NulliSecundus Posted November 20, 2011 Share Posted November 20, 2011 I'm hopefully getting the Skyward Sword next month for xmas... along with a 3DS and Ocarina of Time (don't know whether to get the special edition 3DS though with the Zelda stencil design (I'll be probably buying this myself!!). I really liked Twilight Princess but Wind Waker for me was the best one recently. Loved that game so much and the cel-shaded graphics made it that more awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Risso Posted November 21, 2011 Share Posted November 21, 2011 I loved Ocarina of Time, but do think that Windwaker was the better game. I just loved every second of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chindie Posted November 21, 2011 VT Supporter Share Posted November 21, 2011 A finished Wind Waker would be a great game. The one they released had a charm that was superb, and while the cel shading never wow-ed me it stands up remarkably well (seriously, look up the shots of it running in the Dolphin emulator, it genuinely looks good to this day), but it's final act takes the shine off it. They had intended to have a couple more dungeons in the game at the end but ended up cutting them and shoving in the terrible Triforce quest instead, which was such a bad idea even then I'm surprised they did it. Twilight Princess is blessed with some of the best dungeons of the entire series. But it's gimmick was terrible and it had a pretty iffy halfway house incarnation of Nintendo's traditional dual world, the Wii controls felt tacked on and were the opening bell for 5 years of waggle, and it somehow managed to have it's art direction be at once uninspired in it's traditional Zelda stylings, and bizarrely ugly for the Twilight sections. Ocarina of Time is still the one for me, swiftly followed by Links Awakening and Majora's Mask. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted November 21, 2011 Author VT Supporter Share Posted November 21, 2011 Twilight Princess is blessed with some of the best dungeons of the entire series. But it's gimmick was terrible and it had a pretty iffy halfway house incarnation of Nintendo's traditional dual world, the Wii controls felt tacked on and were the opening bell for 5 years of waggle, and it somehow managed to have it's art direction be at once uninspired in it's traditional Zelda stylings, and bizarrely ugly for the Twilight sections. Ocarina of Time is still the one for me, swiftly followed by Links Awakening and Majora's Mask. Disagree about the art direction in TP. I thought the game looked superb. Controls fair enough. They worked for me but can see I may be in the minority. OoT will probably always be the best, taking everything into account. Majora's Mask is a c controversial shout though. Probably my least favourite Zelda game since Zelda 2 (although still very good. A bad Zelda game can still be brilliant) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chindie Posted November 22, 2011 VT Supporter Share Posted November 22, 2011 My problem with Twilight Princess's looks wasn't to say it wasn't a good looking game - on a purely technical level the game, taking into account the power behind it, were fine enough for early Wii/late GC. It was more the design of it. The pure 'Zelda' sections were incredibly run of the mill, there was no real character to the designs (Skyward Sword somewhat suffers from this too from what I've seen), it was exactly what you'd get if you just decided that what you needed to do was Ocarina of Time with better fidelity. And then in the Twilight sections, the enemy design and so on was again pretty uninspired imo and at times downright ugly. Of course that is all just subjective. As for Majora's Mask... I liked that it was a different take on the series, its one of the most outlandish departures for the series and was delightfully weird and smart. It was still Zelda... but it was a different Zelda. And I really liked it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shillzz Posted November 22, 2011 Share Posted November 22, 2011 OoT stands as perhaps the best Video game of all time, never mind just the best Zelda game. It makes me feel all nostalgic just thinking about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacketspuds Posted November 22, 2011 Share Posted November 22, 2011 OoT stands as perhaps the best Video game of all time, never mind just the best Zelda game. It makes me feel all nostalgic just thinking about it. Agreed. Right up there for me alongside Final Fantasy 7 and Secret of Mana. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P3te Posted November 22, 2011 Share Posted November 22, 2011 link to the past > OoT, FF VII & SoM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyblade Posted December 15, 2011 Share Posted December 15, 2011 getting Skyward Sword tomorrow, screw studying for finals. beat the old Water Temple in preparation, ah **** love Zelda Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
troon_villan Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 Ocarina of time on the N64 is still the best game i've ever played think I was about 14 or 15 maybe, absolutley loved it! I wish they would remake it for the 360, I would love a trip down memory lane. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sie Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 link to the past > OoT, FF VII & SoM I too prefer LttP over OoT although I do think favourite Zelda games amongst people boil down to fond memories when they played them over genuine critical comparison. As for Twilight Princess, I never felt it was a poor Zelda but then I deliberately hunted down a copy of the far superior GC version in order to play it. **** the Wii port. I never understood the criticism for its art style - it was Nintendo delivering exactly what Zelda fans had asked for after they got all butthurt about the gorgeous looking Wind Waker not looking like a realistic Zelda game (whatever that means). Then same Zelda fans quickly proved they didn't know what the **** they wanted once they played it. Skyward Swords seems pretty good so far from what I've played of it. Takes sodding ages to start though - faaaar to many dialogue interruptions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Risso Posted December 23, 2011 Share Posted December 23, 2011 I never understood the criticism for Windwaker's graphics either. I still think it's one of the best looking games ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Posted May 4, 2012 Share Posted May 4, 2012 I just finished Skyward Sword and i needed to tell someone about it. The last temple onwards was simply stunning! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaGoMarching Posted May 5, 2012 Share Posted May 5, 2012 I've never really enjoyed ocarina of time, personal favourite link to the past, links awakening and Minish Cap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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