Skyward Sword, made to celebrate the 25th anniversary of The Legend of Zelda, and the first game to take place in the timeline, charts the journey of Link as he takes on his rated role in an attempt to stop Demise. And it is not without its flaws, but it almost is perfect.


Graphics:
The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword opts for a semi-realistic cell-shaded style for the graphics, which I feel serves as a great strength to the game, not just because of how it helps with the controls. And while I am here, I must mention that I love how, with the Pro option for the HUD, you're able to see the environments a lot better with less of the heads up display to distract you. It is nothing short of perfection, and so that is why it gets a perfect 10


Sound:
Skyward Sword is the first Zelda game to be almost fully orchestrated, and the soundtrack... Well, I am listening to it as I'm writing this review to help me get into the mood. There are a great many songs - nearly a whole 200 of them - and there's not a lot that I can complain about them. Of course, the main theme - the Ballad of the Goddess - is actually a reversed version of Zelda's Lullaby from Ocarina of Time, which is a nice twist indeed. Some themes are remastered versions of old themes, but some of them really fit - for example, when I listen to Groose's Theme, I can already tell that he's possibly going to pick on Link - and end up with a taste of his own medicine from Zelda in return, accompanied with a nice song called Zelda's Intervention. And there's also the variants of his theme which play in different contexts.
Another theme which deserves mention, is the theme of Fi - It too has some variants as well depending on the context of the situation. The same goes with the Bazaar, where the theme which plays changes depending on which shop you're visiting.
The theme for the Sky is no Hyrule Field theme, but it does fit the flying which you can do there.
And the dungeon themes all fit into the dungeon you're exploring.
There are even more themes that I'd like to talk about, including the themes linked to Ghirahim, Beedle's Air Shop, the two different Lanayru Desert themes, and the harp themes - the latter I will get to later - but I possibly have rambled on long enough about the music. Suffice it to say, the music is nothing short of perfect, and so it gets a ten from me.


Addictiveness and Depth:
This is a Zelda game we are talking about. It may be linear in nature, but the story - more on that later - and the side missions you can take on can make you want to return back to get more stuff, and hopefully 100% the game. And so I have to give it at least an 8 for addictiveness, and a 10 for Depth.


Storyline:
Hoo boy, this might be another ramble, but I'll try to make it brief. The good news is that, because this takes place right at the start of the Zelda timeline, you don't need to know anything about prior games in order to understand it, even though knowing them helps to know some things which newcomers might miss out on the references.
Basically, you play as Link, a knight in training in Skyloft who is a bit lazy and has a close friendship with the daughter of the headmaster, Zelda. Of course, this isn't unnoticed, mainly as there's a group of bullies, led by Groose, who try to make Link's life hell - partly because Groose is in love with Zelda, and has fantasies about her. This leads to them capturing the Crimson Loftwing in an attempt to make Link miss out on the Wing ceremony, just so that Groose can have some 'alone time's with Zelda. But with help, Link manages to save his Loftwing in time, and then proceeds to win the Wing Ceremony and become the only knight to progress to being a Senior.


Sorry about the rambling about the plot, but I need to explain it, which is a nice twist on the usual plot, plus it helps to set up Ocarina of Time's story. As such, I have to give it a 9.


Difficulty and Controls:
Skyward Sword starts you off with six Heart Containers, rather than the normal three - but that doesn't mean it is easy. In fact, while the one-to-one sword combat works wonders, I do have some gripes about the controls. Mainly as when I played it, I had problems with the flying in the Sky Field.
... And then there's the Harp, which instead of actually playing songs on, all you need to do is strum to a rythem. But I do like listening to the Harp songs.
Another thing which I kinda find hard is the Silent Realms - which are kinda timed challenges with some elements of stealth. Which is a combination I don't really like a lot, even if the music when the guardians are asleep is serene and nice.
But overall, the difficulty is a decent 7


Final Verdict:
Skyward​ Sword is not a perfect Zelda game - it's sequel, Breath of the Wild, is more perfect - but it is one of the great Wii games. As such, it earned a solid 9.4 out of 10.

Not bad, man. I do have to point out that the story section had a lot of spoilers in it which is technically against the review rules, but eh.


This actually sounds like a decent game. See, I have this odd relationship with the Zelda series, and that is that I really love a few of them and just can't enjoy the rest, especially some of the more popular ones like Ocarina of Time and Majora' s mask. This one sounds more like my kind of Zelda based on what I read here. The graphics are a turnoff for me and I don't care for the system ut' s on, but it sounds alright.

But yeah, keep on writing man. I look forward to seeing more reviews from you.

Yeah, I possibly should spoiler tag them - which I'll fix now.

And yeah. I mean, all you need is a Wii, a Wii Remote Plus and a Nunchuck as well as the disk of the game to play it. But, like I said, the one-to-one sword combat does pose some of a challenge.