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Fun Stuff => CLIKC => Topic started by: Switchblade on 01 Aug 2005, 17:49
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Okay, it seems to me that people largely fall into two schools when it comes to the Zelda games - those who absolutely adore them and shout their merits from the rooftops five times a day, and those who've never seen anything to get worked up about, and have thus never tried them or, if they have, have swiftly moved on to something else.
I'm firmly in the latter category, I'm afraid. And despite opening this thread, I really have no desire to play any of the Zelda games, because I can't see what's so damned interesting about them
So: which camp do y'all fall into? Please leave your flamethrowers at home.
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As long as the next Legend of Zelda doesn't involve sailing for over 25% of my game I'mgonna love it :D
(yes I like Wind Waker, just kinda boring at times)
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Eh, I just really didn't get a chance to play Zelda. I was either too poor, or I saw something better (to me) to waste my time on.
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If you get the chance to play a single Zelda game, play Ocarina of Time. It's gotta be one of the greatest RPG's ever, and for its time, it was incredible.
I think the Zelda games are just so engrossing. They just make you want to explore every single area, collect every pickup, just to see what comes next.
I think that Wind Waker was great. The perfect combination of graphics with gameplay. The graphics really suit the world that they've created.
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If you get the chance to play a single Zelda game, play Ocarina of Time. It's gotta be one of the greatest RPG's ever, and for its time, it was incredible.
Agreed. It was probably the best game on N64--so much fun.
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Zelda fans don't use flamethrowers they use Fire Arrows or the Fire Rod or the Candle or Dinn's Fire.
Anyway the draw of Zelda games is that they
-have vast, wonderful worlds to explore
-have fun, intuitive combat that makes you think on your feet
-are loaded with puzzles, room after room of clever puzzles
-have the best boss fights in the world
-don't go a second without beautiful music
-have an undeniable charm and sense of humor that is sorely lacking in today's games
I have no clue how I could possibly dislike this series even if I wanted to.
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I just remember being a little kid, about 3 years old when it came out, sitting there with a controller in my hand being addicted to trying to play the original.
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I've loved the Zelda series since I was a little kid. When Ocarina of Time came out I got the special gold cartridge, and me and my best friend beat it in under 8 hours. We later spent another around 4-5 hours doing all the sidequests. Since she (my friend) does not have a Gamecube, she is going to buy Twilight Princess (Where the fuck did they come up with THAT title?) and mooch off me, much like she did when we bought Eternal Darkness.
Notice how I'm not complaining and saying 'she' at the same time. :)
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If you get the chance to play a single Zelda game, play Ocarina of Time. It's gotta be one of the greatest RPG's ever, and for its time, it was incredible.
I would personally go with the SNES version; Way more puzzling and interesting to me.
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Can anyone confirm or deny:
Triforce tattoos ROCK.
Actually, I was wondering if anyone knew for sure about the next Zelda game: is it going to be on the revolution or the game cube?
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Its for the GC, and it looks hella good.
Ok, i can admit it, im a Zelda Addict.
I even had all 3 Gameboy titles.
Triforce tattoos ROCK.
Quoted for emphasis
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It's gonna be on the Gamecube unless they change it at the last minute
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I used to play Ocarina of Time on my friends N64 whenever he went to the bathroom and watched him play the rest of the time. Years later, the tables where turned as I had the gamecube and Wind Waker! Luckily for him I got the gameboy advance link thingy set up so he was Tingle.
Lotsa fun with that!
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if you play any zelda, play link to the past.
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LttP FTW.
I for one love me a good zelda game. I love the puzzles(Those have since mostly faded away), and they way that most of the dungeons(over all, not most of the ones in each game) make you THINK before you can complete them.
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DODONGO DOENST LIKE SMOKE
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THERES A SECRET IN THE TIP OF THE NOSE
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IT'S DANGEROUS TO GO ALONE, TAKE THIS!
