Ocarina of Time vs Twilight Princess

I'm trying to stay out of this argument as much as possible. I'd just like to weigh in my thoughts.

First off, Ocarina is a more important game. Hands down. It was the first translation of a Zelda game to a 3-d environment. Regardless of how they did, whether or not their could have been a better targeting system or jump button, they created a successful implementation that captured the spirit and gameplay of the series. That is why the game is important.

Does important translate to better? That's a little hard to say and also a little hard to justify. Lord Damios made a good point about technology getting better and made a comparison between a Wright Brother's Plane and a Boeing-747. One could not be made if not preceded by the other. I think that's the way we should look at Ocarina.

As far as Twilight Princess, I think it's a great game as well. The problem I have with Twilight Princess is with the lack of advancements in the series. It resembles too much of the Zelda formula. I've gotten tired of Epona. You're still meeting Gorons in the mountain regions. Zora's in the water regions. Ganon is always the main villain. And the lack of voiceacting really made the game feel like something was missing. Rewatching the clip Brad posted and then having sound effects and text while Ganondorf was talking, that's just subpar. There were changes up but I think they were too minor to actually play a part in the final decision.

The Zelda franchise is at a point where changes need to be made. Something needs to reinvented to breathe new life into the series. I think the worry here is that too much change will be made and the fans will scream bloody murder. Which of course is why my favorite 3-d Zelda is the Windwaker. But I won't go into that on this post.

We can't change the past. Games have been released. People have played them and made their opinions as so. Through the Zelda Marathon, I did come to rediscover why I did enjoy the Ocarina of Time. I think that was important for me looking towards the future of Zelda games. Again I think we're at a turning point. The next Zelda game in will ultimately decide the fate of the series. Will it try to relive all those warm memories again or will it try break them down and try to create new ones? The jump to 3-d was a piece of pie compared to the next move Nintendo is going to make and I think our efforts would be better focused on how to make the next Zelda game a masterpiece rather than focusing on which past masterpieces are more so.

Thanks,
David

My first suggestion, this guy in the next Zelda game.