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Twilight Princess HD: Now with 100% more Amiibo!
« on: October 15, 2015, 12:57:55 PM »
With the recent reveal (and even more disappointing reality that Zelda U might become Zelda NX or be moved to 2017) of Twilight Princess HD, it's got me wondering what can be done with the game to make this new version more definitive than the original and Wii versions. I was also wondering what changes could be made to make the game okay or progress more smoothly. We've seen from Wind Waker HD that nothing is sacred- ship sailing and Triforce hunting as well as Miiverse integration and twin stick aiming were integrated. So, what improvements can be made to Twilight Princess, an already very polished and tight experience?

-Twin stick and gyro aiming on foot, and especially on horseback would be a nice preview of what to expect in Zelda U.
-The ability to switch between GameCube and Wii controls would be cool.
-Some sort of counter or marker system for Poes would be nice.
-Honestly, the improved skyboxes of Wind Waker make some hope they improve the ground textures of Hyrule field.
-I don't know if it would be possible, but I'd add more chests and things to find in Hyrule Field. Maybe this could be combined with refining the Dominion Rod quest in the end.

Other than that, I don't have man qualms with the game. It's one of the Zelda experiences I've enjoyed more than others. So I open up the question to you- what should be added/altered?
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Re: Twilight Princess HD: Potential changes?
« Reply #1 on: October 15, 2015, 01:17:14 PM »
I think they have to offer both control options, Wii and GC. Being able to switch on the fly would be excellent.

I was thinking that making Hyrule Field more interesting would be a big improvement. You covered this.

Could they shoe-horn in some co-op features? Maybe an extra mode where one person uses the gamepad and one uses other controls? Some a-synchronous multiplayer that utilizes Wii U features?
How about an extra dungeon like Link's Awakening DX?

A bug detector would be good. I like collecting the bugs. Did they original game have some bug-detecting aid? I can't remember.
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Re: Twilight Princess HD: Potential changes?
« Reply #2 on: October 15, 2015, 01:19:35 PM »
Some way to control the day and night cycle would be nice.

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« Reply #3 on: October 15, 2015, 02:16:07 PM »
Via wolf song, mayhap? I always thought the function was criminally underused.
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« Reply #4 on: October 15, 2015, 02:31:35 PM »
They'll probably make many of the tutorials at the beginning optional.  After Link Between Worlds and the upcoming Zelda U being open world, they've acknowledged the facts many aren't happy with all the hand holding and fetch quest they put in Zelda games like Wind Waker, Twilight Princess and Skyword Sworld.

Basically when asked at the beginning if you want to heard the goats you can actually say, NO.  When the kids ask you to show off your skills before you can leave the woods you can say "**** off".

I also wouldn't be surprised if they lower the amount of light bugs you have to collect as a Wolf as well.  After what they did with the Triforce Quest in Wind Waker, lowering the amount of those light orbs you need to find from the bugs and only keep the obvious ones that you found in unique locations seems pretty likely.

Oh yeah, and they'll be a Hero Mode which right there will fix Twilight Princess biggest problem of being too easy.  Twilight Princess had a lot of great enemies and bosses but the damage they caused was pitiful and the game handed out hearts like candy.  Making it so the enemies can dish out real damage now and making the players unable to constantly heal themselves  will really improve the experience since now people will have to actually use all the moves they learn for combat instead of being able to just berserk your way through the game by just tanking hits and mindlessly slash every enemy.
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Re: Twilight Princess HD: Potential changes?
« Reply #5 on: October 15, 2015, 03:09:16 PM »
I don't know if they'll make any changes to this one, they might just slap on an HD coat and get it out the door.

I like the opening of the game, but it does go on too long. If they found a way to speed things up without outright skipping it, that would be nice. The forced wolf segments are also very tedious, so I'd want those cleaned up and sped up as well. Those are my two main problems with this game.

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« Reply #6 on: October 15, 2015, 03:45:45 PM »
I think the number of light tears is fine, I never found them to be overly tedious.
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« Reply #7 on: October 15, 2015, 03:49:51 PM »
The biggest change in Wind Waker HD was to streamline the part of the game everyone always complained about as the worst aspect of it, the Triforce hunt at the end. I imagine for this one they'd want to do the same to the opening few hours of the game.
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« Reply #8 on: October 15, 2015, 05:23:29 PM »
If they do include both GC and Wii control schemes, I wonder how they will treat the "flipped world" that they used to make Link right handed for Wii?
My guess is they will release the Wii version and just map buttons to it.
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« Reply #9 on: October 15, 2015, 06:46:14 PM »
The Wii version is not the original.
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Re: Twilight Princess HD: Potential changes?
« Reply #10 on: October 15, 2015, 08:00:45 PM »
I don't know what they can do to make the terrible first 2 hours of the game more bearable. Either way, I'm not interested at all in this game. Playing the Retroactive earlier this year reinforced that feeling.
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Re: Twilight Princess HD: Potential changes?
« Reply #11 on: October 15, 2015, 08:34:45 PM »
I don't think the opening is that bad. I spent a lot of time there my first playthrough but I appreciated the world building.

