Before, not having regular controller support felt odd, but it could at least be rationalized by the whole game being designed around motion controls, and it’s easy to think there just wasn’t enough time to make it work. Simply trying to get around the world was a chore because the outdoor spaces are wide open and the mini-map isn’t as precise as it needs to be to get the player from Point A to B without being able to get an idea of where they are spatially.īeing able to adjust the camera in either Joy Con or Pro Controller mode is huge and makes the game feel far more user-friendly from an overall accessibility perspective.
I didn’t like having to stand for play sessions, and while swinging the remote to slash the sword was intuitive for combat, the complete and total lack of camera control made navigating the world and avoiding enemy attacks harder than it needed to be.
The original release never quite reached the quality I wanted it to as a fan because the motion control setup was a bit clunky. Skyward Sword HD retains everything that made the original release good, while improving on some quality-of-life issues and expanding controller options. Skyward Sword was one such title, and it wasn’t until this HD rerelease that a traditional controller was supported. The requirement of the Wii’s sensor bar also made things tougher for accessibility, as many games failed to offer a traditional controller setup.
The Wii’s most unique characteristic prevented some of its biggest releases from gaining traction, as a lot of forced motion controls suffered from lagging inputs. The release of The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword on the Wii in 2011 was a huge deal because it was one of few first-party titles that was designed completely around the system’s motion controls.
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