We all knew this was coming… screenshots of The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword in high resolution. As always, the images were taken in Dolphin.
A leaked flier for GameStop’s Black Friday 2011 deals has revealed that the 25th Anniversary limited edition 3DS Zelda bundle will be released in North America. A copy of Ocarina of Time 3D and a special 3DS system will be included in the package. It seems as though it’ll cost $199, but the price will be reduced if you trade in your DSi/DSi XL/DS Lite.
Rayman Origins – 8.5
Saints Row: The Third – 9
Battlefield 3 (PC) – 9.5
Battlefield 3 (PS3/360) – 9.25
Need for Speed: The Run – 7.75
The Lord of the Rings: War in the North – 5.5
Spider-Man: Edge of Time – 6.5
Sonic Generations – 6.75
Disney Universe – 6.5
Skylanders: Spyro’s Adventure – 8
The Sims 3: Pets – 7.5
Rocksmith – 8.25
Ace Combat: Assault Horizon – 8.25
Payday: The Heist (PC) – 8
Payday: The Heist (PS3) – 6.5
Crysis – 8.25
Uncharted 3 – 9.5
Ratchet & Clank: all 4 One – 8.75
Forza Motorsport 4 – 9.25
The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword – 10
Super Mario 3D Land – 9.5
Solatorobo: Red the Hunter – 7.5
Kirby’s Return to Dream Land – 8.5
Professor Layton and the Last Specter – 8.5
Might & Magic Heroes VI – 8.25
Okabu – 8
Guardian Heroes – 8.25
Just Dance 3 – 6
NASCAR Unleashed – 7
A Game of Thrones: Genesis – 6.75
House of the Dead: Overkill – Extended Cut – 8
Hulk Hogan’s Main Event – 1
As I sit down to write a feature that I’m sure will be simultaneously received as a decent piece of gaming “journalism” and a terrible rant perpetrated by none other than the king of Nintendo fanboys himself, I can’t help but feel as though much of what will be said in response to this is rather unimportant. Not to downplay the significance of feedback, because the vastness with which I appreciate it should never go unnoticed by all of you, but in light of the subject I’m going to be writing about from the true depths of my being, I ask if you all could forgo judgement and angry comments in lieu of positive discussion or civil disagreement.
That being said, I really think that someone bringing this subject to bear is long overdue, and while I’m certain I’m not the first to do it, I do hope that I can add a worthwhile two cents to the conversation, and get even more people talking. After all, video games are an art, and whether tradition-friendly die-hards want to agree with me or not, it is safe to say that the The Legend of Zelda stands high and mighty as the king of all this artistic benevolence.
