| 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:( |
1. You can technically start with Zelda U, since every Legend of Zelda is a different story of the Hero (Link) and only 4 Zelda games have a sequel to it (Kind of how Final Fantasy is). Good Zelda's to start with however are Ocarina of Time and Twilight Princess, and the best 2D Zelda's are a Link to the Past, Link's Awakening, and A Link between Worlds, just so you can fimiliarize yourself with the mechanics. I consider these the best in the series, although I personally adore Phantom Hourglass AND the Minish Cap, but they usually are considered the Bastard Children of the Zelda Franchise. Wind Waker HD is also a great game, but it also has a negetive stigma that follows it due to its kiddy look.
2. The Wii U is backwards compatible to the Wii, and like the Dengle said you have access to 9 of the 17 Zelda's on the Wii U (The OG Legend of Zelda for the NES and Zelda II:The Adventures of Link thru Wii VC, A Link to the Past on the Wii U VC, Ocarina of Time and Majora's Mask on the Wii VC, The Minish Cap on the Wii U VC, Twilight Princess and Skyward Sword retail, and The Wind Waker HD on the eShop or retail). The other Zelda Handhelds games are all available on the 3DS ( Phantom Hourglass and Spirit Tracks retail but kind of hard to find, A gorgeous remake of Ocarina of Time in 3D retail or eShop, Link's Awakening, Oracale of Ages and Seasons in eShop, and A Link between Worlds retail or eShop). IMHO opinion you should start with either Ocarina of Time or Twilight Princess on the Wii U just to get yourself familiar with the mechanics of 3D Zelda's. Most Zelda Handhelds are in 2D Overworld, so only go into those if you get really involved with the series (albeit they have REALLY EPIC Stories).
3. Looks can be so ever decieving man. The game pad is uncomfortable on some Wii U games, but all the Nintendo brand games seem to work right on the money with it. I played Wind Waker HD with it and it was great, as well as Hyrule Warriors. But if that's still a problem they are other options of play like the Wii U Controller Pro and the Nun-chucks controller.
4. They generally are long but like a GREAT Movie you don't feel the time go by man. And also the majority of the Zelda's are all different stories from each other (Only sequels are OG Legend of Zelda NES -> Zelda II: The Adventures of Link, Ocarina of Time -> Majora's Mask** (TECHNICALLY but its VERY FEW things you need to know from it's prequel) Wind Waker -> Phantom Hourglass, and Oracle of Seasons -> Oracle of Ages. So you can basically pick up any Zelda game and start anew!
If you got any other questions just ask!
