Quote Originally Posted by Del Murder View Post
People who hate it probably still hate it, they just aren't as vocal anymore. I always liked it.
I blame the Zelda Cycle.

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I remember when Majora's Mask and Wind Waker were the red headed step childs of the series and now both of them are ranked as some of the best entries in the series. So yeah, the new entry is always the "bad" entry until the next game comes along. TP became much more popular after Skyward Sword was finally released for instance.