Remember Official Nintendo Magazine had the distinct privilege to give the world the first ever Skyward Sword review? Well some curious fans had some questions to ask and well OMN answered. Since their the first and only people so far to have actually played the game fully they were able to answer the questions that fans wanted, jump inside to view some new details straight from OMN but be warned this does contain spoilers.

- no limit to amount of one item you can carry
- no Tingle
- there are three unconnected chunks of Hyrule that you access from the Sky Realm by flying through one of the three portals in the clouds – Eldin Volcano, Faron Woods and the desert area
- you can hit down on the D-pad to re-centre the cursor
- you can finish the game without upgrading a single item or potion.
- all of the NPCs are named characters
- most of them have their own house on the island
- many NPC sidequests reward you with gratitude points, which are then used on another, larger side-quest
- reviewer says it’s easier than Ocarina Of Time and Twilight Princess
- hints at other returning characters
- main theme is used in some creative, goosebump-inducing ways too
- Wind Waker’s Great Sea is larger than the Sky overworld
- Skyward Sword’s has Hyrule
- visit the Silent Realm a number of times
- the dark-skinned blonde woman is a very important character, and one you might remember from another Zelda game

Source: Official Nintendo Magazine via GoNintendo