Author Topic: Am I the only one that thinks the Legend of Zelda series is overrated?  (Read 5569 times)

People go around talking about how the Legend of Zelda is the best game series ever and Ocarina of time was a 10/10 masterpiece, and I just can't see why. The only games I could actually enjoy were the original and Majora's Mask, and I lost the motivation to play them not even halfway through the game. I sold Skyward sword after playing it maybe once or twice and I just don't understand the praise. The games are repetitive and just have no motivation, I can never play them without just giving up and forgetting about it. Honestly, I regret buying so many of the games, with Minish cap being an exception because I played it as a kid when I didn't care about how good video games were.

What do you guys think of the series?

I like it, but I think most of the games are overrated. Specifically Ocarina of Time, Skyward Sword, The Oracle Games, and Link to The Past.


honestly OoT was one of the worst games ive ever played because it doesnt point you in the right direction enough

"go here"

well where the forget is here? thanks for giving me a 10x10 pixel square on a loving 15x15 pixel map starfish

"if you dont get this item in this /very specifically hidden place that i wont tell you about/ you have to pay 500 rupees to get the item 2 minutes later"

quite annoying.

Spirit Tracks/That other one i forgot the name of was pretty good actually because it had a functioning minimap and actually told you where to go.

+ OoT controls are stuff

yes I know that this was during the era of "video games are supposed to be hard" but OoT is not hard. its just repetitive.

Every game can't please every person

You are never the only one

honestly OoT was one of the worst games ive ever played because it doesnt point you in the right direction enough

"go here"

well where the forget is here? thanks for giving me a 10x10 pixel square on a loving 15x15 pixel map starfish

"if you dont get this item in this /very specifically hidden place that i wont tell you about/ you have to pay 500 rupees to get the item 2 minutes later"

quite annoying.

Spirit Tracks/That other one i forgot the name of was pretty good actually because it had a functioning minimap and actually told you where to go.

+ OoT controls are stuff

yes I know that this was during the era of "video games are supposed to be hard" but OoT is not hard. its just repetitive.

But there's nothing repetitive about "going here"

Spirit Tracks/That other one i forgot the name of was pretty good actually because it had a functioning minimap and actually told you where to go.
The Toon Link games (Minish Cap, Wind Waker, Four Swords, Phantom Hourglass, and Spirit Tracks) are my favorite in the series, they're also some of the ones I will play through more then once.

reminds me about how hl2 is widely regarded as the messiah of the new era of 3d gaming when all it contains is horrible ai, clunky controls, and an overall bad experience

you had to have had played the games during their respective eras to truly appreciate the games, otherwise you're just making outworldly comparisons to other games which are wholly unfair

honestly OoT was one of the worst games ive ever played because it doesnt point you in the right direction enough

"go here"

well where the forget is here? thanks for giving me a 10x10 pixel square on a loving 15x15 pixel map starfish

yes I know that this was during the era of "video games are supposed to be hard" but OoT is not hard. its just repetitive.

I'm almost completely sure the game was explicit in telling you where to go. If you didn't fast forward through character dialogue and actually press C Up to listen to Navi you might've gotten a clue on where to go. There wasn't a second in OoT I got lost as a kid because Navi always told you exactly where to go. Games that have little loving signs as waypoints constantly telling you where to go are annoying and leave less work for the player, it feels like you're not even playing the game, but instead treated like an idiot who needs a big flashing diamond or some stuff to follow because your attentiveness is so low.


ANYWAY: In my opinion, the Zelda franchise is overrated. I still like them though, but I'm not friendy about them. Ocarina of Time has got to be one of the most overrated games in the history of games mainly because everyone has played it. It's a good game, and it paved the way for 3-D adventure games. To be honest, I prefer the 2-D games more. I had more fun with Link to the Past and The Oracle of Seasons/Ages than I did Ocarina of Time. Not saying I didn't enjoy Majora's Mask or Wind Waker, but rather the 2-D dungeon crawling is what Zelda was meant to be from the get go, and 3-D created a new type of game all together.

verdict: oot is overrated
2-D games are better (pick up ages/seasons on the 3ds for 5.99, you won't regret it)
wind waker was actually an awesome game


honestly OoT was one of the worst games ive ever played because it doesnt point you in the right direction enough
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It does point you in they direction, a bit too much if you ask me.

four swords was the only good one. and they made it nearly impossible to have friends multiplay with you...

four swords was the only good one. and they made it nearly impossible to have friends multiplay with you...

until anniversary edition came.

Specifically Ocarina of Time, Skyward Sword, The Oracle Games, and Link to The Past.
I've barely heard people ever mention the oracle games, I'm glad people think it's so good, because it is. The capcom games are the best zeldas.

The LoZ series isn't overrated because the series is fantastic and deserves the praise it gets.
in my opinion of course