The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds vs Persona 4 Golden

According to System Wars, these are the best games on the 3DS and Vita respectively.

That's good and all, but... which one is better?

I'd give it to ALBW because it isn't a port but P4 is too good. P4G.

P4G edges it narrowly, I guess

Persona 4 Golden is not only better than A Link Between Worlds, it is also the best game ever made.

This isn't a competition, it's a massacre.

I'd hesitate to call it a port. P4 feels like a beta release next to Golden.

P4G since I've only played that one and it's ace

@charizard1605: I wouldn't go that far. P4G has tons of extra content, but calling P4 a beta release sounds like hyperbole

A Link Between Worlds was throughly enjoyable. 9/10

Everything about P4G was a poor man's something, the dungeon crawling was a poor man's SMT and the Slice of Life stuff was a poor man's Princess Maker. 3/10

I mean, P4G has not only the extra content, but it also smooths out the mechanics that were maddeningly frustrating and obtuse in P4 vanilla, from Persona fusions to save point spacing, to Shuffle Time, to battles and Social Links. Persona 4 vanilla had a very solid base, and it was a very good game, but it took Golden to elevate it to the classic that it has become today.

What did Golden add to the original aisde from Marie, ski event and some s.link? I missed out on it when it was for the PS2....

Essentially, we are looking at:

• 20 hours of extra content
• Overhauled Social Links and Battle mechanics integration
• Overhauled Shuffle Time
• Overhauled Persona Fusion
• Better save point spacing
• Better dub and localization
• Plugging the holes in the original's story
• Better music
• Better graphics

It so thoroughly makes the vanilla game obsolete, it's not even funny.

You forgot about greatly increased customization and rebalnance too. Each character got access to new skills, which made some previously useless party members useful. As for improved cutsomization, I am referring to both costumes and new skills ;)

Those two alone improve replay value.

I was thinking of covering that under 'Battle mechanics' and 'extra content,' but yeah, definitely, that's something to keep in mind as well.

While Zelda is my all time favourite gaming series I give P4G the edge slightly here, it's just a far better experience all around.

Shame P4 is a far worse game than P3.

Hmmmm, a really good sequel to the greatest game of all time or one of the few decent jrpgs that's a port with worse voice acting. Really tough choice...(not really)

@mems_1224: lolfail.

It's a good thing they both came out before Witcher 3 and not after, that's all I'm saying

Link Between Worlds. Nintendo understands open world game design. Link Between Worlds creates a vast illusion. It is one of the best games I've played in a long time--reminded me why I like videogames in the first place.

I did not play Zelda, so it would be unfair to vote

Therefore I won't

I like P4G more but Zelda is better as a game.

P4G

Haven't even played ALBW. The overrating of Persona 4 has to stop. It's a glorified dating sim and while it has very good elements, it also has terrible ones. It doesn't hold a candle to any Zelda game.

ALBW no contest.

Well Im currently playing P4G right now. It makes me excited for Persona 5. I am enjoying it.

However the dungeons and fighting are the worse part. It gets so stale after awhile.

ALBW I never got tired of, ever. It was the best Zelda title in years.

I now feel that P4G is an overrated title BUT I still like it. It's definitely a solid 8/10 for me.

Thank you.

It's not that they are bad. They are beyond terrible. Terrible to the point I'm literally scared of the next time I'll have to enter the TV world to spend 2 hours crawling that damned maze to fight that damned boss!

I've gotta give it to Persona 4 Golden. Everything was fresh, exciting, I loved the characters and the story. the dungeons were the worst part of the game, but battles were fun and the dungeons didn't detract from the experience enough to annoy me.

Meanwhile, A Link Between Worlds was an amazingly polished game with great visuals and sharp gameplay. But the experience as a whole was lacking to me, and it consistently felt like a cheap retread rather than the successor to A Link to the Past it should have been. I prefer ALBW over ALttP. I do prefer ALBW over ALttP though.

Link Between Worlds takes a fat bitch (zelda) and leaned her the **** up.

Persona 4 Golden takes a fat bitch (Persona 4) and makers her fatter.

I'll roll with Zelda in this case, in spite of the fact that it takes one too many cues from Link to the Past to be its own thing.

ALBW because it's actually new and it lives up to being a sequel of the GOAT.

P4G is nothing new. I did love P4 on the PS2 but even I admit that Atlus sucks at dungeons.

I guess I'm going to have to try Link BW's as I have a 3DS and everyone raves about it,

If I had a Vita I would play P4 Golden.

P4G is just a port with additions. If your really going to compare games, OOT 3D would be a better choice considering its also an enhance port.

@TrappedInABox91: It's pretty clear why these games were chosen.

ALBW sucks. The purchase of P4G and a Vita is invalidated since the original Persona 4 is available on PSN now.

Which one is better? Even if it sucks, probably the game that's not just a port with some new content.

Only played P4, and honestly, I'm not too interested in a Link Between Worlds.

@TrappedInABox91: I just picked the games SW nominated as the best games for each of their respective systems.

Never played ALBW and im such a fan of ALttP im sure I'd enjoy it, but until then Can't vote. It's hard for me to believe I'd enjoy it more than P4G.

WTF Chaz?

A Link Between Worlds kicks Persona 4 Golden's bare butt all around the room.

Zelda because Person 4 sucks.

And this is where I get banned.

Haven't played the The Golden (I've played Persona 4 on PS2), but I'd choose Persona 4 over Link Between Worlds, I mean it was good but it was more the short and sweet kind of good, but not like Persona 4's hours upon hours of excellence and replayability.

Then again, A Link Between Worlds is an original game, whereas The Golden was an enhanced port.

Yes?

Well apparently everyone is joining your band wagon, but I don't find these games comparable at all.

You might as well Compare The Witcher to Bubble Bobble.

A Link Between Worlds, its not even close.

P4G is the superior game, but ALBW is the superior product since it's not a port.

This thread is bad, and you should feel bad

@LegatoSkyheart: Well, I first asked what each game on each system was considered to be. Once I had those anawers, I pit the winners against each other.

Don't see what's wrong with the comparison, really.

@charizard1605: yeah but now you're just asking which is a better game and that's just subjective.

The majority agree that A Link Between Worlds is a quality title for 3DS.

The Majority agree that Persona 4 is a quality title for Vita.

Now you're asking which is the better game? They're two different genres!

You might as well start arguing Hunnipop is the better game than Street Fighter because it has more Waifus.

Let's forget that A Link Between Worlds is a shorter game than P4G. Let's forget that the main hook of P4G is the visual novel aspect and not the actual gameplay. Let's just forget that these games are two different genres.

Winner: Dark Souls

Honestly I like rpgs more so p4g personally. I also hate the bullcrap in Persona so I chose Zelda overall which does more stuff right.

I still get more excited for Zelda than rpgs in general though because they are unique and mechanically sound. The latest Zeldas could cater more to me, but are still excellent in their own right.

I enjoyed ALBW, but it was way too short.

Haven't played P4G so ALBW kind of wins by default for me. (not going to vote though)

I really have no idea. P4 and ALBW are two of my favorite games of all time.

Persona isn't my kind of game.. I haven't played it, and I don't mean to. Zelda is always fun and ALBW is awesome. I doubt I would think Persona is as awesome, but I still can't vote as I haven't played both.