Legend of Zelda - Rate the Games

[Wizardly Cool]

Just like the Super Mario thread, this one pays tribute to the Zelda franchise (IMO, the greatest video game franchise of all time).

I'll give my ratings using the 1 - 10 scale. Here goes. Please note I did not include any Gameboy or DS versions.

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The Legend of Zelda (the original for the NES) - 8 out of 10

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Zelda II: The Adventure of Link - 7 out of 10

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The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past - 10 out of 10

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The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time - 10 out of 10

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The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask - 8.5 out of 10

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The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker - 10 out of 10

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The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess - 10 out of 10 (not yet finished)

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Like I said, greatest franchise ever. I don't expect your ratings to differ too much, but please add yours.

[glidedrxlr22]

I liked, played and passed Zelda 2. I played Zelda 1 some. Actually I've always felt that Zelda games were overrated.

Come to think of it franchises like Zelda and Super Mario get the Bret Favre treatment. No matter how good or bad they are, they still get alot of respect and everyone kisses their a$$.

[Faufner]

Never got completely into Zelda but I do remember playign Ocarina of time ALOT. Very good game and it does deserve a 10 out of 10. Majora's Mask was very good too, but it got too different too quickly. People need to be eased into change, especially when the original was so good to start with.

[AI09]

Zelda Oriciana of Time is 1 of MY ALL TIME FAVORITE GAME

[Miller Time]

I liked all zelda games ever the one for Game boy, but I did not like Wind waker

[The_Masterplan]

I think beating the Ocarina of Time was one of the greatest days of my life. Seriously, that was the first time I had actually beaten a HARD game. Majora's Mask was really hard but still a decent game and I enjoyed it for the most part but I didnt finish it.

Ocarina of Time was the only Zelda that I beat and I never found those stinking spirit arrows. One thing I did like about Zelda was you could save whenever you wanted too. Not like games today where you have "save points." Seriously, thats so ****ing retarded. Sometimes people have **** to do and have to save at that moment.

BTW does Zelda actually APPEAR in majora's mask and any of the ones after that? Because I remember in Ocarina of Time that's when you pretty much save her.

[VCDrivesAPorscheToWork]

Main Storyline Games:

Ocarina of Time 10/10

Twilight Princess 9/10

Wind Waker 9/10

Majoras Mask 8/10 (I still liked it but the story was just... a filler storyline)

Link to the Past 8/10 (10/10 for a 2D game, but overall I don't really like the overheads)

First Legend of Zelda 7/10 (10/10 for its time, but it just kind of pales in comparison to all these 3D games now)

Adventures of Link 7/10 (5/10 for its insane difficulty at the tie)


Side Games

Links Awakening- 10/10 only because of the handheld innovation of the time.

Oracle of Seasons/Ages - 7/10 meh.. been there done that feel

Four Swords- 7/10 meh..

Four Swords Adventure - 8/10 fun multiplayer

Phantom Hourglass - 7/10 Too easy, no challenge, but very funny dialog and decent story.

[shadow]

I've played & finsished almost all of the zelda games except for the handheld ones and Twilight Princess. I thought all of them were awesom, the SNES version being the best so far.
The two I did not like:

Zelda 2 was OK. Just felt too different to be a zelda game. I didn't really like the game mechanics.

Windwaker was great until the stupid sail around the sea part which killed the game for me. I don't understand why and how Nintendo is letting the QC people let crap like that through. They're artificially lengthening the game and adding nothing to it. I understand twilight princess has a similar sequence though not quiet as bad, but it's enough of a reason for me to not buy it.

[Miller Time]

I think beating the Ocarina of Time was one of the greatest days of my life. Seriously, that was the first time I had actually beaten a HARD game. Majora's Mask was really hard but still a decent game and I enjoyed it for the most part but I didnt finish it.

Ocarina of Time was the only Zelda that I beat and I never found those stinking spirit arrows. One thing I did like about Zelda was you could save whenever you wanted too. Not like games today where you have "save points." Seriously, thats so ****ing retarded. Sometimes people have **** to do and have to save at that moment.

BTW does Zelda actually APPEAR in majora's mask and any of the ones after that? Because I remember in Ocarina of Time that's when you pretty much save her.

I thought Majoras mask was easy, the last boss was so easy I doubt I even lost a heart. The only hard part about it was the water tempel.

[Miller Time]

oh and for those who have not played Twilight Princess, to me it was the easiest zelda game ever. Atleast much easier than Majora's and Ocarina

[The_Masterplan]

I thought Majoras mask was easy, the last boss was so easy I doubt I even lost a heart. The only hard part about it was the water tempel.

I played this when I was relatively young and I couldnt figure everything out. I just got tired of trying to figure out how to actually find a temple.

[Miller Time]

I played this when I was relatively young and I couldnt figure everything out. I just got tired of trying to figure out how to actually find a temple.

oh ok, yeah games were really hard when you are a kid.

[Rockets(T-mac)]

IMO Ocarina of Time was the GOAT Zelda games and arguably the GOAT adventure games. Amazing game, great story, good graphics for its time. That game had it all.

[RomoSexual]

My list is

1. Zelda Link to the Past

2. Ocarina of Time

3. Twilight Princes

4. Wind Waker

5. Zelda

6. Majoras Mask

7. Zelda 2

and I agree, Best franchise ever.

[Showtime]

OoT is the greatest video game ever made IMO.

[Josh]

Everyone hating on Wind Waker ... you have to actually get into the game ... get into the many dungeons that await you later in the game's second half. If you loved OoT, then you're in for a special treat about 60% into the game (characters come back to life, reincarnated; including the sages).

[LJJ]

Nice old ass thread.

Ranking / rating for me:

1. A Link to the Past 10/10
2. The Wind Waker 9/10
3. Links Awakening 9/10
4. Ocarina of Time 9/10
5. Majora's Mask 8/10
6. Oracle of Ages / Seasons 8/10
7. Twilight Princess 7/10
8. The Minish Cap 6/10
9. Phantom Hourglass 6/10
10. Spirit Tracks 6/10

[Micku]

Can't wait for Breath of the Wild. The music and the gameplay seems amazing.

And rating the Zelda gams that I played is kind'a though. Hmm...

1. OoT 10/10
2. MM 10/10
3. Link to the Past 10/10
4. Wind Waker 9/10
5. Oracle of Ages/Seasons 8/10
6. Twilight Princess 8/10
7. Skyward Sword 7/10

[pauk]

4-7 out of 10 all of them... Zelda is the most overrated game/series in gaming history, this comes from a huge late 80s/early 90s kid who was a NES/gaming freak & had all the games... had then also sega, snes, dreamcast, n64, ps1-4, xbox etc.

[Legend of Josh]

4-7 out of 10 all of them... Zelda is the most overrated game/series in gaming history, this comes from a huge late 80s/early 90s kid who was a NES/gaming freak & had all the games... had then also sega, snes, dreamcast, n64, ps1-4, xbox etc.

Name more superior franchises, Nintendo and otherwise - all genres.

[Ben Simons]

Link to the Past > Ocarina of Time > Original > Part 2

Haven't played any of the others.

[Legend of Josh]

Link to the Past > Ocarina of Time > Original > Part 2

Haven't played any of the others.

It's truly hard to say which is better - Link to the Past or Ocarina of Time. Each are among the greatest of any gaming title, from any genre, not just the action/RPG one. The gaming community as a whole would side with OoT being the superior, but to me, it isn't so simple. Perhaps OoT offers more, graphics / system enhancement advantage or not, but there's just some nostalgia factor about Link to the Past that I can't shake.