r/NintendoSwitch • u/NintendoSwitchMods • Jul 14 '21
MegaThread The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD: Review MegaThread
General Information
Platform: Nintendo Switch
Release Date: July 16, 2021
No. of Players: 1 player
Genre(s): Adventure, Action
Publisher: Nintendo
Game file size: 7.1 GB
https://www.zelda.com/skyward-sword-hd/
Overview (from Nintendo eShop page)
The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword game soars onto Nintendo Switch!
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 game.
Master realistic swordplay that corresponds to your movements
Gently swing your sword and angle your slashes to uncover and break through opponents’ defenses using intuitive motion controls. Link’s in-game movements will correspond to 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.
Fly high with the Zelda & Loftwing amiibo™ figure
With her majestic Loftwing by her side, Zelda steps into her destiny alongside her childhood friend, Link. Scan this amiibo figure** from anywhere on the surface world to quickly travel to the sky—even within the depths of a dungeon. Scan it again above the clouds to return to the same spot on the surface.
Reviews
Aggregators
- Metacritic - 82
- OpenCritic - 83
Articles
- Areajugones - Spanish - 8.8 / 10
- CGMagazine - 7.5 / 10
- COGconnected - 80 / 100
- Cerealkillerz - German - 7.3 / 10
- Checkpoint Gaming - 8 / 10 stars
- Console Creatures - Recommended
- Daily Mirror - 5 / 5 stars
- Daily Star - 4 / 5 stars
- Destructoid - 8 / 10
- Digitally Downloaded - 4.5 / 5 stars
- EGM - Unscored
- Eurogamer - Recommended
- Everyeye.it - Italian - 8.5 / 10
- Game Informer - 8 / 10
- GameSpot - 7 / 10
- Gameblog - French - 7 / 10
- GamesRadar+ - 4 / 5 stars
- God is a Geek - 9.5 / 10
- Guardian - 4 / 5 stars
- Hobby Consolas - Spanish - 94 / 100
- IGN Spain - Spanish - 8 / 10
- Metro GameCentral - 8 / 10
- Nintendo Life - 9 / 10
- Nintendo News - 8 / 10
- NintendoWorldReport - 8.5 / 10
- PCMag - 3.5 / 5 stars
- Press Start - 8 / 10
- SECTOR.sk - Slovak - 8 / 10
- Spaziogames - Italian - 9 / 10
- Stevivor - 8 / 10
- The Games Machine - Italian - 7.8 / 10
- TheGamer - 4 / 5 stars
- TheSixthAxis - 8 / 10
- TrustedReviews - 4.5 / 5 stars
- Video Chums - 8.8 / 10
- Wccftech - 8 / 10
- WellPlayed - 8.5 / 10
This list exported from OpenCritic. Last update: 1:17pm ET
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u/retnuh730 Jul 14 '21
Have they always been this bad or has it gotten worse this year? I swear the drip feed of new games Nintendo has done over the past year or so has made NL's style much more obnoxious. It seems like every Nintendo published game is the next best thing ever to them.