The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HDis launching on the Nintendo Switch soon, and it is bringing with it a number of important quality-of-life changes that should make it a better game overall when compared to the Wii original. It seems Nintendo has takenThe Legend of Zelda: Skyward Swordcriticism to heart when making this new version of the game, revealing new improvements on a regular basis. Now, mere days beforeThe Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HDrelease date, Nintendo has highlighted yet another important change coming to the game.
Nintendo has further detailed how saving will work inThe Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD. Unlike the original Wii version of the game,The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HDwill have an autosave feature. Some eagle-eyed fans may have already seenThe Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD’s autosave feature in action in previous footage of the game, but this is the first time Nintendo has given the feature its own spotlight.
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Not only willThe Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HDhave autosave, but it will also allow players to make manual saves in multiple slots. Whenever Link makes his way to a Bird Statue in the game, he will be given the option to save in one of three different save slots. This combined withSkyward Sword HD’s autosave feature should make saving in the Switch version of the game much more convenient than it was in theWii original.
WhenThe Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HDdrops on the Switch later this week, fans can look forward to even more quality-of-life changes in the game. Arguably the biggest one is howLink’s companion Fiwill be far less intrusive in this version of the game. As some may recall,The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Swordon Wii saw players constantly interrupted by Fi’s hints, but they are optional this time around.
OtherZelda: Skyward Sword HDquality-of-life improvementsinclude the ability to skip through dialogue and cut-scenes, a faster framerate, improved graphics, and a brand new control scheme. This time around,Skyward Sword’s motion controls are optional, so fans can choose if they want the 1:1 motion controls of the original or go with something a little more traditional.
All of these improvements are coming together to makeThe Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HDthe definitive way to experience the game. While some may still be upset about theLoftwing amiibo controversy, everything otherwise seems to be going in the game’s favor.
The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HDlaunches July 16, exclusively for the Nintendo Switch.
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