Frank conquers Skyward Sword but still hates pumpkins

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That pumpkin minigame:

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PostRe: Frank plays Skyward Sword and hates pumpkins
by Errkal » Sun May 27, 2018 5:18 pm

Never played skyward sword. I considered getting it a few times on U but the thought of having use Wii controllers put me off.

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PostRe: Frank plays Skyward Sword and hates pumpkins
by The Watching Artist » Sun May 27, 2018 6:59 pm

Frank wrote:Yeah, they're better than I remember the bits in Twilight Princess being, but I don't like how you can't actually defend yourself at all. Got spotted by one of the Poe things when I had a single tear left to find and that immediately alerted EVERYONE.

Just entered the Ancient Cistern. Backtracking to the earlier dungeons is a bit strange. Took me a while to find the key :shifty:

The tears bits wouldn't really work if you could fight back. It's being that vulnerable that makes them a challenge. And terrifying when it goes wrong. :lol:

Hope you like the Cistern. Its one of my favourite dungeons in any Zelda. strawberry floating great boss fight to.

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PostRe: Frank plays Skyward Sword and hates pumpkins
by Winckle » Tue May 29, 2018 9:53 am

Errkal wrote:Never played skyward sword. I considered getting it a few times on U but the thought of having use Wii controllers put me off.

It remains the only Zelda game I've not completed. I just got sick of the hand holding and stopped playing.

We should migrate GRcade to Flarum. :toot:
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PostRe: Frank plays Skyward Sword and hates pumpkins
by Frank » Tue May 29, 2018 9:56 am

I wish Fi would shut up about probabilities.

The Watching Artist wrote:Hope you like the Cistern. Its one of my favourite dungeons in any Zelda. strawberry floating great boss fight to.


It was pretty good. The weird zombie-Moblins, though :dread: the boss reminded me of the weapon-stealing in the Wind Waker :wub: Great fun.

Just found the sandship, but haven't started it yet. The minetrain ride was fun but kinda pointless.

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PostRe: Frank plays Skyward Sword and hates pumpkins
by Frank » Mon Jun 11, 2018 9:47 pm

Heading for the final flame now. The flipping robot escort quest :dread: Stop dragging it out, guys.

He can fly. Why can't he avoid the enemies himself? :x

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PostRe: Frank plays Skyward Sword and hates pumpkins
by Frank » Thu Jun 14, 2018 8:46 pm

So, I can have up to eight dowsing targets, but I can't look for a crystal ball and someone to plough a field at the same time? What the strawberry float, Fi :x

Surely the whole point of unlocking extra slots is so you can take on more sidequests at once :dread:

Still, finished the Fire Santuary earlier. Was great fun.

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PostRe: Frank plays Skyward Sword and hates pumpkins
by OrangeRKN » Fri Jun 15, 2018 10:48 am

Loving the dungeons and hating Fi - that's Skyward Sword alright!

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PostRe: Frank plays Skyward Sword and hates pumpkins
by Frank » Sun Jun 17, 2018 1:07 pm

Met the big wind fish earlier, then dropped into the Volcano to try and find the Pumpkin harvesting boffin.

More no-weapon-forced-sneaky sections :x

The robot's a proper bellend.

Still, eventually got the Mogma to the lumpy pumpkin, so now I just need to find the crystal ball. How many gratitude crystals are there around? I'm not sure how many side quests I've done at the moment.

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PostRe: Frank plays Skyward Sword and hates pumpkins
by Frank » Sun Jun 24, 2018 7:56 pm

I feel like the game should have finished about three hours ago. So much backtracking to find all the pieces of the song :dread: And then another trial (so what was the importance of learning the song? Surely that was meant to be what showed me the way to the Triforce :slol: ) And now I've got *another* dungeon? Wouldn't be so bad if the sliding puzzle gimmick wasn't so tedious. That fencing boss fight with the robot pirate :x

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PostRe: Frank plays Skyward Sword and hates pumpkins
by OrangeRKN » Mon Jun 25, 2018 10:13 am

Frank wrote:That fencing boss fight with the robot pirate :x


On the sand ship?

That's the best dungeon!

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PostRe: Frank plays Skyward Sword and hates pumpkins
by Frank » Mon Jun 25, 2018 10:15 am

I'm fighting him again in the Sky Keep to find my way to the triforce. Died the first time through then foolishly clicked continue so it respawns me at the bird statue I'd just saved at but without my fairy :x #rude

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PostRe: Frank plays Skyward Sword and hates pumpkins
by OrangeRKN » Mon Jun 25, 2018 10:20 am

Ah I forgot he turns up again, that makes more sense now.

I really like the concept of that dungeon. The execution isn't quite as good, but I thought that was because it's a bit simple and not that puzzling.

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PostRe: Frank plays Skyward Sword and hates pumpkins
by Frank » Mon Jun 25, 2018 10:22 am

Yeah, the moving rooms concept is good but it doesn't quite do much with it.

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PostRe: Frank plays Skyward Sword and hates pumpkins
by The Watching Artist » Mon Jun 25, 2018 10:57 am

That dungeon is amazeballs. Puzzles within puzzles. :datass: :wub:

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PostRe: Frank plays Skyward Sword and hates pumpkins
by Hypes » Mon Jun 25, 2018 1:08 pm

You definitely don't want the game to have ended three hours ago, you're getting to the best bit

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PostRe: Frank plays Skyward Sword and hates pumpkins
by Cheeky Devlin » Mon Jun 25, 2018 1:19 pm

Hyperion wrote:You definitely don't want the game to have ended three hours ago, you're getting to the best bit

Yup. The bit where you finish it and never have to play it again. :lol:

To be fair the dungeons in SS are probably one of the highlights along with the story in general and the music.

Booted it up in Dolphin yesterday actually just to make sure it worked well with my Wii Remote and the higher-resolution really helps the game. It's still got that depth of field effect, but the art style shines through a lot better on more capable hardware.

I might (might) entertain a replay at some point to see if my opinion of the game changes (I don't expect it will).

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PostRe: Frank plays Skyward Sword and hates pumpkins
by Hypes » Mon Jun 25, 2018 1:23 pm

Cheeky Devlin wrote:
Hyperion wrote:You definitely don't want the game to have ended three hours ago, you're getting to the best bit

Yup. The bit where you finish it and never have to play it again. :lol:

I will fight you

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PostRe: Frank plays Skyward Sword and hates pumpkins
by Cheeky Devlin » Mon Jun 25, 2018 1:27 pm

Hyperion wrote:
Cheeky Devlin wrote:
Hyperion wrote:You definitely don't want the game to have ended three hours ago, you're getting to the best bit

Yup. The bit where you finish it and never have to play it again. :lol:

I will fight you

Bring it. :capnscotty:

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PostRe: Frank plays Skyward Sword and hates pumpkins
by The Watching Artist » Mon Jun 25, 2018 3:14 pm

Hyperion wrote:
Cheeky Devlin wrote:
Hyperion wrote:You definitely don't want the game to have ended three hours ago, you're getting to the best bit

Yup. The bit where you finish it and never have to play it again. :lol:

I will fight you

And my axe.

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PostRe: Frank plays Skyward Sword and hates pumpkins
by Hypes » Mon Jun 25, 2018 4:11 pm

The Watching Artist wrote:
Hyperion wrote:
Cheeky Devlin wrote:
Hyperion wrote:You definitely don't want the game to have ended three hours ago, you're getting to the best bit

Yup. The bit where you finish it and never have to play it again. :lol:

I will fight you

And my axe.

And my wiimote


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