[4][5][11], Skyward Sword takes place at the beginning of the Zelda continuity:[12][13] according to legend, three ancient Goddesses bestowed a great wish-granting power: the Triforce. Having sword fighting relying on Wii MotionPlus freed up other buttons on the controller, allowing the addition of the Dash sprinting option. [19] The original concept for gameplay using the Wii MotionPlus was proposed by Fujibayashi at a point when the team was already developing the gameplay around the console's standard Wii Remote and Nunchuk control scheme. Skyward Sword is the first game in the Zelda timeline, detailing the origins of the Master Sword, a recurring weapon within the series. The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword (Wii). [95] Sales quickly declined, dropping out of the Top 20 within a few weeks. [24], The game's sound team consisted of ten people: five handling general sound design, and five handling music composition. [26] The game's use of warm colors and brushstroke-like aesthetics was inspired by impressionist artwork, pioneered in the 19th century by painters such as Claude Monet: a particular element cited by Miyamoto was the sky, which he called a tribute to Paul Cézanne's work. Link then has to defeat the Imprisoned, a monstrous form of Demise attempting to reach the Sealed Temple, after the old woman shows him a second dormant Time Gate. [72] It received perfect scores from multiple publications:[55] Famitsu,[61] IGN,[66] Eurogamer,[60] Game Informer,[62] Edge Magazine,[58] and VideoGamer.com. [5] Link's health is represented with Hearts, with Link taking damage whenever he is hit: if he loses all Hearts, the game ends. [101] As of December 2011, the game has sold 3.41 million units worldwide: 380,000 of these units were sold in Japan while 3.04 million units were sold overseas. In the present, knight-in-training Link passes his final exam despite attempted interference by his class rival Groose, who considers himself a romantic rival for Link's childhood friend Zelda. One of the biggest concerns fans of the original Skyward Sword had were regarding the game’s forced motion controls, and while motion controls are still an option in the new HD version of the game, players will also be able to choose to play with button-only controls as well. They were also designed based on their original location: those from Skyloft used a bird motif, while those from other Surface regions used more intricate designs. [38] In a later interview, Aonuma's comments on the game's playability brought this release window into doubt. Fans excited for more information on Breath of the Wild 2 will be sadden to hear that the Direct did not include any new information on the game, just a message from the series producer, Eiji Aonuma stating that they cannot give any information for now. [21], The relationship between Link and Zelda was quite different from earlier incarnations, in particular the fact that Zelda was not royalty. [5] Link can sprint for short distances but sprinting and other actions such as climbing and carrying heavy objects are limited by a stamina meter, which recharges after a few seconds when not performing actions that drain it, the stamina gauge will actually drain at half speed when it is less than 1/4 full, but it refills at a constant rate. The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword shakes up the tried-and-true adventure game formula and marks a turning point for the series. It will launch on July 16 for $59.99. Side quests for characters of the Surface are also available and are sometimes mandatory for completing the main quest. Pre-orders are available for the game now. [2] At Miyamoto's insistence, the more desirable items that were normally placed towards the end of a campaign were made available to players from an early stage. The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword is an action-adventure game developed and published by Nintendo for the Wii.The sixteenth mainline entry in The Legend of Zelda series, it was released worldwide in November 2011.The game was re-released digitally on the Wii U eShop in September 2016 to celebrate the series' 30th anniversary.. [4][5], Fighting enemies, which appear in both the overworld and dungeons, relies on Link's use of his sword and shield. Her design was based on the design of the Master Sword, referencing her origins as the sword's spirit. [Game 5] In the present, the old woman greets them one last time before she dies and vanishes, revealing that she was Impa. Once the concept of traveling from the sky had been chosen instead, the Loftwing mounts were created so it looked and felt more rational to players. It was also given the "Reader's Choice" award in the "Best Overall Game" category: it was also among those nominated as the site's "Game of the Year". [48][49] The game was later re-released for the Wii U via the Virtual Console on September 1, 2016, as part of the series' 30th anniversary celebrations. With the Imprisoned defeated, Link sets out to strengthen the Goddess Sword by passing trials set by the ancient Goddesses and using their gifts to find Sacred Flames to purify and strengthen the blade so the Time Gate can be awakened. [1] Its producer was Eiji Aonuma, a major contributor to the Legend of Zelda series. Returning to find the Imprisoned attempting to break free, Link reseals it with help from Groose. The game was a critical and commercial success, receiving perfect scores from multiple journalistic sites, winning and receiving nominations for numerous industry and journalist awards, and selling over three million copies worldwide. [62] GamesRadar's Carolyn Gudmundson called it "perfectly balanced mix of innovation and classic Zelda gameplay" despite minor control issues. The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword[b] is an action-adventure game developed and published by Nintendo for the Wii. [15] Due to the