Not so with Skyward Sword.
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Re: Twilight Princess HD: Potential changes?
« Reply #12 on: October 15, 2015, 08:56:20 PM »
I imagine they'll use the Wii (or Wii U) controls only (as in no GameCube controller support), and the flipped Wii version of the game. Like it or not, Link is right-handed now. Even in the Wii U (NX?) Zelda trailer where he fires the bow, he holds the bow with his left hand and the arrow with his right. And the World of Nintendo action figures - he's left-handed on the box art, but he can only hold his shield with his left hand, making the toy right-handed. And yes, I have one of them on my desk at work.
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Re: Twilight Princess HD: Potential changes?
« Reply #13 on: October 15, 2015, 09:28:10 PM »
I'll grant the intro to Twilight Princess was a tad long, but it wasn't that bad. Just make it so you only have to herd goats and fish once each, maybe get through the forest to the first temple faster. I mean, this is a 40-hour game, I was fine with it opening up at a deliberate pace (and ultra pumped to get a new Zelda at the time). But I was also totally fine with the opening of Skyward Sword, which gets bitched about, and didn't find the Triforce hunt in OG Wind Waker to be the worst thing ever.

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« Reply #14 on: October 15, 2015, 09:46:04 PM »
I quite enjoyed the open-ended nature of the Triforce hunt, and I'm sad there was nothing like it in subsequent Zelda titles.
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Re: Twilight Princess HD: Potential changes?
« Reply #15 on: October 15, 2015, 10:09:48 PM »
I loved Twilight Princess and I don't know what I would change save for a difficultly increase.

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« Reply #16 on: October 15, 2015, 11:56:19 PM »
Twilight Princess is a fantastic game - if they're going to make any changes, they should make Ganondorf's death more spectacular. Zant (who is a really cool villain) had a better death scene.
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« Reply #17 on: October 16, 2015, 01:39:20 AM »
I would hope they at least put Skyward Sword style controls (i.e., support for M+) into the game.
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« Reply #18 on: October 16, 2015, 10:35:53 AM »
I would hope they at least put Skyward Sword style controls (i.e., support for M+) into the game.
That would be awesome. But my guess is unlikely. That would probably be a ground-up reprogramming job.
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« Reply #19 on: October 16, 2015, 10:53:19 AM »
Not to mention, it would change the nature of combat and possibly break it. Highly unlikely, in my opinion.
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« Reply #20 on: October 16, 2015, 12:05:20 PM »
That's true.  Enemies aren't really designed to take the M+ into consideration.  Would definitely require a major overhaul.

They'll probably just stick to GC controls.  Maybe add some kinda of Gamepad support?
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« Reply #21 on: October 16, 2015, 12:09:13 PM »
I wanted a 2 hour animated Hyrule Historia to be included, this was very random.

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« Reply #22 on: October 16, 2015, 10:04:54 PM »
Make the heart piece hints much more vaguer. I rather just know what map to investigate rather than have the exact spot shown so there's still the fun in finding them.
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Re: Twilight Princess HD: Potential changes?
« Reply #23 on: October 17, 2015, 05:08:57 PM »
How did I only find out about this now??

TP is far and away my favourite Zelda game.  This news pleases me immensely.  Aside from the implied graphical overhaul, the only difference I want are the motion controls to be ripped out with extreme prejudice.  Or at least the option to use buttons. 

Mr Nickmitch above mentioned SS M+ controls being added.  While of course everyone has different opinions and mine is worth no more than his, if M+ controls were added and the only way of controlling the game then I won't by even considering it.  I was initially excited about SS and eager to try it out.  Then I did.  They ruined the game for me.  Completely.  So much so I will not ever be playing my copy again. 

So yeah, my .02c.  If there are button controls I will be all over this game.

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« Reply #24 on: October 17, 2015, 06:47:52 PM »
The game would have to be playable with the controller that comes in the box with the Wii U, aka the GamePad. There could be other options, but if this is indeed going to happen it's certainly going to include the ability to play with standard button controls.
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« Reply #25 on: October 17, 2015, 08:47:38 PM »
What if it was motion plus using the Gamepad?! I'd pay money for THAT!
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« Reply #26 on: October 18, 2015, 05:27:35 PM »
The biggest change in Wind Waker HD was to streamline the part of the game everyone always complained about as the worst aspect of it, the Triforce hunt at the end. I imagine for this one they'd want to do the same to the opening few hours of the game.
I've seen about the same number of complaints with the wolf segments, so I don't know if the opening is the thing most complained about. If they are going to make changes based on feedback, they'd have to fix both the opening and wolf segments.

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« Reply #27 on: October 19, 2015, 12:10:21 PM »
What if it was motion plus using the Gamepad?! I'd pay money for THAT!
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« Reply #28 on: October 19, 2015, 12:56:24 PM »
No, I mean sword controls using the Gamepad instead of a Wii remote.
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« Reply #29 on: October 19, 2015, 01:02:33 PM »
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« Reply #30 on: October 20, 2015, 01:31:29 PM »
No, I mean sword controls using the Gamepad instead of a Wii remote.
I am having trouble figuring how this would work.
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« Reply #31 on: October 20, 2015, 03:59:34 PM »
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« Reply #32 on: October 20, 2015, 04:04:18 PM »
The IR sensor on the GamePad basically never gets used. The controls should involve duct taping the IR bar (everyone calls it a sensor - it's not a sensor, the controller is the sensor!) to you ceiling and use the GamePad as the shield.
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« Reply #33 on: October 20, 2015, 07:34:36 PM »
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« Reply #34 on: November 12, 2015, 08:28:58 PM »
Hate to say it, but Twilight Princess HD does not hold up well, visually at least. I was hoping for at least some new textures or *maybe* some updated models, but it looks exactly like playing Twilight Princess for GameCube (or Wii) on Dolphin emulator, without any added effects. Still a great game...just wish they actually updated it instead of essentially just letting the Wii U output the same exact game at a higher resolution.

