Hey /vr/o's, /v/'s too busy talking about SJW's instead of video games, I'm trying get something for myself for this holiday, thinking about getting a Zelda handheld game, there were only this two, which one should I get?

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Anonymous Sat Dec 6 19:38:53 2014 No.2109356 [Reply] [Original]

Hey /vr/o's, /v/'s too busy talking about SJW's instead of video games, I'm trying get something for myself for this holiday, thinking about getting a Zelda handheld game, there were only this two, which one should I get?

>>	Anonymous Sat Dec 6 19:46:06 2014 No.2109361 >>2109356 Why not both?

>>	Anonymous Sat Dec 6 19:47:25 2014 No.2109365 >>2109356 Link's Awakening is the better game, in my opinion.

>>	Anonymous Sat Dec 6 19:50:16 2014 No.2109370 >>2109361 I can only afford one sadly, Link's Awakening is 17$ and Oracle of ages is 27$

>>	Anonymous Sat Dec 6 19:55:17 2014 No.2109376 >>2109370 Link's Awakening is the correct choice regardless of price

Anonymous Sat Dec 6 19:58:47 2014 No.2109380

Oracle of Ages (as well as Seasons) have some pretty unique puzzles and a surprsingly big amount of content given the hardware they used.

LA is kinda the prototype. Not as complex. But it's REALLY charming and damn well executed.
In fact, it was so charming that it's the only that made me tear up a little at the end.

Also

Ballad of the Windfish > Hymn of Zelda

>>	Anonymous Sat Dec 6 20:05:44 2014 No.2109393 Aw man fuck you guys. Now I wanna replay LA.

>>	Anonymous Sat Dec 6 20:12:30 2014 No.2109406 >>2109356 Ages

>>	Anonymous Sat Dec 6 20:15:05 2014 No.2109410 >>2109356 Awakening definitely. Ages is really good but part of it is missing without Seasons.

>>	Anonymous Sat Dec 6 20:48:56 2014 No.2109478 File: 57 KB, 800x600, 1320529903080.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ii59rHmcZm0

Anonymous Sat Dec 6 20:55:32 2014 No.2109486

>>2109356

I have to side with the majority here, awakening by a long shot.

While ages and seasons (you really should just play both, seasons being my favorite of the two) provides some interesting puzzle solving and occasionally interesting boss fights (e.g. the puzzly one in ages where you have to shift blocks around), overall it seems a bit more hodge podge

Anonymous Sun Dec 7 14:04:30 2014 No.2110420

>>2109486
Awakening, no question.

If it was Seasons instead of Ages, a case could be made for it. But Ages, while having vastly superior bosses, has inferior everything else. Sure, the dungeons are more difficult, but difficulty alone doesn't mean better - LA's dungeons, while admittedly too easy, have a theme to them, have a charm on their own that the Oracles failed to capture.

Season comes far closer to LA as far as overall charm is concerned and has superior bosses to boot. I still prefer LA over it, but only by the tiniest of margins. Ages? Not even looking back.

>>	Anonymous Sun Dec 7 14:13:12 2014 No.2110443 ages is better

>>	Anonymous Sun Dec 7 14:19:11 2014 No.2110462 LA is likely the best Zelda game of all time. Oracle are just mid-tier Zelda games

>>	Anonymous Sun Dec 7 15:15:09 2014 No.2110503 >>2110462 >x is likely the best Zelda game of all time oh boy here we go again >inb4 mentions of non-/vr/ games

>>	Anonymous Sun Dec 7 16:48:28 2014 No.2110674 LA was amazing. It truly captures your imagination and has the feel of an adventure with a tear inducing ending.

>>	Anonymous Sun Dec 7 18:01:48 2014 No.2110813 >>2110674 Yeah i was pretty sad about how Link dies in the end being stranded in the middle of the ocean and realizing he's the only Link in the Hyrulian history that didn't contribute to jack shit

Anonymous Sun Dec 7 18:14:47 2014 No.2110839

Ages is really puzzle heavy, but not in the way that's like "FUCK YEAH, PUZZLES!" because a lot of them just have you pushing a colored block around or stepping on all tiles to change their colors. It's still a really fun game.

Link's Awakening is more of a balance of everything that makes Zelda great. Get the DX version if you can for an extra (easy) dungeon that lets you change your tunic to either red or blue with each one having a different effect.

>>	Anonymous Sun Dec 7 19:40:05 2014 No.2110997 >>2109356 are you a SJW?

>>	Anonymous Sun Dec 7 19:42:25 2014 No.2111003 >>2110997 >you want to talk about video games instead of social justice issues? what are you an SJW?

>>	Anonymous Sun Dec 7 19:43:41 2014 No.2111006 >>2110813 but lttp and orcles

>>	Anonymous Sun Dec 7 19:51:27 2014 No.2111025 >>2110813 That doesn't happen.

>>	Anonymous Sun Dec 7 19:54:23 2014 No.2111030 Link's Awakening is the better choice by far. It is one of the very best Zelda games. Honestly, while Ages and Seasons are fair entries in the series, they really don't stand out like Awakening.

>>	Anonymous Mon Dec 8 00:45:57 2014 No.2111485 >be me at age 10 >See oracle of seasons and ages at walmart >have money to buy both >only buy ages and a shitty game from monsters inc. >in hindsight that was the most stupid thing I´ve ever made I wish I knew movie based games are crap back then

>>	Anonymous Mon Dec 8 07:26:40 2014 No.2111897 >>2109376 /thread don't listen to anyone anon, get the DX version

Anonymous Mon Dec 8 07:29:29 2014 No.2111902

>>2110813
It IS kinda a dick move that the windfish is like ''S'LATES BRAH'' and flies off leaving him shipwrecked at sea. But how vast a distance could he be travelling? I read a theory yonks ago that the game is set in another zelda game during a raft trip which I always kinda liked.

>>	Anonymous Mon Dec 8 09:40:50 2014 No.2111998 >>2109478 after some searching https://depositfiles.com/files/5m264y5im it's legit (others can verify). posting it here just in case anyone wants it

>>	Anonymous Mon Dec 8 09:46:15 2014 No.2112004 Links Awakening, or Links Awakening DX? I prefer the black and white more, the other ones a little slower BUT you get the color dungeon. Asking out of curiousity, you should go with LA all day

>>	Anonymous Tue Dec 9 00:24:49 2014 No.2113381 File: 337 KB, 700x1288, skyward sword gameboy.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>2109478 That was smooth as hell

>>	Anonymous Tue Dec 9 01:16:30 2014 No.2113446 File: 71 KB, 500x493, wutdo.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>2109356 OK /vr/, You wake up and see this, what do?

>>	Anonymous Tue Dec 9 01:18:42 2014 No.2113450 >>2109370 >LA is 17$ Man even on ebay they are like $10.

>>	Anonymous Tue Dec 9 01:37:49 2014 No.2113464 File: 19 KB, 700x1288, 1418102689629.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>2113381

>>	fag Tue Dec 9 01:52:42 2014 No.2113484 fags

>>	Anonymous Tue Dec 9 02:01:19 2014 No.2113493 >>2109356 You shouldn't play the Oracle games unless you have access to both of them. They're part of a set and playing them together makes them infinity better. So with that in mind, get Link's Awakening.

>>	Anonymous Tue Dec 9 02:25:26 2014 No.2113516 >>2113446 >Wonder why I'm in bed with a boy >Reevaluate my life >Quit drinking and clean up my act

>>	Anonymous Tue Dec 9 06:52:18 2014 No.2113702 >>2113493 I agree, even though my favorite Zelda is Oracle of Ages, you gotta get Oracle of Seasons as well. So get Link's Awakening and make sure its the DX version

>>	Anonymous Tue Dec 9 17:14:28 2014 No.2114513 File: 5 KB, 320x288, 1415303364039.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] under any and all circumstances you should always pick links awakening. best handheld easily.

>>	Anonymous Tue Dec 9 17:19:30 2014 No.2114535 >>2109356 i really dig ages, but i think link's awakening makes for a better experience, and in case you'll ever be selling it, i think it holds more value

>>	Anonymous Tue Dec 9 17:20:04 2014 No.2114537 >>2114513 Name 5 things that are good about Link's Awakening.

>>	Anonymous Tue Dec 9 17:25:38 2014 No.2114552 >>2114537 Music Graphics Feels Has fun sidescrolling areas cool original setting That was easy.

>>	Anonymous Tue Dec 9 17:32:40 2014 No.2114569 >>2114537 Don't need to name 5, just one will do: A near flawless progression curve. This game will hook you and not let you go.

Anonymous Tue Dec 9 17:49:13 2014 No.2114604

>>2114552
Characters
Dungeon design allowing multiple paths and large skips
Fantastic Overworld with shittons of secrets
Item combinations
Focus on exploration, every area you've access to always allowing you to catch a glimpse of the next one, and making you want to go there more than anything else in the world.

Anonymous Tue Dec 9 18:02:08 2014 No.2114625

>>2114537

Opinions inbound, but:

1. The music is pretty good. The Tal Tal Heights music playing as you climb the mountains between Eagle's Tower and Turtle Rock enhances the final few areas so much.
2. The items were well rounded and were useful in a variety of places, not just their own dungeon.
3. The dungeons were creative and exploring the island to find them felt like sightseeing.
4. The island itself made a great setting. Exploring a strange, isolated island in the middle of nowhere is one of those things I really enjoy in video games, and Koholint is a magical place.
5. It's just fucking fun.

Anonymous Tue Dec 9 18:54:30 2014 No.2114710
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>>2109356
Honestly I think both Oracle games are better than LA, but I would get LA first. Oracles have a bit more polish (though LA has a ton of charm and I'd even go so far as to say Koholint are better than both Holodrum and Labrynna combined in terms of setting), so start off with LA where you can fully enjoy the game and everything it does right while not being spoiled by the mechanical improvements made by the Oracles (like not getting a textbox every time you brush against a boulder).

>>	Anonymous Tue Dec 9 19:04:34 2014 No.2114738 >>2114710 or the Compass. >This Compass has a new feature! A tone will tell if there is a key hidden inside a room when you enter! I FUCKING KNOW ALREADY! I KNEW TWENTY YEARS AGO!

>>	Anonymous Tue Dec 9 19:07:57 2014 No.2114753 >>2114738 Oh god, why did it have to be every time? Did they think we'd forget after the first dungeon?

>>	Anonymous Tue Dec 9 20:05:09 2014 No.2114868 Is it just me or do the Oracle games not really make use of the GBC's colour capaBility outside of the 'cutscenes'?

Anonymous Tue Dec 9 20:30:20 2014 No.2114924
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>>2114868
I think that has to do with so many of the sprites and scenery being lifted straight from Link's Awakening. Incorporating more color would probably involve a lot of redesigning.

I think the use of color is subtle but effective. Every season has a unique color scheme in OoS, same with past/present in OoA.

>>	Anonymous Tue Dec 9 20:43:57 2014 No.2114952 >>2109376 Both games are the correct choice because both games are equally good. Seasons is as well.

>>	Anonymous Tue Dec 9 23:40:09 2014 No.2115204 A thing I loved about seasons, is how little bullshit the game pulls. the overworld sections are mainly composed of straight exploration, with some dungeon transitions having no quests. Playing it just after skyward swords was refreshing.

>>	Anonymous Wed Dec 10 21:23:11 2014 No.2116897 >>2114537 Good Dungeon Design (Level 7 inparticular) You get a rooster Ballad of the wind fish Very short and easy to play through in 2 or 3 sittings That Final Boss I'm a little biased though, most of these I'm sure is why people Dont like this game

>>	Anonymous Thu Dec 11 04:05:38 2014 No.2117361 >>2109356 Link's Awakening, my black friend.

>>	Anonymous Thu Dec 11 04:07:53 2014 No.2117364 >>2110813 There are seagulls, so he's probably near the shore.

Anonymous Thu Dec 11 05:58:07 2014 No.2117468
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>>2114537
-all items felt unique
-roc's feather changes how you view the entire game
-completely hidden things you could miss like boomerang, L2 sword, THIEF
-unique npcs like phone grandpa and mr write
-map warp glitch is one of the best glitches in any GB game

>>	Anonymous Thu Dec 11 06:13:15 2014 No.2117473 >>2117468 >completely hidden things you could miss like boomerang, L2 sword, THIEF not to mention BOMB ARROWS

>>	Anonymous Thu Dec 11 06:14:23 2014 No.2117474 >>2117468 >completely hidden things you could miss like boomerang, L2 sword, THIEF not to mention BOMB ARROWS. Did you know that you can kill the Master Stalfos and get the Hookshot the very first time he shows up with them?

>>	Anonymous Thu Dec 11 10:44:08 2014 No.2117657 >>2114537 Goomba stomping and moving that one gordo in front of you before you first pick up the sword so you kill him in the grab sword animation

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