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The triforce was in the first two games used as a mystical plot device, and all we know is that it was some kind of genie-in-a-bottle object with powerfull properties. Then A Link to the Past came about and changed all of that. In fact, the japanese title of ALttP is "The Triforce of the...

No, but I found a video of the credits that's has the problem to some extent, allthough not as bad as in my example. It starts at 24:10. Note how jagged the animation is at times, yet it's by far as bad as it was in my case. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qL2ZZxiJYGg What video cable/settings...

I recently completed the game, but the full-screen scenery behind the end credits had some framerate issues when the "camera" is sweeping over it. What basically happens is that the framerate is uneven, as it oscilliates/pulsates between slow and fast in a jagging manner. When the camera is...

My complaints about the game are minor, but enough to keep it from perfect score (I gave 9.25). The only signifficant complaint I have relates to the overall structure of the game. The game is laid out as several successive "missions" throughout the three overworld regions. This is not bad, but...

The final Iwata Asks article of the Skyward Sword section is now available, and not surprisingly, it's Miyamoto's turn this time around. Rather than speaking about the game in general, they speak more about the process around gamedesign and game development using a creative process. It's a quite...

It is known that a picture says more than tousand words, so I decided to mix together a small illustration of my first-impressions of various of the games in the franchise. Do note that I indeed have exaggerated quite a lot on some of them, so please don't take it to seriously.

I have done a somewhat in-depth comparison of the fan-translated japanese version and the official english version of the Skyward Sword introduction subtitles, and I found differences big enough to make it worthwile to write a topic about. Both versions are to some degree equal. Generally...

I assume "Ultimate Power" from the partally revealed intro should well correspond with the power of the triforce, in which case your statement is likely to be more or less correct. Only time will tell, a time of 51 days to be exact.

Please, people, when posting threads, please don't put what you intend to warn about in the title. Some examples: SPOILERS! Skyward Sword Goron Location? SPOILERS! Mole Mitts Returning to Skyward Sword SPOILERS! Siren Realm- Re-named "Silent Realm" I mean, the spoiler prefix is used as...

Tomorrow I will attempt to run the two bits of audio through a spectrum analyzer to see if the sound image has any signifficant differences too. I have a slight suspicion that the one from Skyward Sword may have a bit more low-pass, allthough that may either be due to the sligth pitch difference...

It's still not 100% the same, allthough it's much closer. The Skyward Sword one is still a bit lower-pitched (starts off about 1 and 3/4th of a semitone lower than the TP Dinafols sound). What I used as comparasion was from 05:45 of this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qCvUES99k-c and from...

It's not exactly the same, but they are very similar. The TP version of the sound is more high-pitched and faster, which makes it stand out more. Allthough the version in Skyward Sword may be the same sound file played at a slower rate, it has been ajusted to better fit the style of the game...

http://www.gameinformer.com/games/the_legend_of_zelda_skyward_sword/b/wii/archive/2011/09/28/exclusive-video-skyward-sword-39-s-infamous-lizard-fight.aspx It doesn't really look that difficult, but as they mentioned in the impressions video, the taunting sound is quite notable.

The poll is lacking one option: "Got it, but didn't use it". I even forgot it was there for the later parts of the game! The curent option is exlusively targeted at 100% runs, and thus doesn't include all cases.

The link is here: http://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2011/09/26/spoiled-the-legend-of-zelda-wind-waker.aspx Allthough I fould qute a bit of the rest of the game to be tedious to some extent, I feel the ending really made up for it. So what do you think?

Despite the majority of what we know about the game is mostly related to gameplay mechanics, this is the first time we get a better (slight) feel of how the game appeals to the player. Still, what I am curious about is yet to be answered. At the time, I am analyzing why Ocarina of Time's has...

If you could describe the major console Zelda-games with one word or phrase, what would it be? It should be something that summarizes your overall impression of the games. In my case, I would say: LoZ - Huge adventure AoL - More adventure ALttP - Epic adventure OoT - Epic adventure...

If you read some bits and pieces from the most recent interview from GameInformer, you will see that the developers at Nintendo actually have identified this as a problem, and that they have tried to change it when making Skyward Sword.

It's actually what Miyamoto was speaking about at the conference. NoA just translated it and tweeted some summary notes.

I recently ran through the Wind Waker (first time run) in about 35 hours. I did not try to speedrun it or anything, but it was somewhat of a rush (done within one week). I am curently working on Xenoblade, which is a game you will have to do in about +4-hour game sessions. Unfortunately I...

Ocarina of Time was released in a "Vacuum" of Zelda games, and it therefore got a tremendeous amount of PR, which combined with the game's concistency made it legendary. In most cases, PR is more imprtaint for a game's legacy than the actual game (given the game is mostly excellent in the...

It's called "Nostalgia", my dear friend. Despite that, OoT is still one of the best games in the series. What's really importaint in making anything is the process of making it. In works of culture (art/literature/movies/games/etc...), the final product will reflect this process. When you...

I just want to note that it was A Link to the Past which laid the foundation of the modern backstory of Hyrule, of which Ocarina of Time expanded uppon. What's most controversial about Skyward Sword will no doubt be the motion controlls. I estimate that a signifficant amount of players...

This cycle seems quite plausible, based on the estimated average age of the fanbase vs. nostalgia. For an example, the people who consider ALttP to be the best game in the series was quite active about a decade ago, but they mostly dissapeard after TP was released. So let's just face it: The...

