What's the best (console) Zelda game?

I like Wind Waker the best. Something about the sailing just clicks with me.

I voted Wind Waker but LTTP was a very close second

Having just replayed both Link to the Past and Wind Waker- and I can't actually believe I'm saying this, but there you have it- I think I might agree.

Link to the Past.

You never forget your first 3d Zelda game.

The NES games were trash.

@scottpsfan14: This is the first time I have ever seen somebody refer to Zelda as a JRPG.

Definitely Twilight Princess.

Ocarina of Time.

ALTTP by far. Second best being the first Zelda on NES and third Majora's Mask.

Wind Waker was good, but the sailing made big parts of the game boring imo.

OOT is good too, but very overrated. Navi being so irritating gives a -1 score.

For the record, I am okay with either Wind Waker or Link to the Past winning.

Actually to be honest, I am okay with anything but Skyward Sword winning. **** Skyward Sword.

Be careful; that might cause people to vote for Skyward Sword. :P

Skyward Sword is really good. It's definitely one of the better games in the series.

Factually better than Wind Waker.

Wind Waker was magical. The visuals were amazing. Remember all the bitching when the cell shaded style was revealed. Looking back on that is just more evidence that "hardcore" gamers can be quite stupid.

I pick windwaker, just because I never finished lttp

Wand of Gamelon...

On a serious note, Majoras Mask. Though right now I am itching to replay Zelda 1.

Definitely Windwaker

Gotta go with oot.

I would have gone with ww if it had another dungeon or two and I didn't have to re-fight every boss. And a bit more land to explore wouldn't have hurt.

Ocarina of Time

Wind Waker HD is easily the most enjoyable game in the series. Screw the elitist haters who say WW is "too easy" and all that mess. It has the best visuals, best open world design, best collectibles and best side-quests.

Will let you know when i actually play a zelda, havent played a single zelda game before so i dont know but i found out recently that zelda is not the green guy character on the boxart :o

Skyward Sword, because charizard.

I feel like going into a SNIPER-esque rant now.

A Link to the past.

Have to say it's a tie for Majoras Mask and Twlp.

@Bigboi500: Wind Waker HD+Hero Mode+No going back to town to buy potions or anything+Iron Man is how I played it. It is a lot more interesting that way.

@charizard1605:

I would love to see that.

The Twilight Princess. Only Zelda game I really like besides OoT 3D.

zelda ww for me

Im well aware of the hate it gets, but honestly. Skyward Sword is ny favorite. The dungeons were fun, the bosses were great. The combat was awesome and added a new layer of mechanics that in my opinion made it more engaging than any other Zelda game. The game is very flawed though, especially the padding towards the end. But all the things I mentioned were stronger than it's flaws. The biggest thing for me in the game though was what it does for the lore and the overall "legend". Almost everything is explained in it and if you really think about it, with the Zelda reveals towards the end, you get an idea why it's called Legend of Zelda as opposed to the main hero.

Majora's Mask.

I enjoyed the structure of that game, and for the most part have always enjoyed a structure like that in a videogame. It added a sense of tension to a franchise that is usually a cake walk, and the fact that it has some surprisingly great story beats, in a videogame no less, is absolutely fantastic. That whole "Zelda should be darker, more mature"...that was Majora's Mask. That's about as dark as this series should go, and this and Twilight Princess boast the best plots in this series is also a good argument for that direction. The Dungeons them were still mostly good, obviously not as tight as stuff done later in the series, but those games made up for that advantage by being over fluffed bullshit.

Oh and it also happens to be the last time Zelda did anything meaningful or fresh with it's game design. Every other time they've made the same game while tricking the fanbase by changing the coat of paint, because idiots.

I just beat A Link to the Past again not even a year ago. It's so fantastically good that it is truly timeless. I love that game. It's my vote easily.

WW and ALttP are my two favorite zeldas. I usually see ALttP as a handheld game because I first played it on GBA so I voted Wind Waker.

Skyward Sword, literally the GOAT of all time.

I like where this is heading.

Did not play any Zelda game yet :(.

I want to but I don't know where to start.

I would probably play Ocarina of Time on the 3DS first.

Ocarina of Time, Wind Waker, or A link Between Worlds. Two of these are on 3DS, one of these is on Gamecube or Wii U.

Playing through Wind Waker again (HD on Wii U) and it's so good. Love this game. #BroWakers

My favorite is Twilight Princess though. The game's atmosphere and journey hit all the right notes for me.

Still really hoping that Majora's Mask releases on 3DS this fall. It's the only 3D Zelda I haven't played and I can't wait to play it. I've waited this long in hopes of a remake like OoT 3D.

All of these games would be fine for your first Zelda game, but you will appreciate certain sections of Wind Waker more if you have already played Ocarina of Time.

Lol at Wind Waker. Trash Zelda game is trash. LTTP is the obvious answer.

@jg4xchamp: I got to the last f***ing dungeon and then MM decided to wipe all my save data on the cartridge by itself. So f*** Majora's Mask!

Link to the Past hands down, I was but a wee lad and played that game almost everyday, I can still beat the whole thing in a single sitting, but Ocarina of Time has was what really turned me into a Zelda fan

Well considering Majoras Mask is the greatest video game ever conceived by man, i choose that.

It's perfect. Feel free to be wrong though

Majora's Mask for sure.

Wind Waker is probably my least favorite of the 3D console titles, mostly because the dungeons just felt unimpressive by comparison to other 3D titles (still like WW more than both NES titles though)

Best? Twilight Princess.

Most fun? Wind Waker.

Most interesting? Majora's Mask.