Poll: Will Skyrim be this generations Ocarina of time

[JoesshittyOs]

it will be a dumbed down version of oblivion, which was pretty dumbed down to begin with

The RPG elements are dumbed down, which have been something that would be a giant plague to begin with.

They've taken out the "gamey" parts of it and replaced them with more polished well rounded -I hesitate to use the word "realistic"- and more polish.

The term "dumbed Down" needs to be stricken from the vocabulary when it comes to things like this.

 

[CAPTCHA]

NO

That title already belongs to Deus Ex Human Revolution.

You are kidding? How can DXHR be considered a classic when it bearly lived up to the standards of its decade old predecesor and other titles of the age (Vampire: Blood lines for example).

So question to all, is everyone just in agreement that no game could ever beat Ocarina of Time, it's just the undefeatable lord of the games and will forever be considered the best game there is? and on that note we all agree that Ocarina of Time is in no way an RPG right?

I'd debate the fact that it's not an RPG (what makes an RPG again?), but yeah I never understood why this game is so lorded. It seems like there's a lot of nostaligia going on here. I could claim that the SSI D&D games are the best ever because they were a favorite of mine back when I was a child, but to claim them the greatest ever and use them as a marking post for future releases would be retarded.

 

[agentorange98]

NO

So question to all, is everyone just in agreement that no game could ever beat Ocarina of Time, it's just the undefeatable lord of the games and will forever be considered the best game there is? and on that note we all agree that Ocarina of Time is in no way an RPG right?

I'd debate the fact that it's not an RPG (what makes an RPG again?), but yeah I never understood why this game is so lorded. It seems like there's a lot of nostaligia going on here. I could claim that the SSI D&D games are the best ever because they were a favorite of mine back when I was a child, but to claim them the greatest ever and use them as a marking post for future releases would be retarded.

The thing is that there is no role playing in Zelda, in that the entire experience is extremely structured offering very little freedom or customizability

 

[NickCaligo42]

... Ocarina of Time? How is that even a comparison? I mean... not that it isn't good, but this is like asking "will Deus Ex 3 be the next Tic-Tac-Toe?" or "will Call of Duty be the next Pac Man!?" It just makes no sense.

 

[AuronFtw]

Na, skyrim will be generic trash like the last two on release. It'll take months of community-made mods to improve the patchy sections to make the game even bearable (Oblivion's combat, for example, was godawful until several mods came out to improve block functionality and make it more active in general).

For players that love bug-ridden mediocre WRPGs, it'll be a godsend. For players who like games... ehhhh. It might be worth the buy in six months, once the most major bugs are fixed and mods exist to patch over the shit Bethesda does wrong/forgets to do at all. Doubt it'll be good before then.

And honestly, if your game requires a folder with 20-30 mods to be playable, it isn't a contender for any real awards. BG2 was a solid game out of the box, and the community mods were icing on the cake - Oblivion was a limp dog out of the box that needed the mods to not suck. There's a big difference between the two.

 

[Eventidal]

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won't be as good as that. I love this game.

Good is a relative term. LoL is a MOBA and I honestly don't care about those games at all because they're too competition-based and hit way too close to MMO online-dependent infinite-replayability for my comfort. Even if it was perfect (and no, it's not at all) it would be flawed at its core for offering an experience ONLY for multiplayer online, usually with random people, and that experience can be vastly different between people. Or even just between two matches on the same server, it can go from really fun to frustrating dung load. It's very dependent on players.

To compare Skyrim, a game that's SO single-player it's ONLY single-player to a game that not only has NO single-player component, but also no exploration and quests and level progression over the course of the game like you get in Skyrim. Both basically have NONE of the features of the other, so you're not just comparing apples to oranges, you're comparing a pickup truck to a pair of rocket-powered roller blades.

 

[Zacharious-khan]

i dont see why everyone is so freakin on about skyrim. Its just going to be the last elder scrolls game only improved a bit. also there are dragons but calm the frak down

 

[agentorange98]

i dont see why everyone is so freakin on about skyrim. Its just going to be the last elder scrolls game only improved a bit. also there are dragons but calm the frak down

Yeah but isn't that every Mario and Zelda game too?

 

[Zacharious-khan]

Yeah but isn't that every Mario and Zelda game too?

mario went 3D like 10 years ago and so did zelda, but besides that its about the same. If you add little things to games instead of revamping the entire system the games will be solid at heart and thus be good to very good unless the studio fucks something up (e.g FF13)

 

[Sepphyre]

I recall back in 1999 thinking that there will never be another Ocarina of Time. I don't think Skyrim is sbout to change that, but I can see myself not sleeping much this weekend.

Captcha - comparison cructuni. There you go, any comparison to mighty OoT is a load of cructuni.

 

[StorytellingIsAMust]

Yes. It'll be a massively popular game and win a bunch of undeserved game of the year awards and not be as good as everyone says it is.

 

[SenseOfTumour]

I'd suggest that Skyrim will be a better game, but Zelda and many games from its era just had more charm and character to them, and it's hard to disregard that.

 

[babinro]

lol, I'm sorry but this thread idea feels arbitrary. There is really no indication that Skyrim is going to be THAT good or THAT timeless.

I'm pretty sure you could have inputted any AAA title be it Portal 2, MW3, Arkham City, Uncharted 3, etc.

Clearly my answer is no.

Zelda: Skyward Sword has been claimed by some websites to potentially be the best Zelda game ever made. While I highly doubt it'll surpass the timeless nature of Ocarina of Time, I'd say it would be the most worthy title to get a thread like this.

 

[Rack]

For me that would be Arkham City, but OoT was more than just a great game, it was a standout exceptional game in a gen where everything else good was a bit backwards facing (Final Fantasy 7, Final Fantasy Tactics, Metal Gear Solid and Guardian Heroes all being essentially 2d) OoT was pretty much revolutionary. So unless Skyward Sword turns up at the last minute and demonstrates that motion controls are actually good, and add substantially to gameplay we won't see that again.

 

[RedHighwind07]

IMO I never found Ocarina Legendary, probably because I played it AFTER Majora's Mask, which blew my socks off and into orbit. Back on subject though, I think Skyrim is to much of the same Bethesda trialed and tested method of RPG's. OoT was awesome because it was fresh and completely different from the last game (Link to the Past if memory serves me correctly?). If any game was to become the next OoT, it would have to be new and exciting, something society seems diametrically opposed to (see Modern Warfare 3, Battlefield 3 etc.)

 

[BleedingPride]

not really no

 

[Yopaz]

There wont be a new Ocarina of Time. Ocarina of Time was revolutionary, but it's not as good as most say it is. It was simply the best around in a market hungry for something new.It's a great game, but it's not that special.

 

[caviar1]

pretty sure ocarina of time: DS was the ocarina of time of this gen...lol

 

[michiehoward]

Even though I had some of the best gaming experience in my life with Ocarina of Time, considering how many hours I spent on that damn horse, I believe I will have that type of great experience x a million.

Oh God I can't wait!

 

[honestdiscussioner]

No, Ocarina of Time is that generations Skyrim. OoT certainly was important, but this is going to be EPIC.

Can't. Freakin'. Wait.