THE GOOD:-Love the cinematic feel.
-While nothing is revolutionary, the game still has it's little things that add to it.
-The music seems more epic than in other games.
THE BAD:
-The music during fights with minor enemies is lame and dull.
SUMMARY:
Graphics
Being as this is a Gamecube game, I must say I am a little impressed. This game has probably the best graphics of any Gamecube game I've played. They really help to immerse you into this huge and epic world. Everything's been scaled up. The environments are so much more detailed than that of any other Zelda game to date. The art style is very great too. Instead of continueing the cartoon art style of the Wind Waker, the Twilight Princess has a more realistic and less of a childish feel to it.
Music
While the music in some areas are good, particulary in the temples, and during boss fights, and towns. The fights with the regular enemies have dull music.
There is also no voice acting again. The game would've been more immersive if you didn't have to read the text blurbs of every character. Even if Nintendo just stuck with it in the scenes, the cinematic experience would've been nearly perfect. Instead the most you'll get is little grunts.
Controls
The controls for the Twilight Princess are very famalier with other Zelda game, in almost every way. The game does seem to flow better with the controls though, and you can swing your sword around while moving.
Gameplay
If you went into Twilight Princess expecting a revolutionary game, you might find yourself dissapointed. There are a lot of new little gimmicks added to the game, but nothing really revolutionary. But it doesn't matter that much because what Nintendo did add was great and gave it the update the series needed. Especially since this is on the same generation console.
There are some parts where the gameplay seems more realistic, or movie like. They expand on the traditional formula and add together a few new additions that make the game seem more realistic, and not repeditive at all.
Replay Value
While the Zelda games have always been more of a one-time thing, you'll find yourself wanting to play some areas again.
Conclusion
While the Twilight Princess doesn't do much to revolutionise the franchise, the game is still probably one of the best in the series. The biggest change to the game, is the cinematic experience. The scenes in the game are really great, and give a great feel to the game. This is definetely something that you should invest into.
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