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TripleMMM on 28 May 2009

I guess I came late to the party...
Yeah, I kinda feel the same way you do, like paper mario series and me. Now I'm regretting for not playing ANY of them. But seriously man! This was the first Zelda game that I played and I got instantly hooked, also got me curious to play the rest of the series. Hell, there's another dude in this forum who's playing OOT for the first time, and his remarks are stunning (for a person who never got into gaming since the haydays!). But before you get to him, experience this game for yourself. ;)



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griffinA on 28 May 2009
Pyramid Head said:
ok you guys have convinced me

i'll update tonight on what i think of the first bit

Very nice. If I may give you some advice; don't get frustrated if you get stuck, just try to enjoy the game world. It's not a race to the finish.



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blunty51 on 28 May 2009

Dammit i'm kinda late here it seems you all have convinced him already, although that was inevitable, he really wanted to be convinced.

Surprised no one threatened his life.



Adobo on 28 May 2009

it really defend on your mood to play certain game. I tried to do the same on Morrowind, playing it for the first time ever but on PC.



blunty51 on 28 May 2009
griffinA said:
Pyramid Head said:
ok you guys have convinced me

i'll update tonight on what i think of the first bit

Very nice. If I may give you some advice; don't get frustrated if you get stuck, just try to enjoy the game world. It's not a race to the finish.

I second this.  Please just enjoy the game. Don't be looking for flaws etc, don't even think about comparing it to today's standards. It's an old game, keep that in mind throughout.



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jefforange89 on 28 May 2009

Ocarina of Time is the type of game you shouldn't really need convincing to play. Just get off your ass and do it. :P



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lolita on 28 May 2009

Did you really need to be convinced to play the best game of all time? Seriously...

I can't wait to see what you think of it!



Pyramid Head on 28 May 2009
Adobo said:
it really defend on your mood to play certain game. I tried to do the same on Morrowind, playing it for the first time ever but on PC.

glad to hear you played morrowind

to me that was vastly superior to oblivion and fallout 3

just way more depth, way bigger world



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Megadude on 28 May 2009

Let me be straight up with you. OOT is a little overrated. In the N64 era, Nintendo had lost all it's rpgs and fantasy games to Sony. There was a serious drought on the console of RPGs and even adventure games. Add that to the fact that people had been waiting for like 6 years for another console Zelda and it's easy to see why many, including myself, saw it as the second coming. Shoot I even skipped school to play the game. And for a long time it was at the top of my best games list.

Honestly though, Wind Waker and Twilight Princess are better, but they will never reach that best game of all time status, not because they are lesser games but the context of their releases. OOT is still a good game, but ten years later you may in fact not get the feeling many gamers got when they played the first 3D Zelda game back in 1998.



thetonestarr on 28 May 2009

Personally, I disagree entirely with Megadude. Both N64 Zeldas are VASTLY superior to the console Zeldas released since then. Wind Waker is too short, and the environments in Twilight Princess are too dull. They need to combine TP and WW for the next game if they want to bring back the feel from the N64 Zeldas.



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