Skyward Sword HD Review: Better than Bad, It's Good

[@andrewstockdale6084]

"Using our frame-time analysis machine, we determined that the game IS running" Made me spit my drink, that ending is hilarious

[@dalgusmaximus4557]

When was that? Time stamp?

[@Menacetosociety05]

@@dalgusmaximus4557 10:37

[@ariasdad]

Dude, how nuanced was that impression though?! I didn't even notice until he said Sky Blades, and I watch that channel all the time!

[@ariasdad]

I love Analysis man so much, and Digital Underground

[@CountOfMonteCristo_]

“Gives the trees an almost tree like appearance.” Never change Nerrel, never change...

[@HylianKirbo]

I mean, look how bad nintendo fucked up trees in Sword and Shield! Who wouldn't be happy seeing a ... Tree like tree after pokemon?

[@bens5859]

@@HylianKirbo those animal crossing trees tho 🤤

[@LostSoulSilver]

This man is comedy Midas

[@TheWrathAbove]

@@HylianKirbo That wasn't the work of any of Ninendo's inhouse teams.

[@Puppy_Puppington]

@@LostSoulSilver I need him to touch my member.

[@dorcasmutton6335]

"Using our frame-time analysis machine, we determined the game is running" I AM FUCKING DYING

[@ijustsawthat]

10:36 "Using our frame time analysis, we can determine that the game is running." - Digital Foundry

[@McGregor43]

Although I really appreciated Analysis Man's analysis here, I would have liked to know how many bespoke graphics the Video Game Software has.

[@sd19delta16]

*Digital Underground

[@First.985]

That extra $10 compared to the original is for each hour you don't have to talk to Fi.

[@bareq99]

Funny thing is.. It isn't 10$ extra It's actually the same price duo to price inflation Edit: why does everyone think I am defending the price? When did I ever say it was ok? I am just simply stating a well known fact that can be checked on Google right away Nothing to do with the game's price It's just something that I find funny

[@bareq99]

@@GnosticOrthodoxChurch I knew someone would accuse me of defending them lmao *I am NOT defending anyone* I am simply saying that it just isn't more.. It's the same price Doesn't mean its ok Jesus the internet just wants to get mad all the time lol

[@GnosticOrthodoxChurch]

@@bareq99 i didnt accuse you of anything, there is no such thing as inflation, money is an artificial spook and the extra 10$ here is justified by, as stated in the video, better motion controls, upscaled textures and a 60fps camera lock. please learn some reading comprehension.

[@Toxic-Pyro]

@@GnosticOrthodoxChurch $1 in 1875 is the same as $1 in 2021

[@bareq99]

@@GnosticOrthodoxChurch yep.. The internet just wants to get mad lol

[@zero_stars]

"It's become unclear why Nintendo added haptic feedback when so few games bother to use it." Sony: *nervous sweating intensifies*

[@kirklandsignaturebarbarian3814]

Exactly what I thought

[@raandomplayer8589]

Haptic towards Nintendo and Sony: what's wrong with you two!?

[@blau6832]

Nintendo: We doin' joystick now. Sony: Uhm, uhh, look at our dual joystick controller, so innovative! (Okay, dual sticks was very smart, I give 'em credit for that.) Nintendo: We doin' nothin' new on Gamecube controllers. Sony (earlier already): Look at our analogue face buttons. Those will be useful for sure! Nintendo: We doin' motion controls now. Sony: Uhh, look at our Sixaxis, it's got gyro! Games sure will make good use of that in no time! Nintendo: Wii U Everyone else: hysterical laughter Nintendo: We doin' haptic feedback now. Sony: Look at our even haptic-er feedback! This sure will be everywhere in games in the future!

[@raandomplayer8589]

@@blau6832 didn't everyone, even valve, experimented with dual screen, but everyone decided it's too distracting? Nintendo went all in, all too early.

[@Christopher-md7tf]

So far, haptic feedback and adaptive triggers get utilized way more on the PS5 than it was ever the case for HD rumble on the Switch. What bugs me is that an option for gyro aiming isn't the norm on Playstation, despite the controller having had that capability for *three* console generations now.

[@josh440]

That Digital Foundry segment is greatly appreciated. Profoundly insightful

[@hiduck8247]

especially great in the here and now

[@povilixas]

I liked that he determined that the game is infact running

[@IanZWhite00]

“so it’s a bit of a mixed bag” was so accurate. They manage to say that shit in like every fuckin video

[@Taijifufu]

I wasn't sure it was Richard in the back of that _b e s p o k e_ thumbnail but it's clear it is now.

[@e2rqey]

I was literally in tears the first time I saw him do his DF Richard impersonation. So fucking funny

[@ErikSchuessler]

“The biggest overall improvement is that the game annoys the shit out of you less.” Well…..that’s good!

[@JmKrokY]

Yeah

[@bhirawamaylana466]

I guess 💁‍♂️

[@thisisfyne]

Yeah but it was so unfathomably egregious that even making it better doesn't make it even half decent. It's still annoying as fukc.

[@Jdudec367]

@@thisisfyne It fixes the issue entirely, it should be fine now.

[@thisisfyne]

@@Jdudec367 It really doesn't. The constant interruptions and hand-holding are ridiculous.

[@thefollower2933]

This guy's humour is out of this world, that ending had me laughing out loud and I still laugh thinking about it.

[@dairhat]

For real! This is probably my fourth time watching this and that ending man, it's still so good!

[@slushyglue9167]

He's just so fucking funny.

[@jarlwhiterun7478]

​@@slushyglue9167 thanks for the contribution.

[@purebaldness]

@@jarlwhiterun7478 You'd richard leadbedder believe it!

