The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past 2

[Dracarys]

Yes Dracarys, we all remember you hate Nintendo.

Please take this and shove it back up your arse where it belongs. I'd say the same of any dev/publisher doing the same thing. Not my issue if Nintendo do it more often due to being creatively dead.

[Pikminister]

No, MegaMan games are not currently being made.

"Cross-Over" is an iOS title, many consider to be a cheap cop-out.

Details, details. Its a game and it was made.

But yes, CAPCOM does receive flack - especially considering they've cancelled roughly 4 different titles, in the past few years alone.

That was al so my point. Capcom doesn't know what to do with the IP. Which is vastly different from what Nintendo does with Zelda. You might not agree with what they do with that IP, but that's another issue.

...and I couldn't care less about Sonic - SEGA bombed that franchise, with the birth (and death) of the Dreamcast.

It doesn't matter if you cared for Sonic. My point was to give examples of series that ARE on life support. Zelda is nowhere near that kind of situation.

Buddy, I've been playing Zelda since the 1980s - don't tell me what I like and don't like. ;)

If you put away your nostalgia glasses, you'll realize that Zelda II sucked. Hope you didn't liked that POS. Not telling you to dislike it either. Just stating the facts.

I'm terribly sorry that my faith in Nintendo isn't as strong as it used to be. I'm not going to buy everything that has "Zelda" or "Nintendo" written on the package, as-is the same with "Resident Evil" and "CAPCOM".

By what you're telling me there, you just grew out of your Nintendo-fanboy pants. So these days, you can make up your own mind over what you like or not. Regardless of who makes a game or what's on its box cover. Its part of growing up. Perfectly fine. No need to apologize for it.

Either way, Nintendo allows you to play demos of their games. You can read reviews. Read USER reviews at amazon. Etc. So you don' have to blindly trust them with their games.

And I don't think any "old" gaming company out there has done things perfectly. To the point where your faith in them is intact.

[Wrathborne]

Zelda 2 was a great game I think...ya know, if it wasn't called "Zelda 2". Nintendo tried a lot of ideas that didn't quite work out for a Zelda game.

It was more like Mega man...with no mega buster, and no projectile range(until ya get the fire spell) and a bunch of weird, but mostly useful spells.

It was an above average platformer, but as a Zelda game it was...lacking. The story was pretty minimal, even for the time.

And those villagers...damn those villagers.

"You know Bagu? Then I can help you!" Scumbag soldier won't help you try to stop the forces of evil, but will help you if you know his drinking buddy.

[MeganGrass]

@Pikminister:

I like Zelda II. Your trying to pass opinion as fact... and I don't care for it.

Let's just agree to disagree, and move on.

[Pikminister]

@Pikminister:

I like Zelda II. Your trying to pass opinion as fact... and I don't care for it.

Let's just agree to disagree, and move on.

Eh, you're no fun. I wasn't being serious. Not one bit.

But lets... move on.

Oh wait...

Zelda 2 was a great game I think...ya know, if it wasn't called "Zelda 2". Nintendo tried a lot of ideas that didn't quite work out for a Zelda game.

It was more like Mega man...with no mega buster, and no projectile range(until ya get the fire spell) and a bunch of weird, but mostly useful spells.

It was an above average platformer, but as a Zelda game it was...lacking. The story was pretty minimal, even for the time.

And those villagers...damn those villagers.

"You know Bagu? Then I can help you!" Scumbag soldier won't help you try to stop the forces of evil, but will help you if you know his drinking buddy.

A game that came out a year later did it all better: Faxanadu (maybe except for the graphics)

But even in '88, Super Mario Bros 2 made Zelda II look incredibly archaic. Z-II was disappointing.

[Carnivol]

I see a lot of love for the GC Master Quest of Ocarina of Time, but did any of you ever see the 3DS version? With the exclusion of big screen support (unless you've got yourself a fancy unit), the 3DS version of Ocarina of Time is hot sauce.

As for the new 3DS Zelda? If there's one thing Nintendo's always nailed with their Zelda games, it's the dungeon treasures -- especially the surprise ones they don't reveal pre-launch. So if they're showing off the mural painting ability and the hammer (ab)usage already, I can't wait to see what awaits further into the game.

Please take this and shove it back up your arse where it belongs. I'd say the same of any dev/publisher doing the same thing. Not my issue if Nintendo do it more often due to being creatively dead.

