I can respect this game for trying to be ambitious with it's gameplay, but unfortunatley the motion controls just don't fall through. (Play Skyward Sword HD instead)

Let's talk about the good first. If theres something Zelda always does right it's the aesthetics. This is the first Zelda game in the series with a fully orchestrated soundtrack, and every single entry is a banger. The watercolor artstyle finds a nice compromise between styilization & photorealism, I'd say it's right in the middle of Wind Waker & Twilight Princess. The overworld environments & dunegons look amazing & offer a ton of personality to flesh them out.

With all that being said, unfortunatley there is much to be desired from the core gameplay experience. The Wii Motion Plus controls are great, when they work. In practice what ends up happening is you having to constantly pause the game in order to recalibrate the controls. This really breaks any immersion you're trying to build, which makes a lot of the gameplay feel like a chore. And of course who can forget the unskippable tutorials & Fi warnings. They happen at nauseum & paired with relatively slow text speed the minutes slowly add up. Besides the dungeons themselves which are solid for the most part, much of this games runtime is filled with repetitive quests that quickly become tedious. Quests such as: The Imprisoned boss fights, Silent Realm Trials, fetch quests; so many segments of the game are just straight up not fun. With all that being said, decent Zelda entry for a single play through but don't bother getting 100%.

Now, buckle up, 'cause this is gonna be one heck of a review. Or not. Because, uh, honestly, I don't remember much about this game. Like, at all.

I mean, I know I played it. I think. There's a save file on my Wii that says I finished it. But ask me to recall a single memorable moment from the game? Yeah, good luck with that.

I vaguely remember something about flying on a giant bird? Or was it riding a sky whale? Honestly, your guess is as good as mine. And don't even get me started on the characters – were there even any? I think there was a princess involved, maybe?

But hey, it's not all bad. I mean, I must've enjoyed it enough to finish it, right? Or maybe I just have a stubborn streak when it comes to completing games, who knows?

So yeah, "The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword" is... uh, a game. It exists. And I played it. Beyond that? Your guess is as good as mine. But hey, if you're into flying on giant birds and fighting... something, then maybe it's worth a shot. Or not. Who knows, really?