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A bug in The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword has been confirmed by Nintendo as preventing players from progressing any further in the game.
The good news is that the bug only raises its ugly head if a very specific set of events are completed by the player late on in the acclaimed RPG.
Nintendo of America’s Sharon Matheny detailed these actions and thus how to avoid the bug to ZeldaInformer.
“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.”
Nintendo adds: “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.”
Matheny concluded: “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.”
The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword is, despite this bug, one of the highlights of the year, earning a stonking 10/10 in our review.
