This is pretty accurate.
inb4 the anti zelda hipsters say that it's overrated.
>>321265675
it's overrated
>>321265718
>>321265675
Well If I was playing it when it first came out sure. Unfortunately for Ocarina Of Time, it has aged like milk.
>>321265675
Ocarina is one of my favorite games. But it didn't make Muramasa, Dragon Quest VIII, Metroid II or Civilization V less interesting for me. And its stupid to think it would.
>>321265718
wish i could unironically disagree
LttP is better
>>321265675
>go to target and see it on display console
>literally 20 people crowded around taking turns watching in amazement at just the kokori village
>all i want for christmas
>get it
>all i play for months, 100% it as a kid
>its fucking amazing
>nearly 20 fucking years later some underaged faggots dont get why its good
I mean, it's not that great compared to a lot of games released since then, but it's an alright game
I remember Ocarina of Time coming out in 1998 and I remember not being impressed by it.
In fact, it solidified my belief that Zelda wouldn't work in 3D.
>>321266137
They will never learn, they will never know
>>321266137
>he wasnt playing tribes
Its pretty much the Citizen Kane of video games. Its really a game where everything went right.
It was the best console game ever when it came out
It perfected lockon in a 3D space which hasn't changed 18 years later
Excellent soundtrack, art, level design, side content, freedom to do things out of order, allmost no real flaws
Not overrated
>>321266137
so it'snostalgia?
>/v/ making hundreds of Final Fantasy VII threads a day
>/v/ bitching about Ocarina of Time
>people on /v/ claim Nintendo is too hyped here
>>321266137
>play ff7
>love every second of it
>love the story, love the character, love the gameplay
>nearly 20 years later people don't understand why i loved it.
>can still play it today and love it, but a bunch of neckbeards on 4chan don't like it so therefore its the shittest game ever.
>>321266413
Pretty much. Though even overlooking the nostalgia, I would say that Orcarina did most things like style, combat, flow and level design better than all the 3D Zelda games that followed. And of course, the best OST in the series.
>>321266473
>someone at nintendo sneezes
>/v/ has a sticky about it
>>321266559
>Gaben rolls over
>/v/ has a sticky about it
>someone at Sony is fired
>/v/ has a sticky about it
>Microsoft releases a Halo game
>/v/ has a sticky about it
>>321266372
>It perfected lockon in a 3D space which hasn't changed 18 years later
That's not true. When you lock-on in OoT, only the camera moves accordingly to the target, which makes combat kind of awkward until you get used to it. In more recent games (including Zelda games), both the camera and the player orientation locks-on to the target. It's not much but it's something.
Are late night Zelda threads still popular on /v/? I haven't been browsing as much as I used to the past year or so.
>>321266710
>late night
>on 4chan
Except Undertale is better than it in everyway imo 2bh
>>321265675
>>ww
It really absolutely is the best Zelda game they could've made for the 64.
But that statement is to be taken dead literally. Parring this down to work on a cartridge really did a number on this game and worse, games without the storage limitations of cartridges repeat its same memes down the line.
This is not ok.
>>321265675
Anyone who hates on this game never made it to the Forest Temple, which has by FAR the best atmosphere in a Zelda game.
>>321266870
>i only le browse le 4chan at le work
Fuck off cuckshit!
>>321265675
I had much more fun with Majora's Mask, sorry OP
>>321267067
Which is due mostly to the music and short draw distance causing a 'dark' feel.
>>321267067
And how fucking brilliant is the boss of that temple. You're adult Link, on the hunt for Ganondorf, first temple you finish and BAM there he is. Nope, it's actually Phantom Ganon, and the fight turns into Wii Sports
>>321267067
Beaten the game, and while the forest temple was one of the better temples, I still don't think OoT is amazing.
>>321266137
So its good because you were a kid when you played it?
I loved Ocarina of Time but a game that regularly gets called the best game of all time has to be overrated by definition.
I enjoyed Ocarina of Time a shit ton more than Majora's Mask.
They were both fantastic games for their time, like any other game, doesn't really hold up anymore.
If you played it when it was new, then yes, it's a masterpiece.
You play it today, you didn't enjoy it, you're just a fucking neckbeard trying to fit in with everyone else.
Of course The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time is one of the greatest video games of all time; only detestable contrarians attempt to claim otherwise.
>>321267067
>Zelda 64 has a 4 year development cycle with five different directors
>Nintendo doesn't even know if the game will release at all and works their ass off just to finish it
>many things they did were a result of cutting corners such as reusing textures or the central pillar water temple
>all these things helped make the game good
>10 years later, they make a high budget game specifically to copy Ocarina of Time
>lacks all the things that made Ocarina of Time good
Nintendo seems to do much better when under pressure. Maybe that's why their games on Wii U are improving. Though I have little hope for Zelda U.
>ITT: Nostalgiafags wonder why people who didn't grow up with this game as kids don't religiously suck its cock
I played through it and it was an alright N64 game
Link to the Past is a million times better. Ocarina of Time is lucky to even get on Top 5 best Zelda games, much less Top 100 best games ever.
It's fucking criminal how over rated this game is.
>>321267926
And Legend of Zelda on NES was better than LttP. All you're proving is the series has been going downhill since the first game.
>go to junior high
>everyone obsessing over LttP
>try to claim I like the original Zelda more
>"You're fucking crazy nostalgia fag!"
>>321267926
I'm fine with all that except ALttP isn't better. It did some of the things OoT did, first. That's it. The game is mediocre. In fact it's so mediocre, when OoT came out most kids hadn't even heard about Zelda. Isn't that strange, for a sequel to a game that is "a million time better"?
>>321268105
LttP is much better than the original Legend of Zelda.
Like, credit where credit is due for Legend of Zelda in what it achieved and pioneered for gaming.
But LttP is better.
>>321267926
>Link to the Past is a million times better.
Definitely not. LttP is a 2D top down game, inherently limited. Items are less fun, combat and movement is square based, progression is obtuse, bosses aren't as good, dungeons aren't as good, no epona etc.
LttP is a very good game but OoT is blatantly the best in the series and definitely is one of the GOAT games in general. No other game had a 3D open world like OoT at the time, it was a world first.
>>321265675
Personally I wish I could play this game as the 22 year old I am now. I know nostalgia blinds me.
>>321267926
And Zelda II is a million times better than LttP.
>>321268349
Not to everyone. I dislike the super small slashing motion Link does in LttP. As well as the dual world mechanic. Secrets were also highly dumbed down in LttP compared to the original (especially bomb holes). And it introduced heart pieces, probably my most hated mechanic in Zelda beyond NPC fetch quests.
About the only things I can say LttP did better than the original is better graphics, some better dungeon design and the music. But those are the bare minimum you should expect for a sequel on a next gen system. Twilight Princess did the same thing, but was still inferior to Ocarina of Time.
I don't understand how people can't appreciate this game, even if you don't like it, it was one of the earliest games to make 3d movement not awkward.
>>321268663
>Secrets were also highly dumbed down in LttP compared to the original (especially bomb holes)
Oh please. There was nothing smart about the secrets of the original Legend of Zelda. They were designed around you buying strategy guides.
>>321268938
>he needed a strategy guide
Just fucking bomb or burn everything. The overworld really isn't that big. I was able to play both quests with no guide.
>>321268938
They were designed around the player not being an inept retard that's incapable of noticing patterns or inferring conclusions.
>>321268938
So you're proving his point that Link to the Past was dumbed down to cater to babies like you?
>>321269242
>bomb everything
Trial and failure is the lowest form of gameplay
>>321269330
>>321269347
You're faggots and you know I'm right.
The only way to find the secrets was doing as >>321269242 said and bomb everything until a hole appeared.
Let's be honest, though, 95% of the people that beat Legend of Zelda didn't do it entirely by themselves, they relied on friends and classmates telling them secrets they knew or on strategy guides.
And you two are most certainly in that category, so don't go pretending you're geniuses.
>>321269409
Do yourself a favor and never play a Final Fantasy, Ninja Gaiden or Resident Evil game.
>>321269541
I've actually never played those and was thinking maybe I should, so thanks
>>321269518
>You're faggots and you know I'm right.
">>321269347"
More streamlined with better hints. A lot of NES games were too cryptic. I suppose it did help sell guides or issues of Nintendo Power though. They used to have a hotline to call which shows there was a problem lol.
>>321266413
Yes. It was nostalgia that made so many of us love it in the moment.
>>321269663
>">>321269347"
How new are you?
>>321269663
>wah the game was too hard
What a whiny child.
>Nintendo did it on purpose to sell Nintendo Power
If that was the case, they would have also made Link to the Past hard. Nintendo Power was going on into the N64 lifecycle.
How old are you? 12? 14?
>>321265675
One of the most overrated games of all time. Funny thing is the phase already passed and some people still suck its metaphorical dick. Back in the early and mid 2000s literally every single fucking vidya rating source gave this shit a perfect 10/10. The amount of blatant fanboyism was insane. Now people have calmed down fortunately.
Majora's Mask is better
A Link to the Past is WAY better
Not 10/10. Not even 9/10. Solid 7.5/10
>>321270051
>literally beginning your post by saying how everyone else says its one of the best but you're a special individual who can see past those plebs
Cool contrarian opinion.
>>321265675
It was, frankly, perfect for its time, but playing it just bores me now. Majora's Mask on the other hand, I can replay over and over again
>>321269663
>I suppose it did help sell guides or issues of Nintendo Power though.
The first Legend of Zelda came out in Japan before Nintendo Power or guides were standard.
I can't tell if you're ignorant or trolling on purpose.
>>321270051
Who is the girl? Sauce me anon
>>321267926
Link to the past isn't even in the top 3 best 2D Zelda
>>321265718
kill yourself you fucking faggot
