Deadlock: Ocarina of Time vs A Link to the Past

In the latest installment of Deadlock MatPat and NateWantstoBattle decided to debate which Zelda title was better, Ocarina of Time or A Link to the Past. MatPat decided to choose the side of A Link to the Past and Nate took the side of Ocarina of Time. In this video they explore the conventions and game play of the two games, comparing and contrasting the two. The video seems to raise some questions about Zelda games, for example should Zelda have become more linear in Ocarina of Time or should it have stayed non linear like the parts of A Link to the Past that were in the dark world?

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With the concerns of whether Zelda games should be linear or non linear it makes me wonder about new installments of the series. Nintendo stated that they wanted Zelda U to be more like the first Zelda game and that makes me wonder what they will do with the game. It is very hard to decide if Ocarina of Time is better than A Link to the Past or not, but I personally enjoyed it more. Ocarina of Time was the first Zelda game that I played and I feel that it did a very good job of getting new people into video games. A Link to the Past is still a brilliant game and I had a hard time completing it the first time, which is a part of what I really enjoyed about it. Although I would like to say that I like both equally that is not true even though the choice was a close one.

So what do you think, was A Link to the Past the better Zelda game or was Ocarina of Time? Drop a comment below sharing your thoughts.

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