Legend of Zelda: Is it really THAT good?

**Madame Adequate** · 12-23-2006, 03:17 PM

I've felt like Rainecloud does in every single Zelda game I've ever played.

I do not see the fuss. I think Zelda is one of the most massively overrated franchises on the planet. It's not bad by any remote stretch, it's all well done and has undeniably some of the highest production values in gaming. They've just never, ever grabbed me. And believe me, I've tried - I can't think of any games I've tried to like more than OoT. I have, quite literally, started playing it seven or eight times to try and get into it, and I never can.

To be fair, I have not yet played TP. Maybe it's amazing. *shrugs* I mean, WW was pretty good, I could actually play that for an extended time, but like all the others it just didn't keep my interest.

**Maxico** · 12-23-2006, 05:22 PM

Originally Posted by ljkkjlcm9

Anyways, SONY doesn't have any games, they're all third parties. So saying Sony has great games, doesn't make sense. Third parties chose to produce for them. BUT if sales continue as they are, more of those companies will produce for Nintendo, and then you can say the same for Nintendo. Look at the DS, amazing games on it.
And actually "Sony" or the Playstation consoles, have more famous games than nintendo at this point. From GTA, to Final Fantasy, Metal Gear Solid... you can't say it doesn't have well known games. Even the brand new good games, like God of War, are well known. Nintendo has plenty of good games, and if they're not your thing, it doesn't make them bad. Hell, I hate GTA, all of them, they suck IMO, but that doesn't mean they actually are bad.

THE JACKAL

What are you talking about? Every console manufacturer has it's own first party development studio's. And Sony has some particulary accomplished ones at that.

**Ashley Schovitz** · 12-23-2006, 05:25 PM

Yeah the game's that good where have you been girlfriend?

**Roto13** · 12-23-2006, 05:27 PM

What's the farthest you've gotten in Ocarina of Time, MILF?

**Pike** · 12-23-2006, 05:55 PM

Different people will find different games more interesting than others do. It doesn't necessarily mean that the game is good or bad. I, for example, never found the Sonic the Hedgehog games to be very interesting. Does that mean they're bad or overrated? Of course not. Obviously they're very good or they wouldn't be as popular as they are. I have a lot of respect for the Sonic series. But I, personally, never found the games to be exciting.

The same would go for Zelda. Obviously some people aren't going to be as impressed or enthralled by it, and that's normal. It doesn't mean that the games are overrated or anything. *shrugs*

**Roto13** · 12-23-2006, 06:09 PM

Originally Posted by Gir

Different people will find different games more interesting than others do. It doesn't necessarily mean that the game is good or bad. I, for example, never found the Sonic the Hedgehog games to be very interesting. Does that mean they're bad or overrated? Of course not. Obviously they're very good or they wouldn't be as popular as they are. I have a lot of respect for the Sonic series. But I, personally, never found the games to be exciting.

The same would go for Zelda. Obviously some people aren't going to be as impressed or enthralled by it, and that's normal. It doesn't mean that the games are overrated or anything. *shrugs*

So true. I could never get into the Castlevania or Metroid games, but I can appreciate that they're really good. I can see why other people like them.

**Renmiri** · 12-23-2006, 06:33 PM

Finished OOT, Majora, Wind Waker, 4 swords... Getting pwned at Twilight Princess. Is it's just me or TP controls for the Gamecube are for people born with 6 opposable thumbs ? Christ, it took me 2 days to get on that darn bucking horse!

Zelda is from 1984, at the time is was THE Role Play. Just like with Star Wars, it started a genre and it got surpassed but it will always be looked at fondly for those who appreciate tradition

**Savern Volaco** · 12-23-2006, 06:57 PM

they force you to read to keep you smart, other than voice acting and making one brain dead slow at many things...(I am very mean today)

**ljkkjlcm9** · 12-23-2006, 07:54 PM

Originally Posted by Maxico

What are you talking about? Every console manufacturer has it's own first party development studio's. And Sony has some particulary accomplished ones at that.

No offense, but I don't know any of their first party studios, or their accomplished games from those studios, please inform me.

Like I said, I hate GTA and think it's highly overrated. Some people hate Final Fantasy and think it's highly overrated.

A great quote that comes to mind when I read this thread is as follows:
"Nothing is so good that somebody somewhere will not hate it."

No matter how good something is, there will always be people who don't like it. Maybe Zelda isn't for you. Hell, maybe the Wii isn't for you... but the PS3 is not for me, and GTA is not for me, so whatever.

THE JACKEL

**Kawaii Ryûkishi** · 12-23-2006, 07:57 PM

Originally Posted by Renmiri

Zelda is from 1984, at the time is was THE Role Play.

1986. And if you're implying it was ever an RPG, it wasn't.

**Madame Adequate** · 12-23-2006, 08:23 PM

Originally Posted by Roto13

What's the farthest you've gotten in Ocarina of Time, MILF?

Can't remember exactly, it's been quite awhile since I last played it. I'm reasonably sure the furthest I've ever got is finishing the Death Mountain dungeon.

Originally Posted by ljkkjlcm9

A great quote that comes to mind when I read this thread is as follows:
"Nothing is so good that somebody somewhere will not hate it."

Firefly.

**Maxico** · 12-23-2006, 09:45 PM

Originally Posted by ljkkjlcm9

No offense, but I don't know any of their first party studios, or their accomplished games from those studios, please inform me.
THE JACKAL

As far as I'm aware, there isn't any real naming system for most of the in house studios, but the development teams that developed Loco Roco and Shadow of the Collosus, along with the Santa Monica studio that developed God of War (which you incorrectly labled as a third party title) and wholly owned subsidaries such as Naughty Dog stand out as the most noticeable.

When has there ever been a hardware developer that doesn't support their own hardware?

**ljkkjlcm9** · 12-23-2006, 10:02 PM

Originally Posted by Maxico

Originally Posted by ljkkjlcm9

No offense, but I don't know any of their first party studios, or their accomplished games from those studios, please inform me.
THE JACKAL

As far as I'm aware, there isn't any real naming system for most of the in house studios, but the development teams that developed Loco Roco and Shadow of the Collosus, along with the Santa Monica studio that developed God of War (which you incorrectly labled as a third party title) and wholly owned subsidaries such as Naughty Dog stand out as the most noticeable.

When has there ever been a hardware developer that doesn't support their own hardware?

I was just saying that Sony is not a game developer. They make all sorts of technological stuff, but their games are basically all third party support.

THE JACKEL

**Mittopotahis** · 12-23-2006, 10:03 PM

I think people compare Twilight Princess too much to the Ocarina of Time. Sure, they are very similar in many ways, but Ocarina was a great game, probably the closest we can ever get to perfection. When you are comparing something to perfection, chances are its gonna look like that pile of dirt outside. But Twilight Princess will still be put down as a Nintendo classic, no matter what one person thinks. Its what everyone thinks, and its been a massive hit. You can have an opinion, I just don't agree. I love the game.

EDIT: With saying that, the water temple sucks

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**Zeldy** · 12-23-2006, 10:14 PM

Is Zelda really that good? Bloody hell yes <3
Ive played Twilight Princess, and I loved it. I did, however, find a glitch in it.

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