I'm kinda getting bored of Ocarina of Time half way through

[F4LL3N]

I never played the original, and I'm only half way through Link's Awakening. Other than that I haven't touched any Zelda games. I loved it the first 4 days of playing, but today it's just been giving me the shits.

- I find the puzzle's are either extremely easy or just plain annoying.
- Walking from place to place got boring extremely fast. I can teleport places now and have Epona, but that's not the point. (More of a personal annoyance)
- The enemy's are 1-2 hit kills and bosses aren't much more.
- Money/items seem useless. Everything you hit seems to drop something so you're always maxed out in cash and items. Yet there's nothing to buy and you rarely use 10% of any particular item.
- I find the lack of a jump button disturbing.
- There's all these special movements/attacks you can use, but I've never used them. I darn forgot about them. That's how pointless they are.

Overall, the gameplay just doesn't seem to have a lot of depth.

On the other hand, the story seems amazing, Link as a child is such a cutie pie, and some of the songs you can play sound pretty awesome. Although they get boring after the 50th time

It's not a bad game. I guess the title of 'Best Game Ever' kinda made me expect something more. Although I understand the original was released back in the Golden Age of video games.

DON'T GIVE ME ANY SPOILERS. I'm not finished yet. Although I ruined it a little by looking at a waklthrough and scrolling too far down.

EDIT: I just realized I put this in the wrong section. Sorry! Honest mistake.

 

[smearyllama]

Where are you at in the game? I recommend doing some side-stuff, like the shooting range and the other minigames.
The lack of a jump button really shouldn't be an issue, since it's not really a platformer. Lining up jumps can be tricky, but it just takes a little practice.
There hasn't been one in a Zelda game since Link's Awakening, anyway.

It hasn't aged super well, I'll say that, but I say stick with it.

 

[HumpinHop]

BLASPHEMY!!!

-Seriously though I do understand a lot of your complaints, I was thinking them as I played through the Master Quest version on GC recently. I think some of it just depends on your playstyle, but a lot of it is nostalgia and reliving how amazing the game was at its release. If you never played the original then that's definitely going to impact your experience, but to me it sounds like you're just kind of burnt out from it. I would take a relatively short break and come back to it if you're dead set on finishing it.

You could always stop playing if you're not enjoying it, but if you do I would keep that to yourself, OoT is revered here.

 

[Snowy Rainbow]

I wish people would stop buying Nintendo's regurgitation. If the cash flow stops, maybe they can be convinced to actually use some creativity and give birth to something with a glimmer of originality. If the market forks over their money for remake upon remake and reskin upon reskin, Nintendo will continue to push out games that bore you and fall this far short of hype.

 

[Salad Is Murder]

That's because it's boring, Wind Waker for the win!

 

[Ultra_Caboose]

I played through it reveling in the fact that my Nintendo Power strategy guide from '98 was still as reliable as it was back then.

I will admit, having it beaten it last night that the challenge level in Ocarina is rather low, especially in combat. If it says anything, After Dodongo's Cavern, the challenge was to the point that I never used any shields unless the game specifically called for it (mini-spoiler, one dungeon does).
It's all in the personal preference. I'd say to stick with it to at least see the ending. If all else fails, beating the game unlocks Master Quest, which has the world reversed and the dungeons rearranged. The difficulty is increased in MQ too, though I imagine you don't care too much if you don't much like the game to begin with.

Also, if you want to breeze through the combat even more than normal, find the Biggoron's Sword. You can't use the shield with it (more challenge!) but it deals twice the damage of the Master Sword. Get it, completely destroy everything the game throws at you, get to the end credits and wash your hands of it.

 

[DigitalSushi]

It was good, back in the day, considering Nintendo were the only games company to manage this sort of game is an achievement in itself, but I must say I am bored with it.

EDIT: I just realized I put this in the wrong section. Sorry! Honest mistake.

Thread moved to Gaming Discussion

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[HumpinHop]

Also, if you want to breeze through the combat even more than normal, find the Biggoron's Sword. You can't use the shield with it (more challenge!) but it deals twice the damage of the Master Sword. Get it, completely destroy everything the game throws at you, get to the end credits and wash your hands of it.

This.

When I turned into an Adult, I immediately got the hookshot then did the fetch quests for the Biggoron Sword. I never switched it out except for the mini-spoiler dungeon and the fight with Ganon where you were required to use it. Half the fun of the game for me was one/two hitting every mob, although the lack of a shield means you have to dodge a lot more.

 

[Winterfel]

The thing about OoT is that it's from the N64 it was generations ago, it simply does not have alot of depth in gameplay as back then this was ALOT of depth gameplay wise. I would never think of buying the 3D remake though I'll simply play my GC version on my Wii from time to time.

Oh, don't forget that fishing is what this game is all about!
(Now that I think about it OoT fishing in 3D might be worth the money... õ.Ó)

 

[Queen Michael]

That's because it's boring, Wind Waker for the win!

Amen!

Yeah! Preach, brother!
(Well, I like Ocarina of Time, but I do prefer Wind Waker.)

 

[veloper]

The best thing about the game is that the original made of the most of the old N64 capabilities. It looked great, for a N64 game and N managed to fit alot of content into it's tiny memory.

That's prolly why the game became so overrated.

 

[Humble Grapefruit]

The game is a lot better if you had played it when it first came out.

 

[jacobythehedgehog]

The biggest problem Zelda games have IS THEY ARE ALL THE SAME GAME. All of them are about a Hero named Link who is choose to find a specail sword and kill Ganondorf. Hear me out, this is NOT a bad thing, however, this is why I do not like the Zelda series

 

[jpoon]

I wish people would stop buying Nintendo's regurgitation. If the cash flow stops, maybe they can be convinced to actually use some creativity and give birth to something with a glimmer of originality. If the market forks over their money for remake upon remake and reskin upon reskin, Nintendo will continue to push out games that bore you and fall this far short of hype.

This is pretty much what I was thinking all along. It was a great game, cutting edge even about 15 years ago. Not anymore. For fucks sake make some decent new IP's Nintendo! Eventually people might actually stop buying old rehashes.

 

[scnj]

I didn't like it when it was on N64, so I take it there's no point in trying the 3DS version?

 

[Random Argument Man]

The biggest problem Zelda games have IS THEY ARE ALL THE SAME GAME. All of them are about a Hero named Link who is choose to find a specail sword and kill Ganondorf. Hear me out, this is NOT a bad thing, however, this is why I do not like the Zelda series

So you've never played Majora's Mask?

Yes, the basic structure of most Zelda games is Link does 3 temples, finds master sword and defeat Ganon. I wouldn't say they're all the same game at 100%. However, they do put creative puzzles and interesting boss fights each time. I wouldn't dismiss it because of the basic structure.

 

[Stall]

Nothing wrong with not liking OoT really. A lot of people aren't going to like this, but it hasn't aged too well. The nostalgia goggles are a major factor in the "best game ever" thing. I'm not saying OoT is BAD, but it certainly hasn't aged gracefully. During its time it was revolutionary and incredible, but now that all the amazing and revolutionary things it did are fairly mainstream and common, I could understand why someone wouldn't be blown out of the water by it.

The biggest problem Zelda games have IS THEY ARE ALL THE SAME GAME. All of them are about a Hero named Link who is choose to find a specail sword and kill Ganondorf. Hear me out, this is NOT a bad thing, however, this is why I do not like the Zelda series

You seem to have confounded "premise" here with "game". All the Zelda games have been totally different in terms of gameplay, and even story to some extent. Sure, they have the same basic premise (which is what you outlined above), but the simple fact is that the the premise has been executed different ways every time. You honestly cannot compare OoT to MM, and MUCH less to WW. Even MM and WW are totally different from one another. Hell, look at the original LoZ on NES and Zelda 2: TOTALLY different games.

Though I could see why you'd say that if you've only played OoT and TP. ZING. SATIRE BABY.

 

[ReSpawn]

Edge wrote a great article about OOT for it's 200th(?) issue. I think it's the pretty much the final word on the subject. Basically, there's a coherency and quality of design, both mechanically and thematically that results in what many critics call the consummate game experience.

Unlike movies, though, technology is still something of a barrier to games and definitely was back then. I can see how a modern perspective might view the game as having aged poorly.

I think it's also falling victim to the inverse relationship between critical and audience acclaim, that plagues some film releases. What immediately springs to mind is The Shawshank Redemption.

Back when it was considered to have technical quality, it may have had more mass appeal. These days, I doubt it would be as marketable without its reputation.

For the record, I think it totally deserves the acclaim. That doesn't mean it has as much playability as more modern games. Time, and standards, march on.

 

[F4LL3N]

I didn't think so many people would agree/understand.

The graphics are really good for a handheld, but they could of updated some of the gameplay to add more depth. The battles feel like Kingdom Hearts, just five times easier. It seems to be aimed at kids with little to offer adults other than nostagia... Yeah I'm bright figuring that out all on my own, I know.

Right now I've done most of the mini-games/side quests. I have the Biggoron Sword but found the quest was meh. As for the main questline, I'm up to the Fire Temple (finished the Jungle Temple/Ice Cavern) so I've still got a few dungeons to go. I feel half the gameplay I've spent either walking place to place or being stuck as to where to go next (even with the abundance of hints.)

I'm hoping the storyline will redeem the lack of gameplay depth. I would have loved to play the orignal version when it first came out. Even 5 years ago I probably would of loved it.