Board 8 > I think I might try to beat all of the Zelda games

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Fun Fact: I have literally only fully beaten one game in the series (Wind Waker), since I was never really a Nintendo kid.

Does it just make sense to play them in release order? I fear there will be some degree of fatigue if I do this, since it really takes a lot of steady engagement for me to stay focused on gaming these days.

(I'll obviously skip the CDi games.)
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Nelson_Mandela posted...

Fun Fact: I have literally only fully beaten one game in the series (Wind Waker), since I was never really a Nintendo kid.

Does it just make sense to play them in release order? I fear there will be some degree of fatigue if I do this, since it really takes a lot of steady engagement for me to stay focused on gaming these days.

(I'll obviously skip the CDi games.)

I wouod play them in timeline order.

I would skip the first two and go in release order from LttP
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MZero11 posted...

I would skip the first two and go in release order from LttP

You can also NOT skip the potential most important game in gaming history...

Yeah start with LttP, the first two are pretty rude, especially the second one.
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Or play in time line order so you don't play those 2 games till the very end...

SSJBGenkiDama posted...

MZero11 posted...

I would skip the first two and go in release order from LttP

You can also NOT skip the potential most important game in gaming history...

No one told him to skip Super Mario Bros.
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Clearly, randomize a list and play in no order since it doesn't actually matter what order you play them in.

EDIT: Except for LBW has to be after LttP, that's important.
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MZero11 posted...

SSJBGenkiDama posted...

MZero11 posted...

I would skip the first two and go in release order from LttP

You can also NOT skip the potential most important game in gaming history...

No one told him to skip Super Mario Bros.

I said potentially. And there is more than enough argument that SMB isn't even the most influential on its own console. Let alone ever. (I'd argue it's also not the most influential in its own series... SM64)

I am absolutely not skipping the NES games. I've played through a good chunk of the original and loved it.

Also, what the hell is timeline order? I thought the Zelda canon was all kinds of fucked.
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I should also add that I don't have a 3DS, WiiU, or Switch, and I don't intend on buying any of them anytime soon.
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You've probably played LOZ 1 and 2 so many times you know where everything is at, but its a product of it's time, try to think back to when you first played it.

It was about wasting hours upon hours exploring and receiving word of mouth from other people.

I don't think TC has any of that. Its archaic and not very intuitive. the Original Zeldas are not necessary to play through anymore.

Well, maybe 2 gets a pass.
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Nelson_Mandela posted...

I am absolutely not skipping the NES games. I've played through a good chunk of the original and loved it.

Also, what the hell is timeline order? I thought the Zelda canon was all kinds of fucked.

It's not.
I mean, some of it doesn't make sense mind you if you want to really extrapolate like Hylian language changes and stuff... but I doubt you care that much about that.

Nelson_Mandela posted...

I should also add that I don't have a 3DS, WiiU, or Switch, and I don't intend on buying any of them anytime soon.

Well. You need to.

That is 2 of the 10 best games ever that you can't play.

Do it.

NES Zeldas are among the better entries imo. The weakest era like a ten year span from 2003-2013, or post-WW to post-SS.
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So what is "timeline order" then?
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Punnyz posted...

You've probably played LOZ 1 and 2 so many times you know where everything is at, but its a product of it's time, try to think back to when you first played it.

It was about wasting hours upon hours exploring and receiving word of mouth from other people.

I don't think TC has any of that. Its archaic and not very intuitive. the Original Zeldas are not necessary to play through anymore.

Well, maybe 2 gets a pass.

That's what makes it great.... you aren't limited by anything. Want to go play level 6 at the very start. Knock yourself out.

I've always wanted to do this. There would be some replays, but I'm gonna wait til my girlfriend and I are living together so she can join in/watch me.

It doesn't matter what order you play them in at all, because linking the games together didn't even start until Skyward Sword and it was all a hilarious retcon anyway.

Except you have to play OoT before MM obviously.
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ExThaNemesis posted...