I also initially questioned where the source for the "regular" europeian box art came from (the one using more or less the same art as the bundle/american version), but the details makes it likely that it's valid. 1. The picture is more zoomed out, so some details on the edges not shown on...

!!!ATTENTION!!! I just want to clarify that I did not intend this thread as a "how much will you pay for Skyward Sword" discussion. What I'm asking for is how much both versions will cost in your country, not how much you will personally buy the game for. And please read the other posts in...

We have all heard that it will go for $49 USD regular and $69 USD bundeled in the USA, but in the rest of the world the prices tend to be quite different, especially across Europe. For instance: I got to know the Norwegian prices today, and as expected; the regular version is going for 499NOK...

I've actually decided to buy the nonbundled edition, as I'll still get the CD if I buy at launch-day. With so many people buying the bundle, the non-bundle first run version may end up more rare than the bundled version. I just hope the situation won't end up like the Wind Waker. Here in...

One comes in the form of an approximately 50 cubic-centimeter sized block you connect to the expansion-connector of the remote, while the other one has the whole thing built into the remote itself.

I'll link to the exact model I was talking about: http://www.zeldadungeon.net/gallery/displayimage.php?album=31&pid=1091#top_display_media This model was developed into the sword from TP, but many of the finer details added in the TP sword was removed in the sword shown at the SS box art...

I was talking about the master sword from the OoT concept art, not the one in the actual game. Ah, well, it seems like I was using the picture in the quoted post as reference for the TP sword. That's wrong, since it actually turns out that the pictured sword I was using as reference is the...

As of how it looks, it seems like it has been modelled after the Master Sword from the original Ocarina of Time. It's almost propotionally correct when compared (the Skyward Sword version having a shorter blade), and very many of the finer details matches.

Perhaps "Aitemu", which would be japanenglish for "Item". In Japanese, the vocals doesn't change as they do in english. I mean, the japanese title of the game is in Japanenglish, so it may not be unlikely that they'll do it ingame too.

Considering that they may have used the same symbol for the bundle and regular boxes, it would make more sense. On the bundle box, a symbol exactly there would really stick out.

Anyways, perhaps they're going with the same packaging scheeme as with SMG2 (Europeian/Japanese release), with the picture shown being the cover of the cardboard box while the actual game-case within has the American-style cover-art with the symbol intact. The reason I have for this is that I...

I know it is illegal to sell anything containing anything resembling a swastika in Germany, but what we see of that symbol doesn't look like a swastika. Anybody know of any other symbol which is banned in certain Europeian countries? Or perhaps it's just too much of a spoiler to show the...

That may well be. I read that it started just after Phantom Hourglass was done, and I calculated out from the date of release. It's obviously clear that a game is usually "done" quite some time before it arrives in stores. Still, the development time doesn't nessecarely make a game good or...

Aww, I had the sound muted when I went through it :(

They didn't confirm anything before some time into 2008, but it's estimated that the initial planning and idea phase started in late 2007.

On the topic of "rushing", some investigation shows that Wind Waker only was in development for a little more than 2 years. Compared to other Zelda titles: Twilight Princess was in developement for a little more than 3 years (with signifficant issues at one point during the development...

Now as the release of Skyward Sword draws closer, I have decided to start this thread to se if you guys prefere the Wii motion plus attachement or the more recent Wii remote plus. Keep in mind that both of them has their share of pros and cons, so there is not really possible to call one better...

Just for everybody to note, a game here in Europe is usually sold for about twice of what the same game is sold for in the US (sometimes up to the equalent of $100 USD). This means that they need to sell about twice as many copies in the US than in Europe to make the same profit. Also note...

I just want to clarify that Nintendo clearly stated that these were only tech-demos, and that they should not be taken as hints for upcoming titles. Nobody knows what the next zelda game (after Skyward Sword) will be, or how it will look like because development hasn't started on it yet. In...

1: Any game with a large base of hyped, closed-minded fanboys. 2: Super mario galaxy 2. It is a good game that will provide a solid experience, but if you try to analyze it then it becomes apparent that much of it is much cheaper than the first game. Take for example the music: Most tracks in...

The sequel was more obvious for most of the parts, and as a result it just was overall easier for me. The only place where it can be considered harder is at the entrance of the old '50s testing facility (you know where I mean if you have played the game through).

As you read in the (japanese) backstory of ALttP, the sword was created solely as a security device to prevent evil (beings) from reaching the triforce. However, this backstory may just be used as inspiration for the story of the master sword in SwS. There are also other somewhat notable...

NOE has finally revealed the release schedule for the holiday season, which say that at least the europeian release date will be November the 18th. As Nintendo have stated that they are aiming for a worldwide release, then we can asume it's around 18th of November for the rest of the world too...

I introduced myself to Zelda by playing Link's Awakening, and at that time I did use a guide too. I also played through the original LoZ for the NES using a guide, but after that I stopped using guides as I found it to be some degree of destructive in terms of gaming experience. Twilight...

Wind temple for several reasons: It's tedious, it's boring, what to do next isn't always as obivous as it should be, which thus means it's poorly designed. I got stuck for hours because I didn't expect the two switches at the top (behind the net) opened the path to the boss lair, and I didn't...

1: Twilight Princess (Wii) 2: The Legend of Zelda (NES) 3: Lelda II; The Adventure of Link (NES) 4: Wind Waker limited edition (GC) 5: Ocarina of time (GC, included with above title) 6: Ocarina of time master quest (GC, included with both titles above) So SwS will be the seventh (fifth...