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    Billy Berghammer posted a new article, The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword review.

    The Legend of Zelda continues in Skyward Sword, a game that manages to mix old with the new and craft "a triumphant achievement" that fans of the franchise need not miss.
    Nov 11, 2011 12:01am PST
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    Billy Berghammer posted a new article, The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword review.

    The Legend of Zelda continues in Skyward Sword, a game that manages to mix old with the new and craft "a triumphant achievement" that fans of the franchise need not miss. : ShacknewsThis person is cool!

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      unf too much shit to play : kainen1
      • What he said. : wytefangThis person is cool!
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      Another Zelda? Wii? Yawn...zzzz...wake me when Nintendo does something new for a change. : wytefangThis person is cool!
      • To be fair, there has been nothing really new this year. Most of the games people were/are excited about ... : Mr. Monday
      • Seriously. Where is my Gears of War 4? : atom519This person is cool!
      • That's like waiting for your mom to finally get those new tits. : one random winner
      • Which platform were you hoping a zelda game would be released on? : Chipwarrior
      • I would say the new combat system is enough to not make this "Another Zelda" : giant boy detective
      • http://www.shacknews.com/article/70784/report-nintendo-to-post-132-billion-loss-tomorrow?id=26972797 : Mr.SEX
      • I thought completely reimagning how you interact with combat in a Zelda game (turning encounters into min... : sevogajreThis person is cool!
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        Hey, another uninformed comment on the Internet! : David Craddock
        • Yeah, you're right. It MUST be "uninformed" if you don't agree with it. : wytefangThis person is cool!
      • Pshaw, go teabag some noobs in MW3 and leave the fun games to people who don't hate life. : dumb.
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        I want a new zelda that blows me away OOT style. Until then - I agree with the yawn. : avatar_58
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          How do you know this isn't that game? What does it have to do to blow you away "OOT style?" : My DocumentsThis person is cool!
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            A more important question: how can he agree with the "yawn" when he hasn't even played the game yet? Ever... : David Craddock
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              If SS is that "different" Zelda game then good. I just very much doubt it and I'm annoyed they put it on ... : avatar_58
              • So basically you're just a negative person in general? So its only a good game because of its graphical r... : VegasX
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            Well first of all be on a new system? The wii is done, I can't play games that are terribly aliased in th... : avatar_58
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              This is the thing I don't get about gamers judging Nintendo: people accuse Nintendo of churning out the s... : David Craddock
              • A modern LTTP type Zelda game with "campaign-spanning" co-op, not done in the usual arcadey manner, but w... : Marrbe
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              I don't think you're being fair at all. OOT and Mario 64 were mainly new and original because it mad : atom519This person is cool!
              • Also, if you did read the reviews - they seemed to have changed up quite a few of things such as dungeon ... : atom519This person is cool!
            • So basically you want a Zelda game...that isnt Zelda? : VegasX
          • the game would have to transport him to 1998 : Mr.SEX
        • IGN is calling this the greatest Zelda game ever. So maybe you should give it a try. : homeboyJimThis person is cool!
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        http://www.shacknews.com/search?chatty=1&chatty_term=meh&chatty_user=wytefang : My DocumentsThis person is cool!
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          http://www.shacknews.com/article/70987/call-of-duty-modern-warfare-3-review?id=27047816#item_27047816 : bouxdag
          • lol ouch : atom519This person is cool!
          • wytefang, you're a PC guy, I like that. But MW3 ?!?!?!?!?!? whhhyyyyyyy : uebersoldat
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          Wow, you can search comments. Way to prove your point! : wytefangThis person is cool!
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            Except it does, but you're too goddamned thick-skulled to see it. Fucking meathead. : My DocumentsThis person is cool!
            • meh. : VegasX
      • "wytefang", champion of originality. : BoxelderThis person is cool!
      • Another Wytefang post? Yawn...zzzz.... : VegasX
      • Aww man. Zelda despite the complaints is still my favorite console game series of all time. It's one o... : silverback1138
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      I'd like to play this, but the Zelda games have gotten too 'kiddy' for me to play these days. I don't min... : MagusThis person is cool!
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        But SMG was not an easy game, was it? You could get the 70-odd stars to see the end credits without too m... : jcupittThis person is cool!
        • Not disputing the difficulty, but the presentation is definitely geared towards kids. Here's another exam... : MagusThis person is cool!
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        You've obviously never penetrated past the surface of a Zelda game. Your loss. : David Craddock
        • It seemed inevitable I'd get defensive replies. I really liked the original, and A Link to the Past, Ocar... : MagusThis person is cool!
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        Galaxy 1 and 2 are amazing games and if you passed them up for being too "kiddy" you're missing out big t... : ZekThis person is cool!
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          This. So many gamers judge a game's sophistication by surface-level details. It frustrates me to no end. : David Craddock
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            I have a friend who is a bro gamer through and through. He refuses to play any games that he quickly lab... : atom519This person is cool!
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              I really like Tetris, but if Tetris was entirely in Hello Kitty theme, I wouldn't play it. Does that make... : MagusThis person is cool!
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                I think it depends. Do you hate Hello Kitty, or does playing it make you feel childish? Is it really so : atom519This person is cool!
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                  I don't hate Hello Kitty, but you can't deny that it has a target audience: little girls. I won't ever : MagusThis person is cool!
                  • So you're argument boils down to who it's targeted towards and that's it? If it's not clearly marketed t... : atom519This person is cool!
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            This is like someone telling me to watch Anime because it has sophistication. I don't care how sophistica... : MagusThis person is cool!
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              You're being childish. Just because it doesn't have anything that's inappropriate for young kids doesn't ... : ZekThis person is cool!
              • Childish...? Really? : MagusThis person is cool!
      • i'm not saying i need blood and tits in my games, but i at least definitely need some guns and multiplaye... : Mr.SEX
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        Did you play the last Zelda? I'd say that it was a significant step in the right direction and passed th... : devi| dog
        • I did play and enjoy Twilight Princess. Loved the boss battles. Skyward Sword didn't seem to be in a simi... : MagusThis person is cool!
      • They a fabular, meaning like in a fable, and as such timeless. : BoxelderThis person is cool!
      • Welcome to growing up? Things you used to love as kids are meant for kids? : DerringerThis person is cool!
      • Psst. When the first Zelda came out, you were probably 8 years old, but I would assume you are not 8 year... : VegasX
    • Awesome. I'm excited to hear what they did with the sound. From the orchestrated music to the more seri... : atom519This person is cool!
    • Excellent review, Billy. I was especially glad to hear that the game can be played comfortably from the c... : David Craddock
    • That was a nice review. Might have to check it out. : geedeckThis person is cool!
    • Holy shit, the soundtrack is knocking me on my ass. I cannot wait for this game. :D : David Craddock
    • I will play this in a few months, after I emerge from Skyrim. : ]aratex[This person is cool!
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      I got sick of Twilight Princess because it felt like for every 30 seconds of gameplay I had to sit there ... : avatar_58
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        Are you kidding? You get a "HEY! LISTEN!" constantly till you're out of the beginning forest area. : one random winner
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          A A A A and she shuts up. In twilight no no, I have to dig here. I have to jump there. Some more talking.... : avatar_58
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            TP did have a lengthy tutorial, and took longer than usual to pick up - but if you never made it past thi... : atom519This person is cool!
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              Yeah, it's because of the whole wolf thing and it was a launch game for the Wii so it's not like there wa... : one random winner
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                Hey I didn't tell them to put the wolf shit in, and the "wii" isn't much of an excuse given it barely eve... : avatar_58
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                  The "hand holding" does stop and the dungeons get progressively better (the next to last one is probably ... : one random winner
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                    I have a hard time playing games that constantly tell you what to do every step of the way. I feel like i... : avatar_58
                    • This I agree with, mandatory tutorials ftl :( : one random winner
                    • Twilight didn't do that, though. It got you started--as most games tend to do--and then you were free to ... : David Craddock
                    • avatar_58, I'm with you man. I can't stand sitting there reading/watching a game play instead of actually... : uebersoldat
            • I really wished I picked up the GC version of TP, but the game got a whole lot better after the tutorial ... : ghost in my shellThis person is cool!
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            OOT did the exact same camera stuff and had plenty of talking. : ass-street
            • it has definitely gotten worse though since OoT though maybe I should replay OoT at some point to actu... : DeBurgoThis person is cool!
      • Twilight Princess was pretty awesome once you got passed the point where you had to do all the dog shit. : VegasX
    • this makes me very excited all over. i'm sad, though, because i promised my family i wouldn't buy anythin... : KorbanThis person is cool!
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      I played Minish Cap for GBA and came away feeling it was the worst possible introduction to LoZ. : Xin Jing Client 1a
      • Minish cap was a good game, but I would definitely recommend a Zelda game that was actually made by Ninte... : one random winner
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      Did they finally add voice acting? That was the tedious thing about the newer Mario and Zelda games. If... : melkoreThis person is cool!
      • i really hope not : Mr.SEX
      • They did not : EricZBA
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        Nope, and at this point they shouldn't. : David Craddock
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          I can see keeping Link mute but everyone else could talk. : melkoreThis person is cool!
          • I think that'd make it even worse. A good recent example of that is Rage. Especially during the introduct... : pillzerThis person is cool!
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        reading is tedious? :( : ass-street
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          It is when you are mashing A through the pages of exposition where the characters are just standing there... : melkoreThis person is cool!
          • I'm with you on reading text in the zelda games.. mostly because they give you like 1/3 of a sentence at ... : Proven28
    • Nice review, thanks "Plan B"! : Haxim
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      How's the cover system? : walker270This person is cool!
      • I hope the whole cover system thing dies out soon. It really limits options more than expands them. : BoxelderThis person is cool!
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      I still think Link is progressing more towards that androgynous/anime look. If he had eyeliner and boobs... : jingletard
      • yep, agreed. : uebersoldat
    • Do I need to buy a MotionPlus attachment or something? : holinka
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      Eurogamer review: http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2011-11-11-the-legend-of-zelda-skyward-sword-review : atom519This person is cool!
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        There you go. Zelda 25% better than MW3 (MW3 got 8/10) http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2011-11-08-... : capt trippsThis person is cool!
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          20%? : pgharaviThis person is cool!
          • 2 is 25% of 8 : KorbanThis person is cool!
          • MW 20% worse than zelda : imperatorThis person is cool!
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      hmm this has me interested, we all know wind waker was pretty much the best zelda out there and TP was pr... : stgdzThis person is cool!
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        Speak for yourself, bub. I'd take Twilight Princess over Wind Waker any day. : RidleySaria
        • Agree with Ridley. To each their own, but in terms of story, characters, etc, it seems to me that Twilig... : Mishyana
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        LttP was the best Zelda. : VorlonesqueThis person is cool!
        • ^^^^ lending my support here! Nintendo is apparently thinking of doing a remake of that for the 3ds, or a... : uebersoldat
      • Wind Waker is far from the best Zelda. Go back to the Reddit circlejerk over that mediocre installment. : SabinRaijin