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| The Legend of Zelda Ranked
Im a pretty big zelda fan probably at this point and a remake of links awakening just got announced on the latest direct (shoutout to astral chain) and boyo i am awakened brothers so here’s a ranking of every zelda title ive played recently enough to comment on with any degree of confidence! Majora’s mask is also better than ocaweener of thyme and is also better! | | 1 |  | Wato Wato
たわごと-嵐が後に来ました
1. Majora’s Mask
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Jokes aside, this title revolutionised the way I think about games on so many levels. For the few seconds I managed to squeeze in when my butthole wasn’t completely puckered, this game offered some of the most glorious tension releases I’ve ever experienced in a game, and I wouldn’t solely attribute that to the fact you’ve got a constantly ticking timer that upon ending causes the moon to destroy everything. The soundtrack is possibly my favourite piece of music, period, and while I wouldn’t suggest walking into the game as a new face hoping that it’ll pound your meat raw like it has mine, I’m doubtful you will be forgetting pieces like the hypnotising “Astral Observatory”, the eerie-ass best villain theme ever in “Majora’s Theme”, and the continuous warping of the “Clocktown -” themes as the days go on. | | 2 |  | Chunk
Break 'em Off a Chunk
The game implements so many conventions typically not found in the medium, and it honestly astounds me the sort of workarounds the dev team took to turn Ocarina of Time into a completely unique, separate experience in a single year. All of this doesn’t even take into consideration the side quests which are arguably some of the strongest and well-implemented in any game. If you haven’t delved into the Anju & Kafei quest line, don’t shortchange yourself. | | 3 |  | Bi Nostalgia
The Seeping Mouth
2. Ocarina of Time
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This was the first game in the series I got my hands on. Got a Gamecube, Mario Kart: Double Dash, and this handsome ditty one Christmas and could not put it down. Suckering up the courage to take down Gohma was just the push I needed to slowly work my way through the game, and the sense of elation felt breaking out of Lon Lon Ranch on horseback, traversing up Death Mountain and finding a Fairy Fountain, curb-stomping Dampe in a footrace after one too many attempts, FINALLY managing to wrap my head around the Water Temple, and poking big ol’ ‘dorf for the last time were just the surface of an iceberg of “damn” that made this game so impactful for me. It was the first time I experienced a multitude of iconic themes from Koji Kondo that weren’t explicitly happy-go-lucky and I’m not sure I’d appreciate games or music to the extent I like to say I do if it weren’t for this game being so damn grooooovy. | | 4 |  | Soundtrack (Video Game)
Tekken 3 Arcade Soundtrack 001 EX
Ugh man. I’d always appreciated the game for the way it handles the bildungsroman through utilisation of the sages and the aging mechanic, and Good Blood put out an absolutely STUNNING exploration of the different ways this game manages to weave such a compelling narrative here (MANDATORY WATCH):
https://youtu.be/GyUcwsjyd8Q
Ofc, there's always the chance it's "not that deep bro" but if u honestly think that u can go have fun elsewhere before I end up knee deep in ur mum | | 5 |  | Ku
Feathers
3. Twilight Princess
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This game took me a very long time to appreciate. While I enjoyed it enough to replay it fairly often around release, there was inconsistency regarding dungeons, the writing felt a little on the nose, and the world felt empty more in a technical sense than an intentional sense (ala Breath of the Wild). That all considered, diving into the lore, spending more time messing with the combat in challenge arenas, becoming more cognizant of the character developments over the course of the game, and comparing Twilight Princess’ own small innovations to any games that followed after has caused it to become one of the most compelling releases in the series for me. While I blatantly cast seed upon barren erthe at the slightest chance I get when it comes to recommending Majora’s Mask to anyone and everyone, I know in my heart that if I were to recommend a mainline home console title to anyone as their first Zelda experience, this would be it. | | 6 |  | Depravity (FIN)
Remasquerade
4. Wind Waker
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Probably the biggest monument to style over fidelity regarding any titles released on the Gamecube. Even without the HD remaster, this game looks and feels FANTASTIC relative to current gen titles. Everything about this title is so endearing: enemy animations toe the line between confronting and clumsy, the soundtrack is a tournament-arc-esque adventure romp, character expressions are about as good as they’ve ever gotten in the series thanks to the dummy cute art style, and the sound design is a constant dopamine rush loaded to the brim with pings and donks and toots and everything is so good mmmMMMMM. | | 7 |  | Sankt Otten
Wir koennen ja Freunde bleiben
I’d still recommend the remaster over the original due to it shaving some time of one of the most laborious quests in the series (as well as just looking a bit better and having cooler glitches), but you can’t go wrong with either entry tbh. Linkus, one of the HD scene’s most well-regarded runners recently put out a SummoningSalt-esque “World Record Progression” video on the remaster and it is fucking WILD son:
