# Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [November 11, 2011, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legend-of-zelda-skyward-sword/602640 "2011-11-11T21:18:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2011, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legend-of-zelda-skyward-sword/602640/21 "2011-11-14T16:14:44Z")
Very cool. I wish I could find a cheap Wii. I don’t have any current gen. consoles and I would not mind a Wii to play this. I played Twilight Princess on the Gamecube. ---
**Author:** ![Hirka\_T\_Bawa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/db5fbb/32.png) [@Hirka\_T\_Bawa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hirka_T_Bawa)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2011, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legend-of-zelda-skyward-sword/602640/22 "2011-11-15T04:31:34Z")
I’m planning on buying this, I only have Nintendo Consoles pretty much exclusively because of Zelda. I play all my other games on the computer. However, I keep hearing about this motion plus thingamajig. I already have a Wii (my gamecube broke, and bought it since it is backwards compatible), but does this game require me to purchase something besides the controller, and numb-chuck that I already have? If so, what does this thing called? And is there a copy that has it included? ---
**Author:** ![Red\_Barchetta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/da6949/32.png) [@Red\_Barchetta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Red_Barchetta)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2011, 6:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legend-of-zelda-skyward-sword/602640/23 "2011-11-15T06:00:17Z")
> [@Hirka\_T\_Bawa](#): > > If so, what does this thing called? And is there a copy that has it included? It requires the Wii Motion+, which came free with a few games, such as Wii Sports Resort. If you bought your Wii within the last six months or so, the controller will already have it built in. If not, you can buy one for $20, IIRC. The game doesn’t come with it, though if you buy the special edition, it comes with a special limited edition controller that comes with it built in. ---
**Author:** ![Hirka\_T\_Bawa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/db5fbb/32.png) [@Hirka\_T\_Bawa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hirka_T_Bawa)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2011, 6:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legend-of-zelda-skyward-sword/602640/24 "2011-11-15T06:47:12Z")
No, bought my Wii a long while back. So, the special edition that is on GameStop for $69.99 has the included controller? Then that will be where I’ll have to buy it (it helps I have $72 left on a gift card from them 🙂 ) ---
**Author:** ![Red\_Barchetta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/da6949/32.png) [@Red\_Barchetta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Red_Barchetta)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2011, 7:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legend-of-zelda-skyward-sword/602640/25 "2011-11-15T07:16:48Z")
> [@Hirka\_T\_Bawa](#): > > No, bought my Wii a long while back. So, the special edition that is on GameStop for $69.99 has the included controller? Then that will be where I’ll have to buy it (it helps I have $72 left on a gift card from them 🙂 ) Yeah, looks like it’s actually a much better deal to get the special edition with an entire controller than just buying both that and the Wii Motion+ separately. ---
**Author:** ![VanillaGorilla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/f9ae1b/32.png) [@VanillaGorilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VanillaGorilla)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2011, 8:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legend-of-zelda-skyward-sword/602640/26 "2011-11-15T08:29:38Z")
Three days left now. I’ll actually take friday off from work to play Zelda. 😃 😃 It will be a good day, and a good weekend. ---
**Author:** ![Red\_Barchetta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/da6949/32.png) [@Red\_Barchetta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Red_Barchetta)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2011, 8:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legend-of-zelda-skyward-sword/602640/27 "2011-11-15T08:53:02Z")
> [@VanillaGorilla](#): > > Three days left now. I’ll actually take friday off from work to play Zelda. 😃 😃 > It will be a good day, and a good weekend. And get this, that still won’t be enough time to beat it unless you literally go without sleep =D ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2011, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legend-of-zelda-skyward-sword/602640/28 "2011-11-15T13:20:56Z")
What’s this games collection aspect? Ocarina had Skultulas. Twilight Princess had Bugs and Poes. Majora’s Mask had…masks. Wind Waker had action figures and so forth. What does this one have? ---
**Author:** ![Hampshire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hampshire/32/4887_2.png) [@Hampshire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hampshire)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2011, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legend-of-zelda-skyward-sword/602640/29 "2011-11-15T15:40:47Z")
I’m looking forward to a fresh storyline and land layout than what Twilight Princess offered. I’m sort of tired of wandering around new improved versions of Hyrule. I tried a demo bit at the local Target and it felt a little too familiar to me. Same dropping spiders, same man eating plants, and nothing really improved in the graphics department. I’m hoping it really is something fresh like Majora’s Mask was. ---
**Author:** ![Red\_Barchetta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/da6949/32.png) [@Red\_Barchetta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Red_Barchetta)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2011, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legend-of-zelda-skyward-sword/602640/30 "2011-11-15T22:03:26Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > What’s this games collection aspect? Ocarina had Skultulas. Twilight Princess had Bugs and Poes. Majora’s Mask had…masks. Wind Waker had action figures and so forth. > > What does this one have? Heart pieces, Goddess Blocks, Bugs, and materials (though the last two respawn, so it’s not quite the same) ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2011, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legend-of-zelda-skyward-sword/602640/31 "2011-11-15T23:32:41Z")
> [@Red\_Barchetta](#): > > Heart pieces, Goddess Blocks, Bugs, and materials (though the last two respawn, so it’s not quite the same) Are they back to 4 pieces to a heart, or still 5? Goddess Blocks. Sounds interesting. ---
