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well then
72. Ocarina of Time
Ocarina of Time follows our hero Link as he leaves the safety of the Deku Forest and ventures out in to Hyrule in order to stop the evil Ganondorf from getting the triforce and taking over the world.
This is played in typical Zelda fashion. Enemies will usually appear as if from nowhere and you slash at them with your sword. You also get some nifty gadgets like a boomerang and arrows, which serve different purposes. Also different boots and clothes for different situations. Link is the only playable character, but he does get to ride a horse, so yeah.
General impressions:
Ocarina of Time is one of the first games I ever played. The only game I played before it was Tekken 2. So it was certainly my first game with a deep story and long term goal. I do still very much enjoy the game, although it isn't my favourite Zelda game by a longshot. Still, it has a certain feel to it that I haven't found in other games. It does a great job of creating atmosphere, especially in the future where you can see and feel just how desperate times have become, and young Pumpkin often had to switch back to a child just to see the bustling town and get away from the scary parts.
Story:
I would say this is the strongest part of the game. From the first dungeon, it feels like an adventure, it invested me, it made me care about this fictional world. I had dreams about it. I wanted to save it. And I was sad when the time passed and the world was so horrible. I wanted to rush through and beat it, not just to get it done, but so the people wouldn't have to suffer any longer. There are some truly touching moments, which can be hard to accomplish with a silent protagonist.
Gameply:
Zelda games will never have my favourite type of gameplay, but it's fun all the same. A lot of the dungeon puzzles really make you use your noggin. Riding the horse was awesome and a lot of the side quests were a lot of fun as well. The gameplay could be improved, but I still found it enjoyable. There's also some fun mini-games.
World:
The world in this game is great. You get such a wide variety of areas, all interesting in their own way, and all providing their own challenges. After the time shift, the world changes accordingly, and its sad to see what used to be such bustling, happy places turned in to... well. My favourite was Zora's Domain because come on. Water everywhere. I would so live there.
Characters:
This isn't really a character centric game, which might be why I didn't like it as much as some other games. Link is a cool dude, doing all that world saving stuff just because. You do meet some interesting people, like Princess Ruto and Saria. But sadly most of the game is spent alone, and it's very lonely in some cases.
Overall a strong game, especially if you're a fan of the series. The story is awesome, the tone is perfect, and the world is vast and beautiful.
I love this game and its fairytale vibe. I used to spend hours just running around Hyrule Field.
I have this for the GameCube and I never played it. I think this summer I'll just play nothing but video games I've been lugging around for years.
Ocarina of Time Broke so much ground in so many ways. It pretty much shaped the way 3-D games are today. So many innovations in one title it's no wonder so many regard it as the greatest game of all time.
It's definitely in my top 5 Zelda games.
Xenogears forever. Everytime I go back to play it I think, "This time it will finally be too clunky and unpolished.", but no. I always get sucked right back in. It's a great game.
OoT did for 3D action/adventure/high-fantasy what Mario 64 did for 3D platforming.
They basically created the genres.
3rd best zelda game. only behind TP then MM. ( im not too much of a fan of the 2d games)
Nintendo really knew how to do 3D well.Originally Posted by Bubba
sharky and I have had the discussion of a lot of games not having the same impact on me or even people younger than me. Tekken 2 was my first game and OoT was my second, so I didn't really grow up with 2D games from the earlier generations. I've played them now and I even played them when I was younger, but it wasn't as huge of an impact for me going from 2D to 3D because well... I started with 3D, you know?
Same with CT as will be on my list later. At the time it was a hugely influential RPG, but I'd played it after like 100 others so while I still think it's a great game, it'll never hold the same impact with me as it did with those who played it when it was new. Part of life I guess. Doesn't mean I can't appreciate these games though, just in a different way I suppose
Not sure if I'm making sense xD
You're making perfect sense. It's a perspective thing. I touched on that during my Q&A.
71. Animal Crossing
In Animal Crossing New Leaf, the player somehow accidentally becomes the mayor of a town they just moved too. There, they build a house, make friends with the villagers, and do mayorly things like build park benches for large sums of money.
Animal Crossing is interesting in that it takes place in real time. So if you make an appointment to meet one of your video game neighbours at 7 PM on Monday, you actually need to pick up your game at 7 PM on Monday. Basically you go around doing stuff like fishing, digging up treasure, catching bugs, dressing your character, and my favourite, decorating your room. You can also get house expansions and customize the town to a certain degree. Random animal people will move in or out of your town as well, and you can try to make friends with them.
Overall this is a really fun game for relaxing and unwinding. I love the personalization of your character and house, even getting to decide where your house is. The main downfall of it is that you get penalized if you just aren't in the mood to play for a while and I always get dejected and just have to start all over, making it so I never make too much progress in the game. But a fun game nonetheless.
70. Super Scribblenauts
Super Scribblenauts is about um.. a kid with a magic pencil or something like that. He goes around solving odd problems.
In Super Scribblenauts, you have a pencil and a notebook, and with them you can summon almost anything. If you write in the word Fish, a fish will appear before you. With that, you go through different levels and use your creativity and imagination to find solutions. One of them might be to sneak in to a party, or to make it to the key at the other end without waking up the dragon, or to find the common thing between several other things. Then you create whatever you need and try to complete the level for the highest of all rewards, the gold star.
This game is so much fun, and it's actually good brain exercises if you challenge yourself to not use the same items over and over again. Sure, you can grow wings for the 50th time, or you can think of something even more clever. The items you summon also don't just lay there, they actually move around and react to their surroundings. It can get quite challenging if you don't use your noggin, but it's just so silly and fun to see what kind of solutions you can come up with. The levels are also all pretty short, so its a good game to pass the time if you just need something to do for a little while.
And tomorrow we go in to the 60's. It's like we're moving backwards in time
Looking forward to seeing how much higher up the list Majora's Mask is than Ocarina.
Majora's Mask #2
Final Fantasy IX #1
I could get behind that.
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