Poll: Ocarina of Time
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I wouldn't necessarily say it was the best game of all time, but it was easily one of the best games ever when it came out. Since then we have had plenty of better games, but back then it was one of the greatest. Of course, it is still good now.
The graphics are functional, you can see what you need to and nothing vanishes into thin air unless it's supposed to. Which is more than can be said for most current gen games.Spaz91 said:
The game plays well, has a large (if sparse) game world even by current standards, masses of play time, masses of things to do, real time combat, a decent plot, workable controls and it's well made.
The pace might be a bit slow for someone who's grown up in the Counter Strike era of 3minutes or less gaming, but I love it, it's an adventure game that actually has a decent amount of adventure in it.
Well I would say there is a distinct difference between the Holocaust, Jesus, and whether or not people like older video games.Cheesus333 said:
Although I WOULD say that the Holocaust and Jesus had a MUCH more profound impact on those who were there then those who weren't, but that's neither here nor there.
I'll also end that here since I don't want to derail the thread and/or get myself in trouble with ye olde MODs. (Sorry MODs, you aren't old...or olde)
If I try to play the game now, I cant. BUT it remains the top game of all time for me because of how revolutionary the storytelling was for its time. Jumbled amongst other platform games such as Crash Bandicoot, and Tomb Raider, or even Mario, this one stood out for simply making the character of Link three dimensional. You (for what i can remember for being the first) can travel through time (7 Years) and see how an environment that you grew up in has changed (meeting people who had died within the 7 years and the burning of a childhood town). Also i must mention the fact of day and night in the game, which was taken up afterwards by the popular GTA and Pokemon series. The controls (on the N64 only) were Solid, and for its time, so were the graphics. Many will argue the score with an extremely versatile ocarina brought you even deeper into the experience. Boss fights were generally fun because they were usually a puzzle within themselves you had to figure out, and then its easy (mostly using the weapon you got from the dungeon).
Now I feel as if i have defended it on a revolutionary game basis, but why has OOT stood the test of time? It goes along with a view in psychology called the nostalgia principle. This is where the human brain tends to look at the past in a better light then when it actually was. My middle school years were the toughest part of my life so far, and thoroughly sucked, but I still find myself pondering those days like everything was perfect. OOT was a revolutionarily fun game that broke records for selling to a mass audience. This means that every person who got that game and liked it, most likely likes it even more now, because of the nostalgia principle. As I mentioned earlier, I can no longer play the game, even though I own 2 copies of it. That doesn't mean I know what it WAS at one time and can compare it to the impact on these newer games to this day.
So far it is my number one game of all time. The closest storyline platformer that I can say gave it a run for its money would be the first Prince of Persia (insane ending). I would like some suggestions these days for those who have games they think can compete. Please dont just say the name, explain why (without ruining story~ I understand it may be hard). Other games I have played that were Great, but just didnt pull that empathetic connection were Assassin's Creed, Indigo Prophecy, and Resident Evil 4 (consider it more action anyways, but still AMAZING).
Now I feel as if i have defended it on a revolutionary game basis, but why has OOT stood the test of time? It goes along with a view in psychology called the nostalgia principle. This is where the human brain tends to look at the past in a better light then when it actually was. My middle school years were the toughest part of my life so far, and thoroughly sucked, but I still find myself pondering those days like everything was perfect. OOT was a revolutionarily fun game that broke records for selling to a mass audience. This means that every person who got that game and liked it, most likely likes it even more now, because of the nostalgia principle. As I mentioned earlier, I can no longer play the game, even though I own 2 copies of it. That doesn't mean I know what it WAS at one time and can compare it to the impact on these newer games to this day.
So far it is my number one game of all time. The closest storyline platformer that I can say gave it a run for its money would be the first Prince of Persia (insane ending). I would like some suggestions these days for those who have games they think can compete. Please dont just say the name, explain why (without ruining story~ I understand it may be hard). Other games I have played that were Great, but just didnt pull that empathetic connection were Assassin's Creed, Indigo Prophecy, and Resident Evil 4 (consider it more action anyways, but still AMAZING).
Well, how far did you get? The begining can be a little boring, but after awhile you won't want to put it down.Spaz91 said:
I played through it a couple of months ago and thought it was awesome. Sure, the graphics are outdated, no argument there, but the gameplay is still top-notch and can easily compete with most of modern games. Also the game has a strange kind of charme that captures you after some time.
