Miyamoto's Surprising Critique of Zelda: Twilight Princess

Let's talk about Shigeru Miyamoto's unexpected critique of one of the most beloved games in the Zelda franchise, Twilight Princess. We explore the missing piece that Miyamoto felt was lacking in the game, and uncover the untold story behind his surprising revelation.

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[Bruins_]

in my opinion, twilight princess was literally perfect

[datnobodyking]

What it lacks in "playfulness" it excels in perfectly timed comedic relief

[GnatWasJulian]

I liked it for *that very reason*, it's like a teenage phase of Zelda

[notimeleft]

Twilight Princess was basically the best Zelda game since ocarina of time. I honestly would rank it higher than ocarina of time for its tone alone. It’s darker, more committed to character development, a more engaging story that makes you feel a connection to the characters involved whether Ilya, Colin, Midna. The boss fights were so much more epic, especially the arbiter’s ground boss fight and the final clash against Ganondorf (the fourth phase of the boss battle, the duel).

[finalancestor]

I think he's wrong, I think with a story focused series like Zelda we do sometimes need more of a serious tone, especially when we're just thinking about the general story of Twilight Princess. If it had it's plot and wasn't as serious the plot wouldn't have sat as hard with me, and that makes it one of my favorite Zelda's. It may not have that lighthearted tone but the change was certainly appreciated. I think Twilight Princess' motion controls were pretty good too, seeing as you didn't have to stand up and wildly swing your arms around to play like in Skyward Sword. I like SS and all but the motion controls were just a bad idea

[SamShinnick]

Lol I feel like I disagree with him. For me the motion controls in TP are used just the right amount, unlike Skyward Sword that overused them

[amjthe_paleosquare]

And I'm grateful for it.
SS was the first Zelda game we got, and it's super fun to play! I even adopted Sky Link as my son.
Aaand the sky features that they couldn't develop on the game itself served as inspiration for Tears of the Kingdom, so win-win! :D

[nikolairebolloso]

Loz tp is in my top 3 favorite zelda games of all time and I hope that we get a HD version for the switch

[BrownCharlie]

Funny how Skyward Sword is generally viewed as the worst Zelda game BECAUSE of its motion controls and Twilight Princess is one of the best Zelda games BECAUSE of its artstyle and tone.

But since these two were my first Zelda games, I love both equally

[LazyCrazyGuy]

I think we can all agree that the motion controls were overused in the Wii version of Skyward Sword. I much prefer the re-release on the Nintendo Switch. Also I am sure I'm not the only one who hated the stupid flying missions with the awful motion controls. I almost gave up on finishing up the game because I couldn't get past the one flying mission (you know which one).

[alexanderhill]

No. That’s what’s better about Twilight Princess. Skyward Sword is such a pain with the motion controls replacing the other useful ones.

[omegaweapon]

That's funny because this was the last Zelda game I really liked

[alexgiarrusso]

Miyamoto really has no concept of what people want... thank god aonuma is the director xD

[johngarvey]

Man people always hating on TP. It was a wonderful experience. Arguably the best dungeons in the series. The wolf stuff was admittedly not good, but I appreciated Nintendo’s innovation.

[MarysiaKosowski]

Skyward Sword is my favorite Zelda, but there is absolutely nothing wrong with Twilight Princess. I love it too.

[dpackerman]

None of this matters. Both Twilight Princess and Skyward Sword are spectacular games. End of discussion.

[TheCthulhucakes]

couldn't disagree more. i think making it built for the control scheme of gamecube was the right idea. the wii version was the one that made it look bad anyways. and i think the only thing that stands out as lacking in tp is the overworld quests and lack of things in the map itself.

[esterester]

you can notice they CUT OFF some special scenes...
Because of limitations 🤬

[br]

maybe they should go back to the more realistic artstyle

[kokonautus]

Guys, guys, calm down! He's allowed to be wrong!