I've always wanted to do this. There would be some replays, but I'm gonna wait til my girlfriend and I are living together so she can join in/watch me.

I am fully anticipating my fiancee leaving me if/when I do this. There is nothing less interesting for her than video games. >_>
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MZero11 posted...

I would skip the first two and go in release order from LttP

This sounds like the worst idea
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Nelson_Mandela posted...

So what is "timeline order" then?

The timeline order would start with Skyward Sword, and after a few games splits into three timelines that you'd just have to choose which one you'd travel down in any order. And it's just really weird.
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I'd say release order is fine, but do yourself a favor and play Zelda II with save states, assuming you're determined enough to even play it at all.
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Nelson_Mandela posted...

I am fully anticipating my fiancee leaving me if/when I do this. There is nothing less interesting for her than video games. >_>

Damn. I hope she has other qualities coz that would be annoying as hell to me.

My girlfriend has a Zelda tattoo so. >.>
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Gamer chicks tend to annoy me. Same with girls who like sports. I think I have some kind of emotional disorder.
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Ok.

So it starts Skyward Sword, then goes Minish Cap, Four Swords, and finally OoT.

Then it splits in 3

Downfall:
ALttP
Oracle of X
Links Awakening
A Link Between Worlds
LoZ
Adventure of Link

Child:
Majoras Mask
Twilight Princess
Four Swords Adventure

Adult:
The Wind Waker
Phantom Hourglass
Spirit Tracks

Most people have Breath at end of Downfall, but really it can go in either of them that don't flood... It can even go in the flood, but you have to make a lot more assumptions then.

Either way it's at the very end a long time after.

Nelson_Mandela posted...

So what is "timeline order" then?

Skyward Sword
Minish Cap
Four Swords
Ocarina of Time
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A Link to the Past
Oracle of Seasons
Oracle of Ages
Link's Awakening
A Link Between Worlds
The Legend of Zelda
Adventure of Link
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Majora's Mask
Twilight Princess
Breath of the Wild
Four Swords Adventures
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
The Wind Waker
Phantom Hourglass
Spirit Tracks

Is the correct timeline order iirc. The ---- indicate the timeline splits, where they start. Ocarina of Time jumps off into three different timelines.
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Nelson_Mandela posted...

Gamer chicks tend to annoy me. Same with girls who like sports. I think I have some kind of emotional disorder.

Nah I feel that. Girls who like sports bother me too.

She isn't a gamer chick, she just played Ocarina of Time when she was a kid and LOVED it.
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RyoCaliente posted...

Nelson_Mandela posted...

So what is "timeline order" then?

Skyward Sword
Minish Cap
Four Swords
Ocarina of Time
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
A Link to the Past
Oracle of Seasons
Oracle of Ages
Link's Awakening
A Link Between Worlds
The Legend of Zelda
Adventure of Link
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Majora's Mask
Twilight Princess
Breath of the Wild
Four Swords Adventures
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
The Wind Waker
Phantom Hourglass
Spirit Tracks

Is the correct timeline order iirc. The ---- indicate the timeline splits, where they start. Ocarina of Time jumps off into three different timelines.

Why do you have Breath in Child?

And more importantly....

WHY do you have Breath not at the end?

I would highly recommend not doing timeline order. It's a fun project for series vets, but experiencing the franchise for the first time that way would be a drag.
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Are there any games that would deter me from finishing this playthrough? Like I said, I am very prone to gaming fatigue if something is too difficult/boring/slow.
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Nelson_Mandela posted...

Are there any games that would deter me from finishing this playthrough? Like I said, I am very prone to gaming fatigue if something is too difficult/boring/slow.

Adventure of Link.

tazzyboyishere posted...

I would highly recommend not doing timeline order. It's a fun project for series vets, but experiencing the franchise for the first time that way would be a drag.

Not at all. It varies it up.

Starts 3D
Then 2 in a row 2d
Then back to 3d.

Where as if you do release order.

4 2ds in a row
Then 3 3ds in a row to start.

do Breath of the Wild last.

