Best. Thread title. Ever.
| pitzy272 said: Okay, so I've never been a Nintendo gamer. Even back to the Sega Genesis vs. NES days, I owned the Genesis. I am now, however, rather intrigued by The Legend of Zelda, due to the massive hype this series gets. What pushed my interest in this series over the edge is how beautiful the upcoming game looks. So, I have a couple questions. 1. Bc there appears to be so many offshoot Zelda games, what are the staple games in the series--the games I absolutely must play in order to enjoy and understand playing thru the upcoming/new Zelda game for Wii U? The less games the better, here. I already have such a big games backlog:/ 2. If I were to buy a Wii U, am I able to play all the staple games in the Zelda series on the Wii U? If not, what are my options? (Also, is Wii U BC with the Wii?) 3. Is there any other controller I can use to play on the Wii U? That effing thing seems so awful. 4. Are the Zelda games really so long???? I looked up some of the games on howlongtobeat.com, and they typically range from 15-30hrs! Is this accurate?? If so, it would be quite overwhelming to hop into this series at this point:( |
I know all these different opinions can make it even harder, but I'll put in my two cents as well. If you decide you'll try the series, I hope you'll enjoy it!
1. This is hard to say, first because every Zelda fan would give a different opinion because they're all so different, second because we don't know yet if the new game will relate to an existing one (9 out of 10 Zelda games are stand-alone, with the exception of some series' lore) and if so, which game. The safest bet right now would probably be Ocarina of Time, because almost all other games somehow reference that one. It also establishes pretty much everything gameplay-wise about the modern games. Otherwise, A Link to the Past established a lot of the important lore, but it's of course an old game in 2D overhead. Like I said, they do stand on their own, so I figure the new game will be just as accessable to new players.
2. WiiU is backward-compatible with Wii, but not with GameCube. Right now there's no N64 available on WiiU either, without real word on if it'll ever come. Technically one could access digital N64 games through the WiiU's Wii mode though, but I'm not sure if that's going to be a good idea. Simply put, the games you can play on WiiU are The Wind Waker (because of the HD remaster) and Skyward Sword and Twilight Princess through backward compatibility. From the WiiU's eShop there's both NES Zelda's and GBA's The Minish Cap.
3. Besides the GamePad there's the WiiU Pro Controller, which is basically an XBox 360-esque controller. You can also use the Wii Remote in most games, but don't expect a more elaborate game like Zelda to support it. Some games take the Wii Remote's add-ons like the Classic Controller as well. The GamePad is quite comfortable still, though not perfect.
4. Yeah that is correct, unless you really rush through it, which you're not going to do the first time playing. Personally I'd say those times are still quite optimistic, though I like to take my time so they could be done faster. They're pretty big games even though they're usually not totally open world, and I'll spent 35-45 hours on Ocarina of Time or Wind Waker. Twilight Princess is slightly longer, 45-55 hours. I spent 75 hours on Skyward Sword, though I 100% that game.
