ZELDA WII U

It certainly looks very pretty. I'm also worried that it's going to wind up being a vast, empty space. Zelda games have a pretty bad track record when it comes to such things, and this incarnation of Hyrule currently looks distressingly vacant. Though since the game is still in development, I'll give them a pass for now and hope that they manage to populate Hyrule with monsters, caves, towns, turnips, etc.

I'm not loving the motion controls for aiming and all of that, though. In fact, I'd rather just play with the pro controller and forget the Gamepad even exists.

And here is that very same trailer, but cropped and reoriented so that it's full screen. Like it should have been in the first place.

I don't know what I'm doing wrong, but the video doesn't show up, so here's a boring old link:
Boring old link.

All of these new games encourage me to find a job with a consistent income.

Simply Amazing. The map interface is cool.
I really enjoyed the vastness of the WindWaker ocean and
the fact that there were hundreds of sites to explore.

Wind Waker's Ganondorf was awesome. That speech he made before the final battle, about the winds bringing death to the Gerudo and prosperity to Hyrule was probably one of the best moments in any Zelda game. Then again, that whole final battle was one of the best moments in any Zelda game. In my less-than-humble opinion. So if Ganondorf is the villain, I'd love to see him return to that sort of form. We don't really need another Zant or Ghirahim. We need the man himself.

Though it's not my favorite, the fight against Demise was a great way to end Skyward Sword. Because after all the shit they put you through to get to Demise, that game really needed a great conclusion. I think that the motion controls generally worked in Skyward Sword's favor, but the game itself was filled with so much bullshit that I could barely stand to finish it. The fights against the Imprisoned, the backtracking, the awful, AWFUL final dungeon... and Fi... UGH.

As I played Skyward Sword with blank expectations, I was motivated to save
Zelda character at all costs. My favorite dungeons in the entire game were:
Ancient Cistern and the Sandship. I wish more Zelda games had the
great adventure appeal of Skyward Sword. Windwaker HD was pretty awesome too.
Twilight Princess not so much.

I'm a dumb blonde (guys can be airheads, too), so I couldn't solve that Sky Keep puzzle to save my life. I had to have the strategy guide on my lap the whole entire time, and even then I struggled.

And my biggest problem with Fi wasn't her lack of characterization. It was the hand-holding. I don't remember if it was Sky Keep or the dungeon before that, but I distinctly remember coming upon a LOCKED DOOR and she had the nerve to tell me, 45 hours into the game, that I need a KEY to open it. And then, when I found the key 5 minutes later, that dumb-dumb suggested there was a 67.5% chance the KEY would open the LOCKED DOOR I had just passed. If you don't know that a key will open a door in a Zelda game... 45 hours into the game... you've got bigger problems than that locked door. If possible, I would have thrown Fi off of Skyloft and used a wooden sword for the entire game, just so I wouldn't have to listen to her.

Yeah, the Song of the Hero quest is what made me really cringe. I didn't like it, but the backtracking prior to that was at least tolerable. I expect a certain amount of it in Zelda games. But the Song of the Hero quest was too much. Tadpole collecting was awful. Link getting mugged by moblins and having all his stuff stolen... EVEN WORSE. I don't even remember the desert part, but I'm sure I hated it, too. XD

EDIT: So I don't come across as a total hater, I'll note that there are some things that I liked about the game. It was gorgeous, the relationship between Link and Zelda was great, the dungeons were expertly crafted, Groose was great, the motion controls were fine. Oh, and the music was excellent. That's something I look forward to in every Zelda game. Hopefully the Wii U version delivers on that front.