Comments on: Why Majora’s Mask Is Better Than Ocarina of Time

By: rakki

rakki — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 04:11:07 +0000

I know this has taken a long time, but I am going to be honest, I have played both games, and to be truthful, I prefer OoT, not to sound like a fanboy (since my favorite Zelda game is Link’s Awakening, and Oracle ones). The whole going back in time thing was just annoying, sure it was a challenge, which of course, I admire, I enjoy a challenge sometimes, but the whole thing is downright frustrating in an annoying way, sure, most of the game you have to do a long quest before the temple and whatnot, but it was never completely necessary to do most of the sidequests at all, and to be honest its rather stupid how you barely even know most of the main story, all I see (even now) is that Majora is hellbent on throwing the moon at the planet, for no reason, I’m sorry, but no matter what good story plots (which are for the most part, freaking sidequests) it may have, its still about a bad guy that is doing things because of what he is, without any damn good reason. And if there ever was a reason, I wouldnt take “because the giants left Skull Kid all alone” as an excuse. Its an interesting game mechanic, but its not THAT great, as for the music, I say meh, in my honest opinion, the music is not that a big deal, just because a game gave you so much emotions doesn’t mean that the music that goes along its game is necessarily the best one, its fitting (because it is) but its not the best. Not saying I don’t like MM, because I do, I just don’t see it as some superior game to OoT. Also, the reason OoT has its name, is because the key point to saving Hyrule all revolved into getting the Ocarina of time and playing the song to open the door to get the Master Sword, just like in MM, the Ocarina of Time isn’t what the game revolved into, it revolved in the masks, and the fact that the main villain, is someone with the mask, and that you have to get it back to the mask salesman, etc etc.

By: XxThe_SunxX

XxThe_SunxX — Sun, 30 Sep 2012 10:19:44 +0000

My personal favorite was WW for a lot of reasons and the cell shade was awesome the first time i saw it and the ocean is soo vast and wide

By: Rancid Planet

Rancid Planet — Sun, 17 Jun 2012 22:53:30 +0000

What a fun read. This old debate just keeps on growing even after all these years.

By: dmgice

dmgice — Sat, 27 Aug 2011 07:32:15 +0000

My favorites are Link’s Awakening, Majora’s Mask, A Link to the Past, Twilight Princess, and Minish Cap in that order.

So, you’re not the only one who loves Link’s Awakening best of all. I prefer the Legend of Zelda games where Zelda and Ganon are not the driving factors. Also, Link’s Awakening has Marin in it and she’s a great example of an NPC you can actually care about. Majora’s Mask and Twilight Princess also have reasonably interesting and deep side characters. Majora’s Mask has points that made me feel horrible if I didn’t beat them the first time. Remember the Lon Lon Ranch bit with the aliens? Or the girl and her dad? Yeah.

Oh, I noticed there is some sort of discussion below about Majora as a villain.

Majora is an evil force that consumes blindly. However, this all consuming force is now in the hands of an individual that doesn’t care for anything. Instead of ruling Hyrule and seeking power, we have a villain who just wants to watch the world burn. Comparing the two is an Apples & Oranges bit. Think of Ganon as being like The Penguin and Majora being like The Joker. Penguin wants power, money, fame, et cetra. Joker just doesn’t care and wants to spread nihilism. Or for another example: Ganon is The Kingpin. Majora is Carnage.

By: terranigmafan

terranigmafan — Sat, 27 Aug 2011 03:41:56 +0000

Children can be dangerous with tantrums…Think about Ema from F.E.A.R. O.O

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By: Ichigo

Ichigo — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 14:49:08 +0000

I bet you’re going to be that guys who buys the last copy of OoT 3D just before I get to it.

By: dumpling12

dumpling12 — Sun, 09 Jan 2011 14:17:25 +0000

I would like to point out that where MM lacks sheer numbers, dungeon wise, the quests you must complete merely to enter the dungeons are large themselves, where as they are not so large in OoT. For instance, to get into Snowhead Temple, you must locate the lens of truth, the Goron mask, and gain the Goron’s Lullaby, however to gain access to the Fire Temple in Oot you have to stop the rolling Goron and talk to him to gain the red tunic. So although there are a lot less dungeons in MM, you have to a lot more just to get in them.

By: Andrew Hsieh

Andrew Hsieh — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 06:33:27 +0000

On that note, a Master Sword of Teleportation would be AMAZING.

By: Portgas D. Ace

Portgas D. Ace — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 00:46:15 +0000

I recently played through both Ocarina of Time and Majora’s Mask again and I have to say that Majora’s Mask was just an all around more satisfying experience. I love Ocarina, it’s a fantastic game, but no matter how great it is, Majora’s Mask is that much better. Ocarina of Time should have been called Master Sword of Time, or Ocarina of Teleportation.