The Legend Of Zelda (Prepare Yourself For This))

[Prophet Hero]

Originally posted by kakomu
by that token, Nintendo continually producing zelda, Mario and Metroid games could, in itself, be considered pandering to the lowest common dollar. The know the games will sell, and they make them to sell...

True enough.

However, it's telling that there was relatively lukewarm response, particularly in terms of sales, to Super Mario Sunshine, Mario Kart and Zelda. The games were good (I can't really comment on MK because I haven't played it), but not amazingly so as their SNES and N64 incarnations were.

I'm excluding Metroid from this criticism because I think that Prime is a truly excellent game, which benefited from skipping the N64 generation of updates.

I guess everyone complains about sequels, but at the same time everyone wants more of their favourite games.

As for the new Zelda's look? It's great, but I hope that Nintendo won't shy away from trying new looks for their games. It seems that 'everyone' thinks Zelda should be 'realistic'-looking reminiscent of 'adult Fantasy'. It's noticeable that the majority that demand this are adolescents usually under the age of 18, who seem oblivious to the fact that one of the best Zelda games to date - A Link to the Past - is one of the most cartoon-looking games ever.