The Zelda games

alright so eventually i want to play them all but i dont know where to start, so for those familiar with all the zelda games, which one should i play through first?

A Link to the Past. It's simply the best one.

I personally would play them in order of release dates. Besides, OoT is my favorite :).

A Link to the Past. It's simply the best one.

Dr_Corndog

100% agree

All the Zelda titles are great, I would highly recommend you play them from the dates they were released.

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A Link to the Past. It's simply the best one.

WR_Platinum

100% agree

All the Zelda titles are great, I would highly recommend you play them from the dates they were released.

Start at Zelda 2 to really get a feel for what the Zelda series has to offer, Zelda 2 spotlights all that's great about the franchise

Then go play Twilight Princess, that is a fantastic follow up to Zelda 2.

If I were you I'd avoid the rest of the games in the Zelda series, the two games I mentioned really stand out by themselves. The other games in the franchise really went in another direction.

Probably Ocarina, since it'swhere all the 3D zelda games began, then Wind Waker, Twilight Princess, Skyward Sword and Majora's Mask. I love MM to death but it's very tough so it's best to get a grasp of the general idea of the games before you jump into MM. Plus playing the games in that order will let you realize some cool references to other games in them.

Start at Zelda 2 to really get a feel for what the Zelda series has to offer, Zelda 2 spotlights all that's great about the franchise

Then go play Twilight Princess, that is a fantastic follow up to Zelda 2.

If I were you I'd avoid the rest of the games in the Zelda series, the two games I mentioned really stand out by themselves. The other games in the franchise really went in another direction.

Jaysonguy

Um what? You're kidding right?

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Start at Zelda 2 to really get a feel for what the Zelda series has to offer, Zelda 2 spotlights all that's great about the franchise

Then go play Twilight Princess, that is a fantastic follow up to Zelda 2.

If I were you I'd avoid the rest of the games in the Zelda series, the two games I mentioned really stand out by themselves. The other games in the franchise really went in another direction.

turtlethetaffer

Um what? You're kidding right?

Ocarina of Time is the easiest to get into of all 3D titles. It has all the basic game design choices that the other 3D games would follow.

I'd wait to play the 2D top down games if you haven't had a Zelda experience just yet.

As for Jaysonguy's comments, the irony is TP is my favorite Zelda, and I personally loved Zelda 2.

Ocarina of Time, it is the simplest of the 3D games to get into and has all the basic tenets of the series. Its a greater starter game. Sepewrath

I'd start with Ocarina of Time followed by Majora's Mask, then Twilight Princess. Ocarina of Time is the basic story of Zelda, while MM is a direct sequel to OOT.. TP could be considered a sequel to OOT and MM, but is still kind of it's own game.

lol most transparent Jayson troll attempt ever. Anyway, I don't think TP, SS or WW are good starting points. Definitely not MM, that's a game best played when your familiar with the series. Bruno your reasoning is exactly why OoT is the best point to start this series, its straight forward enough, that unfamiliarity with the series wont hurt the experience. ALTTP has it beat in that regard, but gamers these days seem like they cant handle 2D, so I wouldn't recommend that one. Sepewrath

Yeah its not as story heavy as the latter games, but it has enough story to keep people interested. Its not that barebones, the story continues after every dungeon. Sepewrath

[QUOTE="Sepewrath"]Yeah its not as story heavy as the latter games, but it has enough story to keep people interested. Its not that barebones, the story continues after every dungeon. BrunoBRS

[QUOTE="BrunoBRS"][QUOTE="Sepewrath"]Yeah its not as story heavy as the latter games, but it has enough story to keep people interested. Its not that barebones, the story continues after every dungeon. Rod90

Majora's Mask is the first game Aonuma directed solo, well mostly. And Bruno talking to the sages is continuing the story, they served as the device for delivering the story. The sages along with the Sheik, yeah its not the most fleshed out story ever, but it certainly has more than things like Dark Soul's, L4D and other modern games. So I don't think it would be a problem. Sepewrath

