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How does the Anju & Kafei quest in Majora's Mask hold up against today's side quests?
- Thread starter MrOogieBoogie
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OOT and MM are the greatest games ever made.
The timer man, the timer.
Amazing sidequest, amazing game.
Still don't understand how people compare the sidequests from main quest centric games like SS or TP to MM's sidequests, which are the game's focus though.
I've been feeling like replaying it, but I'm waiting for the inevitable remake/enhanced port.
Still don't understand how people compare the sidequests from main quest centric games like SS or TP to MM's sidequests, which are the game's focus though.
I've been feeling like replaying it, but I'm waiting for the inevitable remake/enhanced port.
Captain_Spanky
Member
Majora's Mask was the best for a reason. </not played Skyward Sword>
I bought this game in the Virtual Console last year when I was lurking because most people said how wonderful it was. They were so right.
About this quest, I loved it. All those hints early in the game, all those frustrated attempts until I got the hookshot...
The mask system was one pretty good form of making rewarding sidequests, and I'd love a similar form of giving rewards in future Zelda games.
About this quest, I loved it. All those hints early in the game, all those frustrated attempts until I got the hookshot...
The mask system was one pretty good form of making rewarding sidequests, and I'd love a similar form of giving rewards in future Zelda games.
iKeepPlaying
Banned
But they have like 5 minutes left... And I remember something on the dialog that it implied that.
MrOogieBoogie
BioShock Infinite is like playing some homeless guy's vivid imagination
Little Green Yoda
Member
Talking about "We shall greet the morning...together"?
iKeepPlaying
Banned
Yes! this one!. I mean, c'mon... they were just subtle about it.
5 minutes in real time. But as BHZ mentions it, I think that the timer running is actually 5 hours in game time, as you can see the sun rising while the moon is falling.
Sorry but it's been awhile since I last played it. I hope someone can clarify this point.
Typographenia
Member
"Five minutes is all I need to make my moon crash into your clocktown, baby."
Pyrrhus
Member
What? No. They were going to face extinction together. It was supposed to be something sweet and sad that transcended physical love.
And on topic, it's still pretty good. It's the focal point of the game, really.
Nocturnowl
Member
What a romantic finale, complete destruction in more ways than one
They just wanted to die together. ;_;
What the hell is wrong with you
What the hell is wrong with you
iKeepPlaying
Banned
Nothing!. Cmon, it's not like sex is a big deal. And here we're talking about a future wife and husband. So if anything, they're just going to consume their love.
Fixed.
So you've never actually finished Majora's Mask, then? I mean, what is the ending of the game even like without finishing the Bomber's notebook? I've never done it that way.
Seriously, though, the Anju and Kafei quest is the single best sidequest I can think of in the history of games. It was touching, it lasted the whole game, there was a reason to redo it, and it actually had 1) a reward that was ultimately important (since you can't get the Infinity Plus One Mask without doing it) and 2) it had an effect on the ending of the game.
The only game I can even think of that does something like this is Radiant Historia, and the wretched time travel system in that game makes doing those sidequests far less enjoyable than this one.
OH WHAT. No, no, and no. They were going to die together. What "they had sex!" is this nonsense. There's like, not even an hour left till the city is destroyed. Who would be thinking of sex in a moment like that?
Still need to consummate the marriage.
Meccanical
Member
I think other games usually weigh all the emotion into the main plot.
The thing about Majora's Mask's sidequest is that some of them delved into more human matters than the main quest would allow, making them closer to home and ultimately profoundly poignant.
The thing about Majora's Mask's sidequest is that some of them delved into more human matters than the main quest would allow, making them closer to home and ultimately profoundly poignant.
PrinceOfApathy
Banned
Its definitely not nostalgia. Majoras Mask was structurally the best Zelda ever created and its most unique. Its a shame the shills could not wrap their tiny minds around this game when it was released, and as years pass, their fallacy becomes more and more evident.
Anjus and Kafeis quest was the pinnacle, but don't forget this game had tons of great moments, littered withe great time/day/procedural quests. The Ranch side-quest anyone? And the mere fact you were basically wearing the dead face of the Zora guitar player. Its just too many to name.
Anjus and Kafeis quest was the pinnacle, but don't forget this game had tons of great moments, littered withe great time/day/procedural quests. The Ranch side-quest anyone? And the mere fact you were basically wearing the dead face of the Zora guitar player. Its just too many to name.
MrOogieBoogie
BioShock Infinite is like playing some homeless guy's vivid imagination
Playing Skyward Sword has only reinforced the notion that Majora's Mask continues to reign supreme among Zelda games when it comes to NPC interactions and stories. Nothing compares to the unique identity of Clocktown and its memorable inhabitants.