/vr/ - Retro Games

>>10539761
Everyone knows so not sure what the point of these threads is. Going with OoT anyway

>Former Rockstar Games vice president of creativity Dan Houser stated in 2012 that "anyone who makes 3-D games who says they've not borrowed something from Mario or Zelda [on the Nintendo 64] is lying".[163] Rockstar founder and Grand Theft Auto director Sam Houser also cited the game's influence, describing Grand Theft Auto III as "Zelda meets Goodfellas".[164] Ōkami director Hideki Kamiya (Capcom, PlatinumGames) said that he had been influenced by Zelda when he developed Okami.[165] Soul Reaver and Uncharted director, Amy Hennig (Crystal Dynamics and Naughty Dog), cited Zelda as an influence for the Legacy of Kain series, noting Ocarina of Time's influence on Soul Reaver.[166]

>Dark Souls creator Hidetaka Miyazaki (FromSoftware) said that "The Legend of Zelda became a sort of textbook for 3D action games".[167] Ico director Fumito Ueda (Team Ico) cited Zelda as an influence on Shadow of the Colossus.[168] Darksiders director David Adams (Vigil Games) cited Zelda as an influence on his work.[169] CD Projekt Red (The Witcher, Cyberpunk 2077) cited Zelda as an influence on The Witcher series, including The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt (2015).[170] Final Fantasy and The 3rd Birthday director Hajime Tabata (Square Enix) cited Ocarina of Time as inspiration for the seamless open world of Final Fantasy XV.[171]

>The influence of Zelda on Kamiya’s games actually goes much deeper than just providing the framework for Okami. He traces the inspiration for several gameplay ideas throughout his games back to Nintendo’s seminal series. The combat in Devil May Cry, for example, was largely inspired by the Z-targeting introduced by Ocarina of Time. The way Dante locks onto an enemy and circle-strafes while waiting for an opening to attack was first perfected by Link. Even Resident Evil 2’s rocket launcher was the result of his experience replaying A Link to the Past.

>>10512007
What I usually recommend is playing some other 90s action adventures/RPGs before playing OoT for the first time. Puts things into perspective. And avoiding spoilery threads like this