GotY 2011 Confirmed

So, for all of you who were wailing about The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword not changing the formula, here goes:

1. It is possible to play almost the entire game in first person mode. You can walk around in first person mode, interact with objects in first person mode, and more. (Kotaku)

2. There are dialog choices when you talk with anybody. (Destructoid)

3. Zelda is apparently Link's girlfriend in this game. There is one other character who has a huge crush on Zelda, so he tries to sabotage Link. He may end up selling out to the bad guys, and lead to the corruption of the Triforce of Power.

4. There are save points, specific save statues like Majora's Mask

5. Fi (your partner in this game) is voice acted. She is supposed to sound like GLaDOS.

6. THE MUSIC

7. The game leads up to Ganondorf's rise, the populating of Hyrule, the first sealing away of the Triforce, the founding of the Sacred Realm, the forging of the Master Sword, and more

8. No one dungeon can ever be completedin one go in this game. You start a dungeon, get inside it, reach a dead end, leave with whatever you found in the dungeon, go to another dungeon with your new item, get deeper inside it with the new item, find another new item, return to the first dungeon with the new item to get deeper. Sort of like Metroid Prime.

9. There is an upgrade system for all your equipment and gear in this game. At least six shields and four swords, along with three different kinds of tunics, are currently confirmed.

So, not only does this look like the definitive 3D Zelda game, it also seems to be mixing up the traditional gameplay and story formula very well.

And my hype for the game just shot through the stratosphere.

I thought this would be a serious post. Zelda? Moving on.......

It sounds so promising.Looking forward to it.

Yes Dynasty Warriors 7 will be game of the year! :o

:P

Man Skyward Sword sounds so awesome though...

TL;DR :P

I'm kidding, I did read it (some of it, annoying fonts) but you know as well as I do, Char, that Dark Souls is the GotY. Skyward Sword can be a close second.

I thought this would be a serious post. Zelda? Moving on.......

WarTornRuston

TL;DR :P

I'm kidding, I did read it (some of it, annoying fonts) but you know as well as I do, Char, that Dark Souls is the GotY. Skyward Sword can be a close second.

calvinsora

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[QUOTE="calvinsora"]

TL;DR :P

I'm kidding, I did read it (some of it, annoying fonts) but you know as well as I do, Char, that Dark Souls is the GotY. Skyward Sword can be a close second.

charizard1605

OK, if this is the SMG2 of Zeldas, then yes, this will be GotY. But Dark Souls!

again ... not impressive list of features.... nintendo fans are too easily pleased with these simple games,PC360Wii

again ... not impressive list of features.... nintendo fans are too easily pleased with these simple games,PC360Wii

You say that as if complexity ever made a game good.

again ... not impressive list of features.... nintendo fans are too easily pleased with these simple games,PC360Wii

And what has all this got to do with GOTY?SquirrelTamer

8. No one dungeon can ever be completedin one go in this game. You start a dungeon, get inside it, reach a dead end, leave with whatever you found in the dungeon, go to another dungeon with your new item, get deeper inside it with the new item, find another new item, return to the first dungeon with the new item to get deeper. Sort of like Metroid Prime.

charizard1605

More like Metroid? Yes, please!

The more I hear about Skyward Sword, the more amazing it sounds.

[QUOTE="PC360Wii"]again ... not impressive list of features.... nintendo fans are too easily pleased with these simple games,calvinsora

You say that as if complexity ever made a game good.

It can't be GOTY with Uncharted 3 coming.

But seriously, this Zelda will be LEGENDARY! Though I am not fond of Zelda and Link being a couple. I thought that would stay in the WW realm.

[QUOTE="PC360Wii"]again ... not impressive list of features.... nintendo fans are too easily pleased with these simple games,calvinsora

You say that as if complexity ever made a game good.

Looks like a lot of changes. Zelda taking a Metroid-style route? Much more interested in buying now, personally. Problem is, backtracking is not exactly wildly popular with everyone else.

It will be Wii's GOTY compared to other Wii titles released this year, oh wait, what other Wii titles? Zelda getting GOTY when you have TW2, Skyrim, Batman AC, BF3, Dark Souls, Gears 3 in the same year? Lol you can keep telling you that Zelda is superior but in reality there will be at least 5 games that will have much higher chance of obtaining GOTY.silversix_

[QUOTE="SquirrelTamer"]And what has all this got to do with GOTY?charizard1605

8. No one dungeon can ever be completedin one go in this game. You start a dungeon, get inside it, reach a dead end, leave with whatever you found in the dungeon, go to another dungeon with your new item, get deeper inside it with the new item, find another new item, return to the first dungeon with the new item to get deeper. Sort of like Metroid Prime.

charizard1605

Holy crap, that should add tons of gametime. As long as they aren't copy-pasted (which I don't expect them to be) or too repetetive or just simply similar to grinding for hours, then this is awesome!

It looks great, could possibly be my favorite game this year. But I would never say anything is GOTY confirmed. GS are very unpredictable.

