A Link to the Past VS Ocarina of Time - Page 2

Ross · 04-22-2003, 05:28 PM

I can UNDERSTAND someone thinking that OoT is a better game (poor souls), but anyone who thinks that LttP is a bad game needs their head examined.

LttP is better because:
-Better graphics with the technology- I hated in OoT people's hands, many faces, most character's gesticular movements, and glitches and glitches and more glitches!
-Better story- LttP has one very fine story, my favourite in-game story in fact. Not perfect still I'll admit, I say over and over that the character Blind should have had some story involvement (flashbacks?). The story in OoT is passable.
-Solid controls and gameplay- OoT is kind of cool in this respect, but it just doesn't feel solid. Things like Link's rolling, and a bit more glitches.
-Music- In my humble opinion (Royal Conservatory of Music in Canada, *cough*) LttP has far better tracks. Listen to the main overworld theme in MM (I know it's not OoT, but y'know), now compare it to LttP. LttP's is far better! Also the darkworld, dungeon themes, and 'The King Returns' and end theme are wonderful! I'd love for every song to be played by an orchestra!

OoT was 3D, and good for it. It's a fun game, and it along with MM are my favourite games for the N64... but hey, everyone knows the SNES is better anyway *winks*. I'm hearing good things about Wind Waker, I don't have a Gamecube so I don't know.
PS

OoT in one area (I think it beats MM too, though MM tried to top it with those crazy colours) atmosphere. Some areas, particularily dungeons, in OoT look to die for. Some that come to mind include the forest temple (that part with the bridge in particular), and Kokiri village... at the same time one forest area really let me down... the Lost Woods. I want a real forest, like in the Beta version movies I saw!

imported_AJ Middleton · 04-22-2003, 05:49 PM

^I disagree with all of your pro-LttP points.

04-22-2003, 05:50 PM

OoT sucked. LttP owned. But Link's Awakening owns them all.-jay

imported_AJ Middleton · 04-22-2003, 06:27 PM

I honestly don't see what people see on LttP, nor why it's always on the battlefield with OoT. Does that mean LttP is the second best Zelda? HA!

04-22-2003, 06:39 PM

Sure it's the second best Zelda.

Top Zelda Games

1. Link's Awakening
2. Link to the Past
3. Wind Waker
4. Legend of Zelda
5. Majora's Mask
6. Ocarina of Time
7. Adventure of Link
8/9. Those crappy Awakening clones

-jay

04-22-2003, 06:56 PM

I've always liked Link to the Past better, but maybe it's too hard for some people....
Also it took me forever to find every heart piece in LttP, where in Ocarina of Time the "3-D" world made it all to easy.

04-22-2003, 07:16 PM

You consider Lttp harder, i consider OoT funner.

Metal Mario · 04-22-2003, 07:30 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Sir Bolt Dragoon:
I honestly don't see what people see on LttP, nor why it's always on the battlefield with OoT. Does that mean LttP is the second best Zelda? HA!

Of course A Link to the Past isn't the second-best Zelda game. That's just plain ridiculous.

It's the best Zelda game!!!! Bwa ha ha ha!!!

Fishmael · 04-22-2003, 07:57 PM

My list of favorite Zelda's.

1: LttP and Ocarina, Tie.
2: Majora's Mask
3: I give up.

04-22-2003, 08:23 PM

Jolt, MM, myself, Jay, NintendoNut and Ross should be accepted to MENSA. As for everyone else, ever heard of Ritalin?

Dee Emm · 04-22-2003, 08:38 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Biff Tannen:
OoT sucked. LttP owned. But Link's Awakening owns them all.-jay

Agreed, except I have to say LA wasn't the best IMO. I gotta go with Wind Waker being the best.

imported_Kaeru 7 · 04-22-2003, 10:38 PM

I'm sick of Ocarina of Time. I swear, I'm sick of it. I've only played through it a few times, and already I think it's too bland and boring. That's why I never finished Master Quest--I'm basically doing the same thing I did in OoT except with remixed dungeons. I don't know what it is, but there's just something about the game that gives it poor replay value.

