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Bongo Bill

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Re: Zelda Blows
« Reply #200 on: December 13, 2009, 09:58:34 PM »

The Gamecube version has some crash bugs, some of which are unpredictable, all of which are irritating due to the limited save system. You can lose a lot of progress. I have noticed one thing that consistently causes a crash, though. When you're using a powder keg, don't let the explosion appear on-screen. (I've heard that the Ocarina of Time ports to the Gamecube have similar issues, less commonly.)

It's quite unfortunate (and uncharacteristic of Nintendo) that the port is so buggy. The version on Virtual Console doesn't have this issue, and also runs at a higher resolution, but N64 Virtual Console games don't support rumble for some dumb reason, and it's obviously not an option if you don't have a Wii sitting around, or don't want to spend ten bucks.
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Re: Zelda Blows
« Reply #201 on: December 13, 2009, 10:01:23 PM »

Most of the complaints in this thread go back to "more 2D Zeldas please".  I am okay with that.

Sort of; though mine was subtle, i think that it would be best if NINTENDO stopped making Zelda games, because apart from MM, all the best ones were by Capcom or Clover.
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Re: Zelda Blows
« Reply #202 on: December 13, 2009, 10:10:24 PM »

I finally managed to beat Spirit Tracks tonight; the final boss comes in multiple parts, which is fine, but half of said parts are annoying. Then again, the other half fucking rule.

Still, I liked it a lot. Handheld Zeldas tend to be better than console ones, I think.

Anyone who hasn't played Majora's Mask should play it, as it is definitely the best Zelda, no question. I am always so mad when I see people rank OoT higher than MM, or worse, don't rank MM at all. Fucking philistines.
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Re: Zelda Blows
« Reply #203 on: December 13, 2009, 10:49:58 PM »

MM is my second favorite Zelda. Riiiight behind Link's Awakening.

But then again, I have a massive, raging hard-on for LA. So my view on the matter is somewhat skewed.
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Re: Zelda Blows
« Reply #204 on: December 13, 2009, 11:04:27 PM »

i have probably played Link's Awakening around 100 times. It is a good one.
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Re: Zelda Blows
« Reply #205 on: December 13, 2009, 11:20:55 PM »

I haven't had a chance to play Majora's Mask, yet. I tried to get it on Gamecube, but got cockblocked by a couple of Gamecrazy employees who were kind of maybe sure that I could only get a copy if I bought a new Gamecube.

That said, even with all the praise it's gotten, I'm not sure I'd like it more than Wind Waker. For all the complaints against it, justifiably even, I still fucking love it. I liked Sailing, especially during the night phase, even if there weren't that many things to find. I enjoyed the dungeons, mostly for the aesthetics.

Hell, if it weren't for the lack of VA, I thought the cutscenes were some of the best directed sequences in any video game ever.
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Re: Zelda Blows
« Reply #206 on: December 13, 2009, 11:34:50 PM »

I guess I should play Link's Awakening.
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Re: Zelda Blows
« Reply #207 on: December 13, 2009, 11:52:36 PM »

Is Spirit Tracks's control at all like Phantom Hourglass's?  Because I could not fucking play that game.
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Re: Zelda Blows
« Reply #208 on: December 13, 2009, 11:57:26 PM »

What is wrong with you people?
Sure there was a learning curve for the stylus. As in you had to play the game for about 5-10 minutes before it was second nature. If it took longer than that, you may need to see a doctor.
How hard is it to tap or move a stylus around? It was precise enough and you moved well enough to do everything nicely. Even attacking was well implemented.
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Re: Zelda Blows
« Reply #209 on: December 14, 2009, 12:42:51 AM »

They changed how you roll, and said they tightened it up a bit, but I don't notice a difference. It's the only stylus controlled game I like using the stylus for, including TWEWY.
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Re: Zelda Blows
« Reply #210 on: January 03, 2010, 08:49:05 PM »

