Never played Zelda

Phil12 · Post by **Phil12** » Wed Jun 18, 2008 4:28 am

I've never played a game from the Legend of Zelda series. Am I missing anything?

spongdangly · Post by **spongdangly** » Wed Jun 18, 2008 4:32 am

You're missing out on one of the best action rpg series ever created. Do yourself a favor and try out any of these great games. I'd recommend starting out with A Link to the Past (SNES) or The Legend of Zelda (NES).

If you're looking for something newer and a little different you should give The Phantom Hourglass (DS) a try.

Phil12 · Post by **Phil12** » Wed Jun 18, 2008 4:35 am

spongdangly wrote:You're missing out on one of the best action rpg series ever created. Do yourself a favor and try out any of these great games. I'd recommend starting out with A Link to the Past (SNES) or The Legend of Zelda (NES).

If you're looking for something newer and a little different you should give The Phantom Hourglass (DS) a try.

ok then. Guess I'll give one a spin.

iatneH · Post by **iatneH** » Wed Jun 18, 2008 4:40 am

Wow, so you never played R-Type and never played Zelda. What have you played, besides Primal Rage? :)

Phil12 · Post by **Phil12** » Wed Jun 18, 2008 5:12 am

iatneH wrote:Wow, so you never played R-Type and never played Zelda. What have you played, besides Primal Rage?

Hey what's that supposed to mean? A lot of people have never played R Type. But i was more of an action gamer back in the day. I liked Metal Gear, Excitebike, River City Ransom, Contra, Streets of Rage....yeah games like that.

*haha. And I'm tired of people bashing Primal Rage!! LEAVE IT ALONE!

*

The Coop · Post by **The Coop** » Wed Jun 18, 2008 6:31 am

I've never played a Zelda, Kirby, or Smash Brothers game, and my first Final Fantasy was XII

it290 · Post by **it290** » Wed Jun 18, 2008 6:59 am

The Coop wrote:I've never played a Zelda, Kirby, or Smash Brothers game, and my first Final Fantasy was XII

Sega kid?

The Coop · Post by **The Coop** » Wed Jun 18, 2008 8:12 am

it290 wrote:
The Coop wrote:I've never played a Zelda, Kirby, or Smash Brothers game, and my first Final Fantasy was XII
Sega kid?

I grew up with Sega and Atari, and like most fanboys, I was too stupid to realize that I was missing out on a lot of fun games on the other systems (NES and SNES in my case). By the time I was done with high school, I'd left all that fanboy idiocy behind, but I've yet to pick up a game from them over the years (except FFXII obviously). I just haven't had the overwhelming urge to do so.

elfhentaifan · Post by **elfhentaifan** » Wed Jun 18, 2008 8:17 am

The Coop wrote:I've never played a Zelda, Kirby, or Smash Brothers game, and my first Final Fantasy was XII

i started with 9 and still people call me a newbie (even though i tried them from 8 till X-2)

UnscathedFlyingObject · Wed Jun 18, 2008 8:27 am

Cavemen are starting to leave the caves now!

The Coop · Post by **The Coop** » Wed Jun 18, 2008 8:28 am

UnscathedFlyingObject wrote:Cavemen are starting to leave the caves now!

I heard about that. The show sucked though

Skykid · Post by **Skykid** » Wed Jun 18, 2008 10:52 am

Primal Rage is shit.

Sorry, could resist.

Elixir · Post by **Elixir** » Wed Jun 18, 2008 10:57 am

The only Zelda game which I ever bothered to finish was Ocarina of Time. It's still a really good game, and it can't age poorly either.

Definitely a game which I would recommend.

zinger · Post by **zinger** » Wed Jun 18, 2008 1:10 pm

Nevermind.

Strider77 · Post by **Strider77** » Wed Jun 18, 2008 1:12 pm

go play the newest one.... twilight princess. since you never played a zelda game you won't have nostalgia swaying your judgement.

I loved that game..... play a link to the past and OOT also.

Ed Oscuro · Post by **Ed Oscuro** » Wed Jun 18, 2008 2:13 pm

<- never played a Smash Bros. or MegaMan game (aside from a little bit of emulating the one on Genesis), will fix that sometime

Used to be able to say that about Final Fantasy, until I played Mystic Quest...

jormungand · Post by **jormungand** » Wed Jun 18, 2008 5:05 pm

I would say start with the original on nes, and then try oracle of ages/seasons, and link's awakening on GB. All FANTASTIC games. I am in the minority that liked the minish cap so I would suggest that one too.