However, I've had A Link to the Past for twice as long as I've had OoT, but I can never get enough of the game. The gameplay is just so addictive... I love it. By far the best Zelda game out there.

imported_AJ Middleton · 04-22-2003, 10:42 PM

What ARE you talking about. OoT is amazing. LttP is boring as hell, and it really goes nowhere. I'm one to remember game plots. You know what I remember about LttP? Very little. That says something. LttP had sloppy music, cheap graphics, and was poorly constructed.

OoT, on the other hand, was an AMAZING game. Graphics-wise, plot-wise, and adventure-wise. No reply value? You kidding me? I'm on my 6th file, and there is STILL more I want to do again.

[ April 22, 2003, 10:43 PM: Message edited by: Sir Bolt Dragoon ]

04-23-2003, 12:01 AM

Nah. OoT just sucked. LttP was a work of art.-jay

imported_Kaeru 7 · 04-23-2003, 12:11 AM

Show where exactly these cheap graphics and sloppy music lie, because I honestly don't know what the heck you're talking about. For 1992, its look is quite sophisticated, and the end credits is one of the most magnificent video game music compositions I've ever heard.

OoT was better plot-wise and graphics-wise (obviously), but that's about it. Definitely not adventure-wise, in my opinion. The dungeons and puzzles in LttP are so much better and addicting.

In OoT, I've found all the skulltulas and pieces of heart, and the idea of running around Hyrule Field all over again in another file sounds like a chore. In LttP, I've found all the items and pieces of heart, but the idea of running around the Light and Dark Worlds all over again in another file excites me.

04-23-2003, 12:50 AM

Damn, all of this talk makes me want to play LttP again.

And I still don't feel like beating OoT.-jay

04-23-2003, 02:56 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Biff Tannen:
OoT sucked. LttP owned. But Link's Awakening owns them all.-jay

Now this is a man of class and distinction

1) Link's Awakening
2) Link To The Past
3) Mojara's Mask
4) Oracle of Ages
5) Ocarina of Time
6) Oracle of Seasons
7) The Legend of Zelda
8) The Legend of Zelda II

When Wind Waker gets here, I'll give that a score too...

04-23-2003, 07:22 AM

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Originally posted by Meta Ridley:
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OoT.

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04-23-2003, 07:57 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Biff Tannen:
Damn, all of this talk makes me want to play LttP again.

And I still don't feel like beating OoT.-jay

I just beat it again for the 100th time about a week ago. Fusion is right, LttP had awesome graphics for it's time, maybe not to today's standards but that's really hard to keep up with anymore. Heck most of the places on OoT were originally from LttP (Lost Woods for one).

Ross · 04-23-2003, 09:53 AM

To Wacko Bolt Dragoon:
Are you even on the same page with everyone else? You could have said (Note to all that I don't agree with this.) bad synthesized music, poor graphics by today's standards, boring etc. But how the hell could you say that the music, graphics, or game altogether were 'poorly constructed.' Any damn gamer could play LttP and tell you (even if they didn't like it) that it had good qualities. Whatsmore, anybody can realize that a lot of effort and talent went into that game!

Don't remember the storyline? How about this for OoT: It's a run of the mill backstory BASED ON LttP you cretan! LttP was cool, you had to retrieve the Master Sword (rather than it being 'oh look it's there' in OoT), you have the whole maidens story, Agahnim, the Dark World... heck even many of the different locations have their own little stories! I'm not saying that OoT's story is bad. But it's rather simplistic compared to LttP.

Oh and PS to the guy who said that many of the locations in OoT come from LttP: Yes and no. OoT wasn't based too terribly on LttP beyond that it was the backstory, (I hear that WW does quite a bit of that, so that's one hell of a good thing!). Like I mean there's a castle (I know, first castles appeared in ZII), a Kakariko village... that's about it. Lake Hylia, Death Mountain, and yes the Lost Woods first appeared in LoZ.

People, people! Fine if anyone has their own opinions. But you know what? I think the smart people could agree that they're both great games. If you don't admit to that, then I'd call you crazy.

