Zelda (Where to start?)

readyletsgo wrote: »

I have the same problem with zelda as OP.
I keep starting one of them but never go back to it as I seem to get lost and I'm not a fan of walkthroughs but I guess I should use them.
I have Zelda 1 & II, 4swords & Minish Cap on 3DS, thinking of getting Links Awakening on the eshop too. And I have OoT on the 3DS, WW/OoT & TP on the GC/Wii.
Its funny cause I hear so many of you guys saying the Zelda games are great but I seem lost in the big ocean of the games when ever I try to start one. Glad I'm not the only one.

Played both ds zeldas a while back, didnt finish them but I did enjoy what I played so I would recommend one of them for a burst of play. The train on ST is annoying but still kinda cool.

Play LttP, it's the definitive starting point in my eyes

readyletsgo wrote: »

I have played that a few times. I relaly like it but once I leave it for a few days I never go back to it and if i do I have no idea whats going on , must have a short memory.

Think tonight I will start Zelda 1 & 2 with a walkthrough, but as i remember those game just plonks you in the game and the second one is extremely hard, scary for me .
Or maybe I will skip the first 3 and buy Zelda LA from the eshop and start there.

Wonder when LttP will be out on the eshop, prob not for at least a year at the release of a new Zelda for the 3DS :rolleyes:

If your having trouble keeping focus on LttP, you've no hope with OoT onwards. I find Zelda games incredible, but you have to want to play them, they're not ideally suited to quick pick up 'n play type gaming. Just do your research on the different stories, read about them, avoiding spoilers, & know enough about each that you really want to play them.

Using walkthroughs defeats the whole purpose, you'll have no sense of achievement playing through that way

readyletsgo wrote: »

Also

http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/rumor/28755

Total afterthought. I'm not sure why people feel the need to have these games connected, they are all independant. It's like as if they drew up a sheet of which ones could go where, & the ones that didn't fit, got lumped into an 'alternate timeline'. Sad

the orcarina of time is by far the best zelda, right amount of violence, puzzles, mini games and everything else to keep you interested. havnt playd it on the 3ds but cleared it on the n64. got awful confused when it came to gettin the fire bow :P

richymcdermott wrote: »

Currently playing through OOT for the first time on the 3ds and wow ..i can see why people call it the best game ever made, its mind blowing a game nearly 14 years old can feel so modern and not dated whats so ever , its a gift from the gods

I find it mind boggling that in 14 years, gaming has gotten so bland

OoT is a masterpiece, kinda timeless really like all the great games. I actually find LttP even more so, with its gorgeous 2D sprite grpahics.

Finished ocarina of time 3d yesterday for the first time , simply blown away from it , now i started zelda skyward sword today , only thing i can say so far is if all games used motion controls aswell as skyward sword did i can kiss my dualshock playstation controller goodbye

richymcdermott wrote: »

Finished ocarina of time 3d yesterday for the first time , simply blown away from it , now i started zelda skyward sword today , only thing i can say so far is if all games used motion controls aswell as skyward sword did i can kiss my dualshock playstation controller goodbye

How great it must be to have all that Zelda goodness in front of you... I'm jealous I really am. You'll have a blast playing Wind Waker and Twilight Princess. Majora's Mask is simply sublime too.

Greatest Zelda game for me was Ocarina of Time. I remember renting it along with Turok 2 when it came out. Turok 2 didn't even get a look in! Parents bought it for me that Christmas. I was completely blown away by that game. The controls were brilliant. Z-targeting and auto-jumping felt natural. The dungeons were suitably spooky and atmospheric. The puzzles were maddening but satisfying by the same measure. There was a grande sense of scale in the game. You could first see Death Mountain looming ominously in the distance when you first stepped onto Hyrule Field, later you would climb to the summit.

The stand-out dungeons for me were the Forest Temple (music was enough to drive you mad), Fire Temple (hostile environment kept you on your edge) and the Water Temple (notorious to this day for its difficulty).

I think the game has one of the best soundtracks ever produced. To this day I still listen to some of the tracks on Youtube. Even the ocarina melodies are superior to most tracks in other games.

There was enough content and collectibles in that game to keep you coming back for months, years even! Greatest game ever made, Shigsy's finest moment!

That's before I even get started on the handheld and earlier games. Maybe later...

Defiler Of The Coffin wrote: »

and the Water Temple (notorious to this day for its difficulty)

I think its difficulty is very over-emphasised. It's nowhere near as difficult as its made out to be. I completed OoT on the 3DS there a while back & was dreading it, as it had been about seven years since [no really ] I had last played & finished it. I found the Water Temple rather logical & completed it in a sole sitting...maybe I just got lucky

My main problem with oot and perhaps zelda games in general is i spend more time thinking what do i have to next cause it doesnt explain itself well at times


Sidenote here you know your a badass composer when ya can just reverse a iconic tune and make it another iconic tune

Nintendo you god like bastards

Defiler Of The Coffin wrote: »

These days games such as Call of Duty will usually have an indicator telling you where to go or who to follow. It's just the progression of modern gaming I suppose. Gamers don't want to be messing around wondering where they should go next. Depends on the game but I wouldn't like to see Zelda games become too apparent. Like Metroid part of the joy is finally solving a puzzle that has stumped you for hours! I think they balanced it well with Navi dancing wildly over an area of interest. Otherwise she was really annoying.

Anyone ever struggle to remember a camera fly-through of the important parts when you enter the start of an area?

Agreed, the 'figuring it out for yourself' bits are what build the games huge satisfaction factor, for when you do figure it out, you pat yourself on the shoulder

Nearly finished first controller , dunno what it is but controller being un responsive to first boss guy , i swing right to left , link swings left to right , swing up to down , links swings diganlogy .. Could be the fact ive a small room .. Was perfect till now , awful annoying swinging on vines aswell or walking along tight ropes :mad: