Ocarina of Time kinda bad

The real thing that makes it stand is an amazing story. Characters are very fun and it innovated so many ways of gameplay. It is a great game that stands very well with lots of games today. The question I have is what are you trying to relate it to? The 3DS version was also very amazing looking, the world was more well done and it just popped. I do agree it is one of the best games ever made.

im not trying to relate it to anything. i just dont think its a very good gamehihater

Well I guess everyone is entitled to an opinion. You said it was dated so it suggested you were relating to games now a days so I was wondering what in particular.

I very vaguely remember playing it as a kid, but i dont think played it much. Played majoras mask more as kid. Tried downloading on project64 few years ago, but graphics looked too dated, was quickly turned off by the 2d insides and cardboard backgrounds. So because given graphics update figured id play 3DS version, basically playing for first time. It kinda sucks...Really doesnt hold up..Despite graphics overhaul, game still doesnt look nice (really empty and sparse, fixed-view areas still bad), gameplay is boring. Dunno why people say this is one of greatest games of all time. Its very dated, havent really enjoyed my time with it. Majoras Mask holds up just fine, even graphically. by FAR the better game. F ocarina...hihater

I very vaguely remember playing it as a kid, but i dont think played it much. Played majoras mask more as kid. Tried downloading on project64 few years ago, but graphics looked too dated, was quickly turned off by the 2d insides and cardboard backgrounds. So because given graphics update figured id play 3DS version, basically playing for first time. It kinda sucks...Really doesnt hold up..Despite graphics overhaul, game still doesnt look nice (really empty and sparse, fixed-view areas still bad), gameplay is boring. Dunno why people say this is one of greatest games of all time. Its very dated, havent really enjoyed my time with it. Majoras Mask holds up just fine, even graphically. by FAR the better game. F ocarina...hihater

Few things about your post...

1. Blog it

2. I agree, Majora's Mask is better in every way, greatest game of all time

3. Ocarina is still a great game and actually does hold up well, despite the somewhat dated mechanics. People do overrated it but it is still among the gaming elite.

A 14 year old game has gameplay that feels dated?

See I love Ocarina of Time ! I just want to try Skyward Sword though because from what I heard it is the best in the series right now lol.

See I love Ocarina of Time ! I just want to try Skyward Sword though because from what I heard it is the best in the series right now lol.

TairuSzoola

did you beat the game?

your opinion is worrth nothing unless you beat it.

I think OoT is by far the worst game in the Zelda series. The overworld is boring, the characters are boring, the dungeons are boring, the story is boring, the towns are...well you get the idea, it's just a very boring game, especially by Zelda standards. The only reason it gets any of the praise it does is because it was the first 3D game in the series, just like so many people overpraise Mario 64 and Final Fantasy VII, though unlike OoT, Mario64 and FFVII are both good, fun games, just not to the extent there hyped.spike6958

did you play it when it came out... i asure you ..youd be too amazed to think it was boring.

[QUOTE="spike6958"]I think OoT is by far the worst game in the Zelda series. The overworld is boring, the characters are boring, the dungeons are boring, the story is boring, the towns are...well you get the idea, it's just a very boring game, especially by Zelda standards. The only reason it gets any of the praise it does is because it was the first 3D game in the series, just like so many people overpraise Mario 64 and Final Fantasy VII, though unlike OoT, Mario64 and FFVII are both good, fun games, just not to the extent there hyped.KBFloYd

did you play it when it came out... i asure you ..youd be too amazed to think it was boring.

NOPE!

I have a different experience with it than most, since I never played Ocarina of Time when it first released. Ocarina of Time 3D was my first time playing the game in totality.

I agree it definitely doesn't hold up, but only when compared to newer titles in the series. This is only due to the fact that it's old and at this point, modern Zelda titles have improved on various aspects of Ocarina. That being said, Ocarina of Time isn't by any means a bad game. It's was highly influential in the design of future 3D Zelda titles and many games across a wide variety of genres. The updated visuals from the 3D remake were really well done, it makes the game feel less dated on the visual front. Mechanics wise, it's slightly outdated, but still fairly good.

