Nuvendil on 18 October 2016
| Platina said: I'm not familiar with the Zelda Cycle? |
Basically, a cycle of fanbase opinions on a title. A new game comes out and is loved and praised. Then the honeymoon period wears off and it is cynically criticized ad nauseum, often being compared to a "past gem", until it is ostricized as the "black sheep" of the franchise. Then later, it is reexamined more favorably and welcomed back into the fold as an "underrated gem" and eventually becomes declared a classic. It's not a super smooth transition every time but is fairly reliable. Much like the Elder Scrolls cycle where ever new game since Daggerfall has "RUINED EVERYTHING" and later that game will become part of the set of classics that the new Elder Scrolls will be "ruining". Cycles like this are common.
