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IGN: Top 10 Legend of Zelda games
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Astral Dog
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TP is one of the worst looking games i ever seen, i played the HD version the other day and boy, HD does not do it many favors, even when it released was ugly :'(
Dungeons are fun (not sure if the best, but good) but they are behind endless filler content and fetch quest you become fed up before the 40 hour game ending.
OoT actually had the sweet spot of content at the time, sweet game.:-D
Nope, it isn't a debate. OoT is obviously far beneath all the previous 2D Zelda games for its lousy empty hub overworld alone. No debate.
-The worst boss design of any 3D main zelda except maybe for the final one. but the fight was boring.
-The dungeons were very forgettable except for the desert.
-Fi managed to top Navi in terms of being annoying.
-No challenge as the hand holding was constant. So much that everytime you turn on the game they repeat the description of common items.
-the motion controls put a lot of people off more so than TP
-no memorable item
Ultimadrago
Member
No Skyward Sword on the list.
I may have underestimated you, IGN.
I may have underestimated you, IGN.
Many things are wrong with SS.
Tad tones, fighting the same boss three times (even if they are different each time, the way you end up downing the thing and disposing of it is generally the same result), escort mission, retreading the same areas you've been through already (hell you even retread a whole dungeon just to fight a Stalfos), the fetch quest you have to do, and a few other things. There's so many parts, while small, that really detract from the overall experience for SS. And really turn me away from ever replaying it again. They're just not... fun.
Don't get me wrong, the first time you explore the three areas and solve puzzles, it's great but that second act of having to go back to all three and do something different but way less fun (tad tones!!) just really ruins the game for me. I enjoyed the motion controls, too, but the overall ending experience for SS is just so, so bad to ever think about replaying that game again.There's so few things about SS I remember fondly. And the Sandsea, while one of those things, doesn't completely make up for all the really bad parts of the game.
And this doesn't even go into Fi, sidequests, the barren sky, etc etc. And some of the motion control decisions (ugh swimming).
SS has the lowest of lows of any Zelda game and that's why it's bad. Not even TP's bad parts go that low. They're boring but definitely not to the point where I'll never want to replay TP again. SS has so many more... just offputting and "ugh" moments that really bog down the experience/playthrough.
Here For The Free Feed
Member
at least they got #1 correct
HyperCubed4
Member
List is pretty much perfect. LTTP was the best all-around Zelda, OoT was an amazing transition to 3D and Wind Waker was a big digression from the standard art direction. I would have chosen the Eiji Aonuma directorial trilogy (Majora, Twilight, Wind Waker) as the top 3, but to each their own.
Yeah, it's almost as if individuals review games instead of the websites themselves
Well Nintendo is a mechanics-first company and the dungeons typically contain most of the substance in a Zelda game (that is to say clever and interesting mechanical contraptions). Skyward Sword took that concept one step further by making the outdoor areas like dungeons, hence why it's my favorite 3D Zelda.
If you play Zelda games for that reason then you'll love all of them except the NES Zeldas as I do, well the later dungeons in WW are kinda meh too and sailing is boooring. If OoT happened to get it right from your perspective then it was only a coincidence, there's no guarantee that the Zelda game after that will satisfy what you're looking for unless that thing is mechanical stimulation. The only Nintendo games that don't do much for me are the likes of Animal Crossing, where the gameplay consists of repetitive and mundane tasks. But that's ok because the appeal of those games is not their gameplay, they weren't designed with the same mindset as most of their other games.
Paradox me
Member
I can't say I agree with much of it, but then it's not my list.
1. Wind Waker
2. Skyward Sword
3. A Link to the Past
4. Minish Cap
5. Link's Awakening
I can't point to Wind Waker's dungeons, items, etc. and say "the best", but playing it just makes me happy. Sailing, the music, art direction and so on. It's greater than the sum of its parts. Skyward Sword, on the other hand, has my favorite dungeons in the series and second best art direction. I even liked the motion controls, although I would've liked the option to play with a regular controller as well.
1. Wind Waker
2. Skyward Sword
3. A Link to the Past
4. Minish Cap
5. Link's Awakening
I can't point to Wind Waker's dungeons, items, etc. and say "the best", but playing it just makes me happy. Sailing, the music, art direction and so on. It's greater than the sum of its parts. Skyward Sword, on the other hand, has my favorite dungeons in the series and second best art direction. I even liked the motion controls, although I would've liked the option to play with a regular controller as well.
BlueSparrow
Member
Hey, skyward sword
GreatFalco
Neo Member
I'd agree with the titles chosen if Skyward Sword replaced Minish Cap.