https://youtu.be/0IaS1bhIFRo | | 8 |  | Leng Tch'e
Marasmus
5. A Link Between Worlds
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A Link to the Past was one of the last Zelda titles I got round to (crucify me) so this title holds a little more personal weight than it likely should. That being said, this might be the closest thing to a Zelda experience available that isn’t explicitly A Link to the Past. Given it is essentially just updating that formula, there wasn’t a lot of room for this title to screw it up and by Zeus did it kick ass. For those of you who’ve been frustrated at the general linearity of the dungeon-based entries in the series, do yourself a favour and get on this. You have a lot of freedom regarding the ordering you tackle the game; it starts with a small selection of dungeons to choose from then the map becomes yours for the taking once you reach the middle of the game and are basically free to do whatever you want in whatever order. | | 9 |  | Public Service Broadcasting
The Race For Space
While it does struggle from the pitfall of every dungeon feeling approximately the same in difficulty barring the final couple due to the devs having to consider the fact that anyone can do any dungeon at any point in the run, they all feel challenging both as puzzlers and as action experiences. The game’s Shower Peeper Magic Wallpaper (™) gimmick is implemented wonderfully and allows for attentive players to make some dope finds. If you haven’t played a handheld Zelda title, there’s so much good here man why are you arguing with me stop that | | 10 |  | Let's Eat Grandma
I'm All Ears
6. A Link to the Past
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Man this game fucking rules so hard. Given the recent resurrection of pixel popularity in the indie sphere, it’s kinda awesome that this game’s visual appeal hasn’t been lost to time. In fact, a lot of newer indie titles are making this game look even better than it probably objectively would be in a world where the quality of games in the mainstream is determined purely by graphical fidelity and microtransactions. A lot of renditions of the main musical themes found throughout the series are at their best here just due to how the hardware at the time’s shortcomings complimented the compositions. | | 11 |  | Frog
Kind of Blah
Zelda titles (as noted before) are typically well known for their linearity, yet I can’t think of a better example of Zelda titles on the whole than this. A Link to the Past is THE Zelda game. Even as someone who only managed to experience its glory retroactively, I can’t help but think of this tile whenever the name “Zelda” is mentioned. Anyone who’s played any entries in the series and has enjoyed them kinda owes it to themselves to experience A Link to the Past. | | 12 |  | androp
Door
7. Oracle of Ages
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I didn’t expect to place this game as high as it is but after replaying both Oracle titles recently, I’m kinda flabbergasted. This game has the best puzzles in the series. Without a doubt. Actually, they are some of the best in any game of its ilk, period. It’s quite a punishing mental exercise and I’m a little disappointed the same attention to detail in the crafting of multi-faceted puzzle dungeons wasn’t placed in future titles to even the nearest degree. It isn’t the most complete package even when considering its action-packed counterpart, Oracle of Seasons, but it chose to focus on one element and do it well, and it is pretty much impossible to say it failed in this regard. There isn’t really a Zelda title like this one as far as laser-focus is concerned. You’ll really need to be cognizant of your surroundings if you want any chance at making your way out of some of these dungeons. | | 13 |  | Kush Kloud Klan
Kush Klouds
8. Link’s Awakening
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The birth of Roc’s Feather. I could probably end my summary here. Link’s Awakening was essentially to the Oracle titles what Ocarina of Time was to Majora’s Mask. Same engine, but this one came first. And damn, it is kinda dope! It performs all of the Zelda-isms near-perfectly but in a form factor that feels a lot more Gameboy than it does home console (in contrast with the previous title, A Link to the Past, which while simultaneously having a Gameboy release felt a little more traditional due to it originally airing on the SNES). This game is quite a joyride; everything about it is oozing with charm and it’s probably the chillest Zelda experience in the main series. Koholint Island is so much fun to explore, and I’m kinda impressed at how well this game’s ancient portable mechanics translate to the current day. There are no real gaps in the fun; if you are after a consistently rapturous adventure from second one then you can’t really do any better than this. | | 14 |  | Bork Bork and the Borky Bork Borks
Prog Will Destroy You Pt. 1
9. Breath of the Wild
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The two days I spent playing this was probably the best two days of single player gaming I’ve had since diving into Demon Souls way back when. This is an exploration masterclass. Every aspect of the game feels geared around discovery. The cooking system is intuitive. The modes of travel are even more so. If I could appraise this title on its exploration alone, it might just be my favourite game, period. Unfortunately, everything else about it pales in comparison. | | 15 |  | Neu!
