Zelda - Skyward Sword

[Robbing the Dead]

OK, I know this game came out over a year ago, but it's still relatively new.

What did you think of it? I really liked it, although it was a bit too long and repetitive at times. How many times was it necessary to seal the giant black dog in the sacred ground?

Also, I missed there being a big land to explore on foot / horse. Everything was divided up and the only way to access the individual places was via the sky, and I didn't particularly enjoy the flying.

[Steven]

I'm still halfway through this - I dug it out after Christmas after having abandoned it for ages, and found myself quite enjoying it. I think using the Wii Remote to swing your sword is a bit of a mixed blessing - I like the idea of having to swing it in a particular direction depending on what sort of enemy you're fighting, but I found the recognition of what you're doing a bit hit-and-miss. I know I'm not the best games player in the world, but there were definitely a few occasions where I got killed because the game didn't pick up the movement properly rather than anything I was doing wrong. (Though there were also a lot of occasions where I got killed because I'm an idiot, so it all balances out in the end.)

I liked the addition of being able to enhance your weapons and potions and stuff - it made it feel more like an RPG and actually gave the collection subquests a point. And in true Zelda fashion, I spent most of the first dungeon sitting in a corner sobbing because the Skulltulas moved far too realistically and gave me the heebie-jeebies.

[Chris]

I liked it but it felt a bit unfinished. That bit where you've done all the dungeons and the game goes..."oh...erm...have three more side-quests before you can finish" in particular.

My favourite bits were probably the Silent Realms just for the gradual creeping increase of tension and panic until you accidentally trip one of those flying bastards without even realising it and then spend the next 30 seconds running around randomly swearing your head off. That and smacking the crap out of the One-Eyed Whoopie Goldberg Octopus Sea-Monster thing.