i think the things that make the zelda series NOT overrated are the following: it was the original genre defining game for action/adventure games in BOTH 2D and 3D. the zelda series is the scale against which all other games in the genre are compared with. it has revolutionized games in general more than once. most of the games in the series push the boundaries of what has been done in a game before. there aren't any games in the series that aren't great and every game is very fun. every game feels like an epic adventure.
legend of zelda, a link to the past, OoT, MM, WW, TP are all some of the best games i've ever played.
i think the only other series in gaming that can be praised this highly is mario.
all that said i think zelda is starting to lose some of its untouchable status recently because the series needs to be freshened up, i believe miyamato will bring it in the next zelda.
end of '08 predictions: wii - 43 million, 360 - 25 million, ps3 - 20 million
Games I've beat recently: Super Mario Galaxy, Knights of the Old Republic, Shadow of the Collossus
Proud owner of wii, gamecube, xbox, ps2, dreamcast, n64, snes, genesis, 3DO, nes, atari, intellivision, unisonic tournament 2000, and gameboy
