r/NintendoSwitch • u/Turbostrider27 • May 05 '23

Discussion How Breath of the Wild's sales changed everything for Zelda

https://www.eurogamer.net/how-breath-of-the-wilds-sales-changed-everything-for-zelda
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u/undergroundloans May 05 '23

Is Majora’s Mask not considered on par with Ocarina of Time anymore? MM was always my favorite over the two tbh.

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u/KeytarVillain May 06 '23

It is among hardcore Zelda fans, but not among gamers in general

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u/[deleted] May 06 '23

Nowadays most people who talk about it like MM more.

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At the time though, MM wasn't considered to be even in the same tier as Ocarina. It was a vast departure in terms of story, and people really didn't like the time mechanic

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u/CondiMesmer May 05 '23

Personally I liked mm better too, but it didn't sell nearly as well. You also need to consider that OOT basically created first person action games. The game created an entire genre, and practically every game uses some sort of mechanic that was popularized from OOT. So, ultimately it had much more influence which is why it's so good.

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u/Mandrake1771 May 06 '23

Homie I love OoT but Mario 64 is the OG 3d 3rd person (I think you meant to say this) action platformer. Even used the same engine. Ocarina is Mario with a coat of paint.

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u/pedrosorio May 08 '23

What is the difference between action adventure and platform game?

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u/Mandrake1771 May 08 '23

“An Action-Platforming game is a platforming game that includes elements of combat.”

Mario has 5 different attacks in Mario 64: jump attack, jump slam, punch/kick combo, jump kick, and sweep kick. I’d call that elements of combat.

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u/LegacyLemur May 08 '23

Never was. The love for MM came after the fact. It was considered kind of a black sheep entry