Something went wrong. Try again later
    Follow

    The Legend of Zelda

    Franchise »

    Nintendo's flagship fantasy action-adventure series created by Shigeru Miyamoto and Takashi Tezuka in 1985, the Zelda series is the source of many revolutionary gameplay conventions, and continues to be one of the most popular and critically acclaimed video game franchises of all time.

    What type of Zelda game do you enjoy the most?

    Avatar image for l4wd0g
    l4wd0g

    2395

    Forum Posts

    353

    Wiki Points

    0

    Followers

    Reviews: 0

    User Lists: 7

    #1  Edited By l4wd0g


    Avatar image for badhands
    Badhands

    411

    Forum Posts

    0

    Wiki Points

    0

    Followers

    Reviews: 0

    User Lists: 2

    #2  Edited By Badhands

    The Legend of Zelda, the only good zelda game. That's right, I said it.

    Avatar image for liquidswords
    LiquidSwords

    2728

    Forum Posts

    0

    Wiki Points

    0

    Followers

    Reviews: 0

    User Lists: 1

    #3  Edited By LiquidSwords

    Top view Zelda's

    Avatar image for crusader8463
    crusader8463

    14850

    Forum Posts

    4290

    Wiki Points

    0

    Followers

    Reviews: 7

    User Lists: 5

    #4  Edited By crusader8463

    I guess 2D. I only ever enjoyed played the gameboy colour and the Wii one though. I never understood why people went so nuts for that series. I guess it's a nostalgia thing.

    Avatar image for jacksukeru
    jacksukeru

    6864

    Forum Posts

    131

    Wiki Points

    0

    Followers

    Reviews: 0

    User Lists: 22

    #5  Edited By jacksukeru

    The 3D ones, they are less common and often more ambitious than their 2D bretheren.

    That said two of my favorite Zelda games were Oracle of Seasons and Adventure of Link.

    Avatar image for buck3tm4n
    BUCK3TM4N

    544

    Forum Posts

    1

    Wiki Points

    0

    Followers

    Reviews: 0

    User Lists: 0

    #6  Edited By BUCK3TM4N

    i like both

    Avatar image for plop1920
    plop1920

    562

    Forum Posts

    100

    Wiki Points

    0

    Followers

    Reviews: 0

    User Lists: 1

    #7  Edited By plop1920

    links awakening is my favorite zelda game. I never got into the 3d zelda's but man I love me some 2d zelda

    Avatar image for ajamafalous
    ajamafalous

    13992

    Forum Posts

    905

    Wiki Points

    0

    Followers

    Reviews: 0

    User Lists: 9

    #8  Edited By ajamafalous

    Darksiders.

    Avatar image for kjellm87
    Kjellm87

    1735

    Forum Posts

    2788

    Wiki Points

    0

    Followers

    Reviews: 0

    User Lists: 1

    #9  Edited By Kjellm87

    I like em both.

    Avatar image for rattle618
    Rattle618

    1504

    Forum Posts

    58

    Wiki Points

    0

    Followers

    Reviews: 0

    User Lists: 0

    #10  Edited By Rattle618

    Wind Waker.

    Avatar image for mysteriousbob
    MysteriousBob

    6262

    Forum Posts

    2231

    Wiki Points

    0

    Followers

    Reviews: 3

    User Lists: 5

    #11  Edited By MysteriousBob

    The only Zelda game I can enjoy is Link's Awakening. All the other games in the series just bore me. So uhh... 2D.

    Avatar image for ntm
    NTM

    12222

    Forum Posts

    38

    Wiki Points

    0

    Followers

    Reviews: 0

    User Lists: 0

    #12  Edited By NTM

    Bofe uh dem.

    Avatar image for vexxan
    Vexxan

    4642

    Forum Posts

    943

    Wiki Points

    0

    Followers

    Reviews: 0

    User Lists: 3

    #13  Edited By Vexxan

    3D ones.

    Avatar image for amir90
    amir90

    2243

    Forum Posts

    0

    Wiki Points

    0

    Followers

    Reviews: 1

    User Lists: 0

    #14  Edited By amir90

    3d for me.

    Avatar image for jmfinamore
    jmfinamore

    1092

    Forum Posts

    16

    Wiki Points

    0

    Followers

    Reviews: 0

    User Lists: 0

    #15  Edited By jmfinamore
    @Badhands said:

    The Legend of Zelda, the only good zelda game. That's right, I said it.