[ April 23, 2003, 09:56 AM: Message edited by: Ross ]

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04-22-2003, 05:28 PM	#21
Ross Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Saskatchewan Posts: 275 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Points: 564.00 Bank: 500.00 Total Points: 1,064.00 Donate	I can UNDERSTAND someone thinking that OoT is a better game (poor souls), but anyone who thinks that LttP is a bad game needs their head examined. LttP is better because: -Better graphics with the technology- I hated in OoT people's hands, many faces, most character's gesticular movements, and glitches and glitches and more glitches! -Better story- LttP has one very fine story, my favourite in-game story in fact. Not perfect still I'll admit, I say over and over that the character Blind should have had some story involvement (flashbacks?). The story in OoT is passable. -Solid controls and gameplay- OoT is kind of cool in this respect, but it just doesn't feel solid. Things like Link's rolling, and a bit more glitches. -Music- In my humble opinion (Royal Conservatory of Music in Canada, cough) LttP has far better tracks. Listen to the main overworld theme in MM (I know it's not OoT, but y'know), now compare it to LttP. LttP's is far better! Also the darkworld, dungeon themes, and 'The King Returns' and end theme are wonderful! I'd love for every song to be played by an orchestra! OoT was 3D, and good for it. It's a fun game, and it along with MM are my favourite games for the N64... but hey, everyone knows the SNES is better anyway winks. I'm hearing good things about Wind Waker, I don't have a Gamecube so I don't know. PS OoT in one area (I think it beats MM too, though MM tried to top it with those crazy colours) atmosphere. Some areas, particularily dungeons, in OoT look to die for. Some that come to mind include the forest temple (that part with the bridge in particular), and Kokiri village... at the same time one forest area really let me down... the Lost Woods. I want a real forest, like in the Beta version movies I saw!

04-22-2003, 05:49 PM	#22
imported_AJ Middleton Join Date: Dec 1969 Posts: 0 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Points: 537.00 Bank: 0.00 Total Points: 537.00 Donate	^I disagree with all of your pro-LttP points.

04-22-2003, 05:50 PM	#23
Perrin Aybara Guest Posts: n/a Points: 0 Bank: 0 Total Points: 0 Donate	OoT sucked. LttP owned. But Link's Awakening owns them all.-jay

04-22-2003, 06:27 PM	#24
imported_AJ Middleton Join Date: Dec 1969 Posts: 0 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Points: 537.00 Bank: 0.00 Total Points: 537.00 Donate	I honestly don't see what people see on LttP, nor why it's always on the battlefield with OoT. Does that mean LttP is the second best Zelda? HA!

04-22-2003, 06:39 PM	#25
Perrin Aybara Guest Posts: n/a Points: 0 Bank: 0 Total Points: 0 Donate	Sure it's the second best Zelda. Top Zelda Games 1. Link's Awakening 2. Link to the Past 3. Wind Waker 4. Legend of Zelda 5. Majora's Mask 6. Ocarina of Time 7. Adventure of Link 8/9. Those crappy Awakening clones -jay

04-22-2003, 06:56 PM	#26
Daos300 Guest Posts: n/a Points: 0 Bank: 0 Total Points: 0 Donate	I've always liked Link to the Past better, but maybe it's too hard for some people.... Also it took me forever to find every heart piece in LttP, where in Ocarina of Time the "3-D" world made it all to easy.

04-22-2003, 07:16 PM	#27
[sage] Guest Posts: n/a Points: 0 Bank: 0 Total Points: 0 Donate	You consider Lttp harder, i consider OoT funner.

04-22-2003, 07:57 PM	#29
Fishmael Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Palmdale, California Posts: 3,226 Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Points: 3,742.64 Bank: 1,608.43 Total Points: 5,351.07 Donate	My list of favorite Zelda's. 1: LttP and Ocarina, Tie. 2: Majora's Mask 3: I give up.

04-22-2003, 08:23 PM	#30
I HATE POKEMON! Guest Posts: n/a Points: 0 Bank: 0 Total Points: 0 Donate	Jolt, MM, myself, Jay, NintendoNut and Ross should be accepted to MENSA. As for everyone else, ever heard of Ritalin?

