If you're not used to the Wii Motion Plus controls, you may be a little disappointed with how the game feels initially, especially if you paid attention to those 10/10 reviews from prestigious publications like Edge. However, I think the GS review was actually pretty spot on.
The controls are great - especially for flying around and anything that maps the gyroscope to movement. However, the aiming is not good at all and I wish they had used the IR instead of the gyro for it. You have to recentre the camera every time you want to take a shot, and while that's only an additional button press, it's still annoying. Also, holding the Wii-remote while pointing at the screen is quicker than imitating the usage of the item (so holding it upwards like a slingshot or bow) as the movements just seem to translate better when merely twisting your wrist than when moving you whole hand. As the game recalibrates based on the position of the wiimote, it doesn't matter how you hold it at all.
And the combat is fantastic. When it works. The 1-1 motion isn't as precise as I'd like and it has real trouble detecting when you're switching sides instead of slashing. As some enemies will quickly change their guard to keep you moving, this can be infuriating and you end up waggling just as you would have with Twilight Princess.
That said, the game is fantastic and it will be fine for anyone who hasn't played the series before, in fact, you may even enjoy it more due to your lack of over-exposure. Just know it's not perfect going in and you'll be fine. Also, don't be afraid to look up guides online as, for some incomprehensible reason, some core mechanics are never explained (i.e. be sure to bounce the wiimote up and down to simulate flapping wings when flying otherwise you loose speed if you move for prolonged periods of time without doing so and know that you can bowl bombs/jars instead of just throwing them by tilting the wiimote downwards until it points to the floor - just be sure to tilt it forwards otherwise it goes crazy).
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