[@DrunkNugget]

I literally thought this guy was using text to speech for the first few minutes of this video and didn’t fully believe he was a real person until the end 😂

[@ChippyGaming]

That ending 😂

[@gatst7680]

It is indeed a bruh moment

[@bareq99]

Ayoo Chippy!! Didn't expect to find you here! What do you think of the game? I remember that you announced that you will be playing it so I hope you enjoyed it :D

[@mar2ck_]

BESPOKE

[@v1lj4n]

It was golden :D

[@Syngrafer]

I have no idea what it was mocking but I haven't laughed this much in a while

[@IanZWhite00]

“So it’s a bit of a mixed bag, as it were” Digital Foundry just woke up in a cold sweat

[@AttacMage]

I'm already in a cold sweat after seeing that single button Joycon

[@gregorymirabella1423]

@@AttacMage it just makes me want a modern gamecube controller.

[@somebonehead]

11:03

[@timurkral3781]

In a cold nigga sweat for real my brotha!

[@Duck0fDoom]

“This video is brought to you by our sponsor Raycon with their new wireless wange earbuds”

[@drwily]

that ending! fucking christ I love it hahahahha also, I agree with you on most things, if this didn't have amiibo scamming and lowered the price to max 50 or included the amiibo for a total of 60 then I would recommend it

[@idk-wx2zx]

It is, just check walmart, amazon or best buy its $49.99

[@LazyCrazyGuy]

@@idk-wx2zx exactly it dropped to that price within a week. It's actually $50.99 at Best Buy but that's what I paid as well. The game is long and entertaining. It's absolutely worth the $50 and also you don't need the Amiibo to fast travel. The original didn't have it so you don't need it unless your a lazy millennial who likes instant gratification and not working for things or are too ADD for this game. In which case if you are. Then don't spend the money and go play Fortnite.

[@thatitalianlameguy2235]

@@LazyCrazyGuy "if you want a qol change that cuts down on some annoying time wasting things you're a kid and okay fortnite, which obviously means you're bad" Shut up Nintendo fanboy

[@rockman00]

@@LazyCrazyGuy shut up Nintendo fanboy

[@Enigmaculate]

@@thatitalianlameguy2235, Lol, why are you getting so defensive and antagonistic? He's not hurting you in any way. And besides, the amiibo fast travel option (keyword being " option ") is just that, an OPTION, in other words, it's not necessary. Unless you're somebody who's impatient and wants to dart from this location to that location in the game, then it's a viable option for you. But in the grand scheme of things, having or not having the Loftwing/Zelda amiibo doesn't increase or decrease the overall quality of the game. It's hilarious that some people like y'all are still livid over something so dang trivial.

[@Gehab]

I cannot believe my two favorite channels crossed over at the end of this video lmao. Phenomenal work as always!

[@BloodyMastersword]

This is the second time. Watch the ending of his Control review. :D

[@mattlurking3136]

What is that channel, I swear I have seen one of their videos before but I can’t remember who they are

[@DoubleDHarvey]

@@mattlurking3136 Digital foundry, a legendary framerate and graphics analysis channel

[@swordandsheild1]

More of a parody than a crossover, but then again, it's all a bit of mixed bag.

[@krazykarl1982]

@@swordandsheild1 ☠️

[@KingKlonoa]

Appreciate the deep dive as always 🙏

[@maverickay5807]

A wild KingK has been spotted!

[@LaunchStar340]

Super effective!

[@D.Zerius]

BW/ Azure Striker GunVolt retrospective WHEN?!!

[@ss5william100]

Stfu

[@stephaneouellette9425]

You guys are both my go to to watch unbiased and accurate opinions on remasters!

[@farlitox]

Man that ending had me crying for real, didn't expect to laugh this hard today. Thanks my man

[@MrSTVR]

Nintendo's next console will launch with Breath of the Wild 4K - $70 with the DLCs included, and if you scan the exclusive Crossdressing Link amiibo it repairs your weapons.

[@chickennugget6684]

and there’s also a limited edition version with a crossdressing ganondorf amiibo that when scanned summons a chest with ganondorf’s DORIYAH sword, that casts a weaker version of urbosa’s fury when you do a level 2 or 3 spin attack with no cooldown or durability loss

[@darkybeary6512]

Breath of the wild is already 70 euros on the eshop in Europe.

[@PhyrexianMetal]

***BotW 1440p. cant give the kiddies too much of what they want

[@thatothertypeofstyrofoam4176]

But there's still no 60 frames - 😢

[@PJCVita92]

@@thatothertypeofstyrofoam4176 Yet, an emulator can run BotW at 80 frames. I think Nintendo can pull it off. smh But, since Nintendo is getting lazier and lazier with these "remasters", you do have a point.

[@byront2115]

Still kind of disappointed with the lack of left-handed settings, given how Link has historically always been left-handed

[@matthewmuir8884]

Same. There really should've been a left-handed mode for the motion controls; both joy-cons have the exact same motion control hardware, so all it would've taken would be an option that remaps the motion controls to the opposite joy-cons (sword goes to left, shield goes to right, etc.) and then mirrored either Link or the game to make Link left-handed to match. That certainly would've taken far less time and effort to implement and test than button controls.

[@byront2115]

@@matthewmuir8884 Wasn’t that exactly what they did with Twilight Princess on the Wii? Having the entire game mirrored honestly isn’t as comfortable as just having Link mirrored alone, but I’m sure lots of players would settle for that over nothing at all.

[@matthewmuir8884]

@@byront2115 Yes. But, in the case of Twilight Princess on the Wii, it was to make Link right-handed, it wasn't an option (there was no way to un-mirror the game), and it was completely unnecessary as that game's motion controls were just pointer controls and waggle; there was no 1:1 motion. I did say either Link alone *or* the game; didn't I? In any case, you're right: I know I would prefer Link alone being mirrored but would nonetheless be more than fine with playing a mirrored game if it meant left-handed motion controls were available as an option. In fact, I know some right-handed players would want to use such a left-handed option just so they could play a version where Link is left-handed.

[@trollfacelotsofshit]

stupid suggestion and sorry if i sound like an asshole, but cant you just like, grab the right joycon with the left hand and the left joycon with the right hand?

[@matthewmuir8884]

@@trollfacelotsofshit No, you can't. The Wii remote and nunchuck were made to fit equally comfortably in either hand; with joy-cons, it's as if Nintendo engineered the opposite of that in a lab; they do not fit comfortably in the opposite hands at all. Not to mention, motion controls can only provide visual feedback, and Link would still be right-handed; throwing off that visual feedback.

[@theirishninjasanimations]

3:17 "You can even press it during cutscenes" *Proceeds to spam the Y button like his life depends on it*

[@solarz8505]

hahahaha

[@itzchittproductions]

Words can't explain how perfect the ending was. I legit thought it was real for a second. Awesome video man

[@eser8167]

That Naked Gun intro was top 10 Nerrel edits worthy

[@mrffejman]

Probably the funniest fucking thing I have ever seen on this Channel

[@feraligatorade99]

I THOUGHT that's what he was referencing! Great movie.

[@chompythebeast]

If it had been in SSHD, it would have been the best part of SSHD

[@playbackplaybill]

This comment deserves more traction so the intro gets more appreciation-traction...and so that more people watch the Naked Gun...pretty please

[@umageddon]

Police squad but close enuf.

[@alexanderburkhart4078]

The ancient cistern is one of my favorite dungeons in the series, and I could really never explain why. After watching this I completely agree why, it’s similar in design to Majoras mask (my favorite game ever).

[@jaikthesnake6285]

Glad I'm not the only one who uses that bug catching technique

[@cyncynshop]

You know that secret technique too? Wow.

[@This-Was-Sparta]

The famed feather duster school of bugcatching.

[@WolvesBaseballNine]

Best way is to sneak up on them and literally put them into the net before waving it.

[@easterislehead]

What Tantalus has achieved here is nothing short of GRAPHICS

[@cinnamonnoir2487]

Too bad about the incredibly generic *_text_*

[@matthewmuir8884]

Too bad that Tantalus still looks more like a Monsters Inc. character than a Zelda boss... (Just joking; I know the boss' name is Tentalus and that Tantalus was the team that made the remaster).

[@Omnibus4Everyone]

Skyward Sword's quality aside, I'd feel remiss not to point out that Nintendo, once again, takes a step forward and several giant leaps backward. As usual. They locked the camera controls (in Button-Only mode) behind the L button instead of the sword, or ideally, this would have been an option to switch it to your liking. Nintendo is somehow genius at turning minor tweaks into major problems.

[@fluffynator6222]

I literally didn't even consider that as an option. Not that it matters, honestly. The camera controls are fine imo.

[@Omnibus4Everyone]

@@fluffynator6222 That's fine if you feel that way, and I'm happy that it all works out for you. At the same time, though, it's an issue for a lot of people. Don't take this the wrong way, but: What you're saying is like saying that you shouldn't have options to toggle normal/inverted camera controls, because whichever ones the devs chose, happens to line up with your preferences... Having a simple toggle option in the menu would have only been a couple of lines of code at best, but it would've made a world of difference to some. Edit: grammer

[@AkameGaKillfan777]

@@Omnibus4Everyone It's spelled: grammar

[@Omnibus4Everyone]

@@AkameGaKillfan777 now that I’m reading my post again, it does look like it was written by a drooling ape.

[@Christopher-md7tf]

Japanese companies in general are severely lagging behind Western ones when it comes to accessibility options. Mark Brown illustrates this very nicely in his annual accessibility review over at GMTK.

[@chickennugget6684]

Skyward sword’s upgradable items is a thing i wish more zeldas did, in all honesty.

[@Shalakor]

Technically speaking, there's literally not yet been a new Zelda game released since Skyward Sword without that mechanic.

[@astolru834]

@@Shalakor well, you aren't wrong

[@jeremyabbott4537]

@@Shalakor A Link Between Worlds let you upgrade your equipment for 10 Maimais

[@yaboilewie6842]

I hope Botw 2 will have the same concept. Upgradable weapons rather than just armor.

[@S41t4r4]

The first 3d Zelda with an upgrade system was majoras mask and The adventure of link also had an "upgrade" system in form of an levelling system

[@62049]

"According to the internet, that's like 9 people" Well that's an easy purchace

[@Tabloodle]

The oddest thing about disabling camera control when sprinting is that they allow it during the fights with the imprisoned. So they had it programed in an turned it off in other areas. Incredibly bizarre.

[@bruce1947]

Overall i'd say this game was a whole lot more enjoyable in this form. Getting "rid" of Fi has done a lot for my enjoyment of this game.

[@carlotta4th]

Heck, maybe some people will even get sad when she disappears now. Before we all said "GOOD. GO AWAY."

[@bruce1947]

@@TonyTonyRedgrave yeah absolutely. I think people are kind of underestimating just how much of an annoyance she was in the original game. I liked the game originally but just lost the motivation to keep playing because gameplay was just constantly interrupted. It's great there's a way to play the actual game now.

[@KylerRamos]

The BESPOKE digital foundry segment at the end is hilarious.

[@marko-gj1uj]

YOU ARE STILL ALIVE!

[@VirginVulture]

bowling alley screens when you get a strike: 0:07

[@AdmiralKird]

The gyro resetting sans Sensor Bar issue could have largely been resolved if they implemented how BOTW automatically resets the gyro every time you pull out an aiming weapon, setting the center aimpoint to wherever you currently are holding the joy con rather than its last known orientation. I'm still hoping for a patch but I don't have a large enough voice to make it happen.

[@MerryBlind]

Ahhh that makes sense I was thinking I didn't have to do that constantly in BotW. Why the hell didn't they do this...

