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July 2021
(78%)
54 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
Users
(95%)
40 Reviews
Average score from owners of the product.
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The editors liked
Excellent HD remaster of a very SD game
Plenty of gameplay with a 40+ hour adventure
Puzzles and battles are inventive and fun
60fps gameplay makes it more responsive
Plays fantastically with standard controls
Incredible dungeon design
Inventive boss battles
The best story
Music and characters of the series
Cleverly designed dungeons and overworld
Motions controls still feel best
But button controls also available
Lots of welcome quality-of-life improvements
Depicting the earliest tale in The Legend of Zelda timeline
A young knight must journey between the endless sky and the mythical surface below in search of his childhood friend
Zelda. As their destiny unfolds
A wicked plan to resurrect an ancient evil
The editors didn't like
Non-motion controls are tricky to get to grips with
Some graphical glitches remain
Very pricey for a remaster - classic or not
Pacing and padding issues
Camera can be finicky
Some elements have aged poorly
It's not Breath of the Wild (but what is?)
A bit of repetition and backtracking in the latter half
Controls take some getting used to
Combat sound effects seem incredibly loud compared to the rest of the game
This game was reviewed on Nintendo Switch but the original is available for Nintendo Wii
Skyward Sword remains as charming as ever, even if it's also still dominated by clunky controls and odd gimmicks that are exactly as weird as you remember them. The characters and story have aged like fine wine, the quality of life improvements help allev...
Published: 2021-07-14, Author: Chris , review by: destructoid.com
Abstract: I'll be blunt: The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword had a lot of underlying problems when it was released, and I'll touch on them in this review of the HD remaster. But perhaps the most egregious sin of all was robbing players of a base level of exploration...
Charming story and characters, Smart and deep evolving dungeon design, Streamlined tutorials and explanations, Striking, modernized visual design, Successful button control adaptation
Handful of control limitations, Pace is still slow
Published: 2021-07-14, Author: Kevin , review by: gamespot.com
Dungeons are cleverly designed and satisfying to solve, Touching story complemented by one of the series' best soundtracks, Quality-of-life improvements help smooth over some previously irritating elements and improve overall pacing
Button-only controls largely feel cumbersome, Gyro controls, while responsive, need to be reset frequently, Tears hunts and other padding drag down the adventure
Engaging story and characters, The Sky is fun to explore, Topnotch dungeon design, A few nice qualityoflife changes, The usual great soundtrack, Tons of content
Visual style hasn't held up, Restrictive, repetitive structure, Controls still aren't optimal, Key feature tied to Amiibo
The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD is a conservative update to one of Link's less-heralded adventures that's unlikely to change many minds one way or the other. The padding, control limitations, and other issues fans have long bemoaned are still in ful...
Abstract: Because this is a big Zelda game with dozens of hours of stuff to do and we only received review code late last week, I'm going to hold off on a final review until I've completed the main story later this week. Until then, I wanted to focus on some of the...
Abstract: Pasaron casi 10 años para regresar a ‘The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword, una de las joyas de Wii que no fue tan valorada en su momento por apostar por los controles de movimiento, siendo uno de sus puntos más atractivos, pero con algunos problemas. Por...