Fail to see how pretty much being the trendsetter for a large share of many of the modern day standards in gaming makes them creatively dead. Heck, even to this day we see people rolling onto whatever they do. I could however pick a lot of things that bothers me about Nintendo and their "ways" with certain things, but their creativity is not one of them (although, sure, they haven't exactly created many new, memorable, and "lasting" characters lately -- but their gameplay innovations always scratches an itch so few others manage to reach.)

A game that came out a year later did it all better: Faxanadu (maybe except for the graphics)

Faxanadu's a mess. And that comes from someone who loves Faxanadu. Not exactly Falcom's finest hour. Heck, Battle of Olympus was better than Faxanadu. The only game of the same genre/style that Faxanadu's truly better than is probably Ys 3... Now, of course Zelda II's also a mess... But there are things people really fail at acknowledging Zelda 2 for, and probably the most important and major one is how incredibly responsive the controls in that game is (and how it's pretty much the template for how the controls in the Smash Bros franchise works)

[Canas Renvall]

I would just like to say the Master Quest is a superior challenge on the 3DS version of Ocarina of Time than on the Gamecube. It's the exact same as the GC version except for improved graphics, easier menu/inventory navigation, and the one thing that makes it a technically more challenging version: Link takes double damage. It's a small thing, but enough to edge it out as the factually harder challenge. The rest is opinion (portability vs. big screen, etc.).

[Pikminister]

Faxanadu's a mess. And that comes from someone who loves Faxanadu. Not exactly Falcom's finest hour. Heck, Battle of Olympus was better than Faxanadu. The only game of the same genre/style that Faxanadu's truly better than is probably Ys 3... Now, of course Zelda II's also a mess... But there are things people really fail at acknowledging Zelda 2 for, and probably the most important and major one is how incredibly responsive the controls in that game is (and how it's pretty much the template for how the controls in the Smash Bros franchise works)

Faxanadu>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Zelda II

Were there other games better than Faxanadu? You bet. Controls aside, Zelda II was disappointing as an adventure game.

[MeganGrass]

Eh, you're no fun. I wasn't being serious. Not one bit.

But lets... move on.

Oh wait...

Being a hipster, you should know that cynicism doesn't translate very well to onscreen text.

I would just like to say the Master Quest is a superior challenge on the 3DS version of Ocarina of Time than on the Gamecube. It's the exact same as the GC version except for improved graphics, easier menu/inventory navigation, and the one thing that makes it a technically more challenging version: Link takes double damage. It's a small thing, but enough to edge it out as the factually harder challenge. The rest is opinion (portability vs. big screen, etc.).

...you people are just trying to get me to buy a 3DS. And, it's working.

Faxanadu>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Zelda II

Were there other games better than Faxanadu? You bet. Controls aside, Zelda II was disappointing as an adventure game.

Yeah, well, you know, that's just, like, your opinion, man.

[Canas Renvall]

^ There's also a boss rush in OoT3D~ And that's just my favorite game of all time, in portable form with a better framerate and improved graphics (and I'll be honest, the 3D effect is gorgeous with the game). But that's not all the 3DS has to offer! No sir! I could sell you on it faster than you can blink! [/salesman voice]

[Branden_Lucero]

hope it doesnt suck, cause i honestly am getting tired of zelda handheld games. these 3D ones are just not as great as the "sprite-style" 2d ones.

[Wrathborne]

I love the art style and shaded graghics of the phantom hourglass personally..but I don't like the story really.

Though I do think its about time Zelda got her own game, I mean hell...shes a Ninja. This would be a nice change from just playing as Link.

[Canas Renvall]

Well, if you wanna play as Zelda, look no further than Zelda: Wand of Gamelon and Zelda's Adventure!

Though for real, I'd love playing as Sheik or something.

[MeganGrass]

^ There's also a boss rush in OoT3D~ And that's just my favorite game of all time, in portable form with a better framerate and improved graphics (and I'll be honest, the 3D effect is gorgeous with the game). But that's not all the 3DS has to offer! No sir! I could sell you on it faster than you can blink! [/salesman voice]

Ohh, tell me moar!

Seriously, though... there are enough games, now, to warrant my purchase. I think.

Though I do think its about time Zelda got her own game, I mean hell...shes a Ninja. This would be a nice change from just playing as Link.

I agree.

Princess Peach got her own title, why not Princess Zelda? Women need stuff, too.

[J0shuaKane]

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