[@corphish129]

Ironically, I'm pretty sure the Wii version reset the gyro when you pulled out an aiming weapon. It's a very strange change.

[@MakeItAme]

@@corphish129 the Wii has the sensor bar is a fixed point, it doesn't need to reset

[@corphish129]

@@MakeItAme that's correct for games that use the sensor bar for aiming, but Skyward Sword used the gyro for aiming, even on the Wii. Yes, I know that it did secretly use the sensor bar a bit to recalibrate the gyro at times, but I distinctly remember that for aimed weapons, it used the gyro, and it treated wherever you were pointing when you pulled the weapon out as zero, even if you had the remote pointed far off to the side or something.

[@Refreshment01]

That's exactly how the Wii version worked. Only reason is not here is because Tantalus overlooked the feature. So yes, it's totally worth it to go Tantalus social accounts & ask them for a fix. This could totally happen with a patch if people bother to type some words.

[@HeyFella]

“years ago apparently” yeah I felt that existential dread too buddy.

[@conkerlive101]

Its happening

[@helloguy8934]

@@thepringler5600 Why?

[@5h0ckblock]

Man I can't tell you how disappointed I was with TP HD. For years I had wished they'd bring the game back but with the visuals of the amazing wii U tech demo. But they couldn't even be bothered to smooth out the dated models. The higher resolution makes the blockyness more apparent. So while the textures are thankfully much clearer only the big important characters look any good, everyone else be damned. And even if the Wii U couldn't handle a full game with those visuals(which is a fair point since the tech demo was a single isolated area) we still could have had something at least on par with Xenoblade X or Razor's Edge.

[@biblical_figure]

Nintendo does not give a singular shit

[@biblical_figure]

I feel your pain

[@VerinaxDynamics]

Yeah… I think that would be too expensive for Nintendo to just rework everything from the ground up as amazing as it would look

[@5h0ckblock]

@@VerinaxDynamics Not at all. First off they did literally just that for OoT and MM on 3ds and updated all the models and textures and even went the extra mile to make qol changes and add a few things. In fact if we're speaking realistically, updating the models, textures, and shaders for an already existing game is significantly cheaper than the budget for creating botw from scratch.

[@VerinaxDynamics]

@@5h0ckblock I get where you are coming from, but considering their track record with 3D all stars I think they want to maximize profit and minimize production cost. Maybe part of Nintendo wanted to do the game rework justice, but they are testing the waters by trying to sell this Wii game for $60 without more drastic changes. But the again BOTW took so long and when you remake a game you have an entire blueprint to go off of. I’m not a game dev so I can’t speculate much further in this really. I was also assuming they had limited space, staff, and time to work on older titles while balancing out newer releases like Metroid Dread

[@carl4352]

Life-saving bug catching advice, Narrel.

[@MrSensical]

LOG, LOG, ITS BETTER THAN BAD, ITS GOOD! COME ON AND GET YOUR LOG. LOG LOG LOG. (i hope that's what the title is referencing or im gonna look like a fool) ALSO THAT DIGITAL FOUNDRY ENDING KILLED ME 😭 hit the voice and script perfectly

[@Nerrel]

You're the only one who gets it so far. I underestimated how old Ren and Stimpy is

[@hewlett-packardlovecraft2297]

@@Nerrel All kids love log

[@aaaaanas9818]

knew it was a ren and stimpy reference lol

[@PinkBunnyCorporation]

@@Nerrel its okay, 3 year old me blocked those memories out of trauma

[@lumby5335]

im that old but i just can't remember anything about that show except ugly teeth

[@xynix1549]

The Bokoblin Base was actually my favorite part of the game. But yeah the tadtones can burn

[@machinismus]

I liked the tadtones, it was fun to swim around :D

[@nisnast]

Your Rich impression is an absolute treasure. Or should I say, it's bespoke

[@loplop91]

Thank you for referencing Cezanne. I feel like every other youtuber isn't able to figure put a better term other than "painterly" for the graphics.

[@slickl9608]

In another video he said he was "unfortunate enough to have an art degree" and I appreciate that.

[@basiljanestevens]

"any angle, be it leftways, forwards or rightmost" fucking slays me

[@coreyacts]

The bug catching joke was perfectly executed. I had to rewatch it several times and burst out laughing watching this alone every time. I love how more and more comedy shines through with every video, but the perfect amount at the right times so it doesn’t overstay it’s welcome. Spot on.

[@josephmercier7291]

I replayed that bit as well! I can’t put a label on it because I’m not a proper KZbin commenter with a super solid opinion, but I think that style of understated humour is really lacking in KZbin videos. It’s so refreshing to have a joke that makes me go back and rewatch, not because it was edited too fast or anything, just because it’s subtle and brilliant! Makes the time I waste on here feel all the more wholesome ♥️

[@lutherh6090]

8:56 “If you want my advice about how to collect the bugs, here is what I do” 🤣

[@ShadeKirby500]

WRITE THAT DOWN! WRITE THAT DOWN!

[@AuratticStride]

I actually really emjoyed the parts where you go back to the same areas but with different mechanics. The silent realms were really fun, and the stealth / swimming segments were awesome is how they shook things up. The camera controls were definitely wonky. All in all I got 40 hours of play time in the game, which is on par with other switch games so I think it was a fair price

[@ShadowWizard224]

I wish the surface that you revisit had a night time like Skyloft did. Imagine walking around Faron Woods, Eldin Volcano, and Lanaryu Desert at night?? That was a missed opportunity.

[@KingDDDuke]

Xenoblade Chronicles Definitive Edition puts Skyward Sword HD to shame. Not only does it have gameplay improvements you can't get on dolphin just like sshd, but xbchd also looks like a brand new game with completely redone graphics that makes it look like a Switch game & it comes with a brand new epilogue that adds one huge map with 10 hours of extra content and no fast travel is locked behind an overpriced piece of plastic you can only get from scalpers on eBay.

