New directors & direction, (while Aonuma & Miyamoto still supervise & have the final word) the gameplay mechanics + enhancements, beautiful visual enhancements, vista views, the ability to battle 25+ enemies simultaneously on screen, advanced lighting, textures, etc. I think it possesses an excellent chance.
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Will the new LOZ be able to topple OOT as the best in the series?
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There's ALWAYS a chance.
Regardless, many people don't see OOT as the best in the series to begin with.
The entire thing is subjective.
But no one really knows yet, do they? Even after it comes out, people will still argue about it.
I really don't understand the point of this thread.
Can a new game improve upon what an older title has done? Of course.
Will it? Depends. However, no amount of discussion will be able to decide that until we've all played it and made up our individual minds.
There's ALWAYS a chance.
Regardless, many people don't see OOT as the best in the series to begin with.
The entire thing is subjective.
But no one really knows yet, do they? Even after it comes out, people will still argue about it.
I really don't understand the point of this thread.
Can a new game improve upon what an older title has done? Of course.
Will it? Depends. However, no amount of discussion will be able to decide that until we've all played it and made up our individual minds.
SolidSnakex
Member
Respect it!
MightyHedgehog
Member
Yes, but it won't have the shock-value of newness that OoT had.
SpoonyBard
Banned
Wind Waker > Majora's Mask > OoT.
Seems like there's a good chance that the next Zelda will be the best one yet.
Seems like there's a good chance that the next Zelda will be the best one yet.
I don't think it would take too much to do that. If they bring back the day cycle of Majora and combine that with the number of dungeons in OOT and the scale of the overworld in WW then I think they will be a good part of the way there. Considering that they have at least a year and half left for actual game design, all of these things and more seem possible.
Red Dolphin
Member
Majora's Mask is damn good. Pitty the first hour of the game is AWFUL and puts a lot of ppl off. Plus many ppl fail to understand how easy it is to manage the "time" and how it works. MM's dungeons and side quests are absolutely awsome. I probably like OoT a bit more as overall its a better package (more epic, more dungeons, 1st Zelda in 3D, adult Link etc) but I really do like MM a lot.
WW dumbed down the difficulty, dungeon complexity and had far too many fetch quests. I actually enjoyed the sailing and the sense of freedom and discovery and the fighting mechanics were also very good. Rest of the game was pretty average though.
WW dumbed down the difficulty, dungeon complexity and had far too many fetch quests. I actually enjoyed the sailing and the sense of freedom and discovery and the fighting mechanics were also very good. Rest of the game was pretty average though.
SolidSnakex
Member
ge-man said:
I wouldn't mind that overworld size as long as they make it entertaining. I found WW's overworld to be extremely bland once you went over it the first few times. There needed to be more to it. That's why I liked MM's more compact overworld.
JackFrost2012
Banned
1) This thread is stupid and pointless.
2) That said: WOO MAJORA!
2) That said: WOO MAJORA!
Cold Shadow
Member
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TheGreenGiant
Banned
typed a lot.
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URGH! Not another one of these.
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URGH! Not another one of these.
bjork said:
Nah, anyone that has played both A Link To The Past and Link's Awakening (when they came out, don't want to hear from people that never played them until years later on an emulator...BE GONE!!) knows that those are the best Zelda games by FAR.
Oh, and Majora's Mask? Meh. Wind Waker? The sailing. Enough said. Four Swords? Awesome, even if it's a SNES rehash in some ways. Minish Cap could be pretty good, and the new Zelda coming out does look really nice, but after what happened with Wind Waker, which I thought was awesome at first, I'm almost convinced that something as stupid as sailing will be put into it to drag it down, too.
2D Zelda >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 3D Mario with a sword.
Late Stage Marxist
Member
I think it has the potential. Wind Waker's engine feels 1000x more intuitive and responsive than OOT, but OOT is already a classic and it's hard to top those.
unlikely. ead's gamecube games have without exception fallen considerably short of their best n64 games in terms of polish and scope. i'm not convinced they're still capable of games of oot's quality.
and of course this will be the fourth game to use essentially oot's game mechanics. it will necessarily feel a bit old.
and of course this will be the fourth game to use essentially oot's game mechanics. it will necessarily feel a bit old.
Dr.Guru of Peru
played the long game
SolidSnakex said:
Respect it!
I do!
Wind Waker would have topped it had it not been for the difficulty(or lack of), and the damn fetch quest.
The entire 2D Zelda series is far too different from the 3d titles to make a direct comparison though.
Dr.Guru of Peru
played the long game
Lyte Edge said:
Its..uh..2d?
I really dont know. The 2D games just feel "different". Instead of a vast open field, you have something that is rather more like a maze. Travelling through the field was a challenge in itself in the 2D zelda games, whereas in the 3D games the field only serves as a hub, or as a connection point.
