A few years ago, my mother purchased me the (then) new Zelda game for the Nintendo Wii: Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword (SS). It also came with a special gold Wiimote (which I didn't actually get, but eh. I have the Zelda 3DS now, so it's all good.) However, I never made much progress in the game. I can't remember why, exactly. Maybe I got the game during college? I could check the receipt. Maybe I got distracted by Super Mario Galaxy 2 or Super Paper Mario? Either way, I never made progress in the game.
Until today. (Well, late night on the 25th/26th to be exact.) I had just finished showing my brother the Game Theory episodes about the Legend of Zelda. He had recently been playing Twilight Princess. I remembered Skyward Sword and the Wiimote upgrade/replacement it required. Why not play it? I mean, I just beat Link Between Worlds for the 2nd or 3rd time, and I didn't feel like starting into Wind Waker or Twilight Princess again. Link to the Past was out of the question because it was was too hard. However, I hadn't gotten anywhere in SS.
I have seen some stuff on the internet, too, saying it was a pretty bad Zelda game. I mean, nothing near Wand of Gamelon or Faces of Evil levels, but that's still not saying much. I also started into Four Swords Adventures, so I felt generous and curious. So I began playing!
How "not far" did I play? I hadn't even gotten the basic sword. Seeing the cave, rescuing Link's bird companion and transportation (a creature called a Loftwing), doing a race/capture activity and seeing Princess Zelda get lost were all quite new experiences for me.
By the way, I think this Zelda is a tease. And a meanie! She pushes Link off of high ledges twice. And the second time was after leaning in real close to Link. Like, personal bubble close. Like, close enough for Animated Series' Link's desired past-time close. Nope! She expects you to jump off a building and glide down with the parachute-like device she just gave you. Such a tease.
Anyway, she gets swept away by a tornado after asking you to fly with her. The following evening, your companion (Fi, the spirit of the Skyward Sword itself) leads you to the sword, to obtain it and a map to aid your quest to find Zelda. But not before leading you past a cute cat-thing which promptly attacks you. And does a whole heart each attack! And I wanted to carry it around during the daytime! For shame, little cat-thing, for shame.
At this point, you're given knight's clothes (which are the iconic green tunic and pants that allow Link to simultaneously stay true to his roots while also dressing decently.) Here's where I decided to quit for the night.
The flying mechanic is a little weird for me. I kept finding myself going down for whatever reason. Fortunately, the ceremony at the beginning is not as bad as the fancy-flying I thought it would have to be. I just had to chase down another bird guy!
Oh, and Groose is a jerk. Something like a cross between Guy Gardner of Green Lantern Corps and Gaston from Beauty and the Beast. He's a jerk, and he thinks the main character's girl should be with him, the coolest guy in town. Actually, at this point, he seems a lot like Gaston. Fi says he has a good heart, but I'm not so sure right now. He stole my bird! What a jerk.
Starting off, I kinda like it. Swinging/moving the remote to do precise sword slashes is nice. However, the flight mechanic requiring me to hold the Wiimote up got a little tiring on my arm. But now I'm suited up and ready to journey to the mysterious surface!
Tune in later! I may continue to write about this game! Or not!
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