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Is Ocarina Of Time About To Become 2nd Best?

Since it's launch in 1998, Miyamoto's masterpiece "The Legend Of Zelda: Ocarina Of Time" has filled the number one spot of many "Best Game Ever" lists. But is it about to give up it's crown?

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Breakfast5829d ago

GTA 4 is not better then Ocarina of Time, in my opinion.

JoelR5829d ago

I agree.. surprisingly so but I do agree....

Amanosenpai5829d ago (Edited 5829d ago )

The only gta game that deserves to be compared with Ocarina of time is GTA III

IMO Ocarina of time > GTA III

fair play ^_^

Theo11305829d ago

By Bioshock, and The Half-Life game, also Team Fortress 2.

chasuk085829d ago

Dont put FPS's in the same sentence as Zelda games, ESPECIALLY ocarina of time. Its in a different league.

Theo11305829d ago

Hey I liked as much as everyone else, but for me The Half-Life Series, and Bioshock are In the Major League, while the Legend Of Zelda has been relegated to the minors for me

Leathersoup5829d ago

Ocarina of Time was okay for it's time. It was no masterpiece. I wanted to like it and I played it for some time but I never finished it.
It used Bosses and in my books that's an automatic fail.

Panthers5829d ago

I like A Link To The Past way better than Ocarina of TIme and I like GTA4 better than both and GTA3.

LJWooly5829d ago

Ocarina of time has been overrated to buggery, it's nowhere near the masterpiece some would lead you to believe. It's a good game, yes, but it got, and still gets, more praise than it deserved.

AllahAkbar5829d ago (Edited 5829d ago )

gta4 is good, but ocarina of time is way out of it's league ocarina of time is the best game i've ever played, it was way ahead of it's time when it first released. i don't think gta4 can even touch ocarina of time, ocarina of time was always full of adventures with so many things to do with places to explore.

sad thing is he's getting thumbs down for stating the truth by saying ocarina of time is better than gta4, i bet it's just a bunch of 14 year olds who never played ocarina of time before and think gta is everything. shoot man, he even said it was HIS opinion and yet 10 thumbs down. how sad.

PR0NE5829d ago (Edited 5829d ago )

I like gta but it's far from perfect or innovative, most of the 'bribed' american and european press gave their perfect score already, but now i am reading magazines where they give credit in its right place, and criticize the shortcomings of the game.
I am playing gta4, and its replay value surpass by far its competitors but the story, graphics and creativity are to be considered as its downfalls;
ok you still disagree, slash the graphics and creativity, and take alone the story, it's linear, old and boring, how can a game be perfect without a good story? don't tell me that gta isn't about the story, it also should be considered, or I can say that warhawk is the best game out there...
finally imo, there isn't the best game, it's all relative, but i like God of War the most, that badass kratos, i never enjoyed a game from the first minute till the last like this one.... and Ocarina was a great game.

KidMakeshift5829d ago

I don't think either one is special

I think Zelda: Link to The Past, and Windwaker are much better

I think I like San Andreas more than GTA4 because of the variety in environment (I'm one of those who liked the country and desert stretches between cities.

LastDance5829d ago

this is a ridiculous statement.

Ocarina of time is still played and talked about. and its 10 years later.

how about we have this convosation in 10 years huh.

Foliage5829d ago (Edited 5829d ago )

"GTA 4 is not better then Ocarina of Time, in my opinion."

I do agree, but then again I never believed Ocarina of Time was the best game ever either. I've played it on the 64, and I played Master Quest on the Gamecube. Final Fantasy 7, Chrono Trigger and Final Fantasy 6 are easily better. Heck even Xenogears and FF8 was better, etc. There are also better games in other genres.

