The "General Games Chat" forum, which includes Retro Game Reviews, has been archived and is now read-only. You cannot post here or create a new thread or review on this forum.
This thread has been linked to the game 'The Legend of Zelda: Majora's mask'.
I'm in a Zelda-y mood at the moment so I thought I'd come up with a list of things that the new Legend of Zelda game on the Gamecube should contain for various reasons. Feel free to call my ideas crap and change them for your own.
Dungeons
The dungeons in Wind Waker were easy, to be honest the whole game was pretty easy. Then there's Majora's Mask that had far too few dungeons to complete but they were much harder than Wind Waker's. The dungeons in OoT seemed to be the right level of difficulty and there was a good number of them so sticking to a similar style would seem a sensible option. Saying that, the Spirit Temple seemed easier than some of its predecessors so I would encourage Nintendo to make sure that the difficulty level raises at a steady rate without dropping along the way.
Items
I'm hoping for a big inventory. There have been loads of great items throughout Link's history with some of the highlights being the hookshot, the boomerang, and the lens of truth.
I also think that the idea from OoT with the different tunics and boots can be re-used possibly with different designs, e.g. magnetic boots that allow link to walk along metal walls and rooves to dodge lava covered floors, etc.
The masks from Majora's Mask could be hard to put into the game but there's no reason why their can't be a small side quest involving them, e.g. fall down a hole where a deku scrub gives you a deku scrub mask to complete an obstacle course with and then win a heart piece at the end before returning the mask.
Epona
Ok, so it's already been confirmed that Epona will be in the new game but it's such a good thing that I have to include it. The boat idea for Wind Waker was crap. Epona rules.
The End?
Why do the Zelda games refuse to let you save after defeating the final boss? It's stupid, I think that once you beat the game you should still be able to wander through Hyrule (or where ever it's set) and have some things to do. For example, after completing the game the bosses from the temples should respawn back in the temples so you can go back and fight them again as often as you want. Also, a few mini games could open up like an extra shooting range or a special horse racing circuit which could also include multi player. You should be able to go back and talk to the villagers and have them congratulate you. There could even be a special super item that you get like a hookshot that attaches itself to anything giving you the opportunity to fully explore the world once you've completed the game.
Golden Skullatas
I am praying that these do not return, I can't see how anybody could have found all of them in OoT.
Heart Pieces
These are a good idea for increasing your life meter but some of them are stupidly well hidden. I think that there should be some more clues to get them so you find them through logic rather than stumbling across them by chance.
Bosses
These should be tougher. The early bosses have always been at a sensible level of difficulty but later booses don't seem to increase much in difficulty. I'm not asking for anything as hard as Ultra Mega Mega Man in South Park or even King K. Rool in DK64 but something pretty tough harder than some previous Zelda bosses.
I can't think of anything else at the moment but I'm sure there are plenty of obvious points I've missed. So, what are your ideas?
Dungeons
The dungeons in Wind Waker were easy, to be honest the whole game was pretty easy. Then there's Majora's Mask that had far too few dungeons to complete but they were much harder than Wind Waker's. The dungeons in OoT seemed to be the right level of difficulty and there was a good number of them so sticking to a similar style would seem a sensible option. Saying that, the Spirit Temple seemed easier than some of its predecessors so I would encourage Nintendo to make sure that the difficulty level raises at a steady rate without dropping along the way.
Items
I'm hoping for a big inventory. There have been loads of great items throughout Link's history with some of the highlights being the hookshot, the boomerang, and the lens of truth.
I also think that the idea from OoT with the different tunics and boots can be re-used possibly with different designs, e.g. magnetic boots that allow link to walk along metal walls and rooves to dodge lava covered floors, etc.
The masks from Majora's Mask could be hard to put into the game but there's no reason why their can't be a small side quest involving them, e.g. fall down a hole where a deku scrub gives you a deku scrub mask to complete an obstacle course with and then win a heart piece at the end before returning the mask.
Epona
Ok, so it's already been confirmed that Epona will be in the new game but it's such a good thing that I have to include it. The boat idea for Wind Waker was crap. Epona rules.
The End?
Why do the Zelda games refuse to let you save after defeating the final boss? It's stupid, I think that once you beat the game you should still be able to wander through Hyrule (or where ever it's set) and have some things to do. For example, after completing the game the bosses from the temples should respawn back in the temples so you can go back and fight them again as often as you want. Also, a few mini games could open up like an extra shooting range or a special horse racing circuit which could also include multi player. You should be able to go back and talk to the villagers and have them congratulate you. There could even be a special super item that you get like a hookshot that attaches itself to anything giving you the opportunity to fully explore the world once you've completed the game.
