I kid the Cass here on Infendo sometimes; about his crazy hair taking over his brain; about being corporate; about seizure-inducing flash-ads … but then he goes and says something like this about Twilight Princess, and I just melt.
“There’s no way to know for sure how it’ll all turn out yet, as even with 10 hours under my belt I’ve only scratched the surface. However, if the game keeps up or gets better – as Nintendo’s people promise that it does – there is simply no way that the adventure will remembered as anything but a masterful classic and quite possibly the best launch title in the history of the business.”
Rumor is this game is a legit 70 hours of play (I say legit because no one ever takes a publisher seriously today when they start throwing out “completion times” for their games). Initial impressions, the majority anyway, are also showing the control scheme for the Wii works more than adequately, and even the things like fishing and bowmanship work seamlessly with the game. I know this is a Zelda game, so we can expect a certain degree of www.awesome.com from it, but this is turning into the game of the last 20 years. Some people say Nintendo needs to launch its consoles with a Mario title to be successful, but I think — like Link — Nintendo has grown up a little with the Wii. I’m about ready to head down to Texas to play this thing early, anyone else?
I played more Wii tonight at GameStop again (they wouldn't let us play multi-player this time, though). I think I'm a junkie already…..Almost got into an argument with some midget Sony fan….loser…..Anyway, I found a really sweet preview of Zelda at Gamasutra.com, does a good job of being objective and all. I really want to play Zelda…..and Metroid….I want my Wii……Need to hurry up and get my Gamecube ready to trade in towards it….
wow- all these reviews. i'm torn between reading them and learning all i can about zelda, and not reading them so i don't learn anything about it and i experience it fresh. i didn't watch the intro. and i'm jealous of all who've played it. and 70 hours?!? holy carp! thats approaching final fantasy length! i even rented ladyhawke in anticipation (good movie, bad sndtrk). come on! come on!! it's like waiting for xmas times a thousand!
Hey, some people ARE waiting for xmas for Wii (though thankfully, not me, I'm all over launch).And I agree. But I'm more excited about getting Wii than I have probably ever been about xmas.
i get nervous when i hear games are 70 hours long. That usually translates in to "a shitload of fetch quests". am i going to have to collect triforce shards again?
70 hours long?!?!?That's it… Wii is going to be, then, my "Zelda machine", just like the 360 will be my "Halo 3 machine". In other words, I will only get Zelda for my Wii and be set for a year!It takes me like three months to complete a 10-hour game, you see…