Video Games - a general discussion thread — Page 368

Legitimate question. Is the original legend of Zelda game worth playing now? My first Zelda was a link to the past. And I love it to death play through it about once a year. But I feel like going back to the original would just be a less good version of that. This doesn’t apply between a link to the past and the 3D games because it’s a completely different kind of game whereas from what I’ve seen the original Zelda looks like a less amazing model of ALTTP. Obviously it gets an enormous amount of respect and credit for doing it first and starting it all, but does that make it worth actually playing?

I don’t feel this applies to the 3D games because yes the graphics advanced but as a whole things had developed to a point by ocarina of time that it doesn’t feel primitive compared to the later games it just doesn’t have as good of graphics. Although I’m a strong advocate of a good texture pack.

Perhaps one of these days. I think to this day oot and mm has the smoothest play control of any that I’ve played so far. I’m playing through TP on the Wiiu (which is an hd port of the GameCube version not the wii version) and while I’m definitely really loving it I find myself missing the way link controlled in the 64 games. Swinging the sword felt so much more smooth yet impactful. And the bow/slingshot mechanics felt better to me too. Although I love the new sword moves you can do. Unrelated to gameplay though the n64 games had better sound. The synths used in the songs weren’t as good but the overall sound quality was better from the n64 I think. The sound effects had so much more kick and punch in the n64 games. Explosions actually caused a thud you can feel in your chest if you play in surround and noises jump out at you. TP has good music and sound effects but the way it’s presented is so bland and flat. There’s no dynamic range, everything sounds so smooth and the same volume. Even big explosions don’t sound powerful all. Even the the effects themselves are good it’s like they had all the life eq’d or compressed (dynamically not file size) out of them and they have mo impact. Less than the n64 games anyway.

They did definitely improve the camera though. And even though I just complained about a bunch of things I really am loving it. Comparing any game to OOT isn’t really a fair measurement 😉

My favorite RPG is Super Mario Legend of the Seven Stars. Followed closely by the first two Paper Mario games. So needless to say my RPG preference is extremely light lol.

Yes that’s legend of the seven stars.

The paper Mario games started on the N64 and though that are ridiculously simplified and the story is very “cutesy” they are also a blast to play. The simple and innocent (I mean it is Mario after all) nature of them actually add to it for me. It’s almost like therapy after a long day of dealing with people being terrible to you to escape to a world where everything is cute and people are unironically sweet and innocent. And the game itself is very fun.

Paper Mario’s fun, but simpler than Super Mario RPG.

Finally got my hands on Rise of the Tomb Raider. Hopefully I can give it a spin this weekend, or next week when I go back to 10h shifts.

moviefreakedmind said:

ray_afraid said:

Possessed said:

My favorite RPG is Super Mario Legend of the Seven Stars.

I loved that. Only played it once. I think I’ll give it another go soon.
(That is, if I can ever stop playing Zelda: Best Of The Worst)

I’m not sure if people are missing this joke or not, but I get it!

I’m missing it but that’s fine by me.

moviefreakedmind said:

Right. “Babys first Zelda game” depends on the baby. My “babys first Zelda game” will be one that has yet to even come out.

Closet Queen Baby’s First Zelda Game.

Without knowing anything at all about the game, I just wanna know why you named it “Hyrule Farm” and not “Lon Lon Ranch”.

Oh I see.

How bout “Tarkin Bought The”?