Comment Re:Examples can't get much worse than Zelda (Score 1) 211
I so strongly disagree with this it's not even funny.
While I will grant that OoT was a great game, A Link to the Past is the exact reason why Zelda should NOT have gone 3D. I enjoy OoT, Windwaker, TP, etc. (hated Majora's Mask, but that's a different discussion), but nothing can top the SNES Zelda.
As for why, it's all in the controls. I hate having to line up perfectly and get the just the right angle on the camera to jump from Small Platform A to Small Platform B. I wouldn't mind so much if I had free control of the camera, but using Z to center it isn't always the best option. Some things do work better in 3D, I'll grant that. But overall, I'd take the almost-top-down-perspective of A Link to the Past. It had perfect controls, pretty graphics, and a great storyline. Can't top it.
While I will grant that OoT was a great game, A Link to the Past is the exact reason why Zelda should NOT have gone 3D. I enjoy OoT, Windwaker, TP, etc. (hated Majora's Mask, but that's a different discussion), but nothing can top the SNES Zelda.
As for why, it's all in the controls. I hate having to line up perfectly and get the just the right angle on the camera to jump from Small Platform A to Small Platform B. I wouldn't mind so much if I had free control of the camera, but using Z to center it isn't always the best option. Some things do work better in 3D, I'll grant that. But overall, I'd take the almost-top-down-perspective of A Link to the Past. It had perfect controls, pretty graphics, and a great storyline. Can't top it.
