Skyward Sword's game breaking bug & how to avoid it!

*There are no real spoilers in this post and reading it can really only benefit you.

It appears that one of the reported glitches in Nintendo's The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword has turned out to be true and was confirmed by a Nintendo representative. Nintendo of America spokesperson Sharon Matheny confirmed and made a statement on the matter which has turned out to be a game breaking glitch.

"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"

So there you have it. Golo the mining Goron (in Lanayru) is now the worst Goron in history. (*Do not confuse him with Gorko the traveling Goron who is studying the Goddess cubes!) It seems that you can avoid Golo the Goron after you obtain the Thunder Dragon’s song and you'll be completely fine. If you see him, run! (ha)

Having to start the game over if you accidentally talk to a character seems like a huge issue that should have been caught before the game release. Most fans are calling for a patch but as the Nintendo Wii is not heavily reliant on the internet for this sort of thing, it is not likely that this will be happening which is very unfortunate. Maybe Nintendo will find a fix soon. We can only hope.

You can check out the comments in the two source links where gamers have been discussing how to get around the glitch and when and when not to talk to Golo the Goron.

Source: Zelda Informer
Source: My Nintendo News