Road to Nintendo Switch 2: “Zelda’s legend: Skyward Sword HD”

So far on my new way to the series of Switch 2 Nintendo articles, we have recorded impressions for the first two part Heavy-Hitters: Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury and Super Mario Odyssey. Both are fantastic games, though if I’m completely honest I prefer Odyssey ultra Three -dimensional. Is a newer piece of software, after all, as the original Three -dimensional First reached the ostracized wii u back in 2013. Come, that the tablet limited with batteries was extremely cool, right? Right;

3D world Fury of Bowser extension do Is really approaching Odyssey General quality, which makes sense because it was created relatively recently. However there is something for the pure, unalterable liquidity of Odyssey This finally wins me and keeps me back for more.

But what about the other Nintendo Cash Cash Cash? No, not that Zelda’s myth Title (we’ll get it soon, I promise). Instead, we are going to take a modern look at another classic remaster, this first greeting from 2011 to Nintendo’s successful wii console console and then 2021 to the inheritance switch-Zelda’s legend: Skyward Sword HD. And the remaster is no longer at 480p! Buddha!

While it can be one of the Fewer celebrated Zelda entries; Skyward Sword HD It’s an undoubtedly compact game, but the cow, the checks are what you can call … an acquired taste? This is probably gently putting it, because I feel rather chips and generous today. It could be the abundant matcha it consumes on an hourly basis. Green dust from the skies, I tell you.

I played through the game using the wonderful pro controller, which feels reliable fantastic in all gambling situations, regardless of the software selection. Of course, we were used to the complex control plan after the 40 hours I recently spent the end of the adventure, but it wasn’t until about half a road.

But man, the way in which the inputs are here did that very provocative and frustrating experience, at least in the early hours. Also, rewarding, but trying all the same. The truth is I spent a lot of time just wasting the basic checks Skyward Sword HDand ran an otherwise fun experience.

Obviously, it comes from Waggle-Infused Wii, Sword It was originally designed with this console motion control and when playing the Pro controller on the remaster switch, the Link sword corresponds exclusively to the right analog stick. This gives the game special Escape Taste, that it is really double -proportional to nature. With this arrangement, unfortunately, some comforts had to be made, and they are unconventional, at least.

That is, you cannot freely direct the camera with the right analog stick because it is angry your sword in real time. To look around, you need to hold the L shoulder button, which changes the function of the right analog stick from the sword control to control the camera. So, in essence, you cannot control the camera and the sword at the same time, and if you play video games in recent decades, this improper will probably feel foreign and cumbersome.

When you are an enemy z-target, this lack of finesse is not an issue, but when you explore, it can be a serious pain. I lost how many times I accidentally pulled my sword when I wanted to move the camera or vice versa and as a result. Then you throw a similar tool/element system and is a recipe for constant involuntary errors and errors.

This is what the battle is enjoyable, but it requires very deliberate action and attention. Patience is rewarded instead of piracy and cutting. You need to carefully monitor enemies for specific patterns so you know what way to move your sword and can be difficult to achieve accuracy.

I will always respect Nintendo’s willingness to try new things and experiment with checks, but the way Sword The steps out of the box left me longing for a more run-of-the-mill input.

Beyond the complaints of audit, I found the world of Sword be quite magnificent. The game’s surroundings of the game look amazing and welcoming on the switch, even at 1080p, but in addition to a refreshed 60fps. In addition, I found the main city of Skyloft be comfortable if it lacks life.

Sword It reminds me a little sega’s Heaven of ArcadiaThat adventure takes place largely on the floating islands, though you often dive under the clouds to record new territory. I also dig the loftwings, the main method of Skyloft’s organic transportation, which are giant birds that are definitively It was formed after one of my favorite real -life birds, prehistoric shoes.

Despite curious checks, it is a pleasure to run around the game levels and it is fun to climb through the sky at the Red Link Link. This is how you travel from one biome to another and engineers carry a great sense of majesty. Who doesn’t want to fly? I swear I have this dream every other night.

Skyward Sword’s The story is quite indifferent and the cuts are long and melodramatic, but you can skip them in the remaster if you want, as well as accelerate the text that speaks. Is there anyone a Zelda game for the story? I don’t bet no. We’re here for gameplay.

The last thing I will say about Sword It is that it is full of nintendo puzzles, but towards the end of the game, I had to resort to a guide because of how enigmatic they were. I usually don’t like drivers, but I have trouble believing that most players could make their way through Sky Keep, the final dungeon of the game, alone with zero help. These puzzles slowed the pace for me, and in this way I felt I was pretty much with Sword A good five to ten hours before I finish.

Is Zelda’s legend: Skyward Sword HD Is it worth playing in 2025? I would say yes, although it comes with the warning of the strange controls that some ordinary gets, if you stick with things. The graphics are pleasant and colorful, the gameplay and the design are unexpectedly polished and an adventure sense penetrates every pixel. Will I come back and finish the game again through the unlocked hero mode? Maybe, but I think I need a break from holding L for hours at the end.

Stay tuned for the next entry on the way to the Nintendo Switch 2. It will soon be seduced on this page forbes …