What do you guys think of the trials? At first i was a little daunted by the idea, but i think it makes for a great side game. its a rush trying to get to that next tear when your being chased by those one hit guardians. just finished the last trial, pretty intense i thought.

I really like the trails in the Silent Realm. I didn't think I would like them but now it's one of the best parts that I remember most fondly. I like how they used your understanding of your soroundings by being there earlier in the game. The last one was intense but really good.

I normally hate this type of stealth section. It really made it so I didn't want to screw up though so it was actually a big relief completing them. I think the first one and the one in the lava area were the only ones I had to retry. Like Dogma said knowing the area and planning a route accordingly was cool. It almost always went to hell at some point and you just had to gun it to a bead you were saving which after the fact made it a better experience. That said I don't blame anyone that hates them at all.

They were the weakest part of the game for me, I just couldn't stand them. I was really surprised when they all talked about how much they loved them on the IGN spoiler podcast. I didn't like how the enemies with the lights seemed unavoidable at times and I reaaaaally hated that failure meant you had to sit through about eight text boxes telling you you just failed.

@GunstarRed: Yah i can see that. If i failed more than just a couple times i could see how i would of got really frustrated and not liked em at all. But, I only failed a couple times, and it was a very close call, so i didnt get too frustrated and just had a good time. I do think they made it easy enough to get through though with out too much trouble.

It looked phenomenal, and those Guardians are both impressive looking and imposing. They look like they walked straight out of Wind Waker, and the style is a little jarring at first, but man, those Silent Realm sections are still great.

Was not the strongest part of the game for me, but I didn't mind it.