What's your favorite Zelda game?

CIT · Post by **CIT** » Sun Dec 04, 2005 1:51 pm

I'm actually not a big Zelda fan or anything, but just curious if anybody else likes Adventure of Link as much as I do.

Klatrymadon · Post by **Klatrymadon** » Sun Dec 04, 2005 2:53 pm

Oh aye, I absolutely worship AoL. My all-time favourite is ALttP, though.

ST Dragon · Post by **ST Dragon** » Sun Dec 04, 2005 3:22 pm

Zelda 3 on the good old SNES all the way!
The best RPG ever!

LoneSage · Post by **LoneSage** » Sun Dec 04, 2005 5:34 pm

Back in '98, I was hyped for OOT. Like, MGS2-calibre hype. I had never played a Zelda game before, but all the magazines were already calling it one of the best games ever. So on Christmas morning, when I got my pre-ordered OOT with that shiny box, I was stoked.

So then I played it, and was really bored with it...didn't play it for like a week because I was stuck in the huge tree at some point.

But then I finally figured out the puzzle and felt great, and after that it was simply an amazing experience. I played it nonstop, every day after school I'd go straight downstairs and play it. Everything about it was done in such a great way of storytelling, and the minigames never bored me.

I finally beat Ganon on February 23, 1999; it felt like such an accomplishment in my life that I burned the date I beat the game into my memory. And yes, it was also the first game that ever made me cry, but hey! I was a kid, man.

After that, I think my life lost meaning for a few months. Was there life after Zelda?

Yes, because Zelda DX was out on the GBC. Surely that was also a great game! So I got Zelda DX and was really bored. Like ultra bored. Few years later I got The Wind Waker and was like "Wow, this game feels nothing like OOT...it's not compelling at all." Forced myself to play a few hours of Wind Waker, and after a few months, came to face the fact that it was shit.
I have played A Link to the Past at a hotel before, the short time I spent with it was good. I'm certain I'll never play it in full form, though. I'd never have time for it.

Anyways, I guess to call me a Zelda fan would be wrong, because the only Zelda game I really like is OOT. To this day, I still believe it provided me the best experience in gaming, easily the most enjoyable.

SheSaidDutch · Post by **SheSaidDutch** » Sun Dec 04, 2005 7:08 pm

Link's Awakening- It was my first Zelda title and I think It was because I was young when I played It.
Nostalgia plays a big part in my decision but overall I thought the game was more steamlined and held my attention than LTTP.

Ramus · Post by **Ramus** » Sun Dec 04, 2005 8:23 pm

Hard to choose, but I chose Link to the Past.

sethsez · Post by **sethsez** » Sun Dec 04, 2005 8:37 pm

Link's Awakening. Better puzzles than ALttP with, in my opinion, a more charming plot. Having to constantly switch items hurts it, but I can accept that given the system it was made for.

Turrican · Post by **Turrican** » Sun Dec 04, 2005 8:51 pm

Link's Awakening gets my vote.

Adventure of Link would be my second choice.

BrianC · Post by **BrianC** » Sun Dec 04, 2005 10:12 pm

My favorite Zelda game is Link's Awakening. My second favorite is probably the first Legend of Zelda.

I think Oracle of Ages and Oracle of Seasons should have been made as two different choices. Despite how they were released at the same time and can be played with a combined plot, they are both stand alone games and very different from each other. Ages is more puzzle based and Seasons is more action based.

Imhotep · Post by **Imhotep** » Sun Dec 04, 2005 10:14 pm

Majora's Mask

benstylus · Post by **benstylus** » Sun Dec 04, 2005 10:27 pm

Believe it or not, my favorite of the series is Four Swords on the Gamecube.

I've always found Ocarina and Majora's Mask to be terribly overrated, and it was wonderful to see the series reach back to it's 2D roots in a brand new and very fresh way.

Post by **Ghegs** » Sun Dec 04, 2005 10:30 pm

I was the first (and probably will be the only) one to vote for the first Legend of Zelda. I had it when I was a kid, but I could never finish it. Got stuck somewhere in the 7th or 8th dungeon. It wasn't until a few years ago when I finally completed the first quest through emulation.

