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GameSpot reviewer stands by his Skyward Sword review, controls impressions...and I'm still confused
A portion of a System Wars Magazine interview with GameSpot reviewer, Tom McShea...
SW: You made an error in your review regarding the game’s controls (which has since been amended by the time of this writing). Do you think that an error like that might unintentionally affect your opinion (and therefore the review) of the game?
TM: Not at all. In my original text, I said that aiming was handled by the infared sensor, when it’s actually controlled by the gyroscopes. Ultimately, you point at the screen no matter which method the controller is using, so, for the player, the result is the same. My problem with the aiming is that you have to recenter your view often, and that’s true no matter what the underlying technology is.
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This is why I have a big issue with Mr. McShea's review. As I've stated in the past, I never had to recenter my controller while playing...not even once. That's not me working around a half-functioning controller. That's me playing without any issues from controls, having everything work just right.
The other issue I have is where he says you 'point at the screen'. There's nothing neither I nor Mom Brain can think of where you have to point the Wiimote IR sensor at the screen, unless you're trying to recenter. What he's referring to when he is pointing to the screen is beyond me.
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SW: You made an error in your review regarding the game’s controls (which has since been amended by the time of this writing). Do you think that an error like that might unintentionally affect your opinion (and therefore the review) of the game?
TM: Not at all. In my original text, I said that aiming was handled by the infared sensor, when it’s actually controlled by the gyroscopes. Ultimately, you point at the screen no matter which method the controller is using, so, for the player, the result is the same. My problem with the aiming is that you have to recenter your view often, and that’s true no matter what the underlying technology is.
This is why I have a big issue with Mr. McShea's review. As I've stated in the past, I never had to recenter my controller while playing...not even once. That's not me working around a half-functioning controller. That's me playing without any issues from controls, having everything work just right.
The other issue I have is where he says you 'point at the screen'. There's nothing neither I nor Mom Brain can think of where you have to point the Wiimote IR sensor at the screen, unless you're trying to recenter. What he's referring to when he is pointing to the screen is beyond me.
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