04-22-2003, 10:38 PM	#32
imported_Kaeru 7 Main Mod Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Warwick, Rhode Island Posts: 6,061 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Points: 1,116.00 Bank: 0.00 Total Points: 1,116.00 Donate	I'm sick of Ocarina of Time. I swear, I'm sick of it. I've only played through it a few times, and already I think it's too bland and boring. That's why I never finished Master Quest--I'm basically doing the same thing I did in OoT except with remixed dungeons. I don't know what it is, but there's just something about the game that gives it poor replay value. However, I've had A Link to the Past for twice as long as I've had OoT, but I can never get enough of the game. The gameplay is just so addictive... I love it. By far the best Zelda game out there.

04-22-2003, 10:42 PM	#33
imported_AJ Middleton Join Date: Dec 1969 Posts: 0 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Points: 537.00 Bank: 0.00 Total Points: 537.00 Donate	What ARE you talking about. OoT is amazing. LttP is boring as hell, and it really goes nowhere. I'm one to remember game plots. You know what I remember about LttP? Very little. That says something. LttP had sloppy music, cheap graphics, and was poorly constructed. OoT, on the other hand, was an AMAZING game. Graphics-wise, plot-wise, and adventure-wise. No reply value? You kidding me? I'm on my 6th file, and there is STILL more I want to do again. [ April 22, 2003, 10:43 PM: Message edited by: Sir Bolt Dragoon ]

04-23-2003, 12:01 AM	#34
Perrin Aybara Guest Posts: n/a Points: 0 Bank: 0 Total Points: 0 Donate	Nah. OoT just sucked. LttP was a work of art.-jay

04-23-2003, 12:11 AM	#35
imported_Kaeru 7 Main Mod Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Warwick, Rhode Island Posts: 6,061 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Points: 1,116.00 Bank: 0.00 Total Points: 1,116.00 Donate	Show where exactly these cheap graphics and sloppy music lie, because I honestly don't know what the heck you're talking about. For 1992, its look is quite sophisticated, and the end credits is one of the most magnificent video game music compositions I've ever heard. OoT was better plot-wise and graphics-wise (obviously), but that's about it. Definitely not adventure-wise, in my opinion. The dungeons and puzzles in LttP are so much better and addicting. In OoT, I've found all the skulltulas and pieces of heart, and the idea of running around Hyrule Field all over again in another file sounds like a chore. In LttP, I've found all the items and pieces of heart, but the idea of running around the Light and Dark Worlds all over again in another file excites me.

04-23-2003, 12:50 AM	#36
Perrin Aybara Guest Posts: n/a Points: 0 Bank: 0 Total Points: 0 Donate	Damn, all of this talk makes me want to play LttP again. And I still don't feel like beating OoT.-jay

04-23-2003, 09:53 AM	#40
Ross Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Saskatchewan Posts: 275 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Points: 564.00 Bank: 500.00 Total Points: 1,064.00 Donate	To Wacko Bolt Dragoon: Are you even on the same page with everyone else? You could have said (Note to all that I don't agree with this.) bad synthesized music, poor graphics by today's standards, boring etc. But how the hell could you say that the music, graphics, or game altogether were 'poorly constructed.' Any damn gamer could play LttP and tell you (even if they didn't like it) that it had good qualities. Whatsmore, anybody can realize that a lot of effort and talent went into that game! Don't remember the storyline? How about this for OoT: It's a run of the mill backstory BASED ON LttP you cretan! LttP was cool, you had to retrieve the Master Sword (rather than it being 'oh look it's there' in OoT), you have the whole maidens story, Agahnim, the Dark World... heck even many of the different locations have their own little stories! I'm not saying that OoT's story is bad. But it's rather simplistic compared to LttP. Oh and PS to the guy who said that many of the locations in OoT come from LttP: Yes and no. OoT wasn't based too terribly on LttP beyond that it was the backstory, (I hear that WW does quite a bit of that, so that's one hell of a good thing!). Like I mean there's a castle (I know, first castles appeared in ZII), a Kakariko village... that's about it. Lake Hylia, Death Mountain, and yes the Lost Woods first appeared in LoZ. People, people! Fine if anyone has their own opinions. But you know what? I think the smart people could agree that they're both great games. If you don't admit to that, then I'd call you crazy. [ April 23, 2003, 09:56 AM: Message edited by: Ross ]