OOT is not overated

OMG someone just told me that OOT is overated that is so weird but neway post a reply to if u think it is or if its not

Lol that would probably be me Though I expect this to turn out in a major flame war between OoT-fans and normal Zelda fans and the fact the thread starts with a double post, I'll respond.


So Ocarina of Time is overrated, why you ask?

1: The fact that if you say OoT is overrated someone makes a thread about it.

2: The other Zelda games are just as good or even better.

3: Some people say OoT is the best game ever made, I am sorry it is not.

4: Ganondorf was not the hardes enemy in the game, he is supposed to be the lord of evil.

5: It had annoying features the owl and for some Navi are examples.

6: The fact you could make the water temple almost unfinishable if you did it wrong.

7: Too many fanboys

8: The games that are released after OoT are automatically crap if they don't look like OoT


That is just a few reasons.

Originally Posted by Nictel

Lol that would probably be me Though I expect this to turn out in a major flame war between OoT-fans and normal Zelda fans and the fact the thread starts with a double post, I'll respond.


So Ocarina of Time is overrated, why you ask?

1: The fact that if you say OoT is overrated someone makes a thread about it.

2: The other Zelda games are just as good or even better.

3: Some people say OoT is the best game ever made, I am sorry it is not.

4: Ganondorf was not the hardes enemy in the game, he is supposed to be the lord of evil.

5: It had annoying features the owl and for some Navi are examples.

6: The fact you could make the water temple almost unfinishable if you did it wrong.

7: Too many fanboys

8: The games that are released after OoT are automatically crap if they don't look like OoT


That is just a few reasons.

Very good points!

To add to them, OOT is brilliant, everyone!
People who say it's not the best thing since the creation of the universe (like me) don'tmean it's rubbish!

OoT may be overrated in some peoples eyes, but to me, it is the greatest game ever made. And lots of people don't think that just because a new Zelda game doesn't look like OoT it's crap. I think TWW is nearly as brilliant, plus ALttP. TMC is easily almost OoT's equal, but OoT is just that little grade higher than all the rest. Many games before and after OoT are as good, but OoT is definately the finest of them. I am not an OoT fanboy, I like it because it is the best game I've played, and I've played a lot of games.

I'd say that the issue isn't that Ocarina of Time is overrated...

I'd say the true issue is that games such as Majora's Mask and Wind Waker are underrated and/or grotesquely misunderstood.

I will say that there is no reason whatsoever that new games have to look like Ocarina of Time, especially as graphics continue to improve.

Originally Posted by Polychrome

I'd say that the issue isn't that Ocarina of Time is overrated...

I'd say the true issue is that games such as Majora's Mask and Wind Waker are underrated and/or grotesquely misunderstood.

Amen to that.
I hate it when people assume that if it's not like OoT, it's automatically not even nearly as good.
Games that I think are better than OoT:
MM
tWW
aLttP
tMC (but just barely -- only because of Vaati)

Any game that develops a cult following is overrated. Any sequel to said game that is considered to be garbage is only so because it is "unlike" said game, and therefore must be inferior. Any plans to make a game that has any connection to said game are praised, until people discover that the new game is not the same as said game. Any opponents to the supremity of said game are considered idiots by fanboys and must be silenced.

This being so--Ocarina of Time is overrated because it has a fanboy following, because Majora's Mask and The Wind Waker are considered to be inferior on account of the differences in graphics and in gameplay and game structure, because fanboys mock the "newisms" in Twilight Princess, and because anyone who challenges the Divinity of Ocarina of Time are mocked by the fanboy community.

Originally Posted by Polychrome

I'd say that the issue isn't that Ocarina of Time is overrated...

I'd say the true issue is that games such as Majora's Mask and Wind Waker are underrated and/or grotesquely misunderstood.

I will say that there is no reason whatsoever that new games have to look like Ocarina of Time, especially as graphics continue to improve.

Perfectly said! Brilliant point!

Any game that develops a cult following is overrated. Any sequel to said game that is considered to be garbage is only so because it is "unlike" said game, and therefore must be inferior. Any plans to make a game that has any connection to said game are praised, until people discover that the new game is not the same as said game. Any opponents to the supremity of said game are considered idiots by fanboys and must be silenced.

Yikes! This thread is going very deep!

Originally Posted by LionHarted

Any game that develops a cult following is overrated. Any sequel to said game that is considered to be garbage is only so because it is "unlike" said game, and therefore must be inferior. Any plans to make a game that has any connection to said game are praised, until people discover that the new game is not the same as said game. Any opponents to the supremity of said game are considered idiots by fanboys and must be silenced.

This being so--Ocarina of Time is overrated because it has a fanboy following, because Majora's Mask and The Wind Waker are considered to be inferior on account of the differences in graphics and in gameplay and game structure, because fanboys mock the "newisms" in Twilight Princess, and because anyone who challenges the Divinity of Ocarina of Time are mocked by the fanboy community.

Agreed. It is sad that people can become that absessed with a single game not to be able to admit the flaws of it, while finding flaws in every other game to make OoT superior.
And, of course, the last line, which will make OoT fans hate you for saying is thus:
It's only a game, after all.

It may seem overrated, but it is still many peoples favorites. Almost every Zelda game that I've played has been good. They are all about equal in likeness.

Originally Posted by Nictel
Lol that would probably be me Though I expect this to turn out in a major flame war between OoT-fans and normal Zelda fans and the fact the thread starts with a double post, I'll respond.

What do you mean by normal Zelda fans? Is OOT not a Zelda game or a normal Zelda game. Everybody has opinions on things and one opinion isn't any worse than someone else's. Aside from that, some of your points are true.

Originally Posted by link1621

Is OOT not a Zelda game or a normal Zelda game.

Correction: OoT is not the Zelda game or the normal Zelda game.

Originally Posted by Kelsey_F5

OMG someone just told me that OOT is overated that is so weird but neway post a reply to if u think it is or if its not

because it is?

Yes it is a great game, but MM has alot better side quests and items. OoT has great dungeons and storyline and characters. MM had brilliant characters awsome sidequests but lacked dungeons. This goes with tWW also, it lacked dungeons but had great characters and some of the sidequests were fun.

Alttp didnt have many sidequests... well i havent done many. But their were lots of dungeons to go through and steps to get there.

but really when you compare OoT with the other games you will find that it will either lack in sidequests, the characters seem a bit dull and boring. After a certin point they wont say anything different when you see them.(unless you find them at night they may say something different but will only say that) In MM you could get alot of different reactions from them.

So is OoT overrated? yea it is, still a great and fun game.

But when TP becomes overrated it will actualy have a reason

Originally Posted by Obsequious Eye

Agreed. It is sad that people can become that absessed with a single game not to be able to admit the flaws of it, while finding flaws in every other game to make OoT superior.

Actually, I'd like to add something to the "flaws" idea...

One of the problems I've seen with the Zelda community is something a friend of mine calls the "Star Trek Phenomenon". Basically, this means that any mistakes or confusion inadvertantly made by the creators are considered laws of physics in that fictional universe by the fans.

This, unfortunately, is why we have so many crazy "timeline" theories, rather than people accepting the obvious. (The obvious being that Wind Waker *is* the end of the known timeline, and was intended as such, that is, until Phantom Hourglass.)

And then, another obvious side effect develops. When fans start defending flaws and mistakes as "Duh, they *meant* to do that!" it only fuels the fire when fanboys devoted to a specific game get a mistaken idea that someone is defending them. It turns into some spiraling cycle that gets increasingly annoying. Suddenly, the flaws in what is percieved "inferior" become more apparent, and the flaws in the object of devotion are suddenly new laws of physics, which only give fuel to the fanboys, etc.........

but tWW wasnt at the end of the timeline, because its been confirmed that PH takes place after it, dont need to wait for PH to be released to know that.

Originally Posted by Tre

but tWW wasnt at the end of the timeline, because its been confirmed that PH takes place after it, dont need to wait for PH to be released to know that.

Read again. I said it was the end *until* Phantom Hourglass came. Before then, it was the definite end.

Originally Posted by LionHarted

Any game that develops a cult following is overrated. Any sequel to said game that is considered to be garbage is only so because it is "unlike" said game, and therefore must be inferior. Any plans to make a game that has any connection to said game are praised, until people discover that the new game is not the same as said game. Any opponents to the supremity of said game are considered idiots by fanboys and must be silenced.

This being so--Ocarina of Time is overrated because it has a fanboy following, because Majora's Mask and The Wind Waker are considered to be inferior on account of the differences in graphics and in gameplay and game structure, because fanboys mock the "newisms" in Twilight Princess, and because anyone who challenges the Divinity of Ocarina of Time are mocked by the fanboy community.

The man got it right.

In my eyes, OoT features nothing that makes it better than any other Zelda game. But it's in no way different from the morons that cling to Metal Gear Solid saying it was superior to the Sons Of Liberty for no good reason.

Or the people that still consider FF7 to be the best FF game.