[@helloguy8934]

Skyward sword runs at 60fps I guess. That's something.

[@noahstrube1027]

@@helloguy8934 I don't think people appreciate how truly incredible Monolith is as a developer. Xenoblade Definitive Edition is probably the best possible remaster of an old Wii game we'll ever see.

[@helloguy8934]

@@noahstrube1027 Hmm. Idk. They ported it to a new engine yeah. Changed many of the assets. But the resolution is low and it still has some wii grade assets. I could see someone prefer the original at 1080p 60fps. I'm ignoring the qol improvements though.

[@078910147]

But it's still jrpg.

[@helloguy8934]

@@078910147 jrpg pretty good though

[@jankmedia1985]

10:37, lol. "...we determined that the game IS running...."

[@justsomeguy452]

That Wichawd Ledbettew impression is on point

[@santiagovilli6514]

I'm one of the 9 dudes who has Skyward Sword in his top3 Zelda games

[@N.I.T_L7]

*10 now !, not when it came out, I had liked nothing more. and from another angle my perception has changed...

[@user-rk2xi7iw9k]

Same here brother Despite its rough edges and despite what haters say ,I think It has imo some of the best dungeons ,artstyle ,combat ,boss fights ,story and puzzles in the entire series.

[@N.I.T_L7]

@@user-rk2xi7iw9k I would like BOTW 2 to be a mix of SS and BOTW, same quality of dungeon and boss fight 🤞

[@leftovernoise]

@@N.I.T_L7 This, fuckin this. Se amazing dungeons now that Fi doesn't just tell you how to do them the entire time

[@ill_luck]

I’ve only played Botw, skyward sword, ocarina of time, and the beginning of majoras mask and Skyward sword is easily my favorite story wise and second favorite overall

[@pizzweak580]

You're one of the best Nintendo reviewers out there right now. I hope your channel stays and grows and you continue to push out honest review after honest review. You're doing gods work

[@zaidlacksalastname4905]

"we determined the game *is* running" woah that's insane, how will I catch up

[@skyty0]

Small part of the video, but that Naked Gun intro was so goddamn funny

[@PierceMD]

I was worried someone wouldn't mention this.

[@cat_jk00]

That digital foundry bit is beautiful

[@DaxSchaffer]

I find your calming, caustic (yet hopeful) voice to be an excellent sleep aid. These reviews are as thoughtful as they are hilarious. Thank you for making such wonderful gems.

[@teacup4561]

I’m one of those 9 people who really liked skyward sword lol I felt like a lot of people, understandably, couldn’t see past the flaws to see how creative and aesthetically impressive skyward sword was. It really does have a lot going for it but it’s easy to get bogged down by fi, the long intro, the padding, the motion controls... the list goes on. But hidden in there is actually some really fun stuff! I bought the game using a gift card so I only paid $10 myself. But I really thought that it was such a relief to play on the switch compared to the wii version. All of the little quality of life improvements went a long way to bringing skyward sword to a level that might bring in the people who were put off by its annoyances the first time around. I wish it wasn’t $60 though. All the work the team did to make skyward sword more appealing is undone by the price tag being inflated to hell and making people set their expectations too high for what it is...

[@bobdylan1968]

Aestheticly impressive? It's literally the ugliest Zelda game with objectively the least amount of variety and detail in the entire 3d franchise. Ocarina of time 3d has better visuals. Ok a 3ds. Far more detail, and better textures.

[@tommoore2012]

@@bobdylan1968 Boy thems fightin’ words.

[@FirstNameLastName-jh4ir]

@@bobdylan1968 subjective

[@teacup4561]

@@bobdylan1968 I disagree! It has this really vibrant watercolor artstyle that I haven't ever seen before or since. The wii had limiting hardware, so trying to make the graphics realistic wouldn't have worked. I think Twilight Princess is about as gritty as the visuals can push before the low res textures and simple geometry starts to break the aesthetic. Skyward sword took that limiting hardware and ran with it, using the simple models and textures to add to the whimsical mood of the game. I'm a fan of skyward sword's aesthetic. It's easily the most colorful zelda game, and I really love when games aren't afraid to actually have a wide color palette instead of all gray and black. Skyward Sword is going for perhaps a more juvenile tone, and I think that's what puts people off. They all want their games to be hyper-realistic, gritty, edgy, and dark. I think skyward sword has a variety of tones that are aided by the visuals. Sometimes it's funny, sometimes, its tense, sometimes it's somber. There's not a moment in this game where the visuals don't match the scene, and I think that's an achievement.

[@Sephirothkingdom782]

@@bobdylan1968Jesus you’re miserable

[@ScottFilmsThings]

Holy shit, that naked gun intro made my fucking week. I grew up on those movies

[@Joker22593]

I hope you've seen the original Police Squad! (In Color)

[@ScottFilmsThings]

@@Joker22593 all six episodes lol it would have been more accurate to say I grew up on leslie nielsen in general after seeing airplane on tv at a young age and adoring it. I rented every neilsen movie I could find at blockbuster- I even rented some of his absolutely hilarious golf instructional videos that are completely amazing. I rented ‘bad golf made easy’ like ten times and I watch it now on youtube at least once a year. “I don’t play golf to feel bad. I play bad golf, but I feel good!”

[@aortaplatinum]

Nerrel is one of those guys who's videos I find endlessly rewatchable, like Civvie11 or classic JonTron

[@bitterbutter3220]

That beetle intro was really funny, was not expecting that lol

[@DementedDuskull]

So this is the famous Legend of Groose: Grooseward Sword.

[@Ckoz2829]

Imagine if the remaster had a Groose mode. I didn’t like Skyward Sword, but that’d be a day one buy for me.