Neu! 2
I can appreciate the non-puzzle elements to Oracle of Ages because they weren’t bolstered onto something as ambitious as the discovery systems in Breath of the Wild, and there wasn’t as much of a disparity in quality. Same goes for the usage of time mechanics in Majora's Mask relative to the rest of the game experience. That being said, when this game is doing what it does best, it’s kinda difficult to comprehend the fact that the game can even exist right now. I’m hoping the thriving modding scene keeps the game relevant in years to come because damn it is a marvel, even for how unconventional it is as a Zelda title. | | 16 |  | Ass
Shitty Wizard Vs. Super Satan
10. Phantom Hourglass
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I feel like not enough people talk about this game. The usage of the touchscreen for basically all actions might be my favourite console medium-specific gimmick that’s ever been used in a Zelda title. As much as I love the swingy-swingy sword tomfoolery in Skyward Sword and Twilight Princess, I never felt as in control with either as I did here and I similarly don’t think the appeal has aged as well. The concept of drawing your own map to solve puzzles was also FANTASTIC and I wish it were used on more occasions. Kinda busted all kinds of nut the first time I drew up the schematic for that whale island. | | 17 |  | Drake & Coldplay
October's Very Cold
The puzzles for the most part in this game were a joy to work through, and a lot of items were utilised in tandem with the touchscreen in really dope ways (best boomerang in the series, perchance?). I’ve seen criticisms levied at the repetition regarding the Temple of the Ocean King but honestly, you are returning with such a fresh mindset and the challenges are changed up enough that it always felt like an exciting new prospect. Please play this one. Not enough people did. It ruled. It rules. Hoo rah. | | 18 |  | Dreamgrave
Presentiment
11. Minish Cap
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I think I like this game more for personal reasons than what it actually offers. It was the last Zelda title I got to play with my best childhood friend before shifting continents so it’s near and dear. The game itself is quite a polarising experience though; there isn’t a difficulty curve as much as there is a difficulty dot plot modeled after death statistics regarding spontaneous combustion over the period of around 600 years. It sorta feels like a half-way point between Oracle of Seasons and Oracle of Ages but worse than both. That being said, I can’t not recommend this to more diehard fans as the cap gimmick itself is quite fantastic albeit limited, and the Nintendo polish in regards to design and composition is still in top form. The gameplay options aren’t as clean as they could be but the overall experience is wholly wholesome yummy yum yum ooo lala | | 19 |  | Clang Quartet
Jihad
12. Oracle of Seasons
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Don’t think that the distance on this list between the two Oracle titles is at all a negative. I honestly don’t think Ages supersedes Seasons by that wide of a margin, rather the focus of both games is completely different. Seasons is an action adventure through and through. It is about as focused on its action elements as Ages is on its puzzle elements. I happen to prefer puzzles overall. If, however, you pine after the ultimate retro action adventure experience, this is kinda a sick deal. | | 20 |  | Urethral Coagulation
This Is The End
I’ve never really thought of Zelda games as action titles, rather adventure experiences with action and puzzle elements. Oracle of Seasons is an action game with adventure and puzzle elements. That might not sound like too much of a formula flip for some of you but honestly, it is so worth experiencing both Oracle titles just to see what Zelda could be like if it focused on just one of these three elements more than it typically does so with the adventure portion of the pie. Capcom created some diamonds with these two titles, and I can't really sing the company enough praise for the gems they crafted here. | | 21 |  | Ha Ha Tonka
Buckle in the Bible Belt
13. Skyward Sword
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It feels a bit weird putting this game all the way down here. Please take it more as testament to a series that’s kinda got a stupidly high quality floor. This game has far and away my favourite rendition of Link and Zelda’s relationship. It feels like a Zelda game where Zelda is both present and worthy of being in the title. There’s also a really remarkable level of detail in pretty much every character design throughout. The art is breathtakingly gorgeous, and it revels in providing a bevy of ways to navigate it as you travel. | | 22 |  | Soundtrack (Film)
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
