Malacite]

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You gotta be kidding me, that Dragon boss with the twin hooks was the most fun and satisfying boss fight I've ever done in a Zelda game.

[cidbahamut]

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I don't even remember that boss. What does that tell you about my experience with that game?

[Icemage]

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I don't even remember that boss. What does that tell you about my experience with that game?

I agree. Twilight Princess remains the only Zelda game I haven't completed because I was so bored. So many elements of the game felt like they were tacked on just to add play time, and not because they were genuinely fun, and there was never any sense of accomplishment for going out of your way to explore ("Here's 1/5th of a heart piece for finishing that dungeon!"...).


Icemage

[cidbahamut]

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Just so we're clear, I actually did finish the game.

[Cheezeman3000]

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I hated the twin hookshots. When I opened that I felt like I had been cheated out of a cool dungeon item.

I both agree and disagree. Agree that I felt cheated, disagree about the hate. I think they should've introduced an entirely new item in that dungeon because people naturally aren't gonna be as excited when they get the same item twice. But I also think the double-hookshot is completely awesome when you finally get it, so maybe they could've just had it as the default hookshot, OR, hid the second hookshot in a required mini-dungeon like they did with the iron boots in Ocarina.

I think people got bored with TP when the final 3 dungeons were big empty spaces with one or two puzzles per room. There was just so much empty space in the sky temple and that temple with the green wand and the twilight temple... got kinda ridiculous. I get the idea of big open temples, but in Wind Waker they at least filled that space with interesting things to do, see or fight.

[Omgwtfbbqkitten]

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SS seems to address a ton of little things that have recurred through the series but these days feel unnecessary, heres a small list of updates:

- no torch puzzles
- map and compass are now just the map
- bomb flowers can be farmed for later use in the bomb bag
- rupees can actually be used again thanks to the crafting system
- the overworld is practically a series of dungeons itself
- better platforming, added a stamina bar for certain action
- 50 to 100 hours of stuff to do

And that's kind of just scratching the surface of what they did here.

Word I'd they have already begun planning an all new 3DS Zelda and Aonuma said they felt it was too soon to port another past entry over. The only details given were that this new game would draw on many elements of past handheld entries, not just the DS ones.

[Rama]

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Sounds awesome.

You know, one thing I've always wanted in a 3D Zelda game, but never got, was that I wanted an actual bag to be on Link's belt, and as you collected rupees, it would very slowly get bigger, so that when you were carrying around the maximum amount, you'd have a plump little bag on your belt bouncing around, with maybe a slight jingling sound you'd hear as you ran.

[Omgwtfbbqkitten]

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Right now, I thing I'll just be happy that rupees have a greater purpose than being hoarded to replace tunics and shields eaten by like-likes. Or in Wind Waker, fish bait.

[Rama]

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Or in Twilight Princess as fuel for your super armor.

[Cheezeman3000]

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Or in Twilight Princess as fuel for your super armor.

Hmmm yeah. It felt kinda weird to have your armor periodically drain your money from you. Didn't work too well IMO. I'd much rather spend money to have a permanent armor upgrade, which is what this new Zelda is all about.

[Omgwtfbbqkitten]

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I never did whatever was needed to quest that upgrade. TP's overworld experience was pretty dull compared to other games in the series.

[Armando]

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I have nothing more constructive to add to this conversation.

[Omgwtfbbqkitten]

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Not clicking it. Declaring fanmade hoax/troll and moving on, even if it's a joke link :p

[Armando]

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Of course it's a hoax. It's a funny hoax.