Majora's Mosquito
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Wonderful article with a very appropriate conclusion. I know I for one am part of the problem. I just can't afford to take risks with games I purchase. So while I've long been wanting to try a Katamari game or such, whenever I can afford to splurge a little with my budget, I usually go for the franchises or developers I'm rarely disappointed with.
Personally, I enjoyed Majora's Mask. Eh, maybe it's a "my opinion" thing because a lot of people didn't care for it when stacked up against the preceeding game and the game to whom this is the predecessor, Wind Waker and Ocarina Of Time respectively.
I haven't bought a game without knowing anything about it in such a long time. Maybe I should change that.
I loved Majora's Mask! For me it's a close contender with OoT. The whole game feels like a giant puzzle, everything you do is a puzzle element to the greater problem, and I loved the experience.
[sarcasm]Mister Misquito is clearly the greatest game ever. How dare you not praise it highly and lay many awards upon it! It's weird and eccentric![/sarcasm]
Having actually owned MM, I must say the the bathtub level was disturbing on so many levels.
Having actually owned MM, I must say the the bathtub level was disturbing on so many levels.
Ditto.Indigo_Dingo said:
I love the dark appeal that the game had in relation to the other Zelda games. There wasn't a single zone where you weren't dealing with pain, misery, and death in some manner. From the petrified Deku during the opening, to Darmani's lamenting and the Zora-dude's children he left behind, it deals with some pretty serious subject matter. Culminating, of course, with the actual question; was the Skull Kid really evil, or was he just a tool of the Mask?
I too loved it for being so dark and yet not being so black and white about things.Flying-Emu said:
It was the first game to really get emotions from me. The giants and their song almost brought tears to my eyes. There was some infinite sadness there that no other game has made me feel.
This. I loved it. It was excellently made. Probably my favorite Zelda game to date.Indigo_Dingo said:
Agreed. The thought in all the songs shows such emotion that one could never expect in a 64 game. And for me, the song of healing calmed my nerves at any time..... ah, beautiful....Shy_Guy said:
A LttP remains my favorite Zelda game, however Majora's Mask is a close second. The game is not terribly complicated once you understand that you're resetting everything in the world on a time limit. Once you understand how it works, you just can't help but come to love the game.
The Mister Mosquito review is right on the money, though as a person who understands the attraction of the voyeur, I found the level where you basically attack and exploit the teenage girl's friend to be far more suggestive than the bath tub. Warning though: This game contains scenes of extreme itchiness.
The Mister Mosquito review is right on the money, though as a person who understands the attraction of the voyeur, I found the level where you basically attack and exploit the teenage girl's friend to be far more suggestive than the bath tub. Warning though: This game contains scenes of extreme itchiness.
I´ll have to join the Majora´s Mask praising choir. It was hard as hell to get into, but when I did, it really sucked me in like a... Anyway, I first gave it shot back in the day it was still fresh, and I hated it. The frustrating jumping back and forth in time and constant hurry (Three days, three days, three days...) soon made me drop the whole thing and move on. Several years passed, I gave it another shot, and it instantly became one of my all-time favourites.
The game does require a whole new way of approach to get into. It´s much more chaotic then Ocarina of Time, and deviates from the main saga so much (No Hyrule, No Ganondorf) it doesn´t come as a surprise, if the mainstream finds it too tough to swallow. It´s a hard nut to crack. Still, it´s great, fantastic even. I especially enjoyed how those little side-stories gradually added more colour and depth into the game world.
So, to sum it up: I liked this article. Great job! Maybe I should give Mr. Mosquito a shot too.
The game does require a whole new way of approach to get into. It´s much more chaotic then Ocarina of Time, and deviates from the main saga so much (No Hyrule, No Ganondorf) it doesn´t come as a surprise, if the mainstream finds it too tough to swallow. It´s a hard nut to crack. Still, it´s great, fantastic even. I especially enjoyed how those little side-stories gradually added more colour and depth into the game world.
So, to sum it up: I liked this article. Great job! Maybe I should give Mr. Mosquito a shot too.
Agreed, I did the same thing. I played the game for about 2-3 weeks back when it first came out. Got a bunch of masks, but never figured out how to actually beat the game. Years later, I went back to it, and I would always get up to the deku part and give up again. It really is a fantastic game. I just don't have the time to spend on it sadly enough.Incredible Bullshitting Man said:
Hopefully you´ll find the time somehow. Majora´s Mask has some pretty tough spots (including few nerve-shattering boss battles), but it does give you enough hints as to what to do next. If all else fails, use some free exploration and just wander around. The game really requires a lot of time, which is kinda ironic, considering how little time you actually have to do anything. After I cleared the Woodfall Temple for the first time, I had two whole seconds to spare.Mr.Pandah said:
I haven´t beaten the game myself yet (Got a little stuck with the Mask), but I have found all the masks, except for one. It was fun searching for them, especially the Couple´s Mask.
Damn, now I want to play it again.
Those of you who have played Majora's Mask: when you achieve things (complete a temple or whatever), is there any permenance? Or when you rewind time, does it reset everything, and the key is to just get it all down pat so you can do it quickly enough for the 3 day limit? If the latter, that sounds incredibly frustrating.
You get to keep all the important things, like masks, items, hearts, but lose everything expendable (arrows, rupees (you can, however, give them to a guy in Termina for safekeeping and withdraw them later), bombs.) So yes, there is permanence. It´s really not as frustrating game as one might think.ThaBenMan said: