Board 8 > *~Swift's Skyward Sword Playthrough Topic~*

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Late to the party and on leave from my stay in Oklahoma's Fort Sill, I'm ready to begin playing this marvelous game my sister got me as a coming home present.

*no spoilers please, assistance/critique on how I'm fairing is cool! I'll be starting post football later tonight/early tomorrow with aspirations to binge through it.

How long is it if I try to 100%?

Are the SQs fun?

How's the game overall?

=D

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*~Swift~*

just began, soundtrack is amazing especially over my 5.1 surround sound when the virtual 10.1 is on

my whole room is filled with orgasmic orchestra.

nice few opening cutscenes/neat tiny story, as I expected. Enjoying the motion controls so far for chucking/rolling stuff, going to wing ceremony now but monkeying around in skyloft. Making some money doing sidequests, weee

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From: Swifticuffs | #001
How long is it if I try to 100%?

40-55 hours.

Are the SQs fun?

Hit and miss for me. Mainly back n' fourth fetch stuff.

How's the game overall?

Combat is great, dungeons are great, a lot of meaningless fetch stuff that really didn't turned me off to the overall experience. Very solid title, but it's not anywhere near my favorite Zelda title.

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you're not that late! i'm way behind too, just finished the second dungeon

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and if i don't finish before the academy starts (january 9th) i won't finish until god knows when

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From: Swifticuffs | #001
How's the game overall?

good so far but the motion controls are annoying

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BROTHERRRRR

game is pretty amazing on the first playthrough, it's kinda hard to replay because there's a massive amount of forced hand holding/slow text. some good side quests and probably the best collection of dungeons in the series I think

nice!

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oh yes

hand holding

I'M CALCULATING AN 85% CHANCE YOU NEED TO JUMP TO CLEAR THIS PIT

TO JUMP, WALK UP TO THE LEDGE

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It isn't that long to 100%. Just expect to have your hand held, a lot. Fi considers both you and Link to be a mentally challenged child.

The combat is great though. You'll love it.

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Down with Zhang. Let there be Biscuit!

btw for cereal once i get my command we should get an apartment in the city

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we can do that. But I think the guard will only pay BHA (basic housing allowance) if I'm a New Jersey resident. I can check again though. By the time you finish academy I'll be an officer assigned a unit. If my unit is in northern jersey and we can get an apartment using my BHA we'll literally pay 50% less, which will make life baller. Plus any education in northern jerz will be free, and commuting is EZ from NYC.

So def, I'll think about it come summer. First Georgia is calling my name to become lieutenant.

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i have to make sure i can live in jersey (not that i would want to)

i assume i probably can, but i'm not sure

i would like to stay in the city though

my roommate is moving out so i was just gonna look for a new one in the academy, but playing zelda and nailing broads would be pretty awesome

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Took me 50 hours to 100%

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nailing broads in somewhere not my parents place/car would be bangin, yes

definitely hit me up in the summer. Northern jerz costs less, commuting would be better for you too with just a quick train in rather than relying on a drive around jersey

we'll see wassup

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*~Swift~*

about done with skyview. game is fun. lots to collect, lots to do, great soundtrack/quality

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*~Swift~*

OK so I actually died. Combat takes a while to get used to and enemies actually do a heart+ damage? Happy I am!

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*~Swift~*

Swift lives!

From: Swifticuffs | #017
OK so I actually died.

Oh well.

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<3 alec

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*~Swift~*

my playthrough topic purged again so i'm using yours

just got to the lanyruatirerr desert

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i beat that yesterday. the level is AWESOME

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*~Swift~*

Did you do this yet?



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ROFL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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*~Swift~*

From: PrivateBiscuit1 | #022
Did you do this yet?

XFD

and god damn it how did you pass me already

at least i can post where i am without spoiling you

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Welcome back swift! I'm waiting for your thoughts on Dungeon 4. Most people seem to consider it the best in the game.

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Good I'm heading towards it now

So far the game feels like it has, although there's a bit of a problem with fetch sidequests and control quirkiness, exactly what TP was missing. Items aren't forgotten or solely forced in one dungeon. Sidequesting is relevant, fun and rewarding. The soundtrack is orchestrated, a bonus, and most importantly ISN'T MIDI. The time system is nice, night to day sleeping, not having to wander aimlessly (sans a bit of flying) and a good teleport (travel) system is a terrific feature. The combat is tough and I have lost twice, but it's mostly due to quirky controls, although a heart damage by most enemies is THANKFULLY not TP half a heart baby crap

so yea, this game is on pace to be a 10/10 for me, whereas TP is rightfully so around an 8.5

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From: PrivateBiscuit1 | #022
Did you do this yet?

you can stab the pumpkins

mind = blown

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inside the 4th dungeon

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*~Swift~*

So how long did it take you to figure out what chairs are good for?

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what do chairs do?

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*~Swift~*

also 4th dungeon was amazing

and that boss

oh yes!



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the controller isn't the problem so much as it is nintendo's inability to institute a free roam camera in this goddamn game

i enjoy enemies doing 1 heart damage but if the input system is complete crap because Z targetting is the only way to adjust the terrible camera then it makes it not so much fun. I do well vs. bosses which are challenging, then die vs. some dumbass bird in the sea desert because i can't see what im doing and the fatal blow won't work because i ztarget the other friggen bird

i really wish I could punch miyamoto in the face, because the only problem this game has is the terrible camera/z target bs

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Aside from my minor tiff with the controls, just enjoyed another several hours playing and beat Dungeon 5. Off to workout/hangout with buddies, then probably cruising along some more. Need to 100% this fast, yet in an enjoyable manner, so I can get to Arkham City as well. Although I doubt I got time to platinum that. Ugh this army life ;lol :P

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i need to get going on my playthrough. i'm waaay back right before the 4th dungeon.

anyways, glad to see you back around swifty<3

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i'm still in the desert thing, trying to find an alternate route into the temple of time

this part is boring

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That part is amazing!

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Who knew the Rivalry Rumble would be so predictable? SuperNiceDog, that's who.

oh damn you're stuck in Lawton, that blows

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Donny: Are they gonna hurt us, Walter?
Walter: No, Donny. These men are cowards.

Well Lawton is where I flew out of, but the base is technically "Fort Sill" but yea, Lawton is like 5 mins away.

It ain't so bad really neon. There's nothing more enjoyable than success in life. 3 weeks from calling myself, formally, specialist, and then a couple months from lieutenant.

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I've spent a few weeks at Lawton/Sill. Obviously I don't stay on post so I get stuck in town. Artillery?

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Donny: They posted the next round for the tournament.
Walter: Donny, shut the f- when do we play?

Holy hell you're military? Why on earth didn't I know this?

We're a field artillery battalion, yes. However, I am 09S and going to Officer School post basic. I have no MOS or BLOC yet, but I plan on, pending my OCS goes well, trying to get locked into signals, communications, intel. So we'll see, but who knows at this point.

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Oh and back on topic

LOVE the trials, as opposed to tear hunting/light whatever hunting in TP/PH respectively. I also really like how items/weapons are reused/important, but SQing is nowhere near as fun as it was in MM. Too much fetching in SS. Either way, this is great. Just entered what I believe is probably the dungeon before the last, Fire Sanctuary. The sand ship was amazing!

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Nice, you're speeding through. Sandship might be my second favorite dungeon behind Ancient Cistern. I loved the midboss fight (so nice), and the lead-up to the boss with the wrecked ship was really cool.

How are you liking item upgrades?

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I felt Sandship had a nice design/atmosphere to it. I wouldn't necessarily say it had top tier dungeon design or anything, but it felt fun anyways.

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Congrats to Guru champ SuperNiceDog! All hail our Guru overlord.

I'm enjoying upgrades. I actually, sans shields, utilize most upgrades quite often. I don't, however, like the additional bomb/arrow/seed design, but like the wallet/travel pouch design.

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Yeah, quivers and such taking up inventory slots is lame.

I just say "screw it" and use the minimum.

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Congrats to Guru champ SuperNiceDog! All hail.

likewise, although i may SQ to get the extras

anyway wow deep story for once

spoilers:

so like, this is definitely before Ocarina of Time I'm guessing. Now there's a 4th goddess... hmph. And she enacted this plan to keep the land/triforce hidden from the demon lord, which was created by the goddesses before her, bla bla

didn't nintendo release a timeline or something?

I'll read it when I beat this. I presume I'm close.

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Skyward Sword is the first overall in the timeline, even before Minish Cap. It wouldn't be wrong to call it The Legend of Zelda: Origins

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Roger that

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fun fun

finding the last part of the song now

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I am so bad at killing Skulltulas hanging from the ceiling. I can horizontally slash and expose the weak spot, but every time, I miss the attack to actually hit it.

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Started: July 6, 2005