    This thread just got real.  
     
    Also, 3-D. I played a ton of the original, though I never beat it, as a kid. I just so happened to play OOT at the perfect age and it hit all the right fantasies. And Wind Waker is beautiful. 
    Avatar image for beachthunder
    BeachThunder

    15269

    Forum Posts

    318819

    Wiki Points

    0

    Followers

    Reviews: 0

    User Lists: 30

    #16  Edited By BeachThunder

    The best kind of Zelda is a Toodie Zelda :D

    Avatar image for sethphotopoulos
    SethPhotopoulos

    5777

    Forum Posts

    3465

    Wiki Points

    0

    Followers

    Reviews: 2

    User Lists: 8

    #17  Edited By SethPhotopoulos

    3d but 2d is still amazing.

    Avatar image for ssj4raditz
    ssj4raditz

    1160

    Forum Posts

    0

    Wiki Points

    0

    Followers

    Reviews: 0

    User Lists: 8

    #18  Edited By ssj4raditz

    The awesome ones.

    Avatar image for informant
    Informant

    85

    Forum Posts

    1307

    Wiki Points

    0

    Followers

    Reviews: 0

    User Lists: 0

    #19  Edited By Informant

    2D Zelda for me.

    Avatar image for yanngc33
    Yanngc33

    4551

    Forum Posts

    87219

    Wiki Points

    0

    Followers

    Reviews: 14

    User Lists: 5

    #20  Edited By Yanngc33

    Link to a past is the best game ever (with Metroid Fusion) so it's 2D Zelda for me

    Avatar image for meatball
    MEATBALL

    4235

    Forum Posts

    790

    Wiki Points

    0

    Followers

    Reviews: 0

    User Lists: 10

    #21  Edited By MEATBALL

    3D, but the same can be said for most games.

    Avatar image for laserbolts
    laserbolts

    5506

    Forum Posts

    4

    Wiki Points

    0

    Followers

    Reviews: 0

    User Lists: 1

    #22  Edited By laserbolts

    Link to the past is my favorite so 2d it is

    Avatar image for dungbootle
    dungbootle

    2502

    Forum Posts

    19953

    Wiki Points

    0

    Followers

    Reviews: 0

    User Lists: 0

    #23  Edited By dungbootle

    3D

    Avatar image for sayishere
    Sayishere

    1854

    Forum Posts

    4422

    Wiki Points

    0

    Followers

    Reviews: 1

    User Lists: 5

    #24  Edited By Sayishere

    I love both styles to be honest

    In terms of what i played the most, 3d would have to go to Ocarina of time and 2d Links awakening

    I recently started playing Zelda on the Nes and enjoyable it alot.

    Avatar image for sionweeks
    sionweeks

    716

    Forum Posts

    73

    Wiki Points

    0

    Followers

    Reviews: 0

    User Lists: 1

    #25  Edited By sionweeks
    @Rattle618 said:
    Wind Waker.
    Avatar image for sopranosfan
    sopranosfan

    1965

    Forum Posts

    35

    Wiki Points

    0

    Followers

    Reviews: 4

    User Lists: 8

    #26  Edited By sopranosfan
    @laserbolts said:
    Link to the past is my favorite so 2d it is
    What he said.
    Avatar image for thefreeman
    TheFreeMan

    2712

    Forum Posts

    1120

    Wiki Points

    0

    Followers

    Reviews: 0

    User Lists: 1

    #27  Edited By TheFreeMan

    I love them both, but my favourite in the series are in 3D.

    Avatar image for dalai
    Dalai

    7868

    Forum Posts

    955

    Wiki Points

    0

    Followers

    Reviews: 3

    User Lists: 0

    #28  Edited By Dalai

    3D, but I'd pay good money for a top-down Zelda game again... and while we're at it, a 2D Metroid game as well.

    Avatar image for hurtfulmadmax
    hurtfulmadmax

    110

    Forum Posts

    0

    Wiki Points

    0

    Followers

    Reviews: 0

    User Lists: 1

    #29  Edited By hurtfulmadmax

    Moments away from starting up "Ocarina 3DS". Never owned a Nintendo 64, and only played half of "Wind Waker". Here's to hoping that it meets at least half the hype.

