It remains today one of my favorite games, and I'm a pretty heavily current gen based gamer, so I would say no- it is not.
Poll: Ocarina of Time... Overrated?!
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That would have been a great point in it's favor, but you could do the same thing in Barbie Horse Adventure. I know that came afterward, but it nullifies OoT's achievement.Jeronus said:
How about taking your head out of your arse?Treefingers said:
I made it perfectly clear I couldn't form a proper opinion, which is why I said I haven't played the game and why I haven't voted in the poll.
I merely guessed at what option I'd likely gravitate towards if I had played the game. Note that I said "I think I would say its overrated", not "yes it is overrated".
And having played Zelda games before (which were overrated, and not overtly dissimilar) I'm hardly pulling my predicted opinion out of my arse hole.
IT's all about perspective. Super Mario 64 pushed 3D platformers into the 3D in comparison to other 3D platformers that first came out at the time and that game is also highly rated
Now Zelda pushed the adventure genre forward into 3D doing it right especially when you compare it to other 3D adventure titles that came out around the same time, showing how to do puzzles right and combat in comparison to say Castlevanyia which has yet to hit the 3D scene right yet. Lets hope the new game coming out can do the job.
But is it good, it's perfectly paced, delivers you all the Zelda Action, has great great music, plenty of side quests and while the Graphics aren't the best of the time there still pretty damn good and has one of the best sequence of fights in the zelda storyline via Gannon in my opinion. Although Wind Waker I think has a much better final death blow scene where you stick the sword in Gannons Freaken Head and he turns to stone, epic. Sorry.
In anycase that game is indeed near perfect since no game I know of has ever recieved a 10, so it's not overrated by any means.
Now Zelda pushed the adventure genre forward into 3D doing it right especially when you compare it to other 3D adventure titles that came out around the same time, showing how to do puzzles right and combat in comparison to say Castlevanyia which has yet to hit the 3D scene right yet. Lets hope the new game coming out can do the job.
But is it good, it's perfectly paced, delivers you all the Zelda Action, has great great music, plenty of side quests and while the Graphics aren't the best of the time there still pretty damn good and has one of the best sequence of fights in the zelda storyline via Gannon in my opinion. Although Wind Waker I think has a much better final death blow scene where you stick the sword in Gannons Freaken Head and he turns to stone, epic. Sorry.
In anycase that game is indeed near perfect since no game I know of has ever recieved a 10, so it's not overrated by any means.
I think it's a little overrated, and that people often overlook its flaws in order to 'make' it worthy of a perfect/near-perfect rating.
I might be a little biased, though; my favorite Zelda game is Majora's Mask, which is always overshadowed by Ocarina.
I might be a little biased, though; my favorite Zelda game is Majora's Mask, which is always overshadowed by Ocarina.
a well written story does not automatically make it an engaging and involving story.Katana314 said:
further more, rehashing of an old story does not make it boring.
of course the real point is that before then games where usually just a casual thing where the player could easily get up and walk away at any time. the story, as well written as some where, was not engaging enough to make you Want to continue to play to find out what happened next. LoZ:OoT was one of the first games which drew players in and made them want to continue playing.
Without reading the whole thread I'll just say this; I can clearly see why it's so good and famous but I've personally always felt that Zelda works best in 2D. None of the 3d games have contained the "it" that made Link to the Past so good.
Just my opinion.
Just my opinion.
You're wrong and your opinion is invalid.Woodsey said:
You need to play before you judge. That said, that probably wouldnt do any good as what you really need to do is experience OoT in the era that it was made. Yes, other Zelda games are somewhat similar to OoT, but they aren't the groundbreaking game that OoT is when put in context.
Your prediction comes out of a rather misinformed and sadly deprived arsehole.
I agree that Mario 64 had a more lasting effect on the industry. Zelda hasnt really inspired much in the way of games, good as it might have been; I mean there's ...darksiders...Boneasse said:
No. No no no no. NO. NO NO NO.Cleril said:
We are talking about OoT here, not the Zelda series in general. I can accept that subsequent Zelda games (with the exception of Majora's Mask, which was also amazing) have been a bit same-y... maybe... but OoT was a groundbreaking game.
It did a hell of a lot for storytelling, pacing, atmosphere and depth. Not to mention graphics and gameplay mechanics.
Nope. For the time it was released, this was an amazing game. At the tender age of eight, I was freaking TERRIFIED of this game; I wasn't able to beat the Deku Tree until I watched my older brother go through it. The story was great, pacing was fantastic, and atmosphere was done well.
Combined with simple inventory and combat systems, and you had one fantastic game. And, as others have said, it did have depth.
Did it have its flaws? Yes (the Water Temple...to the point where Eiji Aonuma apologized for it ten years later). Does it deserve the praise it gets? Definitely.
Combined with simple inventory and combat systems, and you had one fantastic game. And, as others have said, it did have depth.
Did it have its flaws? Yes (the Water Temple...to the point where Eiji Aonuma apologized for it ten years later). Does it deserve the praise it gets? Definitely.
Was Barbie a young warrior on a quest to save the world from an evil force? As a role playing/fantasy nerd, riding a horse while on a quest to save the world was beyond cool. I also would bet any kind of money that Barbie didn't do it half as good OoT.lacktheknack said:
I preferred A Link to the Past.
But there's no denying the genius of Ocarina's level design and puzzles.
But there's no denying the genius of Ocarina's level design and puzzles.
Tell your buddy that Ocarina of Time also paved the way for future dungeon ideas and puzzles used by practically 80% of the gaming industry. The game rightfully deserves to be a top ten if not best game of all time. It pioneered so many game ideas it would be ridiculous to undermine its impact. Super Mario 64 ONLY pushed 3-D graphics. It did nothing for gameplay. It just took the successful platforming formula from previous Mario games, and made it 3DBoneasse said:
It's not the graphics that matter, it's the gameplay and story.
It you view a game on graphics alone, then you are a shallow idiot who will never learn true happiness.
YOU GET NOTHING, GOOD DAY SIR...OR MA'AM!
It you view a game on graphics alone, then you are a shallow idiot who will never learn true happiness.
YOU GET NOTHING, GOOD DAY SIR...OR MA'AM!
OoT deserves the accolades it gets. Any gamers who joined the community in the 2000s or so are probably going to wonder why it is so special, because technology has now outstripped that era. Think of it like "adjusting for inflation".
OoT is definitely better than most iterations after it because all of those games are exactly the same as OoT with slightly different wallpaper.
Of course, it doesn't seem as awesome when you compare it to current-gen stuff, but it really was a remarkable thing in its time.
OoT is definitely better than most iterations after it because all of those games are exactly the same as OoT with slightly different wallpaper.
Of course, it doesn't seem as awesome when you compare it to current-gen stuff, but it really was a remarkable thing in its time.