Will there ever be a Zelda game better than Ocarina of Time?
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There are in fact two games that are better than Ocarina of Time. They're called Wind Waker and Majora's Mask.
Wow. In twenty years I never thought about the plot to Zelda 2 that way before. Even though Dark Link made his debut as the final boss I doubt it was intentional for an old NES game. Remake with this plot element brought to the fore, please!PaulH said:
See, I can't really say "Yes, Majoras mask" because that's not entirely true...
Majoras mask was utter genius, but got a little hazy at parts. OOT was overall a cleaner experience.
OT: Not likley, with the direction Nintendo is heading in I think we've seen the best.
Majoras mask was utter genius, but got a little hazy at parts. OOT was overall a cleaner experience.
OT: Not likley, with the direction Nintendo is heading in I think we've seen the best.
I prefer Wind Waker and A Link to the Past to be honest. Skyward Sword does look pretty good through.
There are better ones than Ocarina of time, don't get me wrong it is a great game but twilght princess is better, both great games
I agree with you sort of. Legend of Zelda is the best game of all time if you look at the reviews, but then again if you look at the amount of the reviews it'd not as much as there is on new games so the reviews can't be taken into consideration. Legend of Zelda is considered the best game of all time because the industry wasn't as big and overcrowded as it is today, and there were less reviews around back then. It's great, I'll give it that, but so was A Link To The Past, Wind Waker and Twilight Princess. Zelda has offered a lot of great games, but Ocarina of Time is winning because it was different and offered a lot of new things for the time. I do however love it, but I didn't play much when I had the Nintendo 64, but I finished it when I got the Wind Waker Ocarina of Time bundle on the GC. Also who knows what Skyward Sword might offer?Onyx Oblivion said:
I too belong to the minority who prefers Majora's mask. The great thing about that game was that you could make so much out of it. If you wanted to complete it in a day, go on, do a speed run, if you like extra side quests there were loads of them! If you wanted to fight bosses again, who's there to stop you? No-one!Julianking93 said:
It's hard to pick a favourite among the Zelda games, there's been a lot of goodies there, and now I want to play A Link To The Past though...
It's a possibility, but they'd have to work damn hard at it.
Music and sound was immersive, storyline was nice and tight, characters were believable...
Looking back on it, the only thing that really hasn't aged well is the graphics. I mean, Link's legs aren't even rendered all the way into his tunic!
Textures are nice and detailed, though.
Music and sound was immersive, storyline was nice and tight, characters were believable...
Looking back on it, the only thing that really hasn't aged well is the graphics. I mean, Link's legs aren't even rendered all the way into his tunic!
Textures are nice and detailed, though.
not a chance. the only thing that came close was majora's mask, and it wasnt even that good.
you can't replicate perfection.
you can't replicate perfection.
There's three actually. They're called Link To The Past, Wind Waker, and Majora's Mask. lrn2opinion.
OOT was the first RPG I ever played, so too much nostalgia here to be objective. That said, I liked TP more than OOT. For one thing, the storyline was constantly advancing in TP whereas in OOT it always struck me as annoying that they sent you after 5 talismans and virtually nothing of interest happened between getting that task and completing it in terms of plot development in what has to be 5 hours of gameplay. (probably closer to 8 if you did the water temple without a guide) I mean sure the sages were revealed but hands up anyone who didn't guess who the first three were anyway?
I was also pleased that they moved some of the action out of the dungeons in TP. In OOT the Gerudo Valley (crowning music of awesome right there, full credit to them for that) was virtually the only location outside a dungeon where there was any real adventuring to do. That said, I felt they skimped a bit in TP on the castle town; not enough minigames or people you could talk to. As for the last of the twilight bugs... well... least said about that the better I think. Also the spinner, very cool but it felt like something out of a sonic game. The dual clawshots on the other hand; pure awesome.
One thing that really stands out to me in favour of TP is atmosphere. They managed to stick together some scenes that were really touching or terrifying depending on what they were going for. (YOU NOT TAKE MIRROR!!! anyone?) Similarly the development of the characters was impressive; I mean we knew that the plot was going to get hi-jacked by Ganon before long (Ocarina of Time conveniently comes from an era before we got bored of seeing the same guy as a final boss over and over again) but Zant was still an interesting character to take the part of his lackey even if his animations were a bit hyperbolic. Majora's Mask deserves an honourable mention at this point as the one game in full 3D where Ganondorf doesn't even get a foot in the door.
On the topic of Majora's Mask I'm surprised that it's drawn so little attention. True it's not cut from the same cloth as the rest of the series so therefore the 'Legend of Zelda' title might've misled some people, but the repeatable bosses really make it one of the best games of all time for me. That said I'm a Monster Hunter fan, so that's probably why it appeals to me.
Soundtrack wise OOT has to hold the award though, it cannot be denied that the music was incredible. The closest TP comes is when it remixes OOT stuff so it can't really be given credit.
Either way, I think making a better game can be done; it just needs to be set in a desert. Wide open spaces, a new take on Hyrule and, most importantly, no excuse for a dungeon themed on water. Looking forward to Skyward Sword!
I was also pleased that they moved some of the action out of the dungeons in TP. In OOT the Gerudo Valley (crowning music of awesome right there, full credit to them for that) was virtually the only location outside a dungeon where there was any real adventuring to do. That said, I felt they skimped a bit in TP on the castle town; not enough minigames or people you could talk to. As for the last of the twilight bugs... well... least said about that the better I think. Also the spinner, very cool but it felt like something out of a sonic game. The dual clawshots on the other hand; pure awesome.
One thing that really stands out to me in favour of TP is atmosphere. They managed to stick together some scenes that were really touching or terrifying depending on what they were going for. (YOU NOT TAKE MIRROR!!! anyone?) Similarly the development of the characters was impressive; I mean we knew that the plot was going to get hi-jacked by Ganon before long (Ocarina of Time conveniently comes from an era before we got bored of seeing the same guy as a final boss over and over again) but Zant was still an interesting character to take the part of his lackey even if his animations were a bit hyperbolic. Majora's Mask deserves an honourable mention at this point as the one game in full 3D where Ganondorf doesn't even get a foot in the door.
On the topic of Majora's Mask I'm surprised that it's drawn so little attention. True it's not cut from the same cloth as the rest of the series so therefore the 'Legend of Zelda' title might've misled some people, but the repeatable bosses really make it one of the best games of all time for me. That said I'm a Monster Hunter fan, so that's probably why it appeals to me.
Soundtrack wise OOT has to hold the award though, it cannot be denied that the music was incredible. The closest TP comes is when it remixes OOT stuff so it can't really be given credit.
Either way, I think making a better game can be done; it just needs to be set in a desert. Wide open spaces, a new take on Hyrule and, most importantly, no excuse for a dungeon themed on water. Looking forward to Skyward Sword!
Yep. It's shadowed by OoT, but I love it because, unlike other Zelda's, you can replay everything after you've unlocked the right items.Julianking93 said: