More Skyward Sword Details, Scans From The Official Nintendo Magazine

Posted on October 20 2011 by Jesse McCarty

This week a lot of Nintendo fans living in the UK opened their mailboxes to find something they have been looking forward too for a while now, but it also contained a ton of details they probably weren’t expecting. The new edition of the Official Nintendo Magazine has finally been released and the big topic in this coming months edition is The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword. ONM has rated this game a 98 / 100 the highest they have ever given any game being only the second to receive such an incredible score tying with Ocarina of Time 3D with other titles in the Zelda series following close behind. Anyways, with the release of November’s edition of the ONM we now have some great pics taken directly from the magazine along with some incredible new info on Skyward Sword detailing everything from weapons to the mysterious giant black beast seen in the recent videos that were released.

If you’re not afraid of any spoilers and you’re as excited as I am about learning more than ever about this amazing game jump inside for all the exciting new details and pictures from the Magazine. Just remember, we warned about the spoilers.

Hasn’t fallen short on its promises
Constantly surprising adventure
Progresses at breakneck pace
Unexpected and original locations
Breathtaking, inspiring vistas
Charming, funny, and memorable characters
“an absolute masterpiece from start to finish, entirely deserving of our gushing praise and unbridled hyperbole, and a contender for the crown of best game on Wii.”
Most enemies require a degree of forethought before attacking
Catching bugs more difficult than you think
Wildly flailing the net will scare the bugs away, so you’ll need to time your movements carefully
“Some old items make a reappearance, such as your slingshot and bow, though by the game’s close your inventory will be largely made up of strange and funky new gadgets.”
Game races from new location to new location
You’ll get showered with new toys that use MotionPlus in interesting ways before throwing you into situations in which they’re mixed up with old mechanics you thought you’d mastered in previous areas in the game, creating new puzzles and challenges
Some locations “are utterly un-Zelda like”
The game “tirelessly works to surprise you, and it never fails to do just that”
It seems that the dungeons are shorter than normal (can’t confirm this yet)
Game looks the most impressive while you’re riding your Loftwing, “with the full brunt of the game’s painterly, impressionist art style stretching out from the warm, pinkish, bubbling clouds below to the daubed, dark green hues of distant sky islands. It’s an animated, flowing watercolor, the effect both cleverly masking the limitations of the Wii’s draw distance while simultaneously and effortlessly pleasing the eyeballs.”
One of the best-looking Wii games
Can upgrade the dowsing ability so that it’ll lead you towards hearts, treasures, and more
Fi is non-intrusive
Fi’s hints are craftily worded so that you’ll still have to come up with answers on your own
ONM describes Fi as “a charming character”, “vastly intelligent, calculating, verbose and incongruosly ‘digital’ sounding.”
The game’s inhabitants “give Skyward Sword’s world real flavor and texture.”
Plot itself is straightforward
Skyward Sword has a lot of heart, brains
The game features an intelligent and captivating adventure that will always maintain your attention
“Skyward Sword stands as an ode to a series that has endured all of recent gaming history. It marks the dizzying pinnacle of both the Zelda series and motion-controlled gaming itself. It’s a huge accomplishment that, even by Nintendo’s own record, stands out as one of their finest.”
Second opinion: “You can tell Nintendo have spent many years honing this to near-perfection. More than worth the wait”
Digging mitts are referred to as “Mogma Mitts”
The traveling Goron has a name! Gorko
“Fi even offers a battle evaluation determined by how well you’ve fought against that enemy type in the past
Dowsing is upgradeable
The Imprisoned is the name of the giant black beast

This is all overwhelming for me. So much Skyward Sword news and info that I can barely comprehend all of it. It’s nice to know Nintendo really took their time with this game and seemed to have really put their hearts into making this game. I seriously can not wait to get my hands on this game and play it for myself, but what do you guys think of all this great new info? Are you as excited as I am to get your hands on this title? Leave your thoughts in the comments below and let us know what you think of the details being released.