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The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword (2011)

Nintendo EAD Software Development Group No.3

Wii · Wii U

3.78 from 3032 ratings

6858 members have it in their collection · 406 playing now · 1916 backlogged · 1379 wish listed

How long? Main story 35h · with extras 40h · 100% 44h (from 79 logged playthroughs)

The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword is the first Zelda game created specifically with the Wii in mind. The game makes use of the Wii MotionPlus peripheral for sword fighting, with a revised Wii Remote pointing system used for targeting. Skyward Sword is structured very similar to previous Zelda games, as you travel through an overworld in search of temples … Read more
The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword is the first Zelda game created specifically with the Wii in mind. The game makes use of the Wii MotionPlus peripheral for sword fighting, with a revised Wii Remote pointing system used for targeting. Skyward Sword is structured very similar to previous Zelda games, as you travel through an overworld in search of temples to visit and once in you solve a series of puzzles before fighting a boss at the end and receive the next bit of plot. The biggest change is that the overworld is more focused on puzzles with only a handful of action. Read less
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Developers
Nintendo EAD Software Development Group No.3
Publishers
Nintendo
Genres
Adventure, Puzzle
Themes
Action, Fantasy, Historical, Open world
Franchises
The Legend of Zelda
Series
The Legend of Zelda
Events
Nintendo Direct 10.21.2011 - Reggie Fils-Aime Presents Nintendo Updates, Nintendo E3 2011 Media Presentation, Nintendo E3 2010 Press Conference

Release dates

  • Nov 18, 2011 (Full Release) (Europe) Wii
  • Nov 20, 2011 (Full Release) (North_America) Wii
  • Nov 23, 2011 (Full Release) (Japan) Wii
  • Nov 24, 2011 (Full Release) (Australia) Wii
  • Sep 01, 2016 (Digital Compatibility Release) (North_America) Wii U
  • Sep 02, 2016 (Digital Compatibility Release) (Japan) Wii U
  • Sep 02, 2016 (Digital Compatibility Release) (Europe) Wii U

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The Legend of Zelda - Ranked by lingsdook · 33 games · 3
Top 10: The Legend of Zelda by SIGINT · 10 games · 0

Rating distribution

5 stars
792
4 stars
1171
3 stars
748
2 stars
257
1 star
63
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lingsdook

Status lingsdook Mar 6, 2024

The brawl against the Bokoblin army before the final boss fights was a gruesome early preview of Hyrule Warriors.

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lingsdook

Status lingsdook Mar 5, 2024

I've now reached the 3rd stage "backtracking hell" portion of this game, and I forgot how terrible the flooded Faron Woods section is. I think by 2011 we all knew shoehorned underwater swimming levels were often the worst part of every game they're in, right?

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lingsdook

Status lingsdook Feb 26, 2024

I had good memories of the Ancient Cistern dungeon, but in retrospect it's kind of middling, outside of its visual design. The whip is just kind of a blah item. Still trudging through this game slowly.

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lingsdook

Status lingsdook Feb 10, 2024

I thought Hero Mode would make the game more fun since Skyward Sword is quite an easy game at times. But if anything it makes combat even more frustrating because of the imprecise controls. Had to switch to the Pro Controller just to avoid losing a gasket trying to beat Ghirahim, and combat on the Pro Controller kind of sucks …

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I thought Hero Mode would make the game more fun since Skyward Sword is quite an easy game at times. But if anything it makes combat even more frustrating because of the imprecise controls. Had to switch to the Pro Controller just to avoid losing a gasket trying to beat Ghirahim, and combat on the Pro Controller kind of sucks too. Not having a good time much sooner than I was expecting 😔

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benhenry3

Status benhenry3 Jan 18, 2024

Probably the funniest zelda game to date. All the characters are so quirky and cute. The game also looks beautiful and the sky/surface separation is super cool. The surface world is really unique and the different areas are really fun to explore. The dungeons can be a little difficult at times but overall the game is super fun. Music is …

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Probably the funniest zelda game to date. All the characters are so quirky and cute. The game also looks beautiful and the sky/surface separation is super cool. The surface world is really unique and the different areas are really fun to explore. The dungeons can be a little difficult at times but overall the game is super fun. Music is also amazing.

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CalypsoRa

Status CalypsoRa May 19, 2023

Well, when you can't afford the new Zelda, what else is there to do but play the old ones?

Actually never played this one, because the motion controls turned me off. I just got through the first part of the game with the race, and so far I'm mixed on whether they're gonna be distracting for me moving forward. Normal …

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Well, when you can't afford the new Zelda, what else is there to do but play the old ones?

Actually never played this one, because the motion controls turned me off. I just got through the first part of the game with the race, and so far I'm mixed on whether they're gonna be distracting for me moving forward. Normal navigation and platforming is surprisingly solid. Combat is a bit spastic, but fun so far. The flying was ok, but steering didn't feel responsive enough.

I'm absolutely loving the world though, it's a bold and interesting take on the series, and the music is phenomenal. There's no shortage of charm.

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elecu

Status elecu Jun 12, 2022

It sometimes feels eternal over the same areas with similar tasks. I remember that I enjoyed it more on Wii.

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albcorp

Status albcorp Mar 20, 2022

I have to agree with the common criticisms of this game. I played it with my young son, and he was much more invested in it, but I feel a lot of that was because of the concept of it being the inception prequel. He has the same fascination for the Star Wars sequels. In the end, I begged him …

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I have to agree with the common criticisms of this game. I played it with my young son, and he was much more invested in it, but I feel a lot of that was because of the concept of it being the inception prequel. He has the same fascination for the Star Wars sequels. In the end, I begged him to let us mark it as done. It is a remarkably joyless game that piles on with unwelcome repetition, and fails to spark joy in a single one of its elements. No one should play this game who has not already completed almost every other Zelda game.

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Malus

Status Malus Dec 7, 2021

Beat the game. Beat both of the last bosses on the first try even, although I used fairies to do so.

I love the music in this game. It’s beautiful. The game overall? I dislike it as a whole. It’s basically a bunch of fetch quests to artificially draw out the game. I’ve heard there’s a theory that the game …

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Beat the game. Beat both of the last bosses on the first try even, although I used fairies to do so.

I love the music in this game. It’s beautiful. The game overall? I dislike it as a whole. It’s basically a bunch of fetch quests to artificially draw out the game. I’ve heard there’s a theory that the game was really just a tech demo for the motion controls. Given how the majority of every task requires multiple fetch quests I believe it. They didn’t have enough to make a long game. Overall, one of the very few Zelda games I don’t like.

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Malus

Status Malus Dec 3, 2021

Almost done with the game (but not quite there). So far, the motion controls are gimmicky and take the fun out of this for me. I would heavily prefer to be able to play with a regular controller like in BotW. But Nintendo being Nintendo, they made the entire game revolve around this gimmick which is what I hear they …

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Almost done with the game (but not quite there). So far, the motion controls are gimmicky and take the fun out of this for me. I would heavily prefer to be able to play with a regular controller like in BotW. But Nintendo being Nintendo, they made the entire game revolve around this gimmick which is what I hear they did with that Star Fox game they released a few years back on the Wii U.

The story is slow and dull early on in the game but picks up later, although having to retread through old locations to find new areas was kind of "meh." The flying also serves no real purpose (thus far) for the game. It reminds me of the sailing from The Wind Waker, except it's shorter. However, it's just as pointless.

Nintendo definitely missed some marks with this title. No idea how some outlets gave it a perfect score, but to each his/her own. I prefer BotW even though it doesn't have actual dungeons (which I missed).

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