Video Games - a general discussion thread — Page 369

chyron8472 said:

ray_afraid said:

There’s reason to believe That we might be getting an HD remake of Skyward Sword for the Switch.
I’ll happily cash in if this is true.

ehhhhh…

Skyward Sword has more flaws than just motion controls.

The controls are no problem for me. They work fantastically and I love em.

An HD remake wouldn’t fix Link’s sidequests in Skyloft so that he isn’t a jerk

I got no problem with any of that either.

nor populate the Sky with actually interesting places to visit besides the bar. As it stands, the Sky area is nothing more than a near-barren hub world with 4 exits.

A remake could absolutely do that.
In fact, it could do any of these things.

ray_afraid said:

chyron8472 said:

ray_afraid said:

There’s reason to believe That we might be getting an HD remake of Skyward Sword for the Switch.
I’ll happily cash in if this is true.

A remake could absolutely do that.
In fact, it could do any of these things.

It could, but it wouldn’t, if Twilight Princess HD and Wind Waker HD are indicators for how Skyward Sword HD would have changes made to it.

Those two games had tweaks and changes to improve them slightly, but I feel Wind Waker and Twilight Princess were already inherently better than Skyward Sword to begin with. I do not believe Nintendo would fix Skyward Sword to the point that it could compete with the other two games.

Sure, it’s a good game; but it’s only a decent Zelda game gameplay-wise (albeit the story is really good).

Meh. Opinions.
SS isn’t perfect, but it’s just about my favorite. Better than WW and TP.

For myself, I didn’t like that Ghirahim was a recurring boss fight; The Imprisoned looked like a Pokemon and with poppable toes; Tentalus looked like a Pokemon; Fi was flat and annoying as a character; and the Sky was a barren hubworld.

Outside of that, I liked the game quite a bit. Especially the story.

For me, the Ghirahim fights are some of the series absolute best! He’s one of my favorite characters in the series as well.
The look of Imprisoned and Tentalus is ok. Tentalus looks too cute, but it’s certainly nothing that costs the game marks.
Yeah, Fi needs a filter, but I still found her endearing. Reminds me of C3PO.
The Sky needs much more going on, I totally agree. This is a gripe I have with the main hub of most 3D zelda games.
My biggest gripe with SS is the constant [“YOU GOT A ___!!” BAA-NA-NA-NA-NAA!] when ever you pick up something for the 689th time.

flametitan said:

chyron8472 said:
I have not. I’m still in Fall Year 1, and I’ve heard from various people online not to necessarily bother with it in Year 1 because I’d have a hard time making/acquiring things they “love” and/or giving it to them by their birthday. I think I’m gonna court Abigail. She has a Super NES in her room.

But for right now I’ve been focusing on making berry jelly. I read online that a good source of income in Year 1 is Blueberry Jelly in the Summer, and Cranberry Jelly in the Fall (and to buy seeds in Year 1 for Strawberry Jelly in Spring starting in Year 2).

All of my tools are upgraded to gold; and just last night I got to the bottom of the mine.

JEDIT: Apparently that was a joke? But I don’t seem to get it.

I courted Abigail as well. She’s not super difficult to court. Get a bunch of quartz (technically amethyst will be better received, but quartz has the funny dialogue) which isn’t difficult to extract from the mines. Pumpkin in the fall (as well as when her birthday is) and just talk to her regularly. I managed to wed her by the beginning of Winter year 1.

I’m on the last day of Spring, Year 2. Just had Abigail’s 4-heart Event, and had asked her to dance with me at the Flower Dance. I got a Crystalarium from the Community Center, and used it to generate plenty of amethysts (for her) before switching to Quartz (for myself).

I have 2 hearts with several villagers, but I find that I spend more time farming and mining than mucking about in town. Especially farming, until I finally upgraded my watering can to gold (and installed quality sprinklers during the Winter.) I’m getting closer to completing the Greenhouse, but my next hurdle is building a coop and a barn to get the artisan bundle finished.

At this point I’ve spent most of my time farming berries and using my seed maker to get Ancient Seeds (of which I have planted 5 or 6). Going into Summer Year 2, I wasn’t sure about starfruit vs. blueberries, since I most definitely don’t have the preserve jars or kegs necessary to support the 700+ blueberry plants I intend to grow, but while starfruit means a much quicker return on investment, blueberries means more Ancient Fruit seeds from the seed maker.

I have a 6x12 field of 9-square farming plots (with spaces for a sprinkler in the center). I have another smaller field next to it, which together would make for exactly 999 plots, but I think I need to give up some of that space to the barn, given that to the west of my greenhouse is where my oak tree field is (for resin for making kegs).

I love the game A Link to the Past. It’s just about my favorite in the series.
But I really hate the title. It has nothing to do with the game. The original Japanese title Triforce of the Gods is more fitting, but not much better.

chyron8472 said:

An HD remake [of SS] wouldn’t fix Link’s sidequests in Skyloft so that he isn’t a jerk (eg. either choosing to set up a kid to get dumped publicly or else have him stalked by a ghost)

I just finished a sidequest in BOTW that put’s Link in the role of the jerk and it reminded me of your comment here.
That poor brokenhearted boy at Gerudo town… 😉
“Look at my sexy outfit! Gimme them boots. Gimme them boots too. Now stay here and cry.”

And even then it only kinda works and is still a lame pun. If the game worked as a set up story for the original two, it might work better. But, like most Zelda games, the connection is only there if you follow that silly and complicated timeline thing where the same thing happens like every 100 years and involves people with the same names, clothes, goals and, even though it’s supposedly been however long since last time, the world hasn’t evolved at all.
And, like you said, I don’t care for that. 😉

Just beat Ganon, finishing a 100% run of TLOZ:BOTW. (except for all the Koroks)
Amazing game. I’d put it among the top four Zelda titles.

Do you have the DLC? I highly recommend Master Mode.

Not yet, but I plan on it!

A Link to the Past music on multi-tracked cellos by youtuber CelloBassett
Anybody with even a passing interest in Zelda and music should check these out!

Dark World
Hyrule Castle
Ancient Ruins
Seal of the Seven Maidens
Prince of Darkness
Zelda’s Lullaby (cello & guitar)

I’d love to be able to play the game with this guy doing the entire soundtrack.
It’s just perfect.

JEDIT- here’s some more Zelda music from him!
Song of Healing (Majora’s Mask)
Kass’ Theme (Breath of the Wild)
Zelda’s Lullaby (cello & guitar)

I know ZREO is popular, but I don’t care much for what I’ve heard.

Hmmm, yeah, I can see that. I think I’ll give it a go!
But listen to that dude play dark World and Seven Maidens! I’d love if his tracks could be hacked in.

You should finish that! Having just heard a few of your tunes last night, I’d imagine your style would fit perfectly!
Do you have what you have done uploaded anywhere?