[@Super_Suchi]

Groose: Grooseward Gord

[@PJCVita92]

@@Super_Suchi Ahem! I think you mean The Legend of Groose: Grooseward Groosesword! lol!

[@saricubra2867]

@@Ckoz2829 I never played Skyward Sword, it seems so sh*t compared to Twilight Princess that i played many years ago on the Gamecube. Hopefully i would try it some day but that Sky and other nonsense gives me PTSD of Wind Waker (which i still dislike to this day).

[@DementedDuskull]

@@PJCVita92 Now available on the Nintendo Groose.

[@BuildItCreations1]

I went into this game expecting a good game, and that’s what I got. I love Skyward Sword. And my cons are pretty gulch the same as yours. I think they could’ve cut some parts out, I think is overpriced, and it does lack some of the HDness I was hoping for, but it’s still a great game imo. Good job!

[@yourmum69_420]

it would be even more overpriced if they'd cut chunks of the game out

[@lukechigges6294]

This is the only review I’ve seen that mentions all the little improvements that add up to make for a better overall game. I love your attention to detail. You can see it in your texture pack and you can see it in each video.

[@sausage5488]

KingK review is good too

[@Zvoosh25]

You can also watch KingK's retrospective on Skyward Sword and his recent update video. He made the series to analyze each Zelda game and their remaster if applicable, but he did Skyward Sword 4 years ago, so he made the update video. Really solid series, big recommend.

[@TimBagels]

Yo Nerrel, the video isnt displaying, it says I have to present a $30 plastic children's toy in order for playback to begin. Where do I go to purchase this?

[@guillaumechau6082]

I would tell you where to go but by the time you've gone there it would already be sold out.

[@lrgogo1517]

Would a metal children’s toy be less demeaning or something?

[@Ckoz2829]

I can sell you one for $300. And before you complain about the price, you gotta understand that this is a highly sought free, super rare collector’s item. Only 10 of them were printed, so if you think about it, $300 is a steal for you.

[@ketrub]

does your phone have NFC

[@History507]

Just make your own children's toy and hope you don't get sued for $100,000

[@cornprices1718]

bro this dude presents his opinions so well that it makes me doubt my own opinions when i disagree with him

[@dalgusmaximus4557]

Retrospection is a bitch huh?

[@yoyooo2008]

the thumbnail is just perfection

[@magictriangle6878]

Omg Digital Underground caught me off guard and I can't breathe

[@Silvergun_Raven]

The other one at the end with Control was incredible 😂

[@KizerRoll]

okay the swimming note collection i understand, that blew, water levels and what not, but the stealth segment? that was a banger. probably one of the more memorable parts of that game.

[@Synonymous101]

The intro was truly spectacular!

[@osmiphos9061]

Remember when first played this as a kid all me and my friend cared about was the absolute chad Groose 😎 Nice naked gun reference btw

[@jordanrobshaw1406]

Lol I have a drawing of Groose I did from A year ago

[@Croton]

I'm definitely one of the 9 people 👀

[@IAmNotASandwich453]

Me too 😂

[@HeyJes]

Oi Croton get outta here jk lol ❤️

[@Iveraxi]

Me three

[@VonSnuggles1412]

Me 4

[@DarshanBhambhani]

You never know repetitiveness until you hear "Do you know Ancient Cistern is inspired by Akutagawa's Spider's Thread" again and again by Zelda youtubers

[@Kris_Harp]

Literally

[@emperortgp2424]

Did you know that the location Ancient Cistern from the game The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword was in fact based on an old Japanese story?

[@jerryborjon]

Almost as if looking up multiple reviews of the same game will give you similar information, including a description of the best dungeon in the series. “Man, don’t you hate it when the third bank you go to tells you the EXACT same remaining balance on your credit card? Like, be original. Give me a different number!”

[@SchmergDergen]

You never know receptiveness until you play Skyward Sword.

[@emperortgp2424]

@@jerryborjon Imagine a bus

[@danholo]

I was craving a Zelda game and SS HD scratched that itch very well. BotW was a good game but didn't feel like a Zelda game for me as it lacked the usual gameplay loop. Skyward Sword is a good game and you stated the shortcomings here well.

[@Foogi9000]

This is exactly how i've felt lately, i just want to play my childhood and forget the depression i feel.

[@MisterDutch93]

The Link’s Awakening remaster is very good as well, if you haven’t played it. The dungeons are nice and 100% completion is fun to achieve. Too bad it suffers the same problem as SSHD in that it is overpriced way too much.

[@fluffynator6222]

@@Foogi9000 Maybe taking therapy would be a better call there?

[@Foogi9000]

@@fluffynator6222 I already am

[@fluffynator6222]

@@Foogi9000 That's good. 👍

[@doogelyjim8627]

The Ancient Cistern temple is molded after a famous Japanese tale from the early 1900s, which is itself heavily influenced by a tale told within Dostoyevsky's The Brothers Karamasov (widely considered one of the greatest books of all time). An interesting lineage and a VERY good Zelda dungeon

[@AkameGaKillfan777]

In his Double Review video, he said the story was called: The Spider's Thread.

[@doogelyjim8627]

@@AkameGaKillfan777 it is indeed

[@scacknewman]

Holy shit that opening is genius, love the naked gun.

[@octorokreviews]

8:59 You’re the King, Nerrel.

[@joltx9909]

Im always amazed how much love and thought were put into the 3DS remakes. ocarina of time, majoras mask, dragon quest 7 and 8 - they are all fantastic

[@AkameGaKillfan777]

I still don't get why MM3D didn't have its own kind of Hard Mode or Boss Rush.

[@spagootest2185]

@@AkameGaKillfan777 probably because you can refight the bosses, unlike almost every other Zelda game.

[@AkameGaKillfan777]

@@spagootest2185 The latter I understand, not the former

[@unlikelyvee]

Finally, I can now play skyward sword with the Gamecube controller!

