By Sam Coles:
The Legend of Zelda is one my favourite game
franchises and one of the games that I feel that doesn’t get too much attention
is Twilight Princess which this game has fans divided where some people like
the gloomy and dark tone others don’t.
Twilight Princess starts off with Link in a fishing
village where it takes you through a painfully long tutorial section which
lasts for almost 3 hours, this was the biggest problem with the game was the
start was so slow which turned a lot of people off. After that it gets much
better your childhood friend gets kidnapped by moblins and you have to go and
find her however you find out that a new entity is stalking the land of Hyrule,
these creatures are known as the Twilight. Link finds one from the realm of the
Twilight but she is friendly (kind of), until she turns you into a wolf so you
are forced to help her. The story has some excellent moments from fun and goofy
with the clowns in Lake Hylia to the dark and grim moments with one of the
dream sequences that Link has half through the game. It takes the cheery
atmosphere of Ocarina of Time and mixes it with the dark and gritty subject
matter of Majora’s Mask and it works!
The gameplay is very familiar if you’ve played any
3D Zelda game before this one with the same collection of items such as bombs,
arrows, boomerangs, hookshots or clawshot in this game and of course the Master
Sword. However they sprinkle in some new mechanics and this is where the wolf
transformation comes in, when you are in the Twilight realm you’re not allowed
to be human and you have to complete certain sections as the wolf only. You
would think you’re handicapped in these situations but you’re not because Link
has heightened senses when he is a wolf where he can see ghosts and pick up
certain smells and he can even fight in this form.
Visually the game looks great and yeah it can look a
bit blurry if you’re playing the Wii or GameCube version on a HD TV but it
still looks great. It has a bleak look to the aesthetic which suits the game’s
dark and gloomy story. Each area has been influenced by the Twilight and it
looks dull and monotone with grey and depressing colours, but when you defeat
them you see colour restored to the surrounding area as you see everyone get
back to their normal lives. If you want to take full advantage of the visuals
get the HD version on Wii U.
The only problems I have with this game are the controls
and that’s the fact that I played the Wii version and motion controls can be a
pain, especially when you’re aiming a range weapon such as the clawshot or bow
as it can flail out of control sometimes. If you want traditional controls
either play the GameCube or Wii U version.
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess is a great
game and honestly I feel it’s underappreciated compared to the other games in
the series. It took what was great with Ocarina of Time and amplified it and
took the dark tones from Majora’s Mask and combined it into this unique
package.
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