Post by **Shatterhand** » Wed Jun 18, 2008 5:07 pm

I haven't played any of them for more than 15 minutes. As I never played any Metroid for more than 15 minutes either. Yeah, I grew up with Sega too, even though I've played hours of Mario Kart and have even finished Star Fox on both the SNES and N64, and also Super Punch-Out

BUt I am not a big fan of RPGs, so I never felt I was missing too much by not playing Zelda.

t0yrobo · Post by **t0yrobo** » Wed Jun 18, 2008 5:38 pm

I've yet to finish any of the console zelda games. I love the handheld ones though. I've had Ocarina on my Wii for months and i've yet to get much anywhere in it.

Jon · Post by **Jon** » Wed Jun 18, 2008 6:49 pm

Skykid wrote:Primal Rage is shit.

Sorry, could resist.

lgb · Post by **lgb** » Wed Jun 18, 2008 9:14 pm

Hmm... if you're looking for a good, solid Zelda game, try Majora's Mask or Ocarina of Time. They're the most different from any other, and I've always enjoyed them.

Impervious · Post by **Impervious** » Thu Jun 19, 2008 6:33 am

Ed Oscuro wrote:<- never played a Smash Bros. or MegaMan game (aside from a little bit of emulating the one on Genesis), will fix that sometime

Used to be able to say that about Final Fantasy, until I played Mystic Quest...

oh god, mystic quest was..simplistic, to put it kindly. i'm sure since you've played that, you've played 4 - 7 at least.

and that's a little bit of a wow that you haven't touched a mega man game. i'd recommend MM2 and 3 for NES, and MMX 1-3, as well as 6.

those are probably the best of the series.

and for anyone who likes tactical rpgs, Bahamut Lagoon [snes] is an almost untouched gem. i heart it to death.

Ed Oscuro · Post by **Ed Oscuro** » Thu Jun 19, 2008 9:00 am

Impervious wrote:i'm sure since you've played that, you've played 4 - 7 at least.

Why do you think that? Do you not trust the words before your eyes?

Let's see...I've also played a bit (like 30 seconds) of Final Fantasy Legend on GB, which we all know isn't a FF title anyway. I also have the PS2 FFXI package w/hard drive, awaiting a PS2 to put it into (not sure at this point whether I'd try the game - not a fan of subscription stuff and it can be played on a PC anyway - or just use the drive for a speedloader).

That's absolutely it, far as I know.

Impervious · Post by **Impervious** » Thu Jun 19, 2008 11:23 am

Ed Oscuro wrote:
Impervious wrote:i'm sure since you've played that, you've played 4 - 7 at least.
Why do you think that? Do you not trust the words before your eyes?

i meant to say, in the time you've touched MQ, since then, i'm sure you've played either 4,5,6, or 7

.

still, great games. take some time off and play them.

Daigohji · Post by **Daigohji** » Thu Jun 19, 2008 7:19 pm

Phil12 wrote:I've never played a game from the Legend of Zelda series. Am I missing anything?

No. Play Okami instead; it's like Zelda without all the annoying crap parts.

kozo · Post by **kozo** » Thu Jun 19, 2008 7:38 pm

Play the Ys series, especially Felghana and Origin. ;P Okami rocks too.

<-- Also has never finished a Zelda game, but does appreciate them.

lgb · Post by **lgb** » Thu Jun 19, 2008 10:43 pm

Ed Oscuro wrote:Let's see...I've also played a bit (like 30 seconds) of Final Fantasy Legend on GB, which we all know isn't a FF title anyway.

I would believe that's Final Fantasy Adventure you're talking about. It was the original Seiken Densetsu.

Legend is a bit more like the older NES style FFs. Turned into a trilogy too.

elfhentaifan · Post by **elfhentaifan** » Thu Jun 19, 2008 11:05 pm

the Ys series surely is better than Zelda.
I only liked OoT anyways.

Also, Ys6 is better than Oath in Felghana, havnt really tried origins yet

Mortificator · Post by **Mortificator** » Fri Jun 20, 2008 12:09 am

LGB wrote:
Ed Oscuro wrote:Let's see...I've also played a bit (like 30 seconds) of Final Fantasy Legend on GB, which we all know isn't a FF title anyway.
I would believe that's Final Fantasy Adventure you're talking about. It was the original Seiken Densetsu.

Legend is a bit more like the older NES style FFs. Turned into a trilogy too.

Uh, how do you know he didn't play FF Legend? Were you watching him? Are you watching him now?

Anyway, Zelda and Mega Man are two consistently great series. If you even remotely like video games you should give them a try. Mega Man games aren't even very long. It's not much of a chore to put aside a couple of hours for pure awesome.

UnscathedFlyingObject · Fri Jun 20, 2008 12:18 am

elfhentaifan wrote:Also, Ys6 is better than Oath in Felghana, havnt really tried origins yet

I have to make a digression in here. OiF is better than YS6 because it gets rid of much of the backtracking and grinding.

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