just because this game was amazing for its time doesn't make it the greatest of all time, it makes it the greatest FOR its time, SURELY there have been games that have come out since with better visual presentation, story, and gameplay.
So now I ask you, without any rose-tinted glasses. What is the greatest game of all time?
Played over 400 games and every single AAA game from the last decade. Ocarina is still the best by quite alot. Only played 5 games that came close >Panzer Dragoon Saga - Saturn >Final Fantasy VI - SNES >SoulCalibur - Dreamcast >Digital Devil Saga 2 - PS2 >Resident Evil 4 - GameCube
Parker Jenkins
Too bad, so sad. People shouldn't have been born in the 2000's. Anyone born after 1995 is not allowed an opinion on anything.
Brandon Long
It was good for it's time, but I don't get how boomers state over and over how it's the best game ever. It isn't even the best in its own genre.
Evan Sullivan
Because the contrarians that say this never have any legimate argument
Cameron Anderson
It'a still an amazing game op. Heck I for one still play it and Majora's mask. It's still going down as one of the best games ever released whether you like it or not.
Hunter Anderson
no one cares zoomie
Jaxson Phillips
Ocarina of Time 3DS.
Luis Rogers
I feel like the people who like Majora’s Mask is the same people who swear by Dark Souls 2. You’re just drawn towards filtered garbage. Let me guess, you like The Witcher 3 too?
Hudson Powell
it's not the greatest game of all time but it's the best 3D Zelda game
i didn't make this thread to be a contrarian, this is a legitmate concern of mine that we as gamers will never know what the ACTUAL greatest game of all time is because everyone just fucking clustered around OOT because some reviewers said it, it was on some websites top 10s and then everyone started to believe it NO WAY
if we met 10,000 kids that grew up in a jungle and didn't have any outside input or influence and gave them the general consensus top 100 games of all time i don't have any faith that OOT would remain #1
Thomas Hall
Ocarina Of Time 1.0
Jayden Cook
OOT is the GOAT and there is nothing you can do to change it while us boomies are still alive. Cope & seethe
Angel Miller
>we as gamers Only an underage candy ass kid would ever unironically say shit like this. True "gamers" fucking cringe at the word gamer and don't like being referred to as one.
Joseph Butler
yeah well i like the game user
Jayden Garcia
maybe if you werent such a fucking whore that spent all their time on reddit you wouldnt be so triggered, what the fuck else do you want me to say? the gaming community?
Ethan Anderson
you're right, now BOTW is the greatest game of all time.
that's an incomplete list of the things that make oot good, and story probably doesn't belong because the story really doesn't stand out that much
oot is good because the developers were masters of setting the tone (or mood). every stage of the game has a unique feel to it that fits what you're doing. kokiri forest is energetic and childish, the deku tree is forboding, hyrule field is bold and adventurous. oot also does something really well that a lot of other games don't do: it uses CUTTING the music as a way to set tone. there are several points in the game where the music cuts and the sounds are used to convey the tone, whether it be lonely, suspenseful, terrifying, etc.
the gameplay in oot is pretty good, but it's not like there haven't been games that have done it better. the visuals in oot are a mixed bag over time; the graphics have obviously aged considerably, but the actual artstyle is still incredibly varied and potent. the story was never really something particularly incredible to begin with; it serviced the needs of the game and had some neat moments but it wasn't particularly great or anything.
oot is still relevant today because the devs were masters of making you feel a certain way while playing the game. there are other games that do this well, sure, but many of them learned some or all of their tricks from oot, and few have really advanced that technique in the way oot did.