I would change a bunch of positions though. My top 10 is:
1. Ocarina of Time
2. Majora's Mask
3. A link to the Past
4. The Wind Waker
5. Skyward Sword
6. Twilight Princess
7. Link's awakening
8. Oracle of Ages and Seasons
9. The Legend of Zelda
10. A link between worlds
I aknowledge my preference for 3D Zeldas, but overall I find it difficult to make a consensual list as every title here listed is actually amazing and very enjoyable.
I would change a bunch of positions though. My top 10 is:
1. Ocarina of Time
2. Majora's Mask
3. A link to the Past
4. The Wind Waker
5. Skyward Sword
6. Twilight Princess
7. Link's awakening
8. Oracle of Ages and Seasons
9. The Legend of Zelda
10. A link between worlds
I aknowledge my preference for 3D Zeldas, but overall I find it difficult to make a consensual list as every title here listed is actually amazing and very enjoyable.
Dr. Feel Good
Banned
I don't really understand why Oracle of Ages and Seasons are not looked at independently. They are complete different adventures however within the same universe. Mashing them together should automatically force them in the top 3 given the fact that it's two amazingly good Zelda games bundled together.
Milly Osworth
Member
People not putting the original Legend of Zelda in the top 3 are not gamers.
Maybe not even people.
Maybe not even people.
Plinko
Wildcard berths that can't beat teams without a winning record should have homefield advantage
Twilight Princess is a mess. The controls are terrible in that game, especially the horseback. The bridge battles are a disaster. Wolf Link isn't fun to control at all.
The biggest offender is that the artstyle is BY FAR the worst in the series, perhaps even worst in video game history. The character design is horrific. I tried playing TP HD a few months back and had to get rid of it because of how bad it was. The problems were still there.
The biggest offender is that the artstyle is BY FAR the worst in the series, perhaps even worst in video game history. The character design is horrific. I tried playing TP HD a few months back and had to get rid of it because of how bad it was. The problems were still there.
Flakster99
Member
Huh, I actually agree with the list. Seeing A Link To The Past claim #1 warms my heart. Also glad to see Skyward Sword in the garbage where it belongs.
mrmickfran
Member
No Skyward Sword
A Link Between Worlds in list
Wind Waker in top 3
Finally an IGN list I can agree with.
A Link Between Worlds in list
Wind Waker in top 3
Finally an IGN list I can agree with.
honestrade
Member
Links Awakening is too low. I prefer Link to the Past at #1 to Ocarina of Time though.
Duane Cunningham
Member
I know it's not logical, but the day this item came into my life can never be matched. I can't look at it rationally.
mrmickfran
Member
Actual top 10:
10. Legend of Zelda
9. Majora's Mask
8. Twilight Princess
7. Link's Awakening
6. A Link to the Past
5. Minish Cap
4. Oracle of Seasons/Ages
3. Ocarina of Time
2. A Link Between Worlds
1. Wind Waker
10. Legend of Zelda
9. Majora's Mask
8. Twilight Princess
7. Link's Awakening
6. A Link to the Past
5. Minish Cap
4. Oracle of Seasons/Ages
3. Ocarina of Time
2. A Link Between Worlds
1. Wind Waker
chillybright
Banned
word. They are all great games even in today's standard.
So it is possible to create a worse top ten than the IGN top ten.
Minish Cap above Majora's Mask is a sin!
It's probably the worst Zelda.
Skyward Sword isn't even as good as Phantom Hourglass
Bite your tongue. It's 5th behind ALttP, OoT, MM, and ALBW.
Bite your tongue. It's 5th behind ALttP, OoT, MM, and ALBW.
brandonh83
Banned
SporeCrawler
Member
TP wayy to low its Top 3 for me
NipplesAndToes23
Member
I still haven't beat Oracle of Seasons after I found out I had to hop around the map for those three shapes I needed to get to the next dungeon.
No, the presentation is way better and the world is more interesting than OoT. The wolf/Midna transformation stuff adds a decent shake-up, too.
Stone Ocean
Member
I dunno why these lists put the Oracle games on the same spot. Seasons is a joke compared to Ages, even without playing them together the games aren't on the same level.
You spelled "Ocarina" wrong.
timetokill
Banned
Wind Waker overrated yet again.
Someday I hope people will respect gameplay far over presentation. But it seems today is not that day.
Someday I hope people will respect gameplay far over presentation. But it seems today is not that day.
Doctor Decimate
Member
I'm just happy Link's Awakening is getting some love
Common Knowledge
Member
As long as SS isn't on there, that list is A-ok in my book, even if I disagree with some of it.
Worst controls.
Maaaaaardy
Member
ALBW should of been 4 but aside from that, we all right baybay.