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« Reply #35 on: November 12, 2015, 08:54:11 PM »
Tale of two Wii U remakes.


I played through both Wind Waker and Twilight Princess for the first time in the past year.
One remake is already on my shelf because I found the game absolutely charming and was happy to upgrade.
One remake won't be, because the game just didn't appeal enough to make me interested in a double-dip.


It's cool to see this happen. It's also cool to realize that we can now play every Zelda game on either the Wii U or 3DS. (Are there any missing? I don't think so... as long as you exclude the non-canon games.)


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« Reply #36 on: November 13, 2015, 07:48:55 AM »
I agree that the game is already pretty solid and I can't imagine them changing anything that would make me want to buy it again.  The major complaints I hear are a) the intro is too long, b) bug hunting is tedious, and c) being a wolf is more fun in concept than in practice.  I didn't find problems with any of these things except the intro.  I would definitely like to get into the first dungeon a little sooner.


A couple ideas for minor improvements:
- Make the Ooccoo an item you get and keep.  I hated having to find it in every dungeon (I actually missed it in one dungeon).
- Limit Midna's hints.  There are too many moments that she explains what to do without even giving the player a chance to think about it.


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« Reply #37 on: November 13, 2015, 01:02:58 PM »
Was Ooccoo really all that necessary? I mean, I don't think I picked her up in every dungeon but I never used her that much either. She was just an amusing thing to discover in each one.

I'm not going to lie, I am itching to replay some dungeons. This game has some of the best, in my opinion.
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« Reply #38 on: November 13, 2015, 05:06:22 PM »
The snow mansion was great, I liked the western town too

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« Reply #39 on: November 13, 2015, 05:31:41 PM »
I actually haven't played this game in a while so I wouldn't mind doing so again, but there's no way I would spend full price on a game I already own. I'd bite on this for maybe $20 tops, but it seems unlikely to drop that far even for a used copy.

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« Reply #40 on: November 13, 2015, 06:00:16 PM »
It should be, this is probably the easiest port ever made. But at least now we know why you can't play GameCube games (off of a disc) on the Wii U.
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« Reply #41 on: November 13, 2015, 06:07:18 PM »
You can't do it with the discs because the drive isn't equipped to take them.
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« Reply #42 on: November 13, 2015, 06:12:37 PM »
Wii was designed to be able to play two different sizes of discs, Wii U is not.

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« Reply #43 on: November 13, 2015, 06:20:42 PM »
Was Ooccoo really all that necessary? I mean, I don't think I picked her up in every dungeon but I never used her that much either. She was just an amusing thing to discover in each one.


She was necessary if you wanted to quit the game in the middle of a dungeon and not have traverse the whole thing just to get back to the room you were in.  I didn't use her the first time I played through the game because I mostly finished the dungeons in one sitting.  It should really be a standard feature of the Zelda series, though--if you save your game it should return precisely where you left off...not at the beginning of an area or dungeon every time.

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« Reply #44 on: November 13, 2015, 06:32:54 PM »

Shame the visuals aren't enhanced and that it is just a resolution increase. Still going to get it though.


She was necessary if you wanted to quit the game in the middle of a dungeon and not have traverse the whole thing just to get back to the room you were in.  I didn't use her the first time I played through the game because I mostly finished the dungeons in one sitting.  It should really be a standard feature of the Zelda series, though--if you save your game it should return precisely where you left off...not at the beginning of an area or dungeon every time.
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« Reply #45 on: November 13, 2015, 08:10:19 PM »
Nintendo Fans are getting so much Milage out of Twilight Princess. GameCube, Wii, Wii Hack Homebrew, HD Remake with Amiibo support that translates to Zelda U. Also one of, if not the greatest E3 moments ever...and one of the best threads in the history of PGC/NWR.


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« Reply #46 on: November 15, 2015, 07:15:44 PM »
Man I wish I could have been around for that thread, what a bunch of hilariously wrong predictions.
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« Reply #48 on: November 15, 2015, 09:48:47 PM »
"There's a million of 'em!"

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« Reply #49 on: November 16, 2015, 05:54:28 PM »
That's an awesome old thread. Wish I had more time to read something like that. But I at least saw the part where Jonny (and some others) insisted that Twilight Princess would not be on Wii (then Revolution/Rev). Classic.

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« Reply #50 on: November 18, 2015, 05:26:41 PM »
I don't know what I expected this game to look like but even with the improvements the art style is just so off putting for me. I tried twice to go through TP again and I'd love to with the Gamepad and a slightly better coat of paint but man just thinking about that opening bores me.

Still I think I will do it. I really want to refresh my perception of this game.
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« Reply #51 on: November 18, 2015, 06:06:34 PM »
I don't know what I expected this game to look like but even with the improvements the art style is just so off putting for me. I tried twice to go through TP again and I'd love to with the Gamepad and a slightly better coat of paint but man just thinking about that opening bores me.

They already said they'll be some new changes to the game and after what they did with improving the tedious parts of Wind Waker in it's HD port, the opening being fixed in TP HD is more then likely one of those changes for this game.
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« Reply #52 on: November 18, 2015, 06:10:57 PM »
I preordered this on Amazon last night because I'm weak, my bloodline is weak, and I will not survive the winter.

I hope they fix the magic armor. All that work and it drains rupees when you get hit. Jebus...

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« Reply #53 on: November 18, 2015, 07:09:41 PM »
I hope they fix the magic armor. All that work and it drains rupees when you get hit. Jebus...
I never actually collected this item, so how is this a problem? Isn't money really common in this game?

