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Also since you’re in a Zelda mood, what’s your opinion on Skyward Sword?

short answer: not in my top 5 but i think it’s good

long answer: i have some criticisms but it’s definitely not as bad as people say it is, my criticisms are just what people usually complain about

the bad:

i couldnt get behind the specifics of the motion controls. also the game is probably really inaccessible to people with far limited moving capabilities than me. at least with the wii version of twilight princess you could attack how ever you wanted and it didnt require much movement, and even if that was too much there was always the gamecube and eventually wii u versions to play instead. the switch is much more accessible than the wii so that’s why sksw should get a switch port, if not a hd remake.

my opinions on fi are pretty much the same as chuggaaconroy said in his playthrough, in that fi is a good character story-wise but gameplay wise she’s awful. i’ll give her the benefit of the doubt though as in terms of the console games midna was always gonna be a tough act to follow.

i wish that there was more to do around skyloft. they put such a huge emphasis on flying your loftwing but liek……there’s nothing there. also why did they put so much focus in the opening to establish the bond between link and his loftwing only for said loftwing to never be mentioned again after the race and only appears to fly you around the few areas skyloft does have or to fly you to the surface. you can’t even name your loftwing to make it more unique from all the others like you can with epona in tp (i swear this isn’t a praise tp post disguised as a skyward sword criticism post).

also that part in the last quarter where you back to each of the surface areas and do some kind of activity for the dragons was fucking dumb.

also fuck the imprisoned and fuck its toes in particular.

the good:

i’ve always considered sksw to be the prettiest zelda game. it’s watercolour palette is beautiful. i honestly dont know how they could make it any prettier if it were to get a hd remake. my only complaint for the art style is that link and zelda specifically look kinda weird, and it’s not loz’s usual “weird but endearing” kind of design. idk something about their designs in particular just throw me off.

the items are really unique and fun. none of them are on the same level as the spinner (maybe i am using this post to secretly gush about tp) but they’re definitely worthy of praise. and unlike tp, at least in sksw from what i can remember is that these items actually get used outside of the dungeons their gotten in.

the temples are some of the best in the series. some of the bosses could’ve been refined a bit more but i really like the look, concepts and puzzles of each of the dungeons. also it gets bonus points for having the first good water dungeon of the series, which is something it holds over twilight princess lol.

groose exists.

ghirahim is the best zelda villain dont @ me. he’s such a fun character while also being very disturbing and creepy, and tbh he made demise kind of disappointing in turn because that beefy boy didn’t even have 1% the character that ghirahim had.

that’s all i can think of atm but even if it looks like skyward sword is a mixed bag for me i do lean more towards liking it.

#asks #fawful tag #someone: what's your opinion on [insert literally any game that isn't twilight princess]?#me: okay! *talks about twilight princess*

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