President of Ninty America says Skyward Sword best game ever created, Past/Present/Future included

[MisterM2402]

Let me make some wild, wild guesses here. You'll go to some temples that are redundantly devoted to some form of "element" of nature that would serve no practical purpose except for pissing off people going through it one at a time. You will be given an item that will likely be completely useless outside said temple, before facing a boss that by pure coincidence is only able to be killed by the weapon found in said dungeon/temple. You will also have to at some point engage in a massive trading excercise, acting as some sort of non-sexual Craigslist.

Am I in the ballpark?

People complain about COD recycling things but honestly, at least they didn't literally do another nuke sequence every game.

Well it's the same as my burger analogy (feel free to replace that with your food of choice) - you'll get a bun that is redundantly coated with sesame seeds; then there will be the meat, which is almost always beef; on top of that will be various items of salad, namely lettuce, onion and tomatoes; along with that you'll get some saucy condiments, including (but not limited to) ketchup; all this will be served up with a drink and most probably chips/fries, whether you're at a fast-food place or not. Just because it's the same basic thing each time, doesn't mean each burger isn't different and isn't (usually) delicious. A cheeseburger is almost the same as a regular plain burger, but it's still different and delicious. A burger with bacon and onion rings is different to a cheeseburger, which is different to a regular burger, even though they all have the same base.

Wind Waker is not the same as Majora's Mask is not the same as Twilight Princess is not the same as The Legend of Zelda (original) is not the same as Zelda II etc.. Yes, you go to elemental/geographical temples, find items that are retardedly left in the dungeon whose boss they defeat, save Zelda, fight Ganon in the end, swing a sword, dress in green, but each game does things differently.

The whole archetype of "elemental temples" you speak of is much the same as most shooters having a heavy weapons guy, a light weapons guy, a standard soldier (usually with a standard assault rifle of some sort), a sniper/long ranger, a medic/supporting guy, and so on. Those shooters certainly aren't terrible because they recycle the same basic classes each time, it's what they do with them that determines it.

Woah, that was a little longer than I'd expected, sorry haha. I don't mean to be overly aggressive to the Zelda-haters, I just want to defend my corner from accusations that don't make sense to me XD

 

[Anaklusmos]

Surely if we are going by Metacritic scores, Grand Theft Auto 4 is better than Zelda: Skyward Sword. Zelda: Skyward Sword has 20 or less perfect scores, and Grand Theft Auto has 30 something.

EDIT: Also, Grand Theft Auto 4 beats Ocarina of Time.

EDIT 2: Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess for the Wii has more perfect scores than OoT and Skyward Sword at the moment.

 

[Chaos Inverse]

*shakes head* and I thought Molyneux was bad. Game of the Year I could see him saying but forever? I guess there's no need to make a Wii U since it's all downhill from here right Reg?

 

[Doc Theta Sigma]

Here's an idea. How about only those people who have played the game get to shoot it down as being rubbish. How many of you have played it? What's that? Next to none of you? So you should all shut your fucking mouths until you can form an educated opinion? Wow. Who would have thought it.

But seriously. I've never been disappointed with a Zelda game. If you're playing Skyrim or Call of Duty or basically any franchise... They don't exactly shift the paradigm to the extreme between games.

 

[Kopikatsu]

Clearly he has developed powers of omniscience and simply decided to enlighten us with an amazing fact he discovered.

To be fair, it could be true.

No it couldn't. Shadow of the Colossus is a far superior game to Skyward Sword, so he's already wrong.

Have you played Skyward Sword, or is this one of those 'MW3/BF3 WILL BE GOTY' in January type things?

Besides, it's an opinion. He might think Skyward Sword is superior to SotC.

 

[Furioso]

better combat/spell mechanics? all i heard from many people was that they were resulting to sword and shield as two handed weapons were too slow, and spells just sucked so hardly balanced I would say.

better gameplay? elaborate, you cant just slam better on everything and expect me to know what that means.

more wildlife? wow a fucking bunny or two. this deserves GAME OF THE YEAR!

better than oblivion? no shit, its an oblivion clone and thats all itll be, I know game series aint exactly supposed to revolutionise with each new game but this is just a very good oblivion mod to me.

How bout you go play the actual game? Nearly everything your saying is unbelievably ignorant, of course a 2 handed weapon is slow, it's big and heavy, spells are vastly improved so I don't know where your getting that they sucked, more wildlife does not equal a single bunny, the wilderness actually acts like a wilderness, with a diverse host of creatures that act like animals, along with enemy creatures, taken from your other post, the game isn't simply bigger, none of the landscapes are repeated, going to any area feels like a worthy exploration, but none of this matters because your clearly destined to hate this game no matter what anyone says

 

[BoredRolePlayer]

No the best game every made with out any question is Earthbound.

