KeenGamer: "Ocarina of Time revolutionised the Zelda series when transitioning from 2D to 3D, but now that two decades have passed, how does it stack up against the rest of them? The Legend of Zelda rankings are a very divisive topic, so what better way to make tempers flare by ranking every 3D Zelda game from worst to best."
Relive the golden age of gaming with these timeless video games. From Wind Waker to Monkey Island, get ready for a nostalgia-filled ride.
I'd put Street Fighter 2 over 3. 2 and all its different versions dominated the arcade scene back in the day in a way that 3 never did.
Agreed, Same with Metal Gear Solid imo. Came for Bioshock and was not disappointed. Would easily put Burger Time or Space Taxi over tempest. Also, OG Sim City and Oregon Trail. Mario 64 as well. Just too many!
Me too. I didn't have a GC until way later and never played it. I've been waiting on Nintendo to release the HD edition on the Switch for forever, but they just won't!
I never bought a Gamecube, I've always had an urge to play this game, maybe it'll get a remaster in the future.
I played it on WiiU for the first time and it remains my fave Zelda game to date. So much character and a real sense of exploration without the open world bloat.
Ms Pacman?
Robotron?
SSF2 Turbo over 3 simply by the 10000000000's ports of the game we're still having
Castlevania SOTN?
Zelda Link to the Past over Wind Waker
Super Mario Bros 3?
Chrono Trigger?
Resident evil4?
COD MW2 (the original)?
Uncharted 2
Metal Gear Solid?
Here's my reasoning for all of them versus the list proposed in the article.
They are still quite enjoyable from start to finish on their original platform, unlike some Wind Waker or Okami that are fun when you play the remastered version (unless you call: forced to watch a 20-minute cutscene or have to blow for wind chance constantly fun).
Some of them are the pinnacle of what the console could do (MGS, Chrono, MGS)
Lots of them are still considered the go-to-go game for their genre.
"Thanks to the wonders of the Nintendo Switch Online retro games libraries (and some pretty top-notch remasters along the way), the Switch is now home to a whopping 16 different Zelda titles by our count, covering everything from Link's first outing to his latest adventures, plus remakes, remasters and spin-offs." -Jim Norman of Nintendolife
Still odd Twilight Princess and Wind Waker HDs still haven't been ported yet unless they're doing GC for NSO.
Yea, currently Windwaker HD is my only huge regret left of not owning a WiiU. Seeing as how they brought most everything else major, I'm confident they will. The Starfox game is another missing game, but it never looked that good to me compared to the rest of the series.
I really can't believe they haven't done a remake of Ocarina of Time, or at least use the 3DS version as a jumping off point.
Yes!! An Ocarina remake would sell like hotcakes, and once it's proven sales, a Majora's mask remake would be a shoe-in bc of the nature of its many shared assets.
Seems like a sure seller to me, I'm surprised that Zelda's anniversary was so bare bones, I was really hyped for some sort of HD collection that had may/may not include OoT, Majora's Mask, Twilight Princess and Wind Waker.
Yeah it was super lacklustre for the anniversary
Even some kind of old school collection I’d have liked to see
Links Awakening
A Link to the Past
The Minish Cap
Oracle of Seasons / Ages
'The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask' is a testament to Nintendo's game development skills.
This game is so trippy when one considers Link is dead, and tripping in limbo or something.
https://youtu.be/7S1SVkysIR...
I'd swap BOTW with OoT but I agree that Wind Waker is the best; at least IMO.
I didn't like Majora's Mask at all, to me it felt devoid of the charm and the imagination Ocarina of Time had.
And no Zelda list is complete without A Link to the Past.
The Zelda IP is a very diverse IP with varying control schemes and features (masks, time travel, motion controls, touch screen, linear, open world, Wolf Link, etc). With that in mind, no one is going to value the same things as everyone else. These lists will vary from person to person, and there is no wrong order.
Skyward Sword should be on the bottom of this list...always.
The only Zelda game that interested me was The Wind Waker.
I adored its design and the game have aged beautifully.