/vr/ - Retro Games

>>1346120
ALttP isn't forgettable because it's generic, it's forgettable because it does jack to make you care about the world or the characters in it.
There's really nothing to the game except for its gameplay. That's all it has, and it doesn't even attempt to do anything else beyond the bare minimum of kicking main character's lazy ass out of bed and into adventure.
You can say the game didn't NEED a compelling story or world or characters, but that's a bit disingenuous. ALttP would be a million billion times better if the story or world or characters were interesting, so I see no reason to excuse the game's complete lack of effort on that front.

I mean, look at pic related. Your uncle is fucking dieing right in front of you, and this is the dialogue you're given? "I DIDN'T WANT YOU INVOLVED, HERE'S SOME GEAR, HOLD B TO USE THE SWORD".
This is barely a step above "IT'S DANGEROUS TO GO ALONE", and hey, at least that old man in that cave had the decency not to mention controller inputs.