I think my preference for the controller experience holds a little more weight than it should as far as appraising a Zelda experience goes (especially when considering how Koloktos is EASILY one of the best bosses in any Zelda, but I’ll save the details for a later list) but I do think there are some serious pitfalls with some of the dungeons in this title. It doesn’t have a core focal point that it perfects like Oracle of Ages or Breath of the Wild, but this is such a fulfilling package and anyone can enjoy it, unlike a few of the more niche titles listed here. | | 23 |  | V8 Wankers
The Demon Tweak
14. Legend of Zelda
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This game revolutionised gaming. I haven’t really got much else to say about it. I didn’t experience it on release. Even without nostalgia goggles, it isn’t hard to see why Zelda took off in the way that it did with such an insane level of freedom offered in such an early video game. It’s good. It’s old, but it’s good. | | 24 |  | King Creosote and Jon Hopkins
Diamond Mine
15. Spirit Tracks
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This might be the only mainline title I don’t have a massively positive experience of for reasons other than archaic design (see: next). It isn’t a bad game. It just didn’t do nearly enough to differentiate itself from Phantom Hourglass, nor did it do anything better than that title, arguably. I wasn’t as keen on the train as I was the boat, though that’s probably just preference. That being said, playing the title in a vacuum, this is still a solid release. The story pacing isn’t all that spectacular but you are still getting all the core Zelda-isms as well as the funky touch screen experience in a pretty tidy bundle. And just as another nail in the hyperbolic coffin, this is a fantastic game. I didn’t have a massively positive experience simply because it wasn’t a masterclass like most of the games listed here. I’d much rather play Spirit Tracks than the majority of titles released on the DS. Credit where it is due; best princess Zelda in the series. | | 25 |  | The Sincerity Guild
What It's Like On The Inside
16. Zelda 2: Electric Boogaloo
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This is far and away my least favourite title in the series. I’m easy to read. You could probably kick a football between my legs without much difficulty if we were in a situation where that was required. I’ve finished it twice (one time too many, methinks) and both times were quite agonising. This isn’t a terrible game, per se. I definitely think it has an audience. But I personally don’t find the item selection and the range/effectiveness of Link’s primary offensive options to be nearly enough for a consistently enjoyable experience. There are so many other 2D action platformers released in the years to come that did everything this title does but better. The same can’t be said for most other Zelda titles which often at most are exceeded by other Zelda titles. If this one is your cup of tea, I’d love to measure the size of your swollen grapefruits for tournament consideration. | | 26 |  | Booba
Temps Mort
Spin-offs
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Here are some games external to the mainline that I’d like to comment on because we’ve already gotten this far and chances are when I load this into list view I won’t be able to find every soundtrack for every Zelda game, at which point I’ll likely replace soundtrack albums with memey shit that I don’t intend on anyone listening to (edit from Ramon after work: "lol"). In no particular order. | | 27 |  | Zhang Fu-Quan
Tea
Link’s Crossbow Training
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Hahahahahahahahaha yesssssssss. I bought this one. It came with a Wii Light Gun which conveniently doubles as a shooter peripheral and an indication of a declining mental state. I had a LOT of fun with this game for the one week I cared about it. If you don’t know what this masterpiece is for whatever reason, it is a Twilight Princess spin-off that, get this, is an on-rails shooter. I have no fucking clue who asked for this. Probably me given I bought it. I hope this dumb piece of ass game sold well because it is such a brilliant concept as far as Japanese comedy is concerned and I pray to high hyrule that we see a remake of this spectacle for the Switch eshop somewhere down the line because I honestly can’t think of a more iconic duo than the Wii Light Gun and HD Rumble (™). As far as on-rails shooter experiences go, this was a limited affair but I like the fan service so I can’t really be honest with my opinions here. | | 28 |  | Stonegriff
Come Taste the Blood
Ocarina of Time: Master Quest
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This was so cool. The copy of Wind Waker I owned came with another copy of Ocarina of Time, as well as the Master Quest which is essentially Ocarina of Time’s hard mode or Second Quest. I only completed it once but it was pretty fun! I felt a few dungeons bordered on tedium regarding how the updated layouts and challenges were implemented but for the most part, this was an interesting experiment that I think paid off. I wouldn’t ever recommend it over the original Ocarina of Time experience, but I can’t say anything bad about more reasons to go back to the game. If you can find a copy or emulate it, there’s a lot of fun to be had trying to reconsider how you navigate what’s become essentially muscle memory for many of us. | | 29 |  | Fire Engines
Lubricate Your Living Room
Hyrule Warriors
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Musou titles have always been on the periphery of my vision for as long as I can remember; felt like every friend I had growing up at the very least owned a Dynasty/Samurai Warriors (Orochi) title, though it was always a bit of a rarity that anyone would ever load the disc into the console. I’m pretty sure they all enjoyed the games but I feel musous typically appeal to very specific audiences. It doesn’t surprise me there’s a massive overlap of history nerds and musou fans, so I found the concept of musou titles centered around popular game franchises to be possibly the nerdiest idea imaginable. | | 30 |  | Mould
Lucid You
And, well, Hyrule Warriors kinda slaps dick. It’s limited by pretty much all of the trappings of musou titles from the floaty AOE no-brainer combat to the relative lack of strategic prowess needed to successfully overwhelm your opponents but the entertainment value is MASSIVE, especially in the recent iterations. I haven’t even scratched the surface of how much there is to do here. It’s not gameplay perfection by any means but I think it’s some decent bang for the buck if you want a fan service implosion that doesn’t take too much mental energy. | | 31 |  | The Frumpies
Frumpie One-Piece
please buy links awakening when it drops on the switch its good for you cheers lovelies what are ur favourite Zelda games and why and why is this list wrong let me know so I can feel [ ] about myself | |
ramon.
02.14.19 | I had a little too much to say with some of these so I hope you love the lack of sync between the entries and the list numbers | StrikeOfTheBeast
02.14.19 | Majora's Mask, Ocarina of Time, and The Wind Waker (especially) are my favorites of the series. I love the poignant, dark themes of the first two and the story, fresh look of the latter. | Gallantin
02.14.19 | Breath of the Wild > Ocarina/Majora's > Twilight Princess > the rest.
I have little experience with 2D Zeldas though so my ranking means little. I love Breath of the Wild mainly because it's the least Zelda-like game in the series. | HarryBoBerry
02.14.19 | Majora's Mask is not only my favorite Zelda game, but one of my favorite games of all time. I share similar sentiments with practically everything you wrote, very well done list. | Zig
02.14.19 | OoT is my favorite one. | DrGonzo1937
02.14.19 | 1 is 1 agreed. its crazy how consensus has shifted into appreciating MM more than OOT these days. | ramon.
02.14.19 | cheers lads, and yea its wild gonzo. increasingly finding that newer videos about the games tend to favour mm over oot as far as viewership goes. even wilder considering oot has a considerably stronger speed running community. | Uzumaki
02.14.19 | OoT>BotW>MM>WW>everything else. I still haven’t found the time/gumption to play the game boy games, but I’ll get around to them. Seriously hyped for Link’s Awakening for Switch tho, and shoutout to that sweet lookin’ “Oninanka” RPG as well. | KManoc1
02.14.19 | Currently playing Twilight Princess. | ramon.
02.14.19 | Nice ranking Uzu. Yea, I'd definitely get on the GBA titles when you can! The re-release of Awakening will be a perfect incentive if any, and I'm holding my breath for remakes of all the old titles. And yea man, that RPG looks dope! Actually quite a few updates from the Direct that have me hyped!
Hell yea Kman, good shit. | SteakByrnes
02.14.19 | Fuckin dope list brother, I like Zelda 2 a lot more than you tho lol, it's got a charm to it. WW and TP are the goats and sheeps | 0xME
02.14.19 | OoT > LTTP > MM > OoA/OoS > TP > Link's Awakening >>> Minish Cap >> WW (god tier soundtrack tho)
the original zelda is amazing for the time, but I wouldn't replay it nowadays unlike the games above
zelda 2 is trash
Skyward Sword is trash, but not as bad as Z2
DS zeldas are boring, and I haven't played link between worlds
Breath of the Wild is great, but not a zelda game | rabidfish
02.14.19 | i dunno if it's because i only played most zelda's on emulators, and i only own a 3ds, but the only zelda games i return to are the 2d ones. Link between worlds, link's awakening and the minish cap, all those are super fun and great when you are on a car trip or sumn. Wind Waker is fucking CUTE, tho, i love that one. | PistolPete
02.14.19 | Best list I've read through in ages. Well summed up. I'm glad to see someone else thinks Link Between Worlds was awesome. Breath of the Wild is intoxicating, but there was something left to be desired about the storyline in that game. It felt lacking for some reason and Zelda seems more of a liability and emotional wreck (akin to some girlfriends I've had) rather than the true heroine we've come to know. | ramon.
02.14.19 | appreciate the words y'all. no one will ever convince me to pay Zelda 2 again; I sware'th on thine own mother
Ox, I think you should give ALBW a spin. It's essentially ALTTP recontextualised for a newer audience. If you have the means, it is worth the coin afaic!
Also agreeing on the general sentiments here about BOTW. Funny you should say that Pete, this rendition of the princess is my least favourite from any Zelda game. They gave her so much screen time and it came off as nothing more than fan service.
rabid! yes!!! | rabidfish
02.14.19 | smash ultimate zelda is best zelda | 0xME
02.14.19 | "Breath of the Wild is intoxicating, but there was something left to be desired about the storyline in that game"
that's exactly how I felt, the story is just so weak/nonexistent
I'll get to it sometime ramon, I think my brother has the game anyhow so I can just borrow it from him :) | Keyblade
02.14.19 | OoT is goat obv but I have a soft spot for Skyward Sword. best story and music + the best dungeon in the series with Lanayru Mining Facility | wham49
02.14.19 | first one will always be number one with the older crowd,
precurser to every great game | Uzumaki
02.14.19 | I was too engrossed in exploring/farming for dragon shards to really pay attention to BotW’s story/lack thereof, so I guess I’m not as disappointed as others.
They need to keep the open world exploration for the next entry, but either make Zelda a playable character and have an option for co-op campaign, or have Ganon mortally wound Link and Zelda has to save him from Ganon’s version of limbo. Mix it up... | Source
02.14.19 | Nice list bro | rabidfish
02.15.19 | yea she got the booty and the thick eye-brows that give her some cute points, but c'mon man, smash ultimate zelda's WAY cuter and i like her overall design way more. | Gallantin
02.15.19 | I liked BotW's story, there was barely any of it, but I liked that. Actively finding all the cutscenes and fitting the continuity together by yourself is really fun. Goes really well with the idea that you are piecing together your own memories. It makes a game of the story, which is what I play games for! So even if the plot and characters are thin, I have to admire any game that tries to be a game through and through. | ramon.
02.15.19 | ultimate Zelda absolutely destroys botw Zelda, no competition. botw Zelda says too much stupid shit. also she isn't even as cute as link in that game what with all his outfits so what purpose does she serve | Lord(e)Po)))ts
02.15.19 | WORD. I havent played enough of the handheld zeldaz to rank them but for the console ones skyward sword would come last for me too | rabidfish
02.15.19 | ramon, my cultured friend, you are in the correct. | Lord(e)Po)))ts
02.15.19 | Love breath of the wild to bits but also have more complaints about it than I'd like to admit | Sinternet
02.15.19 | oh man if i had to pick it would be hard to seperate majora's mask and wind waker for me. probably wind waker though, to this day one of the most beautiful games I've ever played | ramon.
02.15.19 | that's a fair call, Gallatin.
Potsy! Please play more handhelds! I'm not sure why but I think you'd really love stuff like Link's Awakening and A Link to the Past!
I recently picked up Zelda in Ultimate due to currently maining Palutena and she's so so so so much fun in this game | Gallantin
02.15.19 | I need to pick up Smash Ultimate again. I was really enjoying it but then I got lost in playing a tonne of other games. I was getting pretty good with Simon before I stopped. | ramon.
02.15.19 | too many good games out now dude. my attention is being pulled in every direction. | Slex
02.15.19 | BOTW is the best game ever made imo but it's not the best Zelda game, honestly. I'd say LTTP is the best in the series, and MM is my favorite in the series | Gallantin
02.15.19 | I have some downtime with games to play some backlog until March destroys my life with DMC5 and Sekiro. | Slex
02.15.19 | God I am so so so excited for Sekiro | diamondsmile
02.15.19 | Sekiro looks way cool | Saros
02.15.19 | I feel like I should give Twilight Princess another shot sometime. I played it all the way back when it first released, didn't get too far and haven't played it again since. I didn't like it at first, but maybe a second chance playthrough may change my mind. | StrikeOfTheBeast
02.15.19 | Never played Twilight princess much, but it was pretty great when I did. Like the detailed visuals and dark atmosphere. | Lord(e)Po)))ts
02.15.19 | Twilight princess was kind of a hybrid updated nerdgasm for people who grew up on mm and oot | ramon.