 

[Reincarnatedwolfgod]

"I don't know if there's going to be a video game in history that's going to be able to compare to Skyward Sword"
Reggie's words are coming out of his ass and this statement is coming from a zelda fan.
and have 4 points why i can never defend his statement
1. i have yet to play skyword sword
2. i would have to play every game that has ever existed and will exist to verify this.
3. games will just keep on getting better over time so what he claims is impossible
4. what he stated was an opinion not a fact and every one has a diffident opinions

i personalty don't have best game of all time because it's to hard to decide and i don't have to try all other genres of games need to compare any games that would be contenders for this title

I almost pissed myself laughing when I first read it.

A Zelda game? Best game of all time? AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Ever heard of Ocarina of Time?

have you heard of majoras mask, wind waker, link to the past, and link'a awakening. because they are all are better then Ocarina of Time IMO. and there are still one or two other zelda games up for debate in my own head if they are better then Ocarina of Time or not
still IMO

 

[maddawg IAJI]

better combat/spell mechanics? all i heard from many people was that they were resulting to sword and shield as two handed weapons were too slow, and spells just sucked so hardly balanced I would say.

better gameplay? elaborate, you cant just slam better on everything and expect me to know what that means.

more wildlife? wow a fucking bunny or two. this deserves GAME OF THE YEAR!

better than oblivion? no shit, its an oblivion clone and thats all itll be, I know game series aint exactly supposed to revolutionise with each new game but this is just a very good oblivion mod to me.

Your friends probably haven't put a lot of effort into getting better spells. 2-3 points in the Destruction tree basically guarantees easy fights against all melee opponents as you can just kite people around while blasting two flame spells at them. The Restoration tree can heal you without sacrificing combat. Spells like Muffle can help you remain stealthy and plenty of spells give you ranged attacks on a mostly melee fighter. You shouldn't believe everything you hear as people tend to have different perspectives.

The game play truly is better in Skyrim then in Oblivion. The NPCs actually go through daily routines like actual humans do without the blocky feel that they had in previous installments, the game offers crafting and a never ending line of quests that can always keep you busy and the unique quests are all on a much grander scale compared to Oblivion.

For example, a fetch quest in Oblivion usually involved you going into a dungeon, getting the item, maybe having a fight with a NPC who turned out to have betrayed you and then turning it in.

One fetch quest in Skyrim has you go into a dungeon, meet a voicless apparition of a dead bard, retrieve the item in question then aid the bard as he leads you deeper in the dungeon were you have a final showdown with a skeleton army and the man who killed the bard before being awarded a new shout that would allow you to BREATHE FUCKING FIRE!

The wildlife is a lot more complex then a couple bunnies, there are Ice Wraiths, Giant Spiders, giant millipeedes, Sabre Tooth Tigers, Mammoths, Giants, Necromancers, Flame Antrinochs, Walruses and the occasional Dragon. Honestly, you shouldn't be judging something that hasn't been highlighted well in the trailers before you play the game ya know.

Ya, its similar to Oblivion, but its about as much an Oblivion clone as Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess is a Ocarina of Time clone. Different artstyle, different story line, different creatures, items and characters. The only similarities are the basic gameplay and the lore, but that's roughly about it.

But you know what, it doesn't matter, because you have yet to play the game and that means that most, if not all of your complaints against it can be taken with a grain of salt as you have yet to experience what you're actually complaining about. Its like saying a certain dish is disgusting when you have yet to try it.

OT: He's setting the bar high and is proud of the work his company has produced. That said, I don't think it'll be the best game ever, but at least he is proud of what his company has done.

 

[DAAANtheMAAAN]

Hahahahaha!

That's cute, Reggie, it really is.

I swear, the old-school Nintendo fan that I am has been burned so many times over this past generation that I just don't give a flying f*** anymore. Will Skyward Sword be good? I'd say so, almost assuredly so. Will it be the best game ever? No.

Nothing will ever beat Shatterhand.

 

[Shock and Awe]

Damn, I heard it was pretty fucking awesome, but ever and all time? Thats going a little far mon ami.

 

[similar.squirrel]

Objective opinions are the best opinions.

 

[Giest4life]

I'm more amused by his name, Reggie Fils-Aime mean Reggie "Boy-Love" in French?

 

[FinalHeart95]

Why is everyone judging Skyward Sword when 99.9% of people haven't played it yet?

Like really, by that logic I could call Dark Souls an easy game because it looks so. I've never played it, but apparently nobody's into PLAYING games anymore.

Skyward Sword could very well be very similar to other Zelda games, not saying it won't. The opinions I've heard have contradicted this, as well as the "WiiMote combat? SUCKS ASS." opinion, but I don't know, I haven't played it. What I do know is that if you haven't played the game, you have no right to bash it.

On-topic: Reggie.... just shut up. >_>

 

[Gibboniser]

I don't know if there's going to be a man in history that's going to be able to compare to me. All those things I can commit to, but I can't commit that there's going to be another man that will score and be of the caliber as me. I don't think there's been one to date.

What do you mean bias!?

 

[inFAMOUSCowZ]

I don't care if this is true or not. I just can't wait for the game. This or Skyrim will be my GOTY.