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« Reply #54 on: November 18, 2015, 08:10:02 PM »
I never actually collected this item, so how is this a problem? Isn't money really common in this game?
It deducts rupees while walking then a lot of rupees per hit. When you run out of rupees, it's like walking around with iron boots so you can't even wear it to look fancy. I remember the side quests to unlock it being mediocre so it's all around just a waste.

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« Reply #55 on: November 20, 2015, 12:50:24 PM »

Nintendo Fans are getting so much Milage out of Twilight Princess. GameCube, Wii, Wii Hack Homebrew, HD Remake with Amiibo support that translates to Zelda U. Also one of, if not the greatest E3 moments ever...and one of the best threads in the history of PGC/NWR.




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Even ten years ago, Twilight Princess was raising hell. Cant wait for the NX2 8K remake of TP!




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I never found out what happened to easycure's deposit..

this thread just reminded me i never got back my $5 deposit for this game.

I went in asked if the reservation could be transfered to the wii version if it was officially announced, they said yes. The day it was officially announced they said i couldnt do that and i'd have to put another $5 down and they'd consider the GC reservation canceled. I told them to **** off and walked out. If i handled the situation better i'm sure i would of got the money back... oh well.
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« Reply #56 on: November 20, 2015, 01:40:16 PM »
Bundle up for pre-order on best buy canada.
sold out already on amazon canada
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« Reply #57 on: November 20, 2015, 06:44:25 PM »

Nintendo Fans are getting so much Milage out of Twilight Princess. GameCube, Wii, Wii Hack Homebrew, HD Remake with Amiibo support that translates to Zelda U. Also one of, if not the greatest E3 moments ever...and one of the best threads in the history of PGC/NWR.




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I never found out what happened to easycure's deposit..

this thread just reminded me i never got back my $5 deposit for this game.

I went in asked if the reservation could be transfered to the wii version if it was officially announced, they said yes. The day it was officially announced they said i couldnt do that and i'd have to put another $5 down and they'd consider the GC reservation canceled. I told them to **** off and walked out. If i handled the situation better i'm sure i would of got the money back... oh well.

Sounds like Gamestop...

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« Reply #58 on: November 21, 2015, 09:20:36 AM »
There is a good thread here detailing how my pre-ordered from Amazon wasn't going to be here within the first few days and how I scoured Nashville to secure a copy.
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« Reply #59 on: November 21, 2015, 09:21:45 AM »
I don't know what I expected this game to look like but even with the improvements the art style is just so off putting for me. I tried twice to go through TP again and I'd love to with the Gamepad and a slightly better coat of paint but man just thinking about that opening bores me.

They already said they'll be some new changes to the game and after what they did with improving the tedious parts of Wind Waker in it's HD port, the opening being fixed in TP HD is more then likely one of those changes for this game.
I know I'm in the minority but I enjoyed the opening.  If I were to change anything overall all in the game I half the physical landscape.  Way to much pointless walking and was pretty dead for the most part.
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« Reply #60 on: November 23, 2015, 03:20:05 PM »
Bundle up for pre-order on best buy canada.
sold out already on amazon canada
can't find it anywhere else in the frozen north
So I pre-ordered the bundle last Friday for $79.99 fromm Best Buy Canada. Today it's $99.99. What the heck?
Internet reports said it was up on Amazon Canada briefly, also for $99.99. That's just too expensive.
Thankfully, my pre-order is apparently safely secured at the more reasonable price but I wouldn't be entirely surprised if it "accidentally" gets cancelled by Best Buy...
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« Reply #61 on: November 24, 2015, 12:20:05 AM »
If Best Buy hasn't shot my $34.99 Persona 5 preorder in the face from a year and a half ago, they're not going to kill the Twilight Princess one. Worst comes to worst, my "price match" request on Amazon when BB had it for $80 goes through and you can snag it there with a preorder price guarantee.

I *would* like someone to man up and put the Fire Emblem LE up, though.
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« Reply #62 on: November 24, 2015, 06:29:23 PM »
I just wonder what Amiibo support is really going to add to this game. And what sort of data will be transferable. If it's aesthetic, I swear...
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« Reply #63 on: November 24, 2015, 11:18:07 PM »
I just wonder what Amiibo support is really going to add to this game. And what sort of data will be transferable. If it's aesthetic, I swear...

Given the use of amiibo such far as mostly an extra to Nintendo games, I expect some sort of costume unlock.

At most, it would be a game-breaking wolf-pup or imp summoned pet that tags along.

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« Reply #64 on: November 25, 2015, 03:12:32 AM »
Imagine if there was a Zelda amiibo line, and each version of Link in amiibo form unlocked a different option for a partner/guide/annoying pest? Ocarina Link unlocked Navi, Spirit Tracks unlocked Ghost Zelda, Wolf Link got Midna. Could be a fun way to flavor the game with a bit more than a new outfit without being "essential" since Nintendo doesn't want to do that.
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« Reply #65 on: November 26, 2015, 03:06:01 PM »
It could just give you some special item that you can't normally get in the game but is blatantly unnecessary like the Biggoron's sword.

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« Reply #66 on: November 27, 2015, 01:58:05 PM »
What if you use the Amiibo to transform into wolf form! How fun!

Playing through Zip Lash really reminded me that the scanning times on these things basically fucks a lot of the potential up. If you could actually just tap the Amiibo and trigger the effect they might not be so useless.

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« Reply #67 on: November 27, 2015, 04:26:49 PM »
You shouldn't have to buy toys to use something that's in the game, unless it's a stupid toy game like Skylander or Disney Infinity.
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« Reply #68 on: November 27, 2015, 04:42:48 PM »
I would be shocked if the NX did not launch with a "Nintendo World" amiibo sandbox title. There is a lot of potential for a game like that.
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« Reply #69 on: December 10, 2015, 10:14:37 AM »
I would be shocked if the NX did not launch with a "Nintendo World" amiibo sandbox title. There is a lot of potential for a game like that.

I wish Nintendo wasn't so bad at not doing what seems obvious because that sounds like the clear choice for a Nintendo Amiibo game. As for Twilight Princess, I am excited for it since I only played the awful Wii version and gave up when I got to the under water part.


If Nintendo really wants to make something out of Amiibo they will do a Pokemon Amiibo game that ties the toys and cards to the game, instant Fort Knox money will never be an issue again for Nintendo.
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« Reply #70 on: February 07, 2016, 12:05:47 PM »

Putting the "Highly Disappointing" back in HD.
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« Reply #71 on: February 07, 2016, 12:20:15 PM »
Not to hate on it too much, but it looks like a really lazy port. The main problem is that they're making an "HD Remaster" of a game from two generations ago, on their current console, and all they did was replace some textures. It makes the low-polygon characters and assets like trees really stick out. It doesn't look any better (or much better) than the game looks running at 1080p on Dolphin emulator. Basically - this is what the Wii version *should* have looked like, had Nintendo not gimped out resolution.
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« Reply #72 on: February 07, 2016, 12:27:58 PM »
Jebus, seriously? It dips below 30 frames per second? Wind Waker HD ran at 30 frames per second, but the game came out in 2013.

From everything I've read, Twilight Princess HD is a straight port which makes me wonder why this is a $60 even with that awesome Amiibo. I appreciate that the textures were redone, but Nintendo and Tantalus Interactive could have gone above and beyond to really make this rerelease special by tightening the game in places and cutting some of the fat (namely in that brutal tutorial at the beginning). I'm still keeping my pre-order, but it's at least a little disappointing. Nintendo did a really good job of making Wind Waker HD the definitive version of that game so it's a shame this didn't get the same treatment.

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« Reply #73 on: February 07, 2016, 01:25:17 PM »
Jebus, seriously? It dips below 30 frames per second? Wind Waker HD ran at 30 frames per second, but the game came out in 2013.

From everything I've read, Twilight Princess HD is a straight port which makes me wonder why this is a $60 even with that awesome Amiibo. I appreciate that the textures were redone, but Nintendo and Tantalus Interactive could have gone above and beyond to really make this rerelease special by tightening the game in places and cutting some of the fat (namely in that brutal tutorial at the beginning). I'm still keeping my pre-order, but it's at least a little disappointing. Nintendo did a really good job of making Wind Waker HD the definitive version of that game so it's a shame this didn't get the same treatment.
Windwaker HD did have frame rate issues, try shooting the cannon for instance.

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« Reply #74 on: February 07, 2016, 02:11:11 PM »
Yeah, the poor performance, the fact that I've beaten this game numerous times, and Pokken coming out the same month have caused me to cancel my preorder.
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« Reply #75 on: February 07, 2016, 02:19:42 PM »
Windwaker HD did have frame rate issues, try shooting the cannon for instance.
I didn't say it didn't. As stated in the post you quoted, Wind Waker HD came out in 2013. It was also released during a time when Nintendo needed something to release. In two and a half years, this couldn't have been improved?


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« Reply #76 on: February 07, 2016, 02:28:17 PM »

From everything I've read, Twilight Princess HD is a straight port which makes me wonder why this is a $60 even with that awesome Amiibo. I appreciate that the textures were redone, but Nintendo and Tantalus Interactive could have gone above and beyond to really make this rerelease special by tightening the game in places and cutting some of the fat (namely in that brutal tutorial at the beginning). I'm still keeping my pre-order, but it's at least a little disappointing. Nintendo did a really good job of making Wind Waker HD the definitive version of that game so it's a shame this didn't get the same treatment.


They did try to cut some of the fat.  You get more rupees at the beginning so you can buy everything and leave the village faster.  There's also only 12 insects you have to kill in each section instead of 16 so they did try to make some improvements.  They also give an item that helps you track Poe's now making that side quest less tedious as well.


Yes there's still pacing issues but that was always going to happen since the biggest problem is a lot of Twilight Princess padding is storyline and character event related making it a lot harder to truly change things.  When many involve cutscenes and important story information being told during them, cutting things becomes very tricky.  It's not like Wind Waker were it's biggest padding, the Triforce quest is much easier to edit like just lowering the amount of Rupees you pay Tingle and then putting the Triforce shards in chests now instead of the map leading to them.  In order to truly fix many of Twilight Princess fetchquests they'd have to pretty much remake certain sections of the game so the story would still work which Nintendo never does in Zelda ports/remasters.
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« Reply #77 on: February 07, 2016, 02:49:30 PM »
They did try to cut some of the fat.
Unless you get out of the village in less than 15 minutes for example, they should have tried harder.

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« Reply #78 on: February 07, 2016, 05:54:58 PM »
I STILL don't get the hate for the introduction to the game.
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« Reply #79 on: February 07, 2016, 08:54:23 PM »
I STILL don't get the hate for the introduction to the game.
What's not to get? It's a chore. You don't have to agree and from the sounds of it, you don't which is perfectly fine, but what people don't like about it is pretty simple.

