[KillerGremlin]

After being blown away by Ocarina Of Time, and the equally captivating Majora’s Mask, I felt a tad bit cheated when I played and finished Wind Waker. Sure, Wind Waker looks really really good. In fact, Wind Waker was one hell of a good looking game with fluid animations and details left and right. But its graphics didn’t cover up the fact that it was basically Ocarina Of Time, with fewer temples and more exploring.

Now, I’ll admit, Majora’s Mask was no Ocarina Of Time either, but it had interesting side quests, and you could accomplish a lot by exploring. And I personally got pulled into the world of Majora’s Mask. I thought the way the game played out was one of a kind, and even though it focused more on side quests then temples, that was okay.

Wind Waker isn’t a bad game. But it takes a long time to beat. That seems to be one of the major issues for me. I have yet to beat Metroid Prime, despite it being one of the best games I have ever played. I got it over Christmas, played the hell out of it, and got thrust back into school. You need at least an hour of time to get situated and do some exploring in Metroid Prime, which is what kept me from beating it. Now, the problem is I got pretty far in Metroid Prime, and I’ll have to spend a lot of time gaining lost ground (because I refuse to pick up where I left off several months ago. As a gamer, that feels like a forbidden taboo).

I beat Wind Waker in a week or two, mostly because I had a lot of free time on my hands to play through it, and because I was so motivated from all the energy I had before its release. I had that bad boy preordered way before it came out. I do plan to go back and get 100% completion in Wind Waker one day, but it may take a while.

I just hope that the new Zelda game does something innovative. I don’t mind the Zelda formula, but some new twists in the gameplay would be nifty.