The Legend of Zelda Series

[Dr. Ensatsu-ken]

The first MGS got an 8.5 on Gamespot, and Perfect Dark got a 9.9 (which to be fair isn't exactly far off from a 10, anyways). Honestly, though, I've never gotten the point of putting decimal points in scores. Why can't a game just have some solid number assigned to it. Does it really need a .5 or even something as specific as a .3? Does it really mean a substantial difference in quality between 2 games if they differ by a score of .1? Yeah, like I said, its stupid and honestly downright gimmicky.

Personally I don't care for assigning things generalized scores myself. To me that kind of kills the point of writing a review.

[gunswordfist]

Isn't OOT one of like, 2 games to get a perfect 10 from them, though?

As far as I know they've given 4 games a 10 (probably more than that, but that's all that I know of): OoT, Soul Calibur, MGS4, and GTA4.

It should probably be noted that so far, Skyward Sword's average score is 94/100 (according to Metacritic), so its still fairing extremely well among most reviewers. I believe IGN even gave it a perfect score.

Didn't Tony Hawk get a 10?

[Spark Of Spirit]

I think it was Tony Hawk 3 that got a 10. Which I don't agree with. The first two game were miles better, the third was a total cakewalk and 4 was almost self-parody.

But points like 8.8 and 9.9 are just bizarre. The numbers just sound completely arbitrary at that point.

[Dr. Ensatsu-ken]

I think it was Tony Hawk 3 that got a 10. Which I don't agree with. The first two game were miles better, the third was a total cakewalk and 4 was almost self-parody.

Really? Well, the 2nd one was good but the 1st one sucked, IMO. Also Tony Hawk 3 had some much tougher objectives to get through in each stage than the 2nd one, which I played quite a lot of on the N64. Either way, though, none of those games really deserved a 10, IMO. I do think that 2 and 3 are fun games, but not really games that would hold my interest for far too long.

[gunswordfist]

You did not just say Tony Hawk 1 sucked...you better not own any horses because I'm about to cut one of their heads off.

[Dr. Ensatsu-ken]

Bitch, I'd shove that horse head straight up your ass, anyways. Right along with a copy of that shitty-ass game Tony Hawk 1.

[gunswordfist]

Bitch, I'd shove that horse head straight up your ass, anyways. Right along with a copy of that shitty-ass game Tony Hawk 1.

So you buy horses just to shove their heads up men's arses? This is not the time to leak out fetishes of yours, ensatsuken. 

[Dr. Ensatsu-ken]

So you fantasize about men having horse heads shoved up their asses. I'd say the same to you about not leaking out sick fetishes of yours, but in your case I'm not one bit surprised if that's true.

[Spark Of Spirit]

I love Tony Hawk 1. It was the first skateboarding game that I ever really enjoyed, and it was pretty simple and straightforward like an arcade game. 2 is better because they added just the right amount or depth and extras, but 3 was just boring. It was the same game only they made the levels bigger which was not what the series needed, IMO, it just makes everything harder to find and breaks pacing (like doing all the objectives in 2 minutes which was fun), but it's not all that bad. 4 blew, though.

[Dr. Ensatsu-ken]

I love Tony Hawk 1. It was the first skateboarding game that I ever really enjoyed, and it was pretty simple and straightforward like an arcade game. 2 is better because they added just the right amount or depth and extras, but 3 was just boring. It was the same game only they made the levels bigger which was not what the series needed, IMO, it just makes everything harder to find and breaks pacing (like doing all the objectives in 2 minutes which was fun), but it's not all that bad. 4 blew, though.

Yeah, that's fine, but I disagree. Personally, I think 1 was pretty boring (not bad, but just "meh"). You can say what you want about 3, but it was more than just bigger levels. It was straight up more fun, IMO. The mechanics were deeper and the pacing wasn't really broken up at all. It just took a lot more skill to overcome some obstacles or complete some challenges, which I personally prefer in these types of games.

[Avaitor]

2 was incredible. I'm not a big fan of skateboarding games at all, but that's easily one of the best of its kind. It's also one of a handful of games to get a Platinum award (all 10's across the board) in EGM, so I'm obviously not alone in thinking that. Although it was technically two of a handful, since both the PS1 and Dreamcast versions were rated separately and got in on their own.

But back to the thread, 3 other games to get Platinum awards from the mag are OOT, MM and TP. It'd be cool if SS was another.

[Dr. Ensatsu-ken]

For me, Oracle of Ages/Seasons are the pinnacle of handheld Zelda games, and as far as I'm concerned their my favorite 2D Zelda games as well. They may not be as big as something as LTTP, but they make up for it by being more focused, and IMO they have more interesting dungeons and bosses. That said I plan to replay LTTP sometime soon, so maybe I'll find a newfound love for the game on my next play-through of it. Its not that I dislike the game, because its an awesome game, and a true classic, but much like how people find OOT to be overrated among 3D Zelda games, I didn't exactly find LTTP to the the best 2D Zelda game. Maybe another go through it will give me a new perspective on it, though. After all, I haven't played it in over 3 years.

[talonmalon333]

For me, Oracle of Ages/Seasons are the pinnacle of handheld Zelda games, and as far as I'm concerned their my favorite 2D Zelda games as well. They may not be as big as something as LTTP, but they make up for it by being more focused, and IMO they have more interesting dungeons and bosses. That said I plan to replay LTTP sometime soon, so maybe I'll find a newfound love for the game on my next play-through of it. Its not that I dislike the game, because its an awesome game, and a true classic, but much like how people find OOT to be overrated among 3D Zelda games, I didn't exactly find LTTP to the the best 2D Zelda game. Maybe another go through it will give me a new perspective on it, though. After all, I haven't played it in over 3 years.

I need to play OoS and OoA again cause it's been ages for me as well. As for ALttP, yeah, I agree. I actually dropped it in my most recent replay. Light World is awesome, Dark World is kinda boring to me.

[Spark Of Spirit]

1. A Link to the Past
2. Link's Awakening
3. The Minish Cap
4. Oracle of Ages
5. Four Swords Adventures
6. Oracle of Seasons
7. The Wind Waker
8. The Legend of Zelda
9. Majora's Mask
10. Twilight Princess
11. Ocarina of Time
12. Four Swords
13. The Adventure of Link
14. Spirit Tracks
15. Phantom Hourglass

I hope there's a 3DS MM remake, but most of all... I really hope they go back to classic 2D style Zelda for the next portable game.

[Kiddington]

1. Ocarina of Time
2. Majora's Mask
3. Oracle of Ages
4. Oracle of Seasons
5. A Link to the Past
6. The Wind Waker
7. Twilight Princess
8. Link's Awakening
9. The Minish Cap
10. The Legend of Zelda
11. Four Swords Adventure
12. The Adventure of Link
13. Four Swords
14. Spirit Tracks
15. Phantom Hourglass

The only games on this list that I actually dislike are, obviously, the last two. I long for the days when handheld Zelda was actually fun, and not the cumbersome, boring chore that the two DS titles turned out to be (just recently beat Spirit Tracks, by the way; only Zelda game that actually took me over a year to beat, let alone TWO. Yes, I was that bored with it).