I finally had some quality time to spend with "Skyward Sword" and put about an hour into it. My very first impression was that Link felt stiff. I kept running too fast (without dashing) and missed doorways, ran into walls, fell off ledges, and had to really try and line up my path to properly roll into trees and collect the fallen rupees. It's going to take some getting used to.
I had to temper my patience while searching for clues as to the whereabouts of my Loftwing as I knew that searching around aimlessly at the beginning is the free-roaming tutorial that gets us acquainted with the controls. I wanted action! Although I had to wait a bit, I was glad I had to bump around Skyloft as it did indeed reveal some basic techniques that have been remapped since Twilight Princess.
Other doubts were creeping forth until I entered the first cave by the waterfall. The graphics were great, and I loved swinging the sword around in different directions. I eventually rescued my Loftwing, went through the flying tutorial, and saved my game. I'm still just inches into the game, and I think I'll be okay if I can just get used to Link's new feel.
Ultimately, I think Skyward is going to be a blast. It does have one glaring knock against it, though, albeit more the result of new circumstances in my home theater and not really the fault of the game itself.
My rear-projection 52" TV was having color convergence problems, bad enough that games were becoming unplayable, especially if text was located on effected parts of the screen. Although it is 720p, it never really had a crisp contrast to it. I decided it was time to upgrade, and I went out and bought a 47" 1080p 3DHD flatscreen by Vizio. The difference in picture quality is night and day, especially when viewing the PS3. Unfortunately, the Wii's graphics never looked so bad, and it's kind of a letdown. I knew the Wii was only 480p, and, yeah, PS3 games always looked better on that blurry rear-projection TV anyway, but now the Wii's graphics look totally last gen. I'll still play through Skyward and enjoy it, but let's just say that I'm glad it's the last major release on the Wii and can't wait to buy a WiiU.
As for the TV itself, the 3D is fantastic! I watched "Sanctum" in 3D and was rivoted, much like seeing Avatar the first time. The two 3D-enabled games I tried on it - Mortal Kombat and COD:BO - run well in 3D. I'm on the 3D bandwagon with full force, and hope more companies release 3D enabled games. IMO, they should all be in 3D. Isn't it about time?
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