How would you rank the Zelda games?

>>713508447 (OP)
Twilight princess, Skyward Sword should be D tier.

Phantom Hourglass should be F tier.

All switch games should be C Tier.

I personally think Windwaker is overrated. It feels like its just a bunch of isolated dungeons in islands. B tier for me

ALTTP, ALBW - S tier
Wind Waker, TOTK - A Tier

The other games? Whatever. They are either B tier or entirely not worth rating or playing.

>>713508447 (OP)
literally the only ones i've beaten were OOT3D and the Link's Awakening remake
Ocarina would be A tier
LA would be B tier

>>713508447 (OP)
Elder God Tier: AoL
God Tier: MM, OoT, MC
Good Tier: Oracles, LA, TP
Mid Tier: ALttP, BotW, LoZ
Shit Tier: PH, ST, ToTK, Crossbow Training
Elder Shit Tier: WW

>>713508447 (OP)
NES
64
GB/Color
Shitch
Snez
Goycube

Tiers are for queers.

all I know for sure is that OOT is the fucking SSS tier above all the rest of them

I playing many different zeldas growing up but stupidly skipped OOT for mysterious reasons. I finally played it this year and it absolutely BTFO every one I played by a huge margin (alttp, wind waker, oracles, awakening, minish cap)

>SSS: Ocarina of Time
>S: Wind Waker, Majoras Mask, ALTTP
>A: Oracles, Links Awakening, Minish Cap, TLOZ
>B: ALBW
>C: Twilight Princess, Skyward Sword
>F: BOTW, TOTK, Spirit Tracks, Phantom Hourglass

>>713512232
forgot zelda 2 but Id put it in B tier.

>>713508447 (OP)
Great
>Zelda 1, Link's Awakening, Ocarina of Time
Good
>A Link to the Past, Majora's Mask, Oracle of Ages, Oracle of Seasons, Wind Waker, Minish Cap, Twilight Princess, Breath of the Wild
Dogshit
>Tears of the Kingdom

>>713512327
>>713512232
>>713511816
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>>713508447 (OP)
Why does everyone suddenly hate TotK?

>gaycube zoomies pretending ww isn't the worst
I refuse to believe that this is bait

>>713512360
It's le newest so it's le baddest

>>713512360
everyone has always hated it. you would only love it if you loved botw, and in that case i would disregard your opinion on zelda as a whole

s: oot, ww
a: tp, minish cap, mm
b: alttp, Links awakening
c: spirit tracks, oracle of seasons, skyward sword
d: zelda 1, links adventure
f: botw, phantom hourglass
havent played the others

>>713512360
ubislop game design is automatic F tier for me, same as shit of the mild.

>>713508447 (OP)

I can understand that there are people who had high expectations of Tears of the Kingdom and found it very or perhaps even extremely disappointing as a result.
But I can never, ever, at all, understand people who argue that Breath of the Wild is the better game.

Could and should Tears of the Kingdom have been better than it was? Sure.
But truth is, so could and should Breath of the Wild. And Tears of the Kingdom is that. The caves are a massive improvement to the overworld. The shrines and dungeons are an overall improvement over the shrines and divine beasts of BotW. The enemy variety is a lot better and the weapon variety is better as well.

Why would you ever seriously argue that BotW is better than TotK?

>>713508447 (OP)
I can only really remember loving Minish cap. With most of the rest I thought okay to nice but nothing more.

>>713513667
BotW is cool cause the whole premise is being this adventureman scavenging for supplies - actual supplies and not just a currency to spend on an upgrade screen like most open world shit.
TotK is fine but the buildatron vehicle shit really takes away from that adventure vibe and the story took a massive hit despite me actually liking some of the scenarios like retrieving the Master Sword.

>>713508447 (OP)
Hyrule warriors is great but the sequels are in wont play.

>>713513667
>Why would you ever seriously argue that BotW is better than TotK
I personally don't but I think there are a few caveats to consider
>limitations on Shiekah Tablet abilities + the lack of divebombing from the sky made traversing the Overworld more meaningful
>extent of menuing is drastically reduced
>story isn't nearly as retarded

>>713514098
If you don't like building vehicles, you don't need to.
But I don't see how scavenging for supplies would make BotW the better game. If anything TotK makes far better use of non-weapon items such as the various fruits and seeds or other odd items with various effects that can help you. In BotW you really don't gather supplies so much as you gather weapons and food.

