REVISITING ZELDA SKYWARD SWORD HD - NINTENDO SWITCH - GAMEPLAY - LIVE
16ZELDA SKYWARD SWORD HD - NINTENDO SWITCH - GAMEPLAY - LIVE
Gameplay in The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD is largely unchanged from that of the original game.[1] As in most The Legend of Zelda games, players control the series' main protagonist, a young swordsman named Link. In combat, Link primarily uses a sword and shield, bow and arrows, and bombs. The remaster features two control schemes, one of which aims to replicate the functions of the Wii Remote Plus and Nunchuck through improved motion controls on the Joy-Con, while the other aims to replicate a traditional control scheme by using the right analog stick to control the previously motion-controlled sword.[2] This secondary control method allows the game to be played in handheld mode, on a Pro Controller, and on the Nintendo Switch Lite.[2]
In addition to higher-resolution graphics, the game now plays at 60 frames per second.[3] Other quality of life features added include autosave, the ability to save to any of the three save files instead of just the original file (which also now includes giving Hero Mode its own slot upon unlocking it as a New Game Plus feature when saved into a file),[4] many of Fi's hints now being optional, the ability to skip dialogue boxes and cutscenes, and item descriptions no longer appearing after the first encounter with an item, with the Gratitude Crystals being the lone exception.[5][4] One Amiibo figure is supported,[6] being a new figure depicting Zelda and a Loftwing enabling fast travel between the sky and the surface.[7]
Development and release
Series producer Eiji Aonuma stated in June 2016 that it might be possible to create an HD remaster of Skyward Sword for then-current hardware.[8] Years prior, during the development of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Nintendo experimented with an HD version of Skyward Sword running on Wii U development kits when trying to settle on a graphical style for the new game.[9] This ultimately led to the production of The Wind Waker HD, whose success encouraged the Zelda team to pursue other high-definition remasters. In November 2018, Aonuma recognized the interest in a Skyward Sword remaster, though a spokesperson from Nintendo would later clarify to Eurogamer that there were no plans to bring the game to the Nintendo Switch at that time.[10] In August 2020, Amazon UK had listed a Nintendo Switch version of Skyward Sword, though it was delisted soon after.[11]
In February 2021, a remaster of Skyward Sword for the Nintendo Switch was announced during a Nintendo Direct stream with a release date of July 16, 2021.[12] A pair of Joy-Con controllers themed after the Master Sword (right Joy-Con) and Hylian Shield (left Joy-Con) from the game were also released on the same date,[13] in addition to the Zelda and Loftwing Amiibo figure.[7] This version was co-developed with Tantalus Media, who previously also handled Twilight Princess HD.[14]
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