use of an orchestra and the sheer amount of extra work going into the sound design, the music team doubled in size from the standard five-person group, and became the largest sound team at the time to have worked on a Nintendo game. [97] Its first month sales in North America came to around 600,000 units, nearly double its Japanese sales. [102], While critical reception of the game was very positive overall, fan and retrospective opinions were far more mixed due to its highly traditional and linear structure. Zelda then seals herself inside a crystal to strengthen Demise's seal, granting her power to the Goddess Sword and upgrading it into the Master Sword. Along with the announcement of new titles, Nintendo announced that The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword is getting an HD remaster for the Nintendo Switch. His main preoccupation during these early stages was whether the developers could continue creating The Legend of Zelda games using the same development mindset that had been used up to Twilight Princess. The team settled this art style as it would properly portray the more exaggerated actions of some characters and general swordplay while preserving Link's mature appearance. The implementation of Wii MotionPlus proved problematic for the developers, to the point where it was nearly discarded. [78] RPGamer's own "Best of 2011" awards named Skyward Sword "Best Console and PC Game" and awarded it for "Best Music". Their earlier games had involved lifting elements from earlier games and pasting them into a new entry, but for Skyward Sword the developers wanted to add a new play structure to avoid fans seeing it as more of the same. [21] The figure of Hylia was a new addition to the world's lore, although her existence was linked to Zelda, with the two being essentially the same character known under different names in subsequent ages. [4][7] Standard navigation takes place from a third-person perspective, while the Dowsing search function switches to a first-person view: Dowsing scans an area for a selected object, with new Dowsing objectives appearing depending on the game context. [21] The early part of the story was quite different from earlier Zelda games, playing out in a similar way to a school drama. Development lasted around five years, beginning after the release of Twilight Princess in 2006. Conversely, the team was given less freedom to adjust tracks as they had been able to with synthesized tracks. In contrast to previous games, the instrument could be played at any time rather than at specific times and places. It was the first Zelda game to use a live orchestra for the majority of its tracks, with music composed by a team led by Hajime Wakai and supervised by Koji Kondo. Introducing an additional control method in Skyward Sword HD is a welcome improvement and helps make the game more accessible, but its … 2011 action-adventure video game published by Nintendo, Packaging artwork of the Legend of Zelda 25th anniversary special edition, released worldwide, Despite early difficulties implementing it, the gameplay of, Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development, "Iwata Asks: The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword - Vol 1: Wii MotionPlus Inspires New Controls", "Zelda: Skyward Sword Is Inspired By...Dead French Painters? [70] In the case of Famitsu, Skyward Sword was the third Zelda game and sixteenth video game in the magazine's history to be given a perfect score at that time. After the release of Wii Sports Resort, the team saw how motion controls could be used for swordplay: after talking with the development team, they were able to borrow the technology and used it to create the motion-driven swordplay. [22], Each Surface overworld had a specific theme: the forest overworld revolved around landforms altering gameplay, the volcano overworld focused around changing the rules of gameplay, while the desert overworld was themed around duality between past and present. A difficult feature to include naturally was the remnants of Lanayru's Ancient Civilization, which used electricity to power both its technology and citizens. [52][54], Skyward Sword received acclaim from multiple journalistic magazines and websites upon release; it received a score of 93/100 on aggregate site Metacritic based on 81 reviews. The Nunchuk is also used to make Link perform a forward roll. The game ends with Groose returning to Skyloft, while Zelda deciding to remain on the Surface to watch over the Triforce: she and Link together establish the kingdom of Hyrule. [33] Fujii was responsible for the music focused on environments, dungeons, boss battles: among her work was the music for Skyloft. [22], When creating Link's sword movements, the team initially wanted them to be as realistic as possible, but because it was detrimental to the character's portrayal, they had to include unrealistic movements to preserve the atmosphere. [21] Music was also woven into the story and gameplay through the use of the harp Link receives, using a recurring theme within the series of music being a central part of the experience. The Wii U already got HD remasters of Wind Waker and Twilight Princess, so Skyward Sword’s turn seemed likely. [64] Destructoid's Jonathan Holmes called Skyward Sword his new favorite 3D game from the series, but noted that its exclusive use of motion controls would put off potential players. [59] Jose Otero, writing for 1UP.com, praised the developers for putting effort into moving away from Zelda tradition and called it one of the better games in the series, but said that those detrimental elements that remained such as side quests and some item usage made Skyward Sword "a weird middle ground filled with genuine surprises, inessential carry-overs, and copy/paste quest structures". The Demon King Demise sought the Triforce, and he laid waste to much of the land in his quest for it. [55] It was