The official "Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess" review thread. First review inside!

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Gamespy review!!! 5 out of 5.

UnderGround Online review (thanks PPP) A.

The Hylia review (Thanks, GrayGhost!) 9.6/10

Gamerz Edge 10/10

Gamebrink 99/100

1up 10/10

GoNintendo 9.9/10

GameInformer 10/10 (Second opinion = 10/10)

IGN 9.5/10

More reviews to come...

[TheGrayGhost]

I'm no expert on visuals, and I respect that the 360 and the PS3 have better raw specs, but to me, this is the most visually stunning image I've seen.

5/5 from GameSpy. Nice. I didn't read too much into it, though, because I don't want to be spoiled.

Hey Gammy, do you think it might be possible to change the title of the thread to include ALL of the upcoming reviews? I think IGN's review will be up later tonight, and I'll post it here.

[JustABill]

GEEEEE. It's so close. <3

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GG: I tried it, but I couldn't

[TheGrayGhost]

Originally Posted by Gammy79

GG: I tried it, but I couldn't

It's ok. If the IGN review is up tonight, I'll PM you the link and you can edit it into the original post.

[Axid]

http://www.ugo.com/ugo/html/article/?id=15974

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Edit: In search of reviews I came across a picture I didn't want to see (unofficial one)...

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Originally Posted by TheGrayGhost

It's ok. If the IGN review is up tonight, I'll PM you the link and you can edit it into the original post.

Deal

[TheGrayGhost]

http://thehylia.com/index.php?subact...t_from=&ucat=9&

9.6

No, it didn't quite get a perfect 10, but the author still manages to say that it's the best LOZ game by far in Nintendo history. In a franchise marked by excellence, that is a huge statement. And keep in mind that the reviewer is as big a Zelda fan you'll find on the net, and he is very critical of every installment. But the question I pose is this: if The Legend of the Zelda: Ocarina of Time is the best game in the history of the industry* as of now, and TP is the better game, doesn't that mean TP is now number one?

*Well, on most serious Top 100 lists, the number one spot essentially comes down to three games: Super Mario Bros. (NES), Super Mario 64, and The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time.

Oh, I forgot to mention that everyone who is genuinely interested should read the review in full. The writing is much more telling than the rating; all too often we skip over the text and only see the rating.

[jaydawg]

Zelda's super sexiness has been sealed. Sweet.

[TheCardPlayer]

I hope I can get a Wii at launch...The wait will be too hard otherwise....

[Kalit]

So.. my friend said that he heard Zelda doesn't look that great according to Gabe (from Penny Arcade), but he's never seen it himself (and tried telling me it looked like ****). I tried telling him how retarded he was because I've seen gameplay footage, and it looks sooo great. I definately can't wait for this, anyone know if this is being released before Sunday?

[War Party]

Here's what Gabe said:

"I took the Wii home over the weekend and was able to put quite a bit of time into Zelda. There was what I would describe as a “bru ha ha” over at Joystiq when one of their bloggers claimed the game was a flop. He cited its terrible graphics as reason enough to dismiss it entirely. The response in the thread afterwards was heated with lots of people claiming that the graphics weren’t as bad as he claimed and that the game actually looked really good. Having played it all weekend I’m here to tell you that’s not the correct response.
See the problem is that he’s partially right. The game doesn't look very good. I don’t just mean it doesn’t look like Gears of War either, I mean it doesn’t even look good for a GC game and let’s be honest here that’s what we’re talking about. I’ve seen beautiful games on the Cube. Crystal Chronicles, Wind Waker and Resident Evil 4 were all incredible looking games. Twilight Princess can’t really compare to any of them. So he’s right about that, what he’s wrong about is everything else.
Even though the game doesn’t look all that great, it’s still Zelda and it’s ****ing awesome. Our crew plays Gears of War every night and I had a hard time putting down my remote and nun chuck to join them. 1up has a minute by minute write up of the first ten hours of the game which seems ridiculous to me. I don’t know why you’d want to ruin such a great experience and it’s really not necessary. Maybe that’s that new games journalism I’ve heard so much about. Here’s everything you need to know about Twilight Princess:
-Playing Zelda with the Wii controller is super fun. -The game play is a blast. -The story is great. -You’ll never even think about the graphics while you’re playing it.
I recommend avoiding any of the extensive write ups about the game. I’m serious, Twilight Princess is too good to ruin it that way. Just wait a few more days and experience it for yourself."
-Gabe out

[Hades]

Zelda and Final fantasy.

The only game series I need

[WhatsHisFace]

Originally Posted by Hades

Zelda and Final fantasy.

The only game series I need

Not if you want to see anything cool.

[jaydawg]

WHF is right. All you need is Zelda.

[Spidey-Bat]

I must be guaranteed this game 11/19.

[XwolverineX]

Why do you mock me Zelda? I really don't a Wii at launch, not untill there's other games I want. But Zelda.. Rrrrughyeytfhhdsaqw.

[Kipobe]

Yeah, I read thehylia's review yesterday, and for anyone who knows TSA (the site owner), he was gonna be EXTREMELY critical on the controls. He's a tad proud... so I knew he wasn't gonna give the gameplay a 10 just because he'd of had to backtrack with the statements he said earlier... but all the same they appear very promising. I honestly believe he was gonna be one of the harsher critics. Now I just wanna see IGN and Gamespots review. I'm hoping for perfect scores especially from Gamespot

[Not Jake]

No way does either give it a perfect score. It probably doesn't deserve one, anyway. It should totally be in that 9.5-9.9 range though.

I'm thinking one bigtime review site is gonna harsh it up, give it like, a high 8 or something, just to be edgy.

[Spidey-Bat]

EGM will probably give it a 8.3 or something. A game getting a perfect score now is very rare. People have become more fanboyish than they were 10 years ago when Ocarina of Time came out.

I'm looking forward to the Famitsu review. They're the biggest magazine in Japan and are very tough critics.

[Not Jake]

I doubt that, maybe Game Informer will go for the high 8 though.

[jaydawg]

I seriously doubt we're going to be seeing any 8s from the big reviewers. Besides, if WW can get two 10s in an EGM review, I wouldn't be surprised if we have another platinum on our hands.

[Not Jake]

I'm predicting a gold from EGM, maybe one 10 from a reviewer. I think the graphics and camera will prooooobably hold the game from a 10 for most review sites.

[TheCardPlayer]

I'm going to preorder the Wii and this tomorrow. There's one spot left on the list....and I'll take it.

[Speedball]

Best Launch game ever!!!
Too bad I'm getting it for the Gamecube. I don't have money for a Wii and a game.