Penalty for “Game Over”

Here's the changes that I was told by characters in the game or have observed so far:

• The slot in the quest selection screen will have the goddess insignia on it.

• You can Skip almost all cinematic and dialog sequences

• Keep all bugs and treasures from previous adventure

• Some characters will acknowledge that you're playing in Hero Mode as they speak with you** What they say to you will change telling you what has changed or allowing you to skip some explanations.

• You lose hearts twice as fast as you normally do

• All hints are unlocked at Sheikah Stones

• Maximum strength Skyward Strike always
  Every Skyward Strike you perform will have the strength as if you had used the Master Sword, including the faster charge. After getting the actual Master Sword, charging is instantaneous.

• Hearts and Heart Flowers no longer appear normally in the game*
  Monsters, pots and other sources do not drop hearts anymore. You will have to heal by using potions, fairies, sleeping or sitting in chairs. *Equipping the Heart Medal will provide a reduced chance for Hearts and Heart Flowers of appearing.

• Fi will remember how many of each type of monster you defeated from your previous adventure
  When Fi analyzes a targeted enemy, the count will continue from where you left off.

• Your high score at Bamboo Island and other places that keep records will remain from the previous adventure

• The Boss Rush challenge now includes the game's final battle, in addition to the other eleven battles you could access in regular mode. You must have defeated the boss at least once before they are playable.

• Beating the game this time around will allow you to save just before the final battle and you get a Triforce icon in the quest selection screen.

To all hardcore Zelda fans out there, the game is a lot more challenging in this mode so it's definitely worth it to play through.

You can get Monster Claws from Keese (bats) of any type. Just look for a place that has a lot of them and grind it out.

A place that comes to mind at that point in the game where you can find a lot would be the Waterfall Cave. That's the cave in Skyloft which is behind the waterfall where you had to go get your Loftwing. It should be relatively easy to go through that multiple times.

If you can wait a little bit longer, you might want to get the Treasure Medal before doing this to give them a better chance at appearing. You'll get this when you reach Eldin Volcano from one of the Goddess Cubes.

To the east of the Fire Temple behind the houses down by the lava.