*SPOILERS*
So, I was going to post a thread detailing my thoughts on Twilight Princess (I think its the worst of the 3D Zelda titles), but I couldn't figure out exactly why I felt like that. The controls, while not as immersive and amazing as I'd been told, worked just fine. The dungeons and battles and puzzles were all fun. It was something I could place my hands on, exactly. And then I read this:
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The game, on the surface, appears to be a direct sequel to Ocarina of Time, but in reality, it's a game that takes place in Ocarina of Time's world with a totally new storyline. In most respects, Link, Zelda and our faithful villain Ganondorf aren't even the main characters. Real quickly, I want to say right now Midna is not a Navi. Yes, she performs the actions of a Navi, but she is a main character, and in many regards, the main protagonist of the story. The entire game is about Minda trying to save her world; about her sad story, about her struggle against Zant, the Twilight King. Link, Zelda and Hyrule are just caught up in the middle of this battle, which does stem from Ganondorf, but in reality, the focus is on Midna and Zant. Link does not develop in this game like in other titles. In fact, I felt less connected to Link in this game than any other Zelda title before it. The Wind Waker is superior to Twilight Princess in the realm of the characterization of Link, and that's something I will find myself admitting over and over again to remind people "realistic" is not always better.
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That's from TSA at
The Hylia.
That fits exactly. In fact, one of the ways I had even thought of describing how I felt was saying that it felt like some other, unrelated game that Nintendo decided could be a Zelda game, similar to Dinosaur Planet and Star Fox.
Its not just that, though. There's more. I just... I don't know. I liked it, it just wasn't as amazing as OoT, MM, or even TWW...
*shrugs and walks away*
Edit: You know what? Just read that whole article, and pretend that I was talking, because he gets what I think of this game dead-on. Exactly. His little paragraph on the controls? I had the exact, EXACT, same problems. Anyway...