I don't know anyone who considers it the best game, or even the best RPG, and I am surrounded by gamers on a daily basis. Don't get me wrong, it was good, but a little too kiddy. The plot was really simple, and the characters were one-dimensional.

marionz5828d ago

why is gta getting such good scores?
sorry but i hired it out to see what all the fuss is about and to me its nothing special, the graphics are bad and almost look last gen with the horrible textures lighting and i dont know about the ps3 but the jaggies in the 360 version make the game look awefull, not to mention the pop in and framerate!
i have never been a fan of gta but come on are people giving it 10 out of 10 because of the name or because it actually deserves it?
sandbox games are boreing and the story is nothing to write home about, this game is built on hype and sad people that think titty jokes are funny.

wow4u5828d ago

@1.4

"Dont put zelda in the same league as FPS"

Why? Because using a sword/range and weapons to resolve the conflict is different than fists/guns?

3rd person perspective different than first?

Your arbi9trary rules are silly. Zelda was fun -- in its day. But BioShock raises the bar for immersion and storytelling. You *felt* so much more in BioShock than most games before it. Macking grade-school rules just dont have any value when trying to discuss things such as this.

DomUltra5828d ago

I will also have to agree, I bought into the GTA4 hype, and it let me down, I'm going back to replay GTA: San Andreas, the definitive version in the GTA franchise, sorry Rockstar.

vickers5005828d ago

In my opinion, GTA IV blows Ocarina of Time out of the water. It has a way better and more complex story than OOT. I hate it when people list their opinions as "truth", AllahAkbar, that is only your opinion that OOT is better, it is not fact, so don't state it as such.

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BIoodmask5829d ago

I consider Ocarina of Time one of the games that is truly a 10. From story, game design, everything.

Grand Theft Auto IV is a very good game, but not a timeless classic like Ocarina.

Rock Bottom5829d ago

I always like A link to the past more.

JoelR5829d ago (Edited 5829d ago )

M.U.L.E = best ever! http://en.wikipedia.org/wik...

almost all current gaming concepts can be traced back to this game....
(network play, multiplayer, Coop and Competitive game play)

(Wheeler Dealers might of had this distinction as it is from the same developer but only sold 50 copies! (1978))

Breakfast5829d ago

I have never played the game. But, can you truly say its the best game ever? Would you still go back and play it over Ocarina?

Just like Bloodmask said, Ocarina is a timeless classic...i recently played it in the summer...ive beaten the game countless times, and i probably not done.

It may have done alot for the genre, but that doesnt conclude to best game ever.

Note: I didnt disagree and "I agree.. surprisingly so but I do agree...." why so suprising?

JoelR5829d ago (Edited 5829d ago )

absolutely I would play again...
played ever year since it was created...

(and the agreement is because some times you have acted in a less then likeable manner ^_^ (of course everyone does once and while!))
(and I see someone disagreed with you Oo.... )

Breakfast5829d ago (Edited 5829d ago )

we grew up in a different age :)
that's probably the reason we disagree.

"and the agreement is because some times you have acted in a less then likeable manner ^_^"

Oh No! ...everyone likes me...lol.

JoelR5829d ago (Edited 5829d ago )

absolutely... you would have to be an old computer geek like me to even have heard of MULE.

Hmm maybe it is time for a remake of it... last one was 2002 I believe
(has been remade 7 times!)

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pwnsause5829d ago (Edited 5829d ago )

GTAIV doesnt deserve a 10 in my opinion it deserves more of a 9.7 or a 9.8 just because of graphics.

MK_Red5829d ago

It's already the 3rd on GameRankings! GTA4 PS3 is first, GTA4 360 is second and Ocarina is 3rd! Personally I don't think Ocarina should have been there. If anything, the best game of all time should have been either Mario 64, MGS1 or FFVIII IMO...

And now... GTA4 is THE KING.

JoelR5829d ago

VIII not VII? Oo
and mario64 as best ever....

Now see Breakfast statements like this I could not agree with LOL

Breakfast5829d ago

Its all a matter of opinion. I think FF9 was above all.

Different person, different game tastes.

MK_Red5829d ago

I just prefer VIII.

