| quigontcb said: I started Zelda back in the 80's as well. Not every game in the series has been a revolution like the original or Ocarina, but that doesn't mean they haven't been excellent games. I will hand it to you though, it's quite something that Zelda is your favorite series and you skipped the critically acclaimed(as all Zeldas are) Minish Cap. I'm really enjoying Phantom Hourglass right now and have almost finished it, but feel that I'll end up preferring Minish Cap over Hourglass. I honestly feel 90% of views like that wouldn't exist if Nintendo had kept the outsourcing secret, or if people didn't get such a kick out telling everyone that most everything new stinks, and most everything old was a masterpiece. I'm not saying that's what you do man, but you see that going on in just about any forum you go to. People really shouldn't expect games in a great series to reinvent the wheel every time a new one comes around. It's almost like expecting every time you kiss someone to be like your first kiss: you're setting yourself up for disappointment. |
I absolutely understand what you mean. But it's not that I expect every part to be a revolution. I just thought that the epic scope was missing, the story and setting just seemed a bit random. I played Minish Cap for some hours as well, and I had the same problem.
I mean, all the elements you'd expect are there - swordboomerangarrow, check. Hidden caves, check. And so on... but the Zelda series is one that is constantly walking a thin line between tradition and innovation anyway. So it's absolutely necessary for the developers to somehow reinvent the series with every iteration. I'm not talking about a revolution, just the little details... take "Phantom Hourglass" - not my favourite part, but the Zelda spirit is there from the beginning, although it is a very traditional Zelda game.
I hope Nintendo keep the series in-house for the future... I mean, it's one of their 2 top series and one of the most important games ever. They should not let anybody work on it but the very best, that's my opinion.
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