A meaty gameplay video featuring the three distinct components Nintendo choose to focus on at the show: Dungeon, Boss Battle and Bird Flying. Just as I've always thought, I think they game looks absolutely stunning, the artistic infleunce of impressionism is clear to see in both the games lighting and structure of all models.  
 

*Yawn*  
 
 Nintendo should just accept they have lost the hardcore gamer forever due to them rehashing their franchises so often. It really is incredible that with all their infinite resources, they keep shovelling out Super Mario Bros and Zelda games every few months. It's like they stopped putting effort into their software after the GameCube launched.

*Yawn*    Nintendo should just accept they have lost the hardcore gamer forever due to them rehashing their franchises so often. It really is incredible that with all their infinite resources, they keep shovelling out Super Mario Bros and Zelda games every few months. It's like they stopped putting effort into their software after the GameCube launched.

@Gizmo said:

*Yawn* Nintendo should just accept they have lost the hardcore gamer forever due to them rehashing their franchises so often. It really is incredible that with all their infinite resources, they keep shovelling out Super Mario Bros and Zelda games every few months. It's like they stopped putting effort into their software after the GameCube launched.

Obvious troll has never been more obvious.

@Gizmo said:

*Yawn* Nintendo should just accept they have lost the hardcore gamer forever due to them rehashing their franchises so often. It really is incredible that with all their infinite resources, they keep shovelling out Super Mario Bros and Zelda games every few months. It's like they stopped putting effort into their software after the GameCube launched.

Obvious troll has never been more obvious.

Eh, I don't know. I feel that Darksiders gave me everything I ever wanted out of a Zelda game, why would Skyward Sword lure me back? So far it's not very convincing.

The game looks gorgeous, and I really like what they're saying about optional, hidden item upgrades. Finding the fairy behind the waterfall in A Link to the Past and getting her upgrades is one of my very favorite gaming memories, and I feel recent Zelda games have had too few secrets like that. Granted, finding hidden chests isn't going to be as special as swimming through a waterfall and finding a magic pond with a fairy, but it's better than nothing. 
 
@Galiant said:

Eh, I don't know. I feel that Darksiders gave me everything I ever wanted out of a Zelda game, why would Skyward Sword lure me back? So far it's not very convincing.

@Icemael said:

@Galiant said:

Eh, I don't know. I feel that Darksiders gave me everything I ever wanted out of a Zelda game, why would Skyward Sword lure me back? So far it's not very convincing.

If all you wanted out of Zelda was a dumbed down Devil May Cry, the series was probably never was for you.Darksiders is like 90% combat. Zelda games emphasize puzzle-solving and exploration.

As you're obviously a Zelda-fan, did you not enjoy Darksiders?

The fact that the dude sucked didn't exactly help.

The combat looks like it could be fun but the bird stuff looks boring to me. I just don't know about that art style and that's most likely what will keep me away. 

Game is gorgeous.

*Yawn*    Nintendo should just accept they have lost the hardcore gamer forever due to them rehashing their franchises so often. It really is incredible that with all their infinite resources, they keep shovelling out Super Mario Bros and Zelda games every few months. It's like they stopped putting effort into their software after the GameCube launched.

@Wrighteous86  said: 

@smiddy: They've been around for like 30 years, of course their series' libraries will be larger, but in the past 6 years, there has been 1 console Zelda game, 1 Metroid game, 1 Donkey Kong Country game, 2 3D Mario games. In that same span of time, there have been 3 traditional Halo games plus Halo Wars, 2 Gears of Wars, 2 Uncharteds, 5 console Call of Duty games, 3 Rock Bands, 2 Left 4 Deads, 2 Bioshocks, 3 Sam & Maxs, 3 3D Sonic the Hedgehogs. Nintendo isn't innocent of it, look at Pokemon, but I think they're actually better than most current developers with popular franchises, and they have more successful franchises than any other company, too.

You guys act like just because a game uses a franchise that each game should count. I don't consider Mario Kart, Mario Party, or Dr. Mario to be sequels to Galaxy. Nintendo also takes much bigger risks with their franchises. Kirby's Epic Yarn isn't a traditional Kirby game. WarioWare had nothing to do with other Wario games. Star Fox Command plays completely differently from other Star Fox games. Wind Waker tried a new visual style for the game, Luigi's Mansion isn't a Mario platformer. Donkey Kong Jungle Beat had an entirely different control method. They use existing franchises to take risks and try new things. That ensures that the risky attempts will get attention and possibly become successful. They essential create new franchises within existing properties.

I much prefer that to the method of just coming out with a sequel a year later that has "more" every single time, like the non-Nintendo franchises I listed above. The only series out of those that tried something new with their franchise and tried to expand it was Halo Wars, and Microsoft has made it pretty clear they're not looking into doing that again any time soon. I for one have no problem with sequels if they do something new with the sequels that come out. It's rare when a Nintendo sequel comes out on the same console as its predecessor and doesn't try something completely new. Skyward Sword has a lot in common with other Zelda games, but the complete embracing of motion controls is going to make it a pretty different experience in a familiar setting. Nintendo has dozens of franchises and is willing to experiment with them. Companies like Epic focus on one or two at a time, and usually make them very similar and in quick succession.