As for story? You'd really say that TotK is a worse game because of story? Even though the gameplay is improved pretty much across the board?
But even for the story I don't really see how TotK is worse. Does it waste more potential? Sure. The entire game kind of does. But in practise, just like with the design of the game itself, the story has stronger moments and the story moments also have more of a through-line connecting them.
But even if you thought TotK's story sucked, as stated, when the gameplay is better I don't get how you could rank the game as worse.

>>713508447 (OP)
Tier list link? Looks a lot better than all the ones I see.

>>713508447 (OP)
>S
oracle of ages/seasons
minish cap
>A
Link's Awakening dx
>B
ALTTP

>>713515194
Nearly every quest in the game involves building some kind of contraption and the new areas like the depths are obviously designed with vehicles in mind since they're not actually fun at all to traverse on foot - not to mention every shrine is now built around building too.
I don't mind the building as a mechanic and I actually think it's pretty fun to mess around with, but overall I'm always gonna prefer the more traditional gameplay structure of BotW because it's just more of what I want out of an adventure game like this.

>>713508447 (OP)
>S
Wind Waker, Link's Awakening, ALttP, Ocarina
>A
Oracles, Twilight Princess, Echoes of Wisdom
>B
TotK, Skyward Sword, Minish cap, Majora's Mask, Spirit Tracks
>C
Four Swords Adventures, Four Swords, Zelda 2, BotW,ALBW
>D
Zelda 1, Phantom Hourglass.

Spirit Tracks would be an Easy A if it had normal controls.

Tears of Kingdom is an expansion sold as a game.

>>713513667
TotK could be the greatest video game of all time in all other facets but putting this armor in the game and not actually letting you wear it the whole way through puts it at an automatic B or below.

ooga booga unusual controls don't bother me

S. OoT, ALttP
A. TP, MM, OoS, LA
B. OoA, LoZ, SS, BotW, TWW, ALBW
C. TMC, ST, EoW
D. AoL, FSA, TotK
E. PH, FS, TFH

Even those D and E tier games I consider good.

>>713508447 (OP)
only tp is good

>>713508447 (OP)
Behold

Oot is the only one thats truly special. The rest range from good to just serviceable but oot has power that makes you think about it years later.
I have no nostalgia, i never even got to the dogongo caverns as a kid, but going back as an adult it was gripping that i played though it twice now.
Whats surprising is i thought i would love majoras, its definitely the most interesting game but the dungeons and time mechanic fall apart.
Links awakening is the next best game, then the oracle games then who cares
Lttp is the most overrated, its just get knocked down holes into samey rooms the video game
All other zelda games are just lesser oot

>>713519757
The only problem with the time is that it is largely irrelevant outside of Clock Town and Romani Ranch. Except for which Graves you can open at Ikana, I dont think time plays a significant role anywhere else.
I like the timer, its fun to complete as much as possible each reset, but its obvious they tailored it specifically to Clock Town and the ranch.

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>>713519698
Why is Twilight Princess so low?

>>713519994
Yeah time and side quests are both gimmicks relegated to just clocktown dicking around. When i found out you can cut time to like 1/3rd the speed. the dungeon aspect was completely null and voided. I completed the first two dungeons without knowing this and their was a real thrill trying to catch back up on a second attempt on snowpeak after i ran out of time the first time just getting arrows from the wiz robe fight.
But now i know every nigga on the internet that praises the tension the timer brings probably gave themselves an extra hour with a simple song it just feels lame.
No idea why they added that song, it literally ruins the entire point of the game.

>>713508447 (OP)
Best: LoZ, LttP, BotW, TotK, EoW
Great: LA, ALBW
Pretty good: MM, WW, Oracle games
Meh: AoL, MC, DS games
Shit: OoT, SS, TP

>>713518579
>Nearly every quest in the game involves building some kind of contraption
That's bullshit. Unless you're just thinking of the signfag.

>>713508447 (OP)
The only Zelda game I really like is Adventure of Link, but it's not really a Zelda game. If I'm in the mood to play a top down action game something like Illusion of Gaia is more my style than Zelda.