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I AM ERROR
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RAMPART COMMUNISTS ARE AFOOT.
ERROR KARL MARX
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As much as I like the Zelda games I am some what worried at the idea of Link turning into a werewolf. Does this seem like they're giving ze freaks into elf ears and dressing up in animal suits extra...uh, something.
(Need more caffine.)
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I would personally go with the SNES version; Way more puzzling and interesting to me.
That's my favorite too (are we talking about Link to the Past?) although note that I haven't played Ocarina of Time.
RAMPART COMMUNISTS ARE AFOOT.
I don't remember that part of the game. Did Reagan hack your copy or something?
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Pftt, he was probably too busy watching all the movies he had been in. I'm sure it was either Nancy or or glorious former president and head of the CIA, Bush.
But, uh, yeah. I didn't really get into Ocarina of Time either. I was to busy either playing Goldeneye or Smash Brothers on my 64.
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I really loved Link to the past, but I love 2D games, I have played most if not all of the zelda series, hehe.
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Link to the Past is still my favourite Zelda game, I don't think I ever achieved 100% completion on it.
And yeah, Zelda definately seems to be a love / hate kinda thing. My mother and I absolutely love the series, while my best friend completely detests it... though he has been known to sit watching for long periods while I raid pirate outposts on Wind Waker.
Also... since I got the NIN logo tattooed on me as the epitome of my love of music, I'll be getting a Triforce tattoo soon as the epitome of my love of video games. Probably won't be getting it coloured properly though, will go with black since I know the yellow would fade a lot sooner than black will.
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MASTER USING THIS AND YOU CAN HAVE IT
This thread is quite appropriate. I recently got the original LOZ working again. It's been 5+ years since I last played it. Nevertheless 4 hours and only 2 lives later I had completed the first quest. The second quest took a bit longer, and I wasn't quite as motivated, but still defeated Gannon and was teh hero of Hyrule. What was great was when the title screen came on (besides teh waterfall and the sweet music) was that it said copyright 1986.
~~Willis
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MASTER USING THIS AND YOU CAN HAVE IT
This thread is quite appropriate. I recently got the original LOZ working again. It's been 5+ years since I last played it. Nevertheless 4 hours and only 2 lives later I had completed the first quest. The second quest took a bit longer, and I wasn't quite as motivated, but still defeated Gannon and was teh hero of Hyrule. What was great was when the title screen came on (besides teh waterfall and the sweet music) was that it said copyright 1986.
~~Willis
four hours is seomwhat impressive!
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I thought Ocarina of Time was so boring, I was kind of disappointed, since I had heard so much good about it, but god... I would take Diablo over that game, and I hate Diablo. I have the feeling that rpgs(though I would argue if Zelda is actually an rpg) can only work on pc, maybe the Xbox if Jade Empire turns out good. That maybe a gross generalization, but that's what I think, though Eternal Darkness was good and in my opinion much more of an rpg than Zelda will ever be..
The Windwaker demo was neat though..
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four hours is seomwhat impressive!
What was even great was that I remembered where EVERYTHING was in the original quest. All the places to bomb and bushes to burn for jewels and what not. I was extremely pleased with myself.
~~Willis
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I have the feeling that rpgs(though I would argue if Zelda is actually an rpg) can only work on pc, maybe the Xbox if Jade Empire turns out good. That maybe a gross generalization, but that's what I think, though Eternal Darkness was good and in my opinion much more of an rpg than Zelda will ever be.
I don't consider Zelda an RPG, although Ys is certainly an RPG and it is close to Zelda in gameplay (what's the term for those sorts of games? action-rpg?) I certainly disagree with you about PC being the only platform for RPGs; I am a HUGE fan of PS2 RPGs. I certainly don't see Nippon Ichi making any PC games.
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I have the feeling that rpgs(though I would argue if Zelda is actually an rpg) can only work on pc, maybe the Xbox if Jade Empire turns out good. That maybe a gross generalization, but that's what I think, though Eternal Darkness was good and in my opinion much more of an rpg than Zelda will ever be.