I've played few of the other ones as well, but they just feel like graphical updates of the original with a dozen more dungeons thrown in. I played Ocarina of Time a lot, but at one point I just couldn't take the dungeons anymore and never finished it.

Zach Keene · Post by **Zach Keene** » Sun Dec 04, 2005 11:04 pm

It's pretty obvious what I voted for.

If it makes Ghegs feel any better though, the original is my second choice.

Neo Rasa · Post by **Neo Rasa** » Sun Dec 04, 2005 11:20 pm

I love this series to death, great stuff.

I actually thing Link's Awakening DX on the GBC is almost better than Link to the Past. It's saying a lot since Link to the Past is one of the most fun gaming experiences I've ever had in my entire life.

The original on the NES will always be my favorite though. It has the real openness that later games in the series lack. Does a great job of feeling non-linear.

sethsez · Post by **sethsez** » Sun Dec 04, 2005 11:34 pm

I love the original more than any other game in the series, but then, it was the first videogame I ever played and some of my earliest (clear) memories actually involve it. So in threads like these, I just kind of ignore it... I'm far too biased to actually give it a fair vote, and LA strikes me as a better game objectively (and I have almost as many good memories with that, too).

Ganelon · Post by **Ganelon** » Mon Dec 05, 2005 5:08 am

Neo Rasa wrote: I actually thing Link's Awakening DX on the GBC is almost better than Link to the Past. It's saying a lot since Link to the Past is one of the most fun gaming experiences I've ever had in my entire life.

Doesn't DX have everything the original had and color, a new dungeon, and some other stuff? Meaning that it's in every way better?

Anyway, I like Zelda II the most since I'm a huge sidescroller fan. I still don't like it compared to others in the sidescrolling ARPG genre but among Zeldas, it's one of the few that I don't grow too bored with.

BrianC · Post by **BrianC** » Mon Dec 05, 2005 5:36 am

Ganelon wrote:
Neo Rasa wrote: I actually thing Link's Awakening DX on the GBC is almost better than Link to the Past. It's saying a lot since Link to the Past is one of the most fun gaming experiences I've ever had in my entire life.
Doesn't DX have everything the original had and color, a new dungeon, and some other stuff? Meaning that it's in every way better?

It also has unneeded extra hints, but they don't really take away from the game. Also, I prefer not to do the extra dungeon since the power ups from it make the game too easy. I did like the new picture taking feature. Trying to find the different picture locations and seeing the different pictures is fun. However, the game is so similar to the original LA, I don't really like it much better, just about the same.

Bloodreign · Post by **Bloodreign** » Mon Dec 05, 2005 7:03 am

The original, with all the hidden stuff to have to find, and an amazingly complex level 9 on both quests (second level orange and white blobs in dungeons steal the ability to use your sword). That level 9 dungeon music has a haunting feel to it.

Vexorg · Post by **Vexorg** » Mon Dec 05, 2005 7:49 am

Another vote for Link's Awakening here... I think it's the best balanced of the Zelda games. Oracle of Ages and Seasons were pretty good too, right up until the Goron dancing part, which I could never get past.

Marc · Post by **Marc** » Mon Dec 05, 2005 9:08 am

Pretty much exactly what LoneSage said. Got Ocarina, it bored me for the first few hours, but once it didn click I think it's the best experience I ever had with a video game. It really is nigh-on prefect IMO, simply for the way it took Zelda, turned it 3D, and lost absolutely nothing in the process.

I played it once, finished it, and never went back. I've always thought I'd love to play it through one more time, but I'm not sure whether it's best left as a warm memory.[/quote]

Klatrymadon · Post by **Klatrymadon** » Mon Dec 05, 2005 9:14 am

I love the original more than any other game in the series, but then, it was the first videogame I ever played and some of my earliest (clear) memories actually involve it.

Same here, and this applies to Metroid and Castlevania as well. I often say this, but I think when you play certain games during your most formative years, they literally become a part of who you are.

theevilfunkster · Post by **theevilfunkster** » Mon Dec 05, 2005 9:45 am

D'oh! Chose A Link To The Past instead of Links Awakening which is actually my favourite, although ALTTP comes a close second.

Then, probably Ocarina Of Time and Seasons/Ages. I've had Wind Waker for over a year now and still havn't bothered with it (too many shmups in the way). I'll have to give it a propper go sometime.

I couldn't get into Majoras Mask and dont really like either of the NES games. Havn't played any of the others.

Rob · Post by **Rob** » Mon Dec 05, 2005 9:53 am

Marc wrote:I played it once, finished it, and never went back. I've always thought I'd love to play it through one more time, but I'm not sure whether it's best left as a warm memory.

I had one 1/3rd completed game left over from '99 or so, finished it maybe a year ago. Still completely fantastic, but I also don't have a problem with N64 graphics. One of few adventure games definitely worth revisiting.

BrianC · Post by **BrianC** » Mon Dec 05, 2005 2:04 pm

Vexorg wrote:Another vote for Link's Awakening here... I think it's the best balanced of the Zelda games. Oracle of Ages and Seasons were pretty good too, right up until the Goron dancing part, which I could never get past.

From my earlier post:

I think Oracle of Ages and Oracle of Seasons should have been made as two different choices. Despite how they were released at the same time and can be played with a combined plot, they are both stand alone games and very different from each other. Ages is more puzzle based and Seasons is more action based.

The Goron dancing part (which is in Oracle of Ages, not Seasons, though Seasons has a similar mini game) is much easier once you get used to the timing. If the moves are done too early or too late, the mini game is over.

CIT · Post by **CIT** » Mon Dec 05, 2005 2:32 pm

BrianC wrote:I think Oracle of Ages and Oracle of Seasons should have been made as two different choices. Despite how they were released at the same time and can be played with a combined plot, they are both stand alone games and very different from each other. Ages is more puzzle based and Seasons is more action based.

You can only add 10 options to a poll, so I had no choice but to throw them together.

Also, you can only see the "true" ending, when you play both games combined, so it's not wrong to consider it one game on two cartridges, IMO.

BrianC · Post by **BrianC** » Mon Dec 05, 2005 2:52 pm

Seven Force wrote:
BrianC wrote:I think Oracle of Ages and Oracle of Seasons should have been made as two different choices. Despite how they were released at the same time and can be played with a combined plot, they are both stand alone games and very different from each other. Ages is more puzzle based and Seasons is more action based.
You can only add 10 options to a poll, so I had no choice but to throw them together.

Also, you can only see the "true" ending, when you play both games combined, so it's not wrong to consider it one game on two cartridges, IMO.

The combined ending doesn't change the fact that the two games are different from each other, though.

CIT · Post by **CIT** » Mon Dec 05, 2005 3:04 pm

As I said, the poll function only allows for 10 questions, so please let this issue go now.

BrianC · Post by **BrianC** » Mon Dec 05, 2005 3:12 pm

Seven Force wrote:As I said, the poll function only allows for 10 questions, so please let this issue go now.

Yeah, I understand that part, but I just wanted to point out that I still feel that they shouldn't be treated as one game. There is nothing more to be said on the matter anyway. BTW, I was also referring to Vexorg's post since he reffered to Oracle of Ages as if it was the exact same game as Seasons. Just becuase the poll can't be changed doesn't mean that I can't clear up misconception about the games.

MadSteelDarkness · Post by **MadSteelDarkness** » Mon Dec 05, 2005 3:45 pm

I vote for Shadow of the Colossus!

kidding, kidding...*ducks*

Actually, I voted for the original. It's not the best of the series, but it is my favorite, if that makes any sense.

landshark · Post by **landshark** » Mon Dec 05, 2005 4:42 pm

Link to the Past. But the one I've played the most was Zelda 2 (nes). A friend and I used to routinely go through that game over and over and over again with little problem. Probably finished that game between 50 and 100 times.