The Legend of Zelda Games, Ranked From Worst To Best

I agree with a lot of what you said. But I think your arguments about why OoT is better than WW comes back to an argument about history and predecessors, which I touched on earlier. I think history is an important factor to consider when rating games, but gameplay also has to be one of them.

Yes, OoT invented a lot of the things we take for granted in games and in Zelda. For this reason, the reviews, the sales, and the ratings on it were very good in the late 90's. Your argument is that this inherently makes it a better game, because it has a better legacy and inspired many games to come. However, I very much disagree. What are we talking about now, nearly 20 years from now? How the OoT formula is stale, and it being recycled every game is not fun. I'd argue th

Which was the better game in 1998? Obviously OoT, Wind Waker wasn't made yet. In 2002? Most people would still say OoT. In 2006? OoT, probably. OoT was largely considered the best Zelda game for many years. Twilight Princess eventually sold more games, although a lot of that can be contributed to the Wii's success over the N64.

Also, it's worth noting that OoT has an HD/3D remake as well, which sold very well, and improved some QoL issues. But even that updated game still isn't better than WWHD and TPHD.

I don't think the example of college football teams is a good one. It's better to think of ranking the Zelda games in terms of one team, over the years. Which was better, the 2017 Patriots, the 2015 Patriots, the 2005 Patriots, etc. It's the same team, but at a different place in time. I don't know enough about football to give a good analogy, but just say one year the team had a great defense, and another year the team had a better coach and playmaking or something. All the teams won the championship but if they were to face off, who would win? That's nearly impossible to say, because of different historical factors at play.

The same can kinda be said about Zelda games. W

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