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 The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword is the 16th game in the Zelda series, barring the infamous CD-i titles and other spin-offs. Released in 2011, game was a celebration of the series' 25th anniversary, and holds a special place at the very first game in the official Zelda timeline. Whether it lived up to such an important landmark is up for debate, but the importance the game has to the lore can't be denied. Long, long before Hyrule, the humans lived on floating islands above the clouds. Link, with his best friend Zelda, enjoy a peaceful life in Skyloft, the main sky island of the game. Alas, dark forces are at work, and soon enough Link finds himself on a journey to save his best friend and the world. With less-than-reliable motion controls and a sidekick that never shuts the Hell up, Link has quite the journey ahead of him. Why this game? The Legend of Zelda is a series I hold close to my heart, one of the first video game franchises I was introduced to along with the likes of Mario and Sonic, to a lesser extent. So, why not start with a franchise I love so much? Why Skyward Sword specifically is that I plan on doing virtually the entire franchise barring one or two games (mainly the Four Swords games). But really, I just want to have fun, and enjoy the aspect of talking over a game that I somewhat enjoy. Granted, this isn't my favorite Zelda title. Far from it, as it's probably my least favorite game I've played in the franchise. That being said, I manage to get some enjoyment out of it, if only to maybe laugh at some of the stuff I find ridiculous. About the LP: This LP is non-live. I've already recorded the entire playthrough, from start to finish. All I have to do now is add my commentary to it, and I've actually gotten about halfway through with that. I was going to wait until I had the whole thing done and release the episodes periodically over a month or so, but I got antsy and decided to start a thread for it now. One important thing I should mention is that I didn't 100% the game, and had no intentions to. In my opinion, it's not worth it. You get nothing special at the end for doing so, so why bother, right? That being said, I do manage to get almost every Heart Piece in the game, and do go out of my way to get every last Goddess Cube/Chest and Gratitude Crystal. It had been roughly five years since I last played the game before I started to record gameplay several weeks ago. So, in a way, it's a half-blind LP. I didn't remember every single plot point, and even forgot a twist or two as I played along, so I found myself almost experiencing a lot of material for the first time. I try to go for a semi-serious commentary, where I forgo explaining game mechanics to poking fun at the game, which I find reasonable considering how much the game tends to, arguably, over-explain things. As a warning, since it came up in the Sandcastle thread, I WILL be talking during cutscenes, just so people know if that kind of thing bothers them. Schedule: No particular schedule in mind, really. No specific days of the week for uploading. I do want to have at least two or three videos uploaded a day, but that might always be the case. Spoilers?: Any spoilers are fine here. PROLOGUE Part 1 - The First Link Part 2 - The Crimson Loftwing Part 3 - Loftwing Rescue Part 4 - Zelda's Disappearance Part 5 - Fi ACT I Part 6 - The Surface Part 7 - Faron Woods Part 8 - Skyview Temple Part 1 Part 9 - Skyview Temple Part 2 Part 10 - Lord Ghirahim Part 11 - Side Stuff Act I Part 12 - Side Stuff Act II Part 13 - Side Stuff Act III Part 14 - Eldin Province Part 15 - Eldin Volcano Part 16 - Mountain Top Part 17 - Key Hunting Part 18 - The Earth Temple Part 19 - Scaldera Part 20 - Side Stuff Act IV Part 21 - Lanayru Province Part 22 - Lanayru Desert Part 23 - Lanayru Desert II Part 24 - The Generators Part 25 - Lanayru Mining Facility Part 26 - Lanayru Mining Facility II Part 27 - Lanayru Mining Facility III Part 28 - The Imprisoned ACT II Part 29 - Side Stuff Act V Part 30 - Scrapper Part 31 - Isle of Songs Part 32 - Trial of Courage Part 33 - Skyview Temple Redux Part 34 - Ancient Cistern Part 35 - Koloktos Part 36 - Side Stuff Act VI Part 37 - Trial of Wisdom Part 38 - Lanayru Sand Sea Part 39 - Shipyard Part 40 - Pirate Stronghold Part 41 - Sandship Part 42 - Tentalus Part 43 - Side Stuff Act VII Part 44 - Side Stuff Act VIII Part 45 - Trial of Power Part 46 - The Escort Mission Part 47 - Fire Sanctuary Part 48 - The Master Sword Part 49 - The Imprisoned II Part 50 - Bilocyte ACT III Part 51 - The Imprisoned III Part 52 - Song of the Hero: Faron Part 53 - Song of the Hero: Eldin Part 54 - Song of the Hero: Lanayru Part 55 - Side Stuff Finale Part 56 - Trial of the Goddess Part 57 - Sky Keep Part 58 - The Triforce Part 59 - The Finale TheLoneStar fucked around with this message at 02:25 on Mar 25, 2017 |
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Reserving, just in case.
