About a week ago, I charged 2000 nintendo points onto my credit card. With the points, I purchased Paper Mario for the N64 (The only reason that I'm mentioning Paper Mario is because I think the game might have been a contributing factor to my general dislike of Link to the Past), and The Legend of Zelda: Link to the Past on the virtual console.
I played Paper Mario first, and I absolutely loved playing it! I loved the original and fun gameplay, and the incredible atmosphere and personality that the game had! Then there's Link to the Past.
I didn't like how the game rushed you into the story right away. I mean, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time spent some time introducing the controls before you got started on the adventure. The combat is inaccurate and sloppy, too. Is there some sort of strategy to the combat that I don't know about? I also found the game quite dull, at least when I compared it to Paper Mario. The 16-bit graphics also can't express the colorful world of Hyrule quite as well as Ocarina of Time did.
I thought Link to the Past would be a worthwhile purchase, but I'm not convinced that it is anymore. Do I have to get to a certain point in the game for it to start being, well, fun? What do you think of Link to the Past?
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Beleive me, alttp gets alot harder. It wasn't my favourite but it was fun all the same. (It did take a few tries to get into it) And nothing beats paper mario, it's just that awesome.
Why would you need a tutorial? The game could not be any simpler, and there is an Operations Guide in the Home menu if you have problems pressing buttons and figuring out what they do on your own. And how is combat inaccurate or sloppy? Last I checked, my sword swings at the exact same place every time. There's no way for it to be inaccurate unless you are inaccurate.
If you don't like it, oh well, but these are very peculiar complaints. The game is much easier than I'd have liked, and its secrets often much too obvious -- what is the point in having secret caves if you're just going to put giant cracks on the outer wall? Might as well put a sign saying, "There is a secret here. Try the bomb." But overall the great use of color and the best video game soundtrack ever combine with a classic gameplay formula to make a most memorable game that I quite enjoy, personally.
And bear in mind that "first-level tutorials" weren't the norm back then. That wouldn't happen for another generation or two. Faulting it for not having one is almost like faulting it for not offering Wii Speak support or something!
Let down. I downloaded this game because some one told me this was the best Zelda game. well being a Zelda fan i downloaded and i was not impressed. Its like a downgraded verson of OOT. And why is links hair pink??? Waist of 800 points. glade i delted it. Ill stick whith Wind Waker and Twigh Light Princess.
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My friend, you are used to newer games of today with all the boring stories and absurd long tutorials. Link to the past comes from the times when games were more arcade based: straight to the point. No need of ridiculous mini quests like "find a darn cat" or "talk with stupid kids" and so on. Just "Go, grab your sword and get to the end, if you can" It was a time when games were GAMES and not boring and stupid INTERACTIVE MOVIES of today.
I am sorry that you couldn't appreciate the beauty of simplicity that this jewel of game offers. Eh, your lose.
How can it be a downgraded version of a game that did not exist? The logic in this thread keeps getting better and better.
Lol that's what I thought. But honestly is incredible the number of gamers that think that there are not games before the Playstation era so that's not very surprising
One thing I didn't like about this game is that some things you have to figure out, but they never hint at any of it. Luckily this doesn't happen too often.
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Well, the game is fun if you like Zelda, but if you don't (which you probably don't if my guess-o-matic machine is working correctly), then you're not going to like it at all. That's just the way it is. As for my opinion, I'd rather not share it because ALTTP was my first game that I beat, and going off on another fanboy-ish rant is at the top of my "Never Do It Again" list. However, I did like the game. That's all I'm gonna say.
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One thing I didn't like about this game is that some things you have to figure out, but they never hint at any of it. Luckily this doesn't happen too often.
BECAUSE OF THIS I NEVER BEAT GANON!!
The game expects you to read all of the story text and to explore the world as much as possible. I can only assume you skipped over one of the maidens telling you about the silver arrows (I think a maiden tells you -- might be Sahasrahla or whatever he's called), but you need this item to defeat Ganon. How you obtain the item is not hinted at, but it should not be hard to find. There is something very obvious at the golden temple that you are overlooking.
I found the game gave too many obvious hints. I rather the subtle hints of the original that really force you to try everything until you start to get a feel for the world's hidden logic.
Just because it is Zelda does not mean that the top-down games are the same as 3-D.
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I don't hate Link to the Past. It's just not quite as polished as I was expecting. Like BuffaloBob said, the game is kind of arcade-y. Nintendo didn't spend time making a flashy intro sequence, or any tutorials, which can be a good thing. I have to admit though, I've grown up with flashy intro sequences, and other pleasantries like good graphics, so I'm probably spoiled enough not to like the game as much as I would if I had played it at the time it was released. But seriously, does the combat get any more complex as the game progresses?
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But seriously, does the combat get any more complex as the game progresses?
As I said, it gets harder, and the bosses are superb. You have to use your other weapons too for your attacks to be more effective. It's never really complex, but it's like any other 2D Zelda in that respect.
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