For those who didn't get into Skyward Sword back in 2011 because of the motion controls. . . .that is no longer an issue. This HD remaster is more than a pixel and color clean up for HD, alot of QOL changes are here and definitely improve the experience of the game. As mentioned the game does not force you to use motion controls, although the game is HEAVILY designed to take advantage of said motion controls so it's still best experienced that way.
For those who still can't stand them the game now offers the option of traditional button controls by use of the Pro Controller. I've heard while it's ok for most other tasks in game such as operating the Loftwing, swimming and anything else it's great but the combat tends to be a bit janky as mentioned prior the game was meant for motion controls.
The other heavily criticized aspect of the game. . . mega Navi aka Fi. Your android like companion Fi was meant to be your assistant/helper in this adventure but unfortunately her first outing back in 2011 was handled. . .pretty badly. She interrupted the player at many inconvenient times to relay information that was either redundant or totally useless. Worse even this could not be skipped and sometimes she would speak for far too long. Now there is an option to have Fi appear ONLY in certain moments and no longer interrupts you. The other thing was she would ping annoyingly when your Wiimote batteries were low and she made this painfully aware. The Joycons tremendous battery life makes this issue non existent but I am told she will not inform you of this situation. In short her presence has been massively reduced.
One of the other big and hated small things was the fact anytime you turned off the game and then came back to it and loaded up your saved data anytime you collected monster materials or other drops you would be given the same text box to inform you of the object you obtained as when you did the first time like it never happened. This while not a game breaking issue was just absolutely exasperating after several hours of gameplay. Lastly the load times have been drastically reduced, most likely given to the much more powerful hardware of the Switch. To be honest I don't notice much of a difference I believe the original version didn't have very long load times except for a few moments but when looking up a video about this there is a noticeable change.
Unfortunately not everything is a pot of gold with this remaster. I don't recall having to recenter the cursor on the Wii version. I probably in one playthrough reset the Wiimote cursor on screen a grand total of either 10 to maybe 20 times. In about 30 mins of playing this HD port I've had to re center the cursor probably twice that amount. I've heard this was because the Wii motion control plus with its Sensor Bar made it easier to keep track of where the Wiimote was being pointed. The Switch lacks that but when it comes to the actual motion controls they feel better. Quicker response and alot less incorrect input when swinging the sword. However having to re center the cursor every 5 seconds does tend to get irritating.
The last thing to speak about is the unique Amiibo that was designed for this HD remaster is the Zelda & Loftwing Amiibo. It's bad enough Amiibo's themselves cost $15 but Nintendo saw fit to make this one cost $25, but if you find it for that price consider yourself lucky. In this pandemic era we live in with shortages of just about almost anything getting your hands on this Amiibo is nigh impossible. Unless you are willing to wait for it to come into stock and even then the prices for this thing have skyrocketed due to it's limited availability. Here on Amazon you'll see no price lower than $63 already twice the price of it's intended amount originally. With some scalpers online on other sites selling it as much as $200 I've seen.
The entire purpose of this Amiibo is to give Link a quick travel option to the sky above. Normally Link must visit a Bird Statue in what ever region he is in to return to the Sky but with this Amiibo simply tap it on your controller and you are instantly sent back to the Sky no matter where you are even in a dungeon or cave or where ever. It also sets a waypoint to the location to where you used the Amiibo, so using the Amiibo again takes you RIGHT back to where you left the surface. A nifty and handy ability unfortunately locked behind a paywall. This could have been another QOL change for the game to enhance the experience but instead Nintendo had to get greedy and didn't even bother to make any attempt to off set the fact scalpers were going to take advantage of this.
In closing there are far more positives to the negatives about this HD remaster making it worth looking into. I still don't think a 10 year old game should have come with a $60 price tag but Nintendo always treats their famous IPs like they are always worth gold no matter how old they are. If you don't mind the few negatives and the fact you won't be able to get your hands on that Amiibo then the game is definitely worth looking into if you didn't get the chance or passed the chance back in 2011 because of motion controls. . . .or you know you were into Skyrim. . . . .because that was also when that game came out.
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Take to the sky and explore the first story in the Legend of Zelda series
The legend begins
Join Link in his high-flying quest to save Zelda, a childhood friend who must confront her destiny. Soar between floating islands and descend to the treacherous surface world in this updated HD version of the Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword game.
Master immersive swordplay as Link’s movements mimic your own
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Sword
Gently swing your sword and angle your slashes to aim your strikes. Push forward to thrust.
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Shield
Shake to raise your shield and deflect attacks. Shake again to go on the offensive with a shield bash.
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Bomb
Throw bombs with an overhand motion. Roll them with an underhand movement.
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Bow
Hold up the Joy-Con (R) controller and pull back the Joy-Con (L) controller to draw your bow.
Adventure at the push of a button
Newly added button-only controls let you play your way—including in handheld mode and on the Nintendo Switch Lite system.
Battle monsters, solve puzzles, and explore dungeons
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