History Videogame / TheLegendOfZeldaSkywardSword

* WarpWhistle: It has been confirmed that the Bird Statues will act as one of these, as you'll be able to warp to any activated statue, a la ''Majora's Mask.''
* WhipItGood: One of Link's items is a whip, the [[TheLegendOfZeldaSpiritTracks second game in a row]] to do so.

* ArtificialBrilliance: Pre-release buzz shows that the enemy AI has become smarter and more strategic, more consistently blocking Link's attacks and require a lot more dodging, to accommodate the new controls. An article in Game Informer also tells that enemies like Bokoblins (a veritable RedShirtArmy in ''[[TheLegendOfZeldaTwilightPrincess Twilight Princess]]'') will stomp on your fingers if they spot you on a ledge.

* BossSubtitles: Once again back in ''Skyward Sword''. "Demon Lord Ghirahim" appears once the first fight against him in the Sky Temple begins. The boss of the Earth Temple is called "Pyroclastic Fiend Scaldera."

* EverythingsBetterWithDinosaurs: Or Dinosaur-like creatures. Zelda apparently owns a pet "raptor" named Ming.

* OurMonstersAreWeird: The boss from the Fire Temple, Scaldera. "Made of lava" is the most adequate descriptor, but even that doesn't do the creature justice.

The story follows Link, a young man who lives in a land above the clouds called Skyloft, where knowledge of the surface below is all but lost. Among Link's friends in Skyloft is a girl named Zelda; Link wins Skyloft's annual bird-riding contest and he gets to take her out on a "[[NotADate date]]" afterwards. But as they are flying among the clouds, a dark whirlwind springs up around the two, separating them; Link's [[GiantFlyer Loftwing]] saves him from his fall, but Zelda is lost to the surface. Upon returning to Skyloft, Link is visited by a mysterious being named Fi, the spirit who inhabits a weapon hidden in the temple of Skyloft known as the Goddess Sword (not the Master Sword as everyone guessed)[[hottip:*:[[NoExceptYes Which, over the course of the game, BECOMES the Master Sword]] -- the devs haven't even ''tried'' keeping that a secret]].

The story follows Link, a young man who lives in a land above the clouds called Skyloft, where knowledge of the surface below is all but lost. Among Link's friends in Skyloft is a girl named Zelda; Link wins Skyloft's annual bird-riding contest and he gets to take her out on a "[[NotADate date]]" afterwards. But as they are flying among the clouds, a dark whirlwind springs up around the two, separating them. Link is saved from his fall but loses Zelda in the process. Upon returning to Skyloft, Link is visited by a mysterious being named Fi, the spirit who inhabits a weapon hidden in the temple of Skyloft known as the Goddess Sword (not the Master Sword as everyone guessed)[[hottip:*:[[NoExceptYes Which, over the course of the game, BECOMES the Master Sword]] -- the devs haven't even ''tried'' keeping that a secret]].

->''This is a tale that you humans have told for many ages, generation to generation...but there are other legends, long hidden away from memory, that are intertwined with this tale. Now, a new legend bound to this great story stands ready to be revealed. A legend that will be forged by your own hand.''

%%UPDATE: Link does not retrieve the Skyward Sword; rather, the Skyward Sword leads him down to Hyrule. Please make future edits with that in mind.

* RemixedLevel: Dungeons can change drastically than when you first completed them, prompting you to go back and look for items that weren't accessible at first.

* [[PuzzleBoss Puzzle Mook]]: Every single enemy in the game. Even the weakest enemies have some sort of trick to defeating them outide of whacking the hell out of them.

* GoodMorningCrono: The player first gains control of Link after the CatapultNightmare brought on by Zelda's Loftwing.

* NintendoHard: Previews have stated that this is definitely the case. The emphasis on precise sword play, entire heart containers can easily be taken out in one hit, and the fact that one of your only means of defense is no longer as durable helps this fact.

** The entrances to a good number of the dungeons dip downward in a manner reminiscent of the dungeon entrances from [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZelda the first game]].

* MultiArmedAndDangerous: The boss of the Ancient Cistern, as well as the large Stalfos.

* LeaningOnTheFourthWall: It's the 25th anniversary of Skyloft's knight academy, which coincides with the 25th anniversary of the ''Zelda'' franchise.

* MultiArmedAndDangerous: The boss seen in the GDC trailer, as well as the large Stalfos.

* EverythingsDeaderWithZombies: In the resident water dungeon, there are Zombie Bokoblins lurking in a poisonous bog. Comes complete with missing limbs and ZombieGait.

* GoldenSaucer: Fun Fun Island appears to be this.
* {{Gonk}}: The new Bokoblin designs.
** Their close cousins, the Moblins, who are not only bigger and fatter (mirroring both species's counterparts in ''The Wind Waker''), but they have [[FanDisservice visible buttocks.]]

* HighAltitudeBattle: A recent clip shows one of these.

* EverythingsDeaderWithZombies: [[spoiler:In the resident water dungeon, there are ''Zombie Bokoblins'' lurking in a poisonous bog. Comes complete with missing limbs and ZombieGait.]]

EverythingsSquishierWithCephalopods: The Parella tribe, which are the inhabitants of Lake Floria.

* EverythingsDeaderWithZombies: [[spoiler:In the resident water dungeon, there are ''Zombie Bokoblins'' lurking in a poisonous bog.]]

* GoodMorningCrono: The game will begin like this, combined with a CatapultNightmare.