The Vgchartz ranking game -- The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword

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Warning: SPOILERS


Playthroughs - 3 (almost)
2 Normal mode
1 Hero mode (working on it)


What I like:
- Upgrade system.-Upgrading gear, especially the bow, slingshoot and bettle. Sadly, on hero mode is easy to upgrade the last one early into the game, so some puzzles are not challenge anymore. You can actually enter the Lanayru Minning Facility with the best upgraded bettle. About the shields, there should be at least other type more.

- Economy system.- A lot of ways to spend money. Every time I opened a treasure and get a big ruppee it was worth. Opposite to Twilight Princess, in this game I was looking for money to upgrade everything possible.

- Puzzles.- Feel fresh from the traditional ones. Timeshift stones seems like the best adition to the franchise.

- Dungeons.- First two are easy, but from the Minning Facility onward they're some of the best in the series. The Ancient Cistern has the best overall theme, but the Facility the best music, Sand Ship the puzzles and Fire Sanctuary the boss battle; which leads me to the next point. Last dungeon reminds me Zelda I.

- Boss Battles.- A lot better challenges than the last games. Bosses like Ghirahim are actually a good show of the motion capabilities. The last battle is to me the best sword to sword combat in the series. But, fighting The Imprisioned three times...ugh. After the last one, I didn't want to come back to the Sealed Grounds thinking it will be a new battle every time I set a foot there. For some reason, the scorpion was easier to me the first battle than in the boss rush. (Odd, I know)

- Combat.- Skyward Strike should be in the next installments. Going to fight every enemy controlling my sword with the Wii remote give me a lot of inmersion and have to pay attention to everything. Wish there were some secret techniques as in TP.

- Artstyle.- Past Mining Facility, Past Sand Ship and the set for the final boss are the highs to me.

- Music.- Ballad of the Goddesses, Loftwing theme, Ghirahim Battle (every version), Zelda's llulaby, Lanayru Desert, Lanayru Minning Facility and the Volcano's Summit on top of my head.

- Story.- Good way to begin with the Legend of Zelda. Both of them (Link&Zelda) has something to do, and Zelda's role is heavy. Makes sense to future titles like Ocarina and explain some things like the Sheikha's connection with the royal family. This Link is maybe the best hero of the series. Yes, even better than the Hero of Time.

 

What I don't like:

- Empty Sky.- There should be at least 2 more floating Towns Isles, like Skyloft, maybe not that big.

- Not natural Day/Night cycle.- Night only in Skyloft, Beedle Isle and the Pumpkin one feels sooo limited.

- Fi.- Wasted potential.

- Again, the three battles against The Imprisioned (hated the second one).

 

And the score is the same: 9.5/10

 

Hopefully with this in-deep post my opinion is valid now.