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How Does a Zelda Game Become Irrelevant?

The Legend of Zelda is one of the most famous and highly regarded franchises in the history of video games, but that doesn’t mean every entry in the series gets its proper due. Sure, everyone knows and lauds masterworks like Ocarina of Time, Wind Waker, and Breath of the Wild, but those are but a few standouts in a franchise defined by a score of entries.

If you ask fans of the series what their favorite title is, you’ll likely hear a dozen different answers, yet one game curiously gets left out of the conversation: The Minish Cap, a 2004 entry on the Game Boy Advance.

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wonderfulmonkeyman2592d ago (Edited 2592d ago )

To be fair, the Four Swords remake on the GBA, and Triforce Heroes, kinda faded into the background, too.
They aren't CD-I bad, but neither of them really lived up to their promise.

Four Swords Adventures on the GC, though, now that was an amazing attempt.

Also, I think it's pretty much majority consensus, these days, that Spirit Tracks was superior to Phantom Hourglass.

Cobra9512592d ago

Four Swords is another travesty, but at least it bore a certain resemblance to a real Zelda game. Triforce Heroes is on the same misshapen branch. However, The Minish Cap was a good game, and more importantly, a good Zelda game. I quite enjoyed it.

rainslacker2591d ago

One of the CD-i games wasn't that bad. Can't remember which one it was off the top of my head though. There were three. One was decent. one was Ok at best, one was complete crap.

Cobra9512592d ago

I swear I came into the comments section just to post that. And here it is, the very first comment. Yep. The CD-i foray was a black mark on the franchise.

strayanalog2591d ago

Most definitely! Everything about it is bad to the point of no coming back. I still shudder at: "Well excuse me princess." Ugh.
But I'm glad to know you were going to say something about CD-i, because those games are nightmarish and shouldn't be forgotten when people get mad over Link not talking.

OnDec762592d ago

BOTW is just as bad : The lack of classic Zelda stule music 🎶🎶 kills the Zelda feel if the game and it's repetitive and boring and the repeat enemies are wacked ..........

Lockdown5552591d ago

Lol, I don't even know where to start in trying to correct this...

EddieNX 2592d ago (Edited 2592d ago )

I absolutely love The Minish Cap it's one of my personal favourites. But then again, so is every other Zelda game so I don't know how that works.

I loved going small in that game is a fantastic mechanic, perfectly implemented and the art work was beautiful.

Cobra9512592d ago

Yes, yes. Fun, engrossing title. Captivated me for a good while.

Tross2591d ago

I'm sure the Minish Cap would do ok on the Switch, but Nintendo hates money so that's not happening. I think for the most part every Zelda game besides the CDi ones has been appreciated to an extent. The handheld ones seem to be more likely to be underrated by Zelda standards, such as my beloved Oracle games, but their reception is generally good with most of those who have played them proclaiming fondness. I've personally never played a Zelda game I didn't love while I was playing it, and this is coming from a PlayStation fan, although I am equally guilty of overlooking many of the handheld entries.

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The Legend of Zelda: Breath Of The Wild (Switch 2)- The Best Way To Play, But Zelda Notes Sucks| NL

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Zelda: Breath of the Wild - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition is undoubtedly the best way to play one of the greatest games of all time. The visual and performance enhancements remove any issues that you may have had to endure with the original game. It's practically flawless from that perspective.

Sadly, the Zelda Notes app really brings the whole thing down. Useful features that should have been implemented in-game have been relegated to your smartphone, and using it completely breaks immersion in this incredible world. I'm only thankful that it's not even remotely mandatory. Leave Zelda Notes to one side, and you've got the definitive presentation of a modern classic." - Ollie Reynolds | NintendoLife

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10 Legendary Games That Still Absolutely Crush It in 2025

Discover 10 timeless video games from the past that remain absolutely playable today. From Chrono Trigger to DOOM, these classics have aged like fine wine!

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anast36d ago

Simon's Quest is better than Symphony.

djl348535d ago

If you're gonna troll, at least make a legitimate attempt.

Levii_9236d ago

Hot damn that's a good list. The only one i never played is AOE2 and i never finshed Chrono Trigger but it was damn good.

Speaking of what's old but holds up amazingly well and plays like a dream.. i played Symphony of the Night for the first time in 2019.. yep that's right. It became one of my favourite games of all time that i replay almost every year. I couldn't believe how good it was. That is almost impossible for me with newer games let alone older ones. Truly a special gem.

LG_Fox_Brazil35d ago

That's a pretty fucking great list

__y2jb35d ago (Edited 35d ago )

The only one I’d disagree with is doom. It shows its age badly I think. After 5 minutes of play these days you put it down.

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Top 100 Video Games Of All Time

Many games have come and gone as gaming began its illustrious history in this world. So let's talk about the top 100 video games of all time!

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Babadook7101d ago (Edited 101d ago )

Yeah. That’s the first I’ve seen it anywhere near #1.

Mario 64 is great but I wouldn’t put it over Mario World.

CUnit123123101d ago

Appreciate you checking out the article

CUnit123123101d ago

Thanks for checking out the article

slate91101d ago

Top 10 were bangers till they threw the #1 spot away lol

CUnit123123101d ago (Edited 101d ago )

Thanks for checking out the article

Zeldafan64101d ago

Not having any Xenoblade Chronicles games on the list is a crime.

CUnit123123101d ago

Sorry lol. I wrote the article but 5 of us voted for many different games and majority went on the list then we worked on the list. If it were just my personal top favorite we'd seen some xenoblade and star ocean as well as some others. Thanks for checking out it!

RavenWolfx99d ago

Chrono Trigger at 31 makes my heart hurt.

Zeldafan6499d ago

Not having any Xenoblade Chronicles games on the list at all is a crime.