I can definitely appreciate the game for what it did to define a generation of titles, but playing it now as compared to 14 years ago or whatever is totally different.

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[QUOTE="spike6958"]I think OoT is by far the worst game in the Zelda series. The overworld is boring, the characters are boring, the dungeons are boring, the story is boring, the towns are...well you get the idea, it's just a very boring game, especially by Zelda standards. The only reason it gets any of the praise it does is because it was the first 3D game in the series, just like so many people overpraise Mario 64 and Final Fantasy VII, though unlike OoT, Mario64 and FFVII are both good, fun games, just not to the extent there hyped.Kaze_no_Mirai

did you play it when it came out... i asure you ..youd be too amazed to think it was boring.

I love the N64 version, but I do not like the 3DS one at all. The gameplay feels different. I played it side by side and there is a noticable difference in terms of Links sword range.. its ridiculous, you swing it in the 3DS version randomly and you destroy everything on the screen. Just spam swinging it and you win. In the n64 version you needed more precision. and just a lot of other weird quarks and changes just really bothered me. Even the better graphics, Idk, I don't really like the look of it, I know it sounds insane but I like the look of the old one.

In 1998 it was the best game ever, now it isn't but it still is awesome to play it because of nostalgia.

A 14 year old game has gameplay that feels dated?

Minishdriveby

I'm not surprised it's dated. I am surprised that here we are, over a decade into the twenty-first century and Nintendo think they can polish it and hype it up like it's something worth getting exited about and paying top dollar for in this day and age.

I was also surprised that, for much of the launch year of the 3DS, (when they were marketing it as a 'next-gen' handheld), and the best they had to offer were warmed-over N64 games.

It's probably not a bad game, when you put it in context, all things considered. But if you're going to build it up as one of the major first year releases with a hollywood celebrity endorsement, graphical enhancement, and quote all kinds of critical acclaim, people are going to expect something comparable to the best gaming experiences available today. If you're going to boot up the hype machine, you can't expect people to make allowances.

[QUOTE="TairuSzoola"]The real thing that makes it stand is an amazing story.Fragasnap

I feel all you did was try to make it seem not amazing. To a lot of players think that is an amazing story. To say the dungeons you go to had not notable plot device is wrong. You went to pick up a spirtual stone which you also end up meeting characters before you go in, that you later find out are sages. The stuff you said I do not know how you could not say it is an amazing storyline. The best part is how it leads to three other timelines. The split timeline is made from this amazing Zelda game.

I played A Link to the Past when I was much younger, and thought it was amazing, but probably did not appreciate it at the time for what it was. I didn't play Ocarina as a teen, cause I was living life. That said I picked it up for my 3ds and have been playing it and loving it!! I recently completed Uncharted 2 and I must say I have had a better time with Ocarina, so I say it stands the test of time. Now I haven't played the subsequent games, though I have them, so I can't speak to where it stands in the Zelda canon.

By the by, I played this when I was young and it was fresh and new. I didn't finish it. When I was young, I couldn't really define games that I didn't like, but I wouldn't finish the ones that I didn't like. I didn't finish The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time when I was little. I finished it now, and my opinion is that it was ultimately held back by the menagerie of items to use but strictly limited use of those items and a complete lack of difficulty. A game feels like nothing but a chore if it doesn't provide challenge (and this time when I played it, and blind I will add, I had 3 hearts and no fairies). The only things that took time were the maze dungeons wherein there was no challenge figuring out what to do-- simply where you were supposed to go.Fragasnap

do you like or love other zelda games? maybe zelda isn't your thing.

OoT: people either love it, or they're trolling...

