The Legend of Zelda vs Metroid

Definitely Zelda unless we're only comparing Skyward Sword. SS having mandatory motion control ruined it for me.

If we were to compare Skyward Sword to a Metroid game, it would be to Other M.

As bad as Skyward Sword was, Other M is a whole different can of shit :-3

Metroid was better on the NES. Zelda has been better on every other Nintendo platform.

@charizard1605: I'll take your word for it as the last Metroid I played was the first for Gamecube.

Zelda for sure.

The two bottom Ips of Nintendo, which rises above the toilet the most. I'll have to think hard for this vote.

haha i dont get the appeal for either game. mario kart on snes was fun but couldnt care less about other nintendo franchises

That's like asking to chose between my 2 kids.

I will say for both: the 2d ones are way better than the 3d ones IMO.

Don't make me choose you sick bastard :(

Rofl

Overall metroid. Recently however I have to say Zelda.

Never really cared for the Metroid series. Love the Zelda series.

Glad to hear Super Mario Kart is still remembered so fondly

Metroid Fusion on GBA was dope, Donkey Kong wins Nintendo

I stopped liking Zelda with Majora's Mask and Metroid with Prime 2. Both these games are so similar it sickens me because of how tedious they are. And I absolutely hate the deja-vu settings of light and dark worlds that Nintendo loves to use on their games so much too.

Of all Nintendo's games Metroid has the most potential, they just need better writers to avoid what happened with Other M. But since they don't believe in stories their games will never evolved beyond childish stuff.

That's an impossible question, unless both is an acceptable answer?.

hard to believe that a Nintendo fanatic is saying something like this. Have you ever played Zero Mission, Super Metroid, Fusion or the first one from the Prime series? Because I'm pretty sure that if you do your opinion might change.

If Metroid didn't have Other M standing out like a giant herpe then my vote would be Metroid.

They pretty much use the same design idealogies, but one franchise has used side-scrolling, and FPS gameplay while the other uses top-down, and 3rd person gameplay.

I'd say I'm an equal fan of both so far.

I hate having to choose, but I have to go with Metroid.

LoZ

I'm amazed this isn't subtitled "Screw you DSS" edition.

This is a tough one. I'd say Zelda's been better overall, but it never reached the heights of Super Metroid or Metroid Prime.

Neither games are big sellers even when they're good.

Not like it's accurate or anything, VGChartz lists like 17 million Metroid units sold while Zelda has like 70K+ for the tracked Zelda games sold, again not like it's accurate but it doesn't need to be to point out the huge disparity between the two franchise.

Personally, I like both equally.

No, that'll be the next one which compares Super Metroid to Link to the Past, or Ocarina of Time to Metroid Prime.

Really tricky because I loved the first two Metroid Prime games on Gamecube, but Zelda: A Link to the Past may be in my top favorite games of all time.

Actually that's incorrect. Metroid sells like shit, yes, but Legend of Zelda has sold 70 million units worldwide at this point. Games like Ocarina of Time and Twilight Princess (along with the NES original) were massive sellers by any yardstick, and even the lowballed releases, like Wind Waker or Link to the Past, shift a healthy 4-5 million units.

WE AGREED ON SOMETHING!!! \o/

I enjoy them both but I think I like Metroid more.

I'm guessing we probably agree on a whole lot more. :P

Zelda by a country mile imo. It's probably in my top 3 franchises of all time. Love me some Metroid though but not as much.

Definitely Metroid. Prime is one of my favorite games of all time and Prime 2 is almost as good. I've never actually played any of the 2D ones all the way through but that's just because I never got the games. The only Zelda I liked was Wind Waker, Twilight Princess, ocarina of time, and the ones on the DS I didn't enjoy much.

Well, there's no Other Z.

No, instead there is Skyward Fucking Sword.

Not as bad, but still pretty bad.

i didnt really know about metroid until the GC but the first prime is a sublime game. in my top 5 easily...right up there with the first deus ex for me. i would rate it higher than any zelda game and that is saying something because i do like my zelda. i just saw it on a shelf for 20 bucks and vaguely remember it getting some good reviews so i took a punt. really glad i did :D.

but as a series i would rate zelda higher. i have only played 2 bad zelda games (the 2 DS games). skyward sword has actually impressed me so far (though i have stopped playing it for the last few days....new laptop has been grabbing my attention. yes that is a subtle of mentioning i got a new laptop :P j/k).

its a consistently high quality series. the overall structure is getting a bit stale (though a link between worlds has improved on that...still more to do though) but within that structure the games are still very clever.

metroid is hit or miss for me. metroid prime is fantastic. prime 2 is also excellent as is 3. other M is just awful. what i played of super metroid was good but i didnt get to play a lot.

After thinking about this Im gonna have to go with Zelda. There are just more high quality Zelda games than there are Metroid games and thats not really Metroid's fault.

LTTP and Super Metroid are probably the two best games ever made but then you have OoT, Majora's Mask and Link's Awakening. I would probably take all of those over the Metroid Prime series. Hell, I might take Metroid Fusion over the Prime series.

I love both equally. Especially once we start talking about Metriod Prime.

Metroid, Hands down.

Zelda by a landslide. Metroid has never appealed to me at all.

Metroid. Easily one of my favorite franchises, in spite of Other M.

Metroid Prime was probably my favorite Nintendo Game ever

well I address that in my post (thought said "70K" when meant to say 70 million), and yeah Metroid is shit commercially by contrast (though I love it personally)

Metroid, I suppose. I hate choosing.

Both games were great, maybe below the usual standar, but great nevertheless.

Zelda is the voice of a people.

I went with Zelda but it was tough for me. Metroid, especially the prime games are awesome.

The only one that is a Legend.

Other M> Slow ass Zelda's Adventure.

In terms of consistency, probably Metroid.

Metroid for me. But that's probably because there hasn't been as many metroids as their been Zelda's something to think about. We can still appreciate Zelda even though it's been done far too many times, yet metroid hasn't been done enough so we can fully appreciate and feel exited about a next one. It's my take on it at least.

Not even sure how Metroid is on this poll. I've always found it to be one of Nintendo's "Weaker" franchises.