I got fatigued from it and it's still one of my favorite gaming experiences I've ever had.
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Zelda II is legitimately a bad game, and it'll only be amplified by playing it now for the first time. I think it can be enjoyed with save states, but I would never recommend it to anyone coming in basically blind and wanting to experience the series. The original is pretty difficult as well, but it's a great game.

TP and SS both kinda drag a bit, but they're fun. Just really long. I also find the Oracles to be pretty dull and draggy on the whole, but I'm certainly in the minority.

PH and ST are definitely the most commonly accepted worst games on the board. PH could be skipped entirely, IMO, but ST has some pretty solid dungeons.

And my last recommendation would be to avoid Tri Force Heroes like the plague. Probably the worst singleplayer experience in gaming, at least from a notable developer. As a multiplayer game, you'd be hard-pressed to find it active, and it's still pretty terrible. If you have three friends who you can play with in the same room or over discord, it's probably a blast, though.

Aside from that, go nuts! One of gaming's greatest franchises!
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tazzyboyishere posted...

Zelda II is legitimately a bad game, and it'll only be amplified by playing it now for the first time. I think it can be enjoyed with save states, but I would never recommend it to anyone coming in basically blind and wanting to experience the series. The original is pretty difficult as well, but it's a great game.

TP and SS both kinda drag a bit, but they're fun. Just really long. I also find the Oracles to be pretty dull and draggy on the whole, but I'm certainly in the minority.

PH and ST are definitely the most commonly accepted worst games on the board. PH could be skipped entirely, IMO, but ST has some pretty solid dungeons.

And my last recommendation would be to avoid Tri Force Heroes like the plague. Probably the worst singleplayer experience in gaming, at least from a notable developer. As a multiplayer game, you'd be hard-pressed to find it active, and it's still pretty terrible. If you have three friends who you can play with in the same room or over discord, it's probably a blast, though.

Aside from that, go nuts! One of gaming's greatest franchises!

I think he's only saying canon games (no CD-I) so no Tingles, Crossbow training, Triforce heroes or Hyrule Warriors.

Yeah I wouldn't bother with any of those unless they're legitimately fun
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Nelson_Mandela posted...

Yeah I wouldn't bother with any of those unless they're legitimately fun

Crossbow training is really fun and Hyrule Warriors definitely can be

Just play them in release order. There is no reason to get cute with the timeline stuff.
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neonreaper posted...

Just play them in release order. There is no reason to get cute with the timeline stuff.

It's not cute.

You will burn yourself out potentially much quicker on release order than timeline order.

100% release order. Timeline order wtf lmao.

That being said you should skip ones if they drag. SS is awesome but after like 20 hours you're not missing much. TP after like 10 hours, etc.
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MWC, how do the Smash games fit into the timeline/canon?
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Fine.

Do release order.

When you quit either end of ALttP or start or LA DX don't say I didn't warn you....

Nelson_Mandela posted...

MWC, how do the Smash games fit into the timeline/canon?

They don't.

Do the second quest in Zelda 1 also
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Can you even still get the single-player version of Four Swords in the eShop, or is it gone?
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Jakyl25 posted...

Do the second quest in Zelda 1 also

Then load up a randomizer and just keep playing that game. It's so good
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Do the randomizers follow the Zelda 1 rules for secrets placements or are they a free for all?
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Jakyl25 posted...

Can you even still get the single-player version of Four Swords in the eShop, or is it gone?

It's gone

SSJBGenkiDama posted...

Jakyl25 posted...

Can you even still get the single-player version of Four Swords in the eShop, or is it gone?

It's gone

That seems like a lost opportunity

It wouldnt have to have been free forever, people would gladly pay $5 or so for it
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Wait, women who share your gaming hobby annoy you, so you prefer people who may leave you over gaming? Yeah, that's probably an issue of some kind. Clearly a part of you desires disapproval from those you love. >_>

Good luck with Zelda 2 whew. Other than that it's mostly smooth sailing. I happen to love Link's Awakening. Secret favorite.
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