Wyrdness on 01 January 2013
| ksv said: I think it's funny how some people in this says "yeah, I played it, was OK, but nothing special, felt quite ordinary" and the like. Since games are a medium that are so affected by changes in technology, you cannot fairly compare a 1998 game with a 2012 game. OoT is still ranked "the best of all time" because it was groundbreaking and revolutionary in nearly everything it did. Mechanics, gameplay, camera placement, presentation, scope, depth, and most of all, feel. It is to games what Citizen Kane is to movies. Citizen Kane may look dated today, but it pioneered so many movie techniques and conventions that it is still regard as the best movie ever by many. When you say best ever, best of all time, etc, that does not mean you can look at the game out of it's historical context, you just can't. Ocarina of Time blew people's minds when it was released. It was simply unbelievable that such an amazing experience could be created back in 1998. That subsequent games improved and refined the formula and ultimately are "better" games out of context, these games would never have happened if it weren't for OoT. My favorite is Majora's Mask, I think it's the best thing since sliced bread. If I made a top 10 list of my favorite games, OoT wouldn't win. But a top 10 of best games? Definitely. |
Pretty much this, OOT wouldn't win my top 10 or even be in it but having been gaming since the 80s it was a massive pioneering splash when it arrived only SM64 can really be considered more influential to 3d gaming.