02.15.19 | Probably the best way to put it | Gallantin
02.15.19 | yeah i played Twilight Princess after not having played any Zeldas since OoT and I felt like all my childhoods had come at once
| Slex
02.15.19 | Yeah after going back to play TP I think it's fairly underrated | Frivolous
02.15.19 | on my very long list of things to do, playing some zelda games is definitely up there
can't wait for the remake of a game i haven't played yet, looks great | ramon.
02.15.19 | I envy your position, friv.
Saw this comment on a video that kinda sums up my hopes for the next mainline Zelda:
I've been saying to my friends for a while now that the BotW sequel needs to be "Majora's Mask-ized":
- reuse the core engine and assets to spend the time on more important things
- cut down on the world's size, while increasing the density of content
- create more sidequests and interesting characters
- add new fun ways to explore or travel
- increase the variety of enemies, and make them specific to different locations
- make it weird, memorable, and unique
It's nice to see that I'm not alone in these thoughts | WatchItExplode
02.15.19 | I've actually never completed Majora even though I've played to the last dungeon like 6 times in my life. | Keyblade
02.15.19 | recently got a switch, can't wait to play BotW | Lord(e)Po)))ts
02.15.19 | @ramon. Agreed with all of that although I like the size of the botw map, all things aside I may have run out of shit to do but I'm still finding paths less traveled with hella korok seeds | Gallantin
02.16.19 | Yeah I've been wanting a Majora's sequel to BotW. Hell, I'd be down if they used the current engine and assets for all new Zelda games forever. As far as I'm concerned they finally found the right fit. | StrikeOfTheBeast
02.16.19 | I remember having the Zelda collection and trying to go as far on the WW demo as I could before the 20 minutes were up. Then I eventually got the whole game. haha | ramon.
02.16.19 | Nintendo are sitting on a golden egg here. Given they typically try and fit more than one main console entry into a given system generation, I really hope they play it safe with the engine and play it nuts with the gameplay.
Hahaha you and me both, Strike! Still have a copy of the collection lying around in my room! | StrikeOfTheBeast
02.16.19 | I wish I took better care of it. Unopened copies ain't cheap! | Lord(e)Po)))ts
02.16.19 | Ok time to get nerdy. I want them to make a prequel to BOTW with the same engine. Have it take place before calamity ganon savaged hyrule and there is mad tech and no ruins yet | Lord(e)Po)))ts
02.16.19 | They could use the same base map even and just revamp the shit out of it, spending time building crazy towns and filling out the world hella. Add cave systems like TP had | Lord(e)Po)))ts
02.16.19 | Bring back special weapons, add actual temples, graveyards, way more enemy types, actual unique bosses, more armor and no useless non upgradable crap | Slex
02.16.19 | That would be fucking awesome tbh | Lord(e)Po)))ts
02.16.19 | Tonnes of masks ala MM with unique abilities, expand on preexisting lore, more (and better) sidequests and post game playability. Gimme an instrument to fiddle with. | Gallantin
02.16.19 | That would be cool, what would the main quest be? I think it'd be fun to have a build up to Link's death and have the character fight Ganon only to be killed in a cutscene post-battle, but the dumb scene in BotW where Link is killed by a guardian obvs makes that an impossible dream. | Lord(e)Po)))ts
02.16.19 | Ya in line with "the hero fails" timeline that would be a really cool and dark route, wish that could have worked. Maybe they could offer a true ganon-free storyline on a console for once | Gallantin
02.16.19 | Ganon-less Zelda would also be welcome, I just kinda presume they're bound by law to make it always be Ganon. | Lord(e)Po)))ts
02.16.19 | Well some of the handheld games have had non-ganon villains, and even skyward sword and tp ALMOST had non-ganon villains... until they were like lol nah its ganon | Gallantin
02.16.19 | I'm really unfamiliar with the handheld games, sadly. I have a few oldies on my 3DS, but basically no others. One day I'll get around to them. | Atari
02.16.19 | ok, I vote potsy works on the next Zelda game | ramon.
