John was appalled when he discovered I had not played the Zelda series at all. Appalled is putting it lightly too. He looked at me like I had been living under a rock my entire life. I mean, it's still better than how he looked at me when he found out I was a Packers fan (He roots for the Bears), so I took this in stride. Little did I know that it would be his determination to play this series with me that would get me back into gaming.
It was November 2011, and only a couple months before I would start working at NBC Chicago in addition to CBH Video. Zelda Skyward had just come out and John was adamant we play it together. We were living together at the time so it seemed like a fun way to bond.
It was more than that though. Yeah, sure flying the bird around was a pain in the ass and led to me throwing the control numerous times at John. But the storyline! The side missions! The graphics! It. Was. Awesome. I was hooked.
I was also lucky because it turned out Skyward Sword was first in the Zelda Timeline. Since that first game, we went on to play Ocarina of Time, A Link to the Past, Twilight Princess, The Legend of Zelda, Wind Waker, and Spirit Tracks.
I'll give you more in depth thoughts on those, but in the meantime I'll give you the important stats for my first playthrough of Skyward Sword.
Rating: 9/10
Times Controler was thrown at John: 20+ (it's hard to remember the exact amount)
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