Why are some people literally spoiling the game for him. I know it's like 30 years old but he doesn't know.
Okay, I'll believe you but now you'll have to make a thread once you finish it!The game doesn't tell us we're in a Dark World or anything at the time, and the map is identical to the Hyrule Map so without context I actually had no idea. I'm not trolling lol
It's worth repeating: BotW is the best selling game in the series and no where done selling yet. There are going to be A LOT of people out there who only have that game as a frame of reference.
Man I hope you'll get to playing Metroid Prime 1 and 2 some day.I honestly was not trolling. I have to be honest, I haven't really kept up with Nintendo stuff. I know of their praised games, but nothing more.
To me, it felt like completing dungeons, getting the sword, and going to Hyrule Castle in the middle of the map was the series' trademark thing because that's how Breath of the Wild had done it. I legitimately had no idea this was a thing.
People laugh but TBH having played the original on NES and then playing ALttP some years later (and having not heard anything about it beforehand) what happens after really came as a shock to me. Like, I couldn't believe it.
😂😂😂I had always planned on playing the older Zelda games, given how much I loved Breath of the Wild, and in anticipation of the Link's Awakening remake, I was advised by some very nice posters in the Link's Awakening OT to give A Link to the Past a try first to see if the old style of Zelda games - which I am only very vaguely aware of - is something I would like.
I had always imagined I would like the older games, given the comparisons to Okami and God of War, both games I enjoy, I have heard bandied about. I also knew about A Link to the Past's legendary reputation. It's supposed to be one of the best games ever made, with game design so perfect it holds up all the way today. Game developers cite it as an influence to this day, so surely I was in for a treat?
But... it's just okay?
To be fair I haven't actually completed it yet, but I'm almost done (I just picked up the Master Sword after completing the tower, and I'm on my way to Hyrule Castle), and I'm all around disappointed by it. The overworld has a vague sense of Metroidvania style progression to it, as do the dungeons, but it feels like the game was only just starting to find its footing and I'm already at the end. I've heard so much about the older games' dungeon design and progression, and while I understand a 16 bit game will be more limited than something like Ocarina of Time I imagine will be, I'm just... trying to figure out why there is so much rave acclaim for this game. Like... it's okay? The graphics feel fine, the controls are sharp, the music is really good, and I'm surprised at the emphasis on storytelling they put, but in terms of pure design, it just feels so vanilla. It basically feels like it ends before it even starts (my activity log says I am under 5 hours, and I would have been pretty mad if I had spent $60 on this game, to be honest).
Am I missing something?
I honestly was not trolling. I have to be honest, I haven't really kept up with Nintendo stuff. I know of their praised games, but nothing more.
To me, it felt like completing dungeons, getting the sword, and going to Hyrule Castle in the middle of the map was the series' trademark thing because that's how Breath of the Wild had done it. I legitimately had no idea this was a thing.
Agreed, the people saying this thread was trolling were meanspirited. Not everyone has played every best selling series.
Considering the negative connotation "oof" carries I just wanted you to finish your thought.I thought you were making a joke. I was reacting to your joke... Damn, everybody's so sensible around here
all of those empty spots in your inventory wasnt a dead giveaway?I honestly was not trolling. I have to be honest, I haven't really kept up with Nintendo stuff. I know of their praised games, but nothing more.
To me, it felt like completing dungeons, getting the sword, and going to Hyrule Castle in the middle of the map was the series' trademark thing because that's how Breath of the Wild had done it. I legitimately had no idea this was a thing.
I didn't give it much thought, to be honest. I saw the pendants stuff was complete and that felt more important.all of those empty spots in your inventory wasnt a dead giveaway?
Yes, you went thru it to get to the point you said you were at when you made this thread. Right before you got the 2nd out of (redacted) swords.So there's a whole second map? O...kay
See now a lot of comments in this thread make sense
My recommendation:
Finish it tonight, sleep on it, and give us your final thoughts tomorrow.
Why would you make this thread before seeing the game through? You just ruined part of the experience.
No no no, spoilers!What if I were to tell you the Master Sword is upgradable....
...twice!
The title doesn't really mean anything other than that the game is a prequel. The dark world is a different dimension, not the past.