Game Breaking Bug Found in Zelda:Skyward Sword

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According to an email from Nintendo sent to Zelda Informer, you may encounter a game-breaking bug if you complete tasks in a certain order during the “Song of the Hero” quest. If you happen to  save after the bug is in effect and don’t have an earlier file in a separate slot, you’ll have to start Skyward Sword over.   THAT’S RIGHT, YOU WILL NEED TO START THE GAME OVER FROM THE BEGINNING….

 

From Nintendo:

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

 

>Whew!  Glad to know about this as I have planned on beating this game over our Christmas break.  That said, it’s pretty easy to avoid: just don’t talk to the Goron more than once. Done! (Alternatively, do not complete the desert part first.)