Oh and as for dialogue options, they will mean nothing if they have no impact. *Glares at Bioware*

Meh I rather have Dark Souls which is like a dark Zelda and better in every way. It's like the flower and Zelda is the seed. We had a nice time with you Zelda but now it's time to say goodbye. SquirrelTamer

Oh Charizard, you love 20 page threads right :P

Anyway, i couldn't be more agree with you, no doubt for me it will be GOTY and i have to say, i think it has a good shot in GS.

[QUOTE="calvinsora"]

[QUOTE="PC360Wii"]again ... not impressive list of features.... nintendo fans are too easily pleased with these simple games,PC360Wii

You say that as if complexity ever made a game good.

"Kiddish" and "easy" to not a bad game make. SMG2 is, IMO, the best game of this generation because of how well-designed it is. It's a matter of taste, yes, but has nothing to do with simplicity.

[QUOTE="calvinsora"]

[QUOTE="PC360Wii"]again ... not impressive list of features.... nintendo fans are too easily pleased with these simple games,lx_theo

You say that as if complexity ever made a game good.

No, when has complexity in and of itself ever made a game good? Unless I'm mistaken, actual design is key there.

[QUOTE="SquirrelTamer"]Meh I rather have Dark Souls which is like a dark Zelda and better in every way. It's like the flower and Zelda is the seed. We had a nice time with you Zelda but now it's time to say goodbye. charizard1605

[QUOTE="lx_theo"][QUOTE="calvinsora"]

You say that as if complexity ever made a game good.

calvinsora

No, when has complexity in and of itself ever made a game good? Unless I'm mistaken, actual design is key there.

[QUOTE="charizard1605"][QUOTE="SquirrelTamer"]Meh I rather have Dark Souls which is like a dark Zelda and better in every way. It's like the flower and Zelda is the seed. We had a nice time with you Zelda but now it's time to say goodbye. SquirrelTamer

[QUOTE="SquirrelTamer"][QUOTE="charizard1605"]Shinobishyguy

[QUOTE="PC360Wii"][QUOTE="calvinsora"]

You say that as if complexity ever made a game good.

calvinsora

"Kiddish" and "easy" to not a bad game make. SMG2 is, IMO, the best game of this generation because of how well-designed it is. It's a matter of taste, yes, but has nothing to do with simplicity.

[QUOTE="calvinsora"]

[QUOTE="PC360Wii"] Not so much about complexity as it is how kiddish and easy Zelda/Mario are... I was fine when I was 6-15 years old.... now they feel like nothing at all =/PC360Wii

"Kiddish" and "easy" to not a bad game make. SMG2 is, IMO, the best game of this generation because of how well-designed it is. It's a matter of taste, yes, but has nothing to do with simplicity.

[QUOTE="calvinsora"]

[QUOTE="PC360Wii"] Not so much about complexity as it is how kiddish and easy Zelda/Mario are... I was fine when I was 6-15 years old.... now they feel like nothing at all =/PC360Wii

"Kiddish" and "easy" to not a bad game make. SMG2 is, IMO, the best game of this generation because of how well-designed it is. It's a matter of taste, yes, but has nothing to do with simplicity.

My point is though what you state in the latter paragraph: fun is how you make it. You made a lot more sense in actually explaining what it is you dislike about the new installments now than by simply attributing it to simplicity. I'm all for different opinions, I just want to make sure that those opinions don't infringe upon others.

[QUOTE="calvinsora"]

[QUOTE="lx_theo"] Joking?SquirrelTamer

No, when has complexity in and of itself ever made a game good? Unless I'm mistaken, actual design is key there.

I can agree in part to depth, though as you say, it's possible for simplicity and depth to hold hand in hand. I for one found SMG2 to be both. The green stars really highlighted the depth of the level design, while the controls and lay-out were simplicity itself.

[QUOTE="PC360Wii"][QUOTE="calvinsora"]

"Kiddish" and "easy" to not a bad game make. SMG2 is, IMO, the best game of this generation because of how well-designed it is. It's a matter of taste, yes, but has nothing to do with simplicity.

charizard1605

You spelled Skyrim wrong.

Ok I may buy this game now, this is what I've been waiting for in a zelda game. Still I wish you could play it with the classic controller instead of using the wii motion plus.

[QUOTE="charizard1605"][QUOTE="PC360Wii"] Depends, If there is no interesting story, if tTO ME.here is no challenge, if there is a novelty that wares off (zelda and mario especially guilty. then i disagree completely.... that sums up SMG and the latest few zeLDAs to me. "fun" is what YOU make of it I suppose.... zelda and mario have been challengless nostalgia praying childish/overly easy crap since the gamecube... and even moreso with the wii.PC360Wii

The collective gaming press is making it seem unlikely that they'll bother playing anything other than Dark Souls this year.

[QUOTE="SquirrelTamer"][QUOTE="calvinsora"]

No, when has complexity in and of itself ever made a game good? Unless I'm mistaken, actual design is key there.

calvinsora

I can agree in part to depth, though as you say, it's possible for simplicity and depth to hold hand in hand. I for one found SMG2 to be both. The green stars really highlighted the depth of the level design, while the controls and lay-out were simplicity itself.