Good point Breakfast.
"Different person, different game tastes." Some like VII, you like IX and I like VIII.

Bonsai12145829d ago

gtaiv is in no way the best game ever made. its great, but its not the best. it'll never be considered a classic IMO.

cloud3605829d ago

Final Fantasy X is the best. look this is coming from an FFVII fan

Kenshin_BATT0USAI5829d ago (Edited 5829d ago )

@MK RED

http://www.metacritic.com/s...

According to metacritic GTA4 PS3 is first with 100

followed by Zelda OoT with 99

and third being GTA4 360 with 99 as well.

Don't you find it strange how two games with the same rating are still dealt 2nd and 3rd?

MK_Red5828d ago

Good call Hellbringer but the thing is that MetaCritic and GameRanking have different systems. MC uses all reviews for overall ratings but has less reviews specially for older games. GR only considers select reviews for overall but has much more reviews for oldies

Still, MetaCritic is considered the official site for movie, music and game ratings so I think you're right. GTA4 is first, Ocarina is 2nd and again, GTA4 is 3rd. lol.

wow4u5828d ago

Id prefer Zelda over any of the FF games.

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Mainline Grand Theft Auto trailers ranked from best to worst

As we have all been graced by the release of Grand Theft Auto 6's trailer, we're ranking the best and worst GTA trailers to date.

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purple101135d ago

We be getting these posts All week now lads. Someone noticed a number plate ... Someone noticed a billboard... I can see it now

Just go on YouTube and watch one of the many videos dissecting the whole 1minite 30secs worth.

This site supposed to be for news.

roadkillers135d ago

These updates on N4G are going to ruin whats rest of this site. Unfortunate since I was one of the first members.. The site shows unsecure when i login as well.

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Grand Theft Auto 4 Anniversary: The Beginning of the Age of RAGE

Grand Theft Auto 4 is an important game for Rockstar, not least because it was the first title in the franchise to use the newly created RAGE engine.

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franwex352d ago

Wasn’t the Table Tennis game the first to use RAGE?

isarai352d ago

Was about to say the same, but they do say first "in the franchise" so 🤷

cammers1995352d ago

The fact it hasnt been remastered is insane.

Abear21352d ago

Rage engine made driving on the sidewalk in cinematic slow motion camera a blast

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Fifteen Years On, 'Grand Theft Auto IV' Is Still the Series’ Best

There’s never a bad time to relive its magic, and with rumours of a potential Grand Theft Auto IV remaster making the rounds, why wouldn’t you?

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Machina355d ago

The series' most overhyped and overrated (especially by critics) more like.

Number1TailzFan354d ago

Not sure tbh.. I'd say 3 was the most overrated. It's pretty rough to go back to, it was quite rough even trying it just after Vice City. Lack of humour and vehicles that had the weight of polystyrene with top speeds to match.

VC & the stories games (even LCS) were all fun. I remember there being a lot of praise for GTA 3 on TV and in game mags, saying it was a Dreamcast killer of a game or words to that effect, and honestly after playing it on PC I didn't think it was that special and kind of dull, had the odd moment of fun but hardly anything. I heard they cut online multiplayer at the last moment for PC, shame because it could've made all the difference.

Would've loved to have seen what kind of cartoony GTA style game they could've done on Dreamcast as a competitor, I bet something along the lines of Simpsons Hit & Run would've worked well.

BlackTar187354d ago

@numberz How can the game that defined a generation and was copied by everyone be overrated? Was a asinine comment

seanpitt23354d ago

For me 4 was better than 5 was more realistic and the physics was on another level! 5 was a major let down in that department!

Number1TailzFan354d ago

@blacktar you have your opinion i have mine. I found the game dull, and it is for the most part. It set the foundation for the much superior SA and VC however.

