Why is Skyward Sword getting mixed reviews?

Usually a game like Zelda is hit or miss. So... what's going on?

You call a 95 on metacritic "mixed"?

because it's not.

It's a universal acclaim . Every review is positive so far .

Are you shitting me?

I think all Zelda releases receive mixed reactions, especially within the Zelda community, but I think any differences in reviews are because:

1. Every Zelda game is divisive because everyone has a different idea of what a Zelda game should be like, and not everyone will like whatever changes or decisions the developers don't or do make.
2. It's designed around motion controls, which some people just hate.
3. It's not HD.

Are you referring to Patrick and X-Play's 4/5 reviews? I mean, that's not quite MIXED, it's just that some people don't think it's supremely excellent. I'm looking forward to hearing what Patrick has to say on the podcast, but it sounds like (for non-Zelda fans) it's not considered super-awesome. It's bizarre, but I can't totally answer as I haven't played it yet. Check out the podcast, hopefully it'll have some answers.

This has to be that ResidentEvil guy

@xJollyx said:

You call a 95 on metacritic "mixed"?

Well, anything that isn't a perfect 10 is "this game fucking sucks", so do the math :P.

A B+ from 1up & 9.1 from GT is odd to me, that's all.

@Playstation:

Those are still great scores.

A B+ from 1up & 9.1 from GT is odd to me, that's all.

@Playstation said:

A B+ from 1up & 9.1 from GT is odd to me, that's all.

In what fucking universe are those "mixed scores"?

ya 9.1 is a good score but everyone knows GT's cutoff for "amazing" is 9.3-up

@Playstation said:

A B+ from 1up & 9.1 from GT is odd to me, that's all.

ya 9.1 is a good score but everyone knows GT's cutoff for "amazing" is 9.3-up

Your username and icon is Playstation, you have a green name and your first post is regarding the reviews for Skyward Sword. I don't know what to do...

The funniest part of this topic is a dude with the username playstation, who has a green name, is talking about zelda :P

Twilight Princess got a 9.7 on Gametrailers, while Skyward Sword got a 9.1. That's why I think it's odd.

@Playstation said:

ya 9.1 is a good score but everyone knows GT's cutoff for "amazing" is 9.4-up

Im getting my torch and pitchforks now. Anyone joining me ?

You're going down Keighley !!!

@Octaslash said:

@Playstation said:

A B+ from 1up & 9.1 from GT is odd to me, that's all.

2 different scores? One of them is obviously lying.

LOL !

@Playstation said:

A B+ from 1up & 9.1 from GT is odd to me, that's all.

Oh, for real? Here I was thinking your supposition about "mixed reviews" was crazy, and then you went a quoted two relatively more high scores, and I was like, "Oh! I can see how someone would think 'mixed' from that as compared to the numerous perfect scores it has received from other establishments!"

Seriously buddy, this is not what "mixed reviews" means.

Twilight Princess got a 9.7 on Gametrailers, while Skyward Sword got a 9.1. That's why I think it's odd.

@Playstation said:

Twilight Princess got a 9.7 on Gametrailers, while Skyward Sword got a 9.1. That's why I think it's odd.

Oh! Well now that you say that I totally understand!

Wait... nope. False alarm.

@FancySoapsMan said:

because it's not.

Word for word my thought on reading this title.

@Doctorchimp said:

This has to be that ResidentEvil guy

lol that's exactly what I was thinking. In any case, what's with these 'new users' making controversial threads right off the bat? I'm not sure if this is some troll trying to get a rise out of some people, but either way, give it a fucking rest. Think before you type.

@Playstation said:

ya I know I'm onto something, didn't you guys know Twilight Princess got a 9.7 on GT? a .6 drop, when there is obvious improvement, says something.

Cuz standards have risen.

@Playstation said:

ya I know I'm onto something, didn't you guys know Twilight Princess got a 9.7 on GT? a .6 drop, when there is obvious improvement, says something.

I hope you were trying to be sarcastic in this response. You know, as the original poster was.

Is no-one else freaking out here that playstation has become sentient and is a fan of the Xbox. Bigger things are at play here!

@nick_verissimo said:

Is no-one else freaking out here that playstation has become sentient and is a fan of the Xbox. Bigger things are at play here!

True that.

@iAmJohn said:

The Escapist : Jimquisition : Hate Out Of Ten

Jim is the greatest person of all time.

@msavo said:

Your username and icon is Playstation, you have a green name and your first post is regarding the reviews for Skyward Sword. I don't know what to do...

Ban him, lest the stupidity of these posts infect the whole forum

I'm kind of starting to hate Metacritic and everything about it lately. Yeah, Jim Sterling is right on the money when he says 10s are becoming the expected score. But it's only because the market so hostile that any game not scoring in the high eighties or low nineties can't move copies. It is getting ridiculous. Something has to happen...

@Contro said:

@Playstation said:

I can't believe you guys don't see anything wrong with GT giving Skyward Sword a 9.1 while IGN gives it a 10/10, yet GT also gave Twilight Princess a 9.7, while GT gave it a 9.5

The GT review is dubious and made more dubious after you listen to their recent podcast, but why care about one bad review, when there are numerous reviews clearly showing you the game is great?

It's not even a bad review, score-wise. It's a fucking 9.1. A god damn 9.1. That's an excellent score. Jesus Christ.

@Playstation said:

I can't believe you guys don't see anything wrong with GT giving Skyward Sword a 9.1 while IGN gives it a 10/10, yet GT also gave Twilight Princess a 9.7, while IGN gave TP a 9.5

@Playstation said:

I can't believe you guys don't see anything wrong with GT giving Skyward Sword a 9.1 while IGN gives it a 10/10, yet GT also gave Twilight Princess a 9.7, while GT gave TP a 9.5

Here's the problem, as it has become apparent that you aren't going to figure it out.

You wrote, "Why is Skyward Sword getting mixed reviews?" This implies that there have been mixed reviews for Skyward Sword, which everyone has pointed out to you is false.

Apparently, what you should have wrote was, "Why did GT give Skyward Sword a 9.1?" That would also qualify as a "dumb" question, but at least one that is not ridiculous and false on its face. You might have had more people actually addressing what you wanted to talk about then instead of people just calling you out for the thoughtless post.

Because you touch yourself at night.

As mentioned in the previous posts I find it ironic that your username is Playstation yet you have a green name....  Goddamn

Contro knows what I'm talking about, thank you!

@Playstation: Ah, ok. Now I do get it.

You saw a couple scores, interpreted a B+ and a 4/5 as "mixed" scores, then ignored the vast majority of the scores which claimed it was fantastic.

Then, rather than accounting for these discrepancies as idiosyncrasies in reviewers or just minor adjustment for personal taste from review to review, you assumed that these small deviations from the norm amounted to a gross error which threw off the entirety of reviewing opinion, leading to Skyward Sword now being a "mixed" game (With a 95% metacritic score, which I'm sure you knew, because I'm sure you did your due diligence and researched the scores before making this post).

Now, if you still can't see why your post doesn't make any sense, I really don't know how to help you.

@msavo said:

Your username and icon is Playstation, you have a green name and your first post is regarding the reviews for Skyward Sword. I don't know what to do...

Exactly what I thought when I saw this.

@Animasta said:

The funniest part of this topic is a dude with the username playstation, who has a green name, is talking about zelda :P

No, the funniest part is that this fisherman is still making me piss myself night after night. Keep kicking that bees nest, ya bugger!!

Is no-one else freaking out here that playstation has become sentient and is a fan of the Xbox. Bigger things are at play here!

This thread appears to be nothing more than an attempt by the OP to troll the userbase. Therefore, I'm locking it.