>>713514260
Play ALttP and ALBW

>>713518579
>but overall I'm always gonna prefer the more traditional gameplay structure of BotW because it's just more of what I want out of an adventure game like this.
But that's the thing. TotK with all of its caves and as well as its dungeons (even though they're still short and simple they're still larger and more elaborate than what we got in BotW), I'd say that TotK is the game with the significantly more traditional gameplay structure.

You point to the depths and how it's geared towards vehicle travel. But what about how BotW doesn't actually have any cave environments pretty much whatsoever at all across the entire overworld?
I'd say the caves add a lot to the game. Both finding them and dungeon crawling through them. It's wonderful and a massive upgrade to the overworld.

I do still think BotW is splendid. But I really fail to see how TotK isn't an improvement.

>>713520078
Super long intro makes it feel tedious on replays, and it's always felt a little too tryhard to me personally. Like they wanted to recreate the tone of MM but didn't actually understand why that game worked.

>>713508447 (OP)
Based on the ones I've actually played
>Majora's Mask
The best, I don't care that it's basically just a OoT mod, it's different enough for that not to matter at all. There are so many stories packed into a relatively small area, almost all of them solid gold. Mechanically, and creatively, it's the best.
2. Ocarina of Time
The classic, a real adventure. Only real complaint is that there's a lot of needless large empty areas, but at the time no one cared since it gave this sense of an wide open world. No other zelda has ever landed like this one again.
3. Breath of the Wild
inb4 "muh open world." Sorry for not being a contrarian retard, but this game is almost universally beloved for a reason. I think it strikes the perfect balance between the Twilight Princess style and Wind Waker. The open world crammed full of enemies, shrines, and hidden items, and emphasis on freedom of exploration, really feels like they took the original zelda and made it 3d. Item decay is annoying and some stuff gets repetitive, but overall it's a solid title.
4. Wind Waker
I always appreciated how Wind Waker tried to be completely different from what came before it. The last four mainline Zelda games have been more similar than different in terms of style and mechanics. Main thing I remember about this one, that sense of adventure sailing around the open seas blasting my cannon.
5. Twilight Princess
This game was like the response to people bitching about WW's style. Instead of bright colorful Zelda everything is golden brown or gray. Instead of cartoony characters, everyone's a five-headed tranny with few exceptions. For the most part I remember just not liking this one very much, except the ending boss fights which would have to be the best of any zelda, maybe even of any game ever.
6. Legend of Zelda
The og. Still a solid game. Drops you right into the action with zero hand holding or other bullshit.
7. Skyward Sword
I hated it.

>>713521483
The only people who rank TotK below BotW are
Anti fan shitposters
Content creators upset they weren't able to farm TotK for content like they were able with BotW
And people who haven't even played the games but just repeat the words of haters

What is wrong with WWfags

>>713521483
I really think you vastly overestimate how compelling the caves are.
OoT doesn't have any caves either and it's like inarguably the best Zelda.
Not to mention BotW already hits on the underground exploration with the shrines, I never really found myself thinking "wow this is great but it could really do with some more caves :/" when I was already spending half of the playthrough in a damp underground space with no natural light sources.

>>713508447 (OP)
not gonna lie, ALttP was pretty fucking mid.

>>713522393
>I never really found myself thinking "wow this is great but it could really do with some more caves :/"
It's not so much the concept of "caves" in particular. But BotW's overworld has practically zero "indoor/underground" environments at all. It has the shrines accessed by the elevators and separated by the loading screens. That is true.
But in the overworld itself it has nothing. The ruins and fortresses can't be entered. None of the cliff walls or mountains have any entrances.

I do still think exploration in BotW is excellent. And the way the shrines and koroks are hidden all over the world. The esoteric nature of the secrets is a very classic experience. But the overworld of TotK is just much more layered and three dimensional.

>>713512565
I love BOTW it's one of my favorite games ever and i legit hated TOTK

>>713508447 (OP)
>Wind Waker
>The game that almost killed the series
>"S TIER!"
?

>>713522131
I think I'll appreciate TotK more if I ever replay ot in 5 years. Playing it IMMEDIATELY after a BotW replay was a bad decision.

>>713508447 (OP)
>Zelda 2 in C
A*

>>713523515
they see faggot graphics and le sense of adventure and go oooo suggoi

Hgf

Why do people love WW so much?