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Was Ocarina of Time really that good?
You know what guys? after more than a decade, I'm still wondering why, why did Ocarina of Time receive such high ratings? I have played the game before. I tried it for about an hour. Then I gave up. The game has a friggin awful story! I couldn't really get into the game because it was like playing a cartoon game specifically tailored for a child.
What makes Ocarina of Time a great game?
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I didn't get an N64 until late in it's life cycle but when I did, I picked up a copy of the Ocarina of Time. Personally I loved it, because it gave the impression of being non-linear (even though it was really), I enjoyed the storyline and the characters and found the puzzles entertaining. But, I can't say the same about Majora's Mask. For some reason that game wasn't enjoyable to me, probably because of the going back to the dawn of the first day constantly.
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Nealbo, I'm on entirely the same page as you! I loved Ocarina of Time-- I received it when I was around 10 or 11 from a friend of my mom whose son was getting rid of his Nintendo 64. We got both games from them, and I really dove right into Ocarina of Time but then when I tried Majora's Mask I really just couldn't ever motivate myself to play it.
I think the story is appropriately cartoony-- it's nothing head-scratching, really, but an involved enough story that it made me want to keep playing and it made me very attached to the characters. More so than I almost ever experience with video games.
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Hmm, perhaps I was a bit too late in playing Ocarina of Time. I played the game after I played a lot of Final Fantasies, a bit of Chrono Cross on the side, and a bit of Legend of Dragoon on another. The story of Ocarina of Time this didn't impress me one bit. I do agree that the graphics were pretty good at the time especially when compared to that of the games available on the PS1. That's what drew me to try the game. I got bored quickly though.
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Same here, as the above post said, I'm also late to play the Ocarina of Time, which I have been thinking about playing it for a while. The problem is that I can't play any Zelda if I don't have a walkthrough guide, which I normally use the guide to get through the game because there's no way I can beat the game without using one. I have heard Ocarina of Time was one of the popular Zelda games back in the day, and I would probably play it if I still have the system. It's good that you mention a game in which I have been wanting to play for a long time.
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Yeah, I think that's what was best about it was that it served as a great bridge for kids of the right age to go from button-mashing action games to something a bit more strategy-based. That's what Zelda games have always done well, in my opinion, is to mash-up the beat-em-up and RPG genres. Either way, I suppose the game holds a special nostalgic place in my heart that it will never leave.
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