It takes forever to just get the first real sword, and everything before that isn't particularly fun. Round up some goats. Find a cat. Retrieval a cradle. Go fishing. And so on. None of that is optional. That's all world building stuff and character introductions, and I get what the developers are going for, but it's so tedious. It's teaching you to do things you have to do again later anyway for heart pieces and whatnot. Let me deal with it then if I want. Why bog the beginning of the game down with things that aren't even mandatory later? It's a lot of handholding in a game that isn't that complicated. It may have taken something like seven years, but Nintendo acknowledged how boring the tutorials are by letting go on your merry way in less than 10 minutes in A Link Between Worlds.

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« Reply #80 on: February 07, 2016, 09:25:55 PM »
Yup, pretty much what Adrock just said...
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« Reply #81 on: February 07, 2016, 10:31:21 PM »
I guess I never found it tedious. I saw it as a charming way to show the simplicity of life in the village as opposed to the very different nature of the world beyond. Most of the activities aren't applicable to the rest of Hyrule because they have no place there- however, there's plenty of parallels to be found.

I can understand how it might not gel with someone, but to say it ruins the opening of the game, or even the game itself, is a silly claim. In my opinion. I guess I'll never get that.
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« Reply #82 on: February 08, 2016, 01:52:41 AM »
When you advertise adventure and slashing things with a sword, it's understandable that people will want to get to that as soon as possible.

Sorta like with Xenoblade X and the Skell, though Zelda has it worse since they are easier games to grasp.

I never took too much issue with the slow starts of Wind Waker, Twilight Princess, and Skyward Sword. If anything, I enjoyed the quaint and mundane beginning moments. It always makes me feel that I'm a bit of an oddball to hear so many complaints on the slow and tutorialized starts of 3D Zelda games

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« Reply #83 on: February 08, 2016, 02:29:42 AM »
Fun story: I got Twilight Princess at launch with my Wii, proceeded to play it for 2 hours (pretty much just that intro), and then never touched it again.
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« Reply #84 on: February 08, 2016, 06:09:44 AM »
Think the only thing I hate about this game, and Ocarina of time too for that matter, is the fishing..Oh my giddy aunt I could never get the hang of it. That cat had to wait ages for his fish!

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« Reply #85 on: February 08, 2016, 12:05:15 PM »
Fun story: I got Twilight Princess at launch with my Wii, proceeded to play it for 2 hours (pretty much just that intro), and then never touched it again.

Must've have been too much excitement for you.
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« Reply #86 on: February 08, 2016, 03:30:55 PM »
damn, I had forgotten about all that fishing crap and fetch quests at the start of the game. I am not sure if it is because of how much time since I played or if it didn't seem to bother me that much.
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« Reply #87 on: February 08, 2016, 06:31:34 PM »
I wasn't nearly as bothered by the TP intro as I was the SS intro.
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« Reply #88 on: February 09, 2016, 12:39:21 AM »
The first "guiding rod" mini game in the forest killed SS for me. I never returned to the game to this day. I really should go and complete it.
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« Reply #89 on: February 09, 2016, 12:13:54 PM »
So, I did a live chat with Nintendo Customer Service and confirmed that the Soundtrack CD that was announced, BY REGGIE, as coming with pre-orders of the Twilight Princess HD Amiibo Bundle in North America, doesn't apply to ANY Canadian pre-orders. None. You can't get it in Canada no matter which retailer you order from.
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« Reply #90 on: February 09, 2016, 01:08:00 PM »
I wasn't nearly as bothered by the TP intro as I was the SS intro.
Or the rest of SS,

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« Reply #91 on: February 09, 2016, 02:51:08 PM »
us poor Canadian souls.

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« Reply #92 on: February 09, 2016, 03:03:49 PM »
The first "guiding rod" mini game in the forest killed SS for me. I never returned to the game to this day. I really should go and complete it.
I think people treat the dowsing segments a bit unfairly, as they're really supposed to help you search for brief periods of time and not extended ones. You simply should not keep that thing open any longer than when you first hone in on the object you're seeking. Anyone who felt "forced" to keep dowsing mode open any longer is A) not really taking advantage of the rest of the movement features of the game and/or B) unaware that there might be enemies nearby.
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« Reply #93 on: February 09, 2016, 03:56:57 PM »
I liked the intro from a story standpoint, it made Link feel more like a person by showing a more average life before taking on the role of a hero. It could probably stand to be shorter though as it did drag on a bit, but it wasn't that big of a deal to me. I found the collection segments with the wolf more boring and tedious than the opening.

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« Reply #94 on: February 09, 2016, 09:02:59 PM »
The intro was overlong, yes, but the true annoyance for me were those kids (Malo and gang).  They were constantly talking and swooning and getting captured.  I really hated that Ilia (or whatever her name was) was such an integral part of the story.  I just couldn't get into it.


Overall, I loved Twilight Princess, especially the last half of the game with all the cool dungeons. I agree with most here, though, that there doesn't seem to be anything enticing that the HD remake adds for $60.

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« Reply #95 on: February 15, 2016, 05:05:56 AM »
Jebus, seriously? It dips below 30 frames per second? Wind Waker HD ran at 30 frames per second, but the game came out in 2013.

This disappoints me a great deal. The one Zelda game I was really hoping for a re-release with decent controls is the one they cheap out on and ruin. I was expecting solid 30fps at the very minimum. I was optimistically hoping for a nice 60fps port. Evidently they haven't done that. To be honest I'd have rather had SD at 60fps and decent controls. Or even 720p textures etc.

How can they mess up a 10(?) year old game one far superior hardware so badly? Is this going to be another Arkham Knight?