02.16.19 | Fuck yea pots. I'm not usually one for straight up explanations in games but I felt the lore in BOTW to be both very interesting and very lacking. There's so much room for the ancient tech, the champion backstories, Zelda herself, the rest of the royal fam + Impa, divine beasts, the Yiga clan, and Ganon's tomfoolery to be explored. I had similar sentiments when rebuilding Tarrey Town the first time I played through the game. I'd be very curious to see how stuff like the Deku Tree fit into the BOTW world too. | ramon.
02.16.19 | while a reach at most, I find it fascinating that link's awakening's remake is using the same branding style as botw. I'd always personally found botw to be most strongly related to the hero's defeat timeline even if it doesn't venture into all three main timelines because of link's awakening and the ancient stone tablets, as well as a clearly defined light+dark period and a clearly defined golden era. I wonder if Nintendo plans on expounding on universe lore a little with the links awakening remake. | Lord(e)Po)))ts
02.16.19 | I find botw's place in everything to be pretty confusing in general lol. Isnt it supposed to unite the 3 timelines somehow? | Gallantin
02.16.19 | I'm excited for the Link's Awakening remake but I also hate the new artstyle. | ramon.
02.16.19 | aonuma hasn't been willing to clarify but there's lore from all three timelines in the game, and it is the most recent game to the present age in the whole series. a safe choice I guess.
I love the art style personally. would have preferred something less straight-up CG but I think it still looks wonderfully vibrant and will no doubt look fantastic when running at 60 on the Switch's screen. | Gallantin
02.16.19 | The whole toyworld look to me just looks beyond cloying. | Lord(e)Po)))ts
02.16.19 | I like it it's cute lol | Source
02.16.19 | I still have my old copy of links awakening somewhere. Might be time to dust it off | ramon.
02.16.19 | It’s like £3.00 on the DS eshop rn iirc | Lord(e)Po)))ts
02.16.19 | I didnt realize that links awakening had mario enemies lol wtf | Atari
02.16.19 | Definitely one of the most unique games in the series. Also quite challenging. I remember it was my most-played game boy game as a kid, and I still never beat it. Looking forward to changing that | undertakerpt
02.16.19 | Great list, 1 is deffo 1 for me too. I spent countless hours immeresed in that when it came out. I disagree with the soundtrack being stronger than the other games, but the atmosphere and sense of impending doom are captured well. The clocktown piece of music on day 3 in paticular with the jarring bass notes is incredibly effective, and the music for pirate fortress and great bay temple are bloody awesome!
2 is a hard tie between link to the past and ocarina for me, due to mass nostalgia.
Now do yourself a big favour and play Alundra on the ps1. | ramon.
03.09.19 | omg dude alundra ruled so fucking hard. almost put it on this list. never managed to finish it as it kept kicking my ass, been wanting to go back and finish it for years now. cheers for the reminder | Faraudo
03.09.19 | 1 will always be 1. | ramon.
03.09.19 | you know it | Lord(e)Po)))ts
03.09.19 | List inspired me to go on the ol marketplace and replay majoras mask and also get zelda and zelda II. Honestly lost interest in the original pretty quick but I'm enjoying II | Lord(e)Po)))ts
03.09.19 | Replaying MM confirms its title as best zelda tho. When I played as a kid I never got the fierce diety mask and this time I did. Fun but makes the final fight a joke | Uzumaki
03.09.19 | First time I played MM i didn’t realize you could get the fierce deity mask and I just went into the last battle; beat the game, then realized about the mask so I loaded the last save point, got the fierce deity mask and beat it again. I found it easier without the mask TBH. | Lord(e)Po)))ts
03.09.19 | Haha what? You literally just mash attack for like 3 minutes and hes dead with the mask | Lord(e)Po)))ts
03.09.19 | That being said the battle without the mask isnt as hard as people make it out to be. More just tedious | Uzumaki
03.09.19 | Yeah, it actually took me a wee bit longer to kill him with the mask than w/o. | Lord(e)Po)))ts
03.09.19 | That's absurd dude | Uzumaki
03.10.19 | I know, right? | Lord(e)Po)))ts
03.10.19 | Were you facing the wrong direction while button mashing lol? | Uzumaki
03.10.19 | No, IIRC I was being aggressive, but for once in my Zelda playing life I was actually competent with my dodges and parries. | Lord(e)Po)))ts
03.10.19 | Ah.. I just locked on and stood there hurling sword beams at him and he barely even scratched me |
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