Tlozoot
May 21st, 2006 - 2:28pm - No Comments »
It must be fate. E3 (Electronic Entertainment Expo) was on a couple of weeks ago and Nintendo had hands-on demoes of their new Legend of Zelda game, Twilight Princess. Since that game is not due to be out for another six months, and I was eager to get my hands on a Zelda game I hadn’t played before, I decided to jump into Ocarina of Time for what must be my second or third attempt at playing the game.
Ocarina of Time is widely considered to be the best game ever made. It has topped the list at Game Rankings for years and has an almost 1% score higher than it’s nearest competitor. I’m a big fan of the Zelda series, and even though I haven’t played a number of the more recent games (mostly released on handhelds) I always try to get ahold of the major console releases as they come out (which is not particularly often — every 3-4 years).
Still, having only played maybe 1/3 to 1/2 of the way though the game, I can see some faults that will most likely score a game quite a bit lower in reviews today. For instance, the control in a lot of cases is quite finicky when compared to more modern games. The graphics have not aged well, but in comparison to similar-vintage games, they’re fine. The story is not particularly advanced, either, but is definitely serviceable for the game.
In fact the biggest gripe I have with the game is the controls; all the other minor flaws I can ignore, but the controls can make what should be some exciting moments a little frustrating.
I was considering writing this post yesterday, but never really got around to it. What’s really interesting is that one year ago yesterday, I wrote a post about The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past game on SNES. It’s kind of fitting, really, since the Zelda games feature the same incarnation of the “Hero of Time” throughout different ages of the fictional land of Hyrule.
So, at around this time next year, expect another post from me about Zelda games. To prepare, I’ve created a link which will show you all of 2007′s May posts. And here it is. But don’t click it yet, it won’t work. OK, go ahead, click it. See if I care. You’re just wasting your time.
