Not brilliant
I've finished Skyward Sword in two weekends (daytime :-). The puzzles and temples are not very challenging. The fights are easy, even the final battle was a piece of cake.
There were also some aspects about the game that I found quite annoying:
- There's a lot of repetition in the game: in fights and in temples/environments.
- I also pushed the A-button more than a thousand times, because there was a lot of story telling and talking.
- There's not a lot to discover. In the other Zelda games there are a lot of hidden surprises, in Skyward Sword not too much.
- What really annoyed me was Fi, she has a very 'binding nature'. She kept beeping when I had to dowse (dowsing is quite boring) or when my hearts went low (not good, in the middle of a fight). Fi also forced me to listen to a lot of observations that were quite obvious (example: a door opens, Fi pops up and says that I probably - 80% chance - should enter....duh).
Let me end my review with some positive remarks, about aspects that make the game worth playing:
- The Wii controller with motion plus responded very well.
- I also liked the way monsters anticipated my movements.
- the games design is beautiful.