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The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword

Nintendo EAD Software Development Group No.3

2011•Puzzle•PEGI 12•About 46 hours

Taste attributes: actionadventurefantasyhistoricalmonster/alien/supernaturalrobots/ai/spacevehiclesfastfresh & originalunsavouryimaginarylinearglossybig & variedemotionally undemandingall consuming questfighting evilfish out of water/culture clashgame/competitionunderdog triumphsunlikely connections

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Boxlist takeExpect an otherworldly, wide-ranging puzzle game, glossy rather than gritty. Best if you like spectacle over intimacy.

Pace: fast · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: very linear · Look: very glossy · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: undemandingHow we score

IGDB rating

87 / 100

408 ratings

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About This Game

The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword is the first Zelda game created specifically with the Wii in mind. The game makes use of the Wii MotionPlus peripheral for sword fighting, with a revised Wii Remote pointing system used for targeting. Skyward Sword is structured very similar to previous Zelda games, as you travel through an overworld in search of temples to visit and once in you solve a series of puzzles before fighting a boss at the end and receive the next bit of plot. The biggest change is that the overworld is more focused on puzzles with only a handful of action.

Summary: IGDB

Story

In the floating island community of Skyloft, a young knight-in-training named Link lives above an endless sea of clouds, unaware of the surface world below. When his childhood friend Zelda is swept away by a mysterious dark tornado and pulled beneath the cloud barrier, Link is drawn to a sacred sword hidden within a statue of the goddess. The blade's spirit, Fi, reveals Link is the prophesied hero destined to confront a rising evil. He must descend to the long-abandoned surface lands to find Zelda before the self-proclaimed Demon Lord Ghirahim can use her to revive his imprisoned master, the...

Characteristics

Where this game sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast

FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal

DarkTONEWholesome

LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy

FantasyREALISMRealistic

SimpleINTRICACYIntricate

Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear

UnderstatedSTYLEStylised

IntimateSCALEEpic

RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

ActionAdventureFantasyHistoricalMonster/alien/supernaturalRobots/ai/spaceVehiclesAll consuming questFighting evilFish out of water/culture clashGame/competitionUnderdog triumphsUnlikely connections

Keywords

MedievalPrequelArcheryAction-adventureCampaignPrincessSilent protagonistDay/night cycle

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Nintendo eShop

Details

Developer: Nintendo EAD Software Development Group No.3
Publisher: Nintendo
Released: 18 November 2011
Series: The Legend of Zelda
Platforms: Wii, Wii U
Modes: Single player
Perspective: Third person
Time to beat: 46h rushed, 46h normally
Age rating: PEGI 12
Taste scores: How we score
Source: IGDB

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