Golden Skullatas
I am praying that these do not return, I can't see how anybody could have found all of them in OoT.
Heart Pieces
These are a good idea for increasing your life meter but some of them are stupidly well hidden. I think that there should be some more clues to get them so you find them through logic rather than stumbling across them by chance.
Bosses
These should be tougher. The early bosses have always been at a sensible level of difficulty but later booses don't seem to increase much in difficulty. I'm not asking for anything as hard as Ultra Mega Mega Man in South Park or even King K. Rool in DK64 but something pretty tough harder than some previous Zelda bosses.
I can't think of anything else at the moment but I'm sure there are plenty of obvious points I've missed. So, what are your ideas?
Page:
Can't believe so many people haven't played Majora's Mask
Majora's Mask> Any other Zelda ever!
Majora's Mask> Any other Zelda ever!
Just going to randomly butt in on this thread and say that I have never played any Zelda game up until the Wind Waker.
Which I never completed.
I should get it again.
Which I never completed.
I should get it again.
Majora's Mask is the best game ever. Not as epic as OOT, but design wise it's amazing. I never found I didn't have enough time to finish dungeons (as long as you slow time down), and I'm very thorough when it comes to exploration, like, to an extreme sometimes (having to cut down every bit of grass so it looks all neat... *cough*).
The little touches were amazing, even something as little as getting the coming days winning lottery numbers or getting to re-fight bosses, it's just wonderful. The atmosphere, as has be said, it brilliance, tis the most twistedly evil game ever. There's no doubt in my mind there'll never be a Zelda game like it again. Takes a while to get into, but people gave up on it too easily.
MM > all you
The little touches were amazing, even something as little as getting the coming days winning lottery numbers or getting to re-fight bosses, it's just wonderful. The atmosphere, as has be said, it brilliance, tis the most twistedly evil game ever. There's no doubt in my mind there'll never be a Zelda game like it again. Takes a while to get into, but people gave up on it too easily.
MM > all you
Cycloon wrote:
> JFH wrote:
> I have three copies of Majora's Mask, the N64 cart and two
> collector's
> edition disks for the Gamecube.
>
> Could I nab one?
No, sorry. The N64 cart has my good save file on it so I wouldn't sell that, I've got one of the CE discs open and I have save files for that for The Legend of Zelda and Zelda II: The Adventure of Link, then the other CE disc is still in its Nintendo shrink wrap in the hope it will be worth something someday. Oddly though, the sealed copies on ebay seem to sell for less than the open copies.
> JFH wrote:
> I have three copies of Majora's Mask, the N64 cart and two
> collector's
> edition disks for the Gamecube.
>
> Could I nab one?
No, sorry. The N64 cart has my good save file on it so I wouldn't sell that, I've got one of the CE discs open and I have save files for that for The Legend of Zelda and Zelda II: The Adventure of Link, then the other CE disc is still in its Nintendo shrink wrap in the hope it will be worth something someday. Oddly though, the sealed copies on ebay seem to sell for less than the open copies.
Hedfix wrote:
> I tired of the timed dungeons quickly. I don't like working against
> the clock: it gets in the way of fun and exploration.
I know what you mean, I don't like working against the clock either but there is something about the game that is making me want to finish it.
> I tired of the timed dungeons quickly. I don't like working against
> the clock: it gets in the way of fun and exploration.
I know what you mean, I don't like working against the clock either but there is something about the game that is making me want to finish it.
I got up to the ice dungeon but couldn't be bothered from there.
Hedfix wrote:
> I tired of the timed dungeons quickly. I don't like working against
> the clock: it gets in the way of fun and exploration.
And that is the reason why I hated Majora's Mask. Never bothered to finish it, waste of my money.
> I tired of the timed dungeons quickly. I don't like working against
> the clock: it gets in the way of fun and exploration.
And that is the reason why I hated Majora's Mask. Never bothered to finish it, waste of my money.
I tired of the timed dungeons quickly. I don't like working against the clock: it gets in the way of fun and exploration.
Never Played MM? Tut Tut. You've missed out on the 2nd best Zelda ever.
JFH wrote:
> I have three copies of Majora's Mask, the N64 cart and two collector's
> edition disks for the Gamecube.
Could I nab one?
> I have three copies of Majora's Mask, the N64 cart and two collector's
> edition disks for the Gamecube.
Could I nab one?
Page: