Ikana's Twilight Princess review.

The title is pretty explanitory. I saw Fulcon's review so I'm like "What the hell? Might as well do my own.", so here goes. Feel free to debate. I'll be going by the Wii version, by the way.

Gameplay:
One of the most important elements, Twilight Princess does a good job (for the most part). Swordplay has been refined, and works somewhat similarly to that of TWW. Aiming projectile weapons is also fun with the wii-mote, though the crosshair is entirely too large, and the spinning is somewhat annoying. Horseplay is also vastly improved. Unfortunately, many of TP's gameplay elements are craptastic. Wolf segments are tedious and repetetive, despite being remotely fun the first time around. Another downfall, the difficulty. Never in the game did I face a serious challenge, save for the statue puzzle in the Sacred Grove. It feels that a toddler could breeze through with little trouble. Another one of my qualms with the gameplay was the way the enemies would be knocked down, often enemies that you aren't able to "finish", making it necessary to wait several moments for them to get up in order to kill. This was especially annoying in wolf mode, where you could only perform a finishing move on Poes.

Visuals: Being a gamecube port, TP's graphics aren't too bad. Wood textures look pretty good, as does some of the sand in the Gerudo Desert, but rock and metal surfaces lack polish. I've seen worse water effects, but TP's water could have turned out a bit better. Another problem I had was the childish appearance of many of the NPCs and creatures - it looks like they popped from a Dr. Seuss Book.

Plot:
The plot was a mess. It's basically ALttP with a few lame twists. Zant was an awful character,and, at times, it felt like Midna stole the spotlight from Link, where it rightfully belongs. It felt like Link was merely a pawn. (This is also sometimes reflected in the gameplay)

Audio:
Aside from a few new tracks and some clever references to past songs (wolf songs), I was severely dissapointed by TP's soundtrack. It had very little original material whatsoever. Another problem was sword impact sounds. It sounds like Link is whipping his enemies. What ever happened to the cool, visceral sound present in OoT and MM? It sounded like you were actually cutting flesh.

Overall:
In conclusion, TP has good points, though lacking in some gameplay elements. The uninspired story, chilidish art-style, and poor soundtrack greatly detract from what could have been an awesome experience. I award TP a score of 6.5/10.

I agree with a lot of your points. Actually, all of them.

And...the reason that I put my review here is that I don't know how to get it displayed on the site.

So, this is a review for the Wii version of Twilight Princess?

Originally Posted by Ramza

So, this is a review for the Wii version of Twilight Princess?

As I stated in my introduction, yes, it is.

6.5/10? Compared to what? I never liked reviews by Zelda sites, or Zelda fans, as they are biased as hell.

IGN on the otherhand gave it like a 9.5/10 as it was compared to other games that are not Zelda. I disagree with some of your list but it is what it is. Were all entitled to our own thoughts.

Originally Posted by Nathanial Rumphol-Janc

6.5/10? Compared to what? I never liked reviews by Zelda sites, or Zelda fans, as they are biased as hell.

IGN on the otherhand gave it like a 9.5/10 as it was compared to other games that are not Zelda. I disagree with some of your list but it is what it is. Were all entitled to our own thoughts.

And this is why I love reading reviews that aren't written by Zelda fans or Zelda sites.

While i respect your opinion i disagree completly. It deserves a 9.5/10, imo.

Well it could've deserved a better score. I would've gave it an 8.5 because even though it definitely isn't the best in the series, it's still a good game.

I disagree with the plot. I actually enjoyed it. As for the rest of your review some of these things seem to be pretty minor and trivial.

I hate when fans review the games. They're biased and they pick out flaws that either extremely miniscule or are entirely wrong.

I prefer professional video game critics. (Except for Gerstmann) Real critics review games based on what's good and bad, not what they like or dislike.

Gametrailers: 9.7/10
IGN: 9.5/10
Gamespy: 5/5
Metacritic average: 95/100
Gamesradar (one of my favorites): 10/10
Nintendo Power: 9.5/10

Meanwhile, you see idiot OoT fanboys giving it 1/10 and 2/10. Seriously?