    Avatar image for seesic
    Seesic

    420

    Forum Posts

    0

    Wiki Points

    0

    Followers

    Reviews: 0

    User Lists: 0

    #30  Edited By Seesic
    I really like the 2D ones but i tend to like exploring a 3D world more, and I liked exploring Ocarina of Time and Wind Waker. So 3D for me
    Avatar image for hector
    Hector

    3550

    Forum Posts

    2247

    Wiki Points

    0

    Followers

    Reviews: -1

    User Lists: 1

    #31  Edited By Hector

    Both...3D on consoles and 2D on handhelds.

    Avatar image for rebirth1337
    Rebirth1337

    849

    Forum Posts

    134

    Wiki Points

    0

    Followers

    Reviews: 0

    User Lists: 1

    #32  Edited By Rebirth1337

    I can't play Zelda games anymore.

    Avatar image for deactivated-5b531a34b946c
    deactivated-5b531a34b946c

    1251

    Forum Posts

    7

    Wiki Points

    0

    Followers

    Reviews: 0

    User Lists: 1

    Tough choice, but Wind Waker was just so good that I had to choose 3D.

    To the folks saying that the games are boring and it must be nostalgia, I have to say that Gears of War bores me to death. It's not nostalgia, it's different tastes.

    Avatar image for wolf_blitzer85
    wolf_blitzer85

    5460

    Forum Posts

    2

    Wiki Points

    0

    Followers

    Reviews: 0

    User Lists: 6

    #34  Edited By wolf_blitzer85

    The one with the bombs.

    Avatar image for aus_azn
    Aus_azn

    2272

    Forum Posts

    16

    Wiki Points

    0

    Followers

    Reviews: 0

    User Lists: 1

    #35  Edited By Aus_azn

    Top down games are far easier.
     
    That being said, 3D ones look much better for obvious reasons, but I don't like the control schemes too much.
     
    2D it is.

    Avatar image for spankingaddict
    spankingaddict

    3009

    Forum Posts

    0

    Wiki Points

    0

    Followers

    Reviews: 11

    User Lists: 12

    #36  Edited By spankingaddict
    @Rattle618 said:
    Wind Waker.
    Yes, this is the best way to say what my opinion is :)
    Avatar image for xalienxgreyx
    xaLieNxGrEyx

    2646

    Forum Posts

    0

    Wiki Points

    0

    Followers

    Reviews: 0

    User Lists: 0

    #37  Edited By xaLieNxGrEyx
    @Badhands said:

    The Legend of Zelda, the only good zelda game. That's right, I said it.



    And no one cares.
    Avatar image for l4wd0g
    l4wd0g

    2395

    Forum Posts

    353

    Wiki Points

    0

    Followers

    Reviews: 0

    User Lists: 7

    #38  Edited By l4wd0g

    I'm of the opinion your first game in the series is always your favorite. My first was The Legend of Zelda, but I was too young to understand it, and the game explained nothing ( which make life difficult on a seven year old). Anyway, My favorite was Zelda: A Link to the Past. I loved the open world feel and the challenges/puzzles the game could present. So, I'm going to go with 2D. However, The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker is absolutely phenomenal and I would say it was a very close second if not a tie for first place in my heart for Zelda love.

    Avatar image for freddie_bert
    freddie_bert

    61

    Forum Posts

    521

    Wiki Points

    0

    Followers

    Reviews: 0

    User Lists: 20

    #39  Edited By freddie_bert

    I'd have to go with 3D, my favorite Zelda's all fit into that category. That being said, the 2D ones are also all great.

    Avatar image for tehflan
    TehFlan

    1954

    Forum Posts

    693

    Wiki Points

    0

    Followers

    Reviews: 1

    User Lists: 11

    #40  Edited By TehFlan
    @crusader8463 said:
    I guess it's a nostalgia thing.
    What? You can't like a game the first time you play it because of nostalgia. If you don't like the games, that's one thing, but don't try and say other people only like them because of nostalgia. That's just ridiculous.

    This edit will also create new pages on Giant Bomb for:

    Beware, you are proposing to add brand new pages to the wiki along with your edits. Make sure this is what you intended. This will likely increase the time it takes for your changes to go live.

    Comment and Save

    Until you earn 1000 points all your submissions need to be vetted by other Giant Bomb users. This process takes no more than a few hours and we'll send you an email once approved.