I did not like Majora's Mask at all and it was all because of the time limit I hate being timed, and that was the entire game.

Hmmm.... That's actually very interesting. Of course, it still doesn't change the fact that I probably will never finish Majora's Mask. That game has issues.

Haha that's really cool, I actually loved Majora's Mask. Just under OoT in my favorite games of all time.

I actually finished that game. It was a pain in the ass, and it had one of the most dreadful endings in Zelda history. I HATED the dark tone, and the ending followed suit with the tone; depressing, and just plain unsatisfying.

Majora's mask was awesome and what made it stand out was it's uniqueness so i am a bit surprised that it's creation was the result of a short development time.

IMHO, Majora's Mask was not only one of the best Zelda's and one of the most unique and clever games I've played. I hope the Zelda team never gives up on trying new and novel things with the series.

This isi my favorite Zelda. :D

i might be in the minority but Majora's mask is my favorite Legend of Zelda game.

" i might be in the minority but Majora's mask is my favorite Legend of Zelda game. "

I really hated the time limit.

" I did not like Majora's Mask at all and it was all because of the time limit I hate being timed, and that was the entire game. "

Wow thats awesome. I absolutely loved Majoras Mask more than Ocarina of Time.

" Hmmm.... That's actually very interesting. Of course, it still doesn't change the fact that I probably will never finish Majora's Mask. That game has issues. "

" I did not like Majora's Mask at all and it was all because of the time limit I hate being timed, and that was the entire game. "

I liked Majora's Mask, although with the time system you really needed a guide to figure everything out. Still, I admired the different direction they took with the story, and I still would argue that MM was the darkest Zelda to date.

That is crazy to think one of the more original Zelda games came from some of challenge. That needs to happen again imo to see what interesting title they could come up with.

Majora's Mask's reaction seems to either be "I hated the time limit" or "It's my favorite Zelda because I'm different and being different is cool".

My favourite zelda game aswell as one of my favourite games ever

I think Majora's Mask was excellent. I'm glad he rose to the challenge.

I never played the NES or SNES versions of Zelda, but then came Ocarina of Time... loved it. And for something completely different, Majora's Mask... loved it more. So close and yet so far.

I always loved the style of   Majora's Mask but not so much the game play. I could never get any where in it, but that might just be because I was peaty young when I played it.

" @Evilsbane You know you can play an ocarina song and manipulate time right? You can speed it up, slow it down, or skip completely. There are ways to get passed the time man once you get used to it, its actually cool. I never felt rushed. I'm not forcing you by any means but if you ever get the chance, give it another chance if you want too. "

I"m not a giant fan of this game but, I think the Iwata Asks are all pretty awesome.

Majora's Mask was one of those games that I had to make myself push through the earlier stages, but am glad I did. Once I got into the groove of what it was trying to get me to do, I couldn't put the damn thing down and ended up having a very rewarding, clever and engrossing experience. See also: Mass Effect.
 
Oh, and more on topic, that's great that it came about that way. It could have resulted in an egg-on-face disaster, but Eiji Aonuma backed it up brilliantly.

I haven't played it... I probably should when I have the chance.

Majora's Mask is also my favorite, largely to do with the sidequests but also due to the fact that the dungeon designs were absolutely excellent. The Woodfall and Snowhead temples were absurdly good, as were the Deku Palace and the Gerudo fortress. And the bosses were some of my favorites in the franchise: Odolwa and Goht were insanely fun, ranking up there with Koume and Kotake, Volvagia, and Phantom Ganon. 
 
That said, I lost my original copy while I was making my way towards the Stone Tower, so I never completed the game. However, I had almost all of the masks (missing only the Giant's Mask and the Fierce Deity, I think) and I must've put at least thirty-five hours into it. 
 
I'll probably go back and buy that game again. :D

So apparently Miyamoto had nothing to do with the best Zelda game. Funny. 
The only complaint that has any validity, really, is the game is kind of short. And by short, I mean I didn't want it to be over yet.

" So apparently Miyamoto had nothing to do with the best Zelda game. Funny. The only complaint that has any validity, really, is the game is kind of short. And by short, I mean I didn't want it to be over yet. "

That dude doesn't get enough credit. I would hate to be working on a game that a "rockstar" happened to be tangentially involved with because they always end up getting, like, all the credit.

I really liked Majora's Mask. The story is great, and my favorite aspect the diary or whatever that kept track of villagers and their side quests was an awesome addiction. In terms of npc's, MM did a great job of fleshing alot of the townsfolk out. You actually knew the town if you took the time to do all the sidequests, and for me I actually wanted to save them all. I guess it really depended on how much time you put into the game to actually realize how deep and developed the world you were in was.

" @SuperSecretAgenda: I'm pretty sure you get it IN the fourth dungeon. I was still in the canyon, though, I never made it to the final dungeon. "

That was a very interesting bit trivia, on this devilishly frustrating but superbly original and haunting game.

This was a great game, glad to hear it came from an interesting background.  Easily my favorite of the series, and I hate time restraint games (looking at you Dead Rising).  This game just did it right.  Played it when it came out, after beating OoT and definitely dug the vibe much more, really dark and weird.
 
That's not saying OoT wasn't epic by it's own right.

" Majora's Mask's reaction seems to either be "I hated the time limit" or "It's my favorite Zelda because I'm different and being different is cool". "

I'm siding with the Majora's Mask people. While Majora's Mask isn't a true classic like Ocarina of Time, I still enjoyed it far more. People hated the sidequests, but it added so much to the realised world. There were so many little things you could find and discover in Clock Town and all these residents that told a story that you just couldn't find in Hyrule Castle's pre-rendered backgrounds. To each their own.

Year old topic bump ahoy!

That's kind of a cool way to handle a business argument.  A year seems like a short time but I've never been a game developer so I don't know that for fact.  That's an example of two professionals working out a problem in a kind of cool way.  I think if they had failed that year of wasted talent and pay wouldn't have been so cool but, because it did, it makes Miyamoto seem really smart by challenging his team.  I imagine he must have felt that the team could handle that challenge and make a game otherwise this whole thing would have been a business nightmare.
 
It's no wonder I saw so many shared assets between Ocarina and Majora.

I hated that game. Next time, don't make challenges.