Why is O.O.T. so praised?

[Gamer137]

LoZ is a Roleplaying Adventure Game

Ok.

 

[blackadvent]

It was the prime example, along with Mario 64, of a 2D-to-3D translation done right. It took everything that made the old games good, and made it 'better'. The fact that it was friggin awesome might've had something to do w/ it.

 

[mipegg]

At the time it was a pretty good game, however now the Zelda series needs to be put to sleep and has done for quite a long time.

 

[Noamuth]

I was sold on OoT the second I emerged out of the starting forest and into Hyrule Field. I was pretty happy with the first dungeon already, but when it came time to see the rest of the game's world, and I saw how open and free-roaming it would be, I was just elated. The switch from 2D Zelda to 3D Zelda holds one very important aspect for me. In the 2D Zelda games, where the screens were split into individual squares, the whole of Hyrule turned into a giant maze, and navigating the labyrinthine Hyrule was mostly unintuitive for me. But in the 3D Zelda games, those walls and obstacles are bulldozed and stomped flat. It's an explorer's dream come true.

That's really what made OoT so great, the exploring aspect. You were allowed to find your own path, instead of punished for not knowing the only possible way forward.

Pretty much what the above quote says. I loved LttP, but OoT was definitely a turning point in gaming for me.

Shame what the Zelda series has become.. But hey, I'll hold onto my 3 favorites with fond memories.

 

[N-Sef]

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time showed how translations from 2D to 3D should be done. The developers should be commended for what they did with the formula, the game is firmly cemented in video game history. Still, the game doesn't play as well now as it did back then, if that makes any sense at all. The newer Zelda titles are arguably better games as a whole, with refined gameplay and better realized puzzles based on the 3D world. But these new Zelda titles haven't changed up the formula at all really, and I strongly believe future Zelda games have to change up the formula to recapture the sense of wonderment and magic we all experianced when we first played Ocarina of Time.

 

[ReepNeep]

Bah. It was no Link to the Past. Even Link's Awakening has it beat.
Then again, I don't really like any of the 3D Zelda games. Wind Waker was the best of the bunch though and wasn't too bad.

Well how old where you when you played it?

Somewhere around 19. I think I played it a couple of years after it was released, just like I did with Link to the Past. To preempt your inevitable argument, if it can't stand up to the passage of just a couple of years it was no good to begin with.

Health and magic limits were the only true stat upgrades. I dont think two "stats" are enough to classify as an RPG.

I do. And why is 'stats' in quotation marks? Do you doubt they existed? Or where you trying to indicate derision?

In the same way that Halo is an RPG becuase it has the Shield Meter and an Ammo counter?

 

[LewsTherin]

Water Temple was a minor annoyance. It was Jabu-Jabu's belly that had me breaking things. Shadow Temple just scared the crap out of me (I was 4-6 when I fist played it)

 

[Altorin]

"Shame what the Zelda series has become.. But hey, I'll hold onto my 3 favorites with fond memories."

I'm pretty sure Twilight Princess hauls ass. I haven't played it, but it looks similar to OOT.

and if you gave Wind Waker a chance, you might find that it's really good, cause it is.

 

[anNIALLator]

Ocarina of Time is probably my favorite game of all time. (no pun intended) It was one of the first games I ever played. The puzzles are great, the combat is great (especially when you fight the Stalfos skeleton warriors, or Dark Link.) and the story is great. It also has two of my favourite moments in gaming : when you are locked inside Lon Lon Ranch, and there seems to be no way out, but you jump the wall on Epona, and the final scene - beating Ganondorf then escaping while the castle collapses, and Ganon rises from the ruins. Timeless brilliance there. (no pun intended)
But I have to admit, running round the Water Temple and arriving at the same spot for the nth time was infuriating.
I recently started playing Twilight Princess, I've been enjoying it.

 

[Aginor27]

Because it was one of the early successful RPG video game on the 64.

Ocarina of time (or the whole series for that matter) is not a RPG.

 

[BallPtPenTheif]

Ocarina of time is known for being THE zelda game with numerous great reviews and best games lists. So my friends finally convince me to play O.O.T. and I played it. The result was a resounding oy.

How old are you?

I don't mean to pull the old ageism cop out card but if you don't understand the context of that game's release then there's no point in going back and playing most old videogames. You might as well play Pac-Man and wonder why the graphics suck so hard.