EDIT: Your point was that Nintendo games constantly get sequels (I bet F-Zero, Earthbound, and Pikmin fans would take issue with that). Yet the game you're referring to is Luigi's Mansion 2, and its predecessor came out 11 years before this game is going to release. In between the original Luigi's Mansion and it's sequel, we've gotten every single Call of Duty and Guitar Hero game ever released, every Kingdom Hearts game, every Halo game, every Metal Gear Solid after the first. Man they're really milking this Luigi franchise.

@Gizmo said:

*Yawn*    Nintendo should just accept they have lost the hardcore gamer forever due to them rehashing their franchises so often. It really is incredible that with all their infinite resources, they keep shovelling out Super Mario Bros and Zelda games every few months. It's like they stopped putting effort into their software after the GameCube launched.

Taking a quote from the Luigi's Mansion 2 trailer, because Wrighteous86 made a point so eliquantly and so aptly that I think it should just be reiterated constantly whenever people moan about Nintendo games:   

@Wrighteous86  said: 

@smiddy: They've been around for like 30 years, of course their series' libraries will be larger, but in the past 6 years, there has been 1 console Zelda game, 1 Metroid game, 1 Donkey Kong Country game, 2 3D Mario games. In that same span of time, there have been 3 traditional Halo games plus Halo Wars, 2 Gears of Wars, 2 Uncharteds, 5 console Call of Duty games, 3 Rock Bands, 2 Left 4 Deads, 2 Bioshocks, 3 Sam & Maxs, 3 3D Sonic the Hedgehogs. Nintendo isn't innocent of it, look at Pokemon, but I think they're actually better than most current developers with popular franchises, and they have more successful franchises than any other company, too.

You guys act like just because a game uses a franchise that each game should count. I don't consider Mario Kart, Mario Party, or Dr. Mario to be sequels to Galaxy. Nintendo also takes much bigger risks with their franchises. Kirby's Epic Yarn isn't a traditional Kirby game. WarioWare had nothing to do with other Wario games. Star Fox Command plays completely differently from other Star Fox games. Wind Waker tried a new visual style for the game, Luigi's Mansion isn't a Mario platformer. Donkey Kong Jungle Beat had an entirely different control method. They use existing franchises to take risks and try new things. That ensures that the risky attempts will get attention and possibly become successful. They essential create new franchises within existing properties.

I much prefer that to the method of just coming out with a sequel a year later that has "more" every single time, like the non-Nintendo franchises I listed above. The only series out of those that tried something new with their franchise and tried to expand it was Halo Wars, and Microsoft has made it pretty clear they're not looking into doing that again any time soon. I for one have no problem with sequels if they do something new with the sequels that come out. It's rare when a Nintendo sequel comes out on the same console as its predecessor and doesn't try something completely new. Skyward Sword has a lot in common with other Zelda games, but the complete embracing of motion controls is going to make it a pretty different experience in a familiar setting. Nintendo has dozens of franchises and is willing to experiment with them. Companies like Epic focus on one or two at a time, and usually make them very similar and in quick succession.

EDIT: Your point was that Nintendo games constantly get sequels (I bet F-Zero, Earthbound, and Pikmin fans would take issue with that). Yet the game you're referring to is Luigi's Mansion 2, and its predecessor came out 11 years before this game is going to release. In between the original Luigi's Mansion and it's sequel, we've gotten every single Call of Duty and Guitar Hero game ever released, every Kingdom Hearts game, every Halo game, every Metal Gear Solid after the first. Man they're really milking this Luigi franchise.

Combat looks like what I've wanted since Twilight Princess. That dude is really bad at learning attack patterns, though. :/

Looks awesome, might finally have to get a Wii...or wait for Wii U.

Aonuma-san says his team wanted a stronger emphasis on back-tracking, so the game will see new puzzles opening in areas previously explored

character models are dog-shit ugly to me but oh well  
everything else sounds cool, especially flying around and exploring above the clouds, and also a loot / item upgrade element 

I bitched a little bit about Skyward Sword, but I was just in a bad mood. It's a glorious new Zelda game. Plus, I want that gold Wii Remote Plus.

@paradox121 said:

@Gizmo said:

*Yawn* Nintendo should just accept they have lost the hardcore gamer forever due to them rehashing their franchises so often. It really is incredible that with all their infinite resources, they keep shovelling out Super Mario Bros and Zelda games every few months. It's like they stopped putting effort into their software after the GameCube launched.

