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==History== | ==History== | ||
Before the events of | Before the events of {{SS|-}}, a large horde of monsters led by [[Demise]] appeared from beneath the ground of The Surface world, and began leading a massacre against the people of [[Hyrule|the surface]]. The monsters wanted only one thing, [[Triforce|the ultimate power]] given to [[Hylia]] by the [[Golden Goddesses|gods of old]].<ref>{{Cite|One dark, fateful day, the earth cracked wide and malevolent forces rushed forth from the fissure. They mounted a brutal assault upon the surface people, driving the land into deep despair... They burnt forests to ash, choked the land's sweet springs, and murdered without hesitation. They did all this in their lust to take the ultimate power protected by Her Grace, the goddess.|Introduction|SS}}</ref> To prevent the great power from falling into the hands of the demonic creatures, Her Grace gathered all the remaining humans on a [[Skyloft|plot of land]] and brought it up skyward.<ref>{{Cite|To prevent this great power from falling into the hands of the evil swarming the lands... The goddess gathered the surviving humans on an outcropping of earth. She sent it skyward, beyond the reach of the demonic hordes. Beyond even the clouds.|Introduction|SS}}</ref> Centuries later, the civilization living above the clouds is living a peaceful life, with the protection of the [[Statue of the Goddess]] depicting Hylia, presiding over them. The Statue of the Goddess was built so that Hylia, could keep the [[Goddess Sword]], [[Fi]], and the [[Triforce]] hidden away from the mortals, and to keep them safe for the [[Link#|chosen hero of the goddess]].<ref>{{Cite|This is the interior area of the Statue of the Goddess. It is the location where I slept for ages within the sword you carry, Master.|Fi|SS}}</ref> | ||
The technology of the region has also greatly advanced since Skyloft was risen into the heavens, even surpassing The Surface's technology, with windmills that have the power to raise the sacred [[Light Tower]], [[Beedle]]'s flying [[Beedle's Air Shop|Air Shop]], and various lighting and furnishing.<ref>{{Cite|Oh youth, guided by the servant of the goddess, unite earth and sky, and bring light to the land. That's the first part, but as I recall there's a second verse to the song. Oh youth, show the two whirling sails the way to the Light Tower... and before you a path shall open, and a heavenly song you shall hear. I believe that's the whole thing. The Light Tower mentioned in the song is a real place; I'm sure you've seen the tower in the plaza. I don't know a thing about two whirling sails though... It sounds like the song is suggesting that if one shows these whirling sails the way to the tower, something will happen? But how do you go about doing that, and what does it mean? Two whirling sails. Hmm...|Gaepora|SS}}</ref> However, the people living there are known for their way to travel around the different [[#Islands|Islands]] of The Sky, on large shoebill-like birds called [[Loftwing]]s.<ref>{{Cite|As you know, each of us in Skyloft is but one half of a pair. We are only made whole by our Loftwings, the guardian birds that the goddess bestows upon each of us as a symbol of her divine protection.|Gaepora|SS}}</ref> Having a Loftwing is what separates children from adults in this little society.<ref>{{Cite|Here in Skyloft, it's being able to ride a Loftwing that separates the kids from the adults.|Gaepora|SS}}</ref> | The technology of the region has also greatly advanced since Skyloft was risen into the heavens, even surpassing The Surface's technology, with windmills that have the power to raise the sacred [[Light Tower]], [[Beedle]]'s flying [[Beedle's Air Shop|Air Shop]], and various lighting and furnishing.<ref>{{Cite|Oh youth, guided by the servant of the goddess, unite earth and sky, and bring light to the land. That's the first part, but as I recall there's a second verse to the song. Oh youth, show the two whirling sails the way to the Light Tower... and before you a path shall open, and a heavenly song you shall hear. I believe that's the whole thing. The Light Tower mentioned in the song is a real place; I'm sure you've seen the tower in the plaza. I don't know a thing about two whirling sails though... It sounds like the song is suggesting that if one shows these whirling sails the way to the tower, something will happen? But how do you go about doing that, and what does it mean? Two whirling sails. Hmm...|Gaepora|SS}}</ref> However, the people living there are known for their way to travel around the different [[#Islands|Islands]] of The Sky, on large shoebill-like birds called [[Loftwing]]s.<ref>{{Cite|As you know, each of us in Skyloft is but one half of a pair. We are only made whole by our Loftwings, the guardian birds that the goddess bestows upon each of us as a symbol of her divine protection.|Gaepora|SS}}</ref> Having a Loftwing is what separates children from adults in this little society.<ref>{{Cite|Here in Skyloft, it's being able to ride a Loftwing that separates the kids from the adults.|Gaepora|SS}}</ref> | ||
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==Development== | ==Development== | ||
One thing that is very special for | One thing that is very special for {{SS|-}} compared to other games in the series such as {{OoT}} or {{TP}} is not necessarily that the main in-game areas are so vastly different as they are, but that there roads between them. The developers created all sorts of different gameplay and or dense gameplay mechanics for the different areas, and due to that, developing roads between those different areas became difficult. The first thing they thought of, was whether or not they really needed those roads, because If they could make the gameplay in each area dense, then they wouldn't have to physically join them. The question they then sought to answer was; "How do we design it?". They then got the idea of a course selection similar to that of the {{Smw|Super Mario Galaxy|''Super Mario Galaxy'' games}}, but they couldn't do it the exact same way. It was then the developers got the idea of a sky where Link would dive to the land below. According to the developers, after using the idea for some time in development, the pieces naturally fell together. The transportation for instance, felt the most natural with a [[Loftwing|bird]].<ref>[http://iwataasks.nintendo.com/interviews/#/wii/zelda-skyward-sword/4/0] Iwata Asks: ''The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword'' Inspired by Course Selection in Super Mario</ref> | ||
==Nomenclature== | ==Nomenclature== | ||