Judging a game 15 years later. Saying its overrated and the one he had as a kid is better. Seems legit. senses_fail_06

[QUOTE="senses_fail_06"]Judging a game 15 years later. Saying its overrated and the one he had as a kid is better. Seems legit. Djmaster214

Just biding my time, waiting for that HD remake of A Link To The Past.

The real thing that makes it stand is an amazing story. Characters are very fun and it innovated so many ways of gameplay. It is a great game that stands very well with lots of games today. The question I have is what are you trying to relate it to? The 3DS version was also very amazing looking, the world was more well done and it just popped. I do agree it is one of the best games ever made.

TairuSzoola

Ofcourse it feels dated,what did you expect?

I really hope they port Majora's Mask too.

[QUOTE="senses_fail_06"]Judging a game 15 years later. Saying its overrated and the one he had as a kid is better. Seems legit. Djmaster214

Majoras mask > OOT The rush of having to complete things in time ^^Hoznary

And yeah, most newer Zelda's have been improved in nearly every way after OoT. And yet, none of them felt as perfect as OoT did. Each and every Zelda after OoT always had some sort drawback that took away from their experience. MM with limited dungeons and 3 days system (Not that it was a bad thing. Actually liked the idea...), WW with a number of annoying crap that hindered the experience like needing to continuously stop and change direction of the wind or triforce shard hunt, and TP with a decent size list of issues. OoT had issues, but none of them were so nagging that it completely took away from the experience. That's why OoT has stood at the top of my favorite Zelda list for so long...

[QUOTE="Hoznary"]Majoras mask > OOT The rush of having to complete things in time ^^tocool340

And yeah, most newer Zelda's have been improved in nearly every way after OoT. And yet, none of them felt as perfect as OoT did. Each and every Zelda after OoT always had some sort drawback that took away from their experience. MM with limited dungeons and 3 days system (Not that it was a bad thing. Actually liked the idea...), WW with a number of annoying crap that hindered the experience like needing to continuously stop and change direction of the wind or triforce shard hunt, and TP with a decent size list of issues. OoT had issues, but none of them were so nagging that it completely took away from the experience. That's why OoT has stood at the top of my favorite Zelda list for so long...

Wind Waker is better than OoT in every single way except for maybe music.

I didn't mind the Triforce quest that much. I liked exploring the massive overworld of WW.

I already loved the N64 version, but I loved the updated graphics for the 3DS has to offer (although I owned the master quest game for the GameCube). They left the story untouched & the gameplay as well. Although they could of added a new dungeon to explore.

I already loved the N64 version, but I loved the updated graphics for the 3DS has to offer (although I owned the master quest game for the GameCube). They left the story untouched & the gameplay as well. Although they could of added a new dungeon to explore.

BigBen11111

I would love to see a bonus dungeon in a future Zelda game where you fight Feirce Deity at the end. And he's like super tough, tougher than the final boss of the game. (Although recently final bosses haven't been too bad when compared to other games in the series.) Then you get his mask to use everywhere and rock everything in the game.

I played OoT late in my life, I was left underwhelmed. Great game, I just don't think it's the best.slowpokebro

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[QUOTE="Hoznary"]Majoras mask > OOT The rush of having to complete things in time ^^turtlethetaffer

And yeah, most newer Zelda's have been improved in nearly every way after OoT. And yet, none of them felt as perfect as OoT did. Each and every Zelda after OoT always had some sort drawback that took away from their experience. MM with limited dungeons and 3 days system (Not that it was a bad thing. Actually liked the idea...), WW with a number of annoying crap that hindered the experience like needing to continuously stop and change direction of the wind or triforce shard hunt, and TP with a decent size list of issues. OoT had issues, but none of them were so nagging that it completely took away from the experience. That's why OoT has stood at the top of my favorite Zelda list for so long...

Wind Waker is better than OoT in every single way except for maybe music.

I didn't mind the Triforce quest that much. I liked exploring the massive overworld of WW.

I already said the newer Zelda games are better than OoT from a technical level. Its the other factors that makes OoT better than the games that come after it...