For years, many gamers have all agreed to one simple fact: The Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time on the Nintendo 64 was one of the greatest games, if not the best, in video game history. Since its release in 1998, many other games have laid claim its title and failed. This time around, however, a game has come along that may finally achieve what so many others could not: “But what game?”
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Dudes, Zelda is number one and will never get dethroned. 0.01%?? seriously??
Proof provided
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Makes sense to me though, Mario Galaxy is a newer game, with better production and a stronger system. Plus its fun.
I understand the nostalgia Zelda brings.. but still, its a little dated
Although: the story, the gameplay, the level design, the open world, the memorability, the characters, the amount of variety, the innovation and so much more would not only hold their own with modern games, but would destroy them.
Won't lie though that I prefer it's sequel Majoras Mask cuz IMO it had a darker atmosphere and loved it's music more (Last Day is amazing)
Bolero of Fire
Saria's Song
Nocturne of Shadow
Oh man....shivers dude.
(Temple of Time)
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Gahh memories :D, so much amazingness in one game. It was THE game for Zelda too that made me love the series the most! (Majora's Mask was just as great, but won't outdo the first!)
I remember when I looked to the sky the first time and I was like: WTF? the clouds are... moving!!
It is not about which is the best game ever, it is about, can developers make a game so amazing as OoT was? everything was just fresh, new. I miss unforgettable moments in the games nowadays!
It is not zelda, but one of the unforgettable moments in the game history for me!!
Zero badass entrance ripping vile's arm off
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When you find a game that makes you feel like you went on a journey, that's a feeling every gamer deserves to have and cherish. It's one of the main reason I prefer games above other entertainment. I'm excited to see what the next game will be that gives us that feeling in the future.
Personally I would say the Witcher 2, Conker's Bad Fur Day, and Counter Strike: Source are games that came to rival Zelda as my best game of all time.
Saying that, for me Mario 64 was always the better game and Halo CE had a bigger impact on me too.
Ocarina is ICONIC! :)
From a gameplay, control and game design perspective, the industry has advanced a lot since OOT was released. As a result, there are a lot of games that are actually better than Zelda OOT, not only from other IPs, but also within the Zelda franchise itself. Wind Waker, Twilight Princess and Skyward Sword are all better games.
But from a historic perspective (regarding the impact and influence that this game caused in the industry), I can't think of a single modern game that's had the importance that OOT had. Although to be honest, I won't give Ocarina all the credit when it comes to innovation, because I think Super Mario 64 is just as important as OOT was, if not more.
That being said, OOT has aged gracefully. The 3DS version is amazing, and for a 3D game being still great even 14 years after its initial release... that's no small feat.
Still... as much as I do like OOT, there's actually several more recent games that I actually like a lot more. Comparing a 14 year old game with more modern ones isn't exactly fair.
We love you Link but it's time to move on.
No other game is as good/epic from start to finish in story and execution.
Miyamoto concentrated on The Wind Waker and merely 'oversaw' Sunshine. As a result, I see Sunshine as more of a stepping stone on the way to making Galaxy.
Not that this is a point to really but I look at the subject like this. Ocarina of Time is a game that will never be forgotten and quite simply Mario Galaxy will soon be forgotten and replaced with something better.
The first Halo and OoT are praised as much as they are for one reason and one reason only: They made people feel justified in having purchased a system.
With the first XBox crushed by the PS2 and the N64 crushed by the PS1, owners of the crushed consoles finally got something they could hold up and say "Playstation doesn't have this!"
That fact alone pushed those games much higher than they deserved to be and when you factor in the "Zelda" factor for OoT, that just compounded it.
OoT was the highest rated game for a LONG time and reviewers own all consoles so that argument is invalid. OoT earned the title with a great story, beatiful world, innovative gameplay and so on. There was simply nothing else like it.
However, I agree that N64 owners would bring the game on N64 vs PS wars, but it really wasnt the reason for the games status.
Yes it was. In so far as FF7 goes? Not only is that over rated, it's not even very good. MGS is hailed as a great game, as it should be, but it was not without its flaws and people could recognize them.
By that point MGS was just one of many block buster titles. The PS1 didn't "need" it to feel like it had a reason to be there.
You're also making assumptions about the lack of bias on the part of reviewers who are just as glad as anyone else to see something finally come to a console. A breath of fresh air for them if you would.
OoT is a great game, but it does not deserve this legendary status of unassailable greatness. It has plenty of flaws just like MGS does. If any Zelda game deserves to be that highly rated, its the first one.