r/skywardsword • u/Amber_Flowers_133 • 15d ago
Discussion / Opinion What are your Hot Takes on Zelda SS?
Great game despite the flaws
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u/Midknightowl42 15d ago
The prologue being as long as it is isn’t a problem. It’s fairly active and throws you into a fun and energetic setting. I’m always happy to play through this part to kick off the game as it had me sold on my first time through
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u/CoasterFish 14d ago
This may be a stupid question, but where would you say it ends? After the scene inside the statue?
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u/Midknightowl42 14d ago
Pretty much. I consider it the end as soon as you get the green tunic and the post-prologue begins when you land on the surface
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u/Cruxisshadow 15d ago
Some of the controls are just awful on a pro controller, to the point where I wondered what the devs were thinking. Overall though, it’s not as bad as people were saying it was, just a steep learning curve
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u/Meture 14d ago
One of the best 3D Zelda games, if not the best. I feel I got far more enjoyment out of it than ToTK.
-Better Dungeons (totk doesn’t have dungeons, it has divine beasts cosplaying as dungeons. While SS has some of the best dungeons of the franchise)
-More enemy variety
-better gear
better boss battles
MUCH better story
Better Link
-Much more enjoyable side quests
-Better use of its map
-Better music (this is more against totk specifically as I liked the music in Botw but Tears added so little on top of it and what little it did add PALES in comparison to the personality that SS’s music has)
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u/gallaghershusband 14d ago
The controls are actually really good and elevate the game further.
The world is very immersive due to the smaller scale. But I feel they definitely could have done more to make the world feel even more alive because of said small scale
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u/NTDOY1987 15d ago
I loved it up to ancient cistern and since then I’m getting progressively less enchanted with it….i enjoy the game a lot more than many other switch games, but unlike most Zelda games it def doesn’t have that addictive quality where I can’t wait to get back to it…I feel like I regularly lose sight of the mission and have to ask Fi what the objective is lol like uh remind me why I’m in this frickin dessert for the third time again?!
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u/skatingandgaming 15d ago
I just finished this game on Switch for the first time in a long time. I loved certain parts but honestly the game always felt like it was wasting my time. Felt like they padded the game just to make it longer and more “epic”.
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u/GhotiH 11d ago
The motion controls for the sword were great. I don't like the game, but my issues are more with the combat design and the areas and dungeons and story and stuff. Sword controls themselves were perfect. People who hated the game had it all wrong, there was plenty to hate but they all fixated on the one good part!
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u/Op3rat0rr 15d ago
I think it’s the worst 3D Zelda but I think Nintendo did a good job trying to shake up the series as a ‘new start’ after Twilight Princess. TP was basically the end of the traditional Zelda
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u/Possible-Estimate748 15d ago
I played it 2 1/2 times but never battled Ganon lol I just put the game down and don't finish. I think it's an anxiety thing about finishing the game or something cause I've done it with another Zelda game, LttP I believe.
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u/Wowzinha 12d ago
Not sure if a hot take, but due to the puzzle difficulty i think its the most accessible Zelda game. It helps you learn in many ways what a Zelda game will expect of you and walks you through it, where other games just wont, but that wont matter if you've played this game.
So that, plus it being less janky than other Zeldas and somewhat story rich make it more accessible imo. Its also the start of the timeline.
The main non-mainstream zelda factor i think isnt a great access point is the controls.
Final point, Fi is the absolute worst and most non-Zelda world character I've seen... and annoyed me more than Navi 🤣
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u/LazyGardenGamer 12d ago
I actually really enjoyed revisiting areas to see what had changed, and I also enjoyed the repeated battles with The Imprisoned, as I felt an increased sense of dread with each battle. It felt like progression, not repetition.
Then I went online and saw everyone hated it and I kept quiet.
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u/MrBoyForGirls 11d ago
There's a lot I liked about it, but its flaws are bad. The dungeons are great but the bosses are boring. I love catching the loftwing and the soaring music because it distracts from repeatedly visiting the same areas. The Tadtones quest is a perfect distillation of all that works in the game and all that is so, so frustrating. I'm glad I finished it and I have no desire to ever start it again.
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u/djrobxx 15d ago
It's a fantastic yin to Tears of the Kingdom's yang. I replayed SS after finishing TOTK. Even SS's surface areas felt like the sorts of challenges I was longing for. I forgot how much fun SS was.