**Author:** ![Red\_Barchetta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/da6949/32.png) [@Red\_Barchetta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Red_Barchetta)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2011, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legend-of-zelda-skyward-sword/602640/32 "2011-11-16T00:09:30Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > Are they back to 4 pieces to a heart, or still 5? > > Goddess Blocks. Sounds interesting. 4 Heart Pieces. I should also clarify that Goddess Blocks aren’t really something you collect, but there’s a set number of them you’ll want to find… ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2011, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legend-of-zelda-skyward-sword/602640/33 "2011-11-16T15:36:58Z")
[And Gamespot gives is a rather low 7.5/10.](http://www.gamespot.com/the-legend-of-zelda-skyward-sword/reviews/the-legend-of-zelda-skyward-sword-review-6345839?tag=games%3Bgame_title%3B1) Interesting. ---
**Author:** ![Kiros](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/439d5e/32.png) [@Kiros](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kiros)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2011, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legend-of-zelda-skyward-sword/602640/34 "2011-11-16T20:22:58Z")
No Classic Controller option makes me a sad… person who will probably just go play Ocarina again. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2011, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legend-of-zelda-skyward-sword/602640/35 "2011-11-16T20:41:45Z")
> [@Kiros](#): > > No Classic Controller option makes me a sad… person who will probably just go play Ocarina again. Actually, I agree. Mind you, this is coming from a non-Wii owner. I just really like controlling Zelda with a controller traditionally. ---
**Author:** ![borschevsky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/97f17d/32.png) [@borschevsky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/borschevsky)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2011, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legend-of-zelda-skyward-sword/602640/36 "2011-11-16T20:49:03Z")
> [@Kiros](#): > > No Classic Controller option makes me a sad… person who will probably just go play Ocarina again. I’m not sure if a classic controller could work; how could you map the motion controls onto the controller? Maybe there’s a way, but I don’t see how it would work. ---
**Author:** ![Jragon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e19b73/32.png) [@Jragon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jragon)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2011, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legend-of-zelda-skyward-sword/602640/37 "2011-11-16T21:11:12Z")
> [@borschevsky](#): > > I’m not sure if a classic controller could work; how could you map the motion controls onto the controller? Maybe there’s a way, but I don’t see how it would work. You could theoretically do some voodoo, where you hold L (or something) and then it maps the right stick to the sword. Would be clunky as hell though… ---
**Author:** ![Red\_Barchetta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/da6949/32.png) [@Red\_Barchetta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Red_Barchetta)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2011, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legend-of-zelda-skyward-sword/602640/38 "2011-11-16T21:15:11Z")
> [@Jragon](#): > > You could theoretically do some voodoo, where you hold L (or something) and then it maps the right stick to the sword. Very clunky…it also wouldn’t let you perform a stab, which would then have to be mapped to a button. It would also basically remove an essential part of the game, since how you hold the controller is actually taken into account frequently. The self-centering analog stick would not allow for this. ---
**Author:** ![Scathach](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/aeb1de/32.png) [@Scathach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scathach)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2011, 12:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legend-of-zelda-skyward-sword/602640/39 "2011-11-18T12:39:40Z")
Been playing it for about 2 hours now - really enjoying it so far! I like the way they’ve integrated the motion control stuff and it hasn’t been intrusive so far anyway. (I got carried and bought the special edition with the stupid gold wiimote too :D) I’ll put thoughts in spoilers just in case … Really like the more difficult swordplay in it. First thing I did when I got to the Surface was get my ass handed to me by a Deku Baba. (Seriously took about 5 hearts off me :smack:). Until I realised that you had to hit it with the correct sword strike to damage it. Getting used to flying and steering by tilting is a bit tricky. Thought it was pretty amusing that after I won the bird statue thingy and had to jump off the Goddess Statue I whomped into the ground about 6 times before getting the landing right. Suave Link. Also, much more cat throwing than I had expected 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Cubsfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Cubsfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cubsfan)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2011, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legend-of-zelda-skyward-sword/602640/40 "2011-11-18T20:31:32Z")
> [@Red\_Barchetta](#): > > You realize most sites don’t have Wii exclusive reviewers, right? IGN is one of the very few who operates that way (full disclosure: I’ve worked at IGN and several other gaming sites). If anything, they’re harder on Wii games because of it, considering as the decked is stacked against it from the get-go due to its technological limitations. Cmon man. You seriously don’t believe that the fact that this is the ONLY exceptional game on the Wii in the last 12 months doesn’t have ANYTHING to do with the mega scores? I’m not saying I think it’s a bad game, I haven’t played it. In fact, I’m sure it’s at least “good” since there hasn’t really been a “bad” Zelda game. But based on reviews it’s pretty much the same Zelda formula of the last 20 years. The fact that it’s the last hurrah for a dead system gives it a boost IMHO. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legend-of-zelda-skyward-sword/602640.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legend-of-zelda-skyward-sword/602640.md?page=3)