the site's 10th highest scoring game of 2011,[71] and also ranked as the 6th best-reviewed Wii game of all time. The greater majority of gameplay mechanics revolve around the use of motion controls: these include camera control with the Nunchuk and general hotkey actions and movement linked to the Wii Remote. This was also why they were set up in areas players would already be familiar with. [13][Game 1]. Despite the accolades it received, points of criticism directed toward certain aspects of the game's design proved to be a key influence in the development of the next entry for home consoles, Breath of the Wild. [19] By June 2011, the game was complete aside from fine-tuning and balancing its mechanics. The biggest difficulty was ensuring that players could reach areas quickly while still discovering new features and puzzles. [23] When designing items, the developers were faced with the usual problems of the interdependence of items and dungeons creating a chicken-and-egg scenario for the developers. Jumping across gaps and scaling ledges happen automatically within context. [21], Using the orchestra enabled a greater expression of emotion, which meant that they used it when creating scores for environments, cinematic scenes, and emotional moments within the story. Also on July 16, Nintendo will release a set of themed Joy-Con controllers—the right… An orchestra was finally chosen after Miyamoto insisted upon it, a decision which surprised the entire team. According to Aonuma, a recurring difficulty was how contrived the necessity for Link to rescue Zelda became with each passing installment, as their contact may only have been fleeting beforehand. [77] In Digital Trends' similar awards, it was named as "Best Action-Adventure" and "Best Wii Exclusive", and was nominated for the site's "Game of the Year" award. Nintendo. [4][8] Link's sword movements are mapped to the direction the Wii Remote is flicked by the player, and other moves include a forward thrust and a stab. Due to the introduction of Dowsing, the team did not have to create environmental landmarks for places and objects of importance as they had done in previous games. [23] Despite the aerial element, the mechanics necessary for free navigation meant a Loftwing racing minigame could not be implemented. [32] Enemy types that recurred in all Surface-based overworld areas were given slightly altered designs so they would be unique to each overworld. Beacons can be set on the map for Link to follow, and save points in the form of statues preserve Link's progress up to that point. Having the two characters as childhood friends served this purpose and cut down on extraneous plot elements. During today’s Nintendo Direct, Skyward Sword HD was announced for the Switch, and it will be releasing this summer. The original mechanics and combat, the latter focusing on attacking and blocking with sword and shield, are reliant on the Wii MotionPlus peripheral. [98] It was also the region's top-selling Wii game during its week of release, supplanting the previous week's top seller Just Dance 3. [52] In addition to high-definition graphics, the game will also now play at 60 frames per second. First revealed in 2009, it was initially planned for release in 2010 before it ended up being delayed to 2011 to further refine and expand it. [22][25] They were originally in the form of special dungeons, but this was discarded in favor of the familiar areas. [86][87][88][89] At Spike, the game won awards for "Best Wii Game" and "Best Motion Game". These issues were further complicated by the third year of development with the necessity of finalizing the gameplay and environments. The portable Time Shift stones were one of many ideas included in the desert overworld as they did not fit with the forest or volcano environments. [21] As the game's theme was the use of the sword, and the sword most associated with the series was the Master Sword, the team decided to make it an origin story for the weapon. [Game 2], Link locates the Triforce on Skyloft and uses it to destroy Demise. Today marked the first Nintendo Direct in well over a year and with it came a number of great surprises, from a … The sky was initially going to be presented similar to the course selection screen from the Super Mario series, but this was changed to an overworld with its own quests and population so Link had a place where he could prepare for his adventures. [5][10], The game takes place on the floating island of Skyloft and surrounding airborne islands, and the three Surface overworlds where the majority of the main adventure takes place. [2][21] The positive reception of the orchestral score within the company led to the creation of The Legend of Zelda 25th Anniversary Symphony Concert, a celebratory concert featuring orchestrated versions of classic Zelda themes. At the Temple of Time in the Lanayru Desert, Link defends Zelda and Impa from Ghirahim, giving the two time to depart through a Time Gate into the past which Impa destroys as they pass through. [37] The game was unveiled at E3 2009, although its title remained unknown. [85] It received multiple nominations in 2012 at the Interactive Achievement Awards (now known as the D.I.C.E. [56], GameSpot's Tom McShea was notably less positive than other critics, praising the storyline, dungeons, enemies and visuals while faulting the controls for being unreliable and feeling that most of the experience felt both unnecessary and overly familiar. Nintendo has announced The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD for Switch. Skyward Sword HD Making Its Way to Switch This Summer. [96] In the UK, Skyward Sword was the seventh best-selling game of November in the multiformat charts, stated as impressive given the waning popularity of the platform. She also served as an alternate explanatory voice as Link was a silent protagonist. 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