I don't consider Zelda an RPG, although Ys is certainly an RPG and it is close to Zelda in gameplay (what's the term for those sorts of games? action-rpg?) I certainly disagree with you about PC being the only platform for RPGs; I am a HUGE fan of PS2 RPGs. I certainly don't see Nippon Ichi making any PC games.
Real time RPG
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oh zelda. i love it. i have devoted countless hours of my life to these games.... when i first got ocarina of time i played for 36 hours straight. such a gorgeous game, lots of places to explore, and the puzzles. yay. i was a bit disappointed with wind waker, but i still liked it for the most part. i thought the whole triforce process was too easy and boring in that game. i cannot wait for the new one for game cube to come out.
and as for triforce tattoos... i have been seriously considering one for a long time. i would like to get it on my hand, but it would be too visible. so i'm not sure where i would put it. but if i get a tattoo odds are it will be a triforce. yay.
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Anyone who dislikes Zelda is a communist. There, I said it.
Personally, I still say Ocarina is the best one out there. Goron City music > All.
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Nyet, Komrade.
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Anyone who dislikes Zelda is a communist. There, I said it.
Personally, I still say Ocarina is the best one out there. Goron City music > All.
sarias song..
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I am craving Twilight Princess and Zelda DS so hard.
Also, I wouldn't really class Zelda as RPG. Its really more of an adventure game with collection improvement elements. For anyone looking for a good game similar to Zelda, try Dark Chronicle, which is quite possibly my favorite PS2 game.
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song of storms....
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The greatest thing about all of the Zeldo games is that they're similar, yet vastly different at the same time. At the core, you always have Link, the Triforce, Gannon, and Zelda. Yet the worlds are all unique and different.
I loved all of the Zelda games that I've played (I've played all of them aside the Minish Cap.) And I couldn't choose just one.
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I love all but the handheld Zeldas. I still dial up some NES sword wielding via Roms. Ocarina of Time, and Link to the Past are my prime picks
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Hey now. Some of the handheld zeldas are awesome.
They go on handhelds so well.
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sarias song..
Sorry, Baron, but will is quite correct. Saria's Song rocks the Goron socks off.
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OLLEH
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"A Link To The Past" is pissing me off. Either theres a glitch in my game or I'm missing something because that goddamn elder keeps telling me "Go to the east! You'll find something useful there!" and then I yell at my game boy "I went to the east! A big fish gave me some flippers and now I can swim! That seems pretty useful to me!" But he dosn't listen, he is made of plastic.
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Its for the GC, and it looks hella good.
Ok, i can admit it, im a Zelda Addict.
I even had all 3 Gameboy titles.
Triforce tattoos ROCK.
Quoted for emphasis
From what I've heard its going to be on the revolution too.
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and also on the DS. Also just explore places you couldn't cause now you can swim.
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What do you do after you get the flippers? YOU SWIM AROUND. NURRR.
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Rnnngh. I was just forced to play the Legend Of Zelda for the first time yesterday. I think it was something about a mask and Majora or something?
HELL of annoyingly addictive. We were up until three in the morning, just playing the bloody game.
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"A Link To The Past" is pissing me off. Either theres a glitch in my game or I'm missing something because that goddamn elder keeps telling me "Go to the east! You'll find something useful there!" and then I yell at my game boy "I went to the east! A big fish gave me some flippers and now I can swim! That seems pretty useful to me!" But he dosn't listen, he is made of plastic.
I think your going to the wrong east (kinda), here is where I think you should be heading:
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v626/bublnsqeek/lightworld512.png)
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Christ, I'm stupid.
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Ocarina of Time IMO was the best video game of recent years. FF7 coming behind.
It took me awhile to realize Biggoron's name was actually Big goron, rather than a name on it's own. Heh. Gotta love the massive thing he makes though. Screw the master sword, that sword was five feet long and did double damage.
Wind Waker was a lot of fun for me, it was a nice change from the classic style. with all the boating and such.
I can't wait for some classic zelda action with (hopefully) adult link in the new one though. I thought since wind waker was all as a child, the new one would be all as an adult? I haven't checked out info on the new one lately. Ocarina was always much more fun as an adult though, even though he had those weird leg things.
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Majora's Mask always seems to get a bad rap but it is definitely my favorite. It is actually a really good thing that he isn't just going about the motions and saving the princess from Ganon/Ganondorf (http://images.amazon.com/images/P/6304696698.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg) over and over and over again. Even better though is getting to know these townspeople a lot more closely than any other game in the series. Of course the masks added a whole new layer of fun to the action, it just doesn't get any better than rolling around as a Goron or blowing your face off with the bomb mask.
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Majora's Mask always seems to get a bad rap but it is definitely my favorite. It is actually a really good thing that he isn't just going about the motions and saving the princess from Ganon/Ganondorf (http://images.amazon.com/images/P/6304696698.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg) over and over and over again. Even better though is getting to know these townspeople a lot more closely than any other game in the series. Of course the masks added a whole new layer of fun to the action, it just doesn't get any better than rolling around as a Goron or blowing your face off with the bomb mask.
I agree I loved the depth in MM, but I felt it lacked once I had 100% finished, it made the world seem less real because it was over...
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I dont own most of the major nintendo systems (SNES, N64, Gamecube), but I still played every Zelda game so far (except Four Swords). Beat most. I love most of them, but I cant stand majora's mask, and I dont like Wind Waker. Yes, Ive played them enough.
But anyway, I just havent put enough time to beat the 2nd quest of the original, or surprizingly, all of Ocarina.
I still have a gamebody pocket with the original release of Link's Awakening, the first one I played/owned. And strangely, I havent owned a handheld system since.
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Ocarina was definitely my fav, considering i never played Majora's (something about having a time limit?)
but yeah. Ocarina song of transport to the volcano summit (cant for the life of me remember the actual name) = TEH COOL.
I remember beating the Ginormous Dodongo (in Ocarina, duh) while wasted off of Captain Mo's, and havent played since, because I doubt I'd have as much fun.
oh, and you're a teenager in Twilight Princess (the GC Zelda coming out in the fall). And you're a wolf, not a werewolf. Course i wish you could do more slashy/bitey as the wolf instead of relying on some stupid witch to help you.
personally i just want the girls to fall head over heels for Link again like in Ocarina. Damn that stud, EVERYONE wanted him.
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I loved Majora's Mask personally, the last boss (can't remember the name) was a really fun fight. That Fierce Deity Mask (I think) you get at the end for having all of the masks, is really fun to play with. Crazy energy blasting swords FTW.
Yeah in Majora's you have three days to beat it (you can go back in time with the Song of Time) or else the moon crashes into the Earth, or something to that effect. For some reason I absolutely loved the music once It hit 11:45 PM on Day 3 and the moon was super close, that music was teh hawt.
It was a lot of fun for me all around, with all the time travel craziness. Nintendo added a lot of really fun new twists with that game.
That was great In OoT, with all the girls.
Nevermind :( 2006
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First time posting in months... Finally someting I can talk about.
I was first introduced to the Zelda series with Orcarina of Time, on the first Videogame console (N64) I was allowed to own. My parrents didn't let me get one untill I was old enough to join the Boy Scouts (age 11), but that's a different story. After playing OoT, I became intrigued by the Zelda Series and went out and bought a Gameboy Color and the DX virsion of Link's Awakening. I enjoyed that game as well.
On my "list of the Best N64 games" Orcarina pushed Goldeneye to #2, and I set out on a quest to find the "One game" that would surpass the majesty of Zelda: OoT. I never found that "One game," Perfect Dark could not compete with Zelda, but it did push Goldeneye to #3.
Here are my reviews for the Zelda games. None of these Virsions have been ported, I used my friend's NES, and other friend's Super NES. And I refuse to touch the CD-i games with a 1000 meter pole, while wearing a hazmat suit.
Legend of Zelda - classic feel, have not played enough to thouroughy judge.
Zelda II: Adventure of Link - Introduced side scrolling, strangely addictive.
Zelda III: A Link to the Past - More in depth storyline, discovered more of the series' roots.
Zelda IV: Link's Awakening (DX color virsion) - This was my fist time experiencing the 2D view of Zelda games, I really enjoyed this game.
Legend of Zelda: Orcarina of Time - PWNZ ALL!!1!
Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask - fun, but disappointedly short. Almost like a cheep expansion pack for computer games.
Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons/Ages - Have not played.
Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker - Initially turned off by the "different" style of graphics. It is enjoyable to play. It gave me the feeling that I really was traveling far distances across the sea.
Legend of Zelda: Four Swords - Have not Played.
Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap - Still playing, love the game's music.
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That old one for gameboy is the bee's knees.
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I liked the whole time deal with Majora's Mask (also rolling around as a Goron), but that game did something unforgivable, and Wind Waker compounded the error.
I am referring of course, to Tingle, the best argument for being able to shoot NPCs with your bow.
I am constantly re-assured by the total lack of him in the TP trailer shots (at least those I've seen, I'm entering a self-imposed blackout on new Zelda previews so I get the whole game fresh when it comes out, no spoilers).
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I wish I could go to the Nintendo Fusion Tour just to play the new Zelda demo. That would be a dream come true. Well at least until the game comes out.
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I don't post very often, I usually lurk around reading and just comment in my head, but when I saw this thread, I HAD to comment. I LOVE ZELDA!!! I absolutely adore it!
This summer I had the strangest urge to play Ocarina of time, and I haven't played video games for a few years (I was a total video game freak but my brother sold all the systems so I was out of luck) but with money from my new job I could afford a Gamecube so I bought one and got the Ocarina of Time disk and man have I been loving it all over again. I also preordered the next Zelda game. I can't wait!!! :)
Oh is Wind Waker any good? I looks so cartoonish, I don't know if I could handle looking at that for so long....
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I personally thought Wind Waker was awesome! It's a great way to drag younger kids into Zelda culture, and is still rewarding for the long-time fanatics. I happened to like the cell shaded graphics, very whimsical.
The only thing that kept me going on Ocarina of Time was wanting to hear the music in the next area! The game started to get hard at the 6 temples, but Koji Kondo has a way at composing irresistable tunes. *Plays Bolero of Fire on ocarina*
As for the tatoo thing, I'm hoping to get a Sheik tatoo later. (The eye with the triangles over top) I'll stop ranting like a fangirl now.. o_O;
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Pushing back the Twilight Princess release from November (to celebrate the 7 year anniversary of OoT) to at least April 2006... disappointing.
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Better to have a game pushed back and not be crappy. Plus maybe they will make it cel-graphics. (Yeah right, I know. Just wishful thinking.)
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the big N says the purpose of the delay is to "add levels."
So, I doubt they will suddenly change the graphics style.
Sorry, HBG.
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No need for appolgies, I knew it was wishful thinking of the highest sort.
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You may be one of the only people I know besides myself who is so positive on the animation style of tWW.
Though I think TP will be more appropriate in the style we will see it in, based on the plot twists they've leaked.
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I love the animation style of WW. I finally got the 'cube rerelase of OoT and as fun as it is and as good as it looked for it's time, I still think the cel look is a good fit for Zelda.
That said, I am looking forward to the new one. Though from what I've heard about the storyline I can't help but to compare it to the second Metroid Prime.
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Ocarina of Time is probably my favourite console game ever, and A Link To The Past isn't far off. Link's Awakening on the Gameboy was also damn sweet.
Forest and Spirit temples were some of the most enjoyable dungeons in any adventure game, ever.