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« Reply #96 on: February 15, 2016, 10:16:23 AM »
Tantalus was probably given a very short timeframe to get this port ready, which sucks because they've been proven to at least handle Wii U ports well. How many chances has a non-Japanese dev been given to port a Nintendo developed game?
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Re: Twilight Princess HD: Now with 100% more Amiibo!
« Reply #97 on: February 15, 2016, 11:27:26 AM »
I think it's pretty clear that TP HD is a rush job.  The Zelda WiiU delay coupled with the scant release schedule and warm reception of WW HD made it a viable option.  This is probably why we're not seeing as many gameplay improvements.
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« Reply #98 on: February 15, 2016, 12:07:49 PM »
How many chances has a non-Japanese dev been given to port a Nintendo developed game?
Are we counting Retro Studios and Monolith Software? If so, Monster Games' port of Donkey Kong Country Returns and Xenoblade Chronicles are the only ones I can think of.
I think it's pretty clear that TP HD is a rush job.
Nintendo and Tantalus Media still missed the window for when Twilight Princess HD should have been released. Wii U's holiday was brutal.
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« Reply #99 on: February 15, 2016, 01:56:39 PM »
I liked the intro from a story standpoint, it made Link feel more like a person by showing a more average life before taking on the role of a hero. It could probably stand to be shorter though as it did drag on a bit, but it wasn't that big of a deal to me. I found the collection segments with the wolf more boring and tedious than the opening.
That and I also like that there are a bunch of hidden rupees that you can get to during the intro by poking around a bit with cusco gliding and the bird grass.

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« Reply #100 on: February 16, 2016, 12:42:03 AM »
I think it's pretty clear that TP HD is a rush job.  The Zelda WiiU delay coupled with the scant release schedule and warm reception of WW HD made it a viable option.  This is probably why we're not seeing as many gameplay improvements.

The game received the same improvements Wind Waker did.  Both games just edit what they can to better streamline them but leave some of the biggest flaws still there because they'd have to remake certain sections of the game to truly fix them.  Wind Waker just looks better because it was way more deeply flawed at the basic gameplay level, (seriously, the sailing controls were just complete **** in the original) which made these things easier to fix.  Wind Wakers biggest flaw, lack of dungeons is still there as well as the fact the dungeons in the game are still subpar when compared to other Zelda's since the original version of Wind Waker was incredibly rushed and unfinished.
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« Reply #101 on: February 16, 2016, 02:10:40 PM »
I thought the sailing controls were just fine, so I have no idea what you're talking about.
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« Reply #102 on: February 16, 2016, 03:08:18 PM »
It was the wind controls that killed sailing for me in Wind Waker. Being able to change the wind direction on the fly is a key improvement for me.
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« Reply #103 on: February 16, 2016, 03:27:18 PM »
I thought the sailing controls were just fine, so I have no idea what you're talking about.
He's probably referring to having to change wind direction which was a massive pain in the ****. The Swift Sail changed Wind Waker exponentially. The game was just infinitely easier to play after getting it. Had Nintendo gone the extra mile and created a new dungeon or two from scratch just for the port, Wind Waker HD would have been perfect.

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« Reply #104 on: February 16, 2016, 06:56:58 PM »
But you don't ever have to change direction when sailing. Hell, you have 90 degrees of maneuverability no matter what direction you choose to change the wind.
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« Reply #105 on: February 16, 2016, 08:25:42 PM »
I used to believe the wind direction argument until I played it again a few years later (GCN version) and then I just didn't see it as much of an annoyance as it was before.
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« Reply #106 on: February 16, 2016, 10:14:38 PM »
The game was just infinitely easier to play after getting it. Had Nintendo gone the extra mile and created a new dungeon or two from scratch just for the port, Wind Waker HD would have been perfect.


I agree.  I just wished they hadn't hidden the swift sail behind that auction mini-game. It should have been a more obvious upgrade. By the time I bought the game, I actually forgot how to get it and had to look it up online.


But you don't ever have to change direction when sailing. Hell, you have 90 degrees of maneuverability no matter what direction you choose to change the wind.


True, but Swift Sail was great for Tri-Force shards and finding all the fish to fill in the map.  I actually quite enjoyed these segments this time around...just freely circling the islands looking for the fish, treasure, etc.

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« Reply #107 on: February 17, 2016, 12:46:17 PM »
He's probably referring to having to change wind direction which was a massive pain in the ****. The Swift Sail changed Wind Waker exponentially. The game was just infinitely easier to play after getting it.

Yep, the wind direction for sailing in the original were just terrible.  Especially when trying to 100% the game, having to constantly stop and change the direction of the wind to sail at full speed in a different direction got old very fast.  Basically the sailing mechanics in the original version of Wind Waker were like if when riding Epona in Ocarina of Time or Twilight Princess, you have to stop and play her song every time you wanted her to run in a different direction at full speed.  That would have been considered unexceptable in those game and should be in Wind Waker as well.


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« Reply #108 on: February 17, 2016, 02:04:10 PM »
If you were just going to go from one island to another, the wind direction wasn't an issue. If you wanted to explore though, it became tedious. The faster sailing though was the better improvement, the original boat speed was just so sloooooooow. However, if their claim that it couldn't have been faster because of system load times is true, I guess it's more forgivable than the wind direction thing.

However, they should have just given you the Swift Sail when you get the regular sail. They don't really make it obvious where the item is, and I may not have gotten it at all if I didn't know it was in the game and looked up where it was.

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« Reply #109 on: February 17, 2016, 04:37:08 PM »
I can imagine the wind also made avoiding enemies somewhat annoying as well.

