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Nintendo Addresses Game-Breaking Skyward Sword Glitch

Nintendo Addresses Game-Breaking Skyward Sword Glitch

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It would seem there’s a glitch that totally breaks The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword. When obtaining the Song of the Hero, if you complete the dragon’s quests in a certain order, you might prevent the game from being able to continue.



For now, Nintendo has offered a workaround so players can prevent the glitch from halting their progress. Here is the e-mail they’ve been sending out regarding the issue:

We have been made aware of the issue that results in being unable to progress in the Song of the Hero quest. If the game has been saved after completing the sequence of events, it will no longer be possible to proceed through the game on that save file. The only options at that point are to either start the game over or to use an earlier save file to continue.

The situation is caused by performing the following sequence of events during the Song of the Hero quest:

1. At the beginning of the quest, go to Lanayru Desert to retrieve the song of the Thunder Dragon.

2. In the Lanayru Mine, speak with Golo the Goron.

3. Complete the Thunder Dragon’s event, and receive his song.

4. Before heading to the forest or volcano regions, speak with Golo in the mine again .

5. At this point, the forest and volcano events will no longer occur, making it impossible to continue.

Solutions:

  • This issue WILL NOT OCCUR if the Fire and Water Dragon songs have already been collected before collecting the Thunder Dragon’s song. Talking to Golo in the Lanayru Caves will also NOT trigger this issue.

  • If the game has been saved after completing the sequence of events, it will no longer be possible to proceed through the game on that save file. The only options at that point are to either start the game over or to use an earlier save file to continue.

    I wish I had a better answer, but I’m afraid there currently is no other fix available. I can assure, however, that we are documenting all feedback we receive on this issue. Thank you for your patience and support.

    Sincerely,

    Sharon Matheny



    I bet Nintendo is wishing they had the option to offer a patch. Perhaps they’ll replace our Skyward Sword discs for us, similar to what happened with the whole Guitar Hero III fiasco back in the day. I’m not holding my breath though.

    By Angelo M. D’Argenio

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