Believe it or not, my little six year old brother has finished this game.

So you're right when you said that a toddler could beat this game.

^six year olds are hardly toddlers. Besides maybe your brother is just really smart. I have a 13 year old cousin that still can't figure out the ice block puzzle in snowpeak.

6 year olds are suppose to be able to beat Zelda. Zelda was originally created for children. Is that so hard to understand? I played Zelda when I was 6. Anyways, crap review is crap. But that's okay, I respect your opinion. I'd give TP a 10. I'd also give OoT, MM, LA, ALttP and TWW a 10. They're all amazingly amazing games and none of them deserve to be ill-treated by some rabid fanboy.

Originally Posted by Zeldablue777

6 year olds are suppose to be able to beat Zelda. Zelda was originally created for children. Is that so hard to understand? I played Zelda when I was 6. Anyways, crap review is crap. But that's okay, I respect your opinion. I'd give TP a 10. I'd also give OoT, MM, LA, ALttP and TWW a 10. They're all amazingly amazing games and none of them deserve to be ill-treated by some rabid fanboy.

A "rabid fanboy" am I? I was just presenting my opinion. Excuse me for not liking TP. It's the only Zelda game I dislike, aside from AoL.

Have you beaten Adventure of Link? Have you actually played it? =/ Sometimes I feel the fanbase just says AoL is bad because the person next to them said so. But either way, I don't like every game I play, but it's quiiiiet a stretch to give ANY Zelda game a score lower than 8. It's pratically a sin. I horrible horrible vice, and you should feel ashamed of yourself.

AoL, is extremely hard, but only babies whine about it sucking.

Originally Posted by Ikana General

A "rabid fanboy" am I? I was just presenting my opinion. Excuse me for not liking TP. It's the only Zelda game I dislike, aside from AoL.

You actually disliked Twilight Princess?
I can understand people complaining about a lack of new themes and features, but to actually dislike the game...

I personally thought that TP was a great game, and it's probably my favourite in the series. I respect your opinions though.

Originally Posted by Zeldablue777

Have you beaten Adventure of Link? Have you actually played it? =/ Sometimes I feel the fanbase just says AoL is bad because the person next to them said so. But either way, I don't like every game I play, but it's quiiiiet a stretch to give ANY Zelda game a score lower than 8. It's pratically a sin. I horrible horrible vice, and you should feel ashamed of yourself.

AoL, is extremely hard, but only babies whine about it sucking.

I was offering my honest opinion of TP. In my opinion, it is crappy. I have right to say that, yet you flame me at every turn.

And yes, AoL is hard as hell. Some of us like to go through a cave without losing three lives.

Zelda fan reviews are the biggest pile of crap and I could never take them seriously, they could give it 1/10 for all I care as I know it's a biased view, most of them refuse to like something which is good about the game and deliberately expand as much as they can on something which can be considered a very minor flaw which any other gamer wouldn't mind. If IGN or any other game reviewing site gave the game 1/10 then I’d be worried.

Originally Posted by Ikana General

I was offering my honest opinion of TP. In my opinion, it is crappy.

Then you're obviously biased and not reviewing the game based on what counts most, the gameplay. And Twilight Princess has the most refined gameplay in the series as well as a huge exploration factor. Isn't that what counts? A fanboy you are.

Originally Posted by Link92

Then you're obviously biased and not reviewing the game based on what counts most, the gameplay. And Twilight Princess has the most refined gameplay in the series as well as a huge exploration factor. Isn't that what counts? A fanboy you are.

Um, where in TP was there good exploration? You go in some underground caves, fight some ridiculous plants, and get rupees (often more rupees than you can carry, not to mention the lack of goods to buy)

And no, I'm not a fanboy. I'm just able to recognize TP's inumerable flaws. So all those reviews you cited were good? Those people were affected by the hype. And it's not like I gave it that bad of a score. 6.5 is pretty generous. Also, did you mention my positive points anywhere in your posts? No. You're cherry-picking worse than I am.