The Legend of Skyward Sword or how one game took down a whole company

[tolu619]

RolStoppable said:

superchunk said:

RolStoppable said:

And next year they launch a home console with a main controller that doesn't support proper motion controls. So this makes Skyward Sword the first and probably the last big fantasy game to really use Wii Motion Plus.

The box will include both controller types. It's up to the game designer to utlize the strenghts and weaknesses of each... then the user can decide which is better for them.

But in the case of a game like Zelda you can't simply support both. With the Wiimote you have practically 1:1 control over the sword (slashes at every possible angle), so how do you translate such controls to a normal controller? The game would basically need to be designed as two separate games to support both control options properly and that's not going to happen.

      They'll just design the game around only one of these. Most likely a HD, motion plus zelda which u can play away from your TV using the WiiU controller as a screen, or a Wii U screen controlled Zelda with some touchscreen controls. Eitherway, I seriously doubt that there won't be other big fantasy games using Motion plus. Third Parties would want to make Bioshocks or Elder Scrolls that use Motionplus on a HD system, and Move probably on Sony's platform.