The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword "Skyview Temple" Gameplay Video

MisterBrown

There's been a great deal of discussion on message boards, gaming sites, and XPlay itself regarding the graphics of Skyward Sword not being on par with the HD quality graphics of the Skyrims and Dragon Ages of this generation. However, shouldn't we be more concerned with a discussion in terms of "art style" instead of simply "graphics"? Didn't Braid receive practically universal praise for how it used its art style, which is very similar to the direction taken by Skyward Sword? And, with the "lack of excitement" that many journalists and message board posters are expressing for this Zelda due to the Wii's graphical capabilities, yet I wonder why these people didn't levy similar attacks on (the absolutely brilliant) Portal 2, which is a sure front runner for GotY and hardly because of its graphics. Simply put, especially given the limitations of the Wii, I feel that the art style that's been chosen does a more than adequate job of serving the purpose of the franchise.

Skeptics about a lack of evolution in gameplay, IMO, have more ground on which to stand. While Skyward Sword seems to have several new twists to it, I think there's still a chance it might feel like another beefed-up Ocarina of Time. This judgment, however, will ultimately have to be reserved until we all get the full game in our hands.