[@oscarzxn4067]

I'm not sure how confortable would be to use that small stick as the sword.

[@BomberDX97]

@@oscarzxn4067 I might actually try it and see how it feels for my second playthrough

[@bgc1081]

@@oscarzxn4067 The GameCube controller's C-stick is much better and comfortable in general than the Pro controller's/Joy-Con's R-stick.

[@oscarzxn4067]

@@bgc1081 I've never really liked it, but whatever, opinions. Still one thing is moving the camera and other is just moving the thing back and fort, it might make easier to fail the targets, who knows.

[@King_Luigi]

A standard Gamecube controller wouldn't be able to handle everything though. Lock-On, Shielding/Shield Bash, Sword Stab and Rolling would all be _unusable._ The lack of some of those abilities will make things that much harder. While you'd eventually be unable to continue without 1 of them.

[@Walt_Chocolate]

Brownie points for the Ren & Stimpy reference. Zelda may be good but it's not a log. Everybody needs a log!

[@SuperGundanium555]

That naked gun opening with the beetle was genius 😂👍

[@pokefreakplays]

Always love a good Naked Gun reference.

[@GeorgeNoiseless]

I was like "Whoa, is this a Police Squad! gag?!" and somehow completely forgot about the Naked Gun opening credits. Bless all ye who got the reference.

[@chompythebeast]

@@GeorgeNoiseless Leslie Nielsen is one of the only cops who somehow manage to defy the truism that _All_ Cops Are Bastards

[@ThatBugBehindYou]

I just hope that working on Skyward Sword reminded Nintendo how far they advanced with design and how important Groose truly is to the Zelda franchise only to drop the ball completely in Breath of the Wild. I truly wish that BotW 2 grew along side this title and we'll be getting a lot more emotion, story, battle mechanics, and Groose whenever the game finally releases.

[@kjavatar]

Seeing Richard in the thumbnail absolutely sent me 😂

[@realkingofantarctica]

The moment they announced this remaster, I saw it going one of two ways. I knew that in a few months Nerrel would make a video on it either saying, "It's good because Groose" or "Groose is good, but wait, there's more." I'm glad we landed on the second outcome.

[@KittyKatty999]

"Play as Zelda again" Ah, yes. I love playing as Metroid from the famous Metroid series.

[@trajectoryunown]

That Metroid is a pretty cool guy. He shoots lazers, kills space pirates, and doesn't afraid of anything.

[@SystemBD]

Actually... I would not be surpised if Samus being THE Metroid, since metroid was said to be the word for "ultimate warrior" in Chozo language. That being said, it is time for Zelda to be a playable character already (and no, those 3DO abominations do not count).

[@KittyKatty999]

@@SystemBD You ALWAYS play as Zelda though! Shame they never gave the princess an offical name. You always decide what the princess is called.

[@matthewmuir8884]

Message from a couple months in the future after the release of Metroid Dread: Samus is a metroid now.

[@phant0mdummy]

That was the most accurate Digital Foundry impersonation of all time. Bespoke, as it were. Felt like the real thing, then.

[@Nick-vi4rj]

"Maybe lock the ending of the game behind an amiibo" - Nerrel "Write that down! Write that down!" - Nintendo

[@churibman]

Man, DF is one of my favourite yt channels, but this Rich impersonation was spot on! 🤣

[@crazyworldoutthere4379]

He didn't do any hand movements

[@KHAce]

I never played the original Skyward Sword, always hearing about how it handled the motion controls and hand-holding kept me away from it until by the time I was willing to try it, there were rumors of an HD version. Now, I got this remaster at a $30, which I think is very solid given I was able to get one of those elusive amiibo. My time with the game was very enjoyable, and the padding was thankfully not something that bogged down my experience all too much thanks in part to the fast travel; although, that U-turn maneuver happened more than I would like, especially when looking for the Goddess Cubes. I will say though, this was the first 3D Zelda game that I completed since Ocarina of Time, and I had a smile pretty much every hour of the game. The dungeons in particular were a strong point for me, as I really liked the direction of being more puzzle-oriented to progress with your items over just finding a key like in some older Zeldas. The item use was good for each dungeon, and I was so happy to see them all get used for the final dungeon with some being used more extensively for platforming puzzles in other areas of the game. I don't think it's a perfect game, but it did become one of my favorite Zelda games over the course of my playthrough. I'll have to try it with motion controls next time I play it.

[@Lexyvil]

I loved SS. The only thing I disliked about the game was the design choice for the tentacle boss in the desert. It looked very silly instead of menacing, like a monster from Monsters Inc.

[@southpaw117]

It reminded me of my girlfriend's ugly friend, so I always got a kick out of fighting it based on that alone.

[@PublishedSalmon]

I love your videos, almost always watch them at least twice. I just wanted to say I had a terrible day today and seeing this pop up in my feed really helped and got me excited, thank you.

[@smarch3912]

As someone who never played SS and hates motion controls. I love how this game plays with regular controls on the switch, it reminds me of those sections in Metal Gear Rising where you have to finish the enemy by slashing with the right stick just like in this game. The only thing that takes a bit to get used to is holding the L button for camera control but once you are used to it it feels pretty natural. This game gets a bad rep and I understand why, but it’s way easier to appreciate in a world where all games want to be either an open world or a souls clone. A linear, tightly designed experience with an unique combat system feels like a breath of fresh air and I’m absolutely loving it.

[@sam8skate]

your digital foundry parody killed me absolutely dead

[@DenkyManner]

At this rate, when Breath of the Wild gets a "remaster" it will look identical, have no quality of life improvements, cost $80 and getting _any_ horse will be locked behind an Amiibo. Nintendo needs another big failure soon to snap them out of their arrogant complacency. They are treating fans very poorly lately because they can get away with it.

