Riding back on the nostalgia train this week with this title. This was my first video game that I came in contact with when I was young. Let us start with Ocarina of Time. It is still considered the #1 video game in my VG history books with many, many others. A great inspiration of gaming as a whole really which brought various game genres we see today. Enough said about that one, so onto the next.
Oracle of Ages and Seasons were a blast from the past. These two were a long and patient games as to go back and forth between destinations, wait for events to occur, and the dungeons were a headache if in the habit of dying alot (which was the case in my playthroughs). Turning the page of another blast from the past.
Link to the Past was Oracle of Ages and Seasons first generation (as to where Link’s Awakening is based from Oracle of Ages and Seasons as the second generation in my personal basis). It felt like you get thrown into something massive without seeing the bigger picture. There were at times it was annoying to get to where you need to go and dungeons were the usual.
Moving on to Majora’s Mask. This particular Zelda game was time based cause it is the end of the world scenario and you know how that goes. Knowing how to work around it takes a little effort (nowadays everyone knows that concept). I find this Zelda game interesting and annoying at the same time that you have to do the same event over and over again since you sometimes have to call in a retreat (as in rewind time).
Continuing on to Four Swords Adventure. It was a side game on the Link to the Past if I remember correctly until it got its own game years later. Now, the kicker for this Zelda game is there is multiplayer of the story so things can get really crazy such as stealing your gems. There’s a voting event at the end of each level so have at it blaming on that person.
Wind Waker, ah, yes, Wind Waker. I was A LITTLE skeptical when introduced to this one, for which reasons is unknown. All and all, it was fun from start to finish. Just one thing, I hate collecting the triforce pieces which took a millennia (literally) but then the end game was awesome so it is worth your time. I believe they made it easier in the HD Remaster so no more spending months and years finding every last one of them.
Finally, the last Zelda I played was Twilight Princess. I saw Nintendo take an even darker approach which they succeed. There were a few gameplay elements that were odd, but dealt with it like any other video game. I wasn’t in love with this one, but was fun to interact with since it came out on the latest Nintendo Wii back in the day.
There were a couple of others I didn’t name because I did not play them or had them in my possession. The only Zelda game I would like to play at this time is Skyward Sword. Things are seen differently before Ocarina of Time I hear and considered to be filled of interesting moments in that one so I will check it out in the near future.
What is your favorite Zelda game so far? Until then, see you next time.