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Miyamotoo on 19 November 2015
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spemanig said:
Miyamotoo said:

Lets be realistic for moment, OoT is not only best Zelda game, but game that is considered for best game ever. OoT is first 3D Zelda game that is revolutionary (same like SM64) that brings to gaming so many completely new things that are never seen before, and not only that, game itself was almost pure perfection when was released.

So I think it would be very hard that some new Zelda game (or any other game) top Zelda OoT. Of Course, people that are played OoT recently will not have same opinion about game with people who played game in 98". Saying that, I think Zelda U can be second best Zelda game, and I at least expect  that will be one of the 3 best Zelda games ever.


You can not say "let's be realistic for a moment" and "OoT is the best Zelda game" in the same sentence. It wasn't pure perfection then, and it hasn't aged well from a gameplay perspective now.

Two 3D Zelda's have already topped OoT in design quality. Literally the only way Zelda U can be worse than that game is if it actively shoots itself in the foot like TP and SS did. It'll control better, have better presentation, have better art design with more powerful hardware to show it, have a less barren overworld, and have larger, more intricate, less segmented dungeons. It'll have better combat like every Zelda since besides SS for obvious reasons and better enemy design for combat like every Zelda since including SS. Anyone calling that game the best game of all time is far too forgiving of the game's even common flaws like a terrible camera or terrible enemy combat AI, and wouldn't have the right state of mind to be an accurate judge for whether Zelda U could surpass it in the first place.

And this wouldn't be the first time public opinion swayed to a new favorite game. Super Metroid was considered one of the best games ever until Prime became the new favorite. (Even though they're all wrong) Mario 64 is an example of a game with the same accolades as OoT that came out at the same time, and then Galaxy came and dethroned it as the universal fan favorite. Zelda U can easily be the same thing for Zelda, and it's about time. I can only talk about how overrated OoT is for so long. It'll be great to finally be able to talk about that game the way it's meant to be talked about. An excellent, important, relic of the dawn od 3D gaming, and nothing else. Just like Mario 64 and to a lesser extent, Star Fox 64.

Yes I can, OoT is widely considered not only like best Zelda game (you can see almost any poll on internet) but like the best games ever. And yes, in 98" it was almost pure perfection, and game aged very well for game that is 17 years old and first generation of 3D games.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_video_games_considered_the_best

http://www.metacritic.com/browse/games/score/metascore/all/all/filtered

http://zeldadata.com/zeldadata_survey2014.html

http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/thread.php?id=210107

 

Offcourse that OoT isnt best Zelda or best game ever by today standards and in comparison with modern games, becuse its game that is 17 years old (but even for today standards is good game), but in 98" was almost pure perfection. Main point when we talk about best Zelda game (or best game ever) is question is it Zelda OoT was better game in 98" than WW was in 2003, or TP in 2006. or SS in 2011, after that you have clear winer and not only for Zelda games.