Fallout 3 is the new Zelda - Opinion Piece

[bigjon]

mrstickball said:

Words Of Wisdom said:

mrstickball said:
Amazing how the people saying "Zelda shouldn't be Fallout 3" totally ignored the OP.

And at any rate, I do agree. Zelda *was* about free roaming, sandbox-style adventuring. And since OoT it has been more linear. In the old Zeldas, you could adventure to many of the more advanced dungeons, and get tons of great items/equipment. There were always a few exceptions that required some items, but it wasn't the rule for every area.

Since OoT, it did away with that sandbox philosophy - You HAD to get the hookshot before doing 80% of dungeons. You HAD to get the bow & arrow before completing a certain task, and so on. That's no knock against OoT (it was great), but it's become more linear than what it was.

Did you play Link to the Past or Link's Adventure?

 

Yes. Although LttP required more items to beat specific dungeons, you could still do a bit out of order. As the series has progressed, each title brought more and more linearity to the game.

 

 Stickball is right, LttP you could beat most of the dark world temple out of order (not light world), there were exception, like I think you needed to do the eastern temple first, but like the Theives Hideout and the Well Temple (the one in the bottom center) you could do out of order, and I think you could do the one where you get the superbomb out of order. I am pretty Turtle rock had to be last though.