So yeah, the game is pretty awesome. One of the best? Maybe. Enjoyable? Definetly.
So yeah, the game is pretty awesome. One of the best? Maybe. Enjoyable? Definetly.
The reason that most of us like it is because for its moment in the sun it was a great game, with a good story and fun gameplay, yes by today's standards it isn't that special but those of us that played it back in the day loved it, so stop whining about how shit isn't as great as it is made out to be. wanna know a secret? most video games don't age well. know why? Beacause to today's gamers the shit is well... old.
Please read the thread before shouting at me.
Its not just the graphics that are bad I find the gameplay just boring.
I always use current standards in my opinion of games because theres not point using past stadards is there now?
If a game doesnt have a good start then it isnt a good game IMO. I dont see why I should have hours of slog before getting to the good bits. I've already worked to get the game why should I do more?
Its not just the graphics that are bad I find the gameplay just boring.
I always use current standards in my opinion of games because theres not point using past stadards is there now?
If a game doesnt have a good start then it isnt a good game IMO. I dont see why I should have hours of slog before getting to the good bits. I've already worked to get the game why should I do more?
The game was kinda forgettable for me. I rented it once and never really played it again. So I was really confused when I constantly saw it on people's "Greatest Game EVAR!?!" lists.
You must judge a game by the standards of its time. Not doing so and judging 10 year old games by modern standards is like saying that the Roman legions were shit because a single squad of SAS could pretty much have wiped them out, given enough time and ammunition. The Romans were still the strongest military force of their time.
As for my stance on OoT, played it when I was like 8, fanboied it, still say it's one of the best games made so far. It had solid gameplay, combat, story, and graphics. Compared to some other games from that time, like say for example Half-Life or Starcraft, the graphics were great. And while the combat isn't as good as modern dedicated action games like say for example God of War, it's still good enough to keep you intrested. And nowhere near as repetitive as GoW. Also, most of the puzzles were good, altho there were some truly retardedly annoying ones. *cough*watertemple*cough* The game's greatest virtue, however, has to be the boss fights. Each is challenging without being frustrating, and unique enough to be intresting.
But anyway, my measure of a good game has always been a game that's not frustrating. I have heard, from unreliable sources, that someone apparently once said that "Something is not finished when there's nothing left to add, but when there's nothing left to remove", or something along those lines. That's extremely true for video games. The game is almost completely bug free, and coming from someone who's spend half his childhood in it, that's saying a bit.
Now, after a somewhat incoherent post which I honestly can't care enough to prune, I'll just end with repeating that you can't judge an old game by today's standards. I will admit that OoT doesn't even compare to modern titles like Portal or Call of Duty 4, but it was still great when it was released, and that's what matters. Incidentally, I did play OoT through again some time last year, and it still held up. I suppose I wasn't expecting an awful lot, but the combat was still enough to keep me intrested to the end. (Altho it only really picks up after the kid part of the game)
As for my stance on OoT, played it when I was like 8, fanboied it, still say it's one of the best games made so far. It had solid gameplay, combat, story, and graphics. Compared to some other games from that time, like say for example Half-Life or Starcraft, the graphics were great. And while the combat isn't as good as modern dedicated action games like say for example God of War, it's still good enough to keep you intrested. And nowhere near as repetitive as GoW. Also, most of the puzzles were good, altho there were some truly retardedly annoying ones. *cough*watertemple*cough* The game's greatest virtue, however, has to be the boss fights. Each is challenging without being frustrating, and unique enough to be intresting.
But anyway, my measure of a good game has always been a game that's not frustrating. I have heard, from unreliable sources, that someone apparently once said that "Something is not finished when there's nothing left to add, but when there's nothing left to remove", or something along those lines. That's extremely true for video games. The game is almost completely bug free, and coming from someone who's spend half his childhood in it, that's saying a bit.
Now, after a somewhat incoherent post which I honestly can't care enough to prune, I'll just end with repeating that you can't judge an old game by today's standards. I will admit that OoT doesn't even compare to modern titles like Portal or Call of Duty 4, but it was still great when it was released, and that's what matters. Incidentally, I did play OoT through again some time last year, and it still held up. I suppose I wasn't expecting an awful lot, but the combat was still enough to keep me intrested to the end. (Altho it only really picks up after the kid part of the game)