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The upcoming release of The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD on the Nintendo Switch will see more than just a fresh coat of HD paint--the game will also add in some new quality of life changes. For example, the newly-revealed Zelda and Loftwing amiibo will let players fast travel to the sky from within dungeons or while on land. In the original release of the game, fast travel mechanics were only available when you were at Bird Statues, which also acted as save points.

This wouldn't mark the first time that Nintendo has locked features behind the paywall of using amiibo; Metroid: Samus Returns on the Nintendo 3DS had a controversial reveal that an amiibo would unlock a special Fusion Mode. Nintendo hasn't made it entirely clear as to whether or not fast travel capabilities will be locked purely behind purchasing the more-expensive-than-usual $24.99 amiibo, but for now, it seems like it's exclusive to those that can scan the figure. Both The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD and the fast-travel unlocking Zelda and Loftwing amiibo will launch on July 16th.

Every legend has an origin – and soon you can follow the earliest tale in The Legend of Zelda™ timeline when the Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD game launches on the Nintendo Switch™ system. The HD version of this classic adventure features enhanced performance, smoother motion controls, and newly added button-only controls. The new “Zelda & Loftwing” amiibo* will be released on July 16 to accompany the launch of the game.

The Zelda & Loftwing amiibo features two characters on a single base: Zelda as she appears in The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD, and her trusty Loftwing.

In The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD, Zelda is the hero Link’s childhood friend, and is always looking out for him. Loftwings are large birds living on the floating islands of Skyloft and are ridden by the people there to travel across the skies.

Introducing the Zelda & Loftwing amiibo!




In The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD, the adventure takes place between the skies where Link and his friends reside, and the vast world of the surface that lies beneath the clouds.

Normally, you can only return from the surface to the sky by way of designated save points, but using the Zelda & Loftwing amiibo while on the surface in the game will allow you to return to the skies from anywhere on the surface, even inside dungeons.

 

[Seliph]

seliph is one of the sopranos confirmed

eyyyy gabagool

The second-worst Legend of Zelda game (behind BotW)

BOTW? Worse den Skyward Sword? Worse den Triforce Heroes? Worse den fuckin' Zelda's Adventure? Tell me you're jokin' bub, tell me I don't gotta pull out the ol Chicago Overalls if you see what I'm sayin.

 

[Julie_Pilgrim]

eyyyy gabagool

BOTW? Worse den Skyward Sword? Worse den Triforce Heroes? Worse den fuckin' Zelda's Adventure? You gotta be pullin' my leg bub

Every Italian must make a choice:
Act like mario
Act like one of the sopranos

 

[ZeroFX]

derp

 

[Julie_Pilgrim]

Worse den fuckin' Zelda's Adventure?

Tony, i thought you's was better than this, zelda's adventure, it's a classic

 

[dragonblood9999]

So they are selling physical DLC again?

 

[Julie_Pilgrim]

So they are selling physical DLC again?

Time is a flat circle

 

[Deleted User]

FUCK NINTENDO

 

[PeeJay Bonobo]

I haven't touched a Zelda game since A Link to the Past for the SNES, but from what I'm reading, Nintendo is locking what appears to be a quality of life feature behind a paywall through amiibo. Now, I can understand unlockables (MK8/MK8D), bonus content (Splatoon), and free items (Super Kirby Clash), but a quality of life feature should be offered to us for free for those who have the game, usually through an update.

 

[Reploid]

Nin officially surpassed both ea and ubisoft

 

[Julie_Pilgrim]

Welcome to late-stage capitalism

 

[zoogie]

You should be forced to play as Navi until you unlock Link with the Amiibo.

Nintendo is not being creative enough.

 

[Oakmontowls]

Why did they pick such an ugly amiibo though, a link and crimson loft wing would be much cooler

 

[Julie_Pilgrim]

You should be forced to play as Navi until you unlock Link with the Amiibo.

Nintendo is not being creative enough.

The base game is locked behind an amiibo also

 

[raxadian]

Decent idea, poor execution. I wonder if this remake will be worht it. The HD version of Twilight Princess still doesn't compare to the original on Dolphin with some texture packs. TP looks great in 4k.

25 bucks just to move faster?

Compare to the stuff in Super Mario Oddisey that's basically easy mode.

Also no mention of a mute button for the sword so far.

 

[Silent_Gunner]

Now that's kinda stupid, tbh.
While the game could have been improved with some fast travel features, there was no issues the way it was originally made, just a little annoying between certain sky sections.

I would have been up for QOL improvements instead, like how Wind Waker HD was improved with faster travel speeds in the ocean, but there, this is flat out cheating for a price, with a cosmetic plastic collectable that will be cloned day one and pretty much rendered worthless unless you're an avid collector.

I dunno, maybe I am cynical, but it just feels wrong to lock a feature like that under an amiibo, what's the point of playing if you can buy the extra and just skip through all the parts between every maps of the game worlds?

Hopefully there will be some clarifications, because, I have mixed feelings about this one.

They pulled this with Metroid Samus Returns for the 3DS. They had Fusion Mode (which doubled as the hardest difficulty in the game since Samus, in the Fusion suit, is less armored than when she's just using the Power Suit) locked behind an amiibo and the gallery/sound test locked behind a separate one as well.

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You can shove that Amiibo right up your ass, Nintendo.
I'll unlock that shit through Emuiibo and cheat codes.

Fuck you

Now that's the spirit!

 

[KingVamp]

The base game is locked behind an amiibo also

If not hard to find, interesting, yet weird idea.

 

[Oakmontowls]

Actually where even are people getting this $25 price tag. I'm not seeing anything official for the price

 

[Silent_Gunner]

Every Italian must make a choice:
Act like mario
Act like one of the sopranos

Or like a British guy so upset with a production that he calls it one of the worst things he ever did.

 

[fvig2001]

And I tohught Nintendo was done with physical DLC.

 

[Seliph]

Tony, i thought you's was better than this, zelda's adventure, it's a classic

Yeah pal, "classic" like my mutha-in-law's cookin'. Eighty-tree' fuckin' years old and can't even cook a risotto. Disgraceful I tell yah, shoulda never married into a non-Italian family. Ain't nothin compared to Mama's cookin', may she rest in peace. She could whip out a risotto faster'n you can say "spaghetti" and you'd scarf it down even faster if you knew what was good for ya.