I have now completed this game and will no longer be updating this blog. But if you’d like to read this blog from the beginning, start here.
I have now posted my review of the game.
Overall, I enjoyed Skyward Sword a lot. As I’ve mentioned before, I was not a big fan of Twilight Princess. I enjoyed the dungeons, but the rest of the game was unremarkable. But Skyward Sword, even though has its share of flaws, brings the magic back to the Zelda series. It feels like a Zelda game. It’s not my favorite game in the series (that would be A Link to the Past), nor is it my favorite 3D game in the series (that’s Ocarina of Time). But it is an excellent game that’s worthy of the Zelda name.
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Several times, I would clear 5 or 6 bosses and then die (I think it was always on Ghirahim or the last Imprisoned fight). You have to win eight boss fights to get the best shield. So after a few hours of trying, I did it. I got the Hylian shield, which is indestructible.
At this point, I felt I had accomplished everything I wanted. Now I felt I could look at a guide to look for anything interesting I missed. There was one thing… I learned that there is now a game at the shipyard, where you can ride the roller coaster track. It’s called the Rickety Coaster. So I went back and tried it until I completed the course with an acceptable time and got the prize, a piece of heart.
Now there was just one question remaining for me: What happened in the love letter sidequest if you made the other choice? Thanks to 
I kept playing until I got a perfect score: The 50-coin landing spot with the 10x bonus multiplier. That gave me 500 rupees, but also the special prize for winning: A piece of heart.
Earlier, I found a gratitude crystal outside the Lumpy Pumpkin. That brought my total to 79, just one short of the 80 I needed for my next reward from Batreaux. I knew of one other crystal that was actually locked inside Zelda’s room, but I never could figure out how to get it. But since I only needed one more, I was determined to get it. And indeed, I figured out a way to break in. While going through the vents, I 
Anyway, I got to Zelda’s room and got the gratitude crystal. I also found a piece of heart. And now the door to her room is unlocked, which is convenient for times when I need a nap without having to go all the way back to my room. So anyway, I went to see Batreaux. He told me that I had now found all of the gratitude crystals in the world! I was wondering how many there were, and for a while I wondered if there were 100. But 80 is the max. He rewarded me with a tycoon wallet, which can hold 9,000 rupees.
Also, he then said he could now become human. So he transformed…sort of.
His skin color changed, sure. And his horns are now hair. But otherwise, he looks exactly the same, facially. And maybe he stopped drinking Red Bull, because he doesn’t have wings any more. The next day, I went to the bazaar and he was in there, enjoying the atmosphere.
I decided to finally buy a sacred shield. I think I was previously scared off because the description says it’s fragile. But I went on and bought it and upgraded it to the Goddess shield. At this point, I saved my game.
Considering that there are no more gratitude crystals to be found, I believe I’m basically done with the side-quests (except for the thunder dragon one to get the best shield). And I know there are still heart pieces hidden out there, but I never really try to track down every single piece of heart in Zelda games. They could be hidden in any of a million obscures spots anywhere in the game, including dungeons, and I’m not concerned with finding them all.