There were quite a few announcements coming out of Nintendo’s Pre-TGS event including the reveal of a handful of new titles for the system and a new 3DS SKU, but none were as exciting as Shigeru Miyamoto’s revelation that The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword would take somewhere between 50-100 hours to complete.
It’s been such a long time that Nintendo has actually talked about a game’s content rather than make hardware announcements or reveal popular properties that are a ways off from releasing that this small detail about Skyward Sword reminded gamers what Nintendo does best: make substantial video games.
Though this completion time pales in comparison to the amount of time Zelda fans have been waiting for this game to release, hearing that the single player is very substantial should justify the nigh unbearable wait. Typically a Zelda adventure can last anywhere from 20-40 hours depending on the amount of time put into side quests and the like, so we can’t say what percentage of that 50-100 hours is actually part of the main quest line, but we do know this is supposed to be biggest Zelda ever.
More importantly, this announcement means what we have seen of the game so far – from the flying sections to the boss battles – are only a small portion of the finished game. Is it worth the wait? That’s yet to be determined. But Skyward Sword seems like it’s definitely worth the money.
While Skyward Sword’s completion announcement was certainly a highlight from this pre-TGS event there were a couple other notable titles revealed to be in development, along with some more Nintendo 3DS circle pad news. To read what exactly was announced during the press conference make sure to check out our round-up post here. And, as always, stick tuned to Game Rant for more Nintendo and TGS news.
What do you make of this announcement by Nintendo? Do you think that, with so many games releasing in the coming months, that this long completion time will deter gamers from playing Skyward Sword?
The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword releases November 20, 2011 for the Nintendo Wii.
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“stick tuned”, eh? =P
Cant wait! I havent played the Wii in a long time! Time to dust it off and use it again!
lol it’s gonna be a popamole with levels characterised by bad design so the game would be 50-100h of running between npcs in different cities
Thanks future man for coming back to the past to tell us stuff nobody else knows about a game that isn’t released yet……..wait…
50-100 hours I wont be putting in. Sorry Skyrim is going to be way better.
You can’t play both? I know I will be,sorry.
Nah, not when I’m certain one will outclass the other. why bother?
Sir, this is like the second time I’ve seen you going on GameRant posts and complaining about about Skyward Sword. Seriously? If you’re so interested in not playing it, don’t read the articles and go back to Ocarina of Time.
Sorry didn’t know I wasn’t allowed to rant on gamerant. my bad.
can totally sympathize with wanting to express one’s thoughts on a yet-to-be-released video game, especially on a website whose name encourages that kind of behaviour,
but really lol, it’s a Legend Of Zelda game,
and you said yourself that you’ve played all the installments since Ocarina Of Time.
Would be wise and a bit less unnecessarily-diplomatic to check the product out before passing such condemning judgment on it lol
Well sure. but. who ever has been in charge of the last 2 installments in the game, have well, not quite hit there mark. Now what I’m hearing about this game makes me even more disappointed. not to mention the look of the game. lot of stuff not looking good for the game as a series.