[@YourUncleBenis]

Breath of the Wild HD, now available on Nintendo Switch

[@jeffboy4231]

i am not hoping much from the steam deck, but i hope that it atleast brings nintendo back a little bit

[@Jacob-rf7ci]

No, they need to be publicly executed

[@SayricePersonal]

Okay that Naked Gun intro scene was hands down amazing and now I need more of it!

[@smallmailman3992]

Worst Part: I'm one of the 9 people with skyward sword on my top 3 zeldas. I still think it's not worth it and am not going to buy it.

[@sachanadeau5444]

Skywards sword is my favorite Zelda and I’m not buying it

[@CamusHyuga]

Funny enough, SS is also one of my favorites, but the reason Im not buying it is my 2 JoyCon drift hardcore and I wanna play this using motion, not a pro controller.

[@HmmHrmHarumph]

@Cheese is this a joke? It's $60

[@smallmailman3992]

@Cheese Bruh. I love the legend of Zelda, I've grown up playing the series, and want to 100% every 3D Zelda game. The thing is, I have a life, and it isn't like I make LOZ my personality. As much as I like the game, I don't want to be blind to Nintendo's BS. It's not about the extra 10 bucks, but about the extra 90 bucks for the entire game plus the amibo. I don't have that kind of money. I'm a high schooler, who gets 25$ a week. Stop caring about how passionate people are about a series and just enjoy the games.

[@HmmHrmHarumph]

@Cheese Nintendo defenders are weird. I HAVE beaten more than 10 LoZ games and I DO care about the extra 10 dollars on this decade old game with additional functionality locked behind an amiibo. Loving video games doesn't mean you have to put up with bullshit business practices

[@oscarzxn4067]

About they doing a worst scam with the amiibo next time, I thought the same about Metroid Dread after SR's awful amiibo but they are not doing anything with it, and just a few months after SSHD. I don't understand Nintendo.

[@ViktorKruger99]

as long as chumps keep being those they'll keep doing it

[@chaoswraith]

Nintendo is ran by boomers who just found out about "artificial scarcity"

[@AkameGaKillfan777]

Animal Crossing: Amiibo Festival is still worse.

[@chompythebeast]

@@chaoswraith They've been on the scarcity train since at least the 90s

[@oscarzxn4067]

@@chaoswraith Nintendo has been doing artificial scarcity for years, at least since the Wii days if not more

[@wallice7428]

The Red Steel 2 mention is appreciated. i played RS2 when it came out and it was so fun, an amazing display of what motion controlls could allow you to do , combat wise it even gives skyward sword a run for its money. shame RS1 was so bad that most people didnt give the sequel a look, they honestly didnt need to make it a sequel since its completeley difrent from the first one, going from a relistic Yakuza crimeworld setting to a cel Shaded mix of Samurai and cowboy tropes. Hope Ubisoft uses this franchise for a VR game or something , or just ports the 2 games to the swich. Great as always Nerrel

[@caspianhorlick4529]

God, Red Steel 2 was such a badass game, it DEFINITELY needs a Switch port.

[@trollponch]

it just feels SO good when someone tells so much truth in such a precise, concrete way. Not to harsh to feel "forced", but also not too gentle to feel unsatisfied. This guy just nails it every time and I LOVE IT.

[@linklinklink323]

Finished the game today!! I didn't want to pay for it but a friend came home with it and I asked him to borrow it. I agree almost on everything you said!! The QoL improvements are beyond anything that I've ever seen. Tbh I hadn't have any issues with camera controls since I had found ZL camera be way more fast and convinient. Also, I found revisiting all places for a 3rd time (for the song) a welcoming change of pace since they managed to make everything so different, but the game was a pain when you revisit those a 2nd time, I don't like recicled bosses and there's two fire/lava dungeons (?). I have mixed feeling for what SS is, I always loved dungeons on Zelda games (I need those in BoTW TT-TT) but its repetitivness drags me down a lot. This remaster is amazing for first walkthroughs and SS lovers!!

[@pablol.caceres7585]

I often come back to this video to spit my tea with that ending.

[@MerryBlind]

Man you're so right about how this would have been a great game for haptic feedback since it already goes through so many different "tactile gameplay experiences" due to the push to have as much motion controls as possible.

[@callmeshortiestuff5210]

10:10 Now that's how to end the video, great job Nerrel! 😂👌

[@richyroa]

Stayed for the naked gun intro. Amazing!

[@LordSoulSicarious]

What kinda pisses me off is that while this outperforms emulators, it's purely because of how much they fucked the original game over with trivial stuff. They added cutscene and text skips, and let you ignore Fi, and those are basically the sole improvements made over the original. That it makes such a huge difference is not praise of the remaster, but a condemnation of Nintendo's original fuckup.

[@conkerlive101]

THANK YOU! This is still absolute dog shit when you compare it to the full on remakes being sold for the exact same price. Oh yeah and they don't have CORE gameplay mechanics locked behind a $25 toy🙄

[@theconsumerofpenguins81]

@@SkyBlueFox1 I decided to replay the game a few weeks ago and the first hour was absolute agony because of how little I was actually playing the game, so I’d say being able to skip the cutscenes is a pretty huge improvement Btw I stopped playing after that hour so I don’t even know if it’s gonna slow down any time soon

[@helloguy8934]

Well there is no 60fps hack with Dolphin.

[@rooty]

Yep. Absolutely beggars belief how nintendo could have thought it was ok. Like who playtested it and said yeah this is cool, I love being told what a green ruppee is 300 times per game, don't change a thing! Add to that the fact the motion controls flat out don't work (and even if they did, they make link run around holding is sword aloft, looking so retarded it's hysterical), and you've got probably the worst game they've ever had the arrogance to crap out and charge money for.

[@AkameGaKillfan777]

@@SkyBlueFox1 You won't have the Egoraptor issue if you don't want to actively hate the game you're playing for "comedy"