Zelda: Skyward Sword
The game's storyline is the earliest in Zelda continuity, preceding The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. Skyward Sword follows an incarnation of the series protagonist Link who was raised in a society above the clouds known as Skyloft. After his closest childhood friend, Zelda, is swept into the land below the clouds by demonic forces, Link does whatever it takes to save her, travelling between Skyloft and the surface below while battling the dark forces of the self proclaimed "Demon Lord", Ghirahim.
Upon release, the game received universal critical acclaim, receiving perfect scores from publications including IGN, Wired, Edge, Famitsu, Game Informer, and Eurogamer. Much of the praise was directed at the game's intuitive motion based swordplay and the changes it brought to the Zelda franchise.