While The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword received almost universal acclaim when it was first reviewed in 2011, most people now know the game better as arguably the most divisive entry in the Zelda franchise.
That’s what makes the release of Skyward Sword HD for Nintendo Switch so fascinating. Nintendo hopes that they can use quality-of-life improvements to fix most of the mechanical complaints people had about the original version of Skyward Sword and give fans a reason to reevaluate a game that some say deserved so much more the first time around.
Did they succeed? Well, we of course know that the final word on Skyward Sword will still be written by the fans, but here’s what some critics are saying about this long-awaited remaster and one of the Nintendo Switch’s biggest games of 2021:
Dave Aubrey, The Gamer:
“The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD really...
That’s what makes the release of Skyward Sword HD for Nintendo Switch so fascinating. Nintendo hopes that they can use quality-of-life improvements to fix most of the mechanical complaints people had about the original version of Skyward Sword and give fans a reason to reevaluate a game that some say deserved so much more the first time around.
Did they succeed? Well, we of course know that the final word on Skyward Sword will still be written by the fans, but here’s what some critics are saying about this long-awaited remaster and one of the Nintendo Switch’s biggest games of 2021:
Dave Aubrey, The Gamer:
“The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD really...
- 7/14/2021
- by Matthew Byrd
- Den of Geek
Review by Dave Aubrey
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There have been times in my life where I’ve seen a piece of machinery and felt something. Perhaps a throb of the heart, a mild chill down my spine as I see some fantastic specimen of modern technology spring to life. It happened when I first turned on a new high-end PC. It happened when I first saw the slick Oled screen of a new PlayStation Vita. It has even happened when gazing upon the streamlined bodywork of a shiny new sportscar – but that’s where my affection for these things stops. For those of you out there that want just that little bit more, there’s Drive Girls.
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