Cliff, if you liked Windwaker, you may also really enjoy Spirit Tracks. It's a very big hat tip to Windwaker in many ways.
Agreed. It does serious justice (GREAT JUSTICE!!) to Wind Waker's general vibe. What with Zelda basically getting killed and all.
As for Phantom Hourglass, I thought it was in general the weakest Zelda game. I liked Linebeck, but other than that, come on. It was basically a re-make of Link's Awakening, plus awkward-as-hell ship navigation. It really brought nothing to the world except that the concepts tested in it set the stage for Spirit Tracks, which perfected PH's attempts.
Although I won't deny I enjoyed collecting ship parts and stuff.
Cliff, if you liked Windwaker, you may also really enjoy Spirit Tracks. It's a very big hat tip to Windwaker in many ways.
I have not played a portable Zelda since they were in monochrome I am afraid. I've played every single major console version though. I need to play . What I meant was I played all the 3D releases on console, Ocarina, Majoras Mask, Wind Waker and Twilight Princess, and of the 3D titles Wind Waker actually beats Ocarina for me, all are brilliant in some way or another though. Wind Waker got a bad rap on the forums when it came out. The teen/young adult audience demanded that everything be darker, it was the trend at the time, darker everything, and Wind Waker dared to go against the grain and it paid in adolescent fanboy rage.
Now, when I list my five favorite games, I really consider how I felt about them at the time vs. what game may be better to play today. I've yet to duplicate the feeling playing the original Legend of Zelda on the NES gave me. I still remember thinking to myself as a kid, wow, this completely changes everything I thought a game could be. I still remember obsessing over every single detail. I have it on virtual console and still find time to play it through about once a year. Not for pure nostalgia, but because its actually still pretty great to play. A Link to the Past as well, my god I love classic Zelda.
You could have a whole thread just dedicated to what your favorite Zelda titles in whatever order, it has to be the richest franchise in the history of gaming.
Sadly cel shading was a big reason that Wind Waker got such bad reception I think. It came out around the time the whole "Cartoony looking games are for little kids! I'm not a little kid I'm 12! I play Halo!" mentality kicked in.
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I liked Phantom Hourglass!
Cliff, if you liked Windwaker, you may also really enjoy Spirit Tracks. It's a very big hat tip to Windwaker in many ways.
As for Phantom Hourglass, I thought it was in general the weakest Zelda game. I liked Linebeck, but other than that, come on. It was basically a re-make of Link's Awakening, plus awkward-as-hell ship navigation. It really brought nothing to the world except that the concepts tested in it set the stage for Spirit Tracks, which perfected PH's attempts.
Although I won't deny I enjoyed collecting ship parts and stuff.
I have not played a portable Zelda since they were in monochrome I am afraid. I've played every single major console version though. I need to play . What I meant was I played all the 3D releases on console, Ocarina, Majoras Mask, Wind Waker and Twilight Princess, and of the 3D titles Wind Waker actually beats Ocarina for me, all are brilliant in some way or another though. Wind Waker got a bad rap on the forums when it came out. The teen/young adult audience demanded that everything be darker, it was the trend at the time, darker everything, and Wind Waker dared to go against the grain and it paid in adolescent fanboy rage.
Now, when I list my five favorite games, I really consider how I felt about them at the time vs. what game may be better to play today. I've yet to duplicate the feeling playing the original Legend of Zelda on the NES gave me. I still remember thinking to myself as a kid, wow, this completely changes everything I thought a game could be. I still remember obsessing over every single detail. I have it on virtual console and still find time to play it through about once a year. Not for pure nostalgia, but because its actually still pretty great to play. A Link to the Past as well, my god I love classic Zelda.
You could have a whole thread just dedicated to what your favorite Zelda titles in whatever order, it has to be the richest franchise in the history of gaming.
Brian If you're big on cel shading you really should look this one up. I don't think a game can possibly be much more surreal than this.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7rhvLebx1iA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CDuOkQZMZQw&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i0POctCP6tU&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uQ1QT2d8x_E&feature=related