They did all of that you are just to jaded to realize it and they are still improving upon it.Moromillas said:
The basics are important to build off of after all.
Poll: The Legend of Zelda....Why do you love or hate it?
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The basics are important to build off of after all.
I kind of take each game on it's own merit tbh, There are a few I really love. Ocarina of Time and Link to the Past I adore while Twilight Princess and Phantom Hourglas I really didn't enjoy. Wind Waker is somewhere in the middle.
I like the puzzle element of the games and the old fashiined dungeon structure. You also can't ignore the influence it's had on other games like Okami.
I like the puzzle element of the games and the old fashiined dungeon structure. You also can't ignore the influence it's had on other games like Okami.
Is that music backwards one of the ocarina songs lol?GrimHeaper said:
Most if not all of their songs work well backwards.xXxJessicaxXx said:
You will recognize it if you listen.
Remember skull kid in the woods?
I've only played one Zelda game all the way through - that would be Twilight Princess - but that was the one that got me interested in the franchise. I only have a Wii and not enough nintendo points or whatever the e-currency the wii shop channel is to buy OoT or MM, but I've seen a Let's play of MM and would love to play it myself. Also, Skyward Sword looks like a good twist with the MotionPlus gameplay, although I would love to have a main timeline adventure where Ganon's pig face doesn't show up like a bad strain of mold (here's hoping Skyward Sword keeps with this).
There is one MAJOR thing that the Legend of Zelda series does right, and should be replicated in FAR more games, the only one that I know of being Demon's Souls and its successor, Dark Souls: Targeting-based fighting. Locking on to one enemy, moving around that enemy, rolling, attacking when a spot is open, etc. Few other sword-based games do that with the finesse that LoZ does.VikingSteve said:
I was referring to more recent titles, after OoT and Majora's, and I disagree. That game (youtube link), it hasn't been released yet... So I can't say I've played it. It's probably not a good idea to raise your hopes so much, they are trying some new things with that game it seems and may not live up to, well, large expectations.GrimHeaper said:
it was the FIRST game i ever played. The legend of Zelda: Link to the Past. i played it over and over and over. and even now, as i play my Xbox 360, with shooters, every now and then, i stop, pull out my Nintendo Wii, and play Ocarina of time, link to the past, and Twilight princess. Because of Zelda, i will always be a Nintendo fan at heart, no matter what epic games Xbox brings out..... unless they bring out Starcraft: GHOST lol
No what i meant by sicken me, is that they praise each and ever coming Zelda game or in fact Nintendo games like the second coming of Christ. Yet they continuously rip on other IP's for giving Sequels or Remakes. Its a pretty clear example of hypocrisy but despite my input they refuse to fully acknowledge it. This is probably due to Nostalgia and its pretty crippling to better judgement IMO.starwarsgeek said:
And Zelda games were always at their core action-adventure were they not? With probably a exceptions the series was always known to be grounded in this genre.
Since this is becoming round-about; my friends are being nostalgia-freaks and are not putting games such as Zelda up to today standard. Because of this the series has from what it seems to be a yearly occurrence and they are baffled i dont share their enthusiasm.
I have certainly had fun with the franchise but to be perfectly honest, I am well and truly done with it. Aside from the jump to "3d" nearly fifteen years ago, the game has no changed appreciably from the original incarnation. There's only so many times I can bother with a reskinned version of a game I've played before and I think I reached that point years ago.
Ive only ever played Wind Waker on the gamecube. I admit I loved it quite a bit, cartoon link is adorable, the open world feels enormous and ripe for exploration. But I hear the series is always like that, kinda in the call of duty syndrome of releasing the same game over and over. If thats the case then I have to criticize Nintendo for lack of creativity and inovation, but I cant say the series is bad, its fun, and what the hell else can you want from a game?
Not that Im ever buying any other Zelda, I don't intend to waste my money on a Nintendo console anytime soon. Unless the Wii U blows my socks off.
Not that Im ever buying any other Zelda, I don't intend to waste my money on a Nintendo console anytime soon. Unless the Wii U blows my socks off.
I have always found the games to be quite fun, and Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of time and Majora's mask are among my favourite games on the N64 and are my favourites in the entire series, closely followed by Link to the past. I can happily sit and play them, but I won't necessarily go out of my way to go and own the games or anything.
I think it's definitely a franchise for the people who grew up with it. I grew up playing Banjo, Spyro, and Crash. I tried playing a Zelda game after I beat DarkSiders, because I kept hearing how much the two were alike. I gave it 4 hours before dropping it, which is four times the time it took for DarkSiders to grab me. The lack of graphical power I could understand, due to age. But combat was boring, story was uninteresting, and the voice acting was no where near as good. I don't hate it, I don't think it's a "bad" game. But it doesn't hold up to today's standards unless you're wearing nostalgia goggles.
Why do I like it? Fun action, interesting plot, challenging puzzles(damn water temple), likeable characters and a fantastical setting that has a classical feel to it, but with hints of something otherworldly, something magical.
Love the entire series, love the re-make and can't wait for Skyward Sword
Love the entire series, love the re-make and can't wait for Skyward Sword
I enjoy playing Zelda, but I'm meh. I'm waiting for them to stop releasing OoT and try and twist the series in a new direction. A new plot line wouldn't hurt anyone ('start off, bad stuff happens, meet princess, collect item series A (eg. Jewels is OoT, Fused Shadows in TP, Pearls in WW), collect item series B (eg. medallions in OoT, Mirror Fragments in TP, Master Sword Power-ups/Triforce in WW) , fight through last dungeon, fight boss, end' is starting to get stale), and I think it would be interesting if they could make a female counterpart to Link you could play, just for the hell of it XD They also need to try and find a way to break the 'Fire Temple', 'Water Temple' etc once in a while. Although it might ruin it a little.
Overall, throw everything in the air and try something new XD
Overall, throw everything in the air and try something new XD
I like the series mostly because there's not any other fantasy game series that DOESN'T scream "We were 'inspired' by J.R.R. Tolkien!" about a thousand times. In about every fantasy game dwarfs are short, elves are magical, and humans are dicks. It's getting really annoying. Oh, also all of the Zelda games are extremely well designed and every individual game has it's own unique charm to it.