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Originally Posted by KillerGremlin
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Le...ion_and_legacy
Yes, the game was received with warm criticism. It received a ton of awesome reviews, and acclaim. It received way higher scores across the board than this new Zelda title...by far.
But it was described more as innovative and revolutionary when it came out. I didn't see reviewers using hyperbole like "THIS IS THE BEST ZELDA GAME, EVER!" like IGN is doing today for Skyward Sword.
Furthermore, it is clear from the above info that Ocarina of Time has appeared on many "greatest games lists." But look at the dates. OoT came out in 1998. I see 2000....2007...2009...2011. The game wasn't elevated to "best game ever status" until everyone had a chance to play it + a few years down the road.
Which is why it is 100% retarded for a game reviewer to even utter those words. One game review website cannot determine if something is "the best game ever." That is ludicrous. It's not a decision that a game review website can make.
It's a combination of a bunch of reviews, sales, and what the players think. If you told someone back in 1998 that Ocarina of Time would be voted the best Zelda title ever in 2011.....do you think they'd believe you? They might, after beating the game and reflecting on it. That process alone has to push most gamers into the 1999 year. |
The problem with this is, there isn't an ACCURATE accountability of all the "best Zelda game ever" claims during the time the game was released, so OF COURSE there will be several during the last decade- because the last ten years have seen a massive boom in internet activity amongst the most casual of people (that, and unique-click-hungry sites like IGN LIVE off of "best of lists", and re-release them as much as possible to furnish flame wars on their own domain, keeping the hits coming).
Truth of the matter is, there has been just as much, if not MORE praising of OoT from its release date going into the 2000's. The PROOF of that though isn't a google away, because most of the press then was in PRINT, ads, and on dedicated gaming shows (and in Nintendo's case, direct mail videotapes).
OoT was HUGE back then- make no mistake about it.
I'm sorry, but a user-generated wiki is NOT always the brass ring, or the unit of measure for such an unmeasurable beast.
And yes, I do agree that GameSpot is shit (until the GiantBomb crew rejoined).
And yes, this is a reply to a VERY OLD post. Get over it.