Some people redid the OOT soundtrack with actual instruments because they care too much and it sounds nice sometimes http://www.zreomusic.com/
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Re: Zelda Blows
« Reply #211 on: January 05, 2010, 03:20:09 PM »

Some people redid the OOT soundtrack with actual instruments
Your ears are bad and you should feel bad.
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Re: Zelda Blows
« Reply #212 on: January 05, 2010, 03:30:31 PM »

that's not what i meant to type
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Re: Zelda Blows
« Reply #213 on: January 05, 2010, 09:06:28 PM »

I bought Spirit Tracks because I love Wind Waker, I loved Phantom Hourglass (yes, even the timed super-dungeon), and I love trains.

I beat two dungeons, then traded Spirit Tracks to a friend for a sushi dinner. I enjoyed the sushi a lot more than I enjoyed Spirit Tracks.
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Re: Zelda Blows
« Reply #214 on: January 05, 2010, 10:40:22 PM »

I finally got around to playing through the forest dungeon. It... was very bland and boring.
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Re: Zelda Blows
« Reply #215 on: January 05, 2010, 10:47:06 PM »

the first dungeon is awful

the second is not much better

it's a game aimed at women and children, so that's to be expected
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Re: Zelda Blows
« Reply #216 on: March 20, 2010, 04:30:51 PM »

I love Zant. Or rather, I don't love Zant, but I love the role he plays.

The guy is bloated with power he didn't earn, doesn't deserve, and can't handle. He is unworthy of the authority he craves, and he knows it. The flashback to his meeting with Ganondorf is one of the scenes I found the most memorable. It's such a demonstration of sheer frustrated impotence! He will never get the throne. He will always serve people he despises. Things will not change. And he can't take it. He walks outside, alone, facing the terrifying infinite void of the twilight realm. He screams, he cries out in his pitiable high-pitched voice. He throws himself to the floor, bashes his own face on the cold stone in a berserk fit of self-loathing. In a way, on the surface, it's almost comical, but it's a display of crude emotion you don't see often in this medium.

And the thing is, Zant is not crazy. Once he gets his undeserved power, he tries to act like he's worthy of it. For a long time, he completely keeps his cool. There are setbacks, but he sees them as temporary. The way he allows Zelda to live, it almost looks like he's humoring his enemies; just after reviving Stallord, he makes a point of turning his back to Link before teleporting away. But at the final showdown in the twilight palace, it becomes obvious that he's a sham. His façade cracks. He can't resist ranting at Midna, he leaps about in the most undignified way, he contorts his body in positions that make no sense. It's like he's back on that balcony, face to face with his own pathetic self. He's been driven out of two worlds, cornered in the last room of his last fortress, without a hostage or an escape route, without imagination or skill. The only trials he can think of putting Link through involve obstacles he's already defeated, and when that fails, all he has left is a pair of swords he clearly has no idea how to use, another man's brute force, and a natural propensity for flailing around in blind, spastic rage.

And what happens at the very end? His false benefactor is beaten; his god is nailed to the ground by the sword stuck through his gut. Zant realizes, in a rare moment of true lucidity, that Ganondorf isn't worthy either. The Gerudo is confident, cunning, talented, almost suave, everything that Zant is not, but he too uses borrowed power to selfish ends. In a suicidal act of spite, he deals the final blow, and destroys the source of his own immortality. That was the only last word he was ever going to have.

Yeah I've been watching a TP LP, how'd you guess?
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Re: Zelda Blows
« Reply #217 on: May 30, 2010, 09:44:30 AM »

Did you hear about rumors?

I bet we learn more about this game at E3.
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Re: Zelda Blows
« Reply #218 on: May 30, 2010, 12:58:58 PM »

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Closest I've seen is the one where she's a Malboro.

You know the one.
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Re: Zelda Blows
« Reply #219 on: May 30, 2010, 07:57:21 PM »

No, no I don't.
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