Ocarina of Time vs Final Fantasy 7

[Runa216]

SammyGiireal said:

Hynad said:

Hypocritical? Wtf? I quoted Gamefan, not IGN, to make a point about your stupid double standard.

What is it in your head that can’t understand that I am not talking for anyone other than for myself!

You keep telling me that others don’t see it the way I do. Why the actual fuck should I care what others think? I think for myself and those aspects of the game bothered me. I don’t care if others weren’t bothered by them or overlooked them.

I don’t need them to formulate my own view based on my own standards and expectations. You are free to do the same.

Finally. You have come to the understanding that these flaws you speak of, are only your opinion and agree that the majority doesn't see it that way. In that case, I am cool with that. You just don't like Ocarina. I have doubts that you played the game back in 1998, but I am free to think what ever I want.

So anyone who hates Ocarina of Time must not have played it at launch? Well, bucko, I did play it at launch and all I thought at the time was 'this is just a rehash of A Link to the Past...except the graphics are uglier (but 3D now!), the controls are shite, and NaVi is the worst fucking assistant of all time." 

So yeah, it's crazy, but some people just don't like certain games. Even back then I tended to not like a whole lot of N64/PS1 games because even back then I knew in my heart that 3D gaming wasn't as refined as 2D gaming; we had the technology to do 3D but not to do it well. I can still play Link to the Past and Super Mario World any time, but any time I try to pick up Mario 64 or Ocarina of Time, I just get frustrated and give up way too quickly. Because 3D games from that era didn't age well. that's just the reality of the situation. However, a LOT of people started their gaming journey in the N64/PS1 days (that's when gaming got HUGE and mainstream), so a lot of people have nostalgia for that. I'm okay with that, but like Egoraptor "isn't it time we take a step back and offer critical analysis without nostalgia?"