Taking a quote from the Luigi's Mansion 2 trailer, because Wrighteous86 made a point so eliquantly and so aptly that I think it should just be reiterated constantly whenever people moan about Nintendo games:

@Wrighteous86 said:

@smiddy: They've been around for like 30 years, of course their series' libraries will be larger, but in the past 6 years, there has been 1 console Zelda game, 1 Metroid game, 1 Donkey Kong Country game, 2 3D Mario games. In that same span of time, there have been 3 traditional Halo games plus Halo Wars, 2 Gears of Wars, 2 Uncharteds, 5 console Call of Duty games, 3 Rock Bands, 2 Left 4 Deads, 2 Bioshocks, 3 Sam & Maxs, 3 3D Sonic the Hedgehogs. Nintendo isn't innocent of it, look at Pokemon, but I think they're actually better than most current developers with popular franchises, and they have more successful franchises than any other company, too.

You guys act like just because a game uses a franchise that each game should count. I don't consider Mario Kart, Mario Party, or Dr. Mario to be sequels to Galaxy. Nintendo also takes much bigger risks with their franchises. Kirby's Epic Yarn isn't a traditional Kirby game. WarioWare had nothing to do with other Wario games. Star Fox Command plays completely differently from other Star Fox games. Wind Waker tried a new visual style for the game, Luigi's Mansion isn't a Mario platformer. Donkey Kong Jungle Beat had an entirely different control method. They use existing franchises to take risks and try new things. That ensures that the risky attempts will get attention and possibly become successful. They essential create new franchises within existing properties.

I much prefer that to the method of just coming out with a sequel a year later that has "more" every single time, like the non-Nintendo franchises I listed above. The only series out of those that tried something new with their franchise and tried to expand it was Halo Wars, and Microsoft has made it pretty clear they're not looking into doing that again any time soon. I for one have no problem with sequels if they do something new with the sequels that come out. It's rare when a Nintendo sequel comes out on the same console as its predecessor and doesn't try something completely new. Skyward Sword has a lot in common with other Zelda games, but the complete embracing of motion controls is going to make it a pretty different experience in a familiar setting. Nintendo has dozens of franchises and is willing to experiment with them. Companies like Epic focus on one or two at a time, and usually make them very similar and in quick succession.

EDIT: Your point was that Nintendo games constantly get sequels (I bet F-Zero, Earthbound, and Pikmin fans would take issue with that). Yet the game you're referring to is Luigi's Mansion 2, and its predecessor came out 11 years before this game is going to release. In between the original Luigi's Mansion and it's sequel, we've gotten every single Call of Duty and Guitar Hero game ever released, every Kingdom Hearts game, every Halo game, every Metal Gear Solid after the first. Man they're really milking this Luigi franchise.

*Begins slow clap*

Couldn't have said it better myself.

@theoldhouse said:

@Galiant: Because every single zelda game so far was better than darksiders? I do not get people who claim darksiders was excellent. Good yes but the dungeons were a shadow of those found in zelda. The only game in that style that can claim to be as good as zelda is Okami.

Sure, that's your opinion. I've only played Twilight Princess and Phantom Hourglass to completion, I've started a few other Zelda games that I just couldn't bring myself to finish. I had a great time playing through Darksiders and everything about it felt more entertaining to me than anything Zelda that I've ever played. You think The Adventure of Link is better than Darksiders, that's great. I don't share your sentiment.

@Icemael said:

@Galiant said:

Eh, I don't know. I feel that Darksiders gave me everything I ever wanted out of a Zelda game, why would Skyward Sword lure me back? So far it's not very convincing.

If all you wanted out of Zelda was a dumbed down Devil May Cry, the series was probably never was for you.Darksiders is like 90% combat. Zelda games emphasize puzzle-solving and exploration.

I've gotta say, calling Darksiders a dumbed down Devil May Cry really isn't giving it enough credit. It does a lot of things that it took from the Zelda franchise that Devil May Cry never even touched upon, and those just happen to be the things I enjoyed in the Zelda games I've played that I felt Darksiders did a better job of entertaining me with.

@theoldhouse: Yeah, pretty much =P

I only just found out that blonde haired girl is supposed to be Zelda. Has she ever been blonde before? I thought she was just some friend of Link's that kick starts his whole adventure, like his sister getting kidnapped in Wind Waker.

*Yawn*    Nintendo should just accept they have lost the hardcore gamer forever due to them rehashing their franchises so often. It really is incredible that with all their infinite resources, they keep shovelling out Super Mario Bros and Zelda games every few months. It's like they stopped putting effort into their software after the GameCube launched.

I only just found out that blonde haired girl is supposed to be Zelda. Has she ever been blonde before? I thought she was just some friend of Link's that kick starts his whole adventure, like his sister getting kidnapped in Wind Waker.

I only just found out that blonde haired girl is supposed to be Zelda. Has she ever been blonde before? I thought she was just some friend of Link's that kick starts his whole adventure, like his sister getting kidnapped in Wind Waker.

@Gizmo said: