Zelda

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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. For me personally, I would say play Ocarina of Time and A Link to the Past. For me, those are the two best Zelda games and give you a good idea of a 3D one as well as a 2D top down one.

2. You can play most of the Zelda games if you get a Wii U. You are able to access the Wii shope (fully backwards compatible) and are able to get the ones that aren't directly available on the Wii U eShop. You can also get Wii versions of Twilight Princess and Skyward Sword and play them on your Wii U if you desire.

3. You can use Wii remote & Nunchuck, Wii classic/classic Pro Controller. The Wii U pro controller. Gamepad, don't knock it till you try it, that is the main reason it has a bad rep is because people haven't used it. It's far from awful but as with many controllers it might not be for everyone.

4. Those hours seem fairly accurate. I never really recorded time while playing them though, the hours melt away when playing. I don't think it would be overwhelming to hop into the series. No more so than any other series. One of the great things about Zelda is that isn't not a continuing story, so you can pick up and play which ever one you want.