Before I
start this blog I should make a point that I love playing video games and I
have done so for a very long time mainly because of the story and for that
matter alone I have spend the last few years going from one story to the next.
Now back in the day I used to buy games and play them over and over again if I
loved the story or the game play mechanic, a good example of this to me would
be my love of Sonic 3 and Knuckles (that is another blog for another time) when
I was a child but today I want to take a look at The Legend of Zelda Majora’s
Mask.
Now the
main reason that I wanted to go back to this game was because I wanted to play
a game that I really enjoyed (which is twelfth years old) and one of the first
games that I bought with my own money when it was first released on release
day. The second reason that wanted to go back and play this game was thanks to
PeanutButterGamer (PBG) and his mask collection video’s that he has been
posting on YouTube which are kind of fun to watch.(there will be a link at the
bottom of this blog for both his channels)
Now the
first thing that I should point out is that Majora’s Mask is a sequel to the
1998 hit that was The Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time which in its self is a
very good game but to me it isn’t as good as Majora’s Mask and that isn’t
because it was released after it but because when you picked up the game and played
it you kind of already know what is in store for you with the story but with
Majora’s Mask it was a completely new story with lots of smaller stories that
make you feel part of the game. The main selling part of this game is the fact
that you have three days in which to save the land of Termina and that you can
do it anyway you want to, plus there is a collection part to the game in from
of collecting masks.
The main
story of the game is to try and save the land of Termina before the moon
crashes into it and to do this you must travel to the four compass points to
free the giants in each location which in the end they will help you stop the
moon. Then there is the side quest which adds another layer to the game and by
completing these side quests they give you equipment that you may need later on
in the game and secondly masks. As a whole the main story and side quests are
quite dark but by completing them you feel like you have created some happiness
and peace for those people.
Now some
people have said that the reason they don’t like the game is because the story
is too dark and the time mechanic, but I believe that these two parts working
together is what make the game what it is. If the story wasn’t dark to begin
with it wouldn’t fell like you are making difference to the world as a whole
and second, if time was standing still it would mean that wouldn’t have to make
the hard decision of what to do next. A good example would be do you go and
help a young girl save her cows from the aliens or do you continue on with the
mission. I should point out that you can do each side quest and main mission on
their own by resetting the time but when you try and do everything at once it
kind of makes the game harder, plus there are some side quest that if you
complete do have an affect another.
If you are
a gamer and haven’t already played this game I would recommend that you go and pick
it up for the Nintendo 64 if you can find a copy or download it for the
Nintendo Wii. You can get it on the Nintendo GameCube but only play it on the GameCube
because if you do play the disk on the Wii there is a high probability that it will
crash the game and make you start all over again (From what I have experienced in
the past).
Until next
time
P.S. Here
is the link to PBG’s Majora’s Mask (Goron Mask Show) videos
Also A link
to his main channel on You Tube
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