Runa216 said:
perhaps, but Pong did the same thing, as did Mario Brothers, yet those don't get remembered nearly as fondly. Take the original Mario Brothers, for example. Great game, without it we wouldn't have Nintendo, consoles, platofmers, or gaming as we know it. It's widely considered to be one of the most important games of all time, but nobody's trying to say it's the best game of all time becuase it's not. the controls are sluggish, the level design is simplified by comparison, etc. It's still a great game, but it has aged very poorly. It IS possible to appreciate the contributions and significance of a game without coddling it or staring at it with rose-tinted glasses. Ocarina of Time is the same deal. It's a great game, holds up okay, but it has aged poorly and is important becuase of its contributions to the genre moreso than it is for its unrivaled design and polish. |
I wholeheartedly agree with you. It's just that, some people regard it the best game of all time relevant to its time, and others compare it directly to modern games in which case OOT obviously falls short. It's a matter of perspective. I would consider Pong and Super Mario Bros. extremely important games, even timeless as they are still easily playable even today. OOT is a masterpiece in game design and isn't all that different to modern games. In fact, I'd call OOT the first game of the modern gaming industry, as its template has laid the foundation for nigh all modern action and adventure games.
All in all, there are many games out there that have surpassed Pong, Mario and OOT, but very few of them were so important, revolutionary and polished in their respective time.
