It may not be released until Fall of 2011, but that hasn’t stopped Nintendo from building up anticipation for it’s upcoming The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword. The game is playable at this year’s San Diego Comic-Con, but for those who can’t make the trip, Nintendo has unveiled a new trailer.
The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword Comic Con 2011 trailer features much of the same footage that appeared in the E3 trailer from earlier this year, though new additions make it worth a watch. We see the Skyward Sword overworld, populated by numerous NPCs going about their daily business. We witness statues as well as majestic waterfalls, all showcasing the game’s new graphic style. Next up is an introduction to Link and Zelda, who throw themselves from the Overworld and onto flying creatures.
From here, disaster strikes as Zelda is pulled into the jaws of what appears to be a large flying Snake, quite the departure from Ganon and his minions. The remainder of the trailer showcases the in-game combat system, which takes advantage of the Wii MotionPlus technology. Precise sword swipes and movements are shown, with specific enemies — such as Bokoblin’s and Deku Baba’s — requiring specific motions to defeat. Other noteworthy moments within the trailer include the return of Goron race, who appear to be acting as a travelling tradesman.
Take a look at the Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword Comic-Con trailer.
We know thus far that Skyward Sword is an early tale from the Zelda universe, occurring before the events of Ocarina of Time. It’s seen as an important game by many Nintendo Wii owners, as it marks the the final major game Nintendo will likely release for its veteran console. With the much anticipated Wii-U expected to be released in 2012, it will be a last hurrah for the console that introduced mainstream motion controls.
Ranters, what do you think of your latest look at Skyward Sword? What would you like to see for the series’ debut on Wii U? Let us know in the comments below.
The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword releases exclusively for the Nintendo Wii this holiday season.
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Actually Vaati wasn’t in Twilight Princess he was in Four Swords and Minish Cap.
*Puffs inhaler*
Yeah, that’s a new character whose name was already confirmed at E3.
*Adjusts glasses*
Good spot. My mistake, been an age since I played TP and mixed characters up.
That said I didn’t enjoy TP as much as other Zelda titles.
Bit disapointing to see them reverting back to the cartoony graphics for zelda instead of moving on with the epic realistic graphics they had done in Twilight Princess.
Thank you. So many of my friends are like “It’s not cartoony!” I hate it.
Yeah TP graphics were very nice, I didn’t enjoy WW because of the cartoon-y graphics, so lets hope they really are developing a futury zelda game =)
More scripted combat, lame. Guess I’ll go play a real Zelda, like Ocarina or Majora’s mask.
This game looks lame.
Nintendo leaving more reasons to go to M$ as my go-to console. thanks.
They’re making another GameCube Zelda game?
Seriously though, this looks way less polished than Twilight Princess…
Come on thats not cool….TP style graphics…gamecube style controls….then we shall talk about how this games story is.
ok, so this takes place before Ocarina of Time?
i’m going to go out on a limb here and suggest that this Link may be a close ancestor to the Link of OoT, perhaps even his father. Just a wild guess, but i wouldn’t be surprised if i was right.