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Recommend me some Zelda-esque adventures on PC
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Mad Season
Banned
Oceanhorn
Triggerhappytel
Member
Ittle Dew is great. A charming, funny, clever little 3-ish hour adventure with absolutely no fat or padding on its bones. I recommend it to anyone interested in a Zelda style action adventure.
NinjamicWZ
Banned
ittle Dew
Oceanhorn
Beyond Oasis (Genesis classics on Steam)
Landstalker (Genesis classics on Steam)
Seedling (on Newgrounds)
Actual Zeldalikes, part of that subgenre.
Oceanhorn
Beyond Oasis (Genesis classics on Steam)
Landstalker (Genesis classics on Steam)
Seedling (on Newgrounds)
Actual Zeldalikes, part of that subgenre.
timetokill
Banned
Just a warning OP, Darksiders is really more like God of War than Zelda. I still don't understand why people compare the two. Also, Okami is boring as shit. There, I said it. Probably the biggest disappointment for me in the last decade or however long ago it was that it came out.
On the other hand, Beyond Good and Evil is an EXCELLENT suggestion and I highly recommend it. Oceanhorn is also a good suggestion.
On the other hand, Beyond Good and Evil is an EXCELLENT suggestion and I highly recommend it. Oceanhorn is also a good suggestion.
timetokill
Banned
Oh shit, really? that's a huge shame.
Messofanego
Banned
yo wut you haven't played Beyond Good and Evil?! One of the most unique and varied worlds and some of the best characters in a game!
ittle dew looks hilarious, never seen it before.
Peterthumpa
Member
Ops. What's so bad about it?
Lumpy Onion
Member
An oldie, but I still think Landstalker for Sega Genesis is one of the best Zelda-esque games out there. The isometric perspective makes everything seem really solid and fun to explore, and there are lots of cool puzzles and secrets to find. The world feels unique and has some memorable towns and dungeons. It holds up pretty darn well today IMO. Can be had on Steam for $3.
Been awhile but first off it is form the PS2 era so controller compatibility is not really there and BG&E didn't translate all that well to a mouse and keyboard. Also I remember having a lot of graphical glitches when I played it.
Mad Season
Banned
Hell no
Calamari41
41 > 38
The Ys games and Dark Souls games are what Zelda would be today if Nintendo had focused on combat more than puzzle solving as the series grew. Both are top-of-the-line series, and come highly recommended by almost all who play them.
Messofanego
Banned
Toren. It might not count because there's not much combat and more similar to Team Ico in terms of mood, but it's a dark surreal fantasy adventure with a subversive spin on the hero's quest. It's depressing as fuck. A bit janky in animations and slightly repetitive, but it's got heart.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xZeSNH72Cw
It's got a fixation with dead children.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xZeSNH72Cw
It's got a fixation with dead children.
Morrigan Stark
Arrogant Smirk
This. And Dark Souls I and II of course. Not story heavy, but then neither is Zelda. And they certainly have remarkable levels and locations. Not very platforming oriented though, so Ys games, particularly the 3D ones, might be closer to what you want.
Also seconding some Genesis games such as Beyond Oasis and Landstalker. They're similar to classic Zelda games, with actual platforming, they're dirt cheap, and they're amazing. Story-wise they're all right, on par or even slightly better than Zelda IMO.
Mihael Mello Keehl
Banned
That game is nothing Zelda other than riding horse and stuff
Yoshi
Headmaster of Console Warrior Jugendstrafanstalt
So, maybe this is a better thread to discuss this than the animations thread a few weeks ago: But, without having played the Souls games, in what way do they play like Zelda? Looking at videos, I only see slow combat full of memorisation requirements, no puzzles whatsoever and a different game structure to top it off. I'm a huge Zelda fan, but looking at videos of Souls games I can only think "eeeeeeew, that looks awful".
It looks fantastic!
Lord British
Member
Victor Vran looks sick - can it be played with a 360 pad?
This is all true. I'd do a lot for a proper compatibility patch + controller support. Even those rereleases on PS3 and 360 aren't very good, what with the borked controller invert settings.
But yeah, BG&E is the best Zelda clone we've ever had.
Not on the PC version, unless they patched those back in. Only on iOS.
One more vote for Ittle Dew and Oceanhorn.
But be warned, you can't break pots with your sword in Oceanhorn. I know! How disappointing.
Yes. It is arguably designed more around gamepad than KBAM. It plays like a lot of the PS2 and Xbox era action RPGs.
Not exactly Zelda-like, but
Victor Vran - Fast-paced isometric action
what the is this. gonna check thanks.
flintstryker
Banned
The souls game are really great but they are really nothing like Zelda I have no idea why people keep recommending them as such
Shuggananas
Banned
If you like zelda 1 definitely check out the binding of isaac rebirth
Lord British
Member
So buying. Thanks.
Gonna have to second this. It may be a terrible Starfox game, but it's actually a pretty solid (if a bit short) Zelda-like (Zeld-alike?). It was one of my favorite GameCube games.
Joe Shlabotnik
Banned
They don't play like Zelda. The open-ended design of the map and lack of obvious signposting just evokes memories of the original Zelda.
d00d3n
Member
Darksiders is extremely similar to 3d Zelda games overall. The dungeons (the meat of the game) work almost exactly like Zelda, with puzzle based progression, dungeon items, maps, boss keys, and so on. What exactly makes it more like God of War than Zelda? The combo system?
This is monster world clone, not a zelda clone
It's mentioned up thread by I felt I should get another vote in Evoland 2.
The first game is much more about the upgrading gimmick, but Evoland 2 is Chrono Trigger but Zelda-fied; lots of time travel puzzles and an overall very similar vibe. I haven't finished it yet - got stuck in a long chain of quests near the end of the game - but not only is it super Zelda-esque but also chucks a whole load of other genres in there.
Very much worth your time!
The first game is much more about the upgrading gimmick, but Evoland 2 is Chrono Trigger but Zelda-fied; lots of time travel puzzles and an overall very similar vibe. I haven't finished it yet - got stuck in a long chain of quests near the end of the game - but not only is it super Zelda-esque but also chucks a whole load of other genres in there.
Very much worth your time!
ironically, this statement suggests the opposite
