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We all know combat has evolved in the Legend of Zelda with the Wii Motion Plus, which allows for more of a tactical way of combat, but I want more! The Legend of Zelda has had a simple formula when it came to fighting enemies. You just run and slash any enemy you see. Wouldn't it be cool if it were set up to make battles epic? And give you the ability to more then just simply slash an enemy? Of course it is. Well here are some of my thoughts.
Sniper Arrows and Battles
In Skyward Sword, I want there to be really cool battles to make the game way more fun, combat wise. I want to walk into an area where there's loads of enemies set up in different places and from far, high up, and running towards you. This way you could use your Bow and Arrow a lot more. Almost as if you're using it as a gun to kill those enemies in hard to reach places. (The only game I could recall to do this was Twilight Princess, but I want it to be more hardcore) It was always fun using the Hawk Eye as a sniper!
Then you could see Link quickly switch to his sword and have really cool fights surrounded by lot's of enemies. And have Link use his sword with both hands at times so he could be protected from all the other enemies who slash him from behind.
Bomb+Enemy=Big Fun!!!
Lets talk bombs. Bombs have always sucked in combat in recent Zelda titles. The only use you could find with them were to blow up things that needed to be blown up. In Zelda games, you always have to wait for your bomb to blow up. I WANT MY BOMBS TO BLOW UP NOW!!! So now that we all seen that Skyward Sword has you rolling bombs like a bowling ball, could we possibly roll them into enemies so that they can trip and blow up right there and then? I sure hope so. It'll be so much fun taking out big groups of moblins just by rolling a bomb towards them.
Shield Attacks and Counters
Who here thinks it would be cool to have Link counter enemy attacks and pull off some melee moves? I know I would. As we all know, Link can now sprint. I would love to see Link hold his shield out and sprint towards enemies causing them to fall over, and have Link use his shield as a weapon. Like if he were to have his shield on one hand and punch or simply knock enemies down with the shield. The reason I bring this up is because it has been said that we will find ourselves swordless at some points in Skyward Sword, but I find it kinda lame if all you do is just run from your enemy. I thought Link was brave, what gives?
On to the counter attacks. Skyward Sword should have a counter button, or simply let you deflect an opponent's sword with yours. (This should be very easy to do now that we have the Wii Motion Plus) But when swordless as stated before, he should be able to catch another enemy's blade when swung vertically towards him and push the sword aside or kick the enemy back while disarming it, but when swung horizontal he should be able to duck and the enemy will simply miss him if the player pressed the counter button on time.
Link and the Art of Invisibility
I'm gonna go right ahead and jump back to swordless Link. We've seen Link go Solid Snake before,(as seen in Wind Waker) but it wasn't exactly executed the right way. As we all should know by now, Link will end up with no sword at some points in Skyward Sword, so why not let him go Sam Fisher so he could find his sword. Of course this will be a one time thing, obviously because Skyward Sword isn't a stealth game. I would like to see link stick to the shadows, blow out fires, and do some silent takedowns. I want Link on ledges, ropes, you name it. Picture seeing an enemy scouting around, while you find yourself on higher grounds. What can you possibly do next? How about you try to drop a bomb or a pot right over his head, or jump down on it with your shield under your feet like a skate board crushing the enemy into dust or being in the shadows and grabbing the enemy from the back and stabbing it with a dagger or something.
Link and his Shadow
People are very hopeful for Shadow Link to appear in Skyward Sword. I just happen to be one of those people. Now that the Legend of Zelda has been introduced to the Wii Motion Plus, we will be fighting smarter and more tactical. I think it'll be a great idea to have Shadow Link as a mini boss or a recurring enemy who haunts Link throughout the game and appears at certain points in the game where Link just sees his shadow come to life. Back to the combat. Having the Wii Motion Plus we control the sword with our Wiimote. So the basic idea of this battle will be to try to trick your shadow so that you can get a slash at him, by simply moving your sword around since he will be mimicking your every move and also trying to out wit you when you least expect it.
Well I think that will be it for now. Tell me what you think of my ideas in evolving Link's combat. Do you agree? Disagree? And tell me what you guys would like to see combat wise.
Sniper Arrows and Battles
In Skyward Sword, I want there to be really cool battles to make the game way more fun, combat wise. I want to walk into an area where there's loads of enemies set up in different places and from far, high up, and running towards you. This way you could use your Bow and Arrow a lot more. Almost as if you're using it as a gun to kill those enemies in hard to reach places. (The only game I could recall to do this was Twilight Princess, but I want it to be more hardcore) It was always fun using the Hawk Eye as a sniper!
Then you could see Link quickly switch to his sword and have really cool fights surrounded by lot's of enemies. And have Link use his sword with both hands at times so he could be protected from all the other enemies who slash him from behind.
Bomb+Enemy=Big Fun!!!
Lets talk bombs. Bombs have always sucked in combat in recent Zelda titles. The only use you could find with them were to blow up things that needed to be blown up. In Zelda games, you always have to wait for your bomb to blow up. I WANT MY BOMBS TO BLOW UP NOW!!! So now that we all seen that Skyward Sword has you rolling bombs like a bowling ball, could we possibly roll them into enemies so that they can trip and blow up right there and then? I sure hope so. It'll be so much fun taking out big groups of moblins just by rolling a bomb towards them.
Shield Attacks and Counters
Who here thinks it would be cool to have Link counter enemy attacks and pull off some melee moves? I know I would. As we all know, Link can now sprint. I would love to see Link hold his shield out and sprint towards enemies causing them to fall over, and have Link use his shield as a weapon. Like if he were to have his shield on one hand and punch or simply knock enemies down with the shield. The reason I bring this up is because it has been said that we will find ourselves swordless at some points in Skyward Sword, but I find it kinda lame if all you do is just run from your enemy. I thought Link was brave, what gives?
On to the counter attacks. Skyward Sword should have a counter button, or simply let you deflect an opponent's sword with yours. (This should be very easy to do now that we have the Wii Motion Plus) But when swordless as stated before, he should be able to catch another enemy's blade when swung vertically towards him and push the sword aside or kick the enemy back while disarming it, but when swung horizontal he should be able to duck and the enemy will simply miss him if the player pressed the counter button on time.
Link and the Art of Invisibility
I'm gonna go right ahead and jump back to swordless Link. We've seen Link go Solid Snake before,(as seen in Wind Waker) but it wasn't exactly executed the right way. As we all should know by now, Link will end up with no sword at some points in Skyward Sword, so why not let him go Sam Fisher so he could find his sword. Of course this will be a one time thing, obviously because Skyward Sword isn't a stealth game. I would like to see link stick to the shadows, blow out fires, and do some silent takedowns. I want Link on ledges, ropes, you name it. Picture seeing an enemy scouting around, while you find yourself on higher grounds. What can you possibly do next? How about you try to drop a bomb or a pot right over his head, or jump down on it with your shield under your feet like a skate board crushing the enemy into dust or being in the shadows and grabbing the enemy from the back and stabbing it with a dagger or something.
Link and his Shadow
People are very hopeful for Shadow Link to appear in Skyward Sword. I just happen to be one of those people. Now that the Legend of Zelda has been introduced to the Wii Motion Plus, we will be fighting smarter and more tactical. I think it'll be a great idea to have Shadow Link as a mini boss or a recurring enemy who haunts Link throughout the game and appears at certain points in the game where Link just sees his shadow come to life. Back to the combat. Having the Wii Motion Plus we control the sword with our Wiimote. So the basic idea of this battle will be to try to trick your shadow so that you can get a slash at him, by simply moving your sword around since he will be mimicking your every move and also trying to out wit you when you least expect it.
Well I think that will be it for now. Tell me what you think of my ideas in evolving Link's combat. Do you agree? Disagree? And tell me what you guys would like to see combat wise.
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