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The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD Edition - Nintendo Switch
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- Take to the skies, draw your sword, and experience the earliest story in the Legend of Zelda series
- Join Link in his high-flying quest to save Zelda, a childhood friend who must confront her destiny
- Soar between floating islands and descend to the treacherous surface world in this updated HD version of the Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
- Swing your sword and angle your slashes to uncover and break through opponents’ defenses using intuitive motion controls
- Link will match the angle of each strike you make with the Joy-Con controller, creating immersive swordplay that relies on strategy and accuracy
- Movements feel smoother and more immediate thanks to the Nintendo Switch system’s increased processing power and HD graphics
- Take advantage of the newly-added button only control scheme-perfect for playing in handheld mode or on the Nintendo Switch Lite system
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- Product dimensions : 1.1 x 10.5 x 17 cm; 66 Grams
- Release date : 16 July 2021
- ASIN : B08WW82P3T
- Manufacturer reference : 98739
- Best Sellers Rank: 2,077 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
- 243 in Nintendo Switch Games
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Swing your sword and angle your slashes to uncover and break through opponents’ defenses using intuitive motion controls. Link will match the angle of each strike you make with the Joy-Con controller, creating immersive swordplay that relies on strategy and accuracy. Movements feel smoother and more immediate thanks to the Nintendo Switch system’s increased processing power and HD graphics. Take advantage of the newly-added button only control scheme perfect for playing in handheld mode or on the Nintendo Switch Lite system.
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Customers find the game incredibly enjoyable and endearing. They also appreciate the visual quality, frame rate, and the fact that it's smooth at 60fps. However, some customers have mixed opinions on the controls.
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Customers find the game incredibly enjoyable. They say the dungeons are interesting and enemies are not overly difficult to defeat. They also describe the game as brilliant and quirky.
"...However, this is a small quibble in what is otherwise a fantastic game and a really enjoyable story experience.Would definitely recommend." Read more
"Item received, classic great game. 5 stars" Read more
"...I sold my Wii, fantastic performance on the switch, and great adventure like always." Read more
"That's that. I had no frame-rate issues and loved the story." Read more
Customers find the visual quality of the game great, endearing, and colorful. They describe it as a laid-back cutesy game for teens.
"...The game itself is incredibly enjoyable - it’s sweet and endearing, quite amusing (and sometimes even laugh out loud funny), and it has a fantastic..." Read more
"...I made a fresh start.This is a laid back cutesy game for teens, fairly linear with plenty of cues what you should do next so you will..." Read more
"Had it in wii. Better on switch with better visual upgrades. Looks much better on UHD TV compared to wii version. AAA quality" Read more
"...Link, Zelda, and the usual suspects look great, but other characters and scenes appear to have just been upsampled and suffer from low polygon..." Read more
Customers like the frame rate of the product. They say it's smooth at 60fps, and they have no frame-rate issues.
"That's that. I had no frame-rate issues and loved the story." Read more
"...holder (never on the handheld) ... but the apro Controller offers smoother quality action...." Read more
"...Very smooth at 60fps.Cons- Some muddy, low-res textures look like they came straight from the Wii version.-..." Read more
Customers have mixed opinions about the controls of the video game. Some mention the controls work excellently, while others say the camera control system takes some getting used to and is difficult to use.
"...last Zelda that I couldn't play before I sold my Wii, fantastic performance on the switch, and great adventure like always." Read more
"...Switch with my ProController and it has been a delight - controls worked excellently, camera resets, fighting, exploring, changing weapons or..." Read more
"...The biggest improvement is undoubtably the enhanced motion controls and streamlined start...." Read more
"...however it was clean and ran fine on my Nintendo Switch." Read more
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The game itself is incredibly enjoyable - it’s sweet and endearing, quite amusing (and sometimes even laugh out loud funny), and it has a fantastic soundtrack. And it’s a Zelda game - you know what you’re in for with great world building, solid dungeons, and boss battles o’plenty.
I did not bother with the motion controls, opting for the pro controller instead, and while the combat system felt fluid and natural, the camera control system took some getting used to. To move the camera, you must use both hands, left hand holding a trigger button while the right hand uses the stick (unlike the more modern single stick camera controls in games like Breath of the Wild). As the right stick is shared with the sword combat, you will sometimes find yourself accidentally swinging your sword around when you in fact meant to move the camera, which gets a bit tiresome until you get used to it. However, this is a small quibble in what is otherwise a fantastic game and a really enjoyable story experience.
Would definitely recommend.
My “first look” at SS was not till Jul2019 when I had some time on my hands to delve into my already dated underused Wii console. Initially, I could not get into the game finding its teenage theme, storyline and gameplay a little tedious; and I didn’t like the wavy struggling visuals. The wii motes felt clumsy and by and large difficult but to be fair I was not a gamer.
Now that this remake has reportedly fixed the annoying blurry visuals of the original wii version and handed us improved controls. I made a fresh start.
This is a laid back cutesy game for teens, fairly linear with plenty of cues what you should do next so you will never be lost. If you’ve played Zelda for a while some things may feel déjà vu.
As I’m not a fan of the joy cons detached - I find them non ergonomic and clumsy to use even for my smallish hands... I had chosen to play SkywardSword Switch with my ProController and it has been a delight - controls worked excellently, camera resets, fighting, exploring, changing weapons or rummaging the adventure pouch has been brilliant. As has flying Loftwing.
As I am not a fan of the switch handheld either I almost never use my joy-cons unless mounted on the joycon holder (never on the handheld) ... but the apro Controller offers smoother quality action.
An easy game with low hanging fruits - minus the frustration factor (oft generated in games like super Mario bros) - easy restarts after game over (Pre mature death) has been helpful.
Dungeons are interesting and enemies not overly difficult to defeat. Generally enjoyable. Cruisy, modular that can be taken at your own time