 

[Altorin]

RPA

sort of like how Metroid Prime is a FPA

 

[Pyro Paul]

LoZ:OoT
First console based Role playing game with full 3d, immersive story, and real time combat/puzzle solving.

it has served for the basis of most all 3d based Role playing games since then and is considered the 'classic' or 'forefather' for 3d RPG games.


the problem you are having with it is the fact that it is an old game and you are basing your judgement off the new and improved grandson of the game.

for instance... Play... ANY computer based First person Shooting game you see today.
the standard Computer FPS set up is the WASD movment set up
W=forward A=left S=back D=right Space=Jump Ctrl=duck mouse=free look

that is the Common movement keys in all FPS games.

then play the Orginal Doom or Wolfenstine.
the movement keys for that game is the Arrow keys.
you had no jump, you had no duck, you had no Free look.
hell in Wolfenstine there was no looking up or down even.


so why is Doom and Wolfenstine considered such great games?
Because they are the Orginal. they are the Classic. they are the Forefathers of all first person shooters Ever. and as you look back you have to give them a nod as how they where so very good in Their day in age and how they influenced all games to come.

however if a clone of the game was released to day it would be a very poor game with horribly bad controls...

 

[Are.Oh.Why]

It's true what that guy said, you had to be there. For me my time with OOT came at a high price, I'll spare details but I was 13 years old when I jammed the master sword down Ganon's throat. After many nights and days of finding heart pieces and figuring out that damned trading game (EPIC!), Fishing, finding the sinking lure(YEAH!), spending the weekend on tthe Forest Temple (I was stuck finding the key in the twisted hall), clearing the fire temple and loving every second of the fight with Volvagia, Getting Epona as an adult, spending another weekend on the water temple (the key on mid level in the room with those spike things), actually being a bit scared in the Bottom of the Well and The Shadow Temple, The best puzzles in the game in The Training Ground, Sneaking around the fortress and fighting Gerudos, The incredibly fun Spirit Temple, and so on.......I'm about to be 23 years old and a proud parent and Zelda has been a staple in my gaming life since some of the younger guys on this site weren't allowed to play Mortal Kombat (no offense)

 

[BallPtPenTheif]

It's true what that guy said, you had to be there. For me my time with OOT came at a high price, I'll spare details but I was 13 years old when I jammed the master sword down Ganon's throat. After many nights and days of finding heart pieces and figuring out that damned trading game (EPIC!), Fishing, finding the sinking lure(YEAH!), spending the weekend on tthe Forest Temple (I was stuck finding the key in the twisted hall), clearing the fire temple and loving every second of the fight with Volvagia, Getting Epona as an adult, spending another weekend on the water temple (the key on mid level in the room with those spike things), actually being a bit scared in the Bottom of the Well and The Shadow Temple, The best puzzles in the game in The Training Ground, Sneaking around the fortress and fighting Gerudos, The incredibly fun Spirit Temple, and so on.......I'm about to be 23 years old and a proud parent and Zelda has been a staple in my gaming life since some of the younger guys on this site weren't allowed to play Mortal Kombat (no offense)

The crazy part is that I felt the same level of excitement playing the first Zelda game on NES when I was a little kid. It's funny how reworked graphics and updated gameplay can reignite that experience.

 

[Squarewave]

I really don't get the love of OOT ether. Poor uncontrollable camera, god awful and unlikeable character models (while link and zelda were ok every other model looked like crap ) lack of crosshair with ranged weapons. the uncontrollable horse. HEY PLEASE LISTEN! HEY PLEASE LISTEN! HEY PLEASE LISTEN! the retarded and over used music puzzles

A link to the past > Links awakening > twilight princess > the original > zelda 2 > wind walker (would be higher if it wasn't for all the boating) > OOT

Played the original ( zelda 1 )when it was new so I do know what gaming was like during the N64 days.

 

[Break]

TP could've been better than OoT. There are a lot of great features, and the story in general is stronger. Unfortunately, it's piss-easy. In the older games, you actually have to fight the bosses. You use your newest item to create an opening, but you still have to defend against their attacks, and once you've stunned them, you have to hit them until they run out of life. Since WW, a boss "fight" is just carrying out a process three times and then collecting a heart piece.

 

[HuntingWolf_01]

no one can possibly understand what makes Oot great unless you played it way back in 1998, back then it was revalutionary and different. if u judge it by todays standards its like expecting a hobo to break dance. anyway i never coul understand all the fuss about FF7