Zelda Addiction

[Killarapp]

I recently bought SSBB for my Wii and in doing so opened my can of worms all over again. I must have spent entire days of playtime on Melee and I reckon thats going to double on Brawl because they've brought back my favorate Nintendo character ever into the fray.



Not that i've unlocked him yet, still need to play 400 games first, but having regular Twilight Princess Link is bad enough for me. Maybe because the legend of Zelda series has to be the most satisfying games series ever (bar Half Life)

Grand Theft Auto may be the most open worldy game series out there but Zelda takes the time to add vibrant art direction and intresting scenarios within these places, they don't just make a living breathing city they make a world. A world of varying cultures and outstanding locations. Sure the critics may go as far to say Nintendo never revolutionise the series, but surely this would be blasphemy?

The Zelda series rarely faults and always delivers outstanding quality, with OTT they set up an epic adventure with an emotional edge that really wasn't rivaled till future Zelda titles. It is after all very hard to care about the characters in a computer game, especially in those that are heavily plot driven like the other so called epic the Halo series.

The secret of course (as Half life will tell you) is a mute hero who the player takes complete control of adopting the status of hero and the relationships they have within the game world. The player experiences everything first hand and travels everywhere, exploring an open and diverse world which is totally and fully absorbant. So many games have tried this and failed, Master Chief of the Halo series provided nothing to the game but was simply a blank and dislikable character caught in a linear and skitsophrenic plot full of holes,
the immersion he could have offered was shattered by a dependance on unmemorable one liners and just being in a game as big and dumb as Halo (yes I did need to slag halo off, are we suprised??)

Then theres the depth of detail in The Zelda universe coupled with traditions such as a variation of the main theme in each game and the presense of a kick ass overworld theme, the simplistic, idealistic, medievil setting, the creepy dungeons and epic gigantic boss battles. The Zelda series will never offer any innovative suprises except the jaw dropping mid way plot twists. The fact the games run on for ages and cover so much ground leave you attached even when the credits roll. I know I at the end of Wind Waker felt the need to clap and at the end of TP I lost a nights sleep thinking about it all. The only series that ever kept me awake with its scope is Half Life and thats basically Zelda with guns and aliens.

Link and Gordon Freeman, the coolest video game characters ever.

Feel free to use this thread to agree with me!

[FooFan]

I, like a lot of my generation, first met Zelda in OOT which is arguably the best of the whole series(Although I personally found TP to be more enjoyable...). What an introduction!
As you so rightly say, there was this whole world to explore with so many different 'Places' with so much variety... it was a whole new experience to the linear games I'd played before.
Unfortunately for me, I never got the most out of OOT I got it at an age where I didn't quite grasp the idea of puzzles and the grand RPG style game. So I got stuck in the desert somewhere and just left it...

After my N64 I went for an Xbox instead of the GC, so the next chance I got to play a Zelda game was a few years down the line when I first picked up my Wii and a copy of TP. What a difference a few years can make! Now I was at an age where I could really appreciate what a brilliant series it is! The vast world of Hyrule had become even bigger and even more varied. Hyrule field itself was massive! The graphics are easily the best out of the first releases for the Wii and are better than what some games are producing today An excellent(If somewhat similar) storyline and perfectly balanced boss battles made it the perfect way to kick off the Wii.

I spent over 40+ hours on that game and there wasn't a single minute that I didn't enjoy. In fact, I could tell it was a brilliant game as I was trying to pace myself in fear of completing it too quickly

So yeah, Zelda is something that all other games will be compared to in greatness and although there's nothing 'revolutionary' coming from the series, it will still remain one of the best loved franchises of all time.

[Ed00wii]

Killarap - this is my new image of you.

[skyman747]

Originally Posted by Ed00wii

Killarap - this is my new image of you.

Crap, I thought I told those guys not to put those pictures on the internet

I do love zelda, but I am afraid of the next game. They said it was going to be more casual, going more like the style of play like Phantom Hourglass, but that was a long time ago, so hopefully they will dismiss those comments soon.

I started back in LttP, when I could barely figure out the game. I think it was the first console based game I played (Very first game I played ever was Pokemon) so it probably contributed that I didn't know it very well, but it was still one of the best games I have ever played.

[<mojo>]

I remember Link from all those years back when he was just a tiny blob of sword swinging pixels . And still to this day LTTP has some of my best gaming memories .

Then next for me came N64 OOT which really blew me away . Absolutely loved that game and its one of only 2 games that I started again immediately after completing (the other being RE4) - Foo , if you never completed this game then you're really missing out dude !

Then Windwaker - I didn't like it . I think it was the endless sailing which turned me off it . I still have the game but can't see me ever putting it on again .

Twilight Princess is brilliant . Better than OOT ? Its hard for me to decide . I barely put OOT down once i'd started it yet with TP i've had it overa year now and still haven't fionished it . However there are moments which completely out do OOT in every way . Graphically it's fantastic . The gameplay is hugely enjoyable and some of the cutscenes are just awesome ! But for me it still feels like it lacks something which OOT had . Though maybe it's just that TP has had more competition from other games like MOHH2 which has kept me from completing it .

[Solar]

I found Majoras Mask more enjoyable than OOT
I really enjoyed Wind Waker too, the sailing was annoying but I tended to just sail in a direction and leave the boat go on its own to my destination then get a drink or something

Great blog though, zelda is my 2nd favourite series of games out there!
(First being Metroid)

[firepower]

The classic zelda game for me, was the one for game boy color. sooo good for it's time.


I also prefered wind waker to OOT (don't hate)

Phantom hourglass sucked big time.

overall zelda is a great series though.