Great, but god did it bore me...
Now that that's settled, i have to say, this game bored the friggin crap out of me. I couldn't even commit to it enough to finish it. Its too dang long, really. If the thing had the nonstop action of an fps, it may be worth spending $50 and up to like 40 or more hours on it. But the relentless puzzle solving, while definitive of Zelda games, just becomes redundant. The thing that makes the whole thing fall apart, though, is that the combat, however rare it is, is also boring. You shake the wiimote, link swings his sword. Lather rinse repeat, through the whole 40 hours. Call me crazy, but this game plain and simple couldnt hold my attention.
Like i said though, it is a great game. It may be hard to believe that i can say that after all the stuff i just said about how its so unbeleivably boring. Well, i just think that i may have the attention span of a chipmunk on caffeine pills, so i dont want to say something that would ruin it for everyone. If that makes any sense at all. BASICALLY, if you sat through the King Kong movie, enjoyed it, and didn't get bored you'll love this game. Because you obviously have a big enough attention span to grasp the fullness of the game and can realize that, while some parts may seem tiresome, even annoying, the prodution is overall a great achievement.
If you want a bottom line, here it is.
Overall, this game is a great achevement for nintendo, as it uses the motion sensetive aspect of the wii remarkably well for being a launch game, and the overall feel of the game is pretty much epic. Its a great adventure game, but some will feel like they are going to fall asleep or die of boredom halfway through.