06-14-2014, 11:03 AM
I'm gonna just say it.
I genuinely think OoT isn't all that great. I know it set up a lot for the series, and if it was the first game to do a lot of what it did. I know for its time, it was great... But so were the previous Zeldas. The original, as well as A Link to the Past, were ALSO great in their own right.
Ocarina of Time was rushed to come out on time for Christmas, and there's a lot of points in the game where you can see that had an effect. A lot of items were balanced poorly. The Ice Arrows are unavailable until the end of the game and essentially don't do anything. You can't beat the running man. The shortness of the dungeons made Farore's Wind almost entirely pointless. Nayru's Love isn't available until the end of the game and also feels unnecessary. Did anyone even use bombchus?
It's not that OoT is bad. I think it's a great game. But when you compare it to later installments, it's not nearly as good. Personally, I'm much more preferable to Wind Waker, Twilight Princess and Majora's Mask.
I genuinely think OoT isn't all that great. I know it set up a lot for the series, and if it was the first game to do a lot of what it did. I know for its time, it was great... But so were the previous Zeldas. The original, as well as A Link to the Past, were ALSO great in their own right.
Ocarina of Time was rushed to come out on time for Christmas, and there's a lot of points in the game where you can see that had an effect. A lot of items were balanced poorly. The Ice Arrows are unavailable until the end of the game and essentially don't do anything. You can't beat the running man. The shortness of the dungeons made Farore's Wind almost entirely pointless. Nayru's Love isn't available until the end of the game and also feels unnecessary. Did anyone even use bombchus?
It's not that OoT is bad. I think it's a great game. But when you compare it to later installments, it's not nearly as good. Personally, I'm much more preferable to Wind Waker, Twilight Princess and Majora's Mask.