KwietStorm_BLM353d ago

You say GTA III is overrated because it's rough to go back to and rough to play after Vice City. Your entire opinion is in hindsight. Of course it's rough going back to it today. It came out over 20 years ago. That doesn't take away from the fact that it pioneered a lot and was a paradigm shift for a lot of trends in game development today. Vice City in a lot of ways is just a more refined version of III. It was San Andreas that took the big leap forward from a design perspective. If III doesn't release, who knows if the open world genre would be what it is now. How can that be overrated?

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1nsomniac354d ago (Edited 354d ago )

Not at all. My most played game of all time. Truly stunning accomplishment in gaming and with PC graphics mods it just took it to levels beyond anything that came before and possibly even after.

People who moan about it generally tend to be people who played it on under powered consoles and couldn’t handle the more realistic car physics. It was the slightly more realistic approach that made it stand out more. Absolutely love it. In fact I always said Vice city was my favourite of all time. But after going back to the remaster I realised 4 was actually the best.

Profchaos354d ago (Edited 354d ago )

I'm no critic and I consider it the best games in the franchise after recently replaying every entry it's story when paired in conjunction with it's DLC was and still is amazing.

shinoff2183353d ago

Lol. Fun fact. That dlc cost a certain green colored console 50 million for exclusiveness. Un heard of back then. Just to point out the hypocrisy of the 3rd party exclusive agenda going on.

Anyway how the dlc better then the base game by a mile. Lol imo

DigitallyAfflicted353d ago

I've enjoyed gta4 the most from all the others too.

DarXyde353d ago

San Andreas holds a special place in my heart. Honestly, I couldn't get into IV at all. Didn't even finish it. I had some pride in playing it at first because I'm originally a New Yorker, but it just didn't do it for me.

To each their own.

shinoff2183353d ago (Edited 353d ago )

Gta sa for sure. To this day my favorite. My least fav is gta 4 easily. Gta 4 made me feel like the dude in next friday trying to take the cd back talking about i cant get jiggy wit this.

Maybe looking back it would be 3 but 3 did so damn much for gaming in general. . My first gta was of course the top downs so the series has came a long way.

notachance353d ago

Yeah I remembered falling asleep playing the last mission in GTA4.. the most boring protagonist (out of all the voiced protag), and the town is too small.

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-Foxtrot354d ago

Not really

Overrated

Boring

Liberty City despite being a reimagined version for the HD era lacked any variety

Lacked the GTA fun charm overall

Niko was bland compared to past protagonists like Tommy, CJ or Victor

blackblades354d ago (Edited 354d ago )

GTA 2 was the best, lol my only owned GTA game. Vice city was alright when I rented it back then. I cant really say which is the best cause those the only 2 games i played but GTA 2 was fun on PC back in the day. Closes game to it that I enjoyed was SR3 and I dont care what people say. That none serious tone was fun enjoyable.

banger88354d ago

Like hell it is. San Andreas was far better, much more fun and a better game overall.

isarai354d ago

Nah, it's a masterpiece in attention to detail and the amount of immersive systems at play. But it really isn't very fun, ESPECIALLY when compared to the previous games in the series. Like tons of things are just wonky and actively kneecap lots of experimentation, or is just lame. Like why do I take huge damage when falling into water, why can I only stand in very specific large trucks when they are moving but not smaller trucks and vehicles, why is the melee combat such a massive down grade from GTA SA and GTA IV, why is the euphoria nowhere near as reactive, why is being drunk using a rasterized animation of staggering rather than the far more entertaining euphoria GTAIV and RDR used when you were drunk, why do npc vehicles barely react to you popping there tires even at high speed, etc etc.

I've always loved playing around in GTA games world. Like the campaigns are great but the majority of my time was always spent just playing in the open world. Yet GTAV is the only game in the series I never really returned to after beating it, it just lacks that fun factor the others have, I spent more time in GTA SA remastered than GTAV

chicken_in_the_corn354d ago

It's one of my least favourite GTA games. It's clunky, the ai is exploitable, it's far too long and the writing is absolutely awful.

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