Two decades later, do you feel TLOZ: Majora's Mask is a masterpiece?

[zMiiChy-]

I would at least say it's definitely one of the most unique and creative games of all time, thought albeit definitely not without flaws.

It's definitely my favorite Legend of Zelda game, and it still boggles my mind how it was conceived back during the millennium year.

 

[Richietto]

They pulled something off that I still haven't really seen in gaming since so yeah its a mastapiece! Not only unique to all of gaming but one of the craziest takes of a sequel ever. Still can't believe they pulled this game off. I still think about the characters and especially the themes present in the game. Its such a dark world devoid of hope but its done so tastefully. So much to unpack and process. It still hits me every time I play.



This shit still gets me every time. The game oozes this presence you don't really find in other Zelda's, lending to its incredibly unique nature and damn it'll never get old.

 

[Ayirek]

Yeah, I'd say so. It's not got the scope of Ocarina of Time, but I still feel it's the better game.

 

[Uzupedro]

Yes, and better than OoT.
I don't know If this is a controversial here, so I'm gonna run just in case

 

[thatjesushair]

Im glad its getting the praise it deserves now, especially after the remake for 3DS.

I loved it when it released for N64, but I DISTINCTLY remember others not enjoying it at all since it was so different from OoT.

 

[Winnie]

I haven't seen anything similar, so I do say yes.

 

[Green]

Absolutely. The only fault it has is that it followed OoT.

 

[McNum]

Not a fan, to be honest.

It takes the parts of Zelda that I don't care most about and plays them up while toning down the parts I like. The dungeons are nice, the bosses are fun, and the clock ruins everything. The final boss is a bit... odd. But odd fits this oddball of a Zelda game, so it's fine.

The 3DS version added a proper save system, but I still didn't like it. I gave it enough chances by then, I think.

I just want to take my time and explore in Zelda. And that is the one thing you can't do in Majora's Mask. Plus the game keeps stealing my stuff. Keep your hands off my bombs and arrows, they're mine! Rupees, at least, had a bank. Too bad there's no bomb or arrow bank.

 

[Dusk Golem]

I'm saying yes, but I have some more complex feelings on it.

I think more than masterpiece or subjective quality, it can be said it was a wonderful use of limitation to make something very interesting (all the re-used assets, short development time it was allotted). That limitation lead to innovation, and some of the ways it innovated to me lead to some interesting mechanics to be explored later and still are being explored (I think for example Majora's Mask was a loose inspiration for Pathologic 1 & 2, Outer Wilds, and other games that use time and a quirky dark but deep world you dig and learn more about for progression. I think it introduced in a more solid way the concept of making learning and understand a strange world to progress and knowledge being the key for progress set against a time system so you have to pick where you spend your time wisely and how things work on a day cycle.

For that, I am grateful.

 

[Starphanluke]

Abso-fucking-lutely. One of my favorite games of all time.

 

[Mathieran]

I haven't played it in a long time, so it might be nostalgia, but as far as I'm concerned it's the best Zelda.

 

[CloseTalker]

Absolutely. Especially when you consider the context of the franchise, and the time it released. It was an incredibly daring game to follow up OoT

 

[Plinko]

The time aspect ruins it for me. I cannot enjoy it at all. I've tried 3 separate times to get into it. It's just a hassle.

 

[Deleted member 887]

Easily

 

[Bradford]

It is the best Zelda game and easily the best game Nintendo has ever made. I have given up hope of them ever making anything as thematically rich or narratively nuanced. It is a risky, incredibly ambitious game with an uncompromised design vision. There are few games like it.

 

[Anth0ny]

It is the greatest video game ever made

 

[Skel1ingt0n]

It's the best Zelda of all time, and that's one hell of a series. So, yes.

 

[Tohsaka]

No, I vastly prefer OoT and always have.

 

[Gamer @ Heart]

Easily

The reset/time aspect of it on top of the incredible art design and music create a pressure and atmosphere of doom that I have never experienced in another game that elevates the already amazing and varied gameplay options with the masks into a one of a kind experience.

You turn into a dead Zora guitarist and zip around great bay like a fish. It's a masterpiece

 

[Kuro]

Disappointing coming off of OoT but it had a great concept although the execution could get annoying. Don't really care for the story and I feel a lot of aspects of the game have been inflated by theorycrafting youtubers.

Best parts were having fun with the masks and clocktown stuff.

 

[dep9000]

Yeah it is. I didn't love it and had to use a walk through to beat it, but it is a masterpiece. Just not for me

 

[Biske]

It is, they captured lightning in a bottle that hasn't really been captured since.

They created one of the most engrossing worlds that felt lived in and you could see it and watch peoples lives and the impact you could have on them. One of the only game worlds that actually feels alive to me.

 

[Shelbyville Milhouse]

It always was

 

[Weiss]

Heck yeah, it's the best Zelda. A weird, offbeat, sometimes macabre adventure through a doomed world.

 

[Deleted member 10726]

It's not a masterpiece to me rather than it is a rough gem. The short dev cycle really made it become a product of its own kind and I love no other Zelda game more than I do love Majora's Mask.

 

[En-ou]

I would at least say it's definitely one of the most unique and creative games of all time, thought albeit definitely not without flaws.

It's definitely my favorite Legend of Zelda game, and it still boggles my mind how it was conceived back during the millennium year.

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Nintendo Zelda team are gods.

 

[Enduin]

I've very much felt that way from the start and have only thought more so as the years passed and nothing else has come close to it. It's still to this day a very unique and captivating game. It may not be perfect and without flaws or shortcomings, nothing is, nor is it something everyone loves, but it is an experience and direction that you can't find anywhere else and it is great for it.

 

[Pascal]

It's still one of the most beautiful and haunting games I've ever played. I definitely think it's a masterpiece.

 

[KarmaCow]

I appreciate the craft and ingenuity that went into making a follow up to OoT that wasn't just OoT 2 within a year or so. I don't want to say it was an accident but the remake showed how a game like MM probably would have never been made by Nintendo otherwise.

 

[Many]

No, it's too short

 

[Jencks]

WIthout a doubt. One of the most unique and atmospheric games in existence.

Also I think the Great Bay Temple and Stone Tower are some of the best Zelda dungeons in the series. I wish more of them made you think about the dungeon as an entire structure.

 

[Jaded Alyx]

Majora's Mask? More like, Majora's ASSS

 

[Deleted member 37233]

I personally don't enjoy playing it because of the time mechanic. But I nevertheless think it's genius. That, the characters and their routines, the world, atmosphere and music, the absence of Ganon(dorf). It's a brilliant game, I can appreciate that without enjoying to play it.

 

[Sky Walker]

I played the 3DS remake. The N64 version is unplayable for me.

Nonetheless, it has a very special place in my heart. Unforgettable experience.

 

[Sargerus]

It's still the best Zelda so yeah.

 

[diablogg]

I used to think it's the best Zelda, I recently partly replayed thru it, never finished but watched the whole playthru with Mike & Mike at Easy Allies. It does some truly crazy things, Clock Town is amazing, all the cool masks and guys you can turn into are amazing, but I think it's no longer my favorite Zelda. Some of the quests are bizarre or impossible to figure out without a guide (I used to use guides as a kid, but try not to as I've gotten older,) It's still an amazing game probably still a masterpiece, I think WindWaker has replaced it as my favorite Zelda game.

 

[SickNasty]

Still do, yes.

 

[Lemony1984]

I've tried a few times and have never been motivated enough to finish it. I respect it though.

 

[modestb]

There are certainly elements to it that are genuinely superb.

I don't think it comes together in a cohesive whole like its predecessor OoT, but it is a fantastic game.

 

[Fuchsia]

Yes, and better than OoT.
I don't know If this is a controversial here, so I'm gonna run just in case

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I'm 100% behind this statement.

I'm also 100% running behind you.

 

[Xavi]

Yes, also best Zelda game.

 

[Hella]

It's still one of the most beautiful and haunting games I've ever played. I definitely think it's a masterpiece.

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Dang, that is a perfect description of Majora's Mask. It has lingered in my mind since I first played it, like it's haunting me.

 

[metalslimer]

It's probably in the top 10 most unique games ever made. The dungeons themselves are probably in the bottom tier of 3d zelda I would say but the focus is rightly on the world and all of its doomed inhabitants. It definitely can be frustrating with its time mechanic but it adds to the hopelessness as all of your hardwork feels like it continually being undone.

 

[Mr. Keith]

A lot of the faults made themselves very apparent with the 3DS remake for me. I think the creativity of playing it for the first time made me forgive a lot of the problems at the time.

I do think it is a great game with the most creative and well thought out side quests in the series but a lot of the main things you play a Zelda game for are very lacking.

 

[SmokedSalmon]

It's a very special game to me. So many of my first memories with video games are tied to this game. Last time I played it in full was 2012, but I found it to still be enjoyable then.

 

[Tochtli79]

Yes, definitely. Such a bold, unique concept and it's executed amazingly.

 

[Deleted member 59109]

It's a pretty good game. I wouldn't say it's a masterpiece

 

[scabobbs]

Yes. Also I don't feel great about TLOZ being short for Zelda.

 

[Tuck]

Its an amazing game. The tone alone sets it apart, but it also has some really great dungeons (even if only 4) and so many memorable moments.

 

[MarcyPoos]

First played it on Wii Virtual Console. It's my second favourite Zelda behind BotW and ahead of Wind Waker.