What should I get, La or Mc?

Link's Awakening is such an amazing game. I remember playing it at thinking it was going to be the worst Zelda ever...but as soon as I figured out how to get to the first level I was hooked. It is such an amazing game and Minish Cap is nothing in comparison. LA is my favorite 2D game ever.

Originally Posted by LinksShadow66

Get TMC, that game was so ♥♥♥♥ing awesome, especially because it had the same map as ALTTP.

Since when? If any Zelda game had close to the same map as AlttP, it was FSA. o_O

I haven't played Minish Cap yet. However, I have recently purchased Link's Awakening, and I'm loving it so far. If you get LA, you won't be disappointed.

Depends on what you like. Here's my opinion:

LA is much lighter on the story (though what story IS there is absolutely amazing), but heavier on the puzzles. It's harder than MC and so you'll clock more time on it. The quality of the graphics/music isn't as well done (not saying the music sucks, it's great, but the quality of the sounds themselves are lower on the GBC), and the villain is shallow and two-dimensional. However, it is a classic and something every Zelda fan should pick up. If you get the DX version, you get an extra dungeon with it, with ups the playtime even further. If you've ever played the Oracle games, it is a little similar.

MC on the other hand is more like Four Swords. It has a higher quality of graphics/sound, and a little deeper of a story. The villain is a lot more 3D and easier to identify with. There are lots of amazing gameplay elements to the puzzle-solving here, but most of them are on the easy side. There's more sidequesting to do here than in LA, and more memorable characters. However, you do have a sidekick in this game that can get very annoying at times, and some of the challenges have "fake difficulty" thrown in. It's also gonna be a shorter game than LA.

Overall, as much as it pains me to say this, I did prefer MC. They are both excellent games, and while I wish I could say LA was a lot better so I could make sure more people played the classics, MC is probably going to be more fun. But that's just my opinion.

The Minish Cap is forgettable. Link's Awakening will stay with you forever.

LA is a classic masterpiece!

I would have suggested MC, but it's way too short to buy before you get LA.

MC is just another videogame.

LA is an emulation of the opening of Pandora's Box.

Originally Posted by Hylian Dan

The Minish Cap is forgettable. Link's Awakening will stay with you forever.

Why haven't I forgotten TMC, then? :3 I've had the game for a long time.

TMC is an amazing game that should stay with you always!

Ah, I meant to edit that post to say, "At least that's my experience" but the forum/internet was giving me problems.

But let me try to explain it this way. The Minish Cap is a fun adventure that has little to say. Link's Awakening has significantly influenced the way I understand life now that I've grown older. The experience the game provides takes a really brutal life lesson and teaches it in a staggeringly beautiful way.

^I love Link's Awakening's 'status' as a fantasy - recognition of itself as a fictional world. If we are going to be tricky and attest real life meanings, one conversation with a child in the village caught my attention. When Link apparently asks about 'outside the island', the child merely responds with a lack of understanding of what 'outside the island' could possibly mean. Kind of similar to the fact we cannot comprehend infinity or death in real life.

It's an amazing game, and defeats the Minish Cap by a longshot, although that is merely my opinion. The approach and slow reveal of a few simple, powerful ideas made the game very intruiging, and bought value to the gameworld. It sounds silly, but it made me realise that feelings for fantasy can be quite strong, and special in their own right.

LA is deep and there is a real lesson there, depending on how you interpret the game. It is an important part of the Zelda series and brought a lot of change, yet is the epitome of classic. The graphics are the worst of any Zelda game. You should get the DX version if you want it to be in color.

Minish Cap has a lot of humor. It has a lot of things that remind you of other Zelda games, especially AlttP. It has bright, cute graphics.

So, pick based on which aspects you value.

Hmmm. I was going to say definitely tMC. But after reading all the posts I am considering I need to replay LA. Also, my last play from tMC was a minimalist run, so I thought the difficulty was great... but thinking about it, a regular run might have been a little easy.
Perhaps LA is a better option... I would, however, recommend getting both.

Man, I really need to get LA then. it sounds amazing.

The graphics are the worst of any Zelda game.

Some people like me really appreciate the style of Link's Awakening, and as a flow on, the Oracles. Then again, I get nostalgic about the original Pokemon graphics, so there is no need to take my word for it.

This thread made me come into the Zelda section just to tell you to get Link's Awakening.
The Minish Cap is completely forgettable compared to it-- LA is amazing. It was also what got me hooked on Zelda way back when. My first Zelda game, and it made one hell of an impression.

The Minish Cap is so inferior comparatively it's not even funny.
Okay, I'm indulging in hyperbole here, but seriously, LA is much better than TMC.

Thanks for voting and commenting. I have chosen to get Links Awakening.

LA LA LA! One of the best Zelda games ever. Seriously get that one. Difficulty level is from the older games, story has meaning and brings contradicting emotions. It's a very good game. MC is short and fun but if you have to choose then get LA.

Originally Posted by airrow97

Thanks for voting and commenting. I have chosen to get Links Awakening.

Get both, man. What's stopping you? Both are great games.

^ Maybe the money, if he wants to buy them.