So, GameInformer gave Skyward Sword a 10/10

[Gypsy Ninja Pirate Zombie King]

http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2011/11/04/a-sneak-preview-of-our-legend-of-zelda-skyward-sword-review.aspx [http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2011/11/04/a-sneak-preview-of-our-legend-of-zelda-skyward-sword-review.aspx]

I know review scores don't really mean much, but how excited are you? I can't wait for this game but with Skyrim coming out just before it, i may have to hold out for a bit. So have you pre ordered it? Do you care? are you neutral? Let us know!

 

[Zhukov]

Eh, it's Zelda.

To their credit, Nintendo seem to be trying to do interesting things with the game, but I am personally uninterested in Zelda in the same way I am uninterested in Sesame Street and Dora the Explorer.

 

[PimpHandofGod]

I'm excited, cant wait to see how a proper Zelda on the Wii plays.

 

[Gypsy Ninja Pirate Zombie King]

It looks fantastic and I can tell Nintendo really put a lot of effort into this one. Certainly will make the fans happy, and bring new ones into appreciating the whole game overall. But, I shall not get it ever.

Why? Because I never played a Zelda game. Never played as Link except in Super Smash Brothers Brawl. I just never tried out the series period. Sad on my part, but couldn't find a reason to want to play the games after several games of Link came out by the time I found out it was around.

If you've never tried out the series why not start with this one?

 

[Gypsy Ninja Pirate Zombie King]

Snip

Yeah i'm going to play it on my sisters Wii so i know want you mean.

 

[tomtom94]

I hope it hooks me in more than Twilight Princess did - which reminds me I still haven't got round to finishing it...

I'm intrigued by Skyward Sword, especially the idea of 1:1 sword controls. I don't understand Nintendo's decision to remove lefty capability though.

 

[AlternatePFG]

Awesome. I haven't been paying too much attention about the information for this game, but it seems really good.

 

[masterbazza]

I hope it hooks me in more than Twilight Princess did - which reminds me I still haven't got round to finishing it...

I'm intrigued by Skyward Sword, especially the idea of 1:1 sword controls. I don't understand Nintendo's decision to remove lefty capability though.

it's because lefty are a blight on the human race
in the same way invert player are a blight on our kind (gamers)
(i really should have put more thought into this)

 

[AyreonMaiden]

I'm more pumped for this than Skyrim. Preordered and paid for.

The innovations may not be huge (item upgrades, characterization, etc) and they've been seen in other franchises, but the fact of the matter is that said innovations are now within the context of my favorite game series of all time, and that's more than enough to send me over the edge.

Skyrim can give me handjobs and pay my bills all it wants but it's no Zelda.

 

[OutofMind634]

Game Informer has a review system that consists of throwing darts at a wall that only has the numbers eight through ten printed on it. And since Game Informer's staff is comprised of several stroke victims that were born with half of their brain missing, I wouldn't really take this review to heart without eating an entire tower of salt.

Damn. That's cold.

 

[Lt. Vinciti]

Its a GameInformer review...so its probably like a 8-9 with their broken ass review system...

 

[Lt. Vinciti]

Game Informer has a review system that consists of throwing darts at a wall that only has the numbers eight through ten printed on it. And since Game Informer's staff is comprised of several stroke victims that were born with half of their brain missing, I wouldn't really take this review to heart without eating an entire tower of salt.

Damn. That's cold.

Damn. That's true.

Seriously....I hate their reviews....Its a MEH game it gets a 7! The game has to be really bad and come with a cat urine sprayer and ballpuncher controller for it to recieve a score lower then 7.

 

[Charli]

So glad I have a game store discount this Christmas... I'm going to get milked dry aren't I...

It looks fantastic and I can tell Nintendo really put a lot of effort into this one. Certainly will make the fans happy, and bring new ones into appreciating the whole game overall. But, I shall not get it ever.

Why? Because I never played a Zelda game. Never played as Link except in Super Smash Brothers Brawl. I just never tried out the series period. Sad on my part, but couldn't find a reason to want to play the games after several games of Link came out by the time I found out it was around.

If you've never tried out the series why not start with this one?

To me, I have to start out with the first game or chapter to truly appreciate how it all started. Not a bad idea to try this game out, but I don't own a Wii. However, my brotherly friend is getting this game since he has been a dedicated fan who owns a Wii so I might check with him. But to own it myself... probably won't do so. My money is focused on Skyrim.. yep.

The Zelda games are all disconnected (except in universe elements) so it really doesn't matter which one you start with funnily enough.

 

[DustyDrB]

Awesome. It's my most anticipated game of this year, so I pre-ordered it a while back.

It looks fantastic and I can tell Nintendo really put a lot of effort into this one. Certainly will make the fans happy, and bring new ones into appreciating the whole game overall. But, I shall not get it ever.

Why? Because I never played a Zelda game. Never played as Link except in Super Smash Brothers Brawl. I just never tried out the series period. Sad on my part, but couldn't find a reason to want to play the games after several games of Link came out by the time I found out it was around.

If you've never tried out the series why not start with this one?

To me, I have to start out with the first game or chapter to truly appreciate how it all started. Not a bad idea to try this game out, but I don't own a Wii. However, my brotherly friend is getting this game since he has been a dedicated fan who owns a Wii so I might check with him. But to own it myself... probably won't do so. My money is focused on Skyrim.. yep.

Zelda games aren't story-focused. You definitely don't need to play any earlier games to understand what's going on. It's mostly just a shallow "save the princess" narrative, but the gameplay always shines (well...except for Phantom Hourglass).

 

[TheGreatAndPowerfulZOG]

I'm extremely excited for this one. Unfortunately I don't own a Wii, but I will manage to play it somehow, either renting one or borrowing from a friend.

I thought Twilight Princess felt like Nintendo playing it safe, you had basically the same game structure, same gameplay, same story (c'mon, basically), same Hyrule. This looks like they're taking chances again and when Nintendo takes a chance it's either a fantastical success or an abysmal failure. The reviews so far have convinced me it's going to be the former.

 

[Grotch Willis]

Its a GameInformer review...so its probably like a 8-9 with their broken ass review system...

Well its about the same as IGN and they get paid for "certain reviews" so they get money for "pushing certain games" (ex: COD). But chances are it is going to be pretty good. Until this game, i'd beaten every console zelda game, from the original NES game to twilight princess for gamecube. I haven't been disappointed by a Zelda game yet, and nintendo tends to maintain quality in their flagship titles (minus the Metroid: Other M thing).

 

[Furioso]

Does anyone know if the Wii Motion Plus is needed for Wii games these days, I haven't gotten a new Wii game in a long time so I never had one, does it make that much of a difference?