[QUOTE="Sepewrath"]Majora's Mask is the first game Aonuma directed solo, well mostly. And Bruno talking to the sages is continuing the story, they served as the device for delivering the story. The sages along with the Sheik, yeah its not the most fleshed out story ever, but it certainly has more than things like Dark Soul's, L4D and other modern games. So I don't think it would be a problem. BrunoBRS

[QUOTE="BrunoBRS"][QUOTE="Sepewrath"]Majora's Mask is the first game Aonuma directed solo, well mostly. And Bruno talking to the sages is continuing the story, they served as the device for delivering the story. The sages along with the Sheik, yeah its not the most fleshed out story ever, but it certainly has more than things like Dark Soul's, L4D and other modern games. So I don't think it would be a problem. Rod90

[QUOTE="BrunoBRS"][QUOTE="Sepewrath"]Majora's Mask is the first game Aonuma directed solo, well mostly. And Bruno talking to the sages is continuing the story, they served as the device for delivering the story. The sages along with the Sheik, yeah its not the most fleshed out story ever, but it certainly has more than things like Dark Soul's, L4D and other modern games. So I don't think it would be a problem. Rod90

[QUOTE="Rod90"][QUOTE="meetroid8"] That seemed a bit out of left field.meetroid8

"meaning "wildly unrelated to the subject being discussed"".

Haha, I think I explained why I brought up that game. :P

[QUOTE="meetroid8"][QUOTE="Rod90"] I don't understand.Rod90

"meaning "wildly unrelated to the subject being discussed"".

Haha, I think I explained why I brought up that game. :P

Theres really only 1 direct sequal being OoT -> MM. So really as long as you don't start with MM it really doesn't matter. That and the game structure is very different in MM so if you started there it might give you the wrong impression of what Zelda is potentially turning you off so x2 don't start with MM.

For me I played OoT when it was new (and then many times after haha) So to play the new Zelda SS and have the origins explained was really cool (I guess SS makes an unofficial trilogy of SS -> OoT -> MM). But since your a newcomer playing SS first - since it takes place first - might be a good idea. It would be like deciding which star wars movie to watch first if you hadn't seen it before. Watch the first one made (episode 4) or start the newer-but-takes-place-first (episode 1).

Whatever you choose to start I hope it is either OoT or SS.

Nah its one of those infinite backlog games for me. And I think DS is a great example, it has a bare bones plot, a reason for you to be there. OoT is similar, though they put a greater emphasis on fleshing out plot, it doesn't just rely on ambiance. But the major point was if in this day in the age, where everyone thinks their Shakespeare :P if people can play a game like DS with its non existent major plot, I think they can get by with OoT. I think the later Zelda's are too heavy on story to be a starting point, because the entire series isn't like that. I think starting on something like SS and then trying to go back and play ALTTP would kill any opportunity a person has to enjoy that game, while starting with OoT is a great middle ground. Its story isn't one page from the manual and its not the absolute focal point like SS. Sepewrath

well whatever you do DO NOT PLAY MM FIRST

i guess you could start with TP or OoT. dont play SS first cause you wont be able to go back to button controls :P

well whatever you do DO NOT PLAY MM FIRST

i guess you could start with TP or OoT. dont play SS first cause you wont be able to go back to button controls :P

almossbb

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well whatever you do DO NOT PLAY MM FIRST

i guess you could start with TP or OoT. dont play SS first cause you wont be able to go back to button controls :P

BrunoBRS

[QUOTE="BrunoBRS"][QUOTE="almossbb"]

well whatever you do DO NOT PLAY MM FIRST

i guess you could start with TP or OoT. dont play SS first cause you wont be able to go back to button controls :P

meetroid8

my thoughts. i was also playing ACR, Team ICO, DS at the same time i was playing SS and i was fine. what i meant was if you play zelda SS and then play TP, it will be hard to adjust and you wouldnt like the game as much. like meetriod said these motion controls are the greatest thing to happen in zelda since the lock on feature