Definitely OoT because it gave me that awesome feeling inside, a good number of times. Where your entire body revels in awesome and shouts 'FUCK YES!', that feeling.
And then at the end how Zelda is telling you(Link) to go home, to wake up or something alone those lines. While at the same time it feels like she's telling RL you to leave this whimsical dream world and take your experiences with you.
And then at the end how Zelda is telling you(Link) to go home, to wake up or something alone those lines. While at the same time it feels like she's telling RL you to leave this whimsical dream world and take your experiences with you.
I am in the very tiny majority that did not think that Ocarina of Time was the best Zelda game ever, I would rank it down in fourth place after Link to the Past, Twilight Princess, and Oracle of Seasons/Ages.
So, I'm slowly but surely going through Ocarina of Time for the first time.
That music is so damn catchy. I'm now whistling various themes and making up songs to said things. Mostly songs about my cats. I like Saria's song. Too bad you don't have more options for different notes. I was trying to do the warp whistle song from Super Mario 3, but couldn't.
Honestly, I kind of like Wind Waker. I was never big into Zelda as a kid, so my first real play through was Wind Waker. Also, I have a fondness for that style of graphics.
My boyfriend has only played Twilight Princess, the shittiest one of them. Wanna get him to try Wind Waker. Any tips on how, and any suggestions on a different starter-Zelda?
Edit: To stay more on topic, Majora's Mask is my favorite.
Y'know, I just tried playing Zelda II again the other day.
My hatred for that game knows no bounds.
Also, my skill at that game definitely knows bounds. Very very small bounds.
Zelda I challenged and scared me, but once I'd beaten it, I had built a base of skills which prevented it or future similar games from similarly challenging or scaring me. If Zelda II had been another Zelda I, it would have taken Zelda C levels of challenge to elicit those same feelings.
Zelda II was a whole new ballgame. It was an evolution of the story, but more importantly, the game challenged and scared me despite my Zelda I mastery.
Zelda III was a great game, and it challenged me. But, it didn't scare me: Zelda I had zebra storytellered that out of me.
There is not enough Zelda 1 playing going on here.
Zelda III is better.
But Zelda I is still a great game.
Honestly, I kind of like Wind Waker. I was never big into Zelda as a kid, so my first real play through was Wind Waker. Also, I have a fondness for that style of graphics.
Wind Waker isn't the best representation of the Zelda gametype, but goddamn if I didn't love it.
It's all about the story and the subtext. Link washes up on a deserted island to find Princess Zelda, only she's not Princess Zelda at all but Marin, a common town girl who's the exact duplicate of Zelda. This seemed like such a great idea for me. Here was Link's best chance to actually end up with Zelda and not be shooed away in favor of some foreign prince. Combine this with the collecting of instruments, fun/complex dungeons, mini-boss and boss battles, and a fetch quest that wasn't actually boring. I loved it, ... and then it tore my heart out, ... and I loved it even more.
Also, that song. To this day I'll pull it up on Youtube just to hear it. Remixed or in the tinny original, it's great.
It's all about the story and the subtext. Link washes up on a deserted island to find Princess Zelda, only she's not Princess Zelda at all but Marin, a common town girl who's the exact duplicate of Zelda. This seemed like such a great idea for me. Here was Link's best chance to actually end up with Zelda and not be shooed away in favor of some foreign prince. Combine this with the collecting of instruments, fun/complex dungeons, mini-boss and boss battles, and a fetch quest that wasn't actually boring. I loved it, ... and then it tore my heart out, ... and I loved it even more.
Marin isn't princess Zelda. She's Malon, the girl you see living on the ranch in many other Zelda games. You know, daughter of Talon. Talon who is Mario and his evil farmhand Luigi.
There is also not enough portable Zelda going on here. Awakening, Ages, Seasons. Get on that shit.
Link's Awakening is one of the few games that have really disturbed me, but looking back, I'm not sure if that's because of the actual game, or because I was young and used the "Map trick" so often it gliched the game something awful.
Marin isn't princess Zelda.
Malon didn't exist, as a character, at that point. She was introduced in OoT. He also straight-up calls her Zelda at one point.
I can do perfect runs of Zelda 1 (I tend to keep my skills up by streaming myself playing it online), however for the ones I keep going back to I would point to the portables (Awakening, Seasons/Ages combo) for some reason they focus more on tighter game play that makes going through them more enjoyable at times.
As for consoles I go Majora's Mask, LttP, and OoT when the mood strikes.
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For me, sure there's a huge nostalgia factor. But riding a fucking boxing kangaroo makes up for all of it. How could you not love the kangaroo?
And then at the end how Zelda is telling you(Link) to go home, to wake up or something alone those lines. While at the same time it feels like she's telling RL you to leave this whimsical dream world and take your experiences with you.
1. Zelda 1
2. LttP
3. OoT
4. BS Zeldas (look them up, they are kick ass)
5. Season/Ages
When it comes to the Stellaview, you just have to know where to look...
Also you can download the roms here too, enjoy.
My hatred for that game knows no bounds.
Also, my skill at that game definitely knows bounds. Very very small bounds.
That music is so damn catchy. I'm now whistling various themes and making up songs to said things. Mostly songs about my cats. I like Saria's song. Too bad you don't have more options for different notes. I was trying to do the warp whistle song from Super Mario 3, but couldn't.
Edit: To stay more on topic, Majora's Mask is my favorite.
Zelda II was a whole new ballgame. It was an evolution of the story, but more importantly, the game challenged and scared me despite my Zelda I mastery.
Zelda III was a great game, and it challenged me. But, it didn't scare me: Zelda I had zebra storytellered that out of me.
But Zelda I is still a great game. Wind Waker isn't the best representation of the Zelda gametype, but goddamn if I didn't love it.
Blast mask + shield = infinite explosions
It's all about the story and the subtext. Link washes up on a deserted island to find Princess Zelda, only she's not Princess Zelda at all but Marin, a common town girl who's the exact duplicate of Zelda. This seemed like such a great idea for me. Here was Link's best chance to actually end up with Zelda and not be shooed away in favor of some foreign prince. Combine this with the collecting of instruments, fun/complex dungeons, mini-boss and boss battles, and a fetch quest that wasn't actually boring. I loved it, ... and then it tore my heart out, ... and I loved it even more.
Also, that song. To this day I'll pull it up on Youtube just to hear it. Remixed or in the tinny original, it's great.
As for consoles I go Majora's Mask, LttP, and OoT when the mood strikes.