Story/Plot (Pretty Basic)
1 - OOT
2 - Majoras mask
3 - A Link Between Worlds
Main Characters (aka which Zelda had the best Link, Zelda, and main antangonist)
1 - Ocarina Of Time
2 - Twilight Princess
3 - Majoras Mask
Minor Charaters (which had the best one-shot characters, like Linebeck, the Old Man, TIngle, the Great Deku tree, Ravio, etc.)
1 - Majoras Mask
2 - Ocarina Of Time/Windwaker tied
3 - A Link Between worlds (I'm noticing a pattern)
Writing (Which story was told the most elegantly? AKA the award Zelda 2 likely won't win.)
1 - Ocarina Of Time
2 - Twilight Princess
3 - A Link Between Worlds
Overworld (Which was the best designed, had the most stuff to do, was the most fun to travel around, etc.)
1 - A Link to the Past
2 - a Link Between Worlds
3 - Ocarina Of Time
Side Quests (Which games had the best non-story content)
1 - MajorasMask
2 - Ocarina Of Time
3 - Twilight Princess
Collecting (Which games had the best "collect every heart piece/upgraded item/little octopus things" factor?)
1 - A Link Between Worlds
2 - A Link to the Past
3 - Ocarina of Time/Majoras Mask
Gimmicks/Innovations (Which game introduced the most great ideas, be it parallel worlds, Z-targetting, motion controls, etc.)
1 - Link to the Past (PArallel worlds mechanic is one reused for the decades)
2 - Ocarina of Time (Z-targetting)
3 - Twilight Princess (Motion controls without turning the game into a minigame haven)
Dungeons (Which game had the best collection of these? Overall consistency beats one-hit wonders here.)
1 - Ocarina Of time
2 - A Link to the Past
3 - Twilight Princess
Controls (Do you prefer the conventional D-Pad and buttons of old, Wind Waker's dual analogs, Skyward's motion controls, etc.)
1 - A link between worlds
2 - A Link to the past
3 - Wind Waker
Combat (In which game was it the funnest to fight enemies other than bosses?)
1 - Ocarina of time
2 - Wind Waker
3 - A Link Between Worlds
Exploration (Which game made it the most fun to become intimate with every square inch of the game's world?)
1 - Zelda 1
2 - A Link to the Past
3 - A Link Between Worlds
Puzzles (Which game had the most ingeniously designed and clever Puzzles?)
1 - MajorasMask/Ocarina of time tied
2 - Wind Waker
3 - A Link Between Worlds
Items (Which game has the best collection of these and uses them the most effectively?)
1 - A Link to the Past
2 - A Link Between Worlds
3 - Ocarina of time/windwaker
Bosses (Which are the most epic, best-designed, and are simply the most genious?)
1 - Ocarina of time
2 - Twilight Princess
3 - A Link Between Worlds
Graphics (Which game is the best-looking Zelda from a more technical standpoint? Try also focusing on things like distinct sprites that stand out from the background, the little death effects of enemies, etc., rather than just resolution, polygon count, and textures.)
1 - Ocarina of time 3d
2 - Twilight Princess
3 - A Link between worlds
Art Style (Do you prefer Wind Waker's Cartoon vibe, Twilight Princesss darker shades, Skyward Sword's mix of color and realism, etc.)
1 - Ocarina of time
2 - Majoras Mask
3 - Twilight Princess
Music (aka Soundtrack)
1 - Ocarina of time
2 - Windwaker
3 - A Link Between Worlds
Tone (Which game most effectively sets the tone it tries to make for itself? Examples may include the desolation of the original game, the silly humor of Link's Awakening, the impending doom of Majora's Mask, etc.)
1 - Majoras Mask
2 - Ocarina of Time
3 - Twilight Princess
Best Zelda Ever (Duh!)
1 - Ocarina of time
2 - Majoras Mask
3 - A Link Between Worlds/Twilight princess
