The Legend of Zelda

[BBLIZZARD]

I like the series, but the later games have disappointed me(Windwaker, Minish Cap, Phantom Hourglass etc.) Mostly due to the fact that they stayed on the cartoony feel of gameplay and visuals.

 

[Galletea]

@aries_split

thanks for that

Think the midi sounds more like a high pitched flute tho. But that might just be me.

 

[guyy]

I tend to ignore Majora's Mask because I found it to be severly stupid

I'm not even going to say it.

As for why Zelda is so popular, it's pretty much because most of the games revolve around you being essentially a chosen holy knight, going around fighting demon-like bad guys with both magic powers and skillful physical attacks, usually to do good deeds or rescue maidens. It's a stereotypical medieval hero fantasy, much like stuff in fantasy novels like LOTR, but in the form of a game. A generally very well-executed one, as it turns out.

Games like Majora's Mask (and Wind Waker to some extent) that don't really fit this system are, unsurprisingly, not as popular. I think the ones that break the stereotype are a lot more interesting...but I can't claim the others aren't fun.

 

[Aries_Split]

I tend to ignore Majora's Mask because I found it to be severly stupid

I'm not even going to say it.

As for why Zelda is so popular, it's pretty much because most of the games revolve around you being essentially a chosen holy knight, going around fighting demon-like bad guys with both magic powers and skillful physical attacks, usually to do good deeds or rescue maidens. It's a stereotypical medieval hero fantasy, much like stuff in fantasy novels like LOTR, but in the form of a game. A generally very well-executed one, as it turns out.

Games like Majora's Mask (and Wind Waker to some extent) that don't really fit this system are, unsurprisingly, not as popular. I think the ones that break the stereotype are a lot more interesting...but I can't claim the others aren't fun.

Majora's Mask is my 3rd favorite Zelda game. My first is OoT, my second is Wind Waker (Great game, I think many were turned off by it's art style, but I fucking LOVED it. Twilight Princess is good. Not great, but quite good.