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Many people rate Zelda: Ocarina of Time as one of the greatest games ever made, and by far the best Zelda game ever made. To such a degree that it's direct sequel often gets pushed aside somewhat.

When I first played Ocarina I loved the game. It was fantastic, almost flawless. I remember that my brother had it for his N64 and I would actually wake up at 6 AM just to get some play time in. I played Wind Waker next, and I thought that too was an amazing game (I say that about all the Zelda games). Not sure that it topped Ocarina though. Then finally I got to play Majora's Mask. My conclusion is that, while it's close, MM is a better game.

Which makes me beg the question, was Ocarina really the greatest, or was it just that the transition from 2D to 3D worked so amazingly well that anything afterwards is destined to fall behind in comparison?

Majora's Mask was a much darker game, and it had less in the way of core gameplay (having just 4 dungeons). However it was also quite revolutionary for the use of the three day time system, and the ability to transform as well as other things. The real fun for me was in the sidequests though, they added so much more to the game. I felt the characters were better, as you got to know them more during the three day period as you directly affected their lives over that time. All in all there was so much more depth, and the game was very clever and a lot of fun to play.

So anybody agree with me on this?

I say OoT.

I'd also say OoT. Continuously playing the Song of Time got annoying after a while, as did the three day system. The masks made or broke the game, and I found the mask thing to be fun, but a burden at the same time.

OOT because

• I have it
• I beat it
• you're not timed in 3 days to do everything
  

Majora's mask was great too I just don't like that I'm timed for 3 days. I get stressed out XP
I love this part in majora's mask XP XD ---> http://youtube.com/watch?v=U1AZfjieAfI

OoT. I only played MM about 2 hours before I got bored. I hope OoT will be on the virtual console, so i can buy it with my Wii Points. I know I'm getting TP but I just love the old school.

Yikes. What on Earth is that thing attached to Link's face?

Oh, and I say Ocarina of Time was better. No time limits = w00t!

a mask that makes you dance
um..well it is a dude's head too

Yeah, Ocarina of Time was a groundbreaking game in my eyes. It really brought the N64 up to a new level. Much more than Majora's Mask.

So are OoT and MM confirmed as launches for VC. Or have they not said?

The dance is awesome but I like when the mask man gets pissed because you don't bring him back Majora's mask.

ditto

MM based on its a darker story.

the 3 day time limit wasnt as bad as it sounds. i love the game. maybe just a tad bit more then OOT, but just barly.

OOT easily, I mean I liked MM... but OOT bought Zelda to a new place and everything about the game was practically as close to perfect as you could get: story, music, characters, side-quests.

But MM... the 3-day thing (though it really wasn't that bad) annoyed the Hell out of me, the story was less interesting, the masks were fun especially the character ones but they didn't keep me hooked long enough.

But anyway OOT > MM in my own view, and it always will.

Don't make me choose!!!!!!!!!!! There both awesome games but I think I have fonder memories of Ocarina the first time because Majora's mask was harder for me at the time so I voted for Ocarina but I mean in a way you culd see them as one continuous game

MM was too short, had a 3 day time limit and only 4 dungeons :O. on the plus side its masks were invented but at parts they were really annoying

OOT was the first zelda game i played (so im not biased in the jump from 2D to 3D) i thought OOT was perfect it was the greatesst game ever...

The thing I did like about MM was fierce deity Link. He was cool.

Not enough to put the game above OOT. I mean, there was no Ganon in MM... and the main villain was an evil mask, it was interesting but Ganon > Majora's Mask.

Well of course it wan't enough to put it in front of OoT, no one said it was, but he was cool none the less. also there were cool swords in that game. You weren't stuck with the master sword which was cool.

same here. i will probably be getting MM off the VC if its on there as i have never played it because my friend had it but he moved away before i could actually get into the game

sounds like a darker game though, and darker games a better than lighter ones (IMO) except that OoT beat all games

But the cooler sword broke after you used it too much, and I wasn't about to pay to get it made again, and I didn't think much of the "fairy sword"