Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword

[Angrist]

Uhm, who's jabbing at Skyrim? All I said was I had a crazy dream where a newspaper ditched Skyward Sword for another positive article on Skyrim.

I'm actually looking forward to playing Skyrim one day. On a better computer. I'll love exploring the gorgeous world.

[Shadow Fox]

Originally Posted by KillerGremlin

Bravo. I know that review is going to divide people and cause a shit-storm, but yeah. Compared to all the perfect scores, that is the most honest review I have seen based on what was written in the review compared to the score given. I mean come on. I've read 4 or 5 reviews that complained about the motion controls and then went on to give the game a perfect score.

Now, let's apply that logic to Uncharted 3, Modern Warfare 3, Battlefield 3, Assassin's Creed, Batman: Arkham City, and The Elder Scrolls V.

Because clearly those games don't have "enough new ideas to separate them from their predecessors".

Seriously, Skyward Sword plays more like METROID now than anything else, and if "being the same" is the major reason the game is being slapped, then the hypocrisy wagon is in order.

[KillerGremlin]

Originally Posted by Shadow Fox

Now, let's apply that logic to Uncharted 3, Modern Warfare 3, Battlefield 3, Assassin's Creed, Batman: Arkham City, and The Elder Scrolls V.

Because clearly those games don't have "enough new ideas to separate them from their predecessors".

Seriously, Skyward Sword plays more like METROID now than anything else, and if "being the same" is the major reason the game is being slapped, then the hypocrisy wagon is in order.

This is the problem with the number system. 7.5 is still a good score. You have to factor in that different people reviewed the games.

I can't speak of what score many of the above titles should get. But this is a bad defense. "MW3 got ________ score so Skyward Sword by definition should get __________ score."

Maybe they liked Modern Warfare or Battlefield more because of multiplayer? Who knows? And I heard good things about Uncharted 3.

I'm not sitting here defending Gamespot. I think Gamespot is broken. I think we probably agree when we get to the bottom of this discussion. I want to do away with the loony number system.

I'm just giving some credit to Gamespot.....many people have complained about having to recalibrate controls in Zelda....and then have gone on to give the game a perfect score and call it the best Zelda ever. I don't ever remember OoT or Wind Waker having control issues. That's all I'm saying.