04.08
A friend asked me a question recently – “what’s your favourite Zelda game” – and I found it quite difficult to come up with an answer. The obvious choice is the Ocarina of Time, just because it was such an innovative game and brought Zelda into the land of 3D rather than 2D scrolling games. Even so, I have a soft spot for nearly all the Zelda games which makes choosing a favourite very difficult.
In fact, the only game I didn’t really like was the Wind Waker. I liked the idea of making it set mainly in the sea, but the endless travelling combined with the cartoony graphics meant it didn’t have the same feel as other games in the series. As far as I’m aware I’m not the only person who feels this way either – there are a lot of people who think that the Wind Waker let the series down, even though it wasn’t a bad game by any stretch of the imagination.
I was left with two choices though – Ocarina of Time or the latest Wii version. I decided to go for the Wii game, mainly because I’ve played it more recently and enjoyed every minute of it. Both games have to be amongst the top games ever made, but I think the wii version just shades it because the extra factor of controlling the sword as you swing.
What is your favourite Zelda game? I’d be interested to hear whether anyone’s favourite was one of the old 2D scroller games – they were great at the time.