I decided to change the name to "Teh Reviwes" since it fits more. I hope this one is better than the last two, since my memory of the game is more fresh. There are spoilers in this review, by the way...
Teh Story
At the beginning of the game, Link is having a dream. A kid named Gulley wakes him up, telling him that he needs to see the blacksmith (Link's the apprentice) and he'll be mad since he's late. When Link gets to the blacksmith's house, the blacksmith tells him to give the sword to some guy that left when Link came in. He tells Link he's at Hyrule Castle. When Link gets there, a soldier tells him that he's probably at the santuary. When he gets there, a clown/human named Yuga traps on of the decendants of the seven sages of the painting.
Link tries to help, but he fails. He ends up passing out. He eventually wakes up in his house, where a guy in a rabbit costume named Ravio introduces himself to Link, gives Link a bracelet, and tells him to tell Zelda about what happened. When he tells Zelda, she gives him a pendant thing and someone tells him to tell the elder in Kakariko Village. The elder tells him to go to the Eastern Palace because one of the decendants of the seven sages is there. Link goes to the area where the eatern palace is, but you can't get passed a certain part without the Bow. Ravio lets Link rent the bow, and Link is able to get the the Eatern Palace. Ravio also lets Link rent items for dungeons slightly later
He meets Yuga there, who already turned the sage into a painting. They fight, and Yuga end of turning Link into a pating forever. Luckily, the bracelet Ravio gave him gives him the ability to break out. He can now merge into walls and stuff. He goes to Hyrule Castle, and there's a barrier. The elder, who was there for some reason told Link that he needs to get the 3 pendants to get the Master Sword, but Zelda had one of them, and no one can get into Hyrule Castle. Link tells him that Zelda have it to him, and the Elder tells him to get the other two.
After he gets them, he breaks the barrier and goes inside Hyrule Castle. There, he finds Yuga. Yuga turned Zelda into a painting and runs off. Link chases him to the highest point in the castle, and finds a crack in the wall. He goes in it, and finds himself in a place called Lorule. Princess Hilda, the princess of Lorule tells Link to rescue the seven sages.
Link does that, goes to Lorule Castle, and meets up with Hilda. It turns out that Hilda wanted to steal Hyrule's Triforce to make Lorule good again, since the gods broke their Triforce. Link fights Ganon/Yuga and beats them. Hilda then tries to take the Triforce of Courage from Link or something, but then something happens...
RAVIO COMES IN! He takes off his hood, and it is reveald that he is Lorule's version of Link. He convinced Hilda to do the right thing. They let Link and Zelda go back to Hyrule, and they're in the Sacred Realm, right by the Triforce. Zelda wants to wish for Lorule to have a Triforce and says that they both know what to wish for after all that's happened (I thought Link wanted to have sex with Zelda!) They wish for Lorule to have a Triforce, and it happens. The end.
Teh Story Rating - 8.5/10
Teh Gameplay
The game plays exatly how you would think a 2D Zeld would. B to swing your sword, Y/X for the items, L for Pegasus boost, (Assuming you unlock them) R for sheild, and cricle pad for movement. It works great in my opinion. It's also locked at 60fps, which is awesome. You also have a wall merging ability. You press A to merge into walls, and you can walk. It was very well implemented.
Teh Gameplay Rating - 9.5/10
Teh Bosses
I think the bosses are are small step down from previous games, with the exception of the final boss and the one from the Theives Hideout. Either way, they're still fun to fight and are enjoyable. My top 3 is below.
1. Theives Hidout Boss
2. Final boss
3. House of Gales boss
Teh Bosses Rating - 8/10
Teh Dungeons
I loved the dungeons in this game. The first 3 were good, but the Lorule dungeons (Besides the one on Death Mountain) were GREAT!!! You have to rent or buy certain items to get into certain dungeons. I would recommend playing to minigame on Lorule's Death Moutain for money, and buying the items for dungeons. My favorite would be the Theives Hideout.
Teh Dungeons Rating - 9/10
Teh Soundtrack
I loved the sountrack in the game, but the most memorable ones were just remixes of older songs. The most memorable new one for me is Ravio's theme. It's dissapointing for me.
Teh Sountrack Rating - 8/10
Teh Upgrades
In the game, you can updrage your Sword, Items, Tunic, and sort of your Shield.
To updrage your Sword completely, you have to find two Master Ore's. They are all in Lorule. When you find two, bring them to the blacksmith in Hyrule, and he'll updrage your Sword. Find two more, and bring it to the blacksmith in Lorule. He'll updrage your Sword fully.
For items, you need to find Mother Maimai. She'll tell you to find he babies. For each 10 you find, she'll updrage your items. I don't really care for this.
For your Tunic, you need to find them in dungeons that are both in Lorule. The first one is in the Swamp Palace. You find a room, get passed the spike thing, and open the chest. It's a blue mail that cuts your damage in half. The second one is in the final dungeon, Lorule Castle. When you are in the room where you enter the Hookshot and Lantern trial, don't have your lantern equipped. You'll find a bride thing that leads you to a red mail that cuts your damage in half again.
Teh Upgrades Rating - 8.5/10
Teh Rent/Buy System
In the game, you can rent and later buy items from Ravio to get to dungeons. I'm a little dissapointed by it. Renting items can be terrible, especially in Hero mode. I kept dying, and having to rent items again. The good part is that you can buy items. I recommend playing the minigame on Lorule's Death Mountain to get money to buy items.
Teh Rent/Buy System Rating - 8/10
Teh Hero Mode
The last thing I want to talk about is Hero Mode. The Hero Mode in this game is a lot better than the one in Skyward Sword. It adds a lot more challenge to the game than Skyward Sword though. The main problem is that it makes the Ice dungeon EVEN WORSE!!! This mode has given me some crazy rage quits at times.
Teh Hero Mode Rating - 9/10
Overall Score - 8.6/10
