Has Zelda franchise lost its way since Ocarina?

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DavidValbu on 30 March 2009

Wind Waker style must stay in games for portables. For home consoles Zelda needs a more adult style. Remember that Wind Waker was near of killing the franchise in Japan.

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Harkins1721 on 30 March 2009

I love all Zelda games.
1.LttP
2.WW
3.TP

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theRepublic on 30 March 2009

No, I don't think it has. I think Majora's Mask is the best Zelda game and it was my number 1 game for the Best Games of All-Time thread. Twilight Princess is also a great game.

I haven't played Windwaker, though.

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NFGBlinkAC on 30 March 2009

OoT = ALttP > All Other Zeldas

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ElRhodeo on 30 March 2009

No way.
- MM is one, if not THE masterpiece in the series - with tons of original ideas, and a unique weird atmosphere, and the best time-travel mechanic so far
- WW's ocean is indeed it's biggest flaw, feeling empty and being tedious to travel because of the wind. But apart from that, WW took the series a big step forward, feeling less schematic than earlier parts, OoT included. And I thought it was beautiful - at least any objective person should acknowledge that it's a matter of taste, not of quality.
- TP transported the epic feel better than any part before; music, graphics, everything just interacted wonderfully.

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liquidninja on 30 March 2009

Probably. I'd have to say y--um probably.

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Myviewing on 30 March 2009

If it did, it found its way again with Twilight Princess. Yeah, I thought Wind Waker was mediocre, at least from my experience.

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theRepublic on 30 March 2009

After reading the article, I think this guy just hates cel-shading.

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