So I just finished Skyward Sword...let's discuss. SPOILER ALERT! Stay away if you haven't beaten the game

[theRepublic]

I thought it was a very good Zelda game. I would still put it just behind the two N64 Zelda games, but that is very good company.

Likes:
1) Excellent motion controls. Loved the sword fighting. The part where you pull the Master Sword from the ground gave me chills.

2) The ground areas were really well designed. They felt dense, almost like a dungeon or more like the 2D Zeldas.

3) Presentation was good. Graphics, art style, story, etc. All good, but that is not what Zelda is really about anyway. In the end, it is all in how it plays, and I thought that was great fun.

For dislikes:
1) Telling you what a collectible is every time you turn the game back on. C'mon! I know what these all are! You would think they would have fixed that after the rupee problem in Twilight Princess.

2) The first boss battle with Ghirahim. The temple does not do a good job of teaching you how to defeat him. One of Nintendo's strengths has always been organically teaching a player what to do. In this case, they really dropped the ball.