Edouble24 on 02 August 2011
| RolStoppable said: Was it really the best game of all time in the first place? That would have required it to beat Super Mario Bros. 3, Super Metroid or its own predecessor A Link to the Past which all were games equally or closer to perfection. Once the hype is removed, OoT is "only" a very, very, very good game in the grand scheme of things. Also, I think A Link to the Past's makeover on the GBA was better received than OoT's remake on the 3DS, so when it comes to voting with your wallet, ALttP takes the cake. What's left is that OoT has been incredibly influential on 3D games as a whole. Young people might not remember it, but before OoT combat in 3D was cumbersome. The Z-targeting allowed for drastically increased control in a 3D environment and many games have emulated it since then, whether that is in the same form or as some semi-automatic or completely automatic variation. There is a good reason why most developers agree on Super Mario 64 and Ocarina of Time being some of the most important games of all time. |
Well the OoT remake just released so that's not a fair comparison. OoT has also been released twice on Gamecube prior to it's re-release. People will only buy it so many times. In terms of people speaking with their wallets, OoT outsold LttP in their original releases.
