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Forums - Nintendo Discussion - IMO, Twilight Princess is an utter failure and a complete disappointment

omgwtfbbq on 12 July 2007
Erik Aston said:
Twilight Princess is a very flawed game, to be sure. I think most of the complaints can be summed up with one word: linear.

It was sort of like everything was just laid out for you in order to go complete. And because 3D Zelda games have become so familiar, I think it played even more linear than it was. Instead of seeing unreachable areas and trying to figure out how to get there, you just say "I'll come back when I get the hookshot." It doesn't feel like exploring, it feels like warping to places and picking stuff up.

I still had a lot of fun with it the first time through, and unlike some others of you, I'm sure I'll complete it again in the future. I really loved the dungeons--thought they were great conceptually (though again, too linear), and the sword combat was awesome with all the special moves. The boss enemies, like the dungeons, were awesome conceptually, but they were too easy to beat.

But even if it was just a big 40 hour long interactive movie, it was still a pretty good movie, I think.

Hopefully the next Wii Zelda uses different controls somehow. Exploring Hyrule in a different way might make the game feel fresh again, and make the puzzles feel less obvious.

QFT

This was exactly my problem with Twilight Princess. It was just too damn linear. The game was great fun, but I felt like I should be playing an on rails shooter. I wouldn't call it "an utter failure and a complete disappointment", it was still a great game, but I think it says a lot that I finished it more than 6 months ago and since then haven't taken it out of the case, or even contemplated it.

Wind Waker was by far the best Zelda game. Majoras Mask I never got around to finishing, If it comes out on the virtual console (and isn't gimped by the PAL conversion) I'll have to buy it. 

 



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bezerker on 19 August 2007

you know? here it is a month later and I went a few weeks w/o playing this game. Now, suddenly, I've been on a Twilight Princess binge and I freaking love this game again.

I'm back at the Temple of Time and I actually have done more sidequests the 2nd time through than I did originally.

Still, I can't wait to beat the game and be done with it. I am looking forward to playing OoT and WW again...my favorites!

(Anyone know when Majora's Mask is coming to VC...if it ever will?)

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super_etecoon on 19 August 2007

I think there is a crow eating thread around here. You must copy your original post....this post....and a link to this thread...in that thread. Thems are the rules around here.



Hyperion on 19 August 2007

You thought the game was an "utter failure." Lol, that's the dumbest thing I've ever heard. That makes it sound like the game deserves a 2/10. Which in no way does.
TP was better than Ocarina of Time. TP gets a 10/10 for me and Ocarina of Time gets a 9/10.

Erasing the game made you realize how much of a failure the game was, funny...



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jhlennon1 on 19 August 2007

LOL @ This thread.

Twilight Princess was ****ing awesome. It is just behind Metroid Prime as my favorite ever Nintendo games. I have put over 100 hours into TP and still love to play it whenever I get the opportunity.

One of the best games ever made.



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ClaudeLv250 on 20 August 2007

I think the TC deserves a swift kick in the teeth.



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Arkk on 20 August 2007
bezerker said:

I was trying my best to enjoy this game. I had gotten all the way to the Temple of Time and was finally starting to feel a little bit of excitement about the game.

Then, one morning while I was still half-asleep, I accidentally erased my entire game. (gasp!)

So, being a true Zelda devotee, I started the game over from the start. I've played for 2 hours now and absolutely can't stand going through this game a 2nd time.

I realize that I could use a gamesave from my SD card, but I just don't feel any sense of accomplishment that way. I don't want to load a game that already has all the bugs and poes caught.

I guess I just needed this forum to express my utter disgust at this game. This is the most boring of any Zelda game I've ever played. Yeah, the sound and graphics are pretty cool (nothing wrong there) but the storyline and objectives in the game are so ridiculous that you can't almost make it up.

I've never had any complaints with any of the previous Zelda titles. I think OoT is the by far the most superior of them all. I love Wind Waker and find nothing wrong with that game, despite all the complaining I hear from people on the internet (ie: sailing, Tri-Force search, finding the maps in each square - in fact, I wish Nintendo would rerelease this game with Wii controls...ala RE4).

Anyways, what is your opinion on this game? Playing through it the first time, I kept trying to tell myself that "this game is awesome", but it's not....it's really REALLY not. And I'm finding this out in a big way by playing through it the 2nd time. I have played every Zelda game numerous times and never got bored of them...but this one just puts me to sleep and I think the producers of the game should be put to sleep.

Just my 2 cents worth....now back to doing things of little or no importance. Ciao!


 I utterly and totally disagree! I found that TP is the best Wii game out still, and one of the best games period. I enjoyed every minute of it (pretty much anyways lol), and I do plan on playing through it again at some point. Probably not anytime soon though, there are just way too many good games about to come out for that hahaha!!



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Ari_Gold on 20 August 2007

i think its a good game, just not as good as ocarina



z64dan on 20 August 2007

I think the TC deserves a pat on the back for coming back and telling everyone he was wrong (he didn't HAVE to do that)



Non Sequor on 20 August 2007

Twilight Princess was a bit dull at the beginning, but it has some of the most memorable moments in the entire series. The big fights on horseback were among the most exhilarating experiences I've ever had playing a game.


On a side note, I went through something similar to what the poster went through playing Final Fantasy VII. I had gotten all the way to Sephiroth's next to last form and the game crashed. I still had my save file, but I just didn't feel like playing it any more and eventually I lost my save file. I never played it again.



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