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« Reply #110 on: February 18, 2016, 03:44:07 PM »
It did.
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« Reply #111 on: March 04, 2016, 10:23:23 PM »
Got mine today. I'm really surprised how nice everything is. Very nice art plastered over box and the amiibo box. The Amiibo is WONDERFUL!! I actually feel kind of bad for having to take it out of the box. Like really bad.


The game isn't as blurry as before and some of the colors pop out better. Some of it shows it was a Gamecube game, but otherwise this is a more beautiful version of an already beautiful game.


The amiibo isn't pay2win. You can't reach the end of the Trial of Shadows until a certain point. It just throws you out after so many floors depending on your progress. So no you can't cheat the Golden Bug quest. So I kind of regret using the amiibo for that....


Also the opening was like 2 hours for me. By opening I mean from the start -> Forest Dungeon entrance. Didn't drag that bad at all. Nothing like Skyward Sword. So the pacing is still pretty good I think...


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« Reply #112 on: March 05, 2016, 02:28:17 AM »
Maybe my memory is playing tricks on me, but I felt that Skyward Sword had a slightly quicker opening than Twilight Princess. I recall getting Fi and going down to the forest area in a shorter time compared to Twilight Princess.

Then again, it has been a while and both games are so deliberately paced.

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« Reply #113 on: March 05, 2016, 02:34:33 AM »
Maybe my memory is playing tricks on me, but I felt that Skyward Sword had a slightly quicker opening than Twilight Princess. I recall getting Fi and going down to the forest area in a shorter time compared to Twilight Princess.

Then again, it has been a while and both games are so deliberately paced.
Noooooo way. Skyward Sword has the Loftwing search, teaching flying, and then the flight ceremony, and THEN finding Fi, and THEN going to the Sealed Grounds, and THEN the entirety of Faron Woods, and then the dungeon.
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« Reply #114 on: March 05, 2016, 03:01:10 AM »
Maybe my memory is playing tricks on me, but I felt that Skyward Sword had a slightly quicker opening than Twilight Princess. I recall getting Fi and going down to the forest area in a shorter time compared to Twilight Princess.

Then again, it has been a while and both games are so deliberately paced.
Noooooo way. Skyward Sword has the Loftwing search, teaching flying, and then the flight ceremony, and THEN finding Fi, and THEN going to the Sealed Grounds, and THEN the entirety of Faron Woods, and then the dungeon.
You forgot Groose and having to get the loaner sword you end up using for 15 minutes.

And Zelda pushing you off the statue for the sail cloth tutorial.

Also, with Fi around does the tutorial ever end?

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« Reply #115 on: March 05, 2016, 10:59:24 AM »
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Noooooo way. Skyward Sword has the Loftwing search, teaching flying, and then the flight ceremony, and THEN finding Fi, and THEN going to the Sealed Grounds, and THEN the entirety of Faron Woods, and then the dungeon.
You forgot Groose and having to get the loaner sword you end up using for 15 minutes.

And Zelda pushing you off the statue for the sail cloth tutorial.

Also, with Fi around does the tutorial ever end?

Heh. I'm too kind of a person when I'm always thinking, "Hey, give Fi a break."

Maybe it was a time, place, and mood thing that is having think Skyward Sword's start was more breezy than Twilight Princess's start. Also a factor is that I enjoyed the two long-but-idyllic starts.

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« Reply #116 on: March 05, 2016, 01:13:52 PM »
Bad News: Off-screen play will cause massive fps drop to play on the gamepad, especially around Lake Hylia.

Good News: You can switch between wolf and human by touching a symbol on the gamepad. Which is very convenient. Also they switched the rupee bag thresholds around. You have a bigger starting wallet (500) and the first upgrade goes up to 1000 instead of 600.
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« Reply #117 on: March 05, 2016, 05:18:37 PM »
I think Skyward Sword benefits from Skyloft being quite large and having a lot of character(s). It certainly feels more alive than Ordon Village and there's lots more to explore. The Knight Academy has sidequests, the characters walking around town (and in houses) are much more varied, and I think Skyward Sword's opening moments are more interesting. Instead of making you feel helpless as a Wolf, they give you a lot of the tools you'll need to start exploring immediately and let you go off and adventure. It also helps that the surface world's design is very dungeon like.
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« Reply #118 on: March 05, 2016, 09:05:18 PM »
It also helps that the surface world's design is very dungeon like.
Which one? There are 3 completely distinct and entirely disconnected surface world in Skyward Sword.

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And then Fi comes out and scolds you if you wander too far off during the Kikwi hunt. I am not even making that up.

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« Reply #119 on: March 05, 2016, 09:44:02 PM »
...All of them? They're all very dungeon like, until you open up every shortcut, and they become playgrounds.

Did you mention you didn't like Fi? Cause I wasn't sure by how you referred to her. I thought, "you know, maybe that pokepal doesn't like Fi. But he seems to talk about her a lot so maybe it's one of those love/hate relationship things"
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« Reply #120 on: March 06, 2016, 01:50:25 AM »
Please direct any further enquiries on my opinion on Skyward Sword to my wonderful review of the game which can be found, freshly bumped for your enjoyment here.


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« Reply #121 on: March 06, 2016, 08:25:44 AM »
...All of them? They're all very dungeon like, until you open up every shortcut, and they become playgrounds.

Did you mention you didn't like Fi? Cause I wasn't sure by how you referred to her. I thought, "you know, maybe that pokepal doesn't like Fi. But he seems to talk about her a lot so maybe it's one of those love/hate relationship things"

...are you shipping pokepal x Fi? Because I can get behind this.
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