Nintendo Power has an exclusive look at The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword in their latest issue. They also have some brand new story details that are very, very spoilerish.
I’m putting all of the details after the break. Read at your own risk!
- Ghirahim seeks to revive his master.
- The headmaster of the Knight Academy Link goes to is named Gaebora.
- Gaebora is Zelda’s father.
- Gaebora laugh like this “Hoo hoo hoo”, which seems Owl like.
- Zelda wakes up Link one morning to show him her dress for the Bird Riders ceremony.
- Noticing how lazy Link is about his flying training, Zelda pushes him off the edge of Skyloft.
- During the “date” after the competition, Zelda is trying to tell something to Link she’s been meaning to tell him for a long time, but is interrupted by a tornado.
- Link has nightmares of the black creature that shallows Zelda.
- During the attack of said creature, Link is saved by his bird, which are called Loftwings.
- Fi appears in Skyloft after the attack and Link chases her all around Skyloft to the Goddess Statue.
- The Sheikhas Stones are back.
- The Eldin Volcano’s dungeon is NOT the Fire Temple, it’s the EARTH Temple.
- The bullies are named Groose, Cawlin and Stritch. Groose, the red-haired one, has a big crush on Zelda.
- Other characters includes Pipit, a senior student and bird expert. And Fledge, a nice guy but kind of a wimp.
Gameplay details:
- Night/Day transition does not occur in real-time. Link must go to bed and choose to get up at night or at day.
- Monster appear during the night. Cats become aggressive.
- The HUD is customization. Standard, Light and Pro. Standard shows the full controller overlay and button functions, Light only the buttons and Pro is almost completely clean.
- The only way to save your game is with the birds statues. They are pretty much everywhere, including mid-dungeon and right before boss rooms.
