I'm glad that we can actually be critical of this game here over at IGN if you say anything bad about the game the same 10 people who lurk the boards all day and have been doing so for years will just spew fanboyism at you and try to make it seem as if something is wrong with you. I love Nintendo and their games, but to act like everything they do or make is perfect is just crazy. It also doesn't help that the board Mod is in their fanboy group with them. Anyways enough with the IGN rant.
I just got all three flames and have about a few hours until I complete the game and these are my pro's and cons so far
Pros
- Combat, I wouldn't mind if they went back to a controller, but I really like the Wii Mote combat
- Upgrade system, it's nice to see it included even though I didn't go out of my way to get any materials
- Art style was executed very nicely
- Origin story
- Characters, they have way more personality now especially the baddy, Ghirahim, you can sense the evil oozing out of him.
- Music, I thought that it was some of the best in the series
Cons
- Difficulty, the game is way too easy and I only died twice. Once was from my stupidity.
- Fi, she's annoying as **** and contributes to the game being way too easy
- Linear, the game is as straightforward as possible. There is no exploring to be done as everything is literally on your path
- Art style, even though it was executed professionally I don't like it. It takes away from the despair the setting is trying to create and when I was fighting that Leviathan boss I wanted something like in God of War 3 not some octopus that I'd see on Nickelodeon.
- PuzZelda, there is no exploration just puzzles. To me Zelda has always been a balance between the two, but now its all puzzles like the DS Zelda games. It's like I'm sorry that I don't walk around with my DS strapped to my wrist 24/7 I like to do other things than solve puzzles all damn day.
- Setting/characters looks, it just all felt way too Nickelodeon for me. From Leviathan boss fight to those robot things in the desert.
Like I said in my previous post the game is still enjoyable even though it seems like a chore to play now. The game definitely suffered from all of the hype. Perfect 10 reviews, Reggie and Nintendo saying best Zelda game ever and then topping that off with saying best Nintendo game ever.