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Feb 19, 2017 02:59
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Next three episodes are here. Part 4 - Zelda's Disappearance Part 5 - Fi Part 6 - The Surface (And God drat, I just noticed I didn't give this thread a proper Icon.)
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Feb 19, 2017 20:08
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Three more episodes, fresh out of the oven. Part 7 - Faron Woods Part 8 - Skyview Temple Part 1 Part 9 - Skyview Temple Part 2
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Feb 21, 2017 01:54
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First Temple is now done, finally. Part 10 - Lord Ghirahim Part 11 - Side Stuff Act I Part 12 - Side Stuff Act II
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Feb 22, 2017 01:49
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Second Province reached. Part 13 - Side Stuff Act III Part 14 - Eldin Province Part 15 - Eldin Volcano
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Feb 23, 2017 02:51
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Second Temple reached. Part 16 - Mountain Top Part 17 - Key Hunting Part 18 - The Earth Temple
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Feb 24, 2017 03:59
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Eighteen videos in six days? Jesus, dude, the game's not going anywhere.
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Feb 24, 2017 05:30
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I dunno, is it really that bad? I'm mainly dumping these first thirty so fast because they're already recorded and have commentary. After video thirty things will slow down a bit, probably.
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Feb 24, 2017 05:41
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Eh, it's better to pace out, since a) backlogs are your friend and b) you scare off potential viewers because all of a sudden they've got to watch hours of your LP instead of a throwaway 20 minutes every week. Plus it kills the thread because there's nothing to really focus in on and talk about. e: your style of focusing on the video and offering commentary doesn't quite work, maybe snag a co-commentator or talk more about the dungeon or game as a whole or how you're doing instead of a blow-by-blow commentary, especially since it's post-commentary and the reactions come across as forced. It's charming in a live commentary but just sort of hollow post-commentary. Honestly I would recommend popping this over to the sandcastle: you're not bad but you're very clearly new at this and are making a lot of rookie mistakes, this feels more like a first draft than a final product. ManlyGrunting fucked around with this message at 06:33 on Feb 24, 2017 |
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Feb 24, 2017 06:08
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I did post the first few videos in the Sandcastle and still got a pass, so I thought it'd be okay to keep going, that's all. Should I still pop over there again?
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Feb 24, 2017 06:39
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From the amount of replies this thread has gotten so far, I think you can safely assume nobody is really watching your videos. I mean, there aren't many viewers who want to keep up with a pace like that. Which would also be the reason why you aren't getting much feedback, which is useful if you want to improve. I'm honestly incredibly surprised that the mods haven't jumped in yet to give some friendly advice, because this thread is so close to an (against-the-rules) youtube dump. --- You know, while I'm here, let me type some more words. I haven't watched your LP except for some quick skipping through it in the sandcastle to say that at first glimpse it doesn't look terrible. The reason I haven't watched it is twofold: - I do not want (and often don't have time) to watch three Skyward Sword videos a day. - There have already been several Skyward Sword letsplays on this forum. I'm not gonna watch another one unless it has something special going for it (a letsplayer or group of letsplayers I really enjoy listening to, a glitch showoff such as Doctor Kill did for Ocarina of Time, etc). I'd much rather spend my time on watching LPs of hidden gems that nobody has letsplayed before. I'm also not one for jumping into an LP halfway. So let's be honest here, even if you use this feedback to improve a lot, I'm sorry, but even then I'm not going to invest time in this Zelda LP. However, as I indicated in the Sandcastle, I do think you have potential, so if you start another LP, take it slowly, and ask the thread for feedback so you can hone your skills, and well, it's a game I like to watch, there's a good chance I will jump in. Carbon dioxide fucked around with this message at 07:52 on Feb 24, 2017 |
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Feb 24, 2017 07:33
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Carbon dioxide posted:From the amount of replies this thread has gotten so far, I think you can safely assume nobody is really watching your videos. I mean, there aren't many viewers who want to keep up with a pace like that. Which would also be the reason why you aren't getting much feedback, which is useful if you want to improve. I don't think this thread breaks the rules, though I do think this approach is not a very good idea, for reasons already elaborated upon. I will say, however; Carbon dioxide posted:I haven't watched your LP except for some quick skipping through it in the sandcastle to say that at first glimpse it doesn't look terrible. The reason I haven't watched it is twofold: This is not a very helpful observation to make. Discouraging people from doing games just because they've already been done is basically the opposite of what we want. There are issues with this LP, I agree, but the choice of game is not one of them.
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Feb 24, 2017 14:50
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Carbon dioxide posted:However, as I indicated in the Sandcastle, I do think you have potential, so if you start another LP, take it slowly, and ask the thread for feedback so you can hone your skills, and well, it's a game I like to watch, there's a good chance I will jump in. I dunno if I want to quit an LP just because it's not doing too well. I already spent my time beating the game and working on editing and the like. I may as well see it through. Personally, I found my schedule gave more than enough time for any kind of conversation to start. I mean at this point it's probably too late, but I might as well switch it up so I update every other day, or is that too fast too?
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Feb 24, 2017 17:55
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Well anyway, here's the Second Temple done. Part 19 - Scaldera Part 20 - Side Stuff Act IV
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Feb 27, 2017 05:05
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And now back to three videos, but every other day. Part 21 - Lanayru Province Part 22 - Lanayru Desert Part 23 - Lanayru Desert II TheLoneStar fucked around with this message at 04:26 on Mar 3, 2017 |
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Feb 28, 2017 23:33
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Can Link survive the desert? Probably, but he'll most likely have a twitch by the time it's over. Part 24 - The Generators Part 25 - Lanayru Mining Facility Part 26 - Lanayru Mining Facility II
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Mar 3, 2017 05:39
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ACT II has officially begun. Part 27 - Lanayru Mining Facility III Part 28 - The Imprisoned Part 29 - Side Stuff Act V
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Mar 5, 2017 02:15
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These Trials sure are spooky scary. Part 30 - Scrapper Part 31 - Isle of Songs Part 32 - Trial of Courage
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Mar 7, 2017 04:22
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Never mind, this new Temple is spooky scary. Part 33 - Skyview Temple Redux Part 34 - Ancient Cistern Part 35 - Koloktos
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Mar 9, 2017 03:52
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Nearing the fourth Temple now... Part 36 - Side Stuff Act VI Part 37 - Trial of Wisdom Part 38 - Lanayru Sand Sea
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Mar 11, 2017 03:23
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Now the fifth Temple. Part 39 - Shipyard Part 40 - Pirate Stronghold Part 41 - Sandship
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Mar 13, 2017 03:29
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Finished up the fifth temple and did some side stuff. Part 42 - Tentalus Part 43 - Side Stuff Act VII Part 44 - Side Stuff Act VIII
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And into the sixth Temple, I'm on a roll. Part 45 - Trial of Power Part 46 - The Escort Mission Part 47 - Fire Sanctuary TheLoneStar fucked around with this message at 02:07 on Mar 21, 2017 |
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Mar 16, 2017 23:51
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The third Act is upon us, next video. Part 48 - The Master Sword Part 49 - The Imprisoned II Part 50 - Bilocyte TheLoneStar fucked around with this message at 02:07 on Mar 21, 2017 |
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Mar 19, 2017 00:53
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Music is in the air. Part 51 - The Imprisoned III Part 52 - Song of the Hero: Faron Part 53 - Song of the Hero: Eldin
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Mar 21, 2017 02:07
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Nearing the end. It's all over on Friday. Part 54 - Song of the Hero: Lanayru Part 55 - Side Stuff Finale Part 56 - Trial of the Goddess
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Mar 22, 2017 22:22
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And here's the Finale in all it's non-glory. Part 57 - Sky Keep Part 58 - The Triforce Part 59 - The Finale
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Mar 25, 2017 02:25
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I hope you learned something, OP.
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