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Topic	Anagram Ranks Anything Legend of Zelda-related with Full Write-Ups (spoilers)
Anagram 08/09/23 6:04:47 PM #353:	Hey, Listen! The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker Z3R Dead Man's Volley Bongo Bongo Anju/Kafei Quest Magnet Gloves Gold NES Cartridges BotW Cooking Jingle Hestu's Gift Secret Jingle Twinrova Legend of Doom (Mod) Stealing from the LA Shop Stone Tower Temple Link: I said this before, but Link to me is basically the most generic hero possible, in a good way. He has no traits except those you expect to find on any Hero's Journey protagonist, and his defining attribute within the story, courage, is both the most generic hero attribute ever and something that doesn't really express itself as characterization. This is definitely on purpose, because even Mario (Mario!) has more characterization than this. It's obvious this is done to emphasize the "you are Link" element of the character, and this isn't unique to Link, since silent protagonists were common in 80s and 90s. About the only things Link has that makes him stand out are elf ears and a green tunic and floppy hat, and that's probably also to his advantage. He has no really defining attributes that distinguish from the Platonic ideal of heroes, but he does manage to have a unique visual style. So, in the regard of being a memorable main character for your adventure series, he's perfect. But if you're looking for some kind of like really interesting character? He's not just worse than the noncharacter Zelda, he's worse than, like, Samus. At least Samus like looks away in determination and anger when she sees dead soldiers, or chooses not to attack a Metroid she's bonded with. Then again, being the world's most generic hero is still better than, like, what happened to Sonic. To be clear: Link is a blond hair dye and a set of green clothing, not a character. And that's not a bad thing. Linkle Bombos Medallion His Name is Zelda Second Quest Tatl & Tael Great Bay Temple Heroic Fantasy The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening Future of the Series: I'm of two minds on this. I don't think we'll ever get another 'lesser' title ever again, like LA or OoX. I think LBW is the final one, aside from remakes. I think that for the foreseeable future, the only Zelda titles will be huge event releases. There's nothing wrong with that, but I do sort of miss the shorter, more digestable games. Sometimes I want a game that's nine hours instead of eighty, and BotW and TotK sure don't scratch that itch. And don't you dare tell me that you can beat them in half an hour or something and link to some insane speedrunner who does it on a GCN Donkey Kong bongo or something. I think sort of the advantage LoZ has, as opposed to Mario and Pokemon, is that it doesn't really lend itself to being pimped out with spinoffs. Mario is the master of this, he'll put his face on anything, but Pokemon isn't far behind. With LoZ, you know you're always getting a fairly polished title that isn't some quickly-made piece of crap no one actually cared about. I can so easily imagine like a LoZ phone game where you adventure through four randomly-assembled rooms in a roguelike dungeon, and the plot would be that a wizard keeps turning back time so you need to play it again and again and again in order to get the real ending, or some stupid thing like that. As for Fire Emblem, it has way fewer games than the others, but man, its identity as a brand has really shifted toward waifus and gacha. I don't hate modern Fire Emblem, but you can really tell the difference between the pre- and post-13 games. LoZ never really lost sight of its own identity like that. And as for Nintendo's other series, ha. They can't even really be compared anymore. There was a time when like Kirby or Metroid or Star Fox seemed like they might be big, but now they're lucky to get one mid-budget short title every five years. Did you know that Captain Falcon is in more Smash games than F-Zero games? LoZ has sidestepped the fate of all of these series, and remained as Nintendo's chief "we're going to basically take all of the games in the series seriously, and not dilute the brand" series, which is doubtless to its benefit. I'm sure it was a strategic choice, too, because although in 1998, Mario, Zelda, and Pokemon might have seemed roughly as popular as each other, two of these are way easier to make a billion spinoffs and toys out of than the other. Now, watch me be wrong, and tomorrow Nintendo announce The Legend of Zelda: Link's Kitchen, where you have to keep your mom-and-pop restaurant alive as the Ganonburger chain expands into Castle Town, or some stupid thing like that. Link, the Silent Protagonist The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons/Ages Game Over Cutscene (MM) Ravio Groose Fighter Choices (Smash) Wallmaster Ghirahim OoT Title Screen Medli Showdown at Old Kakariko Saria Subtitles Well ExcuuuuUUUUuuuuuuUUUUuuUuuuUUUUse Me, Princess! Jeremy Radio Zelda (Commercials) Water Temple (OoT) Hyrule Warriors Green (Color) The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds I'm so Hungry, I could eat an Octorok! Molgera's Boss Theme Kirby (Link's Awakening) King Zora Ganon's Tower (LttP) The Mask Salesman Dark World Great Deku Tree Shigeru Miyamoto Navi Tetra Gold Skulltula Like Like Phonogram Man Royal Crest The Moon Dark Link Door Charge Old Man Bombable Walls Wind Fish Gleeokenspiel Any% Speedruns Sidescrolling Segments in Isometric Games Sidon Poe Collector Well ExcuuuuUUUUuuuuuuUUUUuuUuuuUUUUse Me, Princess! The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess Pre-Hyrule Historia Timeline Debates Chopping Signs Dragons (BotW) Tunics Rolling in Ocarina of Time Temple (Smash Stage) Rito Toon Link Princess Zelda Stamina Companions Hyrule Colgera's Boss Theme The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap Using Ocarina of Time to speedrun Paper Mario Katsuya Terada Ezlo Dragon Roost Island (Music) Cuccos Hylian Shield Din (Oracle) Ricky, Moosh, and Dimitri Leveling System (AoL) Hand in the Toilet Malo Mart Drgn roost island Ganondorf's Execution (TP) Shield (Magic) Screen Wraparound Glitch (LA) Weapon Durability Bug-Catching Net Gannon-Banned Trains Christianity Imagery Shop Fusion Collab Marin Agitha The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks Gameboy Zelda Aesthetic The Legend of Zelda (Rabbit Joint) Cast Performances 1/2 Magic Meter Milk Sploosh and Kaboom (Quotes) Link Gets Bullied Lord Jabu-Jabu Spirit Flute --- Not changing this sig until I decide to change this sig. Started: July 6, 2005 <cite>Anagram posted [p:975356227] in Anagram Ra... [t:80520249]...</cite> <quote>Hey, Listen!The Legend of Zelda: The Wind WakerZ3RDead Man's VolleyBongo BongoAnju/Kafei QuestMagnet GlovesGold NES CartridgesBotW Cooking JingleHestu's GiftSecret JingleTwinrovaLegend of Doom (Mod)Stealing from the LA ShopStone Tower TempleLink: I said this before, but Link to me is basically the most generic hero possible, in a good way. He has no traits except those you expect to find on any Hero's Journey protagonist, and his defining attribute within the story, courage, is both the most generic hero attribute ever and something that doesn't really express itself as characterization. This is definitely on purpose, because even Mario (Mario!) has more characterization than this. It's obvious this is done to emphasize the "you are Link" element of the character, and this isn't unique to Link, since silent protagonists were common in 80s and 90s. About the only things Link has that makes him stand out are elf ears and a green tunic and floppy hat, and that's probably also to his advantage. He has no really defining attributes that distinguish from the Platonic ideal of heroes, but he does manage to have a unique visual style. So, in the regard of being a memorable main character for your adventure series, he's perfect. But if you're looking for some kind of like really interesting character? He's not just worse than the noncharacter Zelda, he's worse than, like, Samus. At least Samus like looks away in determination and anger when she sees dead soldiers, or chooses not to attack a Metroid she's bonded with. Then again, being the world's most generic hero is still better than, like, what happened to Sonic. To be clear: Link is a blond hair dye and a set of green clothing, not a character. And that's not a bad thing.LinkleBombos MedallionHis Name is ZeldaSecond QuestTatl & TaelGreat Bay TempleHeroic FantasyThe Legend of Zelda: Link's AwakeningFuture of the Series: I'm of two minds on this. I don't think we'll ever get another 'lesser' title ever again, like LA or OoX. I think LBW is the final one, aside from remakes. I think that for the foreseeable future, the only Zelda titles will be huge event releases. There's nothing wrong with that, but I do sort of miss the shorter, more digestable games. Sometimes I want a game that's nine hours instead of eighty, and BotW and TotK sure don't scratch that itch. And don't you dare tell me that you can beat them in half an hour or something and link to some insane speedrunner who does it on a GCN Donkey Kong bongo or something. I think sort of the advantage LoZ has, as opposed to Mario and Pokemon, is that it doesn't really lend itself to being pimped out with spinoffs. Mario is the master of this, he'll put his face on anything, but Pokemon isn't far behind. With LoZ, you know you're always getting a fairly polished title that isn't some quickly-made piece of crap no one actually cared about. I can so easily imagine like a LoZ phone game where you adventure through four randomly-assembled rooms in a roguelike dungeon, and the plot would be that a wizard keeps turning back time so you need to play it again and again and again in order to get the real ending, or some stupid thing like that. As for Fire Emblem, it has way fewer games than the others, but man, its identity as a brand has really shifted toward waifus and gacha. I don't hate modern Fire Emblem, but you can really tell the difference between the pre- and post-13 games. LoZ never really lost sight of its own identity like that. And as for Nintendo's other series, ha. They can't even really be compared anymore. There was a time when like Kirby or Metroid or Star Fox seemed like they might be big, but now they're lucky to get one mid-budget short title every five years. Did you know that Captain Falcon is in more Smash games than F-Zero games? LoZ has sidestepped the fate of all of these series, and remained as Nintendo's chief "we're going to basically take all of the games in the series seriously, and not dilute the brand" series, which is doubtless to its benefit. I'm sure it was a strategic choice, too, because although in 1998, Mario, Zelda, and Pokemon might have seemed roughly as popular as each other, two of these are way easier to make a billion spinoffs and toys out of than the other. Now, watch me be wrong, and tomorrow Nintendo announce The Legend of Zelda: Link's Kitchen, where you have to keep your mom-and-pop restaurant alive as the Ganonburger chain expands into Castle Town, or some stupid thing like that.Link, the Silent ProtagonistThe Legend of Zelda: A Link to the PastThe Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons/AgesGame Over Cutscene (MM)RavioGrooseFighter Choices (Smash)WallmasterGhirahimOoT Title ScreenMedliShowdown at Old KakarikoSariaSubtitlesWell ExcuuuuUUUUuuuuuuUUUUuuUuuuUUUUse Me, Princess!JeremyRadio Zelda (Commercials)Water Temple (OoT)Hyrule WarriorsGreen (Color)The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between WorldsI'm so Hungry, I could eat an Octorok!Molgera's Boss ThemeKirby (Link's Awakening)King ZoraGanon's Tower (LttP)The Mask SalesmanDark WorldGreat Deku TreeShigeru MiyamotoNaviTetraGold SkulltulaLike LikePhonogram ManRoyal CrestThe MoonDark LinkDoor Charge Old ManBombable WallsWind FishGleeokenspielAny% SpeedrunsSidescrolling Segments in Isometric GamesSidonPoe CollectorWell ExcuuuuUUUUuuuuuuUUUUuuUuuuUUUUse Me, Princess!The Legend of Zelda: Twilight PrincessPre-Hyrule Historia Timeline DebatesChopping SignsDragons (BotW)TunicsRolling in Ocarina of TimeTemple (Smash Stage)RitoToon LinkPrincess ZeldaStaminaCompanionsHyruleColgera's Boss ThemeThe Legend of Zelda: The Minish CapUsing Ocarina of Time to speedrun Paper MarioKatsuya TeradaEzloDragon Roost Island (Music)CuccosHylian ShieldDin (Oracle)Ricky, Moosh, and DimitriLeveling System (AoL)Hand in the ToiletMalo MartDrgn roost islandGanondorf's Execution (TP)Shield (Magic)Screen Wraparound Glitch (LA)Weapon DurabilityBug-Catching NetGannon-BannedTrainsChristianity ImageryShop Fusion CollabMarinAgithaThe Legend of Zelda: Spirit TracksGameboy Zelda AestheticThe Legend of Zelda (Rabbit Joint)Cast Performances1/2 Magic MeterMilkSploosh and Kaboom (Quotes)Link Gets BulliedLord Jabu-JabuSpirit Flute --- Not changing this sig until I decide to change this sig.Started: July 6, 2005</quote> ... 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