Classic Gaming Appreciation

Guybrush · 07-15-2013, 07:16 PM

Ocarina of Time seems horribly overrated to me. The gameplay is great, but the game world seems ugly and uninspired (I much prefer the beautiful 2D of A Link to the Past f.ex!) and the dungeons aren't that great. I admit I haven't finished it, but playing some hours into it, I just never felt grabbed by it like I thought I would, considering the hype.

Majora's Mask I haven't finished either, but I find it more interesting than OOT. And then there's the brilliant Wind Waker ..

Aperture Science · 07-15-2013, 07:19 PM

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Originally Posted by tore

Ocarina of Time seems horribly overrated to me. The gameplay is great, but the game world seems ugly and uninspired (I much prefer the beautiful 2D of A Link to the Past f.ex!) and the dungeons aren't that great. I admit I haven't finished it, but playing some hours into it, I just never felt grabbed by it like I thought I would, considering the hype.

Majora's Mask I haven't finished either, but I find it more interesting than OOT. And then there's the brilliant Wind Waker ..

i'm very careful to toss around that "o" word. I think, for its time, Ocarina was groundbreaking, and is worthy of the praise it gets. I just don't get when people can't appreciate how well MM built on what OOT set up.

Dayvan Cowboy · 07-15-2013, 07:29 PM

*whistles and walks away*

*runs back, whistles harder*

*pops blood vessel in eye*

Guybrush · 07-15-2013, 07:33 PM

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*whistles and walks away*

Charming game with great setting and characters, but I never actually finished this one either. Again, I think I got fed up with random encounters!

Maybe I should pick it up again one day.

Aperture Science · 07-15-2013, 07:45 PM

^I've never beat that..that's one of the snes 'classics' i wanna come back to beat

Psychedub Dude · 07-15-2013, 07:50 PM

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Majora's Mask is OBSCENELY underrated, and here's why. 1) and this can't be stated enough..it had the unfortunate task of following up Ocarina of Freakin' time. That's a goddamn tough act to follow. I suspect that's how FFVIII felt.

etc...

It proved a Zelda game can deviate from the usual Mario-type story "save the princess from the evil man, get laid, etc" It was darker, grittier, in a lot of places, much more sad. It's amazing how they crafted a whole unique new world/experience using so much of the same from the last game.

You make a lot of really good points Ap, MM definitely didn't just stick to OoT's roots, it took a foundation that was laid and made it it's own. MM was trying to do something refreshing, and it succeeded brilliantly. There was a looming dark atmosphere through out the game that OoT didn't really have until the time skip.

OoT is definitely worthy of it's glory but it often unfairly over shadows MM.

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tore

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Majora's Mask I haven't finished either, but I find it more interesting than OOT. And then there's the brilliant Wind Waker ..

This made me all

I absolutely loved Wind Waker, it is so much fun. It has some of the best gameplay in the series if you ask me. The battles were so furiously fast paced and made you rely on quick reflexes. The dungeons were all so unique and fun. And you had a talking boat, a talking dragon boat!!

I also loved the graphics and how all of Links facial expressions in WW were hilarious :p

Aperture Science · 07-15-2013, 07:54 PM

That's my biggest problem with OOT and its fans..the way they basically blindly blow OOT, while trashing MM..

Majora's Mask is the Luigi to Ocarina of Time's Mario

djchameleon · 07-15-2013, 08:59 PM

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Grand Theft Auto III - a game that should get way more credit than it does. Sure the story was simple, sure the main character was a mute, sure there were no motorcycles or helicopters, but at least it wasn't a giant scarface ripoff like Vice City.

Too far man! Scarface is a classic and so is Vice City by association. I loved that game so much. The music, vibrant colors and everything 80s.

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*whistles and walks away*

*runs back, whistles harder*

*pops blood vessel in eye*

*coughs hipster coughs*

No but seriously, I've always wanted to play those but never got around to it.

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Originally Posted by tore

Ocarina of Time seems horribly overrated to me. The gameplay is great, but the game world seems ugly and uninspired (I much prefer the beautiful 2D of A Link to the Past f.ex!) and the dungeons aren't that great. I admit I haven't finished it, but playing some hours into it, I just never felt grabbed by it like I thought I would, considering the hype.

Majora's Mask I haven't finished either, but I find it more interesting than OOT. And then there's the brilliant Wind Waker ..

Majora's Mask just has an interesting concept but OOT is where it's at man. I love that game to pieces and it gets just the right amount of credit for the masterpiece that it is.

Sequoioideae · 07-15-2013, 09:28 PM

So, I've never experienced FFXII, and since it just became available on steam I decided to pick it up. I was for a long time put off by anything FF related due to the creepy fandom associated with it back in the day. So far, I'm liking it, and it reminds me a bit of Secret of Mana in some ways, not so much the gameplay, but something about it seems very familiar.

Speaking of Secret of Mana, has anyone else on MB played that jem of a game?

djchameleon · 07-15-2013, 10:58 PM

Secret of Mana was so good. I loved that it was an RPG that two people could play. I think it was the first co-op RPG.

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Guybrush Juicious Maximus III Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Scabb Island Posts: 6,525	Ocarina of Time seems horribly overrated to me. The gameplay is great, but the game world seems ugly and uninspired (I much prefer the beautiful 2D of A Link to the Past f.ex!) and the dungeons aren't that great. I admit I haven't finished it, but playing some hours into it, I just never felt grabbed by it like I thought I would, considering the hype. Majora's Mask I haven't finished either, but I find it more interesting than OOT. And then there's the brilliant Wind Waker .. __________________ Something Completely Different

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Aperture Science Music Addict Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Gresham, OR, US Posts: 62	^I've never beat that..that's one of the snes 'classics' i wanna come back to beat __________________ "We were just a band that made it very big, that's all" - John Lennon http://www.file-cabinet.co.uk/lastfm...ifthofnovember

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Aperture Science Music Addict Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Gresham, OR, US Posts: 62	That's my biggest problem with OOT and its fans..the way they basically blindly blow OOT, while trashing MM.. Majora's Mask is the Luigi to Ocarina of Time's Mario __________________ "We were just a band that made it very big, that's all" - John Lennon http://www.file-cabinet.co.uk/lastfm...ifthofnovember

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Dayvan Cowboy Basscadet Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Antarctica Posts: 1,258	whistles and walks away runs back, whistles harder pops blood vessel in eye