Ocarina of Time vs. Majora's Mask
I saw a bit of discussion over this in that other thread, so I figured I'd make a poll. Which of the two Nintendo 64 Legend of Zelda games was the better game? My vote goes to Ocarina of Time. Majora's Mask was really good, but the saving system kind of annoyed me. You had to reset time to hard save, instead of just letting you hard save anywhere. A couple of times, the power went out on the third day and made me cry.
Definitely Majora's Mask. It's only second to ALttP, in my opinion. Ocarina of Time was great too, but I'd rather play Majoras Mask over again. There's more puzzles in Majora's Mask, more things to figure out.And the temples of MM are way harder that OoT, I like a good challenge every now and then. Being able to turn into Zora, Goron or Deku Scrub was nice too, instead of walking/horseing around everywhere. The music was better in OoT, though.
I've had the power gone out on the third day too. I know the feeling.
i think Ocarina of Time is better cause the story was great the graphics were good and i absolutly hated the Majora's Mask tme thing were you would have to start all over the third day i can't really remember cause i haven't played it in a long time
I really loved both games, but if I had to pick one I'd go with Ocarina of Time. There were some awesome puzzles in Majora's Mask, and the time system was innovative and fun in some ways, but I disliked having to repeat certain actions over and over again throughout the game. I also thought it needed more than four dungeons, which was one of the plusses of Ocarina of Time. The original had an epic scope that Majora's Mask didn't really match--they probably weren't even trying to make it take place on the same scale, seeing as how it took place over the course of three days.
I found the boss battles, puzzles, and storyline of Majora's Mask far more engrossing than that of Ocarina of Time.
Zelda games are supposed to be epic. OoT was epic. MM was not. Couple that with a longer game, more dungeons, and better music, I had a lot more fun with OoT than I did with MM.
OoT was basically a re-telling of the standard Ganon/Link/Zelda-Triforce story...go to each of the temples to recover a piece of what is needed to unlock the final dungeon and confront Ganon. Certainly the world was imagined well in terms of the technology at hand, but I thought AttP told the same basic story in a world that felt "fuller" and more engrossing than OoT.
MM, on the other hand, is a gaming masterpiece IMO. It took the ideas that had been brewing in previous Zelda games and made something refreshingly new out of it. More, it is a real challenge, far more than OoT, which feels like a seven-year-old could beat out of the box. It might be derided for not having the epic feel expected of the adventure/fantasy genre, but what it lacks there it makes up for everywhere else.
Ocarina of Time wins my vote.
Although I enjoyed Majora's Mask immensely, the three day time limit and awful save system ruined it for me. Having said that, the music, environments and atmosphere of the game beat Ocarina of Time hands down. Unfortunately, the dungeons, while difficult, aren't exactly plentiful, whereas the dungeons in OoT are both challenging and numerous.
Plus, the Water Dungeon in MM is far more annoying than the Water Temple in OoT.
"As the days go by, we face the increasing inevitability that we are alone in a godless,
uninhabited, hostile and meaningless universe. Still, you've got to laugh, haven't you?"
Yeah. I really didn't think that was possible. O_oOriginally Posted by Rainecloud
Neither did I, but good ol' Ninty somehow managed it.Yeah. I really didn't think that was possible. O_o
The MM Water Dungeon is one of my least favourite memories from the game, and it's the primary reason why I've only bothered to finish MM once.
"As the days go by, we face the increasing inevitability that we are alone in a godless,
uninhabited, hostile and meaningless universe. Still, you've got to laugh, haven't you?"
Hard to say. Majora's Mask definitely had a more polished story, and it incorporated time travel in a much more interesting way. Ocarina of Time, however, has many more dungeons. Where are the "Can't Decide?" or "Poll Option Reserved for Meat Puppet" options?
I love both games to death, but OoT was just more fun to me. Majora's Mask was innovative and all, but I've never been able to replay it more than once. I can easily replay Ocarina of Time any time I want.
I'm giving my vote to Majora's Mask pretty much because I've played and replayed and replayed Ocarina of Time so many times that it is getting repetitive. However, OoT is one of the best games I have ever played. MM offered something different, and I pretty much took keen to it.
equal which means no vote... especially considering Majora Mask was suppose to be an expansion on